ci : add should_release variable

This commit adds a `should_release` variable to the GitHub Actions
workflow to determine if a release should be created based on the tag or
branch conditions.

The motivation for this that it simplifies the logic for deciding
whether to upload artifacts or not, making it easier to maintain if we
need to change the conditions in the future.

Author: danbev

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
       tag_name: ${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}
+      should_release: ${{ steps.tag.outputs.should_release }}
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout with full history
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ jobs:
           BUILD_NUMBER=$(git rev-list --count HEAD)
           SHORT_HASH=$(git rev-parse --short=7 HEAD)
           CUSTOM_TAG="${{ github.event.inputs.pre_release_tag }}"
+          SHOULD_RELEASE="false"
 
           echo "Raw values:"
           echo "BUILD_NUMBER: $BUILD_NUMBER"
@@ -67,21 +69,31 @@ jobs:
           if [[ "${{ github.ref_type }}" == "tag" ]]; then
             echo "Using pushed tag name"
             TAG_NAME="${{ github.ref_name }}"
-          # Use custom tag if provided
+            SHOULD_RELEASE="true"
           elif [[ -n "$CUSTOM_TAG" ]]; then
             echo "Using custom tag"
             TAG_NAME="${CUSTOM_TAG}"
+            SHOULD_RELEASE="true"
+          elif [[ "${{ github.event.inputs.create_release }}" == "true" ]]; then
+            echo "Manual release requested"
+            SHOULD_RELEASE="true"
+            TAG_NAME="b${BUILD_NUMBER}"
           elif [[ "${{ env.BRANCH_NAME }}" == "master" ]]; then
             echo "Using master branch format"
             TAG_NAME="b${BUILD_NUMBER}"
+            SHOULD_RELEASE="false"
           else
             echo "Using non-master branch format"
             SAFE_NAME=$(echo "${{ env.BRANCH_NAME }}" | tr '/' '-')
             TAG_NAME="${SAFE_NAME}-b${BUILD_NUMBER}-${SHORT_HASH}"
+            SHOULD_RELEASE="false"
           fi
 
           echo "Final tag name: $TAG_NAME"
+          echo "Should release: $SHOULD_RELEASE"
           echo "name=$TAG_NAME" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "should_release=$SHOULD_RELEASE" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
 
   ubuntu-22:
     if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'pull_request' ||
@@ -584,6 +596,7 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'pull_request' ||
             github.event.inputs.run_type == 'full-ci' }}
     runs-on: windows-latest
+    needs: determine-tag
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
@@ -667,9 +680,7 @@ jobs:
               Compress-Archive -Path "build/bin/${{ matrix.build }}" -DestinationPath "whisper-bin-${{ matrix.arch }}.zip"
 
       - name: Upload binaries
-        if: matrix.sdl2 == 'ON' && ${{ (github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master') ||
-                github.event.inputs.create_release == 'true' ||
-                github.event.inputs.pre_release_tag != '' }}
+        if: matrix.sdl2 == 'ON' && ${{ needs.determine-tag.outputs.should_release }}
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: whisper-bin-${{ matrix.arch }}.zip
@@ -755,9 +766,7 @@ jobs:
               Compress-Archive -Path "build/bin/${{ matrix.build }}" -DestinationPath "whisper-blas-bin-${{ matrix.arch }}.zip"
 
       - name: Upload binaries
-        if: matrix.blas == 'ON' && matrix.sdl2 == 'ON' && ${{ (github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master') ||
-                github.event.inputs.create_release == 'true' ||
-                github.event.inputs.pre_release_tag != '' }}
+        if: matrix.blas == 'ON' && matrix.sdl2 == 'ON' && ${{ needs.determine-tag.outputs.should_release }}
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: whisper-blas-bin-${{ matrix.arch }}.zip
@@ -767,6 +776,7 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'pull_request' ||
             github.event.inputs.run_type == 'full-ci' }}
     runs-on: windows-2022
+    needs: determine-tag
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
@@ -965,9 +975,7 @@ jobs:
               Compress-Archive -Path "build/bin/${{ matrix.build }}" -DestinationPath "whisper-cublas-${{ matrix.cuda-toolkit }}-bin-${{ matrix.arch }}.zip"
 
       - name: Upload binaries
-        if: ${{ (github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master') ||
-                github.event.inputs.create_release == 'true' ||
-                github.event.inputs.pre_release_tag != '' }}
+        if: ${{ needs.determine-tag.outputs.should_release }}
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: whisper-cublas-${{ matrix.cuda-toolkit }}-bin-${{ matrix.arch }}.zip
@@ -1044,16 +1052,11 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Pack artifacts
         id: pack_artifacts
-        if: ${{ (github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master') ||
-                github.event.inputs.create_release == 'true' ||
-                github.event.inputs.pre_release_tag != '' }}
         run: |
           zip --symlinks -r whisper-${{ needs.determine-tag.outputs.tag_name }}-xcframework.zip build-apple/whisper.xcframework
 
       - name: Upload artifacts
-        if: ${{ (github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master') ||
-                github.event.inputs.create_release == 'true' ||
-                github.event.inputs.pre_release_tag != '' }}
+        if: ${{ needs.determine-tag.outputs.should_release }}
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           path: whisper-${{ needs.determine-tag.outputs.tag_name }}-xcframework.zip
@@ -1233,7 +1236,6 @@ jobs:
   release:
     if: ${{ github.event.inputs.create_release == 'true' || github.event.inputs.pre_release_tag != '' || startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') }}
 
-
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     needs:
@@ -1301,7 +1303,8 @@ jobs:
   coreml-base-en:
     if: ${{ (github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master') ||
             github.event.inputs.create_release == 'true' ||
-            github.event.inputs.pre_release_tag != '' }}
+            github.event.inputs.pre_release_tag != '' ||
+            startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') }}
     runs-on: macos-latest
     needs: determine-tag