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Add checksum-verified release installers

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Eric Wendland 2026-07-18 17:37:54 +02:00
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@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ pre-releases intended for dogfood and controlled automation only.
Release archives are built for:
- Linux x86_64
- macOS
- macOS x86_64 and arm64
- Windows x86_64
The daemon and control CLI are supported as a single `geth` executable on those
@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ For a tagged release:
- CI must pass formatting, check, tests, and clippy.
- Security workflows must pass or have an explicit documented exception.
- Release archives must be built by `.github/workflows/release.yml`.
- Every archive must have a published SHA-256 checksum, and the release must
include `SHA256SUMS` plus the platform installer entrypoints.
- Packaged archives must include README, docs, and license files.
- Packaged binaries must be smoke-tested from the archive.
- Packaged binaries must be checksum-verified and smoke-tested from the archive
through the same installer path documented for users.
- Installers must never initialize a home, create trust state, or start a user
service; `geth daemon install` remains a separate explicit action.
- Any breaking changes must be called out in release notes.