Desktop: public releases mirror (auto-update) + visible app version - #251
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Adds AppVersionLabel (reads getVersion via the updater lib, desktop-only) under the user menu, so the running version is visible outside Settings. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Source repo is private, so its release assets 404 for the public — the updater endpoint and website button can't reach them. Add a CI step that mirrors the DMG + .app.tar.gz + .sig + latest.json to a public releases repo (URLs in latest.json rewritten; signature stays valid), and point the updater endpoint + download button at that public repo. Requires: public repo mydevtools-tech/mydevtools-releases and a RELEASES_TOKEN secret (contents:write on both repos). Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
Makes the desktop app's downloads and auto-updates work for the public, given the source repo is private. Plus surfaces the app version in the UI.
Why
The source repo is private, so its GitHub release assets return 404 to anyone unauthenticated — the updater endpoint, the website download button, and direct DMG downloads all fail for end users. This mirrors the built artifacts to a public releases repo that those point at. Source stays private.
Changes
DMG + .app.tar.gz + .sig + latest.jsonto the public repo.latest.json's asset URLs are rewritten to the public repo; the minisign signature stays valid (it signs the file, not the URL).github.com/mydevtools-tech/mydevtools-releases/releases/latest/download/latest.jsonAppVersionLabelin the sidebar footer (desktop-only)mydevtools-tech/mydevtools-releases(Public).Note on the baked-in endpoint
The updater endpoint is compiled into each build, so the public repo name is effectively permanent. The already-released
v0.1.0points at the old (private) endpoint; the first public release should bev0.1.1with this new endpoint baked in.🤖 Generated with Claude Code