GitHub Action - Build & Release RPM Packages

This GitHub Action is intended to build RPM and SRPM packages from a spec file and submit it as a release asset or an artifact to the same repository.

*Note: Currently only support builds for Fedora x86_64 releases.

Inputs

• spec_file: Name of the spec file. (required)

Outputs

• rpm_path: Path to the RPM package.
• rpm_name: Name of the RPM package.
• srpm_path: Path to the Source RPM package.
• srpm_name: Name of the Source RPM package.
• content_type: Content-type of the packages.

Usage

Pre-requisites

Create a GitHub workflow .yml file in the .github/workflows directory inside your repository. An example is given below. For more information, reference the GitHub Help documentation for creating a workflow file.

Fedora Release Version

You can specify the Fedora release version using the following syntax to build your RPM and/or SRPM packages for a specific release. Currently supported Fedora release versions are,

• latest (Fedora 34)
• f33 (Fedora 33)

Syntax:

...
uses: AnjaloHettiarachchi/rpmbuild@{GH_ACTION_VERSION}-{FEDORA_VERSION}
...

Example Workflow

---
name: Build & Release RPM & SRPM packages

on:
  push:
    tags:
      - "v*"

jobs:
  build:
    name: Build and release as assets
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - name: Checkout the repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v2

      - name: Build RPM and SRPM packages
        id: rpm_build
        uses: AnjaloHettiarachchi/rpmbuild@v1.0.0
        with:
          spec_file: "my-app.spec"

      - name: Create a new release
        id: create_release
        uses: actions/create-release@v1
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
        with:
          tag_name: ${{ github.ref }}
          release_name: ${{ github.ref }}
          body: |
            Changes in this Release
                - Create RPM
                - Upload Source RPM
          draft: false
          prerelease: false

      - name: Upload RPM as a release asset
        id: upload_rpm_release
        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1.0.2
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
        with:
          upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
          asset_path: ${{ steps.rpm_build.outputs.rpm_path }}
          asset_name: ${{ steps.rpm_build.outputs.rpm_name }}
          asset_content_type: ${{ steps.rpm_build.outputs.content_type }}

      - name: Upload SRPM as a release asset
        id: upload_srpm_release
        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1.0.2
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
        with:
          upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
          asset_path: ${{ steps.rpm_build.outputs.srpm_path }}
          asset_name: ${{ steps.rpm_build.outputs.srpm_name }}
          asset_content_type: ${{ steps.rpm_build.outputs.content_type }}

References

• RPM Packaging Guide
• GitHub Learning Lab
• Container Toolkit Action