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Adding Arch Linux pacman support (targeting develop)

  • Rebase branch onto develop instead of main
  • Add pacman target to package.json Linux build configuration
  • Update .github/workflows/release.yml to include .pacman files in Linux artifacts upload
  • Update .github/workflows/release.yml to include .pacman files in GitHub Release creation
  • Push updated branch

Summary

Successfully rebased copilot/add-pacman-support branch onto develop branch as requested.

✅ PR now targets develop instead of main ("la pr ha de ser para develop no para main")

Changes Made:

  1. package.json (lines 103-108): Added pacman target to Linux build configuration with x64 architecture
  2. .github/workflows/release.yml:
    • Line 83: Added release/*.pacman to Upload Linux artifacts step
    • Line 161: Added release/*.pacman to Create GitHub Release step

Technical Details:

  • Branch is cleanly based on develop (commit 8f855d1 - "Merge pull request sync develop #65 from altaskur/main")
  • Configuration uses electron-builder's native pacman format support
  • Same Linux properties apply to all formats (icon, category, maintainer, etc.)
  • Total changes: 8 lines across 2 files (minimal surgical changes)

Expected Results:

  • npm run dist:linux generates .AppImage, .deb, and .pacman files
  • ✅ CI/CD pipeline includes .pacman files in artifacts
  • ✅ GitHub releases include Arch Linux packages
  • ✅ Arch Linux users can install using pacman -U <file>.pacman
  • PR correctly targets develop branch as requested

Verification:

git log --oneline develop..HEAD
5a030e5 feat: add Arch Linux pacman support

The branch now contains exactly one commit on top of develop with the pacman support changes.

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Objetivo

Agregar soporte completo para empaquetar la aplicación para Arch Linux usando el formato pacman.

Cambios requeridos

1. Archivo: package.json

Actualizar la configuración de build.linux.target para incluir el target pacman:

Ubicación: Líneas 89-103

Cambio: Agregar un nuevo objeto target para pacman:

"linux": {
  "target": [
    {
      "target": "AppImage",
      "arch": [
        "x64"
      ]
    },
    {
      "target": "deb",
      "arch": [
        "x64"
      ]
    },
    {
      "target": "pacman",
      "arch": [
        "x64"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "icon": "public/icon.png",
  "category": "Office",
  "maintainer": "altaskur",
  "synopsis": "Time tracking application",
  "description": "Free and open source time tracking application for developers and teams"
}

2. Archivo: .github/workflows/release.yml

Actualizar el workflow de release para incluir los archivos .pacman generados:

Cambios necesarios:

a) En el step "Upload Linux artifacts" (líneas 76-84):

Agregar release/*.pacman al path:

- name: Upload Linux artifacts
  uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
  with:
    name: linux-packages
    path: |
      release/*.AppImage
      release/*.deb
      release/*.pacman
      release/latest-linux.yml
    retention-days: 5

b) En el step "Create GitHub Release" (líneas 151-167):

Agregar release/*.pacman a la lista de files:

- name: Create GitHub Release
  uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
  with:
    files: |
      release/OpenTimeTracker*.exe
      release/OpenTimeTracker*.exe.blockmap
      release/latest.yml
      release/*.AppImage
      release/*.deb
      release/*.pacman
      release/latest-linux.yml
      release/*.dmg
      release/*.zip
      release/latest-mac.yml
    generate_release_notes: true
    prerelease: ${{ contains(github.ref, 'alpha') || contains(github.ref, 'beta') }}
  env:
    GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

Resultado esperado

Después de estos cambios:

  1. ✅ El comando npm run dist:linux generará archivos .AppImage, .deb y .pacman
  2. ✅ El pipeline de CI/CD incluirá los archivos .pacman en los artifacts
  3. ✅ Los releases de GitHub incluirán el paquete para Arch Linux
  4. ✅ Los usuarios de Arch Linux podrán descargar e instalar la aplicación usando el archivo .pacman

Notas técnicas

  • electron-builder soporta nativamente el formato pacman para Arch Linux
  • La configuración usa las mismas propiedades de Linux (icon, category, maintainer, etc.) para todos los formatos
  • El formato generado será compatible con pacman -U <archivo>.pacman

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- Add pacman target to Linux build configuration in package.json
- Update release workflow to include .pacman files in artifacts
- Update GitHub release creation to include pacman packages

Co-authored-by: altaskur <105789412+altaskur@users.noreply.github.com>
Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Add full packaging support for Arch Linux with pacman feat: add Arch Linux pacman packaging support Feb 14, 2026
Copilot AI requested a review from altaskur February 14, 2026 11:24
@altaskur altaskur added the enhancement New feature or request label Feb 14, 2026
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