Ring Action

A GitHub Action that compiles Ring Programming Language projects.

Features

• Compile Ring source files
• Generate executable files using Ring2EXE
• Install packages from RingPM
• Flexible version management:
  • Linux/macOS: Build custom Ring versions from source
  • Windows: Pre-built Ring releases
• Fast and lightweight
• Cross-platform support (Windows, macOS, Linux)

Platform & Architecture Support

Platform	Architecture	Supported	Notes
Linux	x86_64 / amd64	✅	Full support
Linux	arm64	✅	Full support
Linux	i386	❌	Not supported
Linux	riscv64	❌	Not supported
Linux	loongarch64	❌	Not supported
macOS	Intel (x86_64)	✅	Full support
macOS	Apple Silicon	✅	Full support
Windows	x86_64 / amd64	✅	Pre-built binaries only
Windows	i386 / x86	✅	Pre-built binaries only
Windows	arm64	❌	Not supported

Inputs

Input	Required	Default	Description
file	❌	-	Path to the Ring source file to run/build
command	❌	-	Custom command to execute
output_exe	❌	false	Set to true to generate an executable using Ring2EXE
args	❌	-	Additional arguments to pass to Ring or Ring2EXE
ring_packages	❌	-	Space-separated list of packages to install from RingPM
version	❌	v1.26	Ring compiler version to use
arch	❌	x64	Target architecture for MSVC compiler on Windows (x64, x86, arm64)
cache	❌	true	Set to false to disable caching of the Ring installation

Usage Examples

Simple example

uses: ysdragon/ring-action@v1.3.4
with:
  file: "program.ring"

Execution command example

uses: ysdragon/ring-action@v1.3.4
with:
  command: "ring program.ring"

Linux

name: Linux Build
on: [push]

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Build Linux executable
        uses: ysdragon/ring-action@v1.3.4
        with:
          file: "program.ring"
          output_exe: "true"
          args: "-static"

macOS (Apple Silicon)

name: macOS (Apple Silicon) Build
on: [push]

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: macos-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Build macOS Intel app
        uses: ysdragon/ring-action@v1.3.4
        with:
          file: "program.ring"
          output_exe: "true"

macOS (Intel)

name: macOS (Intel) Build
on: [push]

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: macos-13
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Build macOS Intel app
        uses: ysdragon/ring-action@v1.3.4
        with:
          file: "program.ring"
          output_exe: "true"

Windows

name: Windows x64 Build
on: [push]

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: windows-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Build Windows x64 executable
        uses: ysdragon/ring-action@v1.3.4
        with:
          file: "program.ring"
          output_exe: "true"
          args: "-static"

Windows (32-bit)

name: Windows x86 Build
on: [push]

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: windows-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Build Windows x86 executable
        uses: ysdragon/ring-action@v1.3.4
        with:
          file: "program.ring"
          output_exe: "true"
          arch: "x86"

Cross-Platform Build

name: Cross-Platform Build
on: [push]

jobs:
  build:
    strategy:
      matrix:
        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Build Ring project
        uses: ysdragon/ring-action@v1.3.4
        with:
          file: "program.ring"
          output_exe: "true"

TODO

• Support FreeBSD
• Make the project a JavaScript Action

License

This project is open source and available under the MIT License.