Added tarbal packaging in actions

1 files changed, 23 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-binaries.yml b/.github/workflows/release-binaries.yml
index 849202f788..019d17584c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-binaries.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-binaries.yml
@@ -294,6 +294,21 @@ jobs:
           cmake --build build/release --target yuzu yuzu-cmd --parallel
           ccache --show-stats
 
+      # Plain tar.gz with the two programs. GitHub artifacts drop the executable bit, so a tar is
+      # what keeps it. This one is not self-contained: it needs Qt 6 and the usual libraries
+      # installed on the system.
+      - name: Package Linux tar.gz
+        if: startsWith(matrix.platform, 'linux')
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          test -x build/release/bin/eglantine
+          test -x build/release/bin/eden-cli
+          strip build/release/bin/eglantine build/release/bin/eden-cli
+          tar -czf "eglantine-${GITHUB_SHA}-${{ matrix.platform }}.tar.gz" \
+            -C build/release/bin eglantine eden-cli
+          ls -la "eglantine-${GITHUB_SHA}-${{ matrix.platform }}.tar.gz"
+
       # A self-contained AppImage: linuxdeploy bundles every library the two programs need except
       # the base system ones (glibc, X11/Wayland client libraries, the GPU driver and Vulkan loader),
       # and its Qt plugin adds the Qt libraries and platform plugins. Runs on glibc 2.39+ systems.
@@ -398,12 +413,15 @@ jobs:
           if-no-files-found: error
           retention-days: 7
 
+      # Both Linux files go in one artifact: the tar.gz and the AppImage.
       - name: Upload Linux binary
         if: startsWith(matrix.platform, 'linux')
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: eglantine-${{ matrix.platform }}-${{ github.sha }}
-          path: eglantine-${{ github.sha }}-${{ matrix.platform }}.AppImage
+          path: |
+            eglantine-${{ github.sha }}-${{ matrix.platform }}.tar.gz
+            eglantine-${{ github.sha }}-${{ matrix.platform }}.AppImage
           if-no-files-found: error
           compression-level: 0
           retention-days: 7
@@ -433,7 +451,8 @@ jobs:
           for artifact in artifacts/*/; do
             name=$(basename "$artifact")
             if compgen -G "$artifact*.AppImage" > /dev/null; then
-              cp "$artifact"/*.AppImage dist/
+              # Linux: ship the AppImage and the tar.gz as they are.
+              cp "$artifact"/*.AppImage "$artifact"/*.tar.gz dist/
             else
               (cd "$artifact" && zip -qr "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/dist/${name}.zip" .)
             fi
@@ -453,5 +472,6 @@ jobs:
             --notes "Automatic build of ${GITHUB_REF_NAME} at ${GITHUB_SHA}.
 
           Windows: extract the zip and run eglantine.exe, or eden-cli.exe from a terminal.
-          Linux: make the AppImage executable (chmod +x) and run it; it bundles its libraries and needs glibc 2.39 or newer (Ubuntu 24.04, Fedora 40, Debian 13, Arch).
+          Linux (AppImage): make it executable (chmod +x) and run it; it bundles its libraries and needs glibc 2.39 or newer (Ubuntu 24.04, Fedora 40, Debian 13, Arch).
+          Linux (tar.gz): extract it and run ./eglantine or ./eden-cli; it uses your system libraries, so Qt 6 and the usual libraries must be installed.
           The -pgo builds are the same programs compiled with profile-guided optimization (clang plus Eden's profile); prefer them when your CPU supports it. The Windows PGO build is a MinGW build, so it carries its own DLLs and needs no Visual C++ redistributable."