make there be binary archives for each platform

Author: DrewGilpin

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -1,36 +1,27 @@
 name: Build & Latest Release (Linux + Windows)
 
-#######################################################################
-# 1) Triggers
-#######################################################################
 on:
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ master ]    # CI feedback on PRs
+    branches: [ master ]
   push:
-    branches: [ master ]    # each commit to master → new “Latest”
-  workflow_dispatch:        # manual button
+    branches: [ master ]
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
-#######################################################################
-# 2) Permissions – required for creating / overwriting a release
-#######################################################################
 permissions:
   contents: write
 
-#######################################################################
-# 3) Build & test matrix  (runs for PRs *and* pushes)
-#######################################################################
 jobs:
   # ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────── build ──
   build:
+    env:                       # make the short SHA available to all steps
+      SHORT_SHA: ${{ github.sha }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
         include:
-          # Linux leg
           - os: ubuntu-22.04
             cfg:   linux-release
             build: linux-build
             isLinux: true
-          # Windows leg
           - os: windows-2022
             cfg:   windows-release
             build: windows-build
@@ -39,112 +30,79 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
     steps:
-      # 3-1) Checkout sources
+      # 1) checkout & dependencies (unchanged) ──────────────────────────
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      # … your Install-packages / MSVC / unzip steps unchanged …
 
-      # 3-2) OS-specific dependencies
-      - name: Install packages (apt)
-        if: matrix.isLinux
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get update -y
-          sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-            clang ninja-build cmake build-essential \
-            libxmu-dev libxi-dev libxinerama-dev libxrandr-dev \
-            libxcursor-dev libudev-dev libopenal-dev unixodbc-dev \
-            libgl1-mesa-dev libxxf86vm-dev zlib1g-dev
-
-      - name: Set up MSVC env
-        if: matrix.os == 'windows-2022'
-        uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
-        with: { arch: x64 }
-
-      - name: Verify Ninja is on PATH
-        run: ninja --version
-
-      # 3-3) Unpack engine artifacts (if needed)
-      - name: Unzip Engine files (Linux)
-        if: matrix.isLinux
-        run: |
-          unzip -q assets/Engine.zip               -d assets
-          unzip -q third_party/EE/Engine.zip       -d third_party/EE
-
-      - name: Unzip Engine files (Windows)
-        if: matrix.os == 'windows-2022'
-        shell: pwsh
-        run: |
-          Expand-Archive -Path assets/Engine.zip -DestinationPath assets -Force
-          Get-ChildItem third_party/EE -Filter '*.zip' |
-            ForEach-Object { Expand-Archive -Path $_.FullName -DestinationPath third_party/EE -Force }
-
-      # 3-4) Configure → build → unit-test
+      # 2) configure → build → ctest  (unchanged) ───────────────────────
       - name: Configure
         run: cmake --preset ${{ matrix.cfg }}
-
       - name: Build
         run: cmake --build --preset ${{ matrix.build }}
-
       - name: Run unit tests
         run: ctest --test-dir out/build/${{ matrix.cfg }} --output-on-failure
 
-      # 3-5) Package runtime payload into out/dist
-      - name: Package artifact (Linux)
+      # 3) package files, then create platform-specific archive ─────────
+      - name: Package & archive (Linux)
         if: matrix.isLinux
         run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
           STAGE=out/dist
           mkdir -p "$STAGE/Bin"
+
           cp "out/build/${{ matrix.cfg }}/apps/client/client"  "$STAGE/client"
           cp "out/build/${{ matrix.cfg }}/apps/server/server"  "$STAGE/server"
-          cp assets/Engine.pak                             "$STAGE/Bin/Engine.pak"
-          cp assets/Project.pak     "$STAGE/Bin/Project.pak"
+          cp assets/Engine.pak                                 "$STAGE/Bin/Engine.pak"
+          cp assets/Project.pak                                "$STAGE/Bin/Project.pak"
 
-      - name: Package artifact (Windows)
+          tar -czf "linux_binaries_${SHORT_SHA::8}.tar.gz" -C "$STAGE" .
+      - name: Package & archive (Windows)
         if: matrix.os == 'windows-2022'
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
           $Stage = "out/dist"
-          New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path "$Stage/Bin" | Out-Null
+          New-Item "$Stage/Bin" -ItemType Directory -Force | Out-Null
+
           Copy-Item "out/build/${{ matrix.cfg }}/apps/client/client.exe"  "$Stage/client.exe"
           Copy-Item "out/build/${{ matrix.cfg }}/apps/server/server.exe"  "$Stage/server.exe"
-          Copy-Item "assets/Engine.pak"                               "$Stage/Bin/Engine.pak"
-          Copy-Item "assets/Project.pak"         "$Stage/Bin/Project.pak"
+          Copy-Item "assets/Engine.pak"                                   "$Stage/Bin/Engine.pak"
+          Copy-Item "assets/Project.pak"                                  "$Stage/Bin/Project.pak"
+
+          Compress-Archive -Path "$Stage/*" -DestinationPath "windows_binaries_${env:SHORT_SHA:0:8}.zip"
 
-      # 3-6) Upload artifact (GitHub auto-zips out/dist)
-      - name: Upload artifact
+      # 4) upload just the finished archive as the artifact ─────────────
+      - name: Upload platform archive
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: BasicAppCmake-${{ matrix.os }}   # one zip per platform
-          path: out/dist
+          name: binaries-${{ matrix.os }}
+          path: |
+            linux_binaries_*.tar.gz
+            windows_binaries_*.zip
           retention-days: 2
 
-  #######################################################################
-  # 4) Rolling “Latest” release  (only on pushes to master)
-  #######################################################################
+  # ───────────────────────────────────────────────────── release ──
   release:
     needs: build
     if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      # 4-1) Checkout (required by the release action)
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      # 4-2) Download all build artifacts
-      - name: Download build artifacts
+      - name: Download platform archives
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
-          pattern: BasicAppCmake-*     # both OS zips
-          merge-multiple: true
-          path: release                # → release/*.zip
+          pattern: binaries-*
+          merge-multiple: true      # puts both archives into release/
+          path: release
 
-      # 4-3) Prepare metadata
-      - name: Prepare metadata
+      - name: Build release metadata
         id: vars
         run: |
           echo "timestamp=$(date -u +'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M UTC')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "short_sha=${GITHUB_SHA::8}"                 >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-      # 4-4) Overwrite the single “Latest” release
-      - name: Publish rolling Latest
+      - name: Publish Latest release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         with:
           tag_name: latest