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Michael Bolin 891f1f4c85 release: publish standalone zsh artifacts (#30114)
## Why

The patched zsh artifacts rarely change, but
`.github/workflows/rust-release-zsh.yml` currently runs as part of every
Rust release. Rebuilding the same four binaries for each Codex version
wastes release capacity and ties an independently versioned runtime
dependency to the main release cadence.

This establishes the producer side of a build-once flow. The existing
Rust release workflow remains unchanged until the first standalone
artifact release has been published and the checked-in DotSlash
manifests can be updated with its URLs and checksums.

## What changed

- Run the zsh release workflow for protected `codex-zsh-vX.Y.Z` tags
instead of as a reusable workflow.
- Validate the semantic release tag before starting the platform builds.
- Publish the four zsh archives to a GitHub prerelease so the release
never becomes the repository latest release.
- Publish the generated `codex-zsh` DotSlash manifest alongside the
archives.
- Document how to publish the next artifact version after changing the
pinned zsh commit or patch.

## Tag protection

An active repository tag ruleset named `codex-zsh-v*.*.*` targets
`refs/tags/codex-zsh-v*.*.*`. It restricts tag creation, updates,
deletion, and non-fast-forward changes; requires linear history; and
limits bypass to the configured repository role.

This was verified with:

```shell
gh api repos/openai/codex/rulesets/18140982
```

The response reported `"enforcement":"active"`, the expected tag
condition, and the `creation`, `update`, `deletion`, `non_fast_forward`,
and `required_linear_history` rules.

## Rollout

After this lands, publish the first `codex-zsh-vX.Y.Z` release. A
follow-up can then update the checked-in DotSlash manifests and remove
the zsh rebuild from `.github/workflows/rust-release.yml`.



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Workflow Strategy

The workflows in this directory are split so that pull requests get fast, review-friendly signal while main still gets the full cross-platform verification pass.

Pull Requests

  • bazel.yml is the main pre-merge verification path for Rust code. It runs Bazel test and Bazel clippy on the supported Bazel targets, including the generated Rust test binaries needed to lint inline #[cfg(test)] code.
  • rust-ci.yml keeps the Cargo-native PR checks intentionally small:
    • cargo fmt --check
    • cargo shear
    • argument-comment-lint on Linux, macOS, and Windows
    • tools/argument-comment-lint package tests when the lint or its workflow wiring changes

Post-Merge On main

  • bazel.yml also runs on pushes to main. This re-verifies the merged Bazel path and helps keep the BuildBuddy caches warm.
  • rust-ci-full.yml is the full Cargo-native verification workflow. It keeps the heavier checks off the PR path while still validating them after merge:
    • the full Cargo clippy matrix
    • the full Cargo nextest matrix via per-platform archive-backed shards
    • Windows ARM64 nextest archives cross-compiled on Windows x64, then replayed on native Windows ARM64 shards
    • release-profile Cargo builds
    • cross-platform argument-comment-lint
    • Linux remote-env tests

Rule Of Thumb

  • If a build/test/clippy check can be expressed in Bazel, prefer putting the PR-time version in bazel.yml.
  • Keep rust-ci.yml fast enough that it usually does not dominate PR latency.
  • Reserve rust-ci-full.yml for heavyweight Cargo-native coverage that Bazel does not replace yet.