release fixes (#1966)

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build project
         id: build_linux
         run: |
+          #echo "::set-output name=tag::"$(echo ${{ github.ref }} | sed 's%refs/tags/%%')
+          #curl -sSOL https://github.com/status-im/nimbus-eth2/archive/$(echo ${{ github.ref }} | sed 's%refs/tags/%%').tar.gz
           make dist
           cd dist
           echo "::set-output name=linux_amd64_archive::"$(echo nimbus-eth2_Linux_amd64_*.tar.gz)
@@ -28,6 +30,15 @@ jobs:
           release_name: Release ${{ github.ref }}
           draft: true
           prerelease: false
+      #- name: Upload Release Tarball
+        #uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+        #env:
+          #GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        #with:
+          #upload_url: ${{ steps.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
+          #asset_path: ${{ steps.build_linux.outputs.tag }}.tar.gz
+          #asset_name: nimbus-eth2-${{ steps.build_linux.outputs.tag }}.tar.gz
+          #asset_content_type: application/gzip
       - name: Upload Release Asset
         uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
         env:

beacon_chain/version.nim

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const
 
   gitRevision* = staticExec("git rev-parse --short HEAD")
 
-  nimBanner* = staticExec("nim --version")
+  nimBanner* = staticExec("nim --version | grep -v Compiled")
 
   versionAsStr* =
     $versionMajor & "." & $versionMinor & "." & $versionBuild

docker/dist/README.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 This binary distribution was created from https://github.com/status-im/nimbus-eth2
 
-Tarball naming scheme: "nimbus-eth2\_Linux\_amd64\_<VERSION>\_<GIT COMMIT>\_<YYYYMMDDHHMMSS>.tar.gz" (the date is in UTC).
+Tarball naming scheme: "nimbus-eth2\_Linux\_amd64\_<VERSION>\_<GIT COMMIT>.tar.gz".
 
 ## Reproducing the build
 
@@ -40,3 +40,20 @@ Add arbitrary `beacon_node` parameters (yes, you can combine this with env vars)
 ./run_medalla_node.sh --log-level=DEBUG --rpc-port=9290
 ```
 
+Use your own Infura endpoint, because the default one is probably throttled:
+
+```bash
+GOERLI_WEB3_URL="wss://goerli.infura.io/ws/v3/<YOUR PROJECT ID>" ./run_medalla_node.sh
+```
+
+## Running a mainnet node
+
+Same conventions as the Medalla script described above, plus the requirement of specifying a Web3 URL:
+
+```bash
+# using a local Geth instance
+WEB3_URL="ws://localhost:8545" ./run_mainnet_node.sh
+# using Infura
+WEB3_URL="wss://mainnet.infura.io/ws/v3/<YOUR PROJECT ID>" ./run_mainnet_node.sh
+```
+

docker/dist/entry_point.sh

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 set -e
 
 cd /home/user/nimbus-eth2
+git config --global core.abbrev 8
 
 BINARIES="beacon_node beacon_node_spec_0_12_3"
 
@@ -14,11 +15,14 @@ make -j$(nproc) LOG_LEVEL="TRACE" NIMFLAGS="-d:disableMarchNative" PARTIAL_STATI
 PREFIX="nimbus-eth2_Linux_amd64_"
 GIT_COMMIT="$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)"
 VERSION="$(./env.sh nim --verbosity:0 --hints:off --warnings:off scripts/print_version.nims)"
-TIMESTAMP="$(date --utc +'%Y%m%d%H%M%S')"
+#TIMESTAMP="$(date --utc +'%Y%m%d%H%M%S')"
-DIR="${PREFIX}${VERSION}_${GIT_COMMIT}_${TIMESTAMP}"
+DIR="${PREFIX}${VERSION}_${GIT_COMMIT}"
 DIST_PATH="dist/${DIR}"
 # delete old artefacts
 rm -rf "dist/${PREFIX}"*.tar.gz
+if [[ -d "${DIST_PATH}" ]]; then
+  rm -rf "${DIST_PATH}"
+fi
 mkdir -p "${DIST_PATH}"
 
 # copy and checksum binaries, copy scripts and docs
@@ -30,8 +34,8 @@ for BINARY in ${BINARIES}; do
   cd - >/dev/null
 done
 sed -e "s/GIT_COMMIT/${GIT_COMMIT}/" docker/dist/README.md > "${DIST_PATH}/README.md"
-cp -a scripts/makedir.sh docker/dist/run_medalla_node.sh "${DIST_PATH}/"
+cp -a scripts/makedir.sh docker/dist/run_*_node.sh "${DIST_PATH}/"
-cp -a docs/the_nimbus_book "${DIST_PATH}/"
+#cp -a docs/the_nimbus_book "${DIST_PATH}/"
 
 # create the tarball
 cd dist

docker/dist/run_mainnet_node.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Copyright (c) 2020 Status Research & Development GmbH. Licensed under
+# either of:
+# - Apache License, version 2.0
+# - MIT license
+# at your option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed except
+# according to those terms.
+
+set -e
+
+REL_PATH="$(dirname $0)"
+
+# Overridable from the environment.
+: ${LOG_LEVEL:="INFO"}
+: ${NODE_ID:=0}
+: ${NETWORK:="mainnet"}
+: ${DATA_DIR:="shared_${NETWORK}_${NODE_ID}"}
+: ${BASE_PORT:=9000}
+: ${BASE_RPC_PORT:=9190}
+
+# Sanity checks.
+if [[ -z "${WEB3_URL}" ]]; then
+  echo "WEB3_URL not set in the environment. Aborting."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Create the data directory with the proper permissions.
+"${REL_PATH}"/makedir.sh "${DATA_DIR}"
+
+# Run the beacon node.
+"${REL_PATH}"/beacon_node \
+  --log-level="${LOG_LEVEL}" \
+  --log-file="${DATA_DIR}"/nbc_bn_$(date +"%Y%m%d%H%M%S").log \
+  --data-dir="${DATA_DIR}" \
+  --web3-url=${WEB3_URL} \
+  --tcp-port=$(( ${BASE_PORT} + ${NODE_ID} )) \
+  --udp-port=$(( ${BASE_PORT} + ${NODE_ID} )) \
+  --rpc \
+  --rpc-port=$(( ${BASE_RPC_PORT} +${NODE_ID} )) \
+  "$@"
+