From 7b3429107f6b9f06866a3323ec2231f8378c1635 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: tanglearncode <tang198673@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:39:14 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] Publish only the ZIP of the output folder

The executable needs the other files in the output folder, so it is no
longer published on its own. Releases also drop files an earlier build
published that the new build does not.
---
 .github/workflows/build.yml   | 3 ++-
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 8 +++++++-
 README.md                     | 8 +++-----
 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 9087747..701e282 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ jobs:
           version: ${{ inputs.nativeboat-version || 'latest' }}
           analyze: 'true'
 
+      # The executable needs the other files in the output folder, so only the
+      # whole folder is published, as a ZIP.
       - name: Package output
         shell: pwsh
         env:
@@ -81,7 +83,6 @@ jobs:
           Get-ChildItem -LiteralPath $env:OUTPUT -Recurse | Format-Table FullName, Length
           $name = "MarkText-$env:MARKTEXT_REF-native-win-x64"
           New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force release | Out-Null
-          Copy-Item -LiteralPath $env:EXECUTABLE -Destination "release/$name.exe"
           Compress-Archive -Path (Join-Path $env:OUTPUT '*') -DestinationPath "release/$name.zip"
           Get-ChildItem release | ForEach-Object {
             "{0}  {1}" -f (Get-FileHash -Algorithm SHA256 $_.FullName).Hash.ToLower(), $_.Name
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 85a19ef..6c87eca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ jobs:
           [NativeBoat $env:NATIVEBOAT](https://github.com/XTSoftwareLabs/nativeboat-release/releases/tag/$env:NATIVEBOAT).
 
           The executable runs without Chromium, WebView2 or Node.js. Download the
-          ``.exe`` to run it directly, or the ``.zip`` for the complete output folder.
+          ``.zip``, extract the whole folder, and run ``MarkText.exe`` from it; the
+          executable needs the other files in that folder.
           "@ | Set-Content -Encoding utf8NoBOM notes.md
           $files = (Get-ChildItem release -File).FullName
           gh release view $env:TAG --repo $env:GITHUB_REPOSITORY *> $null
@@ -61,6 +62,11 @@ jobs:
           if ($exists) {
             gh release edit $env:TAG --repo $env:GITHUB_REPOSITORY --notes-file notes.md
             gh release upload $env:TAG @files --repo $env:GITHUB_REPOSITORY --clobber
+            # Remove files an earlier build published that this build does not.
+            $names = (Get-ChildItem release -File).Name
+            gh release view $env:TAG --repo $env:GITHUB_REPOSITORY --json assets --jq '.assets[].name' |
+              Where-Object { $_ -notin $names } |
+              ForEach-Object { gh release delete-asset $env:TAG $_ --repo $env:GITHUB_REPOSITORY --yes }
           } else {
             gh release create $env:TAG @files --repo $env:GITHUB_REPOSITORY --target $env:GITHUB_SHA `
               --title "MarkText $env:TAG (native Windows)" --notes-file notes.md
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3eb136e..4db4c68 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ MarkText v0.20.0 native release against the official Electron build
 | Threads | 111 | 8 | 93% fewer |
 | Handles | 2,194 | 227 | 90% fewer |
 
-The native build also ships as a single `.exe` that runs on its own, while
-the Electron build needs its whole folder.
-
 Measured on Windows 10 22H2 with an Intel Core i7-8750H and 8 GB of RAM,
 opening a short Markdown file. Each figure is the median of three runs.
 Memory, threads and handles are summed over all of the app's processes,
@@ -45,5 +42,6 @@ The [Build native MarkText](.github/workflows/build.yml) workflow:
    dependencies,
 3. compiles `packages/desktop` with the
    [NativeBoat Build action](https://github.com/marketplace/actions/nativeboat-build) (`@v1`),
-4. uploads the executable, a ZIP of the full output folder and
-   `SHA256SUMS.txt` as a workflow artifact.
+4. uploads a ZIP of the full output folder and its `SHA256SUMS.txt` as a
+   workflow artifact. The executable needs the other files in that folder, so
+   it is not published on its own.