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Bump Libdatadog Skill for Claude

>- Update/bump the libdatadog native library version in dd-trace-dotnet. Use when the user asks to bump, update, or upgrade libdatadog, or mentions a new libdatadog release version.

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Install

one command, takes just this skill from the repository
npx skills add https://github.com/DataDog/dd-trace-dotnet --skill bump-libdatadog

What comes with it

2 584 bytes besides the instruction
scripts/fetch-release-hashes.sh

The instruction itself

16 sections, as written by the author

Bump libdatadog Version

Overview

The native library is consumed as prebuilt binaries from GitHub releases of

DataDog/libdatadog-dotnet — the .NET-specific

distribution of libdatadog (a minimal feature preset: profiling, crashtracker, symbolizer,

library-config). This is not upstream DataDog/libdatadog.

> Version scheme: the pinned version is libdatadog-dotnet's own release version (e.g. v1.3.5),

> which is distinct from the upstream libdatadog version it is built from (tracked by LIBDATADOG_VERSION

> in that repo — e.g. libdatadog-dotnet v1.3.5 is built from upstream libdatadog v32.0.0). Pin the

> libdatadog-dotnet version here, not the upstream one.

There are two version pins to update, both from the same libdatadog-dotnet release:

| Platform | File | Hash type | Version format |

|----------|------|-----------|----------------|

| Linux/macOS | build/cmake/FindLibdatadog.cmake | SHA-256 | v<MAJOR>.<MINOR>.<PATCH> |

| Windows | build/vcpkg_local_ports/libdatadog/vcpkg.json + portfile.cmake | SHA-512 | <MAJOR>.<MINOR>.<PATCH> (no v prefix) |

A libdatadog-dotnet release builds all 8 platform artifacts together, so the two pins should normally

move to the same version in lockstep. Confirm with the user if they intend otherwise.

Files to Modify

1. Linux/macOS — build/cmake/FindLibdatadog.cmake

Update these values:

  • LIBDATADOG_VERSION — the version tag (e.g. "v32.0.0")
  • SHA256_LIBDATADOG_ARM64 — macOS arm64 hash
  • SHA256_LIBDATADOG_X86_64 — macOS x86_64 hash
  • SHA256_LIBDATADOG (aarch64 gnu) — Linux aarch64 glibc hash
  • SHA256_LIBDATADOG (aarch64 musl) — Linux aarch64 Alpine hash
  • SHA256_LIBDATADOG (x86_64 musl) — Linux x86_64 Alpine hash
  • SHA256_LIBDATADOG (x86_64 gnu) — Linux x86_64 glibc hash

Artifact filenames (from GitHub releases):

  • libdatadog-aarch64-apple-darwin.tar.gz
  • libdatadog-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz
  • libdatadog-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz
  • libdatadog-aarch64-alpine-linux-musl.tar.gz
  • libdatadog-x86_64-alpine-linux-musl.tar.gz (note: uses ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR} in filename)
  • libdatadog-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz (note: uses ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR} in filename)

2. Windows — build/vcpkg_local_ports/libdatadog/

Two files:

  • vcpkg.json — update "version-string" (no v prefix)
  • portfile.cmake — update SHA-512 hashes for x64 and x86 Windows zips

Artifact filenames:

  • libdatadog-x64-windows.zip
  • libdatadog-x86-windows.zip

Step-by-Step Procedure

Step 1: Determine target version

Ask the user for the target version, or check the latest release:

https://github.com/DataDog/libdatadog-dotnet/releases

Step 2: Get hashes from the release page

SHA-256 and SHA-512 checksums are published directly in the GitHub release notes. Either:

  • Visit https://github.com/DataDog/libdatadog-dotnet/releases/tag/v<VERSION> and copy from the checksums sections, or
  • Run the helper script which fetches them via the GitHub API:
bash .claude/skills/bump-libdatadog/scripts/fetch-release-hashes.sh <VERSION>

Where <VERSION> is without the v prefix (e.g. 1.3.5).

The release notes contain:

  • SHA256 checksums section → for FindLibdatadog.cmake (6 Linux/macOS artifacts)
  • SHA512 checksums section → for portfile.cmake (2 Windows artifacts)

Step 3: Update build/cmake/FindLibdatadog.cmake

  • Update LIBDATADOG_VERSION to "v<VERSION>"
  • Replace each SHA256_LIBDATADOG* value with the new SHA-256 hash from the script output

Step 4: Update build/vcpkg_local_ports/libdatadog/vcpkg.json

Update "version-string" to the new version (no v prefix).

Step 5: Update build/vcpkg_local_ports/libdatadog/portfile.cmake

Replace the SHA-512 hashes for x64 and x86 Windows builds.

Step 6: Verify

  • Confirm all 8 hashes were updated (6 for CMake SHA-256, 2 for vcpkg SHA-512)
  • Confirm version strings match in both files
  • Run the Nuke build targets to validate hashes:
  # Linux — validates CMake SHA-256 hashes during configure
  ./tracer/build.sh CompileProfilerNativeSrc

  # Windows — validates vcpkg SHA-512 hashes during install
  .\tracer\build.cmd CompileProfilerNativeSrc

Files That May Need Regeneration

These don't contain version strings but may need refreshing after a bump if the exported symbol set or glibc requirements change:

  • tracer/build/_build/NativeValidation/native-libdatadog-symbols-alpine-x64.verified.txt
  • tracer/build/_build/NativeValidation/native-libdatadog-symbols-alpine-arm64.verified.txt

CI will fail if the symbol list changes — re-run the Alpine symbol validation step and accept the new snapshot.

Because libdatadog-dotnet ships a reduced feature set (no data-pipeline, log, telemetry,

ddsketch, or ffe), its exported symbols are a strict subset of upstream libdatadog — so these

snapshots reflect that smaller set. The glibc cap in Build.Profiler.Steps.cs

(libdatadog_profiling ≤ 2.15 on x64, ≤ 2.17 on arm64) still applies and is unchanged by the source

switch — libdatadog-dotnet x64 builds are capped at GLIBC 2.15, same as upstream.

Optional Updates (doc-comment SHAs)

Several files under tracer/src/Datadog.Trace/LibDatadog/ have XML doc comments linking to a specific upstream libdatadog git SHA (e.g. 60583218a8de6768f67d04fcd5bc6443f67f516b). These are informational only and can be updated for traceability (use the upstream SHA the libdatadog-dotnet release was built from):

  • VecU8.cs, CharSlice.cs, Error.cs
  • ServiceDiscovery/ResultTag.cs, ServiceDiscovery/TracerMemfdHandleResult.cs
  • profiler/Directory.Build.targets — Windows link dependencies for libdatadog
  • tracer/build/_build/Build.Steps.cs — copies libdatadog binary to monitoring home
  • tracer/build/_build/Build.Profiler.Steps.cs — profiler build steps; glibc version expectations for Alpine
  • .gitlab/one-pipeline.locked.yml — CI pipeline (auto-generated, don't edit manually)
  • vcpkg.json (root) — declares dependency on libdatadog (no version pin here)
  • vcpkg-configuration.json — overlay ports config

Important Notes

  • The CMake file uses SHA-256 hashes; the vcpkg portfile uses SHA-512 hashes. Both are published in the libdatadog-dotnet GitHub release notes (under ## Checksums).
  • The CMake version has a v prefix (v1.3.5); vcpkg does not (1.3.5).
  • If a release doesn't have all platform artifacts, the bump may need to wait or be partial.
  • After bumping, CI will validate the hashes on all platforms. Hash mismatches cause clear build failures.

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