cmake : enable curl by default (#12761)

* cmake : enable curl by default

* no curl if no examples

* fix build

* fix build-linux-cross

* add windows-setup-curl

* fix

* shell

* fix path

* fix windows-latest-cmake*

* run: include_directories

* LLAMA_RUN_EXTRA_LIBS

* sycl: no llama_curl

* no test-arg-parser on windows

* clarification

* try riscv64 / arm64

* windows: include libcurl inside release binary

* add msg

* fix mac / ios / android build

* will this fix xcode?

* try clearing the cache

* add bunch of licenses

* revert clear cache

* fix xcode

* fix xcode (2)

* fix typo

.devops/cpu.Dockerfile

@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ WORKDIR /app
 COPY . .
 
 RUN if [ "$TARGETARCH" = "amd64" ]; then \
-        cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DLLAMA_CURL=ON -DGGML_NATIVE=OFF -DGGML_BACKEND_DL=ON -DGGML_CPU_ALL_VARIANTS=ON; \
+        cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DGGML_NATIVE=OFF -DGGML_BACKEND_DL=ON -DGGML_CPU_ALL_VARIANTS=ON; \
     elif [ "$TARGETARCH" = "arm64" ]; then \
-        cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DLLAMA_CURL=ON -DGGML_NATIVE=OFF -DGGML_CPU_ARM_ARCH=${GGML_CPU_ARM_ARCH}; \
+        cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DGGML_NATIVE=OFF -DGGML_CPU_ARM_ARCH=${GGML_CPU_ARM_ARCH}; \
     else \
         echo "Unsupported architecture"; \
         exit 1; \

.devops/cuda.Dockerfile

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ COPY . .
 RUN if [ "${CUDA_DOCKER_ARCH}" != "default" ]; then \
     export CMAKE_ARGS="-DCMAKE_CUDA_ARCHITECTURES=${CUDA_DOCKER_ARCH}"; \
     fi && \
-    cmake -B build -DGGML_NATIVE=OFF -DGGML_CUDA=ON -DLLAMA_CURL=ON ${CMAKE_ARGS} -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS=-Wl,--allow-shlib-undefined . && \
+    cmake -B build -DGGML_NATIVE=OFF -DGGML_CUDA=ON ${CMAKE_ARGS} -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS=-Wl,--allow-shlib-undefined . && \
     cmake --build build --config Release -j$(nproc)
 
 RUN mkdir -p /app/lib && \

.devops/intel.Dockerfile

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ RUN if [ "${GGML_SYCL_F16}" = "ON" ]; then \
         && export OPT_SYCL_F16="-DGGML_SYCL_F16=ON"; \
     fi && \
     echo "Building with dynamic libs" && \
-    cmake -B build -DGGML_NATIVE=OFF -DGGML_SYCL=ON -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=icx -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=icpx -DLLAMA_CURL=ON ${OPT_SYCL_F16} && \
+    cmake -B build -DGGML_NATIVE=OFF -DGGML_SYCL=ON -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=icx -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=icpx ${OPT_SYCL_F16} && \
     cmake --build build --config Release -j$(nproc)
 
 RUN mkdir -p /app/lib && \

.devops/musa.Dockerfile

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ COPY . .
 RUN if [ "${MUSA_DOCKER_ARCH}" != "default" ]; then \
         export CMAKE_ARGS="-DMUSA_ARCHITECTURES=${MUSA_DOCKER_ARCH}"; \
     fi && \
-    cmake -B build -DGGML_NATIVE=OFF -DGGML_MUSA=ON -DLLAMA_CURL=ON ${CMAKE_ARGS} -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS=-Wl,--allow-shlib-undefined . && \
+    cmake -B build -DGGML_NATIVE=OFF -DGGML_MUSA=ON ${CMAKE_ARGS} -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS=-Wl,--allow-shlib-undefined . && \
     cmake --build build --config Release -j$(nproc)
 
 RUN mkdir -p /app/lib && \

.devops/rocm.Dockerfile

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ WORKDIR /app
 COPY . .
 
 RUN HIPCXX="$(hipconfig -l)/clang" HIP_PATH="$(hipconfig -R)" \
-    cmake -S . -B build -DGGML_HIP=ON -DAMDGPU_TARGETS=$ROCM_DOCKER_ARCH -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DLLAMA_CURL=ON \
+    cmake -S . -B build -DGGML_HIP=ON -DAMDGPU_TARGETS=$ROCM_DOCKER_ARCH -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
     && cmake --build build --config Release -j$(nproc)
 
 RUN mkdir -p /app/lib \

.github/actions/windows-setup-curl/action.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+name: 'Windows - Setup CURL'
+description: 'Composite action, to be reused in other workflow'
+inputs:
+  curl_version:
+    description: 'CURL version'
+    required: false
+    default: '8.6.0_6'
+outputs:
+  curl_path:
+    description: "Path to the downloaded libcurl"
+    value: ${{ steps.get_libcurl.outputs.curl_path }}
+
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - name: libCURL
+      id: get_libcurl
+      shell: powershell
+      env:
+        CURL_VERSION: ${{ inputs.curl_version }}
+      run: |
+        curl.exe -o $env:RUNNER_TEMP/curl.zip -L "https://curl.se/windows/dl-${env:CURL_VERSION}/curl-${env:CURL_VERSION}-win64-mingw.zip"
+        mkdir $env:RUNNER_TEMP/libcurl
+        tar.exe -xvf $env:RUNNER_TEMP/curl.zip --strip-components=1 -C $env:RUNNER_TEMP/libcurl
+        echo "curl_path=$env:RUNNER_TEMP/libcurl" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT

.github/workflows/bench.yml.disabled

@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ jobs:
           cmake -B build \
               -DGGML_NATIVE=OFF \
               -DLLAMA_BUILD_SERVER=ON \
-              -DLLAMA_CURL=ON \
               -DLLAMA_CUBLAS=ON \
               -DCUDAToolkit_ROOT=/usr/local/cuda \
               -DCMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER=/usr/local/cuda/bin/nvcc \

.github/workflows/build-linux-cross.yml

@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
                   build-essential \
                   gcc-14-riscv64-linux-gnu \
-                  g++-14-riscv64-linux-gnu
+                  g++-14-riscv64-linux-gnu \
+                  libcurl4-openssl-dev:riscv64
 
       - name: Build
         run: |
@@ -59,7 +60,8 @@ jobs:
                   glslc \
                   gcc-14-riscv64-linux-gnu \
                   g++-14-riscv64-linux-gnu \
-                  libvulkan-dev:riscv64
+                  libvulkan-dev:riscv64 \
+                  libcurl4-openssl-dev:riscv64
 
       - name: Build
         run: |
@@ -99,7 +101,8 @@ jobs:
                   build-essential \
                   glslc \
                   crossbuild-essential-arm64 \
-                  libvulkan-dev:arm64
+                  libvulkan-dev:arm64 \
+                  libcurl4-openssl-dev:arm64
 
       - name: Build
         run: |

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ jobs:
         continue-on-error: true
         run: |
           brew update
+          brew install curl
 
       - name: Build
         id: cmake_build
@@ -62,7 +63,6 @@ jobs:
           cmake -B build \
             -DCMAKE_BUILD_RPATH="@loader_path" \
             -DLLAMA_FATAL_WARNINGS=ON \
-            -DLLAMA_CURL=ON \
             -DGGML_METAL_USE_BF16=ON \
             -DGGML_METAL_EMBED_LIBRARY=ON \
             -DGGML_RPC=ON
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ ( github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' ) || github.event.inputs.create_release == 'true' }}
         run: |
           cp LICENSE ./build/bin/
-          cp examples/run/linenoise.cpp/LICENSE ./build/bin/LICENSE.linenoise.cpp
           zip -r llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-macos-arm64.zip ./build/bin/*
 
       - name: Upload artifacts
@@ -123,6 +122,7 @@ jobs:
         continue-on-error: true
         run: |
           brew update
+          brew install curl
 
       - name: Build
         id: cmake_build
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ jobs:
           cmake -B build \
             -DCMAKE_BUILD_RPATH="@loader_path" \
             -DLLAMA_FATAL_WARNINGS=ON \
-            -DLLAMA_CURL=ON \
             -DGGML_METAL=OFF \
             -DGGML_RPC=ON
           cmake --build build --config Release -j $(sysctl -n hw.logicalcpu)
@@ -162,7 +161,6 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ ( github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' ) || github.event.inputs.create_release == 'true' }}
         run: |
           cp LICENSE ./build/bin/
-          cp examples/run/linenoise.cpp/LICENSE ./build/bin/LICENSE.linenoise.cpp
           zip -r llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-macos-x64.zip ./build/bin/*
 
       - name: Upload artifacts
@@ -207,7 +205,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cmake -B build \
             -DLLAMA_FATAL_WARNINGS=ON \
-            -DLLAMA_CURL=ON \
             -DGGML_RPC=ON
           cmake --build build --config Release -j $(nproc)
 
@@ -246,7 +243,6 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ ( github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' ) || github.event.inputs.create_release == 'true' }}
         run: |
           cp LICENSE ./build/bin/
-          cp examples/run/linenoise.cpp/LICENSE ./build/bin/LICENSE.linenoise.cpp
           zip -r llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-ubuntu-${{ matrix.build }}.zip ./build/bin/*
 
       - name: Upload artifacts
@@ -281,7 +277,7 @@ jobs:
         id: depends
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install build-essential
+          sudo apt-get install build-essential libcurl4-openssl-dev
 
       - name: Build
         id: cmake_build
@@ -322,7 +318,7 @@ jobs:
         id: depends
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install build-essential
+          sudo apt-get install build-essential libcurl4-openssl-dev
 
       - name: Build
         id: cmake_build
@@ -360,7 +356,7 @@ jobs:
         id: depends
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install build-essential
+          sudo apt-get install build-essential libcurl4-openssl-dev
 
       - name: Build
         id: cmake_build
@@ -397,7 +393,7 @@ jobs:
           wget -qO - https://packages.lunarg.com/lunarg-signing-key-pub.asc | sudo apt-key add -
           sudo wget -qO /etc/apt/sources.list.d/lunarg-vulkan-jammy.list https://packages.lunarg.com/vulkan/lunarg-vulkan-jammy.list
           sudo apt-get update -y
-          sudo apt-get install -y build-essential mesa-vulkan-drivers vulkan-sdk
+          sudo apt-get install -y build-essential mesa-vulkan-drivers vulkan-sdk libcurl4-openssl-dev
 
       - name: Build
         id: cmake_build
@@ -431,7 +427,6 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ ( github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' ) || github.event.inputs.create_release == 'true' }}
         run: |
           cp LICENSE ./build/bin/
-          cp examples/run/linenoise.cpp/LICENSE ./build/bin/LICENSE.linenoise.cpp
           zip -r llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-ubuntu-vulkan-x64.zip ./build/bin/*
 
       - name: Upload artifacts
@@ -454,7 +449,7 @@ jobs:
         id: depends
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y build-essential git cmake rocblas-dev hipblas-dev
+          sudo apt-get install -y build-essential git cmake rocblas-dev hipblas-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev
 
       - name: ccache
         uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1.2.16
@@ -530,7 +525,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           sudo apt update
-          sudo apt install intel-oneapi-compiler-dpcpp-cpp
+          sudo apt install intel-oneapi-compiler-dpcpp-cpp libcurl4-openssl-dev
 
       - name: install oneAPI MKL library
         shell: bash
@@ -578,7 +573,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           sudo apt update
-          sudo apt install intel-oneapi-compiler-dpcpp-cpp
+          sudo apt install intel-oneapi-compiler-dpcpp-cpp libcurl4-openssl-dev
 
       - name: install oneAPI MKL library
         shell: bash
@@ -636,6 +631,7 @@ jobs:
           cmake -B build -G Xcode \
             -DGGML_METAL_USE_BF16=ON \
             -DGGML_METAL_EMBED_LIBRARY=ON \
+            -DLLAMA_BUILD_COMMON=OFF \
             -DLLAMA_BUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF \
             -DLLAMA_BUILD_TESTS=OFF \
             -DLLAMA_BUILD_SERVER=OFF \
@@ -671,6 +667,7 @@ jobs:
           cmake -B build -G Xcode \
             -DGGML_METAL_USE_BF16=ON \
             -DGGML_METAL_EMBED_LIBRARY=ON \
+            -DLLAMA_BUILD_COMMON=OFF \
             -DLLAMA_BUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF \
             -DLLAMA_BUILD_TESTS=OFF \
             -DLLAMA_BUILD_SERVER=OFF \
@@ -700,6 +697,7 @@ jobs:
           cmake -B build -G Xcode \
             -DGGML_METAL_USE_BF16=ON \
             -DGGML_METAL_EMBED_LIBRARY=ON \
+            -DLLAMA_BUILD_COMMON=OFF \
             -DLLAMA_BUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF \
             -DLLAMA_BUILD_TESTS=OFF \
             -DLLAMA_BUILD_SERVER=OFF \
@@ -739,6 +737,7 @@ jobs:
           cmake -B build -G Xcode \
             -DGGML_METAL_USE_BF16=ON \
             -DGGML_METAL_EMBED_LIBRARY=ON \
+            -DLLAMA_CURL=OFF \
             -DLLAMA_BUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF \
             -DLLAMA_BUILD_TESTS=OFF \
             -DLLAMA_BUILD_SERVER=OFF \
@@ -899,10 +898,17 @@ jobs:
             -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$env:RUNNER_TEMP/opencl-arm64-release"
           cmake --build build-arm64-release --target install --config release
 
+      - name: libCURL
+        id: get_libcurl
+        uses: ./.github/actions/windows-setup-curl
+
       - name: Build
         id: cmake_build
+        env:
+          CURL_PATH: ${{ steps.get_libcurl.outputs.curl_path }}
         run: |
-          cmake -S . -B build ${{ matrix.defines }}
+          cmake -S . -B build ${{ matrix.defines }} `
+            -DCURL_LIBRARY="$env:CURL_PATH/lib/libcurl.dll.a" -DCURL_INCLUDE_DIR="$env:CURL_PATH/include"
           cmake --build build --config Release -j ${env:NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS}
 
       - name: Add libopenblas.dll
@@ -962,9 +968,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Pack artifacts
         id: pack_artifacts
         if: ${{ ( github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' ) || github.event.inputs.create_release == 'true' }}
+        env:
+          CURL_PATH: ${{ steps.get_libcurl.outputs.curl_path }}
         run: |
-          Copy-Item LICENSE .\build\bin\Release\llama.cpp.txt
-          Copy-Item .\examples\run\linenoise.cpp\LICENSE .\build\bin\Release\linenoise.cpp.txt
+          Copy-Item $env:CURL_PATH\bin\libcurl-x64.dll .\build\bin\Release\libcurl-x64.dll
           7z a llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-win-${{ matrix.build }}.zip .\build\bin\Release\*
 
       - name: Upload artifacts
@@ -990,7 +997,7 @@ jobs:
             DEBIAN_FRONTEND: noninteractive
           run: |
               apt update
-              apt install -y cmake build-essential ninja-build libgomp1 git
+              apt install -y cmake build-essential ninja-build libgomp1 git libcurl4-openssl-dev
 
         - name: ccache
           uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1.2.16
@@ -1092,16 +1099,23 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           choco install ninja
 
+      - name: libCURL
+        id: get_libcurl
+        uses: ./.github/actions/windows-setup-curl
+
       - name: Build
         id: cmake_build
         shell: cmd
+        env:
+          CURL_PATH: ${{ steps.get_libcurl.outputs.curl_path }}
         run: |
           call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvars64.bat"
           cmake -S . -B build -G "Ninja Multi-Config" ^
             -DLLAMA_BUILD_SERVER=ON ^
             -DGGML_NATIVE=OFF ^
             -DGGML_CUDA=ON ^
-            -DGGML_RPC=ON
+            -DGGML_RPC=ON ^
+            -DCURL_LIBRARY="%CURL_PATH%/lib/libcurl.dll.a" -DCURL_INCLUDE_DIR="%CURL_PATH%/include"
           set /A NINJA_JOBS=%NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS%-1
           cmake --build build --config Release -j %NINJA_JOBS% -t ggml
           cmake --build build --config Release
@@ -1122,7 +1136,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Pack artifacts
         id: pack_artifacts
         if: ${{ ( github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' ) || github.event.inputs.create_release == 'true' }}
+        env:
+          CURL_PATH: ${{ steps.get_libcurl.outputs.curl_path }}
         run: |
+          cp $env:CURL_PATH\bin\libcurl-x64.dll .\build\bin\Release\libcurl-x64.dll
           7z a llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-win-${{ matrix.build }}-cu${{ matrix.cuda }}-x64.zip .\build\bin\Release\*
 
       - name: Upload artifacts
@@ -1177,6 +1194,8 @@ jobs:
         run:  |
           scripts/install-oneapi.bat $WINDOWS_BASEKIT_URL $WINDOWS_DPCPP_MKL
 
+      # TODO: add libcurl support ; we will also need to modify win-build-sycl.bat to accept user-specified args
+
       - name: Build
         id: cmake_build
         run:  examples/sycl/win-build-sycl.bat
@@ -1262,8 +1281,14 @@ jobs:
           key: ${{ github.job }}
           evict-old-files: 1d
 
+      - name: libCURL
+        id: get_libcurl
+        uses: ./.github/actions/windows-setup-curl
+
       - name: Build
         id: cmake_build
+        env:
+          CURL_PATH: ${{ steps.get_libcurl.outputs.curl_path }}
         run: |
           $env:HIP_PATH=$(Resolve-Path 'C:\Program Files\AMD\ROCm\*\bin\clang.exe' | split-path | split-path)
           $env:CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${env:HIP_PATH}"
@@ -1274,9 +1299,11 @@ jobs:
             -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release `
             -DGGML_HIP=ON `
             -DGGML_HIP_ROCWMMA_FATTN=ON `
-            -DGGML_RPC=ON
+            -DGGML_RPC=ON `
+            -DCURL_LIBRARY="$env:CURL_PATH/lib/libcurl.dll.a" -DCURL_INCLUDE_DIR="$env:CURL_PATH/include"
           cmake --build build -j ${env:NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS}
 
+  # TODO: reuse windows-latest-cmake-hip instead of duplicating this job
   windows-latest-cmake-hip-release:
     if: ${{ ( github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' ) || github.event.inputs.create_release == 'true' }}
     runs-on: windows-latest
@@ -1318,8 +1345,14 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           & 'C:\Program Files\AMD\ROCm\*\bin\clang.exe' --version
 
+      - name: libCURL
+        id: get_libcurl
+        uses: ./.github/actions/windows-setup-curl
+
       - name: Build
         id: cmake_build
+        env:
+          CURL_PATH: ${{ steps.get_libcurl.outputs.curl_path }}
         run: |
           $env:HIP_PATH=$(Resolve-Path 'C:\Program Files\AMD\ROCm\*\bin\clang.exe' | split-path | split-path)
           $env:CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${env:HIP_PATH}"
@@ -1331,7 +1364,8 @@ jobs:
             -DAMDGPU_TARGETS=${{ matrix.gpu_target }} `
             -DGGML_HIP_ROCWMMA_FATTN=ON `
             -DGGML_HIP=ON `
-            -DGGML_RPC=ON
+            -DGGML_RPC=ON `
+            -DCURL_LIBRARY="$env:CURL_PATH/lib/libcurl.dll.a" -DCURL_INCLUDE_DIR="$env:CURL_PATH/include"
           cmake --build build -j ${env:NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS}
           md "build\bin\rocblas\library\"
           cp "${env:HIP_PATH}\bin\hipblas.dll" "build\bin\"
@@ -1353,7 +1387,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Pack artifacts
         id: pack_artifacts
+        env:
+          CURL_PATH: ${{ steps.get_libcurl.outputs.curl_path }}
         run: |
+          cp $env:CURL_PATH\bin\libcurl-x64.dll .\build\bin\libcurl-x64.dll
           7z a llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-win-hip-x64-${{ matrix.gpu_target }}.zip .\build\bin\*
 
       - name: Upload artifacts
@@ -1378,6 +1415,7 @@ jobs:
           cmake -B build -G Xcode \
             -DGGML_METAL_USE_BF16=ON \
             -DGGML_METAL_EMBED_LIBRARY=ON \
+            -DLLAMA_CURL=OFF \
             -DLLAMA_BUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF \
             -DLLAMA_BUILD_TESTS=OFF \
             -DLLAMA_BUILD_SERVER=OFF \

.github/workflows/server.yml

@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ jobs:
           cmake -B build \
               -DGGML_NATIVE=OFF \
               -DLLAMA_BUILD_SERVER=ON \
-              -DLLAMA_CURL=ON \
               -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.build_type }} \
               -DLLAMA_SANITIZE_${{ matrix.sanitizer }}=ON \
               -DGGML_OPENMP=OFF ;
@@ -142,7 +141,6 @@ jobs:
           cmake -B build \
               -DGGML_NATIVE=OFF \
               -DLLAMA_BUILD_SERVER=ON \
-              -DLLAMA_CURL=ON \
               -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.build_type }} \
               -DLLAMA_SANITIZE_${{ matrix.sanitizer }}=ON ;
           cmake --build build --config ${{ matrix.build_type }} -j $(nproc) --target llama-server
@@ -154,7 +152,6 @@ jobs:
           cmake -B build \
               -DGGML_NATIVE=OFF \
               -DLLAMA_BUILD_SERVER=ON \
-              -DLLAMA_CURL=ON \
               -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.build_type }} ;
           cmake --build build --config ${{ matrix.build_type }} -j $(nproc) --target llama-server
 
@@ -195,17 +192,14 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: libCURL
         id: get_libcurl
-        env:
-          CURL_VERSION: 8.6.0_6
-        run: |
-          curl.exe -o $env:RUNNER_TEMP/curl.zip -L "https://curl.se/windows/dl-${env:CURL_VERSION}/curl-${env:CURL_VERSION}-win64-mingw.zip"
-          mkdir $env:RUNNER_TEMP/libcurl
-          tar.exe -xvf $env:RUNNER_TEMP/curl.zip --strip-components=1 -C $env:RUNNER_TEMP/libcurl
+        uses: ./.github/actions/windows-setup-curl
 
       - name: Build
         id: cmake_build
+        env:
+          CURL_PATH: ${{ steps.get_libcurl.outputs.curl_path }}
         run: |
-          cmake -B build -DLLAMA_CURL=ON -DCURL_LIBRARY="$env:RUNNER_TEMP/libcurl/lib/libcurl.dll.a" -DCURL_INCLUDE_DIR="$env:RUNNER_TEMP/libcurl/include"
+          cmake -B build -DCURL_LIBRARY="$env:CURL_PATH/lib/libcurl.dll.a" -DCURL_INCLUDE_DIR="$env:CURL_PATH/include"
           cmake --build build --config Release -j ${env:NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS} --target llama-server
 
       - name: Python setup
@@ -221,8 +215,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Copy Libcurl
         id: prepare_libcurl
+        env:
+          CURL_PATH: ${{ steps.get_libcurl.outputs.curl_path }}
         run: |
-          cp $env:RUNNER_TEMP/libcurl/bin/libcurl-x64.dll ./build/bin/Release/libcurl-x64.dll
+          cp $env:CURL_PATH/bin/libcurl-x64.dll ./build/bin/Release/libcurl-x64.dll
 
       - name: Tests
         id: server_integration_tests

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ option(LLAMA_BUILD_EXAMPLES "llama: build examples"       ${LLAMA_STANDALONE})
 option(LLAMA_BUILD_SERVER   "llama: build server example" ${LLAMA_STANDALONE})
 
 # 3rd party libs
-option(LLAMA_CURL "llama: use libcurl to download model from an URL" OFF)
+option(LLAMA_CURL       "llama: use libcurl to download model from an URL" ON)
 option(LLAMA_LLGUIDANCE "llama-common: include LLGuidance library for structured output in common utils" OFF)
 
 # Required for relocatable CMake package
@@ -168,6 +168,11 @@ add_subdirectory(src)
 # utils, programs, examples and tests
 #
 
+if (NOT LLAMA_BUILD_COMMON)
+    message(STATUS "LLAMA_BUILD_COMMON is OFF, disabling LLAMA_CURL")
+    set(LLAMA_CURL OFF)
+endif()
+
 if (LLAMA_BUILD_COMMON)
     add_subdirectory(common)
 endif()
@@ -242,3 +247,20 @@ configure_file(cmake/llama.pc.in
 
 install(FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/llama.pc"
         DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/pkgconfig)
+
+#
+# copy the license files
+#
+
+# Check if running in GitHub Actions
+if(DEFINED ENV{GITHUB_ACTIONS} AND "$ENV{GITHUB_ACTIONS}" STREQUAL "true")
+    message(STATUS "Running inside GitHub Actions - copying license files")
+
+    # Copy all files from licenses/ to build/bin/
+    file(GLOB LICENSE_FILES "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/licenses/*")
+    foreach(LICENSE_FILE ${LICENSE_FILES})
+        get_filename_component(FILENAME ${LICENSE_FILE} NAME)
+        configure_file(${LICENSE_FILE} "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/${FILENAME}" COPYONLY)
+    endforeach()
+endif()
+

build-xcframework.sh

@@ -399,6 +399,7 @@ cmake -B build-ios-sim -G Xcode \
     -DCMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_SUPPORTED_PLATFORMS=iphonesimulator \
     -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="${COMMON_C_FLAGS}" \
     -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="${COMMON_CXX_FLAGS}" \
+    -DLLAMA_CURL=OFF \
     -S .
 cmake --build build-ios-sim --config Release -- -quiet
 
@@ -411,6 +412,7 @@ cmake -B build-ios-device -G Xcode \
     -DCMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_SUPPORTED_PLATFORMS=iphoneos \
     -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="${COMMON_C_FLAGS}" \
     -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="${COMMON_CXX_FLAGS}" \
+    -DLLAMA_CURL=OFF \
     -S .
 cmake --build build-ios-device --config Release -- -quiet
 
@@ -421,6 +423,7 @@ cmake -B build-macos -G Xcode \
     -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES="arm64;x86_64" \
     -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="${COMMON_C_FLAGS}" \
     -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="${COMMON_CXX_FLAGS}" \
+    -DLLAMA_CURL=OFF \
     -S .
 cmake --build build-macos --config Release -- -quiet
 
@@ -434,6 +437,7 @@ cmake -B build-visionos -G Xcode \
     -DCMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_SUPPORTED_PLATFORMS=xros \
     -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="-D_XOPEN_SOURCE=700 ${COMMON_C_FLAGS}" \
     -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-D_XOPEN_SOURCE=700 ${COMMON_CXX_FLAGS}" \
+    -DLLAMA_CURL=OFF \
     -S .
 cmake --build build-visionos --config Release -- -quiet
 
@@ -447,6 +451,7 @@ cmake -B build-visionos-sim -G Xcode \
     -DCMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_SUPPORTED_PLATFORMS=xrsimulator \
     -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="-D_XOPEN_SOURCE=700 ${COMMON_C_FLAGS}" \
     -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-D_XOPEN_SOURCE=700 ${COMMON_CXX_FLAGS}" \
+    -DLLAMA_CURL=OFF \
     -S .
 cmake --build build-visionos-sim --config Release -- -quiet
 
@@ -462,6 +467,7 @@ cmake -B build-tvos-sim -G Xcode \
     -DCMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_SUPPORTED_PLATFORMS=appletvsimulator \
     -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="${COMMON_C_FLAGS}" \
     -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="${COMMON_CXX_FLAGS}" \
+    -DLLAMA_CURL=OFF \
     -S .
 cmake --build build-tvos-sim --config Release -- -quiet
 
@@ -476,6 +482,7 @@ cmake -B build-tvos-device -G Xcode \
     -DCMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_SUPPORTED_PLATFORMS=appletvos \
     -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="${COMMON_C_FLAGS}" \
     -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="${COMMON_CXX_FLAGS}" \
+    -DLLAMA_CURL=OFF \
     -S .
 cmake --build build-tvos-device --config Release -- -quiet
 

common/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -85,7 +85,10 @@ set(LLAMA_COMMON_EXTRA_LIBS build_info)
 
 # Use curl to download model url
 if (LLAMA_CURL)
-    find_package(CURL REQUIRED)
+    find_package(CURL)
+    if (NOT CURL_FOUND)
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "Could NOT find CURL. Hint: to disable this feature, set -DLLAMA_CURL=OFF")
+    endif()
     target_compile_definitions(${TARGET} PUBLIC LLAMA_USE_CURL)
     include_directories(${CURL_INCLUDE_DIRS})
     find_library(CURL_LIBRARY curl REQUIRED)

examples/llama.android/llama/build.gradle.kts

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ android {
         }
         externalNativeBuild {
             cmake {
+                arguments += "-DLLAMA_CURL=OFF"
                 arguments += "-DLLAMA_BUILD_COMMON=ON"
                 arguments += "-DGGML_LLAMAFILE=OFF"
                 arguments += "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release"

examples/run/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 set(TARGET llama-run)
 add_executable(${TARGET} run.cpp linenoise.cpp/linenoise.cpp)
+
+# TODO: avoid copying this code block from common/CMakeLists.txt
+set(LLAMA_RUN_EXTRA_LIBS "")
+if (LLAMA_CURL)
+    find_package(CURL REQUIRED)
+    target_compile_definitions(${TARGET} PUBLIC LLAMA_USE_CURL)
+    include_directories(${CURL_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+    find_library(CURL_LIBRARY curl REQUIRED)
+    set(LLAMA_RUN_EXTRA_LIBS ${LLAMA_RUN_EXTRA_LIBS} ${CURL_LIBRARY})
+endif ()
+
 install(TARGETS ${TARGET} RUNTIME)
-target_link_libraries(${TARGET} PRIVATE common llama ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT})
+target_link_libraries(${TARGET} PRIVATE common llama ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT} ${LLAMA_RUN_EXTRA_LIBS})
 target_compile_features(${TARGET} PRIVATE cxx_std_17)

examples/server/tests/README.md

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ To mitigate it, you can increase values in `n_predict`, `kv_size`.
 
 ```shell
 cd ../../..
-cmake -B build -DLLAMA_CURL=ON
+cmake -B build
 cmake --build build --target llama-server
 ```
 

examples/sycl/win-build-sycl.bat

@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ if %errorlevel% neq 0 goto ERROR
 
 ::  for FP16
 ::  faster for long-prompt inference
-::  cmake -G "MinGW Makefiles" ..  -DGGML_SYCL=ON -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=icx -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DGGML_SYCL_F16=ON
+::  cmake -G "MinGW Makefiles" .. -DLLAMA_CURL=OFF -DGGML_SYCL=ON -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=icx -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DGGML_SYCL_F16=ON
 
 ::  for FP32
-cmake -G "Ninja" ..  -DGGML_SYCL=ON -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=cl -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=icx -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+cmake -G "Ninja" .. -DLLAMA_CURL=OFF -DGGML_SYCL=ON -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=cl -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=icx -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
 if %errorlevel% neq 0 goto ERROR
 ::  build example/main only
 ::  make main

licenses/LICENSE-curl

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+Copyright (c) 1996 - 2025, Daniel Stenberg, daniel@haxx.se, and many contributors, see the THANKS file.
+
+All rights reserved.
+
+Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+Except as contained in this notice, the name of a copyright holder shall not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or other dealings in this Software without prior written authorization of the copyright holder.

licenses/LICENSE-httplib

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+The MIT License (MIT)
+
+Copyright (c) 2017 yhirose
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.

licenses/LICENSE-jsonhpp

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2013-2025 Niels Lohmann
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.

tests/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -131,9 +131,13 @@ if (NOT WIN32)
 endif()
 
 llama_target_and_test(test-log.cpp)
-llama_target_and_test(test-arg-parser.cpp)
 llama_target_and_test(test-chat-template.cpp)
 
+# this fails on windows (github hosted runner) due to curl DLL not found (exit code 0xc0000135)
+if (NOT WIN32)
+    llama_target_and_test(test-arg-parser.cpp)
+endif()
+
 # llama_target_and_test(test-opt.cpp) # SLOW
 llama_target_and_test(test-gguf.cpp)
 llama_target_and_test(test-backend-ops.cpp)