Stop committing binary releases to git; add CI-built Windows MSI installer#12
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…stage Dockerfile, and WiX installer source Co-authored-by: ClaudeRoux <52529857+ClaudeRoux@users.noreply.github.com>
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Stop committing binary releases to git; add CI-built Windows MSI installer
Mar 9, 2026
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lispeinstaller.msiand other prebuilt binaries bloated.gitto ~8GB. Binaries belong in GitHub Releases, not in history.Changes
.gitignore— Excludebinaries/windows/,binaries/mac/,binaries/M1/,docker/bin/,*.msi,*.wixobj,*.wixpdbdocker/bin/— Remove 11 tracked prebuilt binaries from the repodocker/Dockerfile— Replace single-stage copy-from-bin with a multi-stage build that compiles from sourcedocker/Readme.md— Update build command (docker buildmust now run from repo root with-f docker/Dockerfile)installer/lispeinstaller.wxs— New WiX v3 source defining the MSI contents:lispe.exe,lispewin.exe, DLLs, Start Menu shortcut, andPATHregistration.github/workflows/release-windows.yml— New workflow: MSBuild (x64 Release) → WiX candle/light → uploadlispeinstaller.msias a GitHub Release asset onv*tag pushREADME.md— Point "Download binaries" section to GitHub Releases instead of thebinaries/tree✨ Let Copilot coding agent set things up for you — coding agent works faster and does higher quality work when set up for your repo.