feat(ci): a build badge in the GitHub release: running, then succeeded / failed / cancelled from the mirror's build

.github/workflows/iso-1-github-tag.yml

@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ on:
         type: choice
         options: [auto, release, dev]
         default: auto
-      steamify_ref:
-        description: "Steamify branch or tag to build the ISO with (empty: the newest published release). A release branch tests its own version."
-        type: string
-        default: ""
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
@@ -38,8 +34,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Tag and release
         env:
@@ -48,60 +42,30 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           steamify="$(gh release view -R theupriser/steamify-cachyos --json tagName -q .tagName)"
           steamify="${steamify#v}"
-          # A branch or tag of Steamify to build with (a release branch before its release), else the newest release.
-          sref="${{ inputs.steamify_ref }}"
-          if [ -n "$sref" ]; then
-            steamify="$(gh api "repos/theupriser/steamify-cachyos/contents/steamify.sh?ref=$sref" -q .content | base64 -d | sed -n 's/^VERSION=//p' | head -n 1)"
-            [ -n "$steamify" ] || { echo "::error::no VERSION in steamify.sh at $sref"; exit 1; }
-          fi
           stamp="$(date -u +%y%m%d)" day="$(date -u +%Y.%m.%d)"
-          base="$(head -n 1 CHANGELOG.md | sed 's/^# *//')"   # the CachyOS version (first line of the changelog)
           kind="${{ inputs.kind }}"
           if [ -z "$kind" ] || [ "$kind" = auto ]; then
             if [ "${{ github.ref }}" = refs/heads/master ]; then kind=release; else kind=dev; fi
           fi
           if [ "$kind" = release ]; then
-            tag="v$steamify-$stamp" pre="" name="CachyOS $base with Steamify $steamify ($day UTC)"
+            tag="v$steamify-$stamp" pre="" name="CachyOS with Steamify Live ISO $steamify ($day UTC)"
           else
-            tag="v$steamify-dev-$stamp" pre="--prerelease" name="CachyOS $base with Steamify $steamify (test build $day UTC)"
+            tag="v$steamify-dev-$stamp" pre="--prerelease" name="CachyOS with Steamify Live ISO $steamify (test build $day UTC)"
           fi
           # The ISO's file on the mirror is named after the tag (iso-2-gitea-build.yml, profiledef.sh), so its
           # download link is known now.
           file="steamify-cachyos-${tag#v}-x86_64.iso" dl="$GITEA_URL/$GITEA_REPO/releases/download/$tag"
-          # The notes are generated, nothing is written by hand:
+          # The Steamify section of CHANGELOG.md ("## CachyOS with Steamify Live ISO"), without its heading.
-          #  - the CachyOS base version (first line of CHANGELOG.md, the fork's upstream changelog),
+          section="$(awk '/^## CachyOS with Steamify Live ISO/ {found = 1; next} found && /^#/ {exit} found' CHANGELOG.md)"
-          #  - the Steamify version's own changelog section (steamify-cachyos CHANGELOG.md at the ref or tag it is built from),
-          #  - this repository's commits since the previous release of the same kind.
-          steamify_notes="$(gh api "repos/theupriser/steamify-cachyos/contents/CHANGELOG.md?ref=${sref:-v$steamify}" -q .content 2> /dev/null | base64 -d 2> /dev/null |
-              awk -v v="$steamify" 'index($0, "## " v " ") == 1 {f = 1; next} f && /^## / {exit} f')"
-          [ "$kind" = release ] && want_pre=false || want_pre=true
-          [ "$kind" = release ] && kind_name="real release" || kind_name="dev build"
-          prev="$(gh release list -L 50 --json tagName,isPrerelease,createdAt -q "[.[] | select(.isPrerelease == $want_pre and .tagName != \"$tag\")] | sort_by(.createdAt) | reverse | .[0].tagName // empty")"
-          # Commits that change the ISO itself: not the workflow ones (type or scope ci, e.g. ci: / fix(ci):) and not docs:.
-          if [ -n "$prev" ] && git rev-parse -q --verify "refs/tags/$prev" > /dev/null; then
-            range="$prev..HEAD"; limit=40; since="Since \`$prev\`:"
-          else
-            range="HEAD"; limit=12; since="The latest commits (there is no earlier $kind_name to compare with):"
-          fi
-          changes="$(git log --no-merges --format='%s' "$range" | grep -Ev '^(ci|docs)(\(.*\))?:|^[a-z]+\(ci\):' | sed 's/^/- /' | head -n "$limit" || true)"
-          [ -n "$changes" ] || changes="- No changes to the ISO itself."
           notes="![ISO build](https://img.shields.io/badge/ISO_build-running-yellow)
 
-          **CachyOS $base with Steamify $steamify${sref:+ (branch $sref)} built in.** Install CachyOS and turn the PC into a Steam Machine in one go.
+          The ISO is built from \`$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)\` (${{ github.ref_name }}) with Steamify $steamify and published on the mirror (GitHub releases take at most 2 GB per file), about half an hour after this release (the mirror's sync, then the build):
-
-          The ISO is built from \`$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)\` (${{ github.ref_name }}). It is about 3 GB, more than a GitHub release can hold (2 GB per file), so it is published on the mirror about 20 minutes after this release is created:
 
           **Download: [$file]($dl/$file)** ([SHA-256]($dl/$file.sha256), [release page]($GITEA_URL/$GITEA_REPO/releases/tag/$tag))
 
-          ### Steamify $steamify
+          Sources: [Steamify](https://github.com/theupriser/steamify-cachyos/tree/v$steamify), this repository at this tag, and the packages' sources at [CachyOS](https://github.com/CachyOS) and [Arch Linux](https://archlinux.org/packages/).
-          ${steamify_notes:-There is no changelog section for this version.}
 
-          ### Changes in this ISO
+          $section"
-          $since
-          $changes
-
-          ### Sources
-          [Steamify](https://github.com/theupriser/steamify-cachyos/tree/${sref:-v$steamify}), this repository at this tag, and the packages' sources at [CachyOS](https://github.com/CachyOS) and [Arch Linux](https://archlinux.org/packages/)."
           # One ISO per day and kind: the newest build of a day replaces the earlier one (space), here and on the mirror.
           if git ls-remote --exit-code --tags origin "refs/tags/$tag" > /dev/null 2>&1 || gh release view "$tag" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
             echo "$tag exists: replacing it"
@@ -116,7 +80,6 @@ jobs:
           gh release create "$tag" --verify-tag $pre --title "$name" --notes "$notes"
           echo "Released $tag"
           echo "ISO_TAG=$tag" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
-          echo "STEAMIFY_REF=$sref" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
 
           # Retention (space): at most 10 dev and 10 real releases; the oldest go, release and tag. The mirror drops the
           # tag with its release and ISO at its next sync (the step below).
@@ -147,5 +110,5 @@ jobs:
           [ "$got" = "$want" ] || { echo "::error::the mirror does not have $ISO_TAG ($want) after 5 minutes"; exit 1; }
           # ref: the full name (refs/tags/...), as in Gitea's API documentation; --fail-with-body shows the server's reason.
           curl -sS --fail-with-body --retry 3 -X POST -H "Authorization: token $GIT_UPRISER_TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-              -d "{\"ref\":\"refs/tags/$ISO_TAG\",\"inputs\":{\"steamify_ref\":\"$STEAMIFY_REF\"}}" "$api/actions/workflows/iso-2-gitea-build.yml/dispatches"
+              -d "{\"ref\":\"refs/tags/$ISO_TAG\"}" "$api/actions/workflows/iso-2-gitea-build.yml/dispatches"
           echo "Started the mirror's build for $ISO_TAG"

.github/workflows/iso-2-gitea-build.yml

@@ -14,11 +14,6 @@ name: ISO 2/2 · Build and publish (Gitea)
 # run by itself, so nothing is triggered by tag pushes).
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      steamify_ref:
-        description: "Steamify branch or tag to build with (set by iso-1; empty: the release the tag names)"
-        type: string
-        default: ""
 
 # One run at a time for the whole workflow (not per tag): a new run stops the running one and takes over.
 concurrency:
@@ -80,15 +75,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "steamify=${m[1]}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: Steamify on the ISO (the version the tag names)
-        run: |
+        run: ./steamify-prepare.sh
-          ref="${{ inputs.steamify_ref }}"
-          if [ -n "$ref" ]; then
-            # A branch (a release branch before its release): its checkout goes on the ISO.
-            git clone -q --depth 1 --branch "$ref" https://github.com/theupriser/steamify-cachyos.git /tmp/steamify-src
-            ./steamify-prepare.sh /tmp/steamify-src
-          else
-            ./steamify-prepare.sh
-          fi
 
       - name: Build
         run: |
@@ -159,11 +146,10 @@ jobs:
           [ -f "$iso" ] || { echo "::error::no ISO in out/desktop"; exit 1; }
           tag="${{ github.ref_name }}" b="$STEAMIFY_BUILD_STAMP"
           stamp="20${b:0:2}.${b:2:2}.${b:4:2}"
-          base="$(head -n 1 CHANGELOG.md | sed 's/^# *//')"   # the CachyOS version, as in the GitHub release's title
           if [ "$ISO_PRERELEASE" = true ]; then
-            name="CachyOS $base with Steamify $STEAMIFY_VERSION (test build $stamp UTC)"
+            name="CachyOS with Steamify Live ISO $STEAMIFY_VERSION (test build $stamp UTC)"
           else
-            name="CachyOS $base with Steamify $STEAMIFY_VERSION ($stamp UTC)"
+            name="CachyOS with Steamify Live ISO $STEAMIFY_VERSION ($stamp UTC)"
           fi
           # One ISO per day and kind: a release of this tag from an earlier build of the day is replaced.
           api="${{ github.server_url }}/api/v1/repos/${{ github.repository }}"
@@ -173,19 +159,15 @@ jobs:
           fi
           { echo "publish=true"; echo "name=$name"; } >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           section="$(awk '/^## CachyOS with Steamify Live ISO/ {found = 1; next} found && /^#/ {exit} found' CHANGELOG.md)"
-          src="${{ inputs.steamify_ref }}"; src="${src:-v$STEAMIFY_VERSION}"
-          # The same notes as the GitHub release (one source: iso-1 generated them), without its badge line; the
-          # checksum line is added here. Fallback: a short text.
-          if curl -fsS "https://api.github.com/repos/theupriser/steamify-cachyos-live-iso/releases/tags/$tag" -o /tmp/ghrel.json; then
-            jq -r '.body // ""' /tmp/ghrel.json | sed '/ISO build\]/d' > release-notes.md
-          else
-            echo "Built from \`$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)\` ($tag) with Steamify $STEAMIFY_VERSION." > release-notes.md  # fallback when GitHub cannot be reached
-          fi
           {
+            echo "Built from \`$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)\` ($tag) with Steamify $STEAMIFY_VERSION."
             echo
-            echo "### Checksum"
+            echo "SHA-256: \`$(cut -d' ' -f1 "$iso.sha256")\`, label \`STEAMIFY_${STEAMIFY_VERSION//./_}_$b\`"
-            echo "SHA-256 of the ISO: \`$(cut -d' ' -f1 "$iso.sha256")\` (label \`STEAMIFY_${STEAMIFY_VERSION//./_}_$b\`)."
+            echo
-          } >> release-notes.md
+            echo "Sources: [Steamify](https://github.com/theupriser/steamify-cachyos/tree/v$STEAMIFY_VERSION), this repository at this tag, and the packages' sources at [CachyOS](https://github.com/CachyOS) and [Arch Linux](https://archlinux.org/packages/)."
+            echo
+            echo "$section"
+          } > release-notes.md
           cat release-notes.md
 
       - name: Publish ${{ github.ref_name }}
@@ -229,15 +211,11 @@ jobs:
           run="${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}"
           api="https://api.github.com/repos/theupriser/steamify-cachyos-live-iso/releases"
           curl -fsS -H "Authorization: Bearer $GH_TOKEN" "$api/tags/$tag" -o /tmp/rel.json || { echo "::warning::no GitHub release for $tag"; exit 0; }
-          ST="$st" COL="$col" RUN="$run" RUN_ID="${{ github.run_id }}" python3 - << 'PY'
+          ST="$st" COL="$col" RUN="$run" python3 - << 'PY'
           import json, os, re
           d = json.load(open("/tmp/rel.json"))
+          badge = f"[![ISO build](https://img.shields.io/badge/ISO_build-{os.environ['ST']}-{os.environ['COL']})]({os.environ['RUN']})"
           body = d.get("body") or ""
-          # This runner reports its internal address (http://server:3000) as the server URL: the public one is in the
-          # release page link that iso-1 wrote into the notes.
-          m = re.search(r"\]\((https?://[^)\s]+)/releases/tag/", body)
-          run = f"{m.group(1)}/actions/runs/{os.environ['RUN_ID']}" if m else os.environ["RUN"]
-          badge = f"[![ISO build](https://img.shields.io/badge/ISO_build-{os.environ['ST']}-{os.environ['COL']})]({run})"
           pat = re.compile(r"\[?!\[ISO build\]\([^)]*\)(\]\([^)]*\))?")
           body = pat.sub(lambda m: badge, body, count=1) if pat.search(body) else badge + "\n\n" + body
           json.dump({"body": body}, open("/tmp/patch.json", "w"))

AGENTS.md

@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ Full write-up, with every trap: `steamify-iso-release` in steamify-cachyos-dev.
   date, no time): `vX.Y.Z-YYMMDD` (real) or `vX.Y.Z-dev-YYMMDD` (dev), file `steamify-cachyos-X.Y.Z-[dev-]YYMMDD-x86_64.iso`, an **annotated** tag and a
   release with notes and the direct download link. One ISO per day and kind: a second build the same day deletes
   the earlier release and tag (GitHub) and tags again; the mirror takes the new tag object, iso-2 replaces the old mirror release. Retention: at most 10 dev and 10 real
-  releases are kept (space); the oldest are deleted with `gh release delete --cleanup-tag`, and the mirror drops their tags, releases and ISOs at its next sync. The workflow always runs from `master`; its input `steamify_ref` (a Steamify branch or tag, empty = the newest published release) builds the ISO with that checkout and names it after that branch's `VERSION` (a release branch tests its own version before it is released); its input `kind` (`release`, `dev`, or `auto`: release on master, dev on other branches) decides: `release` is a real release, `dev` a `dev-` pre-release. steamify-cachyos' bundle.yml passes it: a version published from main -> `release`, a version on a release branch -> `dev`.
+  releases are kept (space); the oldest are deleted with `gh release delete --cleanup-tag`, and the mirror drops their tags, releases and ISOs at its next sync. The workflow always runs from `master`; its input `kind` (`release`, `dev`, or `auto`: release on master, dev on other branches) decides: `release` is a real release, `dev` a `dev-` pre-release. steamify-cachyos' bundle.yml passes it: a version published from main -> `release`, a version on a release branch -> `dev`.
 - `.github/workflows/iso-2-gitea-build.yml` (Gitea, `workflow_dispatch` with the tag as the ref, started by iso-1's last step through the mirror's dispatch API after the mirror has the new tag object; a tag push starts nothing, because a replaced tag of the same name starts no run; skipped on GitHub) runs two jobs for that
   tag: build the ISO, then attach it to the mirror's release. It is not tested there (the runner is small): the VM tests
   run on GitHub, in steamify-cachyos `vmtest.yml`, on the newest ISO release of the mirror. The tag decides everything: Steamify version (`steamify-prepare.sh`
@@ -139,10 +139,3 @@ Full write-up, with every trap: `steamify-iso-release` in steamify-cachyos-dev.
   iso-2's last job `report` (`if: always()`) replaces it with succeeded / failed / cancelled, linked to the Gitea run,
   through the GitHub API with the Gitea secret `GH_RELEASE_TOKEN` (fine-grained, this repo, Contents read and write).
   Without the secret the badge stays "running". Gitea's own badge can't show these runs (they run on a tag ref).
-- **Release notes are generated, not written by hand** (iso-1): the CachyOS base version (first line of CHANGELOG.md), the
-  Steamify version's own changelog section (steamify-cachyos CHANGELOG.md at the ref or tag it is built from) and this
-  repository's commits since the previous release of the same kind (newest 40). iso-2 takes the same text from the GitHub
-  release for the mirror's release (one source), without the badge line, and adds the checksum line. The old hand-written
-  "## CachyOS with Steamify Live ISO" section in CHANGELOG.md is no longer used.
-- **Release title:** `CachyOS <base> with Steamify <version> (<YYYY.MM.DD> UTC)` (dev: `(test build <date> UTC)`), the same on GitHub
-  and on the mirror; `<base>` is the first line of CHANGELOG.md (e.g. 26.08).