GH Actions: Package source builds into GitHub releases as archive files

[dijksterhuis]

Example release can be seen here: https://github.com/dijksterhuis/bn-mf/releases/tag/v1.00.04.indev

Packaged source builds on a development commit push

Builds release archives via GitHub Actions and a python script, so folks can more easily download and build their own missions. Archives can be extracted into an Arma3 MPMissions directory without any changes.

See full list below for more details

• One zip/tar.gz for each map
• One zip/tar.gz for all maps bundle

The only commit pushes to development are from PRs, so a PR merge commit should be the only thing triggering the build.

Automated releases

Changed contents of mission/version.hpp will result in a change of the release and respective release tag once merged into development -- no need to manually tag / create releases anymore.

Any commits using a previously released version in mission/version.hpp will be appended to that existing release.

So, switching from vX.XX.XX Indev to vX.XX.XX will create a new release with a single commit. Can edit the release manually, copy pasting the contents of the Indev release. Or, add more commits and continue building the latest release.

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Full list of archive files added to a release:

• vn_mikeforce_1_00_04_indev.all.tar.gz
• vn_mikeforce_1_00_04_indev.all.zip
• vn_mikeforce_1_00_04_indev.altis.tar.gz
• vn_mikeforce_1_00_04_indev.altis.zip
• vn_mikeforce_1_00_04_indev.cam_lao_nam.tar.gz
• vn_mikeforce_1_00_04_indev.cam_lao_nam.zip
• vn_mikeforce_1_00_04_indev.vn_khe_sanh.tar.gz
• vn_mikeforce_1_00_04_indev.vn_khe_sanh.zip
• vn_mikeforce_1_00_04_indev.vn_the_bra.tar.gz
• vn_mikeforce_1_00_04_indev.vn_the_bra.zip

$ unzip -l release/vn_mikeforce_1_00_04_indev.all.zip | head -n 15
Archive:  release/vn_mikeforce_1_00_04_indev.all.zip
  Length      Date    Time    Name
---------  ---------- -----   ----
        0  2024-11-22 17:11   vn_mikeforce_1_00_04_indev.altis/
        0  2024-11-22 17:11   vn_mikeforce_1_00_04_indev.cam_lao_nam/
        0  2024-11-22 17:11   vn_mikeforce_1_00_04_indev.vn_khe_sanh/
        0  2024-11-22 17:11   vn_mikeforce_1_00_04_indev.vn_the_bra/
        0  2024-06-18 21:03   vn_mikeforce_1_00_04_indev.altis/config/
        0  2024-06-18 15:12   vn_mikeforce_1_00_04_indev.altis/eventhandlers/
        0  2024-06-18 15:12   vn_mikeforce_1_00_04_indev.altis/functions/
        0  2024-06-18 15:12   vn_mikeforce_1_00_04_indev.altis/img/
        0  2024-06-18 15:12   vn_mikeforce_1_00_04_indev.altis/map_config/
        0  2024-11-22 17:11   vn_mikeforce_1_00_04_indev.altis/paradigm/
       87  2024-06-18 15:12   vn_mikeforce_1_00_04_indev.altis/version.hpp
    12609  2024-11-22 08:16   vn_mikeforce_1_00_04_indev.altis/para_server_init.sqf

$ unzip -l release/vn_mikeforce_1_00_04_indev.altis.zip | head -n 15
Archive:  release/vn_mikeforce_1_00_04_indev.altis.zip
  Length      Date    Time    Name
---------  ---------- -----   ----
        0  2024-11-22 17:11   vn_mikeforce_1_00_04_indev.altis/
        0  2024-06-18 21:03   vn_mikeforce_1_00_04_indev.altis/config/
        0  2024-06-18 15:12   vn_mikeforce_1_00_04_indev.altis/eventhandlers/
        0  2024-06-18 15:12   vn_mikeforce_1_00_04_indev.altis/functions/
        0  2024-06-18 15:12   vn_mikeforce_1_00_04_indev.altis/img/
        0  2024-06-18 15:12   vn_mikeforce_1_00_04_indev.altis/map_config/
        0  2024-11-22 17:11   vn_mikeforce_1_00_04_indev.altis/paradigm/
       87  2024-06-18 15:12   vn_mikeforce_1_00_04_indev.altis/version.hpp
    12609  2024-11-22 08:16   vn_mikeforce_1_00_04_indev.altis/para_server_init.sqf
     1246  2024-06-18 15:12   vn_mikeforce_1_00_04_indev.altis/para_player_preload_client.sqf
    70440  2024-06-18 15:12   vn_mikeforce_1_00_04_indev.altis/stringtable.xml
     2003  2024-06-18 15:12   vn_mikeforce_1_00_04_indev.altis/para_player_loaded_client.sqf

[dijksterhuis]

All mission builds tested from the vn_mikeforce_1_00_04_indev.all.zip file, no script errors and everything looks like it's where it needs to be.