ODBC Linux rpm installer support

* Implement RPM installer

fix formatting

Remove todos

ODBC rpm Installer wrap up

* installing `rpm` package fixed the `cpack` command issue
* Fix cpack command on CI

(merge into last commit when ready) Change to use `awk` so script works on both platforms

Comment out `find` and `tree` steps

Change build path to be under /arrow

Since docker is mounted, changing build path to be in `/arrow` will allow host machine to access docker build contents

TEMP - Disable non-ODBC items

Add commands to find build folder

Attempt to build RPM installer

* not sure if `/build/cpp` can be accessed outside of docker. Hopefully it should.
* add `rpm` dependency install

Indicate RPM in workflow run

Add rpm `postinstall` (not tested)

Remove merge conflict code

* Enable ODBC installer build in CI instead of `compose.yaml`

Update workflow matrix

Update cpp_extra.yml

Fix package name

Author: alinaliBQ

.github/workflows/cpp_extra.yml

@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ jobs:
 
   odbc-linux:
     needs: check-labels
-    name: ODBC Linux
+    name: ODBC ${{ matrix.build-type }} ${{ matrix.title }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: >-
       needs.check-labels.outputs.force == 'true' ||
@@ -359,6 +359,15 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 75
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - image: ubuntu-cpp-odbc
+            title: AMD64 Ubuntu RPM
+            build-type: release
+            format: rpm
+            run-options: >-
+              -e ARROW_FLIGHT_SQL_ODBC_INSTALLER=ON
+              -e ODBC_PACKAGE_FORMAT=RPM
     env:
       ARCH: amd64
       ARCHERY_DEBUG: 1
@@ -376,8 +385,8 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/cache@v5
         with:
           path: .docker
-          key: ubuntu-cpp-odbc-${{ hashFiles('cpp/**') }}
-          restore-keys: ubuntu-cpp-odbc-
+          key: ${{ matrix.image }}-${{ matrix.format }}-${{ hashFiles('cpp/**') }}
+          restore-keys: ${{ matrix.image }}-${{ matrix.format }}-
       - name: Setup Python on hosted runner
         uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
@@ -392,7 +401,14 @@ jobs:
           # GH-40558: reduce ASLR to avoid ASAN/LSAN crashes
           sudo sysctl -w vm.mmap_rnd_bits=28
           source ci/scripts/util_enable_core_dumps.sh
-          archery docker run ubuntu-cpp-odbc
+          archery docker run ${{ matrix.run-options || '' }} ${{ matrix.image }}
+      - name: Upload ODBC ${{ matrix.format }} to the job
+        if: matrix.build-type == 'release'
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
+        with:
+          name: flight-sql-odbc-${{ matrix.format }}-installer
+          path: build/cpp/ArrowFlightSqlOdbc-*.${{ matrix.format }}
+          if-no-files-found: error
       - name: Docker Push
         if: >-
           success() &&
@@ -403,7 +419,7 @@ jobs:
           ARCHERY_DOCKER_USER: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USER }}
           ARCHERY_DOCKER_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
         continue-on-error: true
-        run: archery docker push ubuntu-cpp-odbc
+        run: archery docker push ${{ matrix.image }}
 
   odbc-macos:
     needs: check-labels

.pre-commit-config.yaml

@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ repos:
           ?^cpp/examples/minimal_build/run\.sh$|
           ?^cpp/examples/tutorial_examples/run\.sh$|
           ?^cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/odbc/install/mac/postinstall$|
+          ?^cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/odbc/install/linux/rpm/postinstall$|
           ?^cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/odbc/install/unix/install_odbc\.sh$|
           ?^cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/odbc/install/unix/install_odbc_ini\.sh$|
           ?^dev/release/05-binary-upload\.sh$|

ci/docker/ubuntu-24.04-cpp.dockerfile

@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ RUN apt-get update -y -q && \
         python3-venv \
         rados-objclass-dev \
         rapidjson-dev \
+        rpm \
         rsync \
         tzdata \
         tzdata-legacy \

ci/scripts/cpp_build.sh

@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ else
     -Dlz4_SOURCE=${lz4_SOURCE:-} \
     -Dnlohmann_json_SOURCE=${nlohmann_json_SOURCE:-} \
     -Dopentelemetry-cpp_SOURCE=${opentelemetry_cpp_SOURCE:-} \
+    -DODBC_PACKAGE_FORMAT=${ODBC_PACKAGE_FORMAT:-} \
     -DORC_SOURCE=${ORC_SOURCE:-} \
     -DPARQUET_BUILD_EXAMPLES=${PARQUET_BUILD_EXAMPLES:-OFF} \
     -DPARQUET_BUILD_EXECUTABLES=${PARQUET_BUILD_EXECUTABLES:-OFF} \

compose.yaml

@@ -516,12 +516,15 @@ services:
       ARROW_PARQUET: "OFF"
       ARROW_S3: "OFF"
       ARROW_SUBSTRAIT: "OFF"
+    # Use `/arrow/build` so build artifacts are visible on the CI host
+    # Generate ODBC installer before testing
     # Register ODBC before running tests
     command: >
       /bin/bash -c "
-        /arrow/ci/scripts/cpp_build.sh /arrow /build &&
+        /arrow/ci/scripts/cpp_build.sh /arrow /arrow/build &&
+        (cd /arrow/build/cpp && cpack) &&
         sudo /arrow/cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/odbc/install/unix/install_odbc.sh /usr/local/lib/libarrow_flight_sql_odbc.so &&
-        /arrow/ci/scripts/cpp_test.sh /arrow /build"
+        /arrow/ci/scripts/cpp_test.sh /arrow /arrow/build"
 
   ubuntu-cpp-minimal:
     # Arrow build with minimal components/dependencies

cpp/cmake_modules/DefineOptions.cmake

@@ -343,6 +343,12 @@ takes precedence over ccache if a storage backend is configured" ON)
                 ARROW_FLIGHT_SQL
                 ARROW_COMPUTE)
 
+  define_option(ARROW_FLIGHT_SQL_ODBC_INSTALLER
+                "Build the installer Arrow Flight SQL ODBC extension"
+                OFF
+                DEPENDS
+                ARROW_FLIGHT_SQL_ODBC)
+
   define_option(ARROW_GANDIVA
                 "Build the Gandiva libraries"
                 OFF

cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/odbc/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -159,10 +159,11 @@ if(ARROW_FLIGHT_SQL_ODBC_INSTALLER)
     set(CPACK_WIX_UI_BANNER
         "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/install/windows/arrow-wix-banner.bmp")
   else()
+    set(ODBC_UNIX_FILE_NAME
+        "ArrowFlightSqlOdbc-${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR}.${ODBC_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR}.${ODBC_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH}"
+    )
     if(APPLE)
-      set(CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME
-          "ArrowFlightSqlOdbc-${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR}.${ODBC_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR}.${ODBC_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH}"
-      )
+      set(CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME "${ODBC_UNIX_FILE_NAME}")
       set(CPACK_PACKAGE_INSTALL_DIRECTORY "${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}")
 
       set(CPACK_SET_DESTDIR ON)
@@ -178,10 +179,28 @@ if(ARROW_FLIGHT_SQL_ODBC_INSTALLER)
       set(ODBC_DOC_INSTALL_DIR "arrow-odbc/doc")
     else()
       # Linux
-      # GH-49595: TODO implement DEB installer
-      # GH-47977: TODO implement RPM installer
-      message(STATUS "ODBC_PACKAGE_FORMAT DEB not implemented, see GH-49595")
-      message(STATUS "ODBC_PACKAGE_FORMAT RPM not implemented, see GH-47977")
+      set(CPACK_PACKAGE_INSTALL_DIRECTORY "${CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME}")
+      if(${ODBC_PACKAGE_FORMAT} STREQUAL "DEB")
+        # GH-49595 TODO: implement DEB installer
+        message(STATUS "ODBC_PACKAGE_FORMAT DEB not implemented, see GH-49595")
+      elseif(${ODBC_PACKAGE_FORMAT} STREQUAL "RPM")
+        set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_ARCHITECTURE x86_64)
+        set(CPACK_GENERATOR RPM)
+        set(CPACK_RPM_POST_INSTALL_SCRIPT_FILE
+            "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/install/linux/postinst")
+        set(CPACK_RPM_FILE_NAME "${ODBC_UNIX_FILE_NAME}.rpm")
+        # Disable dependency check as ODBC embeds all third party dependencies
+        set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_AUTOREQPROV "no")
+        set(CPACK_COMPONENTS_ALL_IN_ONE_PACKAGE 1)
+        set(CPACK_RPM_COMPONENT_INSTALL ON)
+      else()
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "ODBC_PACKAGE_FORMAT '${ODBC_PACKAGE_FORMAT}' must be DEB or RPM for Linux installer."
+        )
+      endif()
+
+      # By default, Linux installs under /usr
+      set(ODBC_INSTALL_DIR "lib64/arrow-odbc/lib")
+      set(ODBC_DOC_INSTALL_DIR "lib64/arrow-odbc/doc")
     endif()
 
     # Install ODBC

cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/odbc/README.md

@@ -125,6 +125,22 @@ After ODBC has been registered, you can run the ODBC tests. It is recommended to
       .\cpp\build\< release | debug >\< Release | Debug>\arrow-flight-sql-odbc-test.exe
       ```
 
+## Installers
+
+ODBC installers are uploaded to the CI artifacts.
+
+| Operating System | Package Format |
+|------------------|----------------|
+| Windows          | MSI            |
+| macOS            | PKG            |
+| Linux            | DEB / RPM      |
+
+### Install `.RPM` on Ubuntu
+While installing via `.DEB` installer on Ubuntu is the recommended approach, users may install `.RPM` on Ubuntu using below command
+```
+alien -i --scripts ArrowFlightSqlOdbc-<version>.rpm
+```
+
 ## Known Limitations
 
 - Conversion from timestamp data type with specified time zone value to strings is not supported at the moment. This doesn't impact driver's usage of retrieving timestamp data from Power BI on Windows, and Excel on macOS and Windows. See GH-47504 for more context.

cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/odbc/install/linux/postinst

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+# Use temporary driver registration script to register ODBC driver in system DSN
+odbc_install_script="/usr/lib64/arrow-odbc/lib/install_odbc.sh"
+"$odbc_install_script" /usr/lib64/arrow-odbc/lib/libarrow_flight_sql_odbc.so
+
+# Use temporary DSN registration script to register sample system DSN
+dsn_install_script="/usr/lib64/arrow-odbc/lib/install_odbc_ini.sh"
+"$dsn_install_script" /etc/odbc.ini
+
+# clean temporary script
+rm -f "$odbc_install_script"
+rm -f "$dsn_install_script"

cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/odbc/install/unix/install_odbc.sh

@@ -42,44 +42,51 @@ fi
 
 case "$(uname)" in
   Linux)
-    ODBCINST_FILE="/etc/odbcinst.ini"
+    SYSTEM_ODBCINST_FILE="/etc/odbcinst.ini"
     ;;
   *)
     # macOS
-    ODBCINST_FILE="/Library/ODBC/odbcinst.ini"
+    SYSTEM_ODBCINST_FILE="/Library/ODBC/odbcinst.ini"
     mkdir -p /Library/ODBC
     ;;
 esac
 
 DRIVER_NAME="Apache Arrow Flight SQL ODBC Driver"
 
-touch "$ODBCINST_FILE"
+touch "$SYSTEM_ODBCINST_FILE"
 
-if grep -q "^\[$DRIVER_NAME\]" "$ODBCINST_FILE"; then
+if grep -q "^\[$DRIVER_NAME\]" "$SYSTEM_ODBCINST_FILE"; then
   echo "Driver [$DRIVER_NAME] already exists in odbcinst.ini"
 else
   echo "Adding [$DRIVER_NAME] to odbcinst.ini..."
   echo "
 [$DRIVER_NAME]
 Description=An ODBC Driver for Apache Arrow Flight SQL
 Driver=$ODBC_64BIT
-" >>"$ODBCINST_FILE"
+" >>"$SYSTEM_ODBCINST_FILE"
 fi
 
 # Check if [ODBC Drivers] section exists
-if grep -q '^\[ODBC Drivers\]' "$ODBCINST_FILE"; then
+if grep -q '^\[ODBC Drivers\]' "$SYSTEM_ODBCINST_FILE"; then
   # Section exists: check if driver entry exists
-  if ! grep -q "^${DRIVER_NAME}=" "$ODBCINST_FILE"; then
+  if ! grep -q "^${DRIVER_NAME}=" "$SYSTEM_ODBCINST_FILE"; then
     # Driver entry does not exist, add under [ODBC Drivers]
-    sed -i '' "/^\[ODBC Drivers\]/a\\
-${DRIVER_NAME}=Installed
-" "$ODBCINST_FILE"
+
+    awk -v driver="$DRIVER_NAME" '
+      $0 ~ /^\[ODBC Drivers\]/ && !inserted {
+        print
+        print driver "=Installed"
+        inserted=1
+        next
+      }
+      { print }
+    ' "$SYSTEM_ODBCINST_FILE" > "${SYSTEM_ODBCINST_FILE}.tmp" && mv "${SYSTEM_ODBCINST_FILE}.tmp" "$SYSTEM_ODBCINST_FILE"
   fi
 else
   # Section doesn't exist, append both section and driver entry at end
   {
     echo ""
     echo "[ODBC Drivers]"
     echo "${DRIVER_NAME}=Installed"
-  } >>"$ODBCINST_FILE"
+  } >>"$SYSTEM_ODBCINST_FILE"
 fi