- Fix unbound variable errors in install-node.sh and node-path-setup.sh
- Add release-progress.sh for visual release monitoring
- Add release-health-check.sh for comprehensive pre-release validation
- Add check-node-simple.sh as a simpler, more robust Node.js checker
- Create release-improved.sh with better state tracking and progress indicators
- Update release-state.sh with better timestamp tracking
These improvements address issues encountered during beta.13 release:
- Node.js detection failures due to unbound variables
- Lack of visibility into release progress
- No clear way to resume interrupted releases
- Missing pre-flight validation
- 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.
