- Replace Makefile version/release file system with metadata.yaml only
- Add Python build automation (./tools/build) with Gitea API integration
- Add GitHub release updater (./tools/update-gh) for version management
- Centralize Dockerfiles into single parameterized Dockerfile
- Remove 54+ individual package Dockerfiles and version directories
- Update Makefile to use new Python tooling
- Add GITEA_API_TOKEN validation to prevent duplicate builds
- Support both explicit version/release args and metadata.yaml reading
Add simplified metadata structure for all 41 packages containing:
- Package name, version, and release number
- GitHub repository for packages with GitHub releases
- Build configuration for el/8 and el/9 distributions
This metadata enables future automation for version checking and package building across different distributions.
