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-# .github/workflows/release.yml
-name: Release
-
-on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - "v*"
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        include:
-          - os: ubuntu-latest
-            arch: x86_64
-            target_name: creep-linux-x86_64
-
-          - os: ubuntu-latest
-            arch: arm64
-            target_name: creep-linux-arm64
-
-          - os: windows-latest
-            arch: x86_64
-            target_name: creep-windows-x86_64.exe
-
-          - os: windows-latest
-            arch: arm64
-            target_name: creep-windows-arm64.exe
-
-          - os: macos-latest
-            arch: arm64
-            target_name: creep-macos-arm64
-
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
-    name: "Build · ${{ matrix.target_name }}"
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Log build target info
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          echo "================================================"
-          echo "  Target : ${{ matrix.target_name }}"
-          echo "  OS     : ${{ matrix.os }}"
-          echo "  Arch   : ${{ matrix.arch }}"
-          echo "  Ref    : ${{ github.ref }}"
-          echo "  Commit : ${{ github.sha }}"
-          echo "================================================"
-
-      # Linux ARM64 cross-compiler
-      - name: Install ARM64 cross-compiler (Linux ARM64 only)
-        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' && matrix.arch == 'arm64'
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu g++-aarch64-linux-gnu
-          aarch64-linux-gnu-g++ --version
-
-      # CMake configure
-      - name: Configure (Linux x86_64)
-        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' && matrix.arch == 'x86_64'
-        run: cmake -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-
-      - name: Configure (Linux ARM64)
-        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' && matrix.arch == 'arm64'
-        run: |
-          cmake -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
-            -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Linux \
-            -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR=aarch64 \
-            -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc \
-            -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=aarch64-linux-gnu-g++
-
-      - name: Configure (Windows x86_64)
-        if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && matrix.arch == 'x86_64'
-        run: cmake -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -A x64
-
-      - name: Configure (Windows ARM64)
-        if: matrix.os == 'windows-latest' && matrix.arch == 'arm64'
-        run: cmake -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -A ARM64
-
-      - name: Configure (macOS ARM64)
-        if: matrix.os == 'macos-latest'
-        run: |
-          cmake -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
-            -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES=arm64
-
-      # Build
-      - name: Build
-        run: cmake --build build --config Release --verbose
-
-      # Verify binary exists (Linux/macOS)
-      - name: Verify binary exists (Linux / macOS)
-        if: runner.os != 'Windows'
-        run: |
-          BIN=$(find build -maxdepth 4 -type f -name creep | head -n 1)
-          if [ -z "$BIN" ]; then
-            echo "✗ ERROR: creep binary not found"
-            echo "Contents of build/:"
-            find build -maxdepth 4 -type f
-            exit 1
-          fi
-          echo "✓ Binary found at $BIN"
-          mv "$BIN" "${{ matrix.target_name }}"
-
-      # Verify binary exists (Windows)
-      - name: Verify binary exists (Windows)
-        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
-        shell: pwsh
-        run: |
-          $bin = Get-ChildItem -Recurse -Filter creep.exe | Select-Object -First 1
-          if (-not $bin) {
-            Write-Error "✗ ERROR: creep.exe not found"
-            Get-ChildItem -Recurse build
-            exit 1
-          }
-          Write-Host "✓ Binary found at $($bin.FullName)"
-          Move-Item $bin.FullName "${{ matrix.target_name }}"
-
-      - name: Upload artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: ${{ matrix.target_name }}
-          path: ${{ matrix.target_name }}
-          if-no-files-found: error
-
-  release:
-    needs: build
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    name: "Create Release"
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Download all artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          path: artifacts/
-
-      - name: Verify all artifacts downloaded
-        run: |
-          echo "→ Checking artifacts..."
-          EXPECTED=(
-            "creep-linux-x86_64/creep-linux-x86_64"
-            "creep-linux-arm64/creep-linux-arm64"
-            "creep-windows-x86_64.exe/creep-windows-x86_64.exe"
-            "creep-windows-arm64.exe/creep-windows-arm64.exe"
-            "creep-macos-arm64/creep-macos-arm64"
-          )
-          MISSING=0
-          for f in "${EXPECTED[@]}"; do
-            if [ ! -f "artifacts/$f" ]; then
-              echo "✗ Missing: $f"
-              MISSING=$((MISSING + 1))
-            else
-              echo "✓ Found: $f"
-            fi
-          done
-          if [ "$MISSING" -gt 0 ]; then
-            echo "✗ $MISSING artifact(s) missing — aborting release"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-          echo "✓ All artifacts present"
-
-      - name: Create GitHub Release
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
-        with:
-          files: artifacts/**/*
-          fail_on_unmatched_files: true
-          generate_release_notes: true