first trial to build the msi

.github/workflows/build-msi.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+
+name: Build the MSI Package
+
+on:
+  push:
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          distribution: 'adopt'
+          java-version: '11'
+          cache: 'sbt'
+      - name: Build MSI package
+        run: |
+          sbt 'dist-win-x86_64/Windows/packageBin'
+      - name: Upload MSI Artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: scala.msi
+          path: ./dist/win-x86_64/target/windows/

project/Build.scala

@@ -2181,6 +2181,7 @@ object Build {
       Universal / mappings += (republishRepo.value / "etc" / "EXTRA_PROPERTIES" -> "EXTRA_PROPERTIES"),
     )
     .settings(
+      Windows / name := "scala",
       Windows / mappings := (Universal / mappings).value,
       maintainer := "Josh Suereth <[email protected]>",
       packageSummary := "test-windows",

project/DistributionPlugin.scala

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+import com.typesafe.sbt.packager.Keys.stage
+import com.typesafe.sbt.packager.universal.UniversalPlugin
+import com.typesafe.sbt.packager.universal.UniversalPlugin.autoImport.Universal
+import sbt.*
+
+/**
+ * @author Hamza REMMAL (https://github.com/hamzaremmal/)
+ */
+object DistributionPlugin extends AutoPlugin {
+
+  override def trigger = allRequirements
+
+  override def requires =
+    super.requires && UniversalPlugin // Require the Universal Plugin to
+
+  object autoImport {
+    val `universal_project`     = settingKey[Project]("???")
+    val `linux-aarch64_project` = settingKey[Project]("???")
+    val `linux-x86_64_project`  = settingKey[Project]("???")
+    val `mac-aarch64_project`   = settingKey[Project]("???")
+    val `win-x86_64_project`    = settingKey[Project]("???")
+
+
+    // ========================== TASKS TO GENERATE THE FOLDER PACKAGE ============================
+    val `pack-universal`     =
+      taskKey[File]("Generate the package with the universal binaries (folder)")
+    val `pack_linux-aarch64` =
+      taskKey[File]("Generate the package with the linux-aarch64 binaries (folder)")
+    val `pack_linux-x86_64`  =
+      taskKey[File]("Generate the package with the linux-x86_64 binaries (folder)")
+    val `pack_mac-aarch64`   =
+      taskKey[File]("Generate the package with the mac-aarch64 binaries (folder)")
+    val `pack_mac-x86_64`    =
+      taskKey[File]("Generate the package with the mac-x86_64 binaries (folder)")
+    val `pack_win-x86_64`    =
+      taskKey[File]("Generate the package with the linux-x86_64 binaries (folder)")
+  }
+
+  import autoImport.*
+
+  override def projectSettings = Def.settings(
+    `pack-universal` := (`universal_project` / Universal./(stage)).value ,
+    `pack_linux-aarch64` := ???,
+    `pack_linux-x86_64` := ???,
+    `pack_mac-aarch64` := ???,
+    `pack_mac-x86_64` := ???,
+    `pack_win-x86_64` := ???
+  )
+
+}