.github/workflows/dnmtools_distcheck_ubuntu.yml: making artiface for source archive

Author: andrewdavidsmith

.github/workflows/dnmtools_distcheck_ubuntu.yml

@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         submodules: recursive
+    - name: Get version number
+      id: vn
+      run: |
+        awk '/AC_INIT/ {print "vn="$2}' configure.ac | sed "s/\[//; s/\]//; s/,//" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+      env:
+        GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
     - name: Update packages
       run: sudo apt-get update
     - name: Install dependencies
@@ -22,5 +28,12 @@ jobs:
       run: ./autogen.sh
     - name: configure
       run: ./configure
+    - name: Generate the source archive
+      run: make dist
+    - name: Upload the archive
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: dnmtools-${{ steps.vn.outputs.vn }}.tar.gz
+        path: dnmtools-${{ steps.vn.outputs.vn }}.tar.gz
     - name: make distcheck
       run: make -j4 distcheck