add goreleaser and RELEASE.md

.gitignore

@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ packet
 bin/
 *.zip
 .idea/*
+.vscode

.goreleaser.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+# This is an example goreleaser.yaml file with some sane defaults.
+# Make sure to check the documentation at http://goreleaser.com
+before:
+  hooks:
+    # You may remove this if you don't use go modules.
+    - go mod download
+    # you may remove this if you don't need go generate
+    - go generate ./...
+builds:
+- env:
+  - CGO_ENABLED=0
+  binary: packet
+  ldflags:
+   - -X github.com/packethost/packet-cli/cmd.Version={{.Version}}
+   - -X github.com/packethost/packet-cli/cmd.Build=${.Commit}"
+
+  goos:
+    - freebsd
+    - linux
+    - windows
+    - darwin
+  goarch:
+    - amd64
+    - arm
+    - arm64
+  goarm:
+    - 6
+    - 7
+  ignore:
+    - goos: windows
+      goarch: arm
+    - goos: windows
+      goarch: arm64
+    - goos: darwin
+      goarch: arm64
+    - goos: darwin
+      goarch: arm
+archives:
+- format: binary
+  name_template: "{{ .Binary }}-{{ .Os }}-{{ .Arch }}{{ if .Arm }}v{{ .Arm }}{{ end }}"
+checksum:
+  name_template: "{{ .ProjectName }}_{{ .Version }}_checksums.txt"
+release:
+  name_template: "{{.ProjectName}}-v{{.Version}}"
+snapshot:
+  name_template: "{{ .Tag }}-next"
+changelog:
+  sort: asc
+  filters:
+    exclude:
+    - '^docs:'
+    - '^test:'

README.md

@@ -37,9 +37,14 @@ The [Packet CLI binaries](https://github.com/packethost/packet-cli/releases) are
 
 ## Installation
 
-Extract the appropriate Packet CLI binaries for your platform to the desired location. If the directory is not already in your `PATH` environment variable, then it will need to be added.
+Download the appropriate Packet CLI binaries for your platform to the desired location and rename it to `packet`. If the directory is not already in your `PATH` environment variable, then it will need to be added.
 
-### Linux
+### Configuring your Path
+
+<details>
+  <summary>Configure your path in Linux</summary>
+
+## Linux
 
 If you plan to run the Packet CLI in a shell on Linux and placed the binary in /home/YOUR-USER-NAME/packet-cli/, then type the following into your terminal:
 
@@ -52,10 +57,14 @@ You can view the current value of $PATH by running:
 ```
 echo $PATH
 ```
+</details>
+
+<details>
+  <summary>Configure your path in Mac OS/X</summary>
 
 ### Mac OS X
 
-If you plan to run the Packet CLI in a shell on a Mac and placed the binary in /Users/YOUR-USER-NAME/packet-cli/, then type the following into your terminal.
+If you plan to run the Packet CLI in a shell on a Mac, download the `darwin` binary and placed the it in /Users/YOUR-USER-NAME/packet-cli/, then type the following into your terminal.
 
 ```
 export PATH=$PATH:/Users/$USER/packet-cli
@@ -67,6 +76,17 @@ You can view the current value of $PATH by running:
 echo $PATH
 ```
 
+When running the downloaded binary on a Mac, you may be prompted with the following message:
+
+> "packet" cannot be opened because the developer cannot be verified
+
+The binary can be trusted by enabling "App Store and identified developers" in "System Preferences -> Security & Privacy -> General".  Any blocked apps will appear in the bottom of this window, where they can be authorized.
+
+</details>
+
+<details>
+  <summary>Configure your path in Windows</summary>
+
 ### Windows
 
 If you plan to run the Packet CLI in PowerShell on Windows and placed the binary in c:\packet-cli, then type the following into PowerShell:
@@ -81,6 +101,7 @@ The path can be viewed by running:
 ```
 echo $env:Path
 ```
+</details>
 
 ### Shell Completion
 

RELEASE.md

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Release Instructions
+
+These build and release instructions are intended for the maintainers and future maintainers of this project.
+
+## Preparing a new version
+
+There are no preperation steps.
+
+* the version is computed from git tags
+* The changelog is generated from git and lives outside of git
+
+## Tagging
+
+Pull the latest `master` branch and locally `git tag -s 0.0.9`.
+
+When breaking changes are introduced bump the minor or major accordingly, restting the patch version.
+
+## Releasing
+
+Install goreleaser
+
+Run:
+
+```
+export GITHUB_TOKEN=...
+goreleaser
+```
+
+This will build and push binaries for several different OS and Architecture combinations.
+
+Any special instructions or notes can be entered by editing the release notes at https://github.com/packethost/packet-cli/releases
+