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+# update_gitea_releases.py
+
+Script one-shot per aggiornare il body delle release Gitea esistenti con il testo del CHANGELOG.
+
+## Quando usarlo
+
+Il workflow `release.yml` aggiorna automaticamente il body delle release **nuove** su Gitea.
+Questo script serve per le release **già esistenti**, create prima che quella funzionalità fosse aggiunta.
+
+## Prerequisiti
+
+- Python 3.8+
+- Un Gitea API token con permesso **Repository → Read and Write**
+
+### Creare il token su Gitea
+
+1. Gitea → avatar → **Settings** → **Applications**
+2. Sezione **"Manage Access Tokens"** → nome a piacere (es. `release-body-update`)
+3. Permission: **Repository** → `Read and Write`
+4. **Generate Token** → copia il valore (mostrato una sola volta)
+
+## Uso
+
+```bash
+# Tramite variabile d'ambiente
+GITEA_TOKEN=<token> python3 tools/update_gitea_releases.py
+
+# Tramite argomento
+python3 tools/update_gitea_releases.py --token <token>
+```
+
+## Output atteso
+
+```
+[v2.0.0] recupero release... id=1, aggiorno body... OK
+[v2.0.1] recupero release... id=2, aggiorno body... OK
+[v2.1.0] recupero release... id=3, aggiorno body... OK
+[v2.2.0] recupero release... id=4, aggiorno body... OK
+[v2.2.1] recupero release... id=5, aggiorno body... OK
+```
+
+Se una release non esiste su Gitea per quel tag, la riga mostra `SALTATO`.
+
+## Come funziona
+
+Per ogni file `tools/release-notes/vX.Y.Z.md`:
+
+1. Chiama `GET /api/v1/repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/tags/vX.Y.Z` per ottenere l'ID
+2. Chiama `PATCH /api/v1/repos/{owner}/{repo}/releases/{id}` con il body del file `.md`
+
+## Aggiungere nuove versioni
+
+Crea un file `tools/release-notes/vX.Y.Z.md` con il contenuto desiderato, poi riesegui lo script.
+Per le release future il workflow lo fa automaticamente — questo script non è necessario.
diff --git a/tools/release-notes/v2.0.0.md b/tools/release-notes/v2.0.0.md
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+### Added
+- Prima release come repository indipendente
+- Build script unificato (`build_plugin.py`) con CLI canonica
+- CI/CD via GitHub Actions (mirror automatico Gitea → GitHub)
+- Documentazione completa (README, CONTRIBUTING, SECURITY)
+
+---
+_Repository primario: vedi link Gitea nel README. Il mirror GitHub è generato automaticamente._
diff --git a/tools/release-notes/v2.0.1.md b/tools/release-notes/v2.0.1.md
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+### Fixed
+- Restored `tools/legacy/` build scripts lost from repository
+- Fixed `UnicodeEncodeError` on CI: replaced Unicode checkmarks with ASCII OK/FAIL in build summary
+- Fixed MSB8020 toolset error on GitHub Actions: `build_plugin_2600_vs2026.py` now detects the installed VS toolset dynamically (falls back to v143 on VS2022 runners)
+- Build script for 26.00 selects `Nsis7z_vs2026.vcxproj` (v145) or `Nsis7z.vcxproj` (v143) based on detected toolset
+
+---
+_Repository primario: vedi link Gitea nel README. Il mirror GitHub è generato automaticamente._
diff --git a/tools/release-notes/v2.1.0.md b/tools/release-notes/v2.1.0.md
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+### Added
+- NSIS plugin API (`pluginapi.cpp`/`pluginapi.h`) for 7-Zip zstd build
+- `ExtractCallbackConsole` class for extraction progress and user input
+- Main extraction logic (`Main.cpp`, `MainAr.cpp`) for the zstd bundle
+- User input utilities (`UserInputUtils2`) for password handling and prompts
+- Break signal handling (`NSISBreak`) for graceful interruption
+- `Nsis7z_vs2026.vcxproj` (v145 toolset) for Visual Studio 2026 builds
+- `tools/fix_vcxproj.py` helper for project file patching
+- `versions/7-zip-zstd` submodule added
+- `build_zstd.cmd` top-level build script for the zstd variant
+
+---
+_Repository primario: vedi link Gitea nel README. Il mirror GitHub è generato automaticamente._
diff --git a/tools/release-notes/v2.2.0.md b/tools/release-notes/v2.2.0.md
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+### Added
+- Linux MinGW-w64 cross-build support in `build_plugin.py` via `--host linux`
+- `tools/linux/build_plugin_linux.py` for standalone Linux builds
+- Color output and progress spinner in all legacy build scripts
+
+### Changed
+- `build_plugin.py` now supports both Windows (MSBuild) and Linux (MinGW-w64) targets
+- Windows build-script f-string fixes
+
+---
+_Repository primario: vedi link Gitea nel README. Il mirror GitHub è generato automaticamente._
diff --git a/tools/release-notes/v2.2.1.md b/tools/release-notes/v2.2.1.md
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+### Added
+- Linux CI jobs for the GitHub `build` and `release` workflows using the MinGW-w64 cross-build path
+
+### Changed
+- GitHub Actions workflows now opt into Node 24 for JavaScript-based actions to avoid Node 20 deprecation warnings
+
+---
+_Repository primario: vedi link Gitea nel README. Il mirror GitHub è generato automaticamente._
diff --git a/tools/update_gitea_releases.py b/tools/update_gitea_releases.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+One-shot script: aggiorna il body delle release Gitea esistenti
+con i file in tools/release-notes/.
+
+Uso:
+    GITEA_TOKEN=<token> python3 tools/update_gitea_releases.py
+oppure:
+    python3 tools/update_gitea_releases.py --token <token>
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import os
+import sys
+import urllib.request
+import urllib.error
+from pathlib import Path
+
+GITEA_BASE = "https://gitea.emulab.it/api/v1"
+REPO       = "Simone/nsis-plugin-ns7zip"
+NOTES_DIR  = Path(__file__).parent / "release-notes"
+
+
+def api(method: str, path: str, token: str, data: dict | None = None) -> dict:
+    url = f"{GITEA_BASE}{path}"
+    body = json.dumps(data).encode() if data else None
+    req = urllib.request.Request(
+        url,
+        data=body,
+        method=method,
+        headers={
+            "Authorization": f"token {token}",
+            "Content-Type": "application/json",
+            "Accept": "application/json",
+        },
+    )
+    try:
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as resp:
+            return json.loads(resp.read())
+    except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
+        print(f"  HTTP {e.code} {e.reason} — {e.read().decode()}", file=sys.stderr)
+        raise
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Update Gitea release bodies")
+    parser.add_argument("--token", default=os.environ.get("GITEA_TOKEN"), help="Gitea API token")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    if not args.token:
+        sys.exit("Errore: token mancante. Usa --token oppure imposta GITEA_TOKEN.")
+
+    note_files = sorted(NOTES_DIR.glob("v*.md"))
+    if not note_files:
+        sys.exit(f"Nessun file trovato in {NOTES_DIR}")
+
+    for note_path in note_files:
+        tag = note_path.stem  # es. v2.2.1
+        body = note_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8").strip()
+
+        print(f"[{tag}] recupero release...", end=" ", flush=True)
+        try:
+            release = api("GET", f"/repos/{REPO}/releases/tags/{tag}", args.token)
+        except urllib.error.HTTPError:
+            print("SALTATO (release non trovata)")
+            continue
+
+        release_id = release["id"]
+        print(f"id={release_id}, aggiorno body...", end=" ", flush=True)
+        try:
+            api("PATCH", f"/repos/{REPO}/releases/{release_id}", args.token, {"body": body})
+            print("OK")
+        except urllib.error.HTTPError:
+            print("FALLITO")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()