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Automate publishing Go build artifacts for GitHub releases through GitHub Actions

Go Release Binary GitHub Action

Automate publishing Go build artifacts for GitHub releases through GitHub Actions.

Detects a build.sh in the go repo and will use that instead. Expects a list of file artifacts in a single, space delimited line as output for packaging.

Extra environment variables:

  • CMD_PATH
    • Pass extra commands to go build
  • EXTRA_FILES
    • Pass a list of extra files for packaging.
      • Example: EXTRA_FILES: "README.md LICENSE"
# .github/workflows/release.yaml

on: release
name: Build Release
jobs:
  release-linux-386:
    name: release linux/386
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@master
    - name: compile and release
      uses: ngs/[email protected]
      env:
        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
        GOARCH: "386"
        GOOS: linux
        EXTRA_FILES: "LICENSE"
  release-linux-amd64:
    name: release linux/amd64
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@master
    - name: compile and release
      uses: ngs/[email protected]
      env:
        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
        GOARCH: amd64
        GOOS: linux
        EXTRA_FILES: "LICENSE"
  release-linux-arm:
    name: release linux/386
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@master
    - name: compile and release
      uses: ngs/[email protected]
      env:
        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
        GOARCH: "arm"
        GOOS: linux
        EXTRA_FILES: "LICENSE"
  release-linux-arm64:
    name: release linux/amd64
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@master
    - name: compile and release
      uses: ngs/[email protected]
      env:
        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
        GOARCH: arm64
        GOOS: linux
        EXTRA_FILES: "LICENSE"
  release-darwin-amd64:
    name: release darwin/amd64
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@master
    - name: compile and release
      uses: ngs/[email protected]
      env:
        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
        GOARCH: amd64
        GOOS: darwin
        EXTRA_FILES: "LICENSE"
  release-windows-386:
    name: release windows/386
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@master
    - name: compile and release
      uses: ngs/[email protected]
      env:
        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
        GOARCH: "386"
        GOOS: windows
        EXTRA_FILES: "LICENSE"
  release-windows-amd64:
    name: release windows/amd64
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@master
    - name: compile and release
      uses: ngs/[email protected]
      env:
        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
        GOARCH: amd64
        GOOS: windows
        EXTRA_FILES: "LICENSE"