feat: Add GitHub Actions workflow for automated releases by djach7 · Pull Request #60 · containers/tar-diff

djach7 · 2026-03-19T13:01:36Z

Create .github/workflows/release.yml with GoReleaser integration
Add .goreleaser.yml configuration for multi-platform builds
Support Linux, macOS, Windows on amd64 and arm64 architectures
Include automated release notes and checksums generation
Build both tar-diff and tar-patch binaries

Resolves #28

gemini-code-assist · 2026-03-19T13:01:48Z

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This pull request significantly enhances the project's release management by implementing a robust automated release pipeline. It leverages GitHub Actions and GoReleaser to streamline the creation and distribution of multi-platform binaries, ensuring consistent and efficient delivery of new versions to users across various operating systems and architectures.

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Automated Release Workflow: A new GitHub Actions workflow has been introduced to automate the release process using GoReleaser.
GoReleaser Configuration: A .goreleaser.yml file was added to configure multi-platform builds for the tar-diff and tar-patch binaries.
Multi-Platform Support: The release process now supports building binaries for Linux, macOS, and Windows across both amd64 and arm64 architectures.
Automated Release Artifacts: The workflow includes automated generation of release notes, checksums, and the inclusion of README.md, LICENSE, and file-format.md in release archives.
Binary Inclusion: Both tar-diff and tar-patch binaries are now built and included in the automated releases.

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Code Review

This pull request introduces automated releases using GoReleaser. The configuration in .goreleaser.yml is a good start, but has a couple of issues. First, the version information injection via ldflags is configured but will not work because the necessary variables are not defined in the Go source files. This is a high-priority issue to fix to ensure binaries are correctly versioned. Second, there is significant duplication in the builds section, which can be refactored for better maintainability using YAML anchors. I've provided a suggestion for this refactoring.

.goreleaser.yml

djach7 · 2026-03-19T13:43:20Z

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Code Review

This pull request introduces a GoReleaser configuration for automating releases, which is a great addition. The configuration is mostly solid, but I've found a couple of areas for improvement. A critical issue is the omission of the version in the archive filenames, which could cause confusion between releases. Additionally, there's a minor redundancy in how release assets are packaged. My review includes specific suggestions to address these points.

.goreleaser.yml

djach7 · 2026-03-19T14:06:01Z

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Code Review

This pull request introduces a GoReleaser configuration file (.goreleaser.yml) to automate the creation of multi-platform release artifacts. The configuration is comprehensive, covering builds for Linux, macOS, and Windows on amd64/arm64 architectures, and includes documentation files in the archives. My review focuses on improving the maintainability and output of this configuration. I've suggested simplifying the archive naming template and enhancing the changelog generation to produce more structured release notes. Please note that while the pull request description mentions a GitHub Actions workflow file, it was not included in the provided changes for review.

.goreleaser.yml

kgiusti

I'm not sure if the goreleaser tool recognizes that common_build yaml syntax:

root@44a694785430:/go/tar-diff# goreleaser check
  ⨯ command failed                                  
    error=
    │ yaml: unmarshal errors:
    │   line 8: field .common_build not found in type config.Project
root@44a694785430:/go/tar-diff# goreleaser release --snapshot --clean
  ⨯ release failed after 0s                         
    error=
    │ yaml: unmarshal errors:
    │   line 8: field .common_build not found in type config.Project

See goreleaser/goreleaser#4000

You may have to duplicate the code instead of using those anchors.

.github/workflows/release.yml

- Create .github/workflows/release.yml with GoReleaser integration - Add .goreleaser.yml configuration for multi-platform builds - Support Linux, macOS, Windows on amd64 and arm64 architectures - Include automated release notes and checksums generation - Build both tar-diff and tar-patch binaries Resolves containers#28 Signed-off-by: djach7 <djachimo@redhat.com>

djach7 · 2026-03-25T12:59:30Z

Updated to remove the code anchors, ironically that was a gemini suggestion...

kgiusti · 2026-03-26T20:36:37Z

Updated to remove the code anchors, ironically that was a gemini suggestion...

Seemed like a good suggestion to me as well. Hard to tell when gemini speaks the bullsh*t...

kgiusti

That fixes the syntax error, and I can run oreleaser release --snapshot --clean and it appears to work, but raises two warnings:

    • DEPRECATED: archives.format should not be used anymore, check https://goreleaser.com/deprecations#archivesformat for more info
    • DEPRECATED: archives.format_overrides.format should not be used anymore, check https://goreleaser.com/deprecations#archivesformat_overridesformat for more info

Turns out they renamed "format" to "formats" and made the arguments a list of strings. I've left the fixes inline if you want to pick them up.

kgiusti · 2026-03-26T20:38:07Z

.goreleaser.yml

+      - -s -w
+
+archives:
+  - format: tar.gz


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- format: tar.gz

- formats: ["tar.gz"]

kgiusti · 2026-03-26T20:38:37Z

.goreleaser.yml

+      {{- if .Arm }}v{{ .Arm }}{{ end }}
+    format_overrides:
+      - goos: windows
+        format: zip


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format: zip

formats: ["zip"]

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