- Add state tracking and resume capability to release process
- Create release-state.sh for tracking 9 major release steps
- Add --resume and --status flags to release.sh
- Fix private key format handling for sign_update tool
- Create clean key file (sparkle_ed_private_key) automatically
- Handle missing custom Node.js builds gracefully
- Add DerivedData app location fallback
- Create comprehensive release-checklist.sh script
- Update release documentation with critical learnings
- Enhance Stats.store documentation with setup instructions
- Add troubleshooting for 'Application not found' error
- Document fallback options for direct GitHub URLs
- Update all scripts to handle clean key file format
These improvements make the release process more reliable and
resilient to interruptions, with better error handling throughout.
- Corrected Stats.store description as privacy-first analytics backend
- Fixed benefits section to reflect actual features (not CDN)
- Clarified that Stats.store is a transparent proxy, not hosting files
- Added details about anonymous data collection
- Stats.store cache confirmed to be 1 minute as documented
- Updated appcast-prerelease.xml with correct signature generated from file-based private key
- Added comprehensive documentation about Sparkle/Stats.store integration
- Documented the beta 8 incident and resolution
- The issue was caused by using the wrong private key (keychain vs file)
