Pre-release RPM versions replaced the SemVer `-` with `_`, which rpm treats as an ordinary segment separator, so `1.0.0_rc.5` compared as newer than `1.0.0` and a host with an rc RPM installed could not `dnf upgrade` to the GA package. DEB previews had the mirror-image problem: only the first `-` became `~`, so `1.0.0~rc.5-preview.2` carried `preview.2` as its Debian revision and sorted above `1.0.0~rc.5`.
Both formats now spell every pre-release separator as `~`, which dpkg and rpm (>= 4.10) both treat as "sorts before anything". Verified with rpm 4.16 (AlmaLinux 9) and dpkg 1.21: `1.0.0~rc.5 < 1.0.0`, `1.0.0~rc.5~preview.2 < 1.0.0~rc.5 < 1.0.0~rc.6`, alpha < beta < rc, and `rc.9 < rc.10`; fpm 1.18 passes `~` through into both package headers, and `dnf upgrade` from a `~rc.5` RPM to the GA RPM succeeds where the `_rc.5` one refused. The test now pins the full ordering contract under both package managers and fails against the previous spelling.
The release-checksum step already normalizes `~` to `.` for every uploaded asset, so RPM assets need no further handling. Hosts that already installed an `_rc`/`_beta` RPM need a one-time `dnf install rustfs-1.0.0` or `rpm -Uvh --oldpackage` to reach GA.
Fixes#8012
feat(nightly): publish packages as assets of the rolling 'nightly' release (#7592)
Replace the assets-branch scheme with a proper GitHub Release on
rustfs/auto-testing: a single 'nightly' release whose deb/rpm assets
are replaced in place on every build. This is the standard channel —
visible on the repo's Releases page, stable download URLs, no git
history growth (release assets live outside the repository).
- New scripts/release/publish_nightly_assets.sh: resolves-or-creates
the 'nightly' release via the REST API, deletes same-name assets,
uploads rustfs-nightly-latest.{deb,rpm}, then PATCHes the release
body with the build provenance (ref@sha, run link, sizes, SHA256).
Plain curl + python3, no gh CLI (the build fleet has none — #7586).
- The workflow step shrinks to invoking the script; full flow
exercised end-to-end against the real release with probe files
(create / upload / overwrite / download round-trip / body update).
* fix(release): normalize development package versions
* ci: build only the rustfs release binary
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Co-authored-by: Zhengchao An <anzhengchao@gmail.com>
Chris