Upload release zip to assets

[SuperSandro2000]

When packaging fonts for a package manager it is very inconvenient if the tip is uploaded in the markdown, not the assets because the resulting URL does not contain the git tag and can't be easily updated.

https://github.com/marnen/borg-sans-mono/files/107663/BorgSansMono.ttf.zip could be https://github.com/marnen/borg-sans-mono/releases/download/v0.2.0/BorgSansMono.ttf.zip

[AtilaSaraiva]

I second this!

[marnen]

@SuperSandro2000 I don’t understand the issue here or what you’d like me to do about it. Can you be a little clearer?

[SuperSandro2000]

The current download URL of the font is https://github.com/marnen/borg-sans-mono/files/107663/BorgSansMono.ttf.zip which can't be easily updated.
If it would be uploaded to assets like it is done here https://github.com/cli/cli/releases it could be easily updated in package managers.

[marnen]

What makes it hard to update this way? How would putting the file under assets help? (I hardly ever use package managers for fonts, so I don’t understand the problem here.)

I’m not sure how to add files to assets on a release, so if you know, I’d be happy for your help on this.

[SuperSandro2000]

What makes it hard to update this way?

The URL has a random number after files which would need a custom update script to get. When uploaded to assets only the last tag name is used which is already automated.

How would putting the file under assets help?

You can edit the release and add a file to assets. https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/releasing-projects-on-github/managing-releases-in-a-repository#:~:text=Optionally%2C%20to%20include%20binary%20files%20such%20as%20compiled%20programs%20in%20your%20release%2C%20drag%20and%20drop%20or%20manually%20select%20files%20in%20the%20binaries%20box.

[marnen]

I believe those instructions are what got me to put the files where they are today.

I’ll look again, though.

[SuperSandro2000]

Then you moved the files into the wrong box. The box to upload assets is below the text box.

[marnen]

There were not two places to put files the last time I made a release. Perhaps this has changed.