target_id human readable + motatool

.github/workflows/dev-firmware-rolling.yml

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 # Rolling DEV firmware release (fork convenience).
 #
 # On every push, rebuild a representative set of OTA-capable firmwares (ESP32 + nRF52, one per board family
-# plus the RAK4631 / Heltec V3 test boards in every role) and replace the `dev-latest` prerelease assets.
-# Each firmware ships a full + same-image-delta `.mota` so the OTA format/transport can be exercised per
-# board. UNSIGNED dev builds for testing only.
+# plus the RAK4631 / Heltec V3 test boards in every role) and replace the `dev-latest` prerelease assets
+# with the flashable binaries (ESP32: .bin/-merged.bin; nRF52: .uf2/.zip). UNSIGNED dev builds for testing.
+# OTA `.mota` are not packaged here — build them on demand from a firmware with tools/motatool (which reads
+# a .bin or nRF52 .hex directly).
 #
 # Design (atomic, never-empty): each board builds into a workflow ARTIFACT; a final `release` job collects
 # them and ATOMICALLY recreates the release at the end. So if the run is cancelled by the next push, or some
@@ -80,23 +81,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build ${{ matrix.env }}
         run: /usr/bin/env bash build.sh build-firmware ${{ matrix.env }}
-
-      - name: Package .mota (full + same-image delta)
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          pip install --quiet detools intelhex          # detools: delta encoder (motatool shells to it); intelhex: nRF52 .hex extraction
-          # build the motatool packager (C++; OpenSSL for sha256+ed25519)
-          sudo apt-get update -qq
-          sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends libssl-dev cmake g++ >/dev/null
-          cmake -S tools/motatool -B tools/motatool/build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release >/dev/null
-          cmake --build tools/motatool/build -j"$(nproc)" >/dev/null
-          SHA=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)
-          python3 tools/mota/dev_motas.py \
-            --env "${{ matrix.env }}" --platform "${{ matrix.platform }}" \
-            --build-dir ".pio/build/${{ matrix.env }}" --target-env "${{ matrix.env }}" \
-            --out-prefix "out/${{ matrix.env }}-${FIRMWARE_VERSION}-${SHA}" --work /tmp \
-            --motatool "$PWD/tools/motatool/build/motatool" \
-            || echo "::warning::.mota packaging failed for ${{ matrix.env }}"
+        # build.sh writes the flashable firmware into out/ (ESP32: .bin + -merged.bin; nRF52: .uf2 + .zip).
+        # OTA .mota are NOT packaged in CI — build them locally with tools/motatool when needed.
 
       - name: Upload this board's artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
@@ -149,9 +135,9 @@ jobs:
           ⚠️ Unsigned dev builds for testing only. Assets are replaced on every push (this release always
           tracks the latest commit). Embedded firmware version string: \`dev-<short-sha>\`.
 
-          A representative set of OTA-capable boards (ESP32 + nRF52). Each firmware ships a \`.full.mota\`
-          (the flashable image) and a \`.delta.mota\` (a same-image patch — intentionally tiny — to exercise
-          the delta path: sequential on ESP32, in-place on nRF52/RAK4631).
+          A representative set of OTA-capable boards (ESP32 + nRF52): flashable firmware binaries
+          (ESP32 \`.bin\`/\`-merged.bin\`, nRF52 \`.uf2\`/\`.zip\`). To make an OTA \`.mota\` from one of
+          these, use \`tools/motatool\` (it reads a \`.bin\` or nRF52 \`.hex\` directly).
           EOF
           )
           # delete + recreate so removed boards don't leave stale assets; assets are ready, so it's atomic