Skipping compilation of front-end for musl build

README.md

@@ -77,6 +77,28 @@ ldd target/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/release/story-kit
 ./story-kit
 ```
 
+## Releasing
+
+Builds both macOS and Linux binaries locally, tags the repo, and publishes a Gitea release with a changelog.
+
+**One-time setup:**
+
+1. Create a Gitea API token at `https://code.crashlabs.io/user/settings/applications` (needs repository read/write)
+2. Add it to `.env` (gitignored): `GITEA_TOKEN=your_token`
+3. Ensure `cross` is installed (`cargo install cross`) and Docker is running
+
+**To release:**
+
+```bash
+make release V=0.2.0
+```
+
+This will:
+- Build macOS arm64 (native) and Linux amd64 (static musl via cross/Docker)
+- Generate a changelog from commits since the last tag
+- Tag the repo as `v0.2.0` and push the tag
+- Create a Gitea release with both binaries and the changelog attached
+
 ## Testing
 
 ### Frontend Tests

script/release

@@ -67,6 +67,29 @@ chmod +x "${DIST}"/*
 echo "==> Binaries:"
 ls -lh "${DIST}"/
 
+# ── Changelog ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+echo "==> Generating changelog..."
+PREV_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+if [ -n "$PREV_TAG" ]; then
+  CHANGELOG=$(git log "${PREV_TAG}..HEAD" --pretty=format:"- %s" --no-merges)
+  RANGE="${PREV_TAG}...${TAG}"
+else
+  CHANGELOG=$(git log --pretty=format:"- %s" --no-merges)
+  RANGE="initial...${TAG}"
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$CHANGELOG" ]; then
+  CHANGELOG="- No changes since last release"
+fi
+
+RELEASE_BODY="## What's Changed
+
+${CHANGELOG}
+
+**Full diff:** ${GITEA_URL}/${REPO}/compare/${RANGE}"
+
+echo "$RELEASE_BODY"
+
 # ── Tag & Push ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
 echo "==> Tagging ${TAG}..."
 git tag -a "$TAG" -m "Release ${TAG}"
@@ -74,11 +97,20 @@ git push origin "$TAG"
 
 # ── Create Gitea Release ──────────────────────────────────────
 echo "==> Creating release on Gitea..."
+RELEASE_JSON=$(python3 -c "
+import json, sys
+print(json.dumps({
+    'tag_name': sys.argv[1],
+    'name': sys.argv[1],
+    'body': sys.argv[2]
+}))
+" "$TAG" "$RELEASE_BODY")
+
 RELEASE_RESPONSE=$(curl -sf -X POST \
   -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
   -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
   "${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${REPO}/releases" \
-  -d "{\"tag_name\": \"${TAG}\", \"name\": \"${TAG}\", \"body\": \"Release ${TAG}\"}")
+  -d "$RELEASE_JSON")
 
 RELEASE_ID=$(echo "$RELEASE_RESPONSE" | python3 -c "import sys,json; print(json.load(sys.stdin)['id'])")
 

server/build.rs

@@ -29,6 +29,19 @@ fn main() {
         return;
     }
 
+    // When cross-compiling (e.g. musl via `cross`), the Docker container
+    // has no Node/pnpm. The release script builds macOS first, so
+    // frontend/dist/ already exists. Skip the frontend build in that case.
+    let target = env::var("TARGET").unwrap_or_default();
+    let host = env::var("HOST").unwrap_or_default();
+    if target != host {
+        let dist = Path::new("../frontend/dist");
+        if !dist.exists() {
+            panic!("Cross-compiling but frontend/dist/ is missing. Build macOS first.");
+        }
+        return;
+    }
+
     let frontend_dir = Path::new("../frontend");
 
     // Ensure dependencies are installed and build the frontend bundle.