Try to fix https://github.com/qelectrotech/qelectrotech-source-mirror/issues/307

Removal of all envs: WIX_ACCEPT_EULA: true (does not work)
Addition of a dedicated ‘Accept WiX EULA’ step with wix eula accept wix7 before any other WiX command — this is the official CI/CD method, which writes a sentinel file to the user profile, thereby authorising all subsequent WiX commands in the same job.

.github/workflows/test-vs2026.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+name: Test Windows VS2026 migration
+
+# Ce workflow vérifie que le build QElectroTech fonctionne sur l'image
+# windows-2025-vs2026, avant la migration forcée du 8 juin 2026.
+# Il peut être supprimé une fois la migration confirmée OK.
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:        # déclenchement manuel uniquement
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 4 * * 1'    # chaque lundi à 4h00 UTC (optionnel)
+
+jobs:
+  test-vs2026:
+    name: Build on windows-2025-vs2026
+    runs-on: windows-2025-vs2026   # <-- image avec VS 2026
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: recursive
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Install MSYS2 + dependencies
+        uses: msys2/setup-msys2@v2
+        with:
+          msystem: UCRT64
+          update: false
+          install: >-
+            mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-gcc
+            mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-cmake
+            mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-ninja
+            mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-qt5-base
+            mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-qt5-svg
+            mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-qt5-tools
+            mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-qt5-translations
+            mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-sqlite3
+            mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-pkgconf
+            mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-extra-cmake-modules
+            mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-kwidgetsaddons-qt5
+            mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-kcoreaddons-qt5
+            mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-nsis
+            mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-ccache
+            mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-7zip
+            git
+
+      - name: Force Qt5 (remove Qt6 interference)
+        shell: msys2 {0}
+        run: |
+          rm -rf /ucrt64/lib/cmake/Qt6 || true
+          pacman -R --noconfirm mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-qt6-tools 2>/dev/null || true
+
+      - name: Cache ccache
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: C:\Users\runneradmin\AppData\Local\ccache
+          key: ccache-vs2026-${{ runner.os }}-${{ github.sha }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ccache-vs2026-${{ runner.os }}-
+
+      - name: Configure (CMake)
+        shell: msys2 {0}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          cmake -B build -G Ninja \
+            -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+            -DQt5_DIR=/ucrt64/lib/cmake/Qt5 \
+            -DQT_VERSION_MAJOR=5 \
+            -DCMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_Qt6=ON \
+            -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache \
+            -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache \
+            -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-DQET_EXPORT_PROJECT_DB"
+
+      - name: Build
+        shell: msys2 {0}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          cmake --build build --parallel $(nproc)
+
+      - name: Verify executable
+        shell: msys2 {0}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          EXE=$(find build -name "qelectrotech.exe" | head -1)
+          if [ -z "$EXE" ]; then
+            echo "ERROR: qelectrotech.exe introuvable après le build"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          SIZE=$(stat -c%s "$EXE")
+          echo "Executable trouvé : $EXE ($SIZE octets)"
+          if [ "$SIZE" -lt 100000 ]; then
+            echo "ERROR: exe trop petit ($SIZE octets), build probablement incomplet"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "BUILD VS2026 : OK ✓"
+
+      - name: Summary
+        if: always()
+        shell: msys2 {0}
+        run: |
+          echo "=== Résumé de compatibilité VS2026 ==="
+          gcc --version
+          cmake --version
+          ninja --version
+          echo "Image runner : windows-2025-vs2026"
+          echo "Date du test : $(date -u)"

.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
@@ -330,6 +349,13 @@ jobs:
           path: dist/Installer_*.exe
           retention-days: 14
 
+      - name: Upload portable (nom fixe pour le workflow MSI)
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: qelectrotech-windows-portable
+          path: nsis_root/files/
+          retention-days: 14
+
   # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   # Job 2 : Publie une release nightly + page GitHub Pages
   # Ne tourne que sur push master (pas sur les PRs)
@@ -340,13 +366,17 @@ jobs:
     if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
     permissions:
       contents: write
+      pages: write
+      id-token: write
 
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout gh-pages branch
+      - name: Checkout master (for build-aux scripts)
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          ref: gh-pages
+          ref: master
-          path: gh-pages
+          path: source
+          sparse-checkout: build-aux/generate-page.py
+          sparse-checkout-cone-mode: false
 
       - name: Download installer artifact
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
@@ -354,6 +384,13 @@ 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:
@@ -368,14 +405,19 @@ jobs:
             | **Run** | https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }} |
             | **Date** | ${{ github.event.head_commit.timestamp }} |
 
-            > ⚠️ This release is overwritten on every push to `master`.
+            > ⚠️ This is a development version; it introduces new features you want, but may cause bugs that have not yet been identified yet.
             > 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)
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          DATE: "placeholder"
         run: |
           DATE=$(date -u '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M UTC')
           SHORT="${{ github.sha }}"
@@ -384,174 +426,27 @@ jobs:
           RUN_URL="https://github.com/$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/$ZIP_NAME"
+          MSI_NAME=$(gh release view nightly --json assets --jq '.assets[].name' 2>/dev/null \
+            | grep '\.msi$' | head -1 || echo "")
+          MSI_URL=""
+          [ -n "$MSI_NAME" ] && MSI_URL="https://github.com/$REPO/releases/download/nightly/$MSI_NAME"
+          DATE=$(date -u '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M UTC')
+          export DATE SHORT REPO SHA="${{ github.sha }}" RUN_URL
+          export RUN_NUMBER="${{ github.run_number }}"
+          export INSTALLER_URL PORTABLE_URL MSI_URL
+          # Write the page generator script to /tmp (build-aux/ not available
+          # in deploy-pages job which only checks out gh-pages branch)
+          python3 source/build-aux/generate-page.py
 
-          mkdir -p gh-pages
+      - name: Add .nojekyll to disable Jekyll processing
-          cat > gh-pages/index.html << HTMLEOF
+        run: touch gh-pages/.nojekyll
-          <!DOCTYPE html>
-          <html lang="en">
-          <head>
-            <meta charset="UTF-8">
-            <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
-            <title>QElectroTech – Nightly Builds</title>
-            <style>
-              *, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
-              body {
-                font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, sans-serif;
-                background: #f0f4f8;
-                color: #2d3748;
-                min-height: 100vh;
-              }
-              header {
-                background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1a365d 0%, #2b6cb0 100%);
-                color: white;
-                padding: 48px 24px 40px;
-                text-align: center;
-              }
-              header h1 { font-size: 2.2em; letter-spacing: -0.5px; margin-bottom: 8px; }
-              header p  { opacity: 0.8; font-size: 1.05em; }
-              main {
-                max-width: 680px;
-                margin: 40px auto;
-                padding: 0 20px 60px;
-              }
-              .card {
-                background: white;
-                border-radius: 12px;
-                padding: 28px;
-                margin-bottom: 24px;
-                box-shadow: 0 2px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);
-              }
-              .card h2 {
-                font-size: 1em;
-                text-transform: uppercase;
-                letter-spacing: 0.06em;
-                color: #718096;
-                margin-bottom: 16px;
-              }
-              .meta {
-                font-size: 0.875em;
-                color: #4a5568;
-                line-height: 1.8;
-                margin-bottom: 20px;
-              }
-              .meta a { color: #2b6cb0; text-decoration: none; }
-              .meta a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
-              .badge {
-                display: inline-block;
-                background: #ebf8ff;
-                color: #2b6cb0;
-                border-radius: 4px;
-                font-size: 0.8em;
-                font-weight: 600;
-                padding: 2px 8px;
-                margin-left: 6px;
-                vertical-align: middle;
-              }
-              .warning {
-                background: #fffbeb;
-                border-left: 4px solid #f6ad55;
-                border-radius: 4px;
-                padding: 12px 16px;
-                font-size: 0.875em;
-                color: #744210;
-                margin-bottom: 24px;
-                line-height: 1.5;
-              }
-              .warning a { color: #c05621; }
-              .downloads { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 12px; }
-              .btn {
-                display: flex;
-                align-items: center;
-                gap: 12px;
-                padding: 14px 20px;
-                border-radius: 8px;
-                font-size: 0.95em;
-                font-weight: 600;
-                text-decoration: none;
-                transition: transform 0.1s, box-shadow 0.1s;
-              }
-              .btn:hover {
-                transform: translateY(-1px);
-                box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
-              }
-              .btn-primary { background: #2b6cb0; color: white; }
-              .btn-secondary { background: #edf2f7; color: #2d3748; }
-              .btn-icon { font-size: 1.3em; }
-              .btn-text small {
-                display: block;
-                font-weight: 400;
-                font-size: 0.8em;
-                opacity: 0.75;
-                margin-top: 1px;
-              }
-              footer {
-                text-align: center;
-                font-size: 0.8em;
-                color: #a0aec0;
-                padding: 32px 0 0;
-              }
-              footer a { color: #718096; text-decoration: none; }
-            </style>
-          </head>
-          <body>
-            <header>
-              <h1>⚡ QElectroTech</h1>
-              <p>Nightly Windows Builds</p>
-            </header>
 
-            <main>
+      - name: Upload GitHub Pages artifact
-              <div class="card">
+        uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v3
-                <h2>Build info</h2>
+        with:
-                <div class="meta">
+          path: gh-pages/
-                  📅 &nbsp;<strong>$DATE</strong><br>
-                  🔀 &nbsp;Commit <a href="https://github.com/$REPO/commit/${{ github.sha }}"><code>$SHORT</code></a><br>
-                  🔧 &nbsp;<a href="$RUN_URL">CI Run #${{ github.run_number }}</a>
-                  <span class="badge">nightly</span>
-                </div>
-                <div class="warning">
-                  ⚠️ These builds are generated automatically on every commit to <code>master</code>
-                  and may be unstable or incomplete.
-                  For production use, download a
-                  <a href="https://github.com/$REPO/releases">stable release</a>.
-                </div>
-              </div>
 
-              <div class="card">
+      - name: Deploy to GitHub Pages
-                <h2>🪟 Windows — x86_64</h2>
+        uses: actions/deploy-pages@v4
-                <div class="downloads">
-                  <a class="btn btn-primary" href="$INSTALLER_URL">
-                    <span class="btn-icon">⬇</span>
-                    <span class="btn-text">
-                      Windows Installer
-                      <small>.exe — recommended, includes all dependencies</small>
-                    </span>
-                  </a>
-                  <a class="btn btn-secondary" href="https://github.com/$REPO/releases/tag/nightly">
-                    <span class="btn-icon">📦</span>
-                    <span class="btn-text">
-                      All nightly files on GitHub
-                      <small>Release page with checksums</small>
-                    </span>
-                  </a>
-                </div>
-              </div>
-            </main>
-
-            <footer>
-              Auto-generated by GitHub Actions &nbsp;·&nbsp;
-              <a href="https://github.com/$REPO">Source on GitHub</a> &nbsp;·&nbsp;
-              <a href="https://qelectrotech.org">qelectrotech.org</a>
-            </footer>
-          </body>
-          </html>
-          HTMLEOF
-
-      - name: Commit and push to gh-pages
-        run: |
-          cd gh-pages
-          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
-          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-          git add index.html
-          git diff --staged --quiet \
-            || git commit -m "nightly: build #${{ github.run_number }} (${{ github.sha }})"
-          git push origin gh-pages

.github/workflows/windows-msi.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,275 @@
+name: Windows MSI (WiX v7)
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      run_id:
+        description: "Run ID of 'Windows Build' (leave empty for the latest successful run)"
+        required: false
+        default: ""
+
+jobs:
+  build-msi:
+    name: Build MSI with WiX v7
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+
+    steps:
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------
+      # 1. Checkout (to retrieve QElectroTech.wxs and sources)
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------
+      # 2. Download the portable artifact from the main build
+      #    Requires windows-build.yml to upload an artifact named
+      #    "qelectrotech-windows-portable" (fixed name)
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------
+      - name: Download portable artifact
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: qelectrotech-windows-portable
+          path: artifact\files
+          run-id: ${{ github.event.inputs.run_id || github.run_id }}
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          repository: ${{ github.repository }}
+
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------
+      # 3. Extract version from sources
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------
+      - name: Extract version
+        id: version
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          # Version from qetversion.cpp (same logic as windows-build.yml)
+          $src = Get-Content "sources\qetversion.cpp" -Raw -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+          if ($src -match 'return QVersionNumber\{([^}]+)\}') {
+            $ver = $Matches[1] -replace '\s','' -replace ',','.'
+          } else {
+            # Fallback: CMakeLists.txt
+            $cmake = Get-Content "CMakeLists.txt" -Raw
+            if ($cmake -match 'project\s*\([^)]*VERSION\s+([\d]+\.[\d]+\.[\d]+)') {
+              $ver = $Matches[1]
+            } else {
+              $ver = "0.0.0"
+            }
+          }
+
+          # Numeric MSI version: 4 digits required (e.g. 0.100.1.0)
+          $verMsi = "$ver.0"
+
+          # Short SHA for the display version
+          $sha = git rev-parse --short HEAD 2>$null
+          if (-not $sha) { $sha = "unknown" }
+
+          # Cumulative revision number (same calculation as windows-build.yml)
+          $count = git rev-list HEAD --count 2>$null
+          $rev = [int]$count + 473
+
+          $verDisplay = "${ver}-r${rev}-${sha}_x86_64-win64"
+
+          echo "VERSION_MSI=$verMsi"          >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "VERSION_DISPLAY=$verDisplay"  >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          Write-Host "Version MSI     : $verMsi"
+          Write-Host "Version display : $verDisplay"
+
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------
+      # 4. Install WiX v7, accept EULA and install WixUI extension
+      #    All done in one step: PATH is updated within the same step
+      #    so wix is immediately available for eula and extension commands
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------
+      - name: Install WiX v7
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          dotnet tool install --global wix --version 7.0.0
+          # Update PATH immediately for the rest of this step
+          $toolsPath = [System.IO.Path]::Combine($env:USERPROFILE, '.dotnet', 'tools')
+          $env:PATH = "$toolsPath;$env:PATH"
+          # Also export for subsequent steps
+          echo $toolsPath >> $env:GITHUB_PATH
+          # Accept OSMF EULA (official CI/CD method: writes a sentinel file)
+          wix eula accept wix7
+          # Install WixUI extension
+          wix extension add WixToolset.UI.wixext/7.0.0
+          Write-Host "WiX v7 installed, EULA accepted, UI extension added."
+
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------
+      # 5. Check that the WXS file exists in the repository
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------
+      - name: Check WXS file
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          $wxs = "build-aux\windows\QElectroTech.wxs"
+          if (-not (Test-Path $wxs)) {
+            Write-Error "WXS file not found: $wxs"
+            Write-Host "Contents of build-aux\windows\ :"
+            Get-ChildItem "build-aux\windows\" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+            exit 1
+          }
+          Write-Host "WXS found: $wxs"
+
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------
+      # 6. Check the artifact structure and locate files/
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------
+      - name: Check artifact structure
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          Write-Host "=== Contents of artifact\files (2 levels) ==="
+          Get-ChildItem -Path "artifact\files" -Depth 2 |
+            Select-Object FullName | Format-Table -AutoSize
+
+          # Search for qelectrotech.exe in the artifact
+          $exe = Get-ChildItem -Path "artifact\files" -Filter "qelectrotech.exe" -Recurse | Select-Object -First 1
+          if (-not $exe) {
+            Write-Error "qelectrotech.exe not found in artifact"
+            exit 1
+          }
+          Write-Host "Executable: $($exe.FullName) ($([math]::Round($exe.Length/1MB,1)) MB)"
+
+          # FilesDir = folder containing bin\
+          $binDir   = $exe.Directory.FullName
+          $filesDir = Split-Path $binDir -Parent
+
+          echo "FILES_DIR=$filesDir" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
+          Write-Host "FILES_DIR: $filesDir"
+
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------
+      # 7. Convert LICENSE (GPL-2) to RTF for the WixUI licence screen
+      #    RTF is the only format accepted by Windows Installer.
+      #    The conversion wraps plain text lines in basic RTF markup.
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------
+      - name: Convert LICENSE to RTF
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          $licSrc  = "LICENSE"
+          $licRtf  = "$env:TEMP\License.rtf"
+
+          if (-not (Test-Path $licSrc)) {
+            Write-Error "LICENSE file not found in repository root"
+            exit 1
+          }
+
+          $lines = Get-Content $licSrc -Encoding UTF8
+
+          # RTF header — Courier New, 9pt, black
+          $rtf = New-Object System.Text.StringBuilder
+          [void]$rtf.AppendLine('{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0')
+          [void]$rtf.AppendLine('{\fonttbl{\f0\fmodern\fprq1\fcharset0 Courier New;}}')
+          [void]$rtf.AppendLine('{\colortbl;\red0\green0\blue0;}')
+          [void]$rtf.AppendLine('\f0\fs18\cf1')
+
+          foreach ($line in $lines) {
+            # Escape RTF special characters
+            $escaped = $line `
+              -replace '\\', '\\\\' `
+              -replace '\{', '\{' `
+              -replace '\}', '\}'
+            [void]$rtf.AppendLine("$escaped\par")
+          }
+
+          [void]$rtf.AppendLine('}')
+
+          [System.IO.File]::WriteAllText($licRtf, $rtf.ToString(), [System.Text.Encoding]::ASCII)
+          echo "LICENSE_RTF=$licRtf" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
+          Write-Host "License.rtf generated: $licRtf ($([math]::Round((Get-Item $licRtf).Length/1KB,1)) KB)"
+
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------
+      # 8. Replace Lancer QET.bat with the MSI-specific version
+      #    The portable version uses relative paths suited for the zip.
+      #    The MSI version uses %~dp0 to resolve paths relative to
+      #    the installation directory in Program Files.
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------
+      - name: Replace Lancer QET.bat for MSI
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          $bat = "$env:FILES_DIR\Lancer QET.bat"
+          $content = "@echo off`r`nstart `"`" `"%~dp0bin\qelectrotech.exe`" --common-elements-dir=`"%~dp0elements/`" --common-tbt-dir=`"%~dp0titleblocks/`" --lang-dir=`"%~dp0lang/`" -style windowsvista`r`n"
+          [System.IO.File]::WriteAllText($bat, $content, [System.Text.Encoding]::ASCII)
+          Write-Host "Lancer QET.bat replaced for MSI installation."
+          Write-Host "=== Content of new Lancer QET.bat ==="
+          Get-Content $bat
+
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------
+      # 9. Build the MSI
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------
+      - name: Build MSI
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          $version    = "${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION_MSI }}"
+          $verDisplay = "${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION_DISPLAY }}"
+          $filesDir   = $env:FILES_DIR
+          $licRtf     = $env:LICENSE_RTF
+          $wxs        = "build-aux\windows\QElectroTech.wxs"
+          $outputName = "QElectroTech-${verDisplay}.msi"
+
+          New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path "dist" | Out-Null
+
+          Write-Host "=== wix build ==="
+          Write-Host "  WXS         : $wxs"
+          Write-Host "  Version     : $version"
+          Write-Host "  FilesDir    : $filesDir"
+          Write-Host "  LicenseRtf  : $licRtf"
+          Write-Host "  Output      : dist\$outputName"
+
+          wix build $wxs `
+            -arch x64 `
+            -d "Version=$version" `
+            -d "ProductVersion=$verDisplay" `
+            -d "FilesDir=$filesDir" `
+            -d "LicenseRtf=$licRtf" `
+            -ext WixToolset.UI.wixext `
+            -o "dist\$outputName"
+
+          if (-not (Test-Path "dist\$outputName")) {
+            Write-Error "MSI not generated: dist\$outputName"
+            exit 1
+          }
+
+          $size = [math]::Round((Get-Item "dist\$outputName").Length / 1MB, 1)
+          Write-Host "MSI generated: dist\$outputName ($size MB) ✓"
+          echo "MSI_NAME=$outputName" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
+
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------
+      # 10. Upload the MSI artifact
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------
+      - name: Upload MSI artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: qelectrotech-windows-msi
+          path: dist\*.msi
+          retention-days: 14
+          if-no-files-found: error
+
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------
+      # 11. Upload MSI to nightly release
+      #     The nightly release is created/updated by windows-build.yml.
+      #     The MSI is added here so the GitHub Pages can link to it.
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------
+      - name: Upload MSI to nightly release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          tag_name: nightly
+          files: dist/*.msi
+          fail_on_unmatched_files: true
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------
+      # 12. Summary
+      # ----------------------------------------------------------------
+      - name: Summary
+        if: always()
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          Write-Host "=== MSI build summary ==="
+          Write-Host "Version      : ${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION_DISPLAY }}"
+          Write-Host "WiX          : v7.0.0"
+          Write-Host "Runner image : ${{ runner.os }} / ${{ runner.arch }}"
+          if (Test-Path "dist\$env:MSI_NAME") {
+            $size = [math]::Round((Get-Item "dist\$env:MSI_NAME").Length / 1MB, 1)
+            Write-Host "MSI          : $env:MSI_NAME ($size MB) ✓"
+          } else {
+            Write-Host "MSI          : FAILED ✗"
+          }

build-aux/generate-page.py

@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+generate-page.py — Generates gh-pages/index.html for QElectroTech nightly builds.
+Called from windows-build.yml deploy-pages job.
+Environment variables required:
+  DATE, SHORT, REPO, SHA, RUN_URL, RUN_NUMBER,
+  INSTALLER_URL, PORTABLE_URL, MSI_URL (optional)
+"""
+import os
+
+date         = os.environ.get("DATE", "")
+short        = os.environ.get("SHORT", "")
+repo         = os.environ.get("REPO", "")
+sha          = os.environ.get("SHA", "")
+run_url      = os.environ.get("RUN_URL", "")
+run_number   = os.environ.get("RUN_NUMBER", "")
+installer_url = os.environ.get("INSTALLER_URL", "")
+portable_url  = os.environ.get("PORTABLE_URL", "")
+msi_url       = os.environ.get("MSI_URL", "")
+
+msi_block = ""
+if msi_url:
+    msi_block = f"""
+<a class="btn btn-msi" href="{msi_url}">
+<span class="btn-icon">&#11015;</span>
+<span class="btn-text">Windows Installer .msi<small>.msi &mdash; for enterprise / GPO deployment</small></span>
+</a>"""
+
+html = f"""<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+<meta charset="UTF-8">
+<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+<title>QElectroTech &ndash; Nightly Builds</title>
+<style>
+*,*::before,*::after{{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}}
+body{{font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,sans-serif;background:#f0f4f8;color:#2d3748;min-height:100vh}}
+header{{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#1a365d 0%,#2b6cb0 100%);color:white;padding:48px 24px 40px;text-align:center}}
+header h1{{font-size:2.2em;letter-spacing:-0.5px;margin-bottom:8px}}
+header p{{opacity:.8;font-size:1.05em}}
+main{{max-width:680px;margin:40px auto;padding:0 20px 60px}}
+.card{{background:white;border-radius:12px;padding:28px;margin-bottom:24px;box-shadow:0 2px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.08)}}
+.card h2{{font-size:1em;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;color:#718096;margin-bottom:16px}}
+.meta{{font-size:.875em;color:#4a5568;line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:20px}}
+.meta a{{color:#2b6cb0;text-decoration:none}}
+.meta a:hover{{text-decoration:underline}}
+.badge{{display:inline-block;background:#ebf8ff;color:#2b6cb0;border-radius:4px;font-size:.8em;font-weight:600;padding:2px 8px;margin-left:6px;vertical-align:middle}}
+.warning{{background:#fffbeb;border-left:4px solid #f6ad55;border-radius:4px;padding:12px 16px;font-size:.875em;color:#744210;margin-bottom:24px;line-height:1.5}}
+.warning a{{color:#c05621}}
+.downloads{{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:12px}}
+.btn{{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;padding:14px 20px;border-radius:8px;font-size:.95em;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;transition:transform .1s,box-shadow .1s}}
+.btn:hover{{transform:translateY(-1px);box-shadow:0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.15)}}
+.btn-primary{{background:#2b6cb0;color:white}}
+.btn-msi{{background:#6b46c1;color:white}}
+.btn-secondary{{background:#edf2f7;color:#2d3748}}
+.btn-icon{{font-size:1.3em}}
+.btn-text small{{display:block;font-weight:400;font-size:.8em;opacity:.75;margin-top:1px}}
+footer{{text-align:center;font-size:.8em;color:#a0aec0;padding:32px 0 0}}
+footer a{{color:#718096;text-decoration:none}}
+</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+<header>
+<h1>&#9889; QElectroTech</h1>
+<p>Nightly Windows Builds</p>
+</header>
+<main>
+<div class="card">
+<h2>Build info</h2>
+<div class="meta">
+&#128197; &nbsp;<strong>{date}</strong><br>
+&#128256; &nbsp;Commit <a href="https://github.com/{repo}/commit/{sha}"><code>{short}</code></a><br>
+&#128295; &nbsp;<a href="{run_url}">CI Run #{run_number}</a>
+<span class="badge">nightly</span>
+</div>
+<div class="warning">
+&#9888;&#65039; This is a development version; it introduces new features you want,
+but may cause bugs that have not yet been identified yet in <code>master</code>.
+For production use, download a <a href="https://github.com/{repo}/releases">stable release</a>.
+</div>
+</div>
+<div class="card">
+<h2>&#127993; Windows &mdash; x86_64</h2>
+<div class="downloads">
+<a class="btn btn-primary" href="{installer_url}">
+<span class="btn-icon">&#11015;</span>
+<span class="btn-text">Windows Installer<small>.exe &mdash; recommended, includes all dependencies</small></span>
+</a>
+{msi_block}
+<a class="btn btn-secondary" href="{portable_url}">
+<span class="btn-icon">&#128230;</span>
+<span class="btn-text">Windows Portable<small>.zip &mdash; no installation required, extract and run &quot;Lancer QET.bat&quot;</small></span>
+</a>
+<a class="btn btn-secondary" href="https://github.com/{repo}/releases/tag/nightly">
+<span class="btn-icon">&#128230;</span>
+<span class="btn-text">All nightly files on GitHub<small>Release page with checksums</small></span>
+</a>
+</div>
+</div>
+</main>
+<footer>
+Auto-generated by GitHub Actions &nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;
+<a href="https://github.com/{repo}">Source on GitHub</a> &nbsp;&middot;&nbsp;
+<a href="https://qelectrotech.org">qelectrotech.org</a>
+</footer>
+</body>
+</html>"""
+
+os.makedirs("gh-pages", exist_ok=True)
+with open("gh-pages/index.html", "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+    f.write(html)
+print("index.html written OK")

build-aux/windows/QElectroTech.wxs

@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!--
+  QElectroTech.wxs - WiX v7 installer definition
+  Generates a self-contained x64 MSI for QElectroTech (MSYS2/UCRT64 build).
+
+  Variables passed from the wix build command line:
+    -d FilesDir=<absolute path to artifact\files>
+    -d Version=<numeric version e.g. 0.100.1.0>
+    -d ProductVersion=<display version e.g. 0.100.1-r8770-abc1234_x86_64-win64>
+    -d LicenseRtf=<absolute path to License.rtf>
+-->
+<Wix xmlns="http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs"
+     xmlns:ui="http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs/ui">
+
+  <Package
+    Name="QElectroTech"
+    Manufacturer="QElectroTech Team"
+    Version="$(var.Version)"
+    UpgradeCode="A1B2C3D4-E5F6-7890-ABCD-EF1234567890"
+    Language="1033"
+    Codepage="1252"
+    InstallerVersion="500"
+    Scope="perMachine">
+
+    <!-- Embed all cabinet files inside the MSI (self-contained installer) -->
+    <MediaTemplate EmbedCab="yes" CompressionLevel="high" />
+
+    <!-- In-place upgrade: automatically uninstalls the previous version -->
+    <MajorUpgrade
+      DowngradeErrorMessage="A newer version of QElectroTech is already installed."
+      Schedule="afterInstallInitialize" />
+
+    <!-- Installation directory -->
+    <StandardDirectory Id="ProgramFiles64Folder">
+      <Directory Id="INSTALLDIR" Name="QElectroTech" />
+    </StandardDirectory>
+
+    <!-- ============================================================
+         All application files harvested in one pass from files\**
+    ============================================================ -->
+    <ComponentGroup Id="CG_AllFiles" Directory="INSTALLDIR">
+      <Files Include="$(var.FilesDir)\**" />
+    </ComponentGroup>
+
+    <!-- ============================================================
+         Desktop + Start Menu shortcuts
+    ============================================================ -->
+    <ComponentGroup Id="CG_Shortcuts" Directory="INSTALLDIR">
+      <Component Id="C_ShortcutDesktop" Guid="F1A2B3C4-D5E6-7890-5678-012345678901">
+        <Shortcut Id="DesktopShortcut"
+                  Directory="DesktopFolder"
+                  Name="QElectroTech"
+                  Target="[INSTALLDIR]Lancer QET.bat"
+                  Icon="qet.ico"
+                  WorkingDirectory="INSTALLDIR" />
+        <RegistryValue Root="HKCU"
+                       Key="Software\QElectroTech"
+                       Name="DesktopShortcut"
+                       Type="integer" Value="1"
+                       KeyPath="yes" />
+      </Component>
+      <Component Id="C_ShortcutStartMenu" Guid="A2B3C4D5-E6F7-8901-6789-123456789012">
+        <Shortcut Id="StartMenuShortcut"
+                  Directory="ProgramMenuFolder"
+                  Name="QElectroTech"
+                  Target="[INSTALLDIR]Lancer QET.bat"
+                  Icon="qet.ico"
+                  WorkingDirectory="INSTALLDIR" />
+        <RegistryValue Root="HKCU"
+                       Key="Software\QElectroTech"
+                       Name="StartMenuShortcut"
+                       Type="integer" Value="1"
+                       KeyPath="yes" />
+      </Component>
+    </ComponentGroup>
+
+    <!-- ============================================================
+         .qet file association
+    ============================================================ -->
+    <ComponentGroup Id="CG_FileAssoc" Directory="INSTALLDIR">
+      <Component Id="C_FileAssoc" Guid="B3C4D5E6-F7A8-9012-7890-234567890123">
+        <RegistryValue Root="HKCR" Key=".qet" Type="string" Value="QElectroTech.Document" KeyPath="yes" />
+        <RegistryValue Root="HKCR" Key="QElectroTech.Document" Type="string" Value="QElectroTech Project" />
+        <RegistryValue Root="HKCR" Key="QElectroTech.Document\DefaultIcon" Type="string"
+                       Value="[INSTALLDIR]ico\qelectrotech.ico" />
+        <RegistryValue Root="HKCR" Key="QElectroTech.Document\shell\open\command" Type="string"
+                       Value="&quot;[INSTALLDIR]bin\qelectrotech.exe&quot; &quot;%1&quot;" />
+      </Component>
+    </ComponentGroup>
+
+    <!-- ============================================================
+         Icon for shortcuts
+    ============================================================ -->
+    <Icon Id="qet.ico" SourceFile="$(var.FilesDir)\ico\qelectrotech.ico" />
+
+    <!-- ============================================================
+         Main feature (everything included)
+    ============================================================ -->
+    <Feature Id="ProductFeature" Title="QElectroTech" Level="1">
+      <ComponentGroupRef Id="CG_AllFiles" />
+      <ComponentGroupRef Id="CG_Shortcuts" />
+      <ComponentGroupRef Id="CG_FileAssoc" />
+    </Feature>
+
+    <!-- WixUI_Minimal with QElectroTech GPL-2 license -->
+    <ui:WixUI Id="WixUI_Minimal" />
+
+    <!-- WixVariable without ui: namespace, at Package level -->
+    <WixVariable Id="WixUILicenseRtf" Value="$(var.LicenseRtf)" />
+
+    <!-- Properties shown in Programs and Features -->
+    <Property Id="ARPPRODUCTICON" Value="qet.ico" />
+    <Property Id="ARPHELPLINK" Value="https://qelectrotech.org" />
+    <Property Id="ARPURLINFOABOUT" Value="https://qelectrotech.org" />
+    <Property Id="ARPCOMMENTS" Value="Free electrical schematic editor" />
+
+  </Package>
+</Wix>

misc/MacQetDeploy_arm64.sh

@@ -310,7 +310,8 @@ echo
 echo "______________________________________________________________"
 echo "Re Create zip tarball:"
 
-/usr/bin/ditto -c -k --sequesterRsrc --keepParent $BUNDLE "build-aux/mac-osx/${APPNAME}-$VERSION-r$HEAD-arm64.zip"
+#/usr/bin/ditto -c -k --sequesterRsrc --keepParent $BUNDLE "build-aux/mac-osx/${APPNAME}-$VERSION-r$HEAD-arm64.zip"
+cd "$(dirname $BUNDLE)" && zip -r --symlinks "build-aux/mac-osx/${APPNAME}-$VERSION-r$HEAD-arm64.zip" "$BUNDLE" && cd -
 
 
 # Clean up disk folder