fix: limit release outputs to supported rpm artifacts

Author: Sopwit

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -77,15 +77,13 @@ jobs:
           ARCHIVE_PREFIX: ${{ needs.metadata.outputs.archive_prefix }}
         run: |
           git archive --format=tar.gz --prefix="${ARCHIVE_PREFIX}/" --output="${ARCHIVE_PREFIX}.tar.gz" "${GITHUB_SHA}"
-          git archive --format=zip --prefix="${ARCHIVE_PREFIX}/" --output="${ARCHIVE_PREFIX}.zip" "${GITHUB_SHA}"
 
       - name: Upload source archives
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: ro-control-source-${{ needs.metadata.outputs.version }}
           path: |
             ${{ needs.metadata.outputs.archive_prefix }}.tar.gz
-            ${{ needs.metadata.outputs.archive_prefix }}.zip
 
   rpm:
     name: Build Fedora RPM (${{ matrix.arch }})
@@ -150,6 +148,7 @@ jobs:
           find ~/rpmbuild/RPMS -maxdepth 2 -type f -name "ro-control-[0-9]*.${RPM_ARCH}.rpm" -exec cp {} dist/rpm/ \;
 
           if [[ "${RPM_ARCH}" == "x86_64" ]]; then
+            find ~/rpmbuild/RPMS -maxdepth 2 -type f -name "ro-control-common-[0-9]*.noarch.rpm" -exec cp {} dist/rpm/ \;
             cp ~/rpmbuild/SRPMS/*.src.rpm dist/rpm/
           fi
 
@@ -179,7 +178,12 @@ jobs:
           RPM_ARCH: ${{ matrix.arch }}
         run: |
           RPM_FILE="$(find dist/rpm -maxdepth 1 -type f -name "*.${RPM_ARCH}.rpm" | head -n1)"
-          dnf install -y --nogpgcheck "${RPM_FILE}"
+          if [[ "${RPM_ARCH}" == "x86_64" ]]; then
+            NOARCH_FILE="$(find dist/rpm -maxdepth 1 -type f -name "*.noarch.rpm" | head -n1)"
+            dnf install -y --nogpgcheck "${RPM_FILE}" "${NOARCH_FILE}"
+          else
+            dnf install -y --nogpgcheck "${RPM_FILE}"
+          fi
 
           INSTALLED_VERSION="$(ro-control --version | tr -d '\n')"
           if [[ "${INSTALLED_VERSION}" != "${VERSION}" ]]; then
@@ -199,43 +203,12 @@ jobs:
             sha256sum * > "ro-control-${VERSION}-${RPM_ARCH}-SHA256SUMS.txt"
           )
 
-      - name: Create per-arch release bundle
-        env:
-          VERSION: ${{ needs.metadata.outputs.version }}
-          RPM_ARCH: ${{ matrix.arch }}
-        run: |
-          mkdir -p dist/release
-
-          RPM_FILE="$(find dist/rpm -maxdepth 1 -type f -name "*.${RPM_ARCH}.rpm" | head -n1)"
-          INFO_FILE="dist/rpm/ro-control-${VERSION}-${RPM_ARCH}-info.txt"
-          REQUIRES_FILE="dist/rpm/ro-control-${VERSION}-${RPM_ARCH}-requires.txt"
-          FILES_FILE="dist/rpm/ro-control-${VERSION}-${RPM_ARCH}-files.txt"
-          CHECKSUM_FILE="dist/rpm/ro-control-${VERSION}-${RPM_ARCH}-SHA256SUMS.txt"
-          BUNDLE_DIR="dist/release/ro-control-${VERSION}-${RPM_ARCH}"
-          BUNDLE_NAME="ro-control-${VERSION}-${RPM_ARCH}-fedora42.tar.gz"
-
-          if [[ -z "${RPM_FILE}" ]]; then
-            echo "Failed to locate built ${RPM_ARCH} RPM for release bundling." >&2
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
-          mkdir -p "${BUNDLE_DIR}"
-          cp "${RPM_FILE}" "${BUNDLE_DIR}/"
-          cp "${INFO_FILE}" "${BUNDLE_DIR}/"
-          cp "${REQUIRES_FILE}" "${BUNDLE_DIR}/"
-          cp "${FILES_FILE}" "${BUNDLE_DIR}/"
-          cp "${CHECKSUM_FILE}" "${BUNDLE_DIR}/"
-
-          tar -C dist/release -czf "dist/release/${BUNDLE_NAME}" "ro-control-${VERSION}-${RPM_ARCH}"
-          rm -rf "${BUNDLE_DIR}"
-
       - name: Upload RPM artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: ro-control-rpm-${{ matrix.arch }}-${{ needs.metadata.outputs.version }}
           path: |
             dist/rpm/*
-            dist/release/*
 
   release:
     name: Create GitHub Release
@@ -257,12 +230,11 @@ jobs:
           target_commitish: ${{ github.sha }}
           generate_release_notes: true
           files: |
-            dist/ro-control-${{ needs.metadata.outputs.version }}.tar.gz
-            dist/ro-control-${{ needs.metadata.outputs.version }}.zip
-            dist/*.rpm
+            dist/*.x86_64.rpm
+            dist/*.aarch64.rpm
+            dist/*.noarch.rpm
             dist/*.src.rpm
             dist/*SHA256SUMS.txt
             dist/*-requires.txt
             dist/*-info.txt
             dist/*-files.txt
-            dist/*-fedora42.tar.gz

README.md

@@ -115,10 +115,10 @@ Additional PNG screenshots should be added before wider store distribution.
 
 ### RPM Package
 
-Download the latest Fedora `.rpm` or the matching release bundle from [Releases](https://github.com/Project-Ro-ASD/ro-Control/releases), then choose the asset that matches your machine architecture (`i686` for 32-bit x86 systems, `x86_64` for 64-bit x86 systems, or `aarch64` for ARM64 systems):
+Download the latest Fedora `.rpm` from [Releases](https://github.com/Project-Ro-ASD/ro-Control/releases), then choose the asset that matches your machine architecture (`x86_64` for 64-bit x86 systems or `aarch64` for ARM64 systems). Shared assets are shipped in the companion `noarch` RPM:
 
 ```bash
-sudo dnf install ./ro-control-*.rpm
+sudo dnf install ./ro-control-*.<arch>.rpm ./ro-control-common-*.noarch.rpm
 ```
 
 ### Building from Source
@@ -131,15 +131,7 @@ Fedora quick bootstrap:
 ./scripts/fedora-bootstrap.sh
 ```
 
-Native Fedora KDE Desktop `i686` build:
-
-```bash
-TARGET_ARCH=i686 ./scripts/fedora-bootstrap.sh
-```
-
-`i686` builds are supported for compilation, UI, CLI, and monitoring. Fedora
-NVIDIA driver install/update/remove flows remain available only on `x86_64` and
-`aarch64`.
+GitHub Releases publish only `x86_64`, `aarch64`, `noarch`, and `src` RPM artifacts.
 
 For Fedora-specific runtime notes, see [docs/FEDORA.md](docs/FEDORA.md).
 

README.tr.md

@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@ Daha geniş mağaza / distro dağıtımı öncesinde PNG ekran görüntüleri ek
 
 ### RPM Paketi
 
-[Releases](https://github.com/Project-Ro-ASD/ro-Control/releases) sayfasından sistem mimarinize uygun en güncel Fedora `.rpm` paketini veya release bundle dosyasını indirin (`i686` = 32-bit x86 sistemler, `x86_64` = 64-bit x86 sistemler, `aarch64` = ARM64 sistemler):
+[Releases](https://github.com/Project-Ro-ASD/ro-Control/releases) sayfasından sistem mimarinize uygun en güncel Fedora `.rpm` paketini indirin (`x86_64` = 64-bit x86 sistemler, `aarch64` = ARM64 sistemler). Ortak dosyalar eşlik eden `noarch` RPM içinde gelir:
 
 ```bash
-sudo dnf install ./ro-control-*.rpm
+sudo dnf install ./ro-control-*.<arch>.rpm ./ro-control-common-*.noarch.rpm
 ```
 
 ### Kaynaktan Derleme
@@ -117,15 +117,7 @@ Fedora hızlı kurulum:
 ./scripts/fedora-bootstrap.sh
 ```
 
-Fedora KDE Desktop üzerinde native `i686` derleme:
-
-```bash
-TARGET_ARCH=i686 ./scripts/fedora-bootstrap.sh
-```
-
-`i686` build desteği derleme, arayüz, CLI ve izleme özelliklerini kapsar.
-Fedora NVIDIA sürücü kurulum/güncelleme/kaldırma akışları ise yalnızca
-`x86_64` ve `aarch64` build'lerde etkindir.
+GitHub Releases yalnızca `x86_64`, `aarch64`, `noarch` ve `src` RPM çıktıları yayınlar.
 
 Fedora çalışma notları için [docs/FEDORA.md](docs/FEDORA.md) dosyasına bakın.
 

docs/BUILDING.md

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Building ro-Control from Source
 
 This guide covers building ro-Control from source on Linux systems with Qt 6 and CMake.
-The primary target is Fedora KDE Desktop, including native `i686`, `x86_64`,
-and `aarch64` builds.
+The primary target is Fedora KDE Desktop, with official release artifacts for
+`x86_64`, `aarch64`, `noarch`, and `src`.
 
 ---
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ and `aarch64` builds.
 
 The script installs Fedora dependencies, builds the app, and runs tests by default.
 It auto-detects the host architecture and reports whether the resulting build is
-`i686`, `x86_64`, or `aarch64`.
+`x86_64` or `aarch64`.
 For Fedora-specific runtime notes, see [FEDORA.md](FEDORA.md).
 
 ---
@@ -47,9 +47,8 @@ sudo dnf install \
   polkit-devel
 ```
 
-On Fedora KDE Desktop `i686`, the application still builds normally, but the
-NVIDIA driver install/update/remove workflows are intentionally disabled at
-runtime because Fedora NVIDIA packages are not shipped for that architecture.
+Official release outputs do not include `i686`. Driver install/update/remove
+workflows are supported on `x86_64` and `aarch64` release builds.
 
 Runtime tools used by diagnostics and driver operations:
 
@@ -84,15 +83,14 @@ cmake -S . -B build -G Ninja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
 cmake --build build -j$(nproc)
 ```
 
-### Native Fedora KDE Desktop x86 (`i686`) build
+### Official Fedora Release Outputs
 
-```bash
-TARGET_ARCH=i686 ./scripts/fedora-bootstrap.sh
-```
+The GitHub release pipeline publishes only:
 
-For native 32-bit Fedora hosts this is just a convenience flag. On `x86_64`
-Fedora, prefer a native `i686` builder or chroot/container when you need a real
-32-bit RPM output.
+- `x86_64` RPM
+- `aarch64` RPM
+- `noarch` RPM
+- `src` RPM
 
 ### Refresh translations (recommended before release)
 

docs/FEDORA.md

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ Optional flags via environment variables:
 ```bash
 ENABLE_TESTS=0 BUILD_TYPE=Debug ./scripts/fedora-bootstrap.sh
 INSTALL_AFTER_BUILD=1 INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr ./scripts/fedora-bootstrap.sh
-TARGET_ARCH=i686 ./scripts/fedora-bootstrap.sh
 ```
 
 ## 2) Manual dependency install (equivalent)
@@ -51,10 +50,8 @@ ctest --test-dir build --output-on-failure
 ./build/ro-control
 ```
 
-If you are preparing a Fedora KDE Desktop `i686` build, use a native `i686`
-environment when possible. The bootstrap script labels the target architecture,
-but NVIDIA driver management remains disabled on `i686` because Fedora does not
-ship the required RPM Fusion NVIDIA stack there.
+Official GitHub release outputs are limited to `x86_64`, `aarch64`, `noarch`,
+and `src` RPM artifacts.
 
 ## 4) Install (optional)
 
@@ -68,7 +65,7 @@ sudo cmake --install build
 - For proprietary NVIDIA flow, the app enables RPM Fusion and installs
   `akmod-nvidia` using `dnf`.
 - NVIDIA driver management is supported on Fedora `x86_64` and `aarch64`
-  builds. `i686` builds are supported for compilation and monitoring only.
+  builds.
 - A reboot is required after install/update/remove flows.
 - On Secure Boot systems, kernel module signing policy may still require manual steps.
 

docs/RELEASE.md

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Use this checklist for every production release.
 ## 4. Packaging
 
 - [ ] `packaging/rpm/ro-control.spec` release/version fields are correct.
-- [ ] Build Fedora RPM artifacts successfully for `i686`, `x86_64`, and `aarch64`.
+- [ ] Build Fedora RPM artifacts successfully for `x86_64`, `aarch64`, `noarch`, and `src`.
 - [ ] Verify installation and launch on the target desktop environment.
 - [ ] Verify `man ro-control` and shell completions install correctly.
 - [ ] Confirm release tag version matches `CMakeLists.txt` and `packaging/rpm/ro-control.spec`.
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Use this checklist for every production release.
 
 - [ ] Create annotated tag: `vX.Y.Z`.
 - [ ] Push tag to trigger release workflow.
-- [ ] Verify GitHub Release includes source archives, `i686`, `x86_64`, and `aarch64` RPMs, per-arch release bundles, and one source RPM.
+- [ ] Verify GitHub Release includes only `x86_64`, `aarch64`, `noarch`, and `src` RPM outputs.
 - [ ] Verify the attached checksum and RPM metadata files are present.
 
 ## 6. Post-release

packaging/rpm/README.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ This directory contains the RPM recipe for ro-Control.
 - Produce a reproducible RPM from a release tarball
 - Require translation tooling so localized builds are never emitted partially
 - Run the upstream Qt test suite during `%check`
-- Publish GitHub Release RPMs for `i686`, `x86_64`, and `aarch64`
+- Publish GitHub Release RPMs for `x86_64`, `aarch64`, `noarch`, and `src`
 
 ## Source archive expectations
 
@@ -55,19 +55,13 @@ Fish so command discovery works out of the box on release systems.
 
 ## Release automation
 
-The GitHub release workflow builds:
+The GitHub release workflow publishes only:
 
-- source archives (`.tar.gz`, `.zip`)
-- one Fedora binary RPM for `i686`
 - one Fedora binary RPM for `x86_64`
 - one Fedora binary RPM for `aarch64`
-- one Fedora release bundle for `i686`
-- one Fedora release bundle for `x86_64`
-- one Fedora release bundle for `aarch64`
-- one source RPM
+- one Fedora shared-assets RPM for `noarch`
+- one source RPM (`src`)
 
 Each architecture job also performs a smoke install with `dnf install` and
 verifies that `ro-control --version` matches the tagged release version before
-publishing assets. Each release bundle contains the architecture-specific RPM,
-package metadata, dependency list, and checksum manifest for easier download
-from the GitHub Releases page.
+publishing assets.

packaging/rpm/ro-control.spec

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Summary:        Smart NVIDIA driver manager and system monitor
 License:        GPL-3.0-or-later
 URL:            https://github.com/Project-Ro-ASD/ro-Control
 Source0:        %{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
-ExclusiveArch:  i686 x86_64 aarch64
+ExclusiveArch:  x86_64 aarch64
 
 BuildRequires:  cmake
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
@@ -23,9 +23,19 @@ BuildRequires:  qt6-qtwayland-devel
 BuildRequires:  kf6-qqc2-desktop-style
 BuildRequires:  polkit-devel
 
+Requires:       %{name}-common = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires:       qt6-qtbase
 Requires:       qt6-qtdeclarative
 Requires:       qt6-qtwayland
+
+%description
+ro-Control is a Qt6/KDE Plasma desktop application that helps users
+manage NVIDIA drivers and monitor core system metrics.
+
+%package common
+Summary:        Shared assets for the ro-Control desktop application
+BuildArch:      noarch
+
 Requires:       kf6-qqc2-desktop-style
 Requires:       polkit
 Requires:       /usr/bin/dnf
@@ -40,9 +50,10 @@ Recommends:     /usr/sbin/akmods
 Recommends:     /usr/bin/dracut
 Recommends:     /usr/sbin/grubby
 
-%description
-ro-Control is a Qt6/KDE Plasma desktop application that helps users
-manage NVIDIA drivers and monitor core system metrics.
+%description common
+ro-Control common ships the desktop entry, helper script, shell completions,
+metadata, icons, PolicyKit action, and documentation shared by all supported
+CPU architectures.
 
 %prep
 %autosetup -c -T -n %{name}-%{version}
@@ -61,9 +72,11 @@ tar -xzf %{SOURCE0} --strip-components=1
 %ctest --output-on-failure
 
 %files
+%{_bindir}/ro-control
+
+%files common
 %license LICENSE
 %doc README.md README.tr.md CHANGELOG.md
-%{_bindir}/ro-control
 %{_datadir}/applications/io.github.projectroasd.rocontrol.desktop
 %{_datadir}/man/man1/ro-control.1*
 %{_datadir}/metainfo/io.github.projectroasd.rocontrol.metainfo.xml
@@ -80,6 +93,7 @@ tar -xzf %{SOURCE0} --strip-components=1
 - Fix installed helper path resolution for privileged operations on system installs
 - Activate saved KDE-friendly interface preferences and theme switching in the UI
 - Harden Fedora CI and release validation for metadata and RPM packaging
+- Limit published RPM outputs to x86_64, aarch64, src, and noarch artifacts only
 
 * Sun Mar 22 2026 ro-Control Maintainers <noreply@github.com> - 0.1.0-1
 - Prepare first GitHub Release RPMs for i686, x86_64, and aarch64