From eeea7adcf6924a628c21c2b9698be68af388e48b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: uncor3 <contactuncor3@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2025 17:11:45 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix windows workflow

---
 .github/workflows/build-windows.yml | 14 ++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
index 1592f91..61b8569 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
@@ -71,9 +71,19 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install WiX UI Extension
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          wix extension add WixToolset.UI.wixext/4.0.5
+          # ensure wix CLI is on PATH for this session and for subsequent steps
+          $dotnetTools = "$env:USERPROFILE\.dotnet\tools"
+          $env:PATH = "$dotnetTools;$env:PATH"
+
+          # install the extension globally so it's placed under %USERPROFILE%\.wix
+          wix extension add --global WixToolset.UI.wixext/4.0.5
           wix extension list
-          echo "WIX_EXTENSIONS=$env:USERPROFILE" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Append
+
+          # export WIX and WIX_EXTENSIONS so CPack can find wix.exe and installed extensions
+          "WIX=$dotnetTools\wix.exe" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Append
+          "WIX_EXTENSIONS=$env:USERPROFILE" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Append
+          # make sure subsequent steps see the dotnet tools path
+          "PATH=$dotnetTools;$env:PATH" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Append
 
       - name: Set PKG_CONFIG environment variable
         run: echo "PKG_CONFIG_EXECUTABLE=C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/pkg-config.exe" >> $GITHUB_ENV