ci: cache ~/.cache/tauri and retry the Linux bundle (GitHub release 504s); CHANGELOG note for 0.8.73

.forgejo/actions/linux-setup/action.yml

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ runs:
       with:
         path: |
           ~/.bun/install/cache
+          ~/.cache/tauri
           ~/.cargo/registry/index
           ~/.cargo/registry/cache
           ~/.cargo/git/db

.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -173,7 +173,8 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: apps/desktop
         run: |
           rm -rf "$CARGO_TARGET_DIR/release/bundle"
-          bun ../../tools/desktop-release.ts exec -- bunx tauri build --bundles appimage,deb --ci
+          # the AppImage tools come from GitHub releases, which answer 504 now and then (cached in ~/.cache/tauri)
+          for i in 1 2 3; do bun ../../tools/desktop-release.ts exec -- bunx tauri build --bundles appimage,deb --ci && break; [ $i = 3 ] && exit 1; sleep 30; done
       - name: Self-test the exact artifacts
         run: |
           V=$(bun tools/desktop-version.ts --print)
@@ -237,7 +238,7 @@ jobs:
           bun tools/build-sidecars.ts --target bun-linux-x64
           patchelf --set-rpath '$ORIGIN/../lib' apps/desktop/src-tauri/binaries/storebound-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
           B="$CARGO_TARGET_DIR/release/bundle"; rm -rf "$B"
-          (cd apps/desktop && bun ../../tools/desktop-release.ts exec -- bunx tauri build --bundles appimage,deb --ci)
+          for i in 1 2 3; do (cd apps/desktop && bun ../../tools/desktop-release.ts exec -- bunx tauri build --bundles appimage,deb --ci) && break; [ $i = 3 ] && exit 1; sleep 30; done
           mkdir -p dev && cp "$B/appimage/storebound_${V}_amd64.AppImage" "$B/deb/storebound_${V}_amd64.deb" dev/
           chmod +x dev/*.AppImage
           (cd /tmp && rm -rf squashfs-root && "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/dev/storebound_${V}_amd64.AppImage" --appimage-extract >/dev/null && squashfs-root/usr/bin/storebound-desktop --self-test)

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+- 0.8.73 was tagged but not published (a GitHub 504 in the Linux AppImage bundling); 0.8.74 ships its section below. CI caches the AppImage tools and retries the Linux bundle.
+
 ## 0.8.73 · 2026-11-08
 
 - **iPhone Duo:** the live API names the platform IPHONE_APP_STORE (not IOS); accepted. A Duo problem now warns and the other screenshot sets still upload.