submodules-CD.yml

name: Deliver submodules too on release

on:
  push:
    tags:
      - '*'

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    
    steps:
      # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
      - name: checkout code
        uses: actions/checkout@v2

      - name: checkout modules
        run: git submodule update --init --recursive
        
      # Can't create a tar.gz directly, so it creates a tar first, converting it into a tar.gz in the end.
      # The last command should get rid of the tar file instead of packing it into the tar.gz, but hey,
      # here apparently doesn't work (...)
      - name: create tar.gz
        run: |
          git archive -o SOURCE.CODE.+.submodules.tar HEAD
          git submodule --quiet foreach 'cd $toplevel; tar -uf SOURCE.CODE.+.submodules.tar $sm_path'
          gzip -9 SOURCE.CODE.+.submodules.tar
          
      - name: create zip
        run: |
          git archive -o SOURCE.CODE.+.submodules.zip HEAD
          git submodule --quiet foreach 'cd $toplevel; zip -ru SOURCE.CODE.+.submodules.zip $sm_path'
          
      - name: release
        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
        with:
          files: |
            SOURCE.CODE.+.submodules.tar.gz
            SOURCE.CODE.+.submodules.zip