Add artifact packaging and upload to CI and release workflows

Author: Geenz

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -59,6 +59,16 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build
       run: cmake --build build --config ${{ env.BUILD_TYPE }} --parallel
 
+    - name: Upload artifacts
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: EntropyCore-Linux-${{ matrix.compiler.cc }}
+        path: |
+          build/libEntropyCore.a
+          build/*Example
+          build/*.so
+        if-no-files-found: warn
+
   build-macos:
     runs-on: macos-latest
 
@@ -89,6 +99,16 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build
       run: cmake --build build --config ${{ env.BUILD_TYPE }} --parallel
 
+    - name: Upload artifacts
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: EntropyCore-macOS-universal
+        path: |
+          build/libEntropyCore.a
+          build/*Example
+          build/*.dylib
+        if-no-files-found: warn
+
   build-windows:
     runs-on: windows-latest
 
@@ -112,3 +132,13 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Build
       run: cmake --build build --config ${{ env.BUILD_TYPE }} --parallel
+
+    - name: Upload artifacts
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: EntropyCore-Windows-x64
+        path: |
+          build/${{ env.BUILD_TYPE }}/EntropyCore.lib
+          build/${{ env.BUILD_TYPE }}/*Example.exe
+          build/${{ env.BUILD_TYPE }}/*.dll
+        if-no-files-found: warn

.github/workflows/prerelease.yml

@@ -28,6 +28,23 @@ jobs:
         echo "date=$(date +'%Y%m%d-%H%M%S')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         echo "commit_msg=$(git log -1 --pretty=%B | head -n 1)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
+    - name: Download all artifacts
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        path: artifacts
+        run-id: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.id }}
+        github-token: ${{ github.token }}
+
+    - name: Create artifact archives
+      run: |
+        cd artifacts
+        for dir in */; do
+          dirname="${dir%/}"
+          tar -czf "${dirname}.tar.gz" -C "$dirname" .
+          zip -r "${dirname}.zip" "$dirname"
+        done
+        cd ..
+
     - name: Delete existing pre-release
       run: |
         gh release delete latest --yes || true
@@ -49,10 +66,22 @@ jobs:
           - **Date**: ${{ steps.commit.outputs.date }}
           - **Message**: ${{ steps.commit.outputs.commit_msg }}
 
+          ### 📦 Available Builds
+
+          - **Linux GCC 14**: `EntropyCore-Linux-gcc-14.tar.gz` / `.zip`
+          - **Linux Clang 18**: `EntropyCore-Linux-clang-18.tar.gz` / `.zip`
+          - **macOS Universal**: `EntropyCore-macOS-universal.tar.gz` / `.zip`
+          - **Windows x64**: `EntropyCore-Windows-x64.tar.gz` / `.zip`
+
+          Each archive contains the library and example executables.
+
           ### ⚠️ Warning
           This is a development build and may be unstable. For production use, please use a [stable release](https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/releases).
 
           ### 📋 Recent Changes
           See [commit history](https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/commits/main) for details.
+        files: |
+          artifacts/*.tar.gz
+          artifacts/*.zip
         prerelease: true
         make_latest: false

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -9,7 +9,12 @@ permissions:
   contents: write
 
 jobs:
+  # First, trigger builds for all platforms
+  build:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/ci.yml
+
   create-release:
+    needs: build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
@@ -31,6 +36,21 @@ jobs:
         echo "version=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         echo "version_number=${VERSION#v}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
+    - name: Download all artifacts
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        path: artifacts
+
+    - name: Create artifact archives
+      run: |
+        cd artifacts
+        for dir in */; do
+          dirname="${dir%/}"
+          tar -czf "${dirname}.tar.gz" -C "$dirname" .
+          zip -r "${dirname}.zip" "$dirname"
+        done
+        cd ..
+
     - name: Generate release notes
       id: notes
       run: |
@@ -53,6 +73,20 @@ jobs:
 
         $CHANGELOG
 
+        ### 📦 Pre-built Binaries
+
+        Download the appropriate archive for your platform:
+
+        - **Linux GCC 14**: `EntropyCore-Linux-gcc-14.tar.gz` / `.zip`
+        - **Linux Clang 18**: `EntropyCore-Linux-clang-18.tar.gz` / `.zip`
+        - **macOS Universal**: `EntropyCore-macOS-universal.tar.gz` / `.zip` (Intel + Apple Silicon)
+        - **Windows x64**: `EntropyCore-Windows-x64.tar.gz` / `.zip`
+
+        Each archive contains:
+        - `libEntropyCore.a` / `EntropyCore.lib` (static library)
+        - Example executables
+        - Headers are in the repository
+
         ### 🔧 Building from Source
 
         ```bash
@@ -86,6 +120,9 @@ jobs:
       with:
         name: "Release ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
         body_path: release_notes.md
+        files: |
+          artifacts/*.tar.gz
+          artifacts/*.zip
         draft: false
         prerelease: false
         make_latest: true