cleaner build instructions

Author: tommyo

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
         description: "The tag name of the MinIO release to build (e.g., RELEASE.2023-05-04T21-44-30Z)"
   schedule:
     # Run weekly at midnight on Sunday
-    - cron: '*/15 * * * *'
+    - cron: '0 0 * * *'
 
 env:
   IMAGE: 'proof-partners/minio'
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ permissions:
   packages: write
 
 jobs:
-  check-latest-release:
+  get-tags:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     # Only run this job if triggered by the schedule, not manually
     if: github.event_name == 'schedule'
     outputs:
       latest_release: ${{ steps.get-latest-release.outputs.latest_release }}
-      should_run: ${{ steps.check-new-release.outputs.should_run }}
+      previous_build: ${{ steps.get-latest-build.outputs.previous_build }}
     steps:
       - name: Get latest release
         id: get-latest-release
@@ -43,65 +43,17 @@ jobs:
           ENCODED_TOKEN=$(echo -n "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" | base64)
           TAG=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer ${ENCODED_TOKEN}" "https://ghcr.io/v2/${IMAGE}/tags/list" \
             | jq '.tags[]' | sed -E 's/^.+(RELEASE\..+)"$/\1/' | awk '/RELEASE/' | sort | tail -n 1)
-          echo "${IMAGE}: ${TAG}"
+          echo "previous_build=${TAG}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "Previous build: ${TAG}"
       
-      - name: Check if this is a new release
-        id: check-new-release
-        uses: actions/github-script@v7
-        with:
-          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          script: |
-            // We'll use GitHub repository variable to store the last processed release
-            // First, try to get the current value of the variable
-            let lastProcessed;
-            try {
-              const { data: variable } = await github.rest.actions.getRepoVariable({
-                owner: context.repo.owner,
-                repo: context.repo.repo,
-                name: 'LAST_MINIO_RELEASE'
-              });
-              lastProcessed = variable.value;
-              console.log(`Last processed release: ${lastProcessed}`);
-            } catch (error) {
-              console.log('Variable not found or first run, will create it');
-              lastProcessed = '';
-            }
-            
-            const latestRelease = '${{ steps.get-latest-release.outputs.latest_release }}';
-            console.log(`Latest release: ${latestRelease}`);
-            
-            // Check if this is a new release
-            let shouldRun = false;
-            if (latestRelease !== lastProcessed) {
-              console.log('New release detected!');
-              shouldRun = true;
-              
-              // Update the variable with the latest release
-              try {
-                await github.rest.actions.updateRepoVariable({
-                  owner: context.repo.owner,
-                  repo: context.repo.repo,
-                  name: 'LAST_MINIO_RELEASE',
-                  value: latestRelease
-                });
-                console.log('Updated LAST_MINIO_RELEASE variable');
-              } catch (error) {
-                console.log('Error updating variable:', error);
-                // Still run the workflow even if variable update fails
-              }
-            } else {
-              console.log('No new release. Skipping build.');
-            }
-            
-            // Set output parameters
-            core.setOutput('should_run', shouldRun.toString());
   build:
     # For manual runs, run directly
     # For scheduled runs, only run if check-latest-release determined there's a new release
-    needs: [check-latest-release]
+    needs: [get-tags]
     if: >
       github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || 
-      (github.event_name == 'schedule' && needs.check-latest-release.outputs.should_run == 'true')
+      (github.event_name == 'schedule' && 
+        needs.get-tags.outputs.latest-release != needs.get-tags.outputs.previous_build)
     strategy:
       matrix:
         OS: [linux, windows]
@@ -117,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set VERSION env var
         run: |
           if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "schedule" ]; then
-            echo "VERSION=${{ needs.check-latest-release.outputs.latest_release }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "VERSION=${{ needs.get-tags.outputs.latest_release }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
             echo "Using latest version: ${{ needs.check-latest-release.outputs.latest_release }}"
           else
             echo "Using manually specified version: ${{ github.event.inputs.release }}"