Update windows-build.yml

Use 7-Zip is already installed on all GitHub Windows computers (C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe), and it is much faster than Compress-Archive when dealing with 9,931 files.

.github/workflows/windows-build.yml

@@ -316,11 +316,30 @@ jobs:
             nsis_root/files/bin/
           if-no-files-found: warn
 
+      - name: Zip portable (readytouse)
+        id: zip_portable
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          $version = "${{ steps.qet_version.outputs.base_version }}"
+          $head    = "${{ steps.qet_version.outputs.head }}"
+          $zipName = "qelectrotech-${version}+git${head}-x86-win64-readytouse.zip"
+          $src     = "$env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE\nsis_root\files"
+          $dst     = "$env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE\dist\$zipName"
+          $7z      = "C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe"
+
+          New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path "$env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE\dist" | Out-Null
+          & $7z a -tzip -mx=5 -mmt=on $dst "$src\*"
+          if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { exit $LASTEXITCODE }
+
+          $sizeMB = [math]::Round((Get-Item $dst).Length / 1MB, 1)
+          Write-Output "ZIP created: $zipName ($sizeMB MB)"
+          "zip_name=$zipName" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT -Encoding utf8 -Append
+
       - name: Upload portable (files/ without installer)
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: qelectrotech-${{ steps.qet_version.outputs.base_version }}+git${{ steps.qet_version.outputs.head }}-x86-win64-readytouse
-          path: nsis_root/files/
+          path: dist/${{ steps.zip_portable.outputs.zip_name }}
           retention-days: 14
 
       - name: Upload NSIS installer
@@ -354,6 +373,13 @@ jobs:
           name: qelectrotech-windows-installer
           path: downloaded/installer/
 
+      - name: Download portable artifact
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          pattern: qelectrotech-*-readytouse
+          path: downloaded/portable/
+          merge-multiple: true
+
       - name: Update nightly release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         with:
@@ -372,7 +398,9 @@ jobs:
             > For stable releases, see the [Releases page](https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/releases).
           prerelease: true
           make_latest: false
-          files: downloaded/installer/*.exe
+          files: |
+            downloaded/installer/*.exe
+            downloaded/portable/*.zip
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Generate download page (index.html)
@@ -384,6 +412,8 @@ jobs:
           RUN_URL="https://github.com/$REPO/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}"
           EXE_NAME=$(ls downloaded/installer/*.exe | xargs -I{} basename {})
           INSTALLER_URL="https://github.com/$REPO/releases/download/nightly/$EXE_NAME"
+          ZIP_NAME=$(ls downloaded/portable/*.zip | xargs -I{} basename {})
+          PORTABLE_URL="https://github.com/$REPO/releases/download/nightly/$ZIP_NAME"
 
           mkdir -p gh-pages
           cat > gh-pages/index.html << HTMLEOF
@@ -526,6 +556,13 @@ jobs:
                       <small>.exe — recommended, includes all dependencies</small>
                     </span>
                   </a>
+                  <a class="btn btn-secondary" href="$PORTABLE_URL">
+                    <span class="btn-icon">📦</span>
+                    <span class="btn-text">
+                      Windows Portable
+                      <small>.zip — no installation required, extract and run the file "Lancer QET.bat"</small>
+                    </span>
+                  </a>
                   <a class="btn btn-secondary" href="https://github.com/$REPO/releases/tag/nightly">
                     <span class="btn-icon">📦</span>
                     <span class="btn-text">