Merge pull request #69 from theupriser/bugfix/iso-dispatch-ref

fix(ci): main starts a real ISO release, a release branch a dev ISO
fix(ci): the ISO workflow always runs from master; main asks for a release ISO, a release branch for a dev ISO
2026-10-03 17:41:58 +02:00 · 2026-09-30 11:41:40 +02:00 · 2026-09-30 11:32:36 +02:00 · 2026-09-30 11:31:37 +02:00
2 changed files with 13 additions and 7 deletions
@@ -192,14 +192,18 @@ jobs:
            dist/steamify-app.tar.gz
            assets/steam-gaming-settings.svg

-      # A new Steamify release starts the Steamify ISO's release with it (a test build from the ISO repo's
-      # feat/steamify, until that is its master): its iso-1-github-tag.yml names it after this version, tags it,
-      # and the Gitea mirror builds and attaches the ISO. Needs a fine-grained token for that repo
-      # (Actions: read and write) as the secret ISO_DISPATCH_TOKEN; without it, this is skipped.
+      # A new version starts the Steamify ISO's release of the ISO repo: its iso-1-github-tag.yml (always run from
+      # master) names the ISO after the newest Steamify release, tags it, and the Gitea mirror builds and attaches the ISO.
+      # The branch here decides the kind of build (the workflow's input `kind`):
+      #   main (publishes the release)            -> release: a real ISO (tag v<steamify>-<date>)
+      #   release/** (a version not yet released) -> dev: a pre-release (tag v<steamify>-dev.<date>)
+      # Needs a fine-grained token for that repo (Actions: read and write) as the secret ISO_DISPATCH_TOKEN;
+      # without it, this is skipped.
      - name: Start the Steamify ISO's release
        if: >-
          github.server_url == 'https://github.com' &&
-          github.event_name != 'pull_request' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' &&
+          github.event_name != 'pull_request' &&
+          (github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/release/')) &&
          steps.version.outputs.released == 'false'
        env:
          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ISO_DISPATCH_TOKEN }}
@@ -207,5 +211,6 @@ jobs:
          if [ -z "$GH_TOKEN" ]; then
            echo "::notice::No ISO_DISPATCH_TOKEN: the Steamify ISO isn't released with this version."; exit 0
          fi
-          gh workflow run iso-1-github-tag.yml -R theupriser/steamify-cachyos-live-iso --ref feat/steamify
-          echo "Started the Steamify ISO's release (theupriser/steamify-cachyos-live-iso, feat/steamify)"
+          if [ "$GITHUB_REF" = refs/heads/main ]; then kind=release; else kind=dev; fi
+          gh workflow run iso-1-github-tag.yml -R theupriser/steamify-cachyos-live-iso --ref master -f kind="$kind"
+          echo "Started the Steamify ISO's release (theupriser/steamify-cachyos-live-iso, master, kind $kind)"
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ one per merged pull request.

 ## 2.9.6 - 2026-09-30

+- **fix(ci): a version published from main starts a real ISO release, a version on a release branch a dev ISO: the ISO workflow always runs from the ISO repo's master and gets the kind as an input (it always started the dev one from feat/steamify)**
 - **chore: Version 2.9.6**

 ## 2.9.5 - 2026-09-30
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
theupriser	9602d9d00b	Merge pull request #69 from theupriser/bugfix/iso-dispatch-ref Sync git.upriser.nl mirror / sync (push) Skipped Details Single-file build / bundle (push) Successful in 14s Details fix(ci): main starts a real ISO release, a release branch a dev ISO	2026-09-30 11:41:40 +02:00
theupriser	9a2965d339	fix(ci): the ISO workflow always runs from master; main asks for a release ISO, a release branch for a dev ISO Sync git.upriser.nl mirror / sync (push) Skipped Details	2026-09-30 11:32:36 +02:00
theupriser	c42d5454bf	fix(ci): a version published from main starts a real ISO release, a release branch a dev ISO	2026-09-30 11:31:37 +02:00