rcli-release

name	rcli-release
description	Cut an RCLI product release independent of the SDK kit version. Downloads the pinned C++ desktop kit, builds bottles, signs, stamps Formula/rcli.rb, and publishes a GitHub Release. Use when tagging rcli, shipping bottles, or updating the Homebrew formula.

RCLI release

Repo: RunanywhereAI/RCLI. Product version is CMakeLists.txt / project(rcli VERSION …). SDK kit pin is cmake/sdk-pin.cmake.

Preconditions

1. cmake/sdk-pin.cmake lists RCLI_PINNED_SDK_VERSION and SHA-256 for each kit.
2. That SDK tag exists on RunanywhereAI/runanywhere-sdks with:
   • RunAnywhere-cpp-desktop-macos-arm64-v<ver>.tar.gz
   • RunAnywhere-cpp-desktop-windows-x64-v<ver>.tar.gz
3. rcli --version after link prints both versions and must not silently disagree with rac_get_version().

Steps

1. Confirm pin: grep RCLI_PINNED cmake/sdk-pin.cmake
2. Download kits (never clone the SDK): bash scripts/fetch-kit.sh <platform> <dest>
3. macOS: configure + build against the kit. Shipping binary: scripts/build-mlx.sh.
4. Windows x64: MSVC after vcvarsall x64, same kit, /MD. No QHexRT on x64.
5. Sign: Developer ID + notary (macOS), Authenticode (Windows). Secrets live in this repo (docs/RELEASING.md).
6. Package (scripts/package-rcli.sh / scripts/package-rcli-windows.ps1).
7. Stamp Formula/rcli.rb via scripts/stamp-formula.py. Commit the stamp — the release job may stamp on the runner without pushing.
8. Tag v<product> (not the SDK version). Publish the GitHub Release with bottles.

NeuRT / QHexRT are optional packs. Public brew install rcli must not require NEURUN_TOKEN. Linux bottles are not a v1 blocker.

Do not attach rcli-* bottles to an SDK GitHub Release. Kits ship from runanywhere-sdks; bottles ship from here.