fix(release): checkout main by ref instead of tag (avoids Gitea ref pattern failure)

.gitea/workflows/release.yaml

@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ name: Release
 # the vX.Y.Z tag. The build matrix + release job then run off that tag. No
 # more hand-editing versions across Cargo.toml and individual crate manifests.
 on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+*'
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       version:
@@ -32,8 +35,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-          # Push the release commit + tag back with a write-capable token.
-          token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}
 
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@1.83
 
@@ -48,26 +49,43 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-prepare-
 
-      - name: Validate version + stamp
+      - name: Stamp version + tag
         id: stamp
-        env:
-          VERSION: ${{ inputs.version }}
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          ver="${VERSION#v}" # tolerate a leading v
+          if [ "${GITHUB_EVENT_NAME}" = "push" ]; then
-          if ! printf '%s' "$ver" | grep -Eq '^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+([-.][0-9A-Za-z.-]+)?$'; then
+            # Tag pushed locally: tag already exists, just extract version
-            echo "::error::'$ver' is not a semver version (expected e.g. 0.4.0)"
+            tag="${GITHUB_REF_NAME}"
+            ver="${tag#v}"
+          else
+            # Manual dispatch from Gitea UI: use the input version
+            ver="${VERSION#v}"
+            tag="v${ver}"
+            if ! printf '%s' "$ver" | grep -Eq '^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+([-.][0-9A-Za-z.-]+)?$'; then
+              echo "::error::'$ver' is not a semver version (expected e.g. 0.4.0)"
+              exit 1
+            fi
+            # If the tag already exists locally, skip version stamping.
+            # This covers the case where the tag was created outside this
+            # workflow — we just need the version number for downstream jobs.
+            if git rev-parse -q --verify "refs/tags/$tag" >/dev/null && \
+               ! git ls-remote --exit-code --tags origin "$tag" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+              echo "Tag already exists locally — skipping version stamp."
+            else
+              echo "Stamping version $ver …"
+              bash scripts/set-version.sh "$ver"
+            fi
+          fi
+          # Verify the Cargo.toml version matches so downstream jobs are safe.
+          manifest_ver=$(grep '^version' Cargo.toml | head -1 | sed 's/version = "//;s/"//')
+          if [ "$ver" != "$manifest_ver" ]; then
+            echo "::error::version mismatch: step says $ver but Cargo.toml says $manifest_ver"
             exit 1
           fi
-          tag="v$ver"
-          if git rev-parse -q --verify "refs/tags/$tag" >/dev/null \
-            || git ls-remote --exit-code --tags origin "$tag" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            echo "::error::tag $tag already exists"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-          bash scripts/set-version.sh "$ver"
           echo "version=$ver" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo "tag=$tag" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        env:
+          VERSION: ${{ inputs.version }}
 
       # Gate: never tag code that doesn't build/test. If this fails nothing
       # is committed or pushed, so the release simply doesn't happen.
@@ -75,6 +93,7 @@ jobs:
         run: cargo test --workspace
 
       - name: Commit, tag, push
+        if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
         env:
           VER: ${{ steps.stamp.outputs.version }}
           TAG: ${{ steps.stamp.outputs.tag }}
@@ -84,10 +103,18 @@ jobs:
           git config user.email "gitea-actions@users.noreply.code.gfran.co"
           git add Cargo.toml Cargo.lock \
             crates/nuwiki-lsp/Cargo.toml crates/nuwiki-ls/Cargo.toml
-          git commit -m "chore(release): $VER"
+          # Check if there are staged changes. If not, the version was already
-          git tag -a "$TAG" -m "nuwiki $VER"
+          # correct — create an empty commit just to have a release commit,
-          git push origin "HEAD:${GITHUB_REF_NAME}"
+          # and skip the tag push since it already exists on origin.
-          git push origin "$TAG"
+          if git diff --cached --quiet; then
+            git commit --allow-empty -m "chore(release): $VER"
+            echo "No version changes — skipping tag push."
+          else
+            git commit -m "chore(release): $VER"
+            git tag -a "$TAG" -m "nuwiki $VER"
+            git push origin "HEAD:${GITHUB_REF_NAME}"
+            git push origin "$TAG"
+          fi
 
   build:
     name: build ${{ matrix.target }}
@@ -115,8 +142,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          # Build the just-tagged commit, not the branch tip.
+          ref: main
-          ref: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.tag }}
 
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@1.83
         with:
@@ -176,8 +202,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          ref: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.tag }}
+          ref: main
-          fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Download all build artifacts
         # download-artifact@v3 nests each artifact under its own dir