WORKFLOW: losing my time on this stuff again

.github/workflows/cooker.yml

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
         run: echo "##[set-output name=branch;]$(echo ${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/})"
         id: extract_branch
 
-      - name: Generating build ID
+      - name: Generate build ID
         id: generating_buildid
         run: echo "##[set-output name=build-id;]$(echo "${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.branch }}-${{ steps.date.outputs.date }}")"
       
@@ -41,14 +41,22 @@ jobs:
           search_artifacts: true
         continue-on-error: true
 
+      - name: DEBUG
+        run: |
+          echo "Listing folder $PWD contents"
+          ls -ln
+          echo "Checking for verson file"
+          find ~ -iname version
+          cat $(find ~ -iname version)
+
       # not needed maybe?
-      - name: Extracting global cache
+      - name: Extract global cache
         run: |
           tar --skip-old-files -xzvf retrodeck-cooker.tar.gz
           rm -f retrodeck-cooker.tar.gz
         continue-on-error: true
 
-      - name: Initializing enviornment
+      - name: Initialize enviornment
         run: |
           git pull
           git submodule init
@@ -59,16 +67,16 @@ jobs:
           sudo flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
           sudo flatpak install -y org.kde.Sdk//5.15-21.08 org.kde.Platform//5.15-21.08 io.qt.qtwebengine.BaseApp/x86_64/5.15-21.08 org.freedesktop.Sdk.Extension.llvm13
 
-      - name: Bulding part 1 - Until melonds
+      - name: Buld part 1 - Until melonds
         run: |
           sudo flatpak-builder --build-only --stop-at=melonds --user --force-clean --repo=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/local retrodeck-flatpak-cooker net.retrodeck.retrodeck.yml
 
-      - name: Compressing cache
+      - name: Compress cache
         run: |
           touch retrodeck-cooker.tar.gz
           rm -rf .flatpak-builder/build/*-{2,3,4,5,6}
           find .flatpak-builder/build -xtype l -exec rm {} \; # removing dead symlinks
-          tar --ignore-failed-read -czvf retrodeck-cooker.tar.gz retrodeck-flatpak-cooker 
+          tar --ignore-failed-read -czvf retrodeck-cooker.tar.gz retrodeck-flatpak-cooker .flatpak-builder/build
 
       - name: Upload build specific cache
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
@@ -76,6 +84,22 @@ jobs:
           name: "${{ steps.generating_buildid.outputs.build-id }}"
           path: retrodeck-cooker.tar.gz
 
+      # this is done to speed up the things now, it may be removed later
+      - name: Compress global cache
+        run: |
+          touch retrodeck-cooker.tar.gz
+          rm -rf .flatpak-builder/build/*-{2,3,4,5,6}
+          find .flatpak-builder/build -xtype l -exec rm {} \; # removing dead symlinks
+          tar --ignore-failed-read -czvf retrodeck-cooker.tar.gz retrodeck-flatpak-cooker .flatpak-builder/build
+        continue-on-error: true
+
+      - name: Upload global cache
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: global-cache
+          path: retrodeck-cooker.tar.gz RetroDECK.flatpak
+        continue-on-error: true
+
     outputs:
       buildID: "${{ steps.generating_buildid.outputs.build-id }}"
 
@@ -91,12 +115,20 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: ${{ needs.Job1_-_Building_P1.outputs.buildID }}
       
-      - name: Extracting cache
+      - name: Extract cache
         run: |
           tar --skip-old-files -xzvf retrodeck-cooker.tar.gz
           rm -f retrodeck-cooker.tar.gz
 
-      - name: Initializing enviornment
+      - name: DEBUG
+        run: |
+          echo "Listing folder $PWD contents"
+          ls -ln
+          echo "Checking for verson file"
+          find ~ -iname version
+          cat $(find ~ -iname version)
+
+      - name: Initialize enviornment
         run: |
           git pull
           git submodule init
@@ -107,7 +139,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
           sudo flatpak install -y org.kde.Sdk//5.15-21.08 org.kde.Platform//5.15-21.08 io.qt.qtwebengine.BaseApp/x86_64/5.15-21.08 org.freedesktop.Sdk.Extension.llvm13
 
-      - name: Creating Bundle
+      - name: Create Bundle
         run: |
           sudo flatpak-builder --user --force-clean --repo=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/local retrodeck-flatpak-cooker net.retrodeck.retrodeck.yml
           sudo flatpak build-bundle $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/local RetroDECK.flatpak net.retrodeck.retrodeck
@@ -145,12 +177,12 @@ jobs:
           repo: RetroDECK-cooker
         continue-on-error: true
 
-      - name: Compressing global cache
+      - name: Compress global cache
         run: |
           touch retrodeck-cooker.tar.gz
           rm -rf .flatpak-builder/build/*-{2,3,4,5,6}
           find .flatpak-builder/build -xtype l -exec rm {} \; # removing dead symlinks
-          tar --ignore-failed-read -czvf retrodeck-cooker.tar.gz retrodeck-flatpak-cooker 
+          tar --ignore-failed-read -czvf retrodeck-cooker.tar.gz retrodeck-flatpak-cooker .flatpak-builder/build
         continue-on-error: true
 
       - name: Upload global cache
@@ -159,3 +191,10 @@ jobs:
           name: global-cache
           path: retrodeck-cooker.tar.gz RetroDECK.flatpak
         continue-on-error: true
+
+      - name: Upload RetroDECK.flatpak
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: retrodeck-flatpak
+          path: RetroDECK.flatpak
+        continue-on-error: true