fix smoke test; update README

Author: JarrettSJohnson

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -2,10 +2,7 @@ name: Build PyQt6 for Pyodide
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [main]
-    tags: ["v*"]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [main]
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:

README.md

@@ -26,17 +26,20 @@ Qt renders to a `<div>` container element via Emscripten's HTML5 canvas backend.
 ## Quick start
 
 ```bash
-pixi run build       # full build (~45 min first time)
+pixi run build       # full build (~40 min first time)
+pixi run test        # smoke test (verify PyQt6 imports)
 pixi run serve       # serve on localhost:8080
 # open http://localhost:8080/test.html
 ```
 
 ### Individual build phases
 
 ```bash
-pixi run build-qt      # Phase 1: Qt6 for WASM (~30 min)
+pixi run build-qt      # Phase 1: Qt6 for WASM (~25 min)
 pixi run build-pyqt    # Phase 2: SIP + PyQt6 modules (~5 min)
-pixi run build-pyodide # Phase 3: Link into Pyodide (~2 min)
+pixi run build-pyodide # Phase 3: Link into Pyodide (~5 min)
+pixi run test          # Smoke test (Node.js)
+pixi run package       # Create distributable zip
 pixi run clean         # Remove all build artifacts
 ```
 
@@ -117,7 +120,12 @@ Threading classes (QThread, QMutex, etc.) are excluded — WASM is single-thread
 ```
 ├── build.sh                      # Build pipeline (qt → pyqt → pyodide)
 ├── pixi.toml                     # Host tool dependencies
-├── test.html                     # Browser test page
+├── test.html                     # Browser test page (signals/slots demo)
+├── .github/workflows/build.yml   # CI: build + test + release
+├── scripts/
+│   ├── smoke-test.mjs            # Node.js smoke test
+│   ├── generate-patches.sh       # Generate .patch files from clean sources
+│   └── apply-patches.sh          # Apply .patch files
 ├── patches/
 │   ├── apply-wasm-patches.py     # WASM patches for PyQt6 + Pyodide
 │   ├── qt_plugin_import.cpp      # Qt static plugin registration
@@ -139,6 +147,10 @@ Threading classes (QThread, QMutex, etc.) are excluded — WASM is single-thread
 - **Large binary** — the WASM output is ~33 MB (could be reduced with `-Oz` and dead code stripping)
 - **GPL v3** — PyQt6 is GPL-licensed
 
+## CI/CD
+
+Builds run on every push and PR via GitHub Actions. Tagged releases (`v*`) automatically publish a distributable zip.
+
 ## Acknowledgments
 
 - [pyodide-with-pyqt5](https://github.com/viur-framework/pyodide-with-pyqt5) by viur-framework — proved this approach works

pixi.lock

@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ autoconf = ">=2.72,<3"
 automake = ">=1.17,<2"
 libtool = ">=2.5.4,<3"
 sed = ">=4.9,<5"
+unzip = ">=6.0"
+nodejs = ">=22"
+sip = ">=6.10"
+pyqt-builder = ">=1.18"
 
 [tasks]
 build = { cmd = "bash build.sh", description = "Full build pipeline" }