switched releases from tar.gz to tar.zst

Author: aryonoco

.devcontainer/Dockerfile

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     curl \
     wget \
     xz-utils \
+    zstd \
     git \
     # File watching (for just watch commands)
     entr \

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # - amd64, arm64, ppc64le: Zig cross-compilation
 # - riscv64: RISCstar toolchain (Zig's musl has ABI incompatibility)
 # All builds run in parallel on x86_64 runners
+# Archives use zstd compression (level 19) for best size
 # =============================================================================
 
 name: Release
@@ -152,9 +153,8 @@ jobs:
           # Remove again in case nimble reinstalled nim from registry
           rm -rf ~/.nimble/pkgs2/nim-*
 
-      - name: Install llvm-strip
-        if: matrix.use_riscstar != true
-        run: sudo apt-get update -qq && sudo apt-get install -y -qq llvm
+      - name: Install build tools (llvm-strip, zstd)
+        run: sudo apt-get update -qq && sudo apt-get install -y -qq llvm zstd
 
       - name: Build ${{ matrix.arch }} binary (Zig)
         if: matrix.use_riscstar != true
@@ -223,13 +223,13 @@ jobs:
           # Copy installation instructions
           cp Install.txt "${ARCHIVE_NAME}/"
 
-          # Create tarball
-          tar -czvf "${ARCHIVE_NAME}.tar.gz" "${ARCHIVE_NAME}"
+          # Create tarball with zstd compression (level 19 = highest standard)
+          tar -cvf - "${ARCHIVE_NAME}" | zstd -19 -o "${ARCHIVE_NAME}.tar.zst"
 
           # List contents for verification
           echo ""
           echo "Archive contents:"
-          tar -tzvf "${ARCHIVE_NAME}.tar.gz"
+          zstd -d -c "${ARCHIVE_NAME}.tar.zst" | tar -tvf -
 
           # Output for subsequent steps
           echo "ARCHIVE_NAME=${ARCHIVE_NAME}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: ${{ env.ARCHIVE_NAME }}
-          path: ${{ env.ARCHIVE_NAME }}.tar.gz
+          path: ${{ env.ARCHIVE_NAME }}.tar.zst
           retention-days: 1
 
   release:
@@ -256,15 +256,15 @@ jobs:
       - name: Generate checksums
         run: |
           cd artifacts
-          sha256sum *.tar.gz > SHA256SUMS
+          sha256sum *.tar.zst > SHA256SUMS
           echo "Generated checksums:"
           cat SHA256SUMS
 
       - name: Create GitHub Release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         with:
           files: |
-            artifacts/*.tar.gz
+            artifacts/*.tar.zst
             artifacts/SHA256SUMS
           generate_release_notes: true
           draft: false

justfile

@@ -221,17 +221,21 @@ test-report:
 # =============================================================================
 
 # Format all source files with nph
-fmt:
+fmt: _clean-generated
     @echo "Formatting source files..."
     nph src/ tests/
     @echo "Formatting complete"
 
 # Check formatting without modifying (CI-friendly)
-fmt-check:
+fmt-check: _clean-generated
     @echo "Checking formatting..."
     nph --check src/ tests/
     @echo "Formatting check passed"
 
+# Remove generated test files (megatest is created by testament)
+_clean-generated:
+    @rm -f tests/megatest.nim tests/megatest
+
 # Show diff of formatting changes
 fmt-diff:
     @echo "Showing formatting diff..."

scripts/install.sh

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 # REQUIREMENTS:
 #   Bash 5.2+
 #   Linux (x86_64, aarch64, riscv64, or ppc64le)
-#   curl, tar, sha256sum
+#   curl, tar, zstd, sha256sum
 #
 # USAGE:
 #   curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/aryonoco/yabb/main/scripts/install.sh | sudo bash
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ declare -ri EXIT_INSTALL_FAILED=7
 
 # Required commands
 declare -ra REQUIRED_COMMANDS=(
-  curl tar sha256sum grep uname mkdir rm mv cp chmod mktemp cut
+  curl tar zstd sha256sum grep uname mkdir rm mv cp chmod mktemp cut
 )
 
 # Architecture mapping (uname -m -> release archive suffix)
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ download_and_verify() {
   log_step "3/4" "Downloading and verifying release"
 
   local -r version_num="${RESOLVED_VERSION#v}"
-  local -r archive_name="yabb-${version_num}-linux-${ARCH}.tar.gz"
+  local -r archive_name="yabb-${version_num}-linux-${ARCH}.tar.zst"
   local -r archive_url="${GITHUB_DOWNLOAD}/${RESOLVED_VERSION}/${archive_name}"
   local -r checksum_url="${GITHUB_DOWNLOAD}/${RESOLVED_VERSION}/SHA256SUMS"
 
@@ -624,12 +624,12 @@ download_and_verify() {
     log_success "Checksum verified"
   fi
 
-  # Extract archive
+  # Extract archive (zstd compressed)
   log_info "Extracting archive..."
   if [[ ${DRY_RUN} == true ]]; then
     log_info "[DRY-RUN] Would extract: ${archive_path}"
   else
-    tar -xzf "${archive_path}" -C "${TEMP_DIR}" \
+    zstd -d -c "${archive_path}" | tar -xf - -C "${TEMP_DIR}" \
       || die "Failed to extract archive" "${EXIT_INSTALL_FAILED}"
     log_success "Archive extracted"
   fi