From 461a20e184ee0551619eaa4ddea132d539da40b4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Artur Glavic <artur.glavic@psi.ch>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:56:39 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 01/17] Update release to micromamba and renew conda
 environment to latest conda-forge ressources

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml |  27 +++++++--
 conda_windows.yml             | 104 +++++++++++++++++++++-------------
 windows_build.spec            |  37 ++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 124 insertions(+), 44 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d5f2951..a3e1de4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   test:
-
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
@@ -118,10 +117,30 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: 3.12
-    - name: Install dependencies
+    - name: Ensure build environment
+      shell: powershell
       run: |
-        C:\Miniconda\condabin\conda.bat env update --file conda_windows.yml --name base
-        C:\Miniconda\condabin\conda.bat init powershell
+        $envName="eos_build"
+        $envFile="conda_windows.yml"
+        $hashFile="$env:TEMP\$envName.hash"
+
+        $newHash = (Get-FileHash $envFile).Hash
+
+        if (!(Test-Path $hashFile)) {
+            $rebuild = $true
+        } else {
+            $oldHash = Get-Content $hashFile
+            $rebuild = $oldHash -ne $newHash
+        }
+
+        if ($rebuild) {
+            Write-Host "Environment changed → rebuilding"
+            micromamba env remove -n $envName -y 2>$null
+            micromamba create -n $envName -f $envFile -y
+            $newHash | Out-File $hashFile
+        } else {
+            Write-Host "Environment unchanged → using cached env"
+        }
     - name: Build with pyinstaller
       run: |
         pyinstaller windows_build.spec
diff --git a/conda_windows.yml b/conda_windows.yml
index 9fd9d82..81703d8 100644
--- a/conda_windows.yml
+++ b/conda_windows.yml
@@ -1,44 +1,68 @@
 name: eos_build
 channels:
-  - defaults
+  - conda-forge
 dependencies:
-  - altgraph=0.17.3=py312haa95532_0
-  - blas=1.0=mkl
-  - bzip2=1.0.8=h2bbff1b_6
-  - ca-certificates=2024.11.26=haa95532_0
-  - expat=2.6.3=h5da7b33_0
-  - h5py=3.12.1=py312h3b2c811_0
-  - hdf5=1.12.1=h51c971a_3
-  - icc_rt=2022.1.0=h6049295_2
-  - intel-openmp=2023.1.0=h59b6b97_46320
-  - libffi=3.4.4=hd77b12b_1
-  - llvmlite=0.43.0=py312hf2fb9eb_0
-  - mkl=2023.1.0=h6b88ed4_46358
-  - mkl-service=2.4.0=py312h2bbff1b_1
-  - mkl_fft=1.3.11=py312h827c3e9_0
-  - mkl_random=1.2.8=py312h0158946_0
-  - numba=0.60.0=py312h0158946_0
-  - numpy=1.26.4=py312hfd52020_0
-  - numpy-base=1.26.4=py312h4dde369_0
-  - openssl=3.0.15=h827c3e9_0
-  - packaging=24.1=py312haa95532_0
-  - pefile=2023.2.7=py312haa95532_0
-  - pip=24.2=py312haa95532_0
-  - pyinstaller=6.9.0=py312h0416ee5_0
-  - pyinstaller-hooks-contrib=2024.7=py312haa95532_0
-  - python=3.12.7=h14ffc60_0
-  - pywin32-ctypes=0.2.2=py312haa95532_0
-  - setuptools=75.1.0=py312haa95532_0
-  - sqlite=3.45.3=h2bbff1b_0
-  - tbb=2021.8.0=h59b6b97_0
-  - tk=8.6.14=h0416ee5_0
-  - tzdata=2024b=h04d1e81_0
-  - vc=14.40=h2eaa2aa_1
-  - vs2015_runtime=14.40.33807=h98bb1dd_1
-  - wheel=0.44.0=py312haa95532_0
-  - xz=5.4.6=h8cc25b3_1
-  - zlib=1.2.13=h8cc25b3_1
+  - altgraph=0.17.5=pyhd8ed1ab_0
+  - bzip2=1.0.8=h0ad9c76_9
+  - ca-certificates=2026.2.25=h4c7d964_0
+  - cached-property=1.5.2=hd8ed1ab_1
+  - cached_property=1.5.2=pyha770c72_1
+  - flexcache=0.3=pyhd8ed1ab_1
+  - flexparser=0.4=pyhd8ed1ab_1
+  - future=1.0.0=pyhd8ed1ab_2
+  - h5py=3.15.1=nompi_py312h03cd2ba_101
+  - hdf5=1.14.6=nompi_hae35d4c_106
+  - icu=78.2=h637d24d_0
+  - importlib-metadata=8.7.0=pyhe01879c_1
+  - krb5=1.22.2=h0ea6238_0
+  - libaec=1.1.5=haf901d7_0
+  - libblas=3.11.0=5_hf2e6a31_mkl
+  - libcblas=3.11.0=5_h2a3cdd5_mkl
+  - libcurl=8.19.0=h8206538_0
+  - libexpat=2.7.4=hac47afa_0
+  - libffi=3.5.2=h3d046cb_0
+  - libhwloc=2.12.2=default_h4379cf1_1000
+  - libiconv=1.18=hc1393d2_2
+  - liblapack=3.11.0=5_hf9ab0e9_mkl
+  - liblzma=5.8.2=hfd05255_0
+  - libsqlite=3.52.0=hf5d6505_0
+  - libssh2=1.11.1=h9aa295b_0
+  - libwinpthread=12.0.0.r4.gg4f2fc60ca=h57928b3_10
+  - libxml2=2.15.2=h779ef1b_0
+  - libxml2-16=2.15.2=h3cfd58e_0
+  - libzlib=1.3.1=h2466b09_2
+  - llvm-openmp=22.1.0=h4fa8253_0
+  - llvmlite=0.46.0=py312hdb9728c_0
+  - mkl=2025.3.0=hac47afa_455
+  - numba=0.64.0=py312h560f1c9_0
+  - numpy=2.4.2=py312ha72d056_1
+  - openssl=3.6.1=hf411b9b_1
+  - packaging=26.0=pyhcf101f3_0
+  - pefile=2023.2.7=pyhd8ed1ab_0
+  - pint=0.25.2=pyhcf101f3_0
+  - pip=26.0.1=pyh8b19718_0
+  - platformdirs=4.9.4=pyhcf101f3_0
+  - pyinstaller=6.19.0=py312hf4647a0_1
+  - pyinstaller-hooks-contrib=2026.2=pyhd8ed1ab_0
+  - python=3.12.13=h0159041_0_cpython
+  - python_abi=3.12=8_cp312
+  - pywin32=311=py312h829343e_1
+  - pywin32-ctypes=0.2.3=py312h2e8e312_3
+  - pyyaml=6.0.3=py312h05f76fc_1
+  - setuptools=82.0.1=pyh332efcf_0
+  - tabulate=0.10.0=pyhcf101f3_0
+  - tbb=2022.3.0=h3155e25_2
+  - tk=8.6.13=h6ed50ae_3
+  - typing-extensions=4.15.0=h396c80c_0
+  - typing_extensions=4.15.0=pyhcf101f3_0
+  - ucrt=10.0.26100.0=h57928b3_0
+  - vc=14.3=h41ae7f8_34
+  - vc14_runtime=14.44.35208=h818238b_34
+  - vcomp14=14.44.35208=h818238b_34
+  - wheel=0.46.3=pyhd8ed1ab_0
+  - yaml=0.2.5=h6a83c73_3
+  - zipp=3.23.0=pyhcf101f3_1
+  - zstd=1.5.7=h534d264_6
   - pip:
-      - orsopy==1.2.1
-      - pyyaml==6.0.2
-      - tzdata
\ No newline at end of file
+      - orsopy==1.2.2
+      - tzdata
diff --git a/windows_build.spec b/windows_build.spec
index 4ca0124..a7d95a1 100644
--- a/windows_build.spec
+++ b/windows_build.spec
@@ -40,10 +40,47 @@ exe = EXE(
     codesign_identity=None,
     entitlements_file=None,
 )
+
+a2 = Analysis(
+    ['eos/ls.py'],
+    pathex=[],
+    binaries=[],
+    datas=[],
+    hiddenimports=[],
+    hookspath=[],
+    hooksconfig={},
+    runtime_hooks=[],
+    excludes=[],
+    noarchive=False,
+    optimize=1,
+)
+pyz2 = PYZ(a2.pure)
+
+exe2 = EXE(
+    pyz2,
+    a2.scripts,
+    [],
+    exclude_binaries=True,
+    name='eosls',
+    debug=False,
+    bootloader_ignore_signals=False,
+    strip=False,
+    upx=True,
+    console=True,
+    disable_windowed_traceback=False,
+    argv_emulation=False,
+    target_arch=None,
+    codesign_identity=None,
+    entitlements_file=None,
+)
+
 coll = COLLECT(
     exe,
     a.binaries,
     a.datas,
+    exe2,
+    a2.binaries,
+    a2.datas,
     strip=False,
     upx=True,
     upx_exclude=[],
-- 
2.54.0


From 931bb1ba48c3711f3ea37d19ce827ba93eb394ca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Artur Glavic <artur.glavic@psi.ch>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:33:24 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 02/17] Ignore exit code of env remove in case it doesn't exist

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index a3e1de4..8893011 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ jobs:
 
         if ($rebuild) {
             Write-Host "Environment changed → rebuilding"
-            micromamba env remove -n $envName -y 2>$null
+            micromamba env remove -n $envName -y 2>$null || $true
             micromamba create -n $envName -f $envFile -y
             $newHash | Out-File $hashFile
         } else {
-- 
2.54.0


From 36c43f7ecbaf8e5ae934abdf870e873dd1fba296 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Artur Glavic <artur.glavic@psi.ch>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:38:01 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 03/17] Retry ignore

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 8893011..cf4ae2a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -135,7 +135,9 @@ jobs:
 
         if ($rebuild) {
             Write-Host "Environment changed → rebuilding"
-            micromamba env remove -n $envName -y 2>$null || $true
+            if (micromamba env list | Select-String $envName) {
+                micromamba env remove -n $envName -y 2>$null
+            }
             micromamba create -n $envName -f $envFile -y
             $newHash | Out-File $hashFile
         } else {
-- 
2.54.0


From 4ffb988bac0494193916fc3159ca8c1bed4bc6c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Artur Glavic <artur.glavic@psi.ch>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:47:22 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 04/17] Activate environment before running python commands

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index cf4ae2a..68a7337 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ jobs:
         }
     - name: Build with pyinstaller
       run: |
+        micromamba activate eos_build
         pyinstaller windows_build.spec
         cd dist\eos
         Compress-Archive -Path .\* -Destination ..\..\eos.zip
-- 
2.54.0


From c7e92f7086ce357c582c1ec90fdfc3b02404f5c3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Artur Glavic <artur.glavic@psi.ch>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:55:23 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 05/17] Test if workflow runs without cached environment

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 34 +++++++++++++++++-----------------
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 68a7337..fb40c05 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -122,27 +122,27 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         $envName="eos_build"
         $envFile="conda_windows.yml"
-        $hashFile="$env:TEMP\$envName.hash"
+        #$hashFile="$env:TEMP\$envName.hash"
 
-        $newHash = (Get-FileHash $envFile).Hash
+        #$newHash = (Get-FileHash $envFile).Hash
 
-        if (!(Test-Path $hashFile)) {
-            $rebuild = $true
-        } else {
-            $oldHash = Get-Content $hashFile
-            $rebuild = $oldHash -ne $newHash
-        }
+        #if (!(Test-Path $hashFile)) {
+        #    $rebuild = $true
+        #} else {
+        #    $oldHash = Get-Content $hashFile
+        #    $rebuild = $oldHash -ne $newHash
+        #}
 
-        if ($rebuild) {
-            Write-Host "Environment changed → rebuilding"
-            if (micromamba env list | Select-String $envName) {
-                micromamba env remove -n $envName -y 2>$null
-            }
+        #if ($rebuild) {
+        #    Write-Host "Environment changed → rebuilding"
+        #    if (micromamba env list | Select-String $envName) {
+        #        micromamba env remove -n $envName -y 2>$null
+        #    }
             micromamba create -n $envName -f $envFile -y
-            $newHash | Out-File $hashFile
-        } else {
-            Write-Host "Environment unchanged → using cached env"
-        }
+        #    $newHash | Out-File $hashFile
+        #} else {
+        #    Write-Host "Environment unchanged → using cached env"
+        #}
     - name: Build with pyinstaller
       run: |
         micromamba activate eos_build
-- 
2.54.0


From 860249299bddc9c258243cdec39768851e719cb1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Artur Glavic <artur.glavic@psi.ch>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:13:53 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 06/17] Include release tag extraction needed for last step

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index fb40c05..340e606 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -146,9 +146,12 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build with pyinstaller
       run: |
         micromamba activate eos_build
+        $env:RELEASE_TAG = (python -c "import eos;print('v'+eos.__version__)")
+        echo "RELEASE_TAG=$env:RELEASE_TAG" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
+
         pyinstaller windows_build.spec
         cd dist\eos
-        Compress-Archive -Path .\* -Destination ..\..\eos.zip
+        Compress-Archive -Path .\* -Destination "..\..\eos-$env:RELEASE_TAG.zip"
     - name: Update Release
       if:  ${{ (github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch') || (contains(fromJson('["all_incl_release"]'), github.event.inputs.build-items)) }}
       uses: actions/gitea-release-action@v1
@@ -156,4 +159,4 @@ jobs:
         name: "Amor-Eos ${{ env.RELEASE_TAG }}"
         tag_name: "${{ env.RELEASE_TAG }}"
         files: |-
-          eos.zip
+          "eos-$env:RELEASE_TAG.zip"
-- 
2.54.0


From 67727adde5a1856cb858e7a7a3bcea5f1ee44588 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Artur Glavic <artur.glavic@psi.ch>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:21:34 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 07/17] Remove version from commands, some powershell syntax
 issues

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 340e606..5363a54 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ jobs:
 
         pyinstaller windows_build.spec
         cd dist\eos
-        Compress-Archive -Path .\* -Destination "..\..\eos-$env:RELEASE_TAG.zip"
+        Compress-Archive -Path .\* -Destination ..\..\eos.zip
     - name: Update Release
       if:  ${{ (github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch') || (contains(fromJson('["all_incl_release"]'), github.event.inputs.build-items)) }}
       uses: actions/gitea-release-action@v1
@@ -159,4 +159,4 @@ jobs:
         name: "Amor-Eos ${{ env.RELEASE_TAG }}"
         tag_name: "${{ env.RELEASE_TAG }}"
         files: |-
-          "eos-$env:RELEASE_TAG.zip"
+          eos.zip
-- 
2.54.0


From 8978c06076266790033a91ac3a655a814ead6b05 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Artur Glavic <artur.glavic@psi.ch>
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:21:59 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 08/17] Try reactivating cached environment

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 44 +++++++++++++++++++----------------
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 5363a54..c326df1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -122,36 +122,40 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         $envName="eos_build"
         $envFile="conda_windows.yml"
-        #$hashFile="$env:TEMP\$envName.hash"
+        $hashFile="$env:TEMP\$envName.hash"
 
-        #$newHash = (Get-FileHash $envFile).Hash
+        $newHash = (Get-FileHash $envFile).Hash
 
-        #if (!(Test-Path $hashFile)) {
-        #    $rebuild = $true
-        #} else {
-        #    $oldHash = Get-Content $hashFile
-        #    $rebuild = $oldHash -ne $newHash
-        #}
+        if (!(Test-Path $hashFile)) {
+            $rebuild = $true
+        } else {
+            $oldHash = Get-Content $hashFile
+            $rebuild = $oldHash -ne $newHash
+        }
 
-        #if ($rebuild) {
-        #    Write-Host "Environment changed → rebuilding"
-        #    if (micromamba env list | Select-String $envName) {
-        #        micromamba env remove -n $envName -y 2>$null
-        #    }
+        if ($rebuild) {
+            Write-Host "Environment changed → rebuilding"
+            if (micromamba env list | Select-String $envName) {
+                micromamba env remove -n $envName -y 2>$null
+            }
             micromamba create -n $envName -f $envFile -y
-        #    $newHash | Out-File $hashFile
-        #} else {
-        #    Write-Host "Environment unchanged → using cached env"
-        #}
+            $newHash | Out-File $hashFile
+        } else {
+            Write-Host "Environment unchanged → using cached env"
+        }
     - name: Build with pyinstaller
       run: |
         micromamba activate eos_build
         $env:RELEASE_TAG = (python -c "import eos;print('v'+eos.__version__)")
         echo "RELEASE_TAG=$env:RELEASE_TAG" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
 
-        pyinstaller windows_build.spec
-        cd dist\eos
-        Compress-Archive -Path .\* -Destination ..\..\eos.zip
+        echo "Set tag to $env:RELEASE_TAG"
+        #pyinstaller windows_build.spec
+        #cd dist\eos
+        #Compress-Archive -Path .\* -Destination ..\..\eos.zip
+    - name: Test global env
+      run: |
+        echo "Received tag as $env:RELEASE_TAG"
     - name: Update Release
       if:  ${{ (github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch') || (contains(fromJson('["all_incl_release"]'), github.event.inputs.build-items)) }}
       uses: actions/gitea-release-action@v1
-- 
2.54.0


From 6b09c31bd6f40539092d082f884ad5c29c1ccaba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Artur Glavic <artur.glavic@psi.ch>
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:27:24 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 09/17] Make sure the hash changed to re-trigger environment
 creation

---
 conda_windows.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/conda_windows.yml b/conda_windows.yml
index 81703d8..3b32472 100644
--- a/conda_windows.yml
+++ b/conda_windows.yml
@@ -64,5 +64,5 @@ dependencies:
   - zipp=3.23.0=pyhcf101f3_1
   - zstd=1.5.7=h534d264_6
   - pip:
-      - orsopy==1.2.2
       - tzdata
+      - orsopy==1.2.2
-- 
2.54.0


From 1151f62c2a0e0997b4c4972633fa5b0764dc3452 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Artur Glavic <artur.glavic@psi.ch>
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:47:55 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 10/17] Try changing syntax to assign GITHUB_ENV

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c326df1..a0f0877 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         micromamba activate eos_build
         $env:RELEASE_TAG = (python -c "import eos;print('v'+eos.__version__)")
-        echo "RELEASE_TAG=$env:RELEASE_TAG" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "RELEASE_TAG=$env:RELEASE_TAG" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Append
 
         echo "Set tag to $env:RELEASE_TAG"
         #pyinstaller windows_build.spec
-- 
2.54.0


From 7e3c3c667686b1b4d3b72619d6ab35b88e3d0f2e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Artur Glavic <artur.glavic@psi.ch>
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:55:41 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 11/17] Try setting utf-8 for env

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index a0f0877..2e58e03 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -146,13 +146,13 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build with pyinstaller
       run: |
         micromamba activate eos_build
+        chcp 65001 #set code page to utf-8
         $env:RELEASE_TAG = (python -c "import eos;print('v'+eos.__version__)")
-        echo "RELEASE_TAG=$env:RELEASE_TAG" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Append
-
+        echo "RELEASE_TAG=$env:RELEASE_TAG" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
         echo "Set tag to $env:RELEASE_TAG"
         #pyinstaller windows_build.spec
         #cd dist\eos
-        #Compress-Archive -Path .\* -Destination ..\..\eos.zip
+        #Compress-Archive -Path .\* -Destination "..\..\eos-$env:RELEASE_TAG.zip"
     - name: Test global env
       run: |
         echo "Received tag as $env:RELEASE_TAG"
-- 
2.54.0


From 851447b3046652a0a4a93a8db6b02627c3f119c1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Artur Glavic <artur.glavic@psi.ch>
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:00:10 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 12/17] release tag in powershell

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 9 ++++++---
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2e58e03..3dced77 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -143,12 +143,15 @@ jobs:
         } else {
             Write-Host "Environment unchanged → using cached env"
         }
+    - name: Determine release tag
+      shell: powershell
+      run: |
+        $tag = micromamba run -n eos_build python -c "import eos; print('v'+eos.__version__)"
+        $tag = $tag.Trim()
+        "RELEASE_TAG=$tag" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Encoding utf8 -Append
     - name: Build with pyinstaller
       run: |
         micromamba activate eos_build
-        chcp 65001 #set code page to utf-8
-        $env:RELEASE_TAG = (python -c "import eos;print('v'+eos.__version__)")
-        echo "RELEASE_TAG=$env:RELEASE_TAG" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
         echo "Set tag to $env:RELEASE_TAG"
         #pyinstaller windows_build.spec
         #cd dist\eos
-- 
2.54.0


From c041230e20ae6946763090f5677015e56893599b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Artur Glavic <artur.glavic@psi.ch>
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:03:06 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 13/17] minor

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 4 +---
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 3dced77..20ebdee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -150,15 +150,13 @@ jobs:
         $tag = $tag.Trim()
         "RELEASE_TAG=$tag" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Encoding utf8 -Append
     - name: Build with pyinstaller
+      shell: powershell
       run: |
         micromamba activate eos_build
         echo "Set tag to $env:RELEASE_TAG"
         #pyinstaller windows_build.spec
         #cd dist\eos
         #Compress-Archive -Path .\* -Destination "..\..\eos-$env:RELEASE_TAG.zip"
-    - name: Test global env
-      run: |
-        echo "Received tag as $env:RELEASE_TAG"
     - name: Update Release
       if:  ${{ (github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch') || (contains(fromJson('["all_incl_release"]'), github.event.inputs.build-items)) }}
       uses: actions/gitea-release-action@v1
-- 
2.54.0


From 54c936714e1a78c51347ac1cc4e3f42a29f4269b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Artur Glavic <artur.glavic@psi.ch>
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:06:18 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 14/17] minor

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 20ebdee..ee8933a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: false
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-version: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ jobs:
           dist/amor*.tar.gz
 
   build-windows:
-    needs: [test]
+    #needs: [test]
     runs-on: windows-latest
     if: ${{ (github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch') || (contains(fromJson('["all", "windows", "all_incl_release"]'), github.event.inputs.build-items)) }}
 
@@ -153,10 +154,10 @@ jobs:
       shell: powershell
       run: |
         micromamba activate eos_build
-        echo "Set tag to $env:RELEASE_TAG"
+        echo "Set tag to ${{ env.RELEASE_TAG }}"
         #pyinstaller windows_build.spec
         #cd dist\eos
-        #Compress-Archive -Path .\* -Destination "..\..\eos-$env:RELEASE_TAG.zip"
+        #Compress-Archive -Path .\* -Destination "..\..\eos-${{ env.RELEASE_TAG }}.zip"
     - name: Update Release
       if:  ${{ (github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch') || (contains(fromJson('["all_incl_release"]'), github.event.inputs.build-items)) }}
       uses: actions/gitea-release-action@v1
-- 
2.54.0


From d10647d1e2aa6b1146029642f82836448af8b7f2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Artur Glavic <artur.glavic@psi.ch>
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:07:43 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 15/17] minor

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ee8933a..c1f5b89 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ jobs:
         $tag = $tag.Trim()
         "RELEASE_TAG=$tag" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Encoding utf8 -Append
     - name: Build with pyinstaller
-      shell: powershell
       run: |
         micromamba activate eos_build
         echo "Set tag to ${{ env.RELEASE_TAG }}"
-- 
2.54.0


From 2af0c361725ea11e98be394f8907ccdd5ff2abac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Artur Glavic <artur.glavic@psi.ch>
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:09:20 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 16/17] minor

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c1f5b89..738addf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -151,9 +151,10 @@ jobs:
         $tag = $tag.Trim()
         "RELEASE_TAG=$tag" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Encoding utf8 -Append
     - name: Build with pyinstaller
+      shell: powershell
       run: |
         micromamba activate eos_build
-        echo "Set tag to ${{ env.RELEASE_TAG }}"
+        echo "Set tag to $env:RELEASE_TAG"
         #pyinstaller windows_build.spec
         #cd dist\eos
         #Compress-Archive -Path .\* -Destination "..\..\eos-${{ env.RELEASE_TAG }}.zip"
-- 
2.54.0


From a237a7db3011339b149eeae04323d8adc9f9814d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Artur Glavic <artur.glavic@psi.ch>
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:15:56 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 17/17] reactivate build

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 10 ++++------
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 738addf..9d6b2e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ on:
 jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: false
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-version: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
@@ -108,7 +107,7 @@ jobs:
           dist/amor*.tar.gz
 
   build-windows:
-    #needs: [test]
+    needs: [test]
     runs-on: windows-latest
     if: ${{ (github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch') || (contains(fromJson('["all", "windows", "all_incl_release"]'), github.event.inputs.build-items)) }}
 
@@ -154,10 +153,9 @@ jobs:
       shell: powershell
       run: |
         micromamba activate eos_build
-        echo "Set tag to $env:RELEASE_TAG"
-        #pyinstaller windows_build.spec
-        #cd dist\eos
-        #Compress-Archive -Path .\* -Destination "..\..\eos-${{ env.RELEASE_TAG }}.zip"
+        pyinstaller windows_build.spec
+        cd dist\eos
+        Compress-Archive -Path .\* -Destination ..\..\eos.zip
     - name: Update Release
       if:  ${{ (github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch') || (contains(fromJson('["all_incl_release"]'), github.event.inputs.build-items)) }}
       uses: actions/gitea-release-action@v1
-- 
2.54.0