Don't bundle binary files in the repo - build as a release step (#43)

.github/workflows/build-and-release.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+name: Build and Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+  release:
+    types: [created]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      
+    - name: Setup Zig
+      uses: mlugg/setup-zig@v2
+      with:
+        version: 0.14.0
+        
+    - name: Clone pikabar source
+      run: |
+        git clone https://git.pika-os.com/wm-packages/pikabar.git
+        
+    - name: Create Programs directory
+      run: mkdir -p ${{ github.workspace }}/Programs
+        
+    - name: Build zigstat
+      run: |
+        cd pikabar/src/zigstat
+        zig build-exe src/main.zig -O ReleaseSmall -mcpu x86_64_v2 --name zigstat
+        mv zigstat ${{ github.workspace }}/Programs/
+        
+    - name: Build zigbrightness
+      run: |
+        cd pikabar/src/zigbrightness
+        zig build-exe src/main.zig -O ReleaseSmall -mcpu x86_64_v2 --name zigbrightness
+        mv zigbrightness ${{ github.workspace }}/Programs/
+        
+    - name: Create release archive
+      run: |
+        # Create a clean output directory
+        mkdir -p ../noctalia-release
+        
+        # Copy all files except .git, .github, and pikabar
+        cp -r . ../noctalia-release/
+        rm -rf ../noctalia-release/.git
+        rm -rf ../noctalia-release/.github
+        rm -rf ../noctalia-release/pikabar
+        
+        # Create the archives
+        cd ..
+        tar -czf noctalia-${{ github.ref_name }}.tar.gz noctalia-release/
+        cp noctalia-${{ github.ref_name }}.tar.gz noctalia-latest.tar.gz
+        
+        # Move archives to workspace
+        mv *.tar.gz ${{ github.workspace }}/
+        
+    - name: Upload Release Asset
+      if: github.event_name == 'release'
+      uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      with:
+        upload_url: ${{ github.event.release.upload_url }}
+        asset_path: ./noctalia-${{ github.ref_name }}.tar.gz
+        asset_name: noctalia-${{ github.ref_name }}.tar.gz
+        asset_content_type: application/gzip
+        
+    - name: Upload Latest Release Asset
+      if: github.event_name == 'release'
+      uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      with:
+        upload_url: ${{ github.event.release.upload_url }}
+        asset_path: ./noctalia-latest.tar.gz
+        asset_name: noctalia-latest.tar.gz
+        asset_content_type: application/gzip
+        
+    - name: Create Release
+      if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+      with:
+        files: |
+          noctalia-${{ github.ref_name }}.tar.gz
+          noctalia-latest.tar.gz
+        generate_release_notes: true
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

README.md

@@ -94,16 +94,16 @@ yay -S quickshell-git
 
 or use any other way of installing quickshell-git (flake, paru etc).
 
-_Git clone the repo:_
+_Download and install the latest release:_
 
 ```
-git clone https://github.com/Ly-sec/Noctalia.git
+mkdir -p ~/.config/quickshell && curl -sL https://github.com/Ly-sec/Noctalia/releases/latest/download/noctalia-latest.tar.gz | tar -xz --strip-components=1 -C ~/.config/quickshell/
 ```
 
-_Move content to ~/.config/quickshell_
+Or download manually from [releases](https://github.com/Ly-sec/Noctalia/releases) and extract:
 
 ```
-cd Noctalia && mv * ~/.config/quickshell/
+mkdir -p ~/.config/quickshell && tar -xzf noctalia-*.tar.gz --strip-components=1 -C ~/.config/quickshell/
 ```
 
 ### _niri only_
@@ -177,7 +177,9 @@ You will need to install a few things to get everything working:
 - `swww` to add fancy wallpaper animations (optional)
 - `wallust` to theme the setup based on wallpaper (optional)
 
-## zigstat and zigbrightnesss is bundled - source can be found [here](https://git.pika-os.com/wm-packages/pikabar/src/branch/main/src)
+## zigstat and zigbrightness
+
+The zigstat and zigbrightness utilities are automatically built from source during release creation. Source code can be found [here](https://git.pika-os.com/wm-packages/pikabar/src/branch/main/src).
 
 ## Known issues