mozilla / mozilla/sccache

Vendoring dependencies in released sources

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Description

Greetings,

I'd like to suggest adding a way to provide a source archive which includes vendored dependencies for all future releases.
This can be helpful for Linux package maintainers when trying to build a distro-specific package from source, especially if the build happens in an offline environment.

If this is deemed useful, I've already implemented it on a test branch using a dedicated Github workflow and can submit a PR.

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Review the repository's release configuration and the dedicated GitHub workflow proposed in the issue. Confirm how future source archives are generated and how Rust dependencies can be included for offline distro builds. Done means releases provide a source archive with vendored dependencies without disrupting existing release artifacts.

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Assessment

Tech stack
github-actions, rust
Domain
build-system, devops, release
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
52/100

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