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+# Linux release packaging for tagged CargoNetSim releases.
+#
+# Windows and macOS installers are intentionally deferred until their signing,
+# notarization, and platform deployment requirements are settled.
+
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - "v*"
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+env:
+  BUILD_TYPE: Release
+  CONTAINER_REF: v0.2.0
+  KDREPORTS_REF: kdreports-2.3.0
+  DEPS_PREFIX: ${{ github.workspace }}/deps/install
+  CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL: 2
+  CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER: ccache
+
+jobs:
+  linux-installer:
+    name: Linux Installer
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out CargoNetSim
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Check Container token
+        env:
+          CONTAINER_REPO_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CONTAINER_REPO_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          if [ -z "${CONTAINER_REPO_TOKEN}" ]; then
+            echo "::error::CONTAINER_REPO_TOKEN is required to check out the private Container dependency."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+      - name: Check out Container
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          repository: AhmedAredah/container
+          token: ${{ secrets.CONTAINER_REPO_TOKEN }}
+          ref: ${{ env.CONTAINER_REF }}
+          path: deps/container
+
+      - name: Check out KDReports
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          repository: KDAB/KDReports
+          ref: ${{ env.KDREPORTS_REF }}
+          path: deps/kdreports
+
+      - name: Install build dependencies
+        uses: awalsh128/cache-apt-pkgs-action@latest
+        with:
+          packages: cmake qt6-base-dev qt6-tools-dev libyaml-cpp-dev librabbitmq-dev build-essential ninja-build ccache python3-venv p7zip-full file
+          version: 1.0
+
+      - name: Install Qt Installer Framework
+        run: |
+          python3 -m venv "${RUNNER_TEMP}/aqt"
+          "${RUNNER_TEMP}/aqt/bin/python" -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          "${RUNNER_TEMP}/aqt/bin/python" -m pip install "aqtinstall==3.3.0"
+          "${RUNNER_TEMP}/aqt/bin/python" -m aqt install-tool \
+            -O "${RUNNER_TEMP}/Qt" \
+            linux desktop tools_ifw
+
+          ifw_root="$(find "${RUNNER_TEMP}/Qt/Tools/QtInstallerFramework" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d | sort -V | tail -n 1)"
+          if [ -z "${ifw_root}" ] || [ ! -x "${ifw_root}/bin/binarycreator" ]; then
+            echo "::error::Qt Installer Framework binarycreator was not installed."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          echo "QTIFW_ROOT=${ifw_root}" >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
+          echo "${ifw_root}/bin" >> "${GITHUB_PATH}"
+          "${ifw_root}/bin/binarycreator" --version
+
+      - name: Prepare RabbitMQ-C include compatibility
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p "${DEPS_PREFIX}/include/rabbitmq-c"
+          for header in /usr/include/amqp*.h; do
+            ln -sf "${header}" "${DEPS_PREFIX}/include/rabbitmq-c/$(basename "${header}")"
+          done
+          ln -sf /usr/include/amqp_tcp_socket.h "${DEPS_PREFIX}/include/rabbitmq-c/tcp_socket.h"
+
+      - name: Cache compiler output
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ~/.ccache
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-release-ccache-${{ env.CONTAINER_REF }}-${{ env.KDREPORTS_REF }}-${{ hashFiles('CMakeLists.txt', 'cmake/**', 'src/installer/**') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-release-ccache-
+
+      - name: Configure Container
+        run: |
+          cmake -S deps/container -B deps/build/container -G Ninja \
+            -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="${BUILD_TYPE}" \
+            -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="${DEPS_PREFIX}" \
+            -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON \
+            -DBUILD_PYTHON_BINDINGS=OFF \
+            -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF \
+            -DBUILD_DOCS=OFF \
+            -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER="${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER}"
+
+      - name: Install Container
+        run: cmake --build deps/build/container --target install
+
+      - name: Configure KDReports
+        run: |
+          cmake -S deps/kdreports -B deps/build/kdreports -G Ninja \
+            -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="${BUILD_TYPE}" \
+            -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="${DEPS_PREFIX}" \
+            -DKDReports_QT6=ON \
+            -DKDReports_TESTS=OFF \
+            -DKDReports_EXAMPLES=OFF \
+            -DKDReports_DOCS=OFF \
+            -DKDReports_PYTHON_BINDINGS=OFF \
+            -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER="${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER}"
+
+      - name: Install KDReports
+        run: cmake --build deps/build/kdreports --target install
+
+      - name: Patch KDReports Qt6 package config
+        run: |
+          config_file="${DEPS_PREFIX}/lib/cmake/KDReports-qt6/KDReports-qt6Config.cmake"
+          sed -i \
+            -e 's/find_dependency(QtCore /find_dependency(Qt6Core /' \
+            -e 's/find_dependency(QtWidgets /find_dependency(Qt6Widgets /' \
+            -e 's/find_dependency(QtPrintSupport /find_dependency(Qt6PrintSupport /' \
+            -e 's/find_dependency(QtXml /find_dependency(Qt6Xml /' \
+            "${config_file}"
+
+      - name: Configure CargoNetSim with installer
+        run: |
+          cmake -S . -B build -G Ninja \
+            -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="${BUILD_TYPE}" \
+            -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="${{ github.workspace }}/build/install" \
+            -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${DEPS_PREFIX};/usr" \
+            -DCONTAINER_CMAKE_DIR="${DEPS_PREFIX}/lib/cmake/Container" \
+            -DKDREPORTS_DIR="${DEPS_PREFIX}/lib/cmake/KDReports-qt6" \
+            -DRABBITMQ_CMAKE_DIR="/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/rabbitmq-c" \
+            -DYAMLCPP_CMAKE_DIR="/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/cmake/yaml-cpp" \
+            -DCPACK_IFW_ROOT="${QTIFW_ROOT}" \
+            -DCARGONET_BUILD_TESTS=OFF \
+            -DCARGONET_BUILD_INSTALLER=ON \
+            -DCARGONET_BUILD_RABBITMQ_CONFIG=ON \
+            -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER="${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER}"
+
+      - name: Build CargoNetSim
+        run: cmake --build build
+
+      - name: Install CargoNetSim
+        run: cmake --build build --target install
+
+      - name: Generate Linux installer
+        env:
+          QT_QPA_PLATFORM: offscreen
+        working-directory: build
+        run: cpack -G IFW -C Release
+
+      - name: Collect release assets
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p dist
+          ref_name="${GITHUB_REF_NAME//\//-}"
+          installer="$(find build -maxdepth 1 -type f -name 'CargoNetSim*.run' | sort | head -n 1)"
+
+          if [ -z "${installer}" ]; then
+            echo "::error::No Linux installer .run file was produced by CPack."
+            find build -maxdepth 2 -type f | sort
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          cp "${installer}" "dist/CargoNetSim-${ref_name}-linux-x86_64.run"
+          sha256sum dist/CargoNetSim-${ref_name}-linux-x86_64.run > dist/SHA256SUMS
+          file dist/CargoNetSim-${ref_name}-linux-x86_64.run
+          cat dist/SHA256SUMS
+
+      - name: Upload installer artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: CargoNetSim-linux-installer
+          path: dist/*
+          if-no-files-found: error
+
+      - name: Attach assets to GitHub Release
+        if: ${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') }}
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          files: dist/*
+          generate_release_notes: true