Questions tagged [github-release]
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Use GitHub Actions to create a tag but not a release
Currently on my GitHub repository, I have the following workflow that releases a nightly snapshot every day, and uses the current date as release name and tag name:
name: Nightly Snapshot
on:
schedule:
- cron: "59 23 * * *"
jobs:
build:
…

Wowbagger and his liquid lunch
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Add artifact from github actions to releases
So im trying to implement a release section on my yml file for a generated artifact, explaining myself: i would like to add an artifact to my releases with my yml file.
Here's the only yml file am working on for an android app:
name: Android…

Fernanda Martínez
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Travis deploy based on matrix parameters
I have a travis job that runs on both Linux and OSX, which I would like to be able to use to deploy different build artefacts for each platform to github releases. My .travis.yml file currently looks something like this:
language: rust
cache:…

AdamHarries
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Download zip release from private repository with node.js
I'm trying to download zip release from a private repository, i've tried many solutions but none seems to work.
Here my code :
function Download(url, path, options) {
updateHeader(options.stageTitles.Downloading)
let received_bytes = 0;
let…

Solber
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Pip install wheel from private github repo
We have a private repo containing a Python project that is being built by setuptools on a CI/CD server and then the wheel artifact is being pushed back to Github as a release. This process works great, however getting the resulting wheel back into…

Stuart Buckingham
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GitHub Actions: user that published a release
Given the GitHub Actions workflow below, how can I get the username of the person who published the release that triggered the workflow?
name: My Workflow
on:
release:
types: [ published ]
jobs:
my-job:
runs-on: [ my-runner ]
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mxcd
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How to download all files from GitHub release?
I am looking at a GitHub release that contains over 200 .tgz files that I want to download. Is there any way to download them all in bulk within one line/script, as opposed to downloading them each individually?
Because it is not exactly hosted on…

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What is the allowed syntax for a Github release tag_name?
The apps I'm trying to place under version control store their version number as a timestamp...
2019-12-28T05:13:47Z .
When I try to add this timestamp as a Github release tag_name using the API...
{
"tag_name": "2019-12-28T05:13:47Z",
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SeaDude
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How to use Github releases feature using Pull Request workflow
I have a project in Github where all the team uses Pull Request workflow. So each developer has a Fork of the master repository.
The process for solving an issue of adding a new feature is the following:
The developer creates a branch into his…

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Why is Github pulling in commits for my entire branch's history for my new Github Tag?
I am currently trying to implement an automated release GHA. One of the main features is that it will generate release notes based on previous tags. For some reason every time I generate release notes, Github will populate the release notes with…

Farhan Islam
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Github API Specify Previous Tag
I'm trying to figure out how to specify "Previous Tag" via queryparams in the release form automation, or via the Create Release API. Preferably Both.
Here is the feature in the UI documented as step 7 here.
If there is no way to do this - where…

TheJeff
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Will F-Droid app update automatically in F-Droid server from GitHub release?
I have published an app in F-Droid. When publishing the first version, I followed the usual steps, and the app was published from my GitHub release. (The release tag is v1.0).
Now, I have released an update of the app in GitHub (The release tag is…

Shourya Shikhar
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Unable to get release title in github actions
I've added github action that sends a message on our slack channel on every release.
I've managed to get repo name and tag from github context, but I'm also trying and failing to get release title and release notes in that message.
I've tried these…

dsusnjara
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Github readme latest version of a project release
$ yarn add https://github.com/nameUser/nameProject/releases/download/vA.B.C-alpha/file-A.B.C.tgz
I have a similar thing in the readme of my project, I would like to make sure that every time a version is released it does not have to update this…

Paul
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Is it possible to migrate Gitlab releases to a Github repository?
I want to migrate all the releases from a Gitlab repository that is using semantic release to a Github repository.
I can create new releases in the new Github repository starting from the last Gitlab repository, but I don't know how to transfer all…

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