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ci: inherit Windows PATH in MSYS2 shell for Wails GUI build #209

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ci: force external linkmode for static MinGW link in Windows GUI builds
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ci: inherit Windows PATH in MSYS2 shell for Wails GUI build
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6 changes: 4 additions & 2 deletions .github/workflows/dev-build.yml
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Expand Up @@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ jobs:
msystem: MINGW64
install: mingw-w64-x86_64-gcc
update: false
path-type: inherit

- name: Install Wails
run: go install github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2/cmd/wails@latest
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run: npm install -g bun

- name: Build Windows GUI
run: wails build -platform windows/amd64 -ldflags="-extldflags=-static"
shell: msys2 {0}
run: wails build -platform windows/amd64 -ldflags="-linkmode external -extldflags=-static"
env:
CGO_ENABLED: 1
CC: gcc
CGO_LDFLAGS: '-static-libgcc -static-libstdc++ -Wl,-Bstatic -lpthread -Wl,-Bdynamic'
CGO_LDFLAGS: '-static-libgcc -static-libstdc++'

- name: Verify no MinGW runtime DLL dependencies
uses: ./.github/actions/verify-windows-gui-dlls
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6 changes: 4 additions & 2 deletions .github/workflows/release.yml
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Expand Up @@ -399,6 +399,7 @@ jobs:
msystem: MINGW64
install: mingw-w64-x86_64-gcc
update: false
path-type: inherit

# Install Wails (version from wails.json)
- name: Install Wails
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# Build Windows GUI using Wails config
- name: Build Windows GUI
run: wails build -platform windows/amd64 -ldflags="-extldflags=-static"
shell: msys2 {0}
run: wails build -platform windows/amd64 -ldflags="-linkmode external -extldflags=-static"
env:
CGO_ENABLED: 1
CC: gcc
CGO_LDFLAGS: '-static-libgcc -static-libstdc++ -Wl,-Bstatic -lpthread -Wl,-Bdynamic'
CGO_LDFLAGS: '-static-libgcc -static-libstdc++'

# Verify the built exe doesn't dynamically depend on MinGW runtime DLLs
- name: Verify no MinGW runtime DLL dependencies
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