attempted fix

Author: Unreal-Dan

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -34,67 +34,101 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build x64 Release
         run: msbuild /m /p:Configuration=${{ env.BUILD_CONFIGURATION }} /p:Platform=${{ env.PLATFORM }} ${{ env.SOLUTION_FILE_PATH }}
 
-      - name: Determine version and create tag if needed
+      - name: Determine version and create tag if needed (with logging)
         id: version
         shell: cmd
         run: |
           @echo off
           setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
-          REM -- Attempt to retrieve the latest tag (assumed x.y.z format); suppress errors.
-          for /f "delims=" %%t in ('git describe --tags --abbrev=0 2^>nul') do set LATEST_TAG=%%t
+
+          echo -------------------------------
+          echo Starting version detection...
+          echo -------------------------------
+
+          REM -- Get the latest tag merged into HEAD, sorted by version.
+          set "LATEST_TAG="
+          for /f "delims=" %%t in ('git tag --merged HEAD --sort=-v:refname') do (
+              set "LATEST_TAG=%%t"
+              echo Found merged tag: %%t
+              goto GotLatestTag
+          )
+          :GotLatestTag
+          if not defined LATEST_TAG (
+              echo No merged tags found on HEAD.
+          ) else (
+              echo Latest merged tag is: !LATEST_TAG!
+          )
           
+          REM If no tag is defined, default to 0.0.0.
           if not defined LATEST_TAG (
               echo No tag found. Defaulting to 0.0.0.
               set "LATEST_TAG=0.0.0"
-              REM Count all commits and subtract 1 so that the very first commit remains 0.0.0.
+              REM Count all commits and subtract 1 (first commit remains 0.0.0).
               for /f %%i in ('git rev-list HEAD --count') do set ALL_COUNT=%%i
+              echo Total commits found: !ALL_COUNT!
               set /a COMMITS_SINCE=!ALL_COUNT! - 1
               if !COMMITS_SINCE! lss 0 set COMMITS_SINCE=0
+              echo Computed commits since tag: !COMMITS_SINCE!
           ) else (
-              REM If a tag exists, count the commits from that tag to HEAD.
+              REM If a tag exists, count commits from that tag to HEAD.
               for /f %%i in ('git rev-list !LATEST_TAG!..HEAD --count') do set COMMITS_SINCE=%%i
+              echo Commits since tag !LATEST_TAG!: !COMMITS_SINCE!
           )
           
-          echo Latest tag: !LATEST_TAG!
-          echo Commits since latest tag: !COMMITS_SINCE!
+          echo -------------------------------
+          echo Finished counting commits.
+          echo -------------------------------
           
-          REM If a tag exists (other than the default) then check if HEAD is tagged.
-          if not "!LATEST_TAG!"=="0.0.0" (
-              for /f %%i in ('git rev-list -n 1 !LATEST_TAG!') do set TAG_COMMIT=%%i
-              for /f %%i in ('git rev-parse HEAD') do set CURRENT_COMMIT=%%i
-              echo Tag commit: !TAG_COMMIT!
-              echo Current commit: !CURRENT_COMMIT!
-              if "!TAG_COMMIT!"=="!CURRENT_COMMIT!" (
-                  echo HEAD is tagged. Using existing version !LATEST_TAG!.
-                  set "VERSION=!LATEST_TAG!"
-                  goto WriteOutput
+          REM Check if HEAD is already tagged with the current LATEST_TAG.
+          set "HEAD_TAG="
+          for /f %%i in ('git tag --points-at HEAD') do (
+              echo Found tag on HEAD: %%i
+              if "%%i"=="!LATEST_TAG!" (
+                  set "HEAD_TAG=%%i"
               )
-          ) else (
-              REM If using default tag and no new commits, keep 0.0.0.
+          )
+          if defined HEAD_TAG (
+              echo HEAD is already tagged with !LATEST_TAG!. Reusing that version.
+              set "VERSION=!LATEST_TAG!"
+              goto WriteOutput
+          )
+          
+          REM In the default case for 0.0.0, if there are no new commits, keep version 0.0.0.
+          if "!LATEST_TAG!"=="0.0.0" (
               if "!COMMITS_SINCE!"=="0" (
+                  echo No new commits since base tag 0.0.0. Keeping version 0.0.0.
                   set "VERSION=0.0.0"
                   goto WriteOutput
               )
           )
           
-          REM Otherwise, split LATEST_TAG into MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH.
+          REM Otherwise, split LATEST_TAG into MAJOR, MINOR, and PATCH.
+          echo Splitting LATEST_TAG (!LATEST_TAG!) into major, minor, and patch.
           for /f "tokens=1-3 delims=." %%a in ("!LATEST_TAG!") do (
               set MAJOR=%%a
               set MINOR=%%b
               set PATCH=%%c
           )
+          echo Major: !MAJOR!, Minor: !MINOR!, Patch: !PATCH!
+          
           set /a NEW_PATCH=!PATCH! + !COMMITS_SINCE!
           set "VERSION=!MAJOR!.!MINOR!.!NEW_PATCH!"
-          echo New version: !VERSION!
+          echo New version computed: !VERSION!
           
-          REM Create a lightweight tag on HEAD and push it.
+          REM Create a lightweight tag on HEAD (so no annotated tag/committer identity required) and push it.
+          echo Tagging HEAD with version !VERSION!
           git tag !VERSION!
+          echo Pushing tag !VERSION! to origin...
           git push origin !VERSION!
+          echo Tag !VERSION! pushed successfully.
           
           :WriteOutput
-          REM Write the computed version to the GitHub output environment file.
+          REM Write the computed version to GitHub Actions' output file.
           echo version=!VERSION!>> %GITHUB_OUTPUT%
-          
+          echo -------------------------------
+          echo Version determination complete: !VERSION!
+          echo -------------------------------
+
 
       - name: Rename release package with version
         shell: cmd