fix

.github/workflows/ci-docs.yml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   push: 
     branches:
       - main
-      - development
+      - develop
       - release-candidate
   workflow_dispatch:
 
@@ -12,16 +12,15 @@ permissions:
   contents: read
 
 env:
-  MKDOCS_STRICT: ${{ vars.MKDOCS_STRICT:-true }}
+  MKDOCS_STRICT: ${{ vars.MKDOCS_STRICT || 'true' }}
   MKDOCS_CONFIG: mkdocs/mkdocs.yml 
   MKDOCS_OFFLINE: false
   CSPELL_CONFIG: tools/spellcheck/cspell.yml
-  CSPELL_TARGETS: "docs/**/*.md" README.md
+  CSPELL_TARGETS: docs/**/*.md README.md
 
 jobs:
   build-check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           npx --yes cspell \
-            --config ${CSPELL_CONFIG \
+            --config ${CSPELL_CONFIG} \
             ${CSPELL_TARGETS}
 
       - name: Install build dependencies

.github/workflows/deploy-pages.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+name: Release - Build and publish docs
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags: ["v*"]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout (tag)
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.11"
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          pip install -r mkdocs/requirements.txt
+
+      - name: CI gate build (strict)
+        env:
+          MKDOCS_STRICT: ${{ vars.MKDOCS_STRICT }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          export MKDOCS_STRICT="${MKDOCS_STRICT:-true}"
+          tools/mkdocs_build.sh --config mkdocs/mkdocs.yml
+
+      - name: Package site (non-strict)
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          export MKDOCS_STRICT="false"
+          scripts/package_site.sh "${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" --config mkdocs/mkdocs.yml --dist "${RUNNER_TEMP}/dist"
+
+      - name: Publish release (GitHub)
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          name: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          tag_name: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          files: |
+            ${{ runner.temp }}/dist/${{ github.ref_name }}.zip
+
+      - name: Remove RC preview from gh-pages (optional cleanup)
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+
+          git fetch origin gh-pages:gh-pages || true
+          if git show-ref --verify --quiet refs/heads/gh-pages; then
+            git switch gh-pages
+          else
+            echo "No gh-pages branch; nothing to clean."
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          if [ -d rc ]; then
+            rm -rf rc
+            git add -A
+            git config user.name "actions-bot"
+            git config user.email "actions-bot@users.noreply.github.com"
+            git commit -m "Remove RC preview after release ${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" || echo "No changes to commit"
+            git push origin gh-pages
+          else
+            echo "No rc/ directory present; nothing to delete."
+          fi

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: Build & publish docs (rc + release)
 on:
   push:
     tags:
-      - "rc-*"
+      - "rc*"
       - "v*"
   workflow_dispatch:
 
@@ -43,25 +43,29 @@ jobs:
 
           mkdir -p "${MKDOCS_OUTPUT_DIR}"
 
-          OFFLINE="${OFFLINE}" mkdocs build \
+          OFFLINE="${OFFLINE:-true}" mkdocs build \
             "${FLAGS[@]}" \
             -f "${MKDOCS_CONFIG}" \
-            -d "${MKDOCS_OUTPUT_DIR}"
+            -d "${MKDOCS_OUTPUT_DIR}/offline"
+            mkdocs build \
+            "${FLAGS[@]}" \
+            -f "${MKDOCS_CONFIG}" \
+            -d "${MKDOCS_OUTPUT_DIR}/dist"
 
       - name: Zip site
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           cd "${MKDOCS_OUTPUT_DIR}"
-          zip -r "${GITHUB_REF_NAME}.zip" .
+          zip -r "${GITHUB_REF_NAME}.zip" "./offline"
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: build
-      steps:
+    steps:
       # -------------------------
       # RC-only step
       # -------------------------
       - name: Publish prerelease 
-        if: startsWith(github.ref_name, 'rc-')
+        if: startsWith(github.ref_name, 'rc')
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         with:
           prerelease: true
@@ -87,7 +91,46 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: build
     steps:
-      - name: Deploy
+      - name: Checkout (tag)
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Checkout gh-pages branch
         run: |
-          echo "TBD :)"
+          set -euo pipefail
+          git fetch origin gh-pages:gh-pages || true
+          if git show-ref --verify --quiet refs/heads/gh-pages; then
+            git switch gh-pages
+          else
+            git switch --orphan gh-pages
+            rm -rf ./*
+            git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+            git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+            git commit --allow-empty -m "Initialize gh-pages"
+          fi
+
+      - name: Publish release
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          rm -rf ./* || true
+          cp -a "${MKDOCS_OUTPUT_DIR}/dist/." ""
+
+          git add -A
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git commit -m "Deploy release ${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" || echo "No changes to commit"
+          git push origin gh-pages
+
+      - name: Publish RC preview under /rc/<tag>/
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          rm -rf "rc"* || true
+          mkdir -p "rc/"
+          cp -a "${MKDOCS_OUTPUT_DIR}/dist/." "rc/"
+
+          git add -A
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git commit -m "Deploy RC preview ${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" || echo "No changes to commit"
+          git push origin gh-pages