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Sync Boost Release

Sync Boost Release #6

Workflow file for this run

name: Sync Boost Release
on:
schedule:
# 05:00 UTC = midnight EST (UTC-5); shifts to 01:00 EDT in summer — acceptable
- cron: '0 5 * * *'
workflow_dispatch:
permissions:
contents: write
jobs:
sync:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- name: Checkout
uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Detect latest Boost production release
id: detect
env:
GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
run: |
# GitHub Tags API — most-recently-created tags first.
# 50 entries is more than enough: Boost ships ~4 tags/year
# (one beta + one production per release cycle).
TAGS=$(curl -fsSL \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $GH_TOKEN" \
-H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
"https://api.github.com/repos/boostorg/boost/tags?per_page=50")
# Keep only clean production tags: boost-X.Y.Z (no .betaN or .rcN suffix)
LATEST_TAG=$(echo "$TAGS" | jq -r \
'[.[] | select(.name | test("^boost-[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+$"))] | .[0].name')
if [ -z "$LATEST_TAG" ] || [ "$LATEST_TAG" = "null" ]; then
echo "ERROR: Could not determine latest Boost production tag." >&2
exit 1
fi
echo "Latest production tag: $LATEST_TAG"
# Convert boost-1.90.0 → v1.90
# Pattern: boost-<major>.<minor>.<patch> → v<major>.<minor>
DIR=$(echo "$LATEST_TAG" | sed -E 's/^boost-([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.[0-9]+$/v\1.\2/')
echo "Mapped directory name: $DIR"
echo "dir=$DIR" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
if [ -d "$DIR" ]; then
echo "Directory '$DIR' already exists — no action needed."
echo "is_new=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
else
echo "New release detected — will create '$DIR'."
echo "is_new=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
fi
- name: Copy develop/ to versioned directory
if: steps.detect.outputs.is_new == 'true'
run: |
DIR="${{ steps.detect.outputs.dir }}"
cp -r develop/ "$DIR/"
echo "Copied develop/ → $DIR/"
- name: Commit and push
if: steps.detect.outputs.is_new == 'true'
run: |
DIR="${{ steps.detect.outputs.dir }}"
git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
git add "$DIR/"
git commit -m "Add $DIR (snapshot from develop)"
git push