The kernel32.lib LNK1104 persists despite MSYS2_ARG_CONV_EXCL because that
only protects command-line ARGUMENTS - MSYS/Git Bash still rewrites the
%LIB% ENVIRONMENT variable (backslashes + semicolons), so link.exe receives
POSIX paths and cannot find kernel32.lib. Set MSYS2_ENV_CONV_EXCL=* too, and
print LIB + warn when it is empty after vcvarsall.
Addresses the known Windows build issues (see /mnt/archive/Issues.txt):
- windows-build.cmd: loads vcvarsall with a stable Windows SDK (WINSDK,
default 10.0.26100.0) fixing kernel32.lib LNK1104; sets
MSYS2_ARG_CONV_EXCL=* so Git Bash does not corrupt %LIB%; inits submodules
(including the broken-pin self-heal) before building.
- release.sh: auto-detect the Title Update package (repo root or game dir);
zip fallback to 7z or PowerShell Compress-Archive (Git Bash has no zip);
upload JSON parsing falls back from python3/python to grep (Git Bash ships
neither python).
The rexglue codegen tool segfaults/aborts during static teardown AFTER
writing its output (cvar registry SIOF + heap corruption at exit). The
generated source is complete and valid, so generate-skate3/generate-eawebkit
now wrap the invocation with bash -c that verifies the written output files
instead of the exit code - a genuine failure (unresolved calls without the
Title Update package) produces no output and is still caught. Fixes the
release build on toolchains that hit the teardown bug (also applies to CI).
release.sh: glob the actual rexglue runtime lib name (librexruntimerd.so for
relwithdebinfo vs librexruntime.so for release) so packaging ships the lib
the binary links.
Clarifies that releases ship ONLY the recompiled binaries (skate3 +
librexruntime + ghost_relay + README) - never the game files; the game dump
(default.xex + EAWebkit.xex) is required at BUILD TIME for codegen only.
- tools/release/release.sh: builds + packages a per-platform release zip
(configure -> codegen -> build -> zip), prints a sha256sum, and with
--upload creates/updates a Forgejo Release and attaches the zip via the
API (GITEA_TOKEN). Supports linux/windows/macos presets on their native
hosts.
- .forgejo/workflows/release.yml: optional automation - builds on a
self-hosted Docker runner (ubuntu-24.04 label), self-heals the broken
nested submodule pins via tools/ci/init-submodules.sh, and publishes a
Linux release on v* tags. Needs the game dump mounted on the runner
(codegen only, never uploaded), SUBMODULE_KEY + RELEASE_TOKEN secrets.
- tools/ci/init-submodules.sh: recursive submodule init that self-heals
upstream pins a fresh clone can no longer fetch (the rexglue fork pins
thirdparty/imgui to a commit ocornut/imgui dropped; the script checks out
the upstream default tip for any nested submodule left empty).
- docs/releases.md: what's in a release, the local path, and the optional
CI path.
- .gitignore: keep tools/ci + tools/release, ignore local release zips.
