add-linux-release-target

Adding a Linux release target involves creating a multi-platform builder folder with a Dockerfile, updating CI workflow matrices, and generating corresponding documentation and release notes.

A multi-platform builder is a Docker image configuration in the .ci-dockerfiles directory that enables building and testing software across different Linux distros and architectures within automated CI workflows.

Onboarding a new Linux distro requires updating the release.yml, nightlies.yml, and update-lib-cache.yml GitHub workflows with the new distro/version build matrix configurations.

Yes, adding a Linux release target produces corresponding install and documentation entries alongside the release notes file to ensure docs synchronization across the project.

Yes, this process applies to onboarding new distros like Ubuntu or Alpine across build, test, and release pipelines, ensuring multi-arch Docker builder support and docs synchronization.

Automating Linux release target creation requires a Dockerfile, a build-and-push script, updated GitHub workflow matrices, and release notes documentation to complete the onboarding process.