Merge branch 'develop' into pioarduino

bin/build-esp32.sh

@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@ cp bin/device-install.* $OUTDIR/
 cp bin/device-update.* $OUTDIR/
 
 echo "Copying manifest"
-cp $BUILDDIR/$basename.mt.json $OUTDIR/$basename.mt.json
+cp $BUILDDIR/$basename.mt.json $OUTDIR/$basename.mt.json || true

bin/build-nrf52.sh

@@ -49,4 +49,4 @@ if (echo $1 | grep -q "rak4631"); then
 fi
 
 echo "Copying manifest"
-cp $BUILDDIR/$basename.mt.json $OUTDIR/$basename.mt.json
+cp $BUILDDIR/$basename.mt.json $OUTDIR/$basename.mt.json || true

bin/build-rp2xx0.sh

@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ echo "Copying uf2 file"
 cp $BUILDDIR/$basename.uf2 $OUTDIR/$basename.uf2
 
 echo "Copying manifest"
-cp $BUILDDIR/$basename.mt.json $OUTDIR/$basename.mt.json
+cp $BUILDDIR/$basename.mt.json $OUTDIR/$basename.mt.json || true

bin/build-stm32wl.sh

@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ echo "Copying STM32 bin file"
 cp $BUILDDIR/$basename.bin $OUTDIR/$basename.bin
 
 echo "Copying manifest"
-cp $BUILDDIR/$basename.mt.json $OUTDIR/$basename.mt.json
+cp $BUILDDIR/$basename.mt.json $OUTDIR/$basename.mt.json || true

bin/config-dist.yaml

@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ Lora:
 
 GPS:
 #  SerialPath: /dev/ttyS0
+#  ExtraPins:
+#    - 22
 
 ### Specify I2C device, or leave blank for none
 

bin/config.d/lora-hat-rak-6421-pi-hat.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+Lora:
+
+  ### RAK13300in Slot 1
+  Module: sx1262
+  IRQ: 22 #IO6
+  Reset: 16 # IO4
+  Busy: 24 # IO5
+  # Ant_sw: 13 # IO3 
+  DIO3_TCXO_VOLTAGE: true
+  DIO2_AS_RF_SWITCH: true
+  spidev: spidev0.0

bin/config.d/lora-usb-meshstick-1262.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+Lora:
+  Module: sx1262
+  CS: 0
+  IRQ: 6
+  Reset: 2
+  Busy: 4
+  RXen: 1
+  DIO2_AS_RF_SWITCH: true
+  spidev: ch341
+  DIO3_TCXO_VOLTAGE: true
+#  USB_Serialnum: 12345678
+  USB_PID: 0x5512
+  USB_VID: 0x1A86
+  SX126X_MAX_POWER: 22

bin/config.d/lora-usb-umesh-1262.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+Lora:
+  Module: sx1262
+  CS: 0
+  IRQ: 6
+  Reset: 1
+  Busy: 4
+  RXen: 2
+  DIO2_AS_RF_SWITCH: true
+  spidev: ch341
+  USB_PID: 0x5512
+  USB_VID: 0x1A86
+  DIO3_TCXO_VOLTAGE: true
+#  USB_Serialnum: 12345678
+  SX126X_MAX_POWER: 30
+# Reduce output power to improve EMI

bin/config.d/lora-usb-umesh-1268.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+Lora:
+  Module: sx1268
+  CS: 0
+  IRQ: 6
+  Reset: 1
+  Busy: 4
+  RXen: 2
+  DIO2_AS_RF_SWITCH: true
+  spidev: ch341
+  USB_PID: 0x5512
+  USB_VID: 0x1A86
+  DIO3_TCXO_VOLTAGE: true
+#  USB_Serialnum: 12345678
+  SX126X_MAX_POWER: 30
+# Reduce output power to improve EMI

bin/generate_release_notes.py

@@ -0,0 +1,355 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Generate release notes from merged PRs on develop and master branches.
+Categorizes PRs into Enhancements and Bug Fixes/Maintenance sections.
+"""
+
+import subprocess
+import re
+import json
+import sys
+from datetime import datetime
+
+
+def get_last_release_tag():
+    """Get the most recent release tag."""
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        ["git", "describe", "--tags", "--abbrev=0"],
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+        check=True,
+    )
+    return result.stdout.strip()
+
+
+def get_tag_date(tag):
+    """Get the commit date (ISO 8601) of the tag."""
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        ["git", "show", "-s", "--format=%cI", tag],
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+        check=True,
+    )
+    return result.stdout.strip()
+
+
+def get_merged_prs_since_tag(tag, branch):
+    """Get all merged PRs since the given tag on the specified branch."""
+    # Get commits since tag on the branch - look for PR numbers in parentheses
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        [
+            "git",
+            "log",
+            f"{tag}..origin/{branch}",
+            "--oneline",
+        ],
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+    )
+
+    prs = []
+    seen_pr_numbers = set()
+
+    for line in result.stdout.strip().split("\n"):
+        if not line:
+            continue
+
+        # Extract PR number from commit message - format: "Title (#1234)"
+        pr_match = re.search(r"\(#(\d+)\)", line)
+        if pr_match:
+            pr_number = pr_match.group(1)
+            if pr_number not in seen_pr_numbers:
+                seen_pr_numbers.add(pr_number)
+                prs.append(pr_number)
+
+    return prs
+
+
+def get_pr_details(pr_number):
+    """Get PR details from GitHub API via gh CLI."""
+    try:
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            [
+                "gh",
+                "pr",
+                "view",
+                pr_number,
+                "--json",
+                "title,author,labels,url",
+            ],
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+            check=True,
+        )
+        return json.loads(result.stdout)
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+        return None
+
+
+def should_exclude_pr(pr_details):
+    """Check if PR should be excluded from release notes."""
+    if not pr_details:
+        return True
+
+    title = pr_details.get("title", "").lower()
+
+    # Exclude trunk update PRs
+    if "upgrade trunk" in title or "update trunk" in title or "trunk update" in title:
+        return True
+
+    # Exclude protobuf update PRs
+    if "update protobufs" in title or "update protobuf" in title:
+        return True
+
+    # Exclude automated version bump PRs
+    if "bump release version" in title or "bump version" in title:
+        return True
+
+    return False
+
+
+def is_dependency_update(pr_details):
+    """Check if PR is a dependency/chore update."""
+    if not pr_details:
+        return False
+
+    title = pr_details.get("title", "").lower()
+    author = pr_details.get("author", {}).get("login", "").lower()
+    labels = [label.get("name", "").lower() for label in pr_details.get("labels", [])]
+
+    # Check for renovate or dependabot authors
+    if "renovate" in author or "dependabot" in author:
+        return True
+
+    # Check for chore(deps) pattern
+    if re.match(r"^chore\(deps\):", title):
+        return True
+
+    # Check for digest update patterns
+    if re.match(r".*digest to [a-f0-9]+", title, re.IGNORECASE):
+        return True
+
+    # Check for dependency-related labels
+    dependency_labels = ["dependencies", "deps", "renovate"]
+    if any(dep in label for label in labels for dep in dependency_labels):
+        return True
+
+    return False
+
+
+def is_enhancement(pr_details):
+    """Determine if PR is an enhancement based on labels and title."""
+    labels = [label.get("name", "").lower() for label in pr_details.get("labels", [])]
+
+    # Check labels first
+    enhancement_labels = ["enhancement", "feature", "feat", "new feature"]
+    for label in labels:
+        if any(enh in label for enh in enhancement_labels):
+            return True
+
+    # Check title prefixes
+    title = pr_details.get("title", "")
+    enhancement_prefixes = ["feat:", "feature:", "add:"]
+    title_lower = title.lower()
+    for prefix in enhancement_prefixes:
+        if title_lower.startswith(prefix) or f" {prefix}" in title_lower:
+            return True
+
+    return False
+
+
+def clean_title(title):
+    """Clean up PR title for release notes."""
+    # Remove common prefixes
+    prefixes_to_remove = [
+        r"^fix:\s*",
+        r"^feat:\s*",
+        r"^feature:\s*",
+        r"^bug:\s*",
+        r"^bugfix:\s*",
+        r"^chore:\s*",
+        r"^chore\([^)]+\):\s*",
+        r"^refactor:\s*",
+        r"^docs:\s*",
+        r"^ci:\s*",
+        r"^build:\s*",
+        r"^perf:\s*",
+        r"^style:\s*",
+        r"^test:\s*",
+    ]
+
+    cleaned = title
+    for prefix in prefixes_to_remove:
+        cleaned = re.sub(prefix, "", cleaned, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
+
+    # Ensure first letter is capitalized
+    if cleaned:
+        cleaned = cleaned[0].upper() + cleaned[1:]
+
+    return cleaned.strip()
+
+
+def format_pr_line(pr_details):
+    """Format a PR as a markdown bullet point."""
+    title = clean_title(pr_details.get("title", "Unknown"))
+    author = pr_details.get("author", {}).get("login", "unknown")
+    url = pr_details.get("url", "")
+
+    return f"- {title} by @{author} in {url}"
+
+
+def get_new_contributors(pr_details_list, tag, repo="meshtastic/firmware"):
+    """Find contributors who made their first merged PR before this release.
+
+    GitHub usernames do not necessarily match git commit authors, so we use the
+    GitHub search API via `gh` to see if the user has any merged PRs before the
+    tag date. This mirrors how GitHub's "Generate release notes" feature works.
+    """
+
+    bot_authors = {"github-actions", "renovate", "dependabot", "app/renovate", "app/github-actions", "app/dependabot"}
+
+    new_contributors = []
+    seen_authors = set()
+
+    try:
+        tag_date = get_tag_date(tag)
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+        print(f"Warning: Could not determine tag date for {tag}; skipping new contributor detection", file=sys.stderr)
+        return []
+
+    for pr in pr_details_list:
+        author = pr.get("author", {}).get("login", "")
+        if not author or author in seen_authors:
+            continue
+
+        # Skip bots
+        if author.lower() in bot_authors or author.startswith("app/"):
+            continue
+
+        seen_authors.add(author)
+
+        try:
+            # Search for merged PRs by this author created before the tag date
+            search_query = f"is:pr author:{author} repo:{repo} closed:<=\"{tag_date}\""
+            search = subprocess.run(
+                [
+                    "gh",
+                    "search",
+                    "issues",
+                    "--json",
+                    "number,mergedAt,createdAt",
+                    "--state",
+                    "closed",
+                    "--limit",
+                    "200",
+                    search_query,
+                ],
+                capture_output=True,
+                text=True,
+            )
+
+            if search.returncode != 0:
+                # If gh fails, be conservative and skip adding to new contributors
+                print(f"Warning: gh search failed for author {author}: {search.stderr.strip()}", file=sys.stderr)
+                continue
+
+            results = json.loads(search.stdout or "[]")
+            # If any merged PR exists before or on tag date, not a new contributor
+            had_prior_pr = any(item.get("mergedAt") for item in results)
+
+            if not had_prior_pr:
+                new_contributors.append((author, pr.get("url", "")))
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"Warning: Could not check contributor history for {author}: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+            continue
+
+    return new_contributors
+
+
+def main():
+    if len(sys.argv) < 2:
+        print("Usage: generate_release_notes.py <new_version>", file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    new_version = sys.argv[1]
+
+    # Get last release tag
+    try:
+        last_tag = get_last_release_tag()
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+        print("Error: Could not find last release tag", file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    # Collect PRs from both branches
+    all_pr_numbers = set()
+
+    for branch in ["develop", "master"]:
+        try:
+            prs = get_merged_prs_since_tag(last_tag, branch)
+            all_pr_numbers.update(prs)
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"Warning: Could not get PRs from {branch}: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+
+    # Get details for all PRs
+    enhancements = []
+    bug_fixes = []
+    dependencies = []
+    all_pr_details = []
+
+    for pr_number in sorted(all_pr_numbers, key=int):
+        details = get_pr_details(pr_number)
+        if details and not should_exclude_pr(details):
+            all_pr_details.append(details)
+            if is_dependency_update(details):
+                dependencies.append(details)
+            elif is_enhancement(details):
+                enhancements.append(details)
+            else:
+                bug_fixes.append(details)
+
+    # Generate release notes
+    output = []
+
+    if enhancements:
+        output.append("## 🚀 Enhancements\n")
+        for pr in enhancements:
+            output.append(format_pr_line(pr))
+        output.append("")
+
+    if bug_fixes:
+        output.append("## 🐛 Bug fixes and maintenance\n")
+        for pr in bug_fixes:
+            output.append(format_pr_line(pr))
+        output.append("")
+
+    if dependencies:
+        output.append("## ⚙️ Dependencies\n")
+        for pr in dependencies:
+            output.append(format_pr_line(pr))
+        output.append("")
+
+    # Find new contributors (GitHub-accurate check using merged PRs before tag date)
+    new_contributors = get_new_contributors(all_pr_details, last_tag)
+    if new_contributors:
+        output.append("## New Contributors\n")
+        for author, url in new_contributors:
+            # Find first PR URL for this contributor
+            first_pr_url = url
+            for pr in all_pr_details:
+                if pr.get("author", {}).get("login") == author:
+                    first_pr_url = pr.get("url", url)
+                    break
+            output.append(f"- @{author} made their first contribution in {first_pr_url}")
+        output.append("")
+
+    # Add full changelog link
+    output.append(
+        f"**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/meshtastic/firmware/compare/{last_tag}...v{new_version}"
+    )
+
+    print("\n".join(output))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

bin/meshtasticd-start.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+INSTANCE=$1
+CONF_DIR="/etc/meshtasticd/config.d"
+VFS_DIR="/var/lib"
+
+# If no instance ID provided, start bare daemon and exit
+echo "no instance ID provided, starting bare meshtasticd service"
+if [ -z "${INSTANCE}" ]; then
+  /usr/bin/meshtasticd
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+# Make VFS dir if it does not exist
+if [ ! -d "${VFS_DIR}/meshtasticd-${INSTANCE}" ]; then
+  echo "vfs for ${INSTANCE} does not exist, creating it."
+  mkdir "${VFS_DIR}/meshtasticd-${INSTANCE}"
+fi
+
+# Abort if config for $INSTANCE does not exist
+if [ ! -f "${CONF_DIR}/config-${INSTANCE}.yaml" ]; then
+  echo "no config for ${INSTANCE} found in ${CONF_DIR}. refusing to start" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Start meshtasticd with instance parameters
+printf "starting meshtasticd-%s..., ${INSTANCE}"
+if /usr/bin/meshtasticd --config="${CONF_DIR}/config-${INSTANCE}.yaml" --fsdir="${VFS_DIR}/meshtasticd-${INSTANCE}"; then
+  echo "ok"
+else
+  echo "failed"
+fi

bin/meshtasticd.service

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [Unit]
-Description=Meshtastic Native Daemon
+Description=Meshtastic %i Daemon
 After=network-online.target
 StartLimitInterval=200
 StartLimitBurst=5
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ AmbientCapabilities=CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE
 User=meshtasticd
 Group=meshtasticd
 Type=simple
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/meshtasticd
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/meshtasticd-start.sh %i
 Restart=always
 RestartSec=3
 

bin/native-install.sh

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 cp "release/meshtasticd_linux_$(uname -m)" /usr/bin/meshtasticd
+cp "bin/meshtasticd-start.sh" /usr/bin/meshtasticd-start.sh
 mkdir -p /etc/meshtasticd
 if [[ -f "/etc/meshtasticd/config.yaml" ]]; then
 	cp bin/config-dist.yaml /etc/meshtasticd/config-upgrade.yaml

bin/platformio-custom.py

@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
 # trunk-ignore-all(ruff/F821)
 # trunk-ignore-all(flake8/F821): For SConstruct imports
 import sys
-from os.path import join, basename, isfile
+from os.path import join
 import subprocess
 import json
 import re
 from datetime import datetime
+from typing import Dict
 
 from readprops import readProps
 
@@ -14,11 +15,59 @@ Import("env")
 platform = env.PioPlatform()
 progname = env.get("PROGNAME")
 lfsbin = f"{progname.replace('firmware-', 'littlefs-')}.bin"
+manifest_ran = False
+
+def infer_architecture(board_cfg):
+    try:
+        mcu = board_cfg.get("build.mcu") if board_cfg else None
+    except KeyError:
+        mcu = None
+    except Exception:
+        mcu = None
+    if not mcu:
+        return None
+    mcu_l = str(mcu).lower()
+    if "esp32s3" in mcu_l:
+        return "esp32-s3"
+    if "esp32c6" in mcu_l:
+        return "esp32-c6"
+    if "esp32c3" in mcu_l:
+        return "esp32-c3"
+    if "esp32" in mcu_l:
+        return "esp32"
+    if "rp2040" in mcu_l:
+        return "rp2040"
+    if "rp2350" in mcu_l:
+        return "rp2350"
+    if "nrf52" in mcu_l or "nrf52840" in mcu_l:
+        return "nrf52840"
+    if "stm32" in mcu_l:
+        return "stm32"
+    return None
 
 def manifest_gather(source, target, env):
+    global manifest_ran
+    if manifest_ran:
+        return
+    # Skip manifest generation if we cannot determine architecture (host/native builds)
+    board_arch = infer_architecture(env.BoardConfig())
+    if not board_arch:
+        print(f"Skipping mtjson generation for unknown architecture (env={env.get('PIOENV')})")
+        manifest_ran = True
+        return
+    manifest_ran = True
     out = []
     board_platform = env.BoardConfig().get("platform")
+    board_mcu = env.BoardConfig().get("build.mcu").lower()
     needs_ota_suffix = board_platform == "nordicnrf52"
+    
+    # Mapping of bin files to their target partition names
+    # Maps the filename pattern to the partition name where it should be flashed
+    partition_map = {
+        f"{progname}.bin": "app0",              # primary application slot (app0 / OTA_0)
+        lfsbin: "spiffs",                        # filesystem image flashed to spiffs
+    }
+    
     check_paths = [
         progname,
         f"{progname}.elf",
@@ -29,7 +78,9 @@ def manifest_gather(source, target, env):
         f"{progname}.uf2",
         f"{progname}.factory.uf2",
         f"{progname}.zip",
-        lfsbin
+        lfsbin,
+        f"mt-{board_mcu}-ota.bin",
+        "bleota-c3.bin"
     ]
     for p in check_paths:
         f = env.File(env.subst(f"$BUILD_DIR/{p}"))
@@ -42,19 +93,47 @@ def manifest_gather(source, target, env):
                 "md5": f.get_content_hash(), # Returns MD5 hash
                 "bytes": f.get_size() # Returns file size in bytes
             }
+            # Add part_name if this file represents a partition that should be flashed
+            if p in partition_map:
+                d["part_name"] = partition_map[p]
             out.append(d)
             print(d)
     manifest_write(out, env)
 
 def manifest_write(files, env):
+    # Defensive: also skip manifest writing if we cannot determine architecture
+    def get_project_option(name):
+        try:
+            return env.GetProjectOption(name)
+        except Exception:
+            return None
+
+    def get_project_option_any(names):
+        for name in names:
+            val = get_project_option(name)
+            if val is not None:
+                return val
+        return None
+
+    def as_bool(val):
+        return str(val).strip().lower() in ("1", "true", "yes", "on")
+
+    def as_int(val):
+        try:
+            return int(str(val), 10)
+        except (TypeError, ValueError):
+            return None
+
+    def as_list(val):
+        return [item.strip() for item in str(val).split(",") if item.strip()]
+
     manifest = {
         "version": verObj["long"],
         "build_epoch": build_epoch,
-        "board": env.get("PIOENV"),
+        "platformioTarget": env.get("PIOENV"),
         "mcu": env.get("BOARD_MCU"),
         "repo": repo_owner,
         "files": files,
-        "part": None,
         "has_mui": False,
         "has_inkhud": False,
     }
@@ -69,6 +148,51 @@ def manifest_write(files, env):
     if "MESHTASTIC_INCLUDE_INKHUD" in env.get("CPPDEFINES", []):
         manifest["has_inkhud"] = True
 
+    pioenv = env.get("PIOENV")
+    device_meta = {}
+    device_meta_fields = [
+        ("hwModel", ["custom_meshtastic_hw_model"], as_int),
+        ("hwModelSlug", ["custom_meshtastic_hw_model_slug"], str),
+        ("architecture", ["custom_meshtastic_architecture"], str),
+        ("activelySupported", ["custom_meshtastic_actively_supported"], as_bool),
+        ("displayName", ["custom_meshtastic_display_name"], str),
+        ("supportLevel", ["custom_meshtastic_support_level"], as_int),
+        ("images", ["custom_meshtastic_images"], as_list),
+        ("tags", ["custom_meshtastic_tags"], as_list),
+        ("requiresDfu", ["custom_meshtastic_requires_dfu"], as_bool),
+        ("partitionScheme", ["custom_meshtastic_partition_scheme"], str),
+        ("url", ["custom_meshtastic_url"], str),
+        ("key", ["custom_meshtastic_key"], str),
+        ("variant", ["custom_meshtastic_variant"], str),
+    ]
+
+
+    for manifest_key, option_keys, caster in device_meta_fields:
+        raw_val = get_project_option_any(option_keys)
+        if raw_val is None:
+            continue
+        parsed = caster(raw_val) if callable(caster) else raw_val
+        if parsed is not None and parsed != "":
+            device_meta[manifest_key] = parsed
+
+    # Determine architecture once; if we can't infer it, skip manifest generation
+    board_arch = device_meta.get("architecture") or infer_architecture(env.BoardConfig())
+    if not board_arch:
+        print(f"Skipping mtjson write for unknown architecture (env={env.get('PIOENV')})")
+        return
+
+    device_meta["architecture"] = board_arch
+
+    # Always set requiresDfu: true for nrf52840 targets
+    if board_arch == "nrf52840":
+        device_meta["requiresDfu"] = True
+
+    device_meta.setdefault("displayName", pioenv)
+    device_meta.setdefault("activelySupported", False)
+
+    if device_meta:
+        manifest.update(device_meta)
+
     # Write the manifest to the build directory
     with open(env.subst("$BUILD_DIR/${PROGNAME}.mt.json"), "w") as f:
         json.dump(manifest, f, indent=2)
@@ -166,8 +290,12 @@ def load_boot_logo(source, target, env):
 if ("HAS_TFT", 1) in env.get("CPPDEFINES", []):
     env.AddPreAction(f"$BUILD_DIR/{lfsbin}", load_boot_logo)
 
-mtjson_deps = ["buildprog"]
-if platform.name == "espressif32":
+board_arch = infer_architecture(env.BoardConfig())
+should_skip_manifest = board_arch is None
+
+# For host/native envs, avoid depending on 'buildprog' (some targets don't define it)
+mtjson_deps = [] if should_skip_manifest else ["buildprog"]
+if not should_skip_manifest and platform.name == "espressif32":
     # Build littlefs image as part of mtjson target
     # Equivalent to `pio run -t buildfs`
     target_lfs = env.DataToBin(
@@ -176,11 +304,27 @@ if platform.name == "espressif32":
     # prepend the littlefs target to the mtjson dependencies
     # mtjson_deps.insert(0, target_lfs)
 
-env.AddCustomTarget(
-    name="mtjson",
-    dependencies=mtjson_deps,
-    actions=[manifest_gather],
-    title="Meshtastic Manifest",
-    description="Generating Meshtastic manifest JSON + Checksums",
-    always_build=False,
-)
+if should_skip_manifest:
+    def skip_manifest(source, target, env):
+        print(f"mtjson: skipped for native environment: {env.get('PIOENV')}")
+
+    env.AddCustomTarget(
+        name="mtjson",
+        dependencies=mtjson_deps,
+        actions=[skip_manifest],
+        title="Meshtastic Manifest (skipped)",
+        description="mtjson generation is skipped for native environments",
+        always_build=True,
+    )
+else:
+    env.AddCustomTarget(
+        name="mtjson",
+        dependencies=mtjson_deps,
+        actions=[manifest_gather],
+        title="Meshtastic Manifest",
+        description="Generating Meshtastic manifest JSON + Checksums",
+        always_build=True,
+    )
+
+    # Run manifest generation as part of the default build pipeline for non-native builds.
+    env.Default("mtjson")

bin/readprops.py

@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ def readProps(prefsLoc):
 
     # Try to find current build SHA if if the workspace is clean.  This could fail if git is not installed
     try:
+        # Pin abbreviation length to keep local builds and CI matching (avoid auto-shortening)
         sha = (
-            subprocess.check_output(["git", "rev-parse", "--short", "HEAD"])
+            subprocess.check_output(["git", "rev-parse", "--short=7", "HEAD"])
             .decode("utf-8")
             .strip()
         )