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feat(release): publish the bundled distribution manifest and lockfile - #2066

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Closes #2065

Step T1b of the bundled Gentle Shell design (odd/tasks/bundled-gentle-shell.md, S3).

What

  • scripts/build-distribution.mjs: build --shell <v> [--pi <v>] --out <dir> resolves gentle-pi at the exact release version and the exact pinned Pi (PI_INSTALL_VERSION) with our pinned pnpm 11.1.1 in the same hermetic environment installVersion uses, and writes gentle-shell-distribution.json (schema, shell, pi, id, generatedWith, the exact package.json and pnpm-workspace.yaml, the lockfile sha256) and gentle-shell-distribution-lock.yaml; deterministic; non-exact versions refused before any download; a just-published gentle-pi not yet visible on the registry is retried for about five minutes. verify --assets <dir> installs them frozen into a temporary prefix with our runtimes (Windows: the pinned Go) and runs the launcher in the same filtered environment. Temporary prefixes are always removed.
  • .github/workflows/publish.yml: three new jobs after publish — distribution (build on the verified release commit), distribution-verify (Ubuntu, macOS, Windows), distribution-assets (contents: write, attaches the two assets only after every verify lane). Existing jobs are byte-identical; action SHAs confirmed against their tags.
  • installVersion errors carry pnpm's stdout and stderr tails (pnpm prints install/postinstall failures on stdout).
  • A single lockfile covers every platform (pnpm 11 records all optional native packages); pnpm's default non-strict minimum release age is kept and documented.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features
    • Releases now include verified distribution assets for exact shell and Pi versions. Assets are checked on Ubuntu, macOS, and Windows before being uploaded.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Installation errors now include relevant output from both standard output and standard error, making failures easier to diagnose.
  • Documentation
    • Added guidance on distribution assets, version validation, lockfiles, and supported package-manager configuration.

scripts/build-distribution.mjs resolves gentle-pi at the release version and
the exact pinned Pi with our pinned pnpm, producing
gentle-shell-distribution.json (the files installVersion writes, versions and
the lockfile sha256) and gentle-shell-distribution-lock.yaml. publish.yml
builds them after npm publication, installs from them with a frozen lockfile
and runs the launcher on Ubuntu, macOS and Windows, and only then attaches
them to the release.
The build and verify commands remove their temporary prefix on success and
failure, the launcher check runs in the same filtered environment as our
pnpm, and the build retries for about five minutes while a just-published
gentle-pi is not yet visible in the registry. pnpm's default non-strict
minimum release age is kept and documented (an explicit value turns strict
mode on and would refuse the release's own gentle-pi). The distribution and
bundled-install tests remove every temporary folder they create.
pnpm prints install and postinstall failures on stdout, so installVersion's error now carries both stream tails and the exit status.
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The release workflow now builds a versioned distribution manifest and lockfile after npm publication, verifies the asset pair on Ubuntu, macOS, and Windows, and attaches both assets to the published release after verification succeeds.

Changes

Release distribution assets

Layer / File(s) Summary
Asset format and lockfile generation
scripts/bundled-install.mjs, scripts/build-distribution.mjs, tests/build-distribution.test.ts, docs/bundled-install.md
The manifest records exact package versions, workspace files, pinned tool versions, and the lockfile SHA-256. The builder resolves the lockfile and retries matching-version registry misses for the requested gentle-pi version. Tests cover asset validation, deterministic generation, and retry behavior.
Asset installation and verification
scripts/build-distribution.mjs, scripts/bundled-install.mjs, tests/build-distribution.test.ts, tests/bundled-install.test.ts, docs/bundled-install.md, odd/tasks/bundled-gentle-shell.md
Verification installs the asset pair with a frozen lockfile, activates the launcher, and checks its reported versions. The CLI removes temporary prefixes on success or failure. Install errors now include stdout and stderr tails and the exit status. Tests cover installation, verification, CLI failures, and temporary-directory cleanup.
Release workflow and upload
.github/workflows/publish.yml, tests/build-distribution.test.ts, docs/bundled-install.md, odd/tasks/bundled-gentle-shell.md
The workflow builds assets after publication, verifies them on Ubuntu, macOS, and Windows, then uploads the manifest and lockfile after all verification lanes pass. Tests check job ordering, permissions, and platform coverage.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Publish as publish job
  participant Build as distribution job
  participant Artifact as distribution artifact
  participant Verify as distribution-verify matrix
  participant Upload as distribution-assets job
  participant Release as GitHub release
  Publish->>Build: Successful npm publication and verified tag
  Build->>Artifact: Upload distribution manifest and lockfile
  Artifact->>Verify: Download assets on Ubuntu, macOS, and Windows
  Verify->>Upload: Successful verification on all matrix lanes
  Artifact->>Upload: Download distribution assets
  Upload->>Release: Attach manifest and lockfile
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Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 11912

Update the task status so release operators see the current Windows blocker. The documented verification gate prevents assets from being attached after a failed lane.

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Title check Passed The title clearly summarizes the primary change: publishing the bundled distribution manifest and lockfile as release assets.
Linked Issues check Passed Issue [#2065] requires two release assets, exact package versions, a lockfile SHA-256, pinned pnpm resolution after npm publication, frozen verification on Ubuntu, macOS, and Windows, and upload only …
Out of Scope Changes check Passed The changed workflow, distribution builder, manifest validation, install diagnostics, tests, and documentation support the release distribution required by [#2065]. Temporary-prefix cleanup and filter…

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Review comments at @odd/tasks/bundled-gentle-shell.md:
- Line 21: Update the T1b status line to reflect the current Windows blocker:
after #2064, Windows installs 184 packages but the Gentle AI Go build fails
because published gentle-pi 4.0.0 lacks the deep-path fix from #2035; note that
the fix is pending the next gentle-pi release, consistent with L11.

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- T1a | S2,S3,S6,S7 | delegated writer (context backstop) | committed 55efdf527; verifier corrections (B1-B3, A1, A2, A4, A5, A9) implemented, awaiting parent review, CI gate update (31 to 35 native tests) and commit | Shared bundled-install module (used by the web installer and `gentle-shell upgrade`): claim the prefix (POSIX private dir; Windows the bootstrap's private-folder claim), install pinned Node and pnpm (and Go only when asked) into runtime/ reusing the verified downloads, pnpm store/cache/state/config inside the prefix, install a version into versions/<shell>-<pi>/ from a distribution manifest + frozen lockfile, atomic `current` switch keeping 2 versions, the one PATH entry and the bin/gentle-shell shim. Unit tests with injected download/run adapters; no release wiring yet.
- T1b | S3 | pending | Release CI: build and publish per release the distribution manifest (gentle-pi + exact Pi) and its pnpm-lock.yaml as release assets, verified by a frozen install in CI on the three OSes.
- T1c | S1,S2,S3 | pending | Web installer uses the bundled-install module for new installations (release channel first).
- T1b | S3 | delegated writer; committed b9b181a6e on feat/bundled-release-lockfile; diag runs 38092721527, 38092811888 and 38092917737: ubuntu and macOS pass, Windows blocked by the pinned Go download defect fixed in #2064 (rerun after main is merged); verifier advisories A1-A5 corrected, awaiting parent review and commit | Release CI: build and publish per release the distribution manifest (gentle-pi + exact Pi) and its pnpm-lock.yaml as release assets, verified by a frozen install in CI on the three OSes.

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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

The T1b status line is stale. It contradicts L11.

Line 21 says the Windows lane is "blocked by the pinned Go download defect fixed in #2064 (rerun after main is merged)". L11 (Line 41) records the later state. After #2064, Windows acquires Go and installs 184 packages. It then fails because the published gentle-pi 4.0.0 does not yet contain the deep-path Go build fix from #2035. Update the T1b status so it names the current blocker.

Proposed fix
-... Windows blocked by the pinned Go download defect fixed in #2064 (rerun after main is merged); ...
+... Windows (after #2064) installs 184 packages but the published gentle-pi 4.0.0 postinstall fails the Gentle AI Go build fixed in #2035, pending the next gentle-pi release (L11); ...
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Review comment at @odd/tasks/bundled-gentle-shell.md at line 21:
Update the T1b status line to reflect the current Windows blocker: after #2064,
Windows installs 184 packages but the Gentle AI Go build fails because published
gentle-pi 4.0.0 lacks the deep-path fix from #2035; note that the fix is pending
the next gentle-pi release, consistent with L11.

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review. Visit https://docs.coderabbit.ai/cli?utm_source=ghpr

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