action-debian-build

Version updated for https://github.com/pkghaus/action-debian-build to version v1.0.0.

  • This action is used across all versions by 6 repositories.

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Action Summary

This GitHub Action automates the process of building Debian packages from a specified upstream git tag and configuration in the debian/ directory. It leverages a reusable workflow to build across multiple Debian suites and architectures, ensuring comprehensive testing and validation of the package. The action helps packaging repositories maintain consistency and reliability by automating the entire packaging pipeline, reducing human error and speeding up the release process.

What’s Changed

Build a Debian package from an upstream git tag and your own debian/ directory.

What ships

  • Per-suite builder images: ghcr.io/pkghaus/deb-builder:{trixie,testing,unstable}, amd64 + arm64, with SLSA provenance and SBOM attestations
  • A reusable validation workflow: call pkghaus/action-debian-build/.github/workflows/build.yml@v1 and every tag push builds all suites and architectures
  • Suite-qualified versions from one changelog: X~haus13+1 on stable, X~testing1 on testing, plain X on unstable, ordered so OS upgrades move packages forward instead of fighting them
  • Artifacts land in debs/ under canonical Debian filenames
  • Optional archive dispatch: set APT_DISPATCH_TOKEN and a validated tag notifies your APT archive to ingest immediately

Usage

jobs:
  build:
    uses: pkghaus/action-debian-build/.github/workflows/build.yml@v1
    secrets: inherit

The packaging repository needs package.conf (UPSTREAM + VERSION) next to its debian/ directory. Full documentation in the README.