This repository exists solely to orchestrate bleeding-edge MODFLOW 6 development version releases independently of the main MODFLOW 6 repository. It contains no source code or scripts, only GitHub Actions workflows and a requirements.txt file specifying Python dependencies. All scripts related to MODFLOW 6 distribution/release are contained in the distribution folder in the MODFLOW 6 repository.
This repository contains two workflows:
dev.ymlfull.yml
The dev.yml workflow builds a minimal development distribution of MODFLOW 6 and posts it on this repository's releases page. Assets include only binaries and the MODFLOW 6 input/output PDF documentation. This workflow is triggered each night, as well as whenever new code is merged into the MODFLOW 6 repo's develop branch. If a release already exists for a given date, assets are updated on the existing release. Binaries from the same date can be distinguished by compile timestamps emitted in the header info block at runtime.
Each night, the full.yml workflow tests the full, official MODFLOW 6 release procedure and posts the created distribution as an artifact. This distribution is identical to that produced in a real release, with the exception of version numbers. This permits regular inspection of the distribution, allowing more confidence at release time.