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Please include Windows binaries in releases!

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#24,711 opened on Dec 30, 2022

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Description

Currently, your releases include Linux binaries (which is an improvement, because before there were no binaries). However, the Windows binaries are still not included. This is a huge pain. Can we please include the Windows binaries in the releases for new releases?

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Research direction
Investigate the current release workflow (e.g., GitHub Actions) and adapt it to produce Windows binaries. Look for existing Windows build configurations in the repository.
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release
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Feature
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3
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Half day
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Active
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Clear
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