build.yml

name: Build Linux Kernel with TCC

on:
  # Automatic triggers
  push:
    branches:
      - main
  pull_request:
    branches:
      - main

  # Manual trigger
  workflow_dispatch:

jobs:
  build:
    name: Build Kernel with TCC
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
        uses: actions/checkout@v2

      - name: Set up dependencies
        run: |
          sudo apt-get update
          sudo apt-get install -y build-essential libncurses-dev bison flex libssl-dev libelf-dev tcc

      - name: Configure Kernel
        run: |
          make defconfig

      - name: Build Kernel with TCC
        run: |
          # Set TCC as the compiler
          export CC=tcc
          export CFLAGS="-O2"  # Enable optimization (you can adjust the level for tuning performance)
          
          # Compile kernel with TCC
          make -j$(nproc)  # Compile using all available CPU cores

      - name: Archive the build artifacts
        run: |
          tar -czvf kernel-build.tar.gz arch/x86/boot/bzImage
        continue-on-error: true

      - name: Upload Kernel Artifact
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
        with:
          name: kernel-build
          path: kernel-build.tar.gz

  release:
    name: Release Kernel
    needs: build
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - name: Download build artifact
        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
        with:
          name: kernel-build

      - name: Create GitHub Release
        id: create_release
        uses: actions/create-release@v1
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
        with:
          tag_name: v${{ github.run_number }}  # Auto-generate tag using the run number
          release_name: Kernel Build v${{ github.run_number }}
          draft: false
          prerelease: false

      - name: Upload Kernel to Release
        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
        with:
          upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
          asset_path: kernel-build.tar.gz
          asset_name: kernel-build.tar.gz
          asset_content_type: application/gzip