CLI Updater

A tool for updating CLI applications, built with Rust and featuring automated cross-platform releases.

Features

• Cross-platform support (Linux, macOS, Windows)
• Multiple architectures (x86_64, ARM64)
• Automated GitHub Actions workflows for building and releasing
• Static binary support for maximum compatibility

Installation

Quick Install (Linux/macOS)

# Download the latest release for your platform
curl -L https://github.com/yourusername/cli-updater/releases/latest/download/cli-updater-v0.1.0-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz | tar -xz
sudo mv cli-updater /usr/local/bin/

Download Pre-built Binaries

Download the appropriate binary for your platform from the releases page.

Available platforms:

• Linux: x86_64 and ARM64 (both glibc and musl variants)
• macOS: Intel (x86_64) and Apple Silicon (ARM64)
• Windows: x86_64 and ARM64

Build from Source

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/cli-updater.git
cd cli-updater
cargo build --release

Usage

# Show help
cli-updater --help

# Show version information
cli-updater --version

Development

Prerequisites

• Rust 1.70+ (with 2021 edition support)
• Git

Building

# Debug build
cargo build

# Release build
cargo build --release

# Build for specific target
cargo build --release --target x86_64-unknown-linux-musl

Testing

cargo test

Cross-compilation

Install cross for easy cross-compilation:

cargo install cross --git https://github.com/cross-rs/cross
cross build --release --target aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu

Releases

This project uses automated GitHub Actions workflows for building and releasing. See RELEASE.md for detailed information about the release process.

Quick Release

# Create and push a new release
./scripts/release.sh 1.0.0

Supported Platforms

The release workflows automatically build binaries for:

Platform	Target	Notes
Linux x64	x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu	Standard Linux with glibc
Linux x64 Static	x86_64-unknown-linux-musl	Static binary, works everywhere
Linux ARM64	aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu	ARM64 Linux with glibc
Linux ARM64 Static	aarch64-unknown-linux-musl	Static ARM64 binary
macOS Intel	x86_64-apple-darwin	Intel-based Macs
macOS Apple Silicon	aarch64-apple-darwin	M1/M2 Macs
Windows x64	x86_64-pc-windows-msvc	64-bit Windows
Windows ARM64	aarch64-pc-windows-msvc	ARM64 Windows

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under either of

• Apache License, Version 2.0, (LICENSE-APACHE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
• MIT license (LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)

at your option.

Acknowledgments

• Built with Rust
• Automated builds powered by GitHub Actions
• Cross-compilation support via cross