refactor CI workflow to install Boost separately for Linux and Windows; update CMakeLists for proper installation paths

Author: annube

.github/workflows/cmake-multi-platform.yml

@@ -26,11 +26,24 @@ jobs:
       with:
         version: '6.5.2'
 
-    - name: Install boost
-      uses: MarkusJx/install-boost@v2.4.4
-      id: install-boost
-      with:
-        boost_version: 1.82.0
+    - name: Install Boost (Linux)
+      if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+      run: |
+        sudo apt-get update
+        sudo apt-get install -y libboost-all-dev
+
+    - name: Install Boost (Windows)
+      if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+      shell: pwsh
+      run: |
+        choco install boost-msvc-14.3 --yes --no-progress
+        $boostRoot = Get-ChildItem 'C:\local' -Directory -Filter 'boost_*' |
+          Sort-Object Name -Descending |
+          Select-Object -First 1
+        if (-not $boostRoot) {
+          throw 'Boost installation directory not found under C:\local'
+        }
+        "BOOST_ROOT=$($boostRoot.FullName)" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_ENV -Encoding utf8 -Append
 
     - name: Set reusable strings
       id: strings
@@ -43,8 +56,6 @@ jobs:
         cmake -B ${{ steps.strings.outputs.build-output-dir }}
         -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.build_type }}
         -S ${{ github.workspace }}
-      env:
-        BOOST_ROOT: ${{ steps.install-boost.outputs.BOOST_ROOT }}
 
     - name: Build
       run: cmake --build ${{ steps.strings.outputs.build-output-dir }} --config ${{ matrix.build_type }}
@@ -59,8 +70,11 @@ jobs:
           VERSION="0.1.${GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER}"
         fi
 
-        mkdir -p package-root/usr/bin package-root/DEBIAN dist
-        cp "${{ steps.strings.outputs.build-output-dir }}/src/SudokuCube" package-root/usr/bin/
+        mkdir -p package-root/DEBIAN dist
+
+        DESTDIR="$PWD/package-root" cmake --install "${{ steps.strings.outputs.build-output-dir }}" --prefix /usr --strip --config "${{ matrix.build_type }}"
+
+        test -x package-root/usr/bin/SudokuCube
 
         cat > package-root/DEBIAN/control <<EOF
         Package: sudokucube

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ set(CMAKE_AUTORCC ON)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 
+include(GNUInstallDirs)
+
 find_package(QT NAMES Qt6 Qt5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Core Quick)
 find_package(Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR} REQUIRED COMPONENTS Core Quick)
 

src/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ set_target_properties(SudokuCube PROPERTIES
 
 install(TARGETS SudokuCube
     BUNDLE DESTINATION .
+    RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
     LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
 
 if(QT_VERSION_MAJOR EQUAL 6)