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⌚ Add CI for building book PDF #6

⌚ Add CI for building book PDF

⌚ Add CI for building book PDF #6

Workflow file for this run

name: Compile LaTeX and Publish PDF
on:
push:
branches:
- main
- '*'
pull_request:
branches:
- main
workflow_dispatch:
permissions:
contents: write
jobs:
build-and-release:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
# 1. Checkout repository code
- name: Checkout repository
uses: actions/checkout@v4
# 2. Compile LaTeX book to PDF
- name: Compile LaTeX
uses: xu-cheng/latex-action@v4
with:
root_file: book.tex
args: "-pdf -interaction=nonstopmode"
texlive_version: 2026
# 3. Save PDF as an Actions artifact (for downloading from the workflow run tab)
- name: Upload Artifact
uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
with:
name: compiled-book
path: book.pdf
# 4. Create or update the 'latest' GitHub Release
- name: Publish to GitHub Release
uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
with:
tag_name: latest
name: "Latest Book Build"
body: "Automated build compiled from the latest push to `main`."
draft: false
prerelease: false
files: book.pdf
env:
GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}