From 8c8467707950ce8fce3678cdcd7b7fd7744d370f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chad Elliott Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:46:21 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] docs(windows): #399 note the pre-0.6 install-folder upgrade fix Add a What's New entry for keeping the install folder when upgrading from a pre-0.6 Windows installer, and describe the new Windows MSI job in the Packaging lint workflow header. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 --- .github/workflows/packaging-lint.yml | 6 ++++-- docs/whats-new.md | 7 +++++++ 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/.github/workflows/packaging-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/packaging-lint.yml index 6ac5b12c8..f39de00b9 100644 --- a/.github/workflows/packaging-lint.yml +++ b/.github/workflows/packaging-lint.yml @@ -1,5 +1,7 @@ -# Quick static checks for the release pipeline (seconds, no Rust build): workflow syntax, -# packaging shell/PowerShell scripts, and the Linux desktop/AppStream/Flatpak metadata. +# Quick checks for the release pipeline (no Rust build): workflow syntax, packaging +# shell/PowerShell scripts, and the Linux desktop/AppStream/Flatpak metadata (seconds), plus a +# Windows job that builds and installs throwaway per-user MSI probes for the install-folder +# searches (a few minutes). name: Packaging lint on: diff --git a/docs/whats-new.md b/docs/whats-new.md index f3fb3a143..50c99f3fd 100644 --- a/docs/whats-new.md +++ b/docs/whats-new.md @@ -1,5 +1,12 @@ # What's new in LightCraft +## 2026-10-11 + +### Reliability +- Upgrading from a Windows installer older than 0.6 (such as 0.5.0) keeps LightCraft in the folder it was installed + in, instead of moving it back to Program Files (issue #399). If that folder has been deleted since, the upgrade + installs to Program Files. + ## 2026-10-10 ### Activity stack