Extraction of Python installer into a separate package

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ jobs:
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
+      - name: Extract branch name
+        shell: bash
+        run: echo "branch=${GITHUB_HEAD_REF:-${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/}}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        id: extract_branch
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
@@ -57,14 +62,13 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@main
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-          ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}
+          ref: ${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.branch }}
 
-      - name: Compile Xmipp with all dependencies in branch ${{ github.head_ref }} (if such branch exists, default is devel)
+      # Variable in the name is only evaluated once the workflow reaches this step
+      - name: Compile Xmipp with all dependencies in branch ${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.branch }} (if such branch exists, default is devel)
         env:
-          BRANCH_NAME: ${{ github.head_ref }}
-          SEND_INSTALLATION_STATISTICS: 'OFF'
-        run: |
-          ./xmipp all -b $BRANCH_NAME --keep-output || (cat compilation.log && false)
+          BRANCH_NAME: ${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.branch }}
+        run: echo "SEND_INSTALLATION_STATISTICS=OFF" > xmipp.conf && ./xmipp all -b $BRANCH_NAME --keep-output || (cat compilation.log && false)
 
       - name: Cat
         run: cat xmipp.conf

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -2,14 +2,21 @@ name: Release new version
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ master ]
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   generate-new-release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
 
     - name: Checkout repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@main
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Setup Python
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+
+    - name: Install installer package
+      run: pip install xmipp3_installer
 
     - name: Retrieve tag name, release name & changelog
       run: |
@@ -26,9 +33,18 @@ jobs:
         github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         custom_tag: ${{ steps.variables.outputs.TAG_NAME }}
         tag_prefix: ''
+
+    - name: Update major version tag
+      run: |
+        VERSION=${{ steps.variables.outputs.TAG_NAME }}
+        MAJOR=${VERSION%%.*}
+        git config --global user.name 'GitHub Actions'
+        git config --global user.email '[email protected]'
+        git tag -fa "${MAJOR}" -m 'Update major version tag with $VERSION'
+        git push origin "${MAJOR}" --force
 
     - name: Create a GitHub release
-      uses: ncipollo/release-action@main
+      uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
       with:
         tag: ${{ steps.tag_version.outputs.new_tag }}
         name: ${{ steps.variables.outputs.RELEASE_NAME }}

.sonarcloud.properties

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ sonar.organization=i2pc
 
 # This is the name and version displayed in the SonarCloud UI.
 sonar.projectVersion=3.0
-sonar.sources=src/xmipp, scripts, installer
+sonar.sources=src/xmipp, scripts
 # Path is relative to the sonar-project.properties file. Replace "\" by "/" on Windows.
 
 # NOTE - be careful with excusion rules. If you include formerly excluded folder, all files that include