Use CPack for Windows packaging

.github/scripts/install_deps.sh

@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ case "${1%-*}" in
 		pkg install -y bash bison cmake git png
 		;;
 	windows)
-		choco install -y winflexbison3
+		# GitHub Actions' hosted runners ship CMake 3.x, but versions prior to 4.0.0 ignore `CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME`.
+		choco install -y winflexbison3 cmake
 		# The below expects the base name, not the Windows-specific name.
 		bison() { win_bison "$@"; } # An alias doesn't work, so we use a function instead.
 		;;

.github/workflows/create-release-artifacts.yml

@@ -24,11 +24,6 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         bits: [32, 64]
-        include:
-          - bits: 32
-            arch: x86
-          - bits: 64
-            arch: x86_x64
       fail-fast: false
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repo
@@ -42,14 +37,14 @@ jobs:
           cmake -S . -B build --preset msvc${{ matrix.bits }} -DFETCHCONTENT_BASE_DIR="${{ env.DEPS_ROOT_DIR }}"
           cmake --build build --config Release
       - name: Package binaries
+        working-directory: build
         run: |
-          cmake --install build --config Release --prefix install_dir --verbose
+          cpack -DCPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME=rgbds-win${{ matrix.bits }} -G ZIP -C Release --verbose
-          Compress-Archive -LiteralPath @("install_dir/bin/rgbasm.exe", "install_dir/bin/rgblink.exe", "install_dir/bin/rgbfix.exe", "install_dir/bin/rgbgfx.exe", "install_dir/bin/z.dll", "install_dir/bin/libpng16.dll") "rgbds-win${{ matrix.bits }}.zip"
       - name: Upload Windows binaries
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: win${{ matrix.bits }}
-          path: rgbds-win${{ matrix.bits }}.zip
+          path: build/rgbds-win${{ matrix.bits }}.zip
           if-no-files-found: error
 
   macos:

.github/workflows/testing.yml

@@ -155,11 +155,6 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         bits: [32, 64]
         os: [windows-2022, windows-2025]
-        include:
-          - bits: 32
-            arch: x86
-          - bits: 64
-            arch: x86_x64
       fail-fast: false
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
@@ -175,21 +170,19 @@ jobs:
           key: dep-srcs-${{ hashFiles('cmake/deps.cmake') }}
           enableCrossOsArchive: true # Currently only used on Windows, but the contents are OS-agnostic.
       - name: Build Windows binaries
-        shell: bash
         run: | # ASan seems to be broken on Windows, so we disable it.
           cmake -S . -B build --preset develop-msvc${{ matrix.bits }} -DFETCHCONTENT_BASE_DIR="${{ env.DEPS_ROOT_DIR }}" -DSANITIZERS=OFF
           cmake --build build
       - name: Package binaries
+        working-directory: build
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          cmake --install build --config Debug --prefix install_dir --verbose
+          cpack -DCPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME=rgbds-win${{ matrix.bits }} -G ZIP -C Debug --verbose
-          mkdir bins
-          cp -v install_dir/bin/{rgb*.exe,*.dll} bins
       - name: Upload Windows binaries
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: rgbds-canary-w${{ matrix.bits }}-${{ matrix.os }}
-          path: bins
+          path: build/rgbds-win${{ matrix.bits }}.zip
           if-no-files-found: error
       - name: Compute test dependency cache params
         id: test-deps-cache-params
@@ -218,8 +211,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run tests
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          cp bins/* .
-          cp bins/*.dll test/gfx
           test/run-tests.sh --os ${{ matrix.os }}
 
   windows-mingw-build:

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -176,5 +176,25 @@ set(man7 "man/gbz80.7"
          "man/rgbds.7")
 
 foreach(SECTION "man1" "man5" "man7")
-  install(FILES ${${SECTION}} DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_MANDIR}/${SECTION}")
+  install(FILES ${${SECTION}} DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_MANDIR}/${SECTION}" COMPONENT man)
 endforeach()
+
+## Packaging.
+
+# We only specify here the package-agnostic options;
+# the rest is rather convention from our side, and thus more appropriate for presets or CLI flags.
+## CPACK_PACKAGE_NAME: copied from `project()`
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VENDOR "GBDev")
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION "${CMAKE_PROJECT_VERSION}") # The individual components are defined implicitly.
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION "An assembly toolchain for the Nintendo Game Boy and Game Boy Color") # Same as our repo's description.
+## CPACK_PACKAGE_DESCRIPTION_SUMMARY: copied from `project()`
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_HOMEPAGE_URL "https://rgbds.gbdev.io")
+## CPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME: should be provided at runtime (`cpack -P`)
+set(CPACK_PACKAGE_CHECKSUM SHA256)
+set(CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_LICENSE "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/LICENSE")
+set(CPACK_RESOURCE_FILE_README "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/README.md")
+set(CPACK_STRIP_FILES ON) # Only applies to binary packages, not sources.
+set(CPACK_VERBATIM_VARIABLES ON)
+set(CPACK_THREADS 0) # Use all available CPU cores.
+set(CPACK_INCLUDE_TOPLEVEL_DIRECTORY OFF)
+include(CPack)

cmake/deps.cmake

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 FetchContent_Declare(PNG
                      URL https://download.sourceforge.net/libpng/libpng-1.6.56.tar.xz
                      URL_HASH SHA256=f7d8bf1601b7804f583a254ab343a6549ca6cf27d255c302c47af2d9d36a6f18
+                     EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL # We only install the runtime dependencies, and do so separately.
                      FIND_PACKAGE_ARGS 1.5.4)
 
 set(PNG_TESTS OFF CACHE INTERNAL "") # We do not care for these two (and they can even cause compile errors!)
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ set(PNG_STATIC OFF CACHE INTERNAL "")
 FetchContent_Declare(ZLIB
                      URL https://www.zlib.net/zlib-1.3.2.tar.xz
                      URL_HASH SHA256=d7a0654783a4da529d1bb793b7ad9c3318020af77667bcae35f95d0e42a792f3
+                     EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL # We only install the runtime dependencies, and do so separately.
 # libpng documents requiring "zlib 1.0.4 or later (1.2.13 or later recommended for performance and security reasons)".
 # We thus enforce 1.0.4, but note that the libpng source code mentions that "it may work with versions as old as zlib 0.95".
                      FIND_PACKAGE_ARGS 1.0.4)

src/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -102,9 +102,39 @@ add_executable(rgbgfx $<TARGET_OBJECTS:common>
     "verbosity.cpp"
 )
 
-install(TARGETS rgbasm rgblink rgbfix rgbgfx RUNTIME)
+install(TARGETS rgbasm rgblink rgbfix rgbgfx RUNTIME COMPONENT binaries)
 # Tests expect the binaries to end up in-source; this is more acceptable than the entire artifact dir.
 set_target_properties(rgbasm rgblink rgbfix rgbgfx PROPERTIES
 # The generator expression (even if a no-op) stops muti-config generators using a of "per-configuration subdirectory".
                       RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY $<1:${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}>)
 target_link_libraries(rgbgfx PRIVATE PNG::PNG)
+
+# On Windows, you don't link against DLLs directly, but against an import library for that DLL.
+# This leads to, sometimes, the DLL being stored in a directory far away from the import library itself!
+set(DLL_SEARCH_DIRS CACHE PATH "List of directories in which DLLs will be searched")
+cmake_path(CONVERT "${DLL_SEARCH_DIRS}" TO_CMAKE_PATH_LIST search_dirs NORMALIZE)
+# TODO: we've only tested this with MinGW, but it may not work with other uses of the variable.
+#       Anyone who knows how to handle this better, feel free to submit a patch!
+if(DEFINED CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH)
+  list(APPEND search_dirs "${CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH}/bin")
+endif()
+# Escape the search paths in a form that makes them suitable for splatting into the CMake install script.
+list(TRANSFORM search_dirs REPLACE "([\\$\"])" "\\\\1") # Neutralize escapes and variable refs...
+list(TRANSFORM search_dirs REPLACE "^(.+)\$" "\"\\1\"") # ...and quote each argument.
+list(JOIN search_dirs " " search_dirs_splat)
+# This is a modified version of the install code generated by
+# `install(TARGETS rgbgfx RUNTIME_DEPENDENCIES)`.
+# Unfortunately, that `install(TARGETS)` is outright not supported when cross-compiling,
+# and working around that has CMake fail to resolve the DLL locations with MinGW,
+# due to not specifying any `DIRECTORIES` and the system search path being ineffective.
+install(CODE "\
+file(GET_RUNTIME_DEPENDENCIES
+    RESOLVED_DEPENDENCIES_VAR rgbgfx_deps
+    EXECUTABLES \"$<TARGET_FILE:rgbgfx>\"
+    DIRECTORIES ${search_dirs_splat} \"$<TARGET_FILE_DIR:ZLIB::ZLIB>\" \"$<TARGET_FILE_DIR:PNG::PNG>\"
+    PRE_EXCLUDE_REGEXES \"^kernel32\\\\.dll$\" \"^msvcrt.?.?\\\\.dll\" \"^api-ms-win-.*\\\\.dll$\")
+  foreach(rgbgfx_dep IN LISTS rgbgfx_deps)
+    file(INSTALL DESTINATION \"$<INSTALL_PREFIX>/${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}\" TYPE SHARED_LIBRARY FILES \${rgbgfx_dep}
+      FOLLOW_SYMLINK_CHAIN)
+  endforeach()"
+        COMPONENT shared-libs EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL) # Most platforms install those separately.