release.yaml

# this workflow handles new releases and adds artifacts

name: Release
on:
  release:
    types:
      - published

permissions: read-all

jobs:
  release-tar-gz:
    name: Release .tar.gz

    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    permissions:
      contents: write # needed to upload the artifact

    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: build .tar.gz using make dist
        run: |
          # configure and determine build version
          ./configure

          # save build version for later
          build_version="$(sed -n '/^VERSION/s/.*:= //p' config.mk)"
          echo "build version is $build_version"

          # build the tarball
          make dist

          # determine archive name for the next step
          archive_name="../gbsplay-$build_version.tar.gz"
          echo "archive name is $archive_name"
          ls -l "$archive_name" || exit 1
          echo "archive_name=$archive_name" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
      - name: upload .tar.gz artifact
        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
        with:
          files: ${{ env.archive_name }}