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Update release docs to include Homebrew information #8386

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@andyfeller

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Update docs/releasing.md with basic information on how GitHub CLI and Homebrew release processes work in tandem.

The GitHub CLI Deployment workflow uses mislav/bump-homebrew-formula-action action to open a pull request to open pull request to update formula metadata, which is eventually picked up in a scheduled workflow in homebrew/formulae.brew.sh

Described on Homebrew formula cookbook docs:

Homebrew uses Git for storing formulae and contributing to the project.

As of Homebrew 4.0.0, formulae are downloaded as JSON from https://formulae.brew.sh which is automatically regenerated
by a scheduled Homebrew/formulae.brew.sh job from the master branch of the Homebrew/homebrew-core repository.

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How will it benefit CLI and its users?

This will benefit the GitHub CLI in the case of troubleshooting and supporting the deployment pipeline, providing faster resolution to an rarely touched process.

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  1. added and removed on Nov 30, 2023
  2. andyfeller commented on Feb 6, 2025

    @andyfeller
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    @iamazeem : following up on the PR versus the original issue, it appears there have been some changes on the homebrew side as the scheduled workflow was refactored in Homebrew/formulae.brew.sh#1195 to CI workflow.

    All of that to say, I'm going to push a minor change to the PR so we can get this shipped.

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