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Release the local LaTeX fork used by Zhihu++. Use when you need to merge upstream huarangmeng/latex into the zly2006 fork, preserve only approved fork deltas (font removal), publish a new Maven Central release, update Markdown's latex dependency, and verify the build. Applies specifically to /Users/zhaoliyan/IdeaProjects/latex as the fork checkout.

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Release LaTeX Fork

Use this skill for the Zhihu-local LaTeX fork release workflow.

Dependency chain

huarangmeng/latex (upstream)
    → zly2006/latex (fork, this repo)
        → zly2006/Markdown (markdown fork, depends on latex)
            → Zhihu app

CRITICAL: LaTeX must be published BEFORE Markdown. When bumping both, follow this order:

  1. Publish LaTeX fork (this skill)
  2. Update Markdown fork's latex version and publish (release-markdown-fork skill)
  3. Update Zhihu app

Inputs

Required:

  • Target version, e.g. 1.4.5-zly (check upstream tags and bump the zly suffix)
  • Fork checkout: /Users/zhaoliyan/IdeaProjects/latex
  • Markdown fork checkout: /Users/zhaoliyan/IdeaProjects/Zhihu/.tmp/Markdown-zly2006

Optional:

  • Proxy for Sonatype and repo1 access:
    • https_proxy=http://127.0.0.1:7890
    • http_proxy=http://127.0.0.1:7890

Guardrails

  • The fork publishes under io.github.zly2006 coordinates (NOT io.github.huarangmeng).
  • In any commit message, release note, or final report, Original version means the upstream huarangmeng/latex version/tag this release is based on. It does NOT mean the previous zly2006 fork version. Use Fork version for the zly-published version, for example 1.4.7-zly.
  • Fork-specific approved deltas:
    • Font removal: 21 font files removed from latex-renderer's Compose Resources
    • System fallback: defaultLatexFontFamilies() returns FontFamily.Default
    • No OTF loading: rememberDefaultOtf() skips bundled OTF, returns MathFont.KaTeXTTF
  • Never use destructive git commands on a dirty tree.
  • Published modules: latex-base, latex-parser, latex-renderer (not latex-preview or androidapp/composeApp).

Workflow

1. Check if release is needed

Before publishing Markdown, always check whether LaTeX needs a new release:

# Compare the latex version in Markdown's catalog with what's on Maven Central
grep 'latex =' .tmp/Markdown-zly2006/gradle/libs.versions.toml
curl -s https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/io/github/zly2006/latex-renderer/maven-metadata.xml | grep latest

If the version in Markdown's catalog is NOT published to Maven Central, publish it first.

Also check: are there upstream changes that should be merged? New upstream tags?

2. Confirm branch state

In the fork checkout:

cd /Users/zhaoliyan/IdeaProjects/latex
git fetch origin --tags --prune
git fetch me --prune
  • origin = huarangmeng/latex (upstream)
  • me = zly2006/latex (fork)

Check what's new upstream:

git tag -l 'release-*' --sort=-v:refname | head -10

Create a release branch from the latest upstream tag (e.g. release-1.4.3):

git checkout -b release-<version>-zly <latest-upstream-tag>

If there are fork commits on a previous release branch that need to be carried forward, cherry-pick or merge them. If upstream already includes equivalent changes, skip.

3. Apply approved fork deltas

Verify the diff against upstream is limited to:

  • Font files deleted from latex-renderer/src/commonMain/composeResources/font/
  • LatexFontFamily.kt: system font fallback, no Res.font imports
  • RememberResolvedMathFont.kt: no Res.font.latinmodern_math import, rememberDefaultOtf() skips OTF
  • Publishing metadata: io.github.zly2006 coordinates in latex-base, latex-parser, latex-renderer
  • Version bump in gradle.properties

Check with:

git diff --name-status origin/master...HEAD

4. Verify build and tests

./gradlew --no-daemon :latex-renderer:jvmTest

5. Publish to Maven Central

Modules in dependency order:

export https_proxy=http://127.0.0.1:7890 http_proxy=http://127.0.0.1:7890

./gradlew --no-daemon --stacktrace :latex-base:publishAndReleaseToMavenCentral
./gradlew --no-daemon --stacktrace :latex-parser:publishAndReleaseToMavenCentral
./gradlew --no-daemon --stacktrace :latex-renderer:publishAndReleaseToMavenCentral

If Sonatype communication is flaky, export the proxy first.

6. Verify public availability

Check repo1 metadata:

curl -s https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/io/github/zly2006/latex-base/maven-metadata.xml
curl -s https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/io/github/zly2006/latex-parser/maven-metadata.xml
curl -s https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/io/github/zly2006/latex-renderer/maven-metadata.xml

Also check Android artifacts exist:

curl -sI https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/io/github/zly2006/latex-renderer-android/<version>/latex-renderer-android-<version>.pom | head -1

7. Push fork master

Fast-forward the fork's master branch and push:

git checkout master
git merge --ff-only release-<version>-zly
git push me master

8. Update Markdown fork's latex version

In the Markdown fork:

cd /Users/zhaoliyan/IdeaProjects/Zhihu/.tmp/Markdown-zly2006

Edit gradle/libs.versions.toml:

latex = '<new-version>'

Then publish Markdown following the release-markdown-fork skill.

Failure handling

Sonatype upload hangs

  • Retry with the proxy exported.
  • If a module uploads successfully but Gradle fails while stopping maven-central-build-service, treat the deployment status as the source of truth.

Gradle fails with maven-central-build-service

  • Query deployment status directly via Sonatype API.
  • If PUBLISHED or PUBLISHING, do not re-version.

SSL errors during publish

  • Retry. The Sonatype endpoint occasionally drops connections.
  • Successive retries usually succeed (seen with latex-renderer specifically).

Final report checklist

  • Upstream base tag confirmed
  • Original version reported as the upstream huarangmeng/latex version/tag
  • Fork deltas match approved list (font removal only)
  • jvmTest passes
  • latex-base published and verified on Maven Central
  • latex-parser published and verified on Maven Central
  • latex-renderer published and verified on Maven Central (both root and Android artifact)
  • Fork master pushed to me remote
  • Markdown fork's latex version updated