Add build + pre-release Github workflow

+ Create a pre-release from each commit, with downloadable mod build
* Modify build scripts not to ask for input if $NONINTERACTIVE is set
* Modify build scripts not to copy .dlls if $CI is set

Author: Voker57

.github/workflows/main.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+    - develop
+jobs:
+  my_job:
+    runs-on: windows-2025
+    name: wtp
+    steps:
+      - name: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          path: build
+      - name: getcompiler
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          path: Compiler
+          repository: We-the-People-civ4col-mod/Compiler
+      - name: cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          key: wtpcache
+          path: |
+            perl
+      - name: build
+        run: |
+          $ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'
+          if (Test-Path perl) {Write-Host "perl is cached"} else { Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/StrawberryPerl/Perl-Dist-Strawberry/releases/download/SP_54001_64bit_UCRT/strawberry-perl-5.40.0.1-64bit-portable.zip" -OutFile perl.zip ; Expand-Archive perl.zip perl }
+          $Env:PATH += ";$(Resolve-Path -Path perl\c\bin);$(Resolve-Path -Path perl\perl\bin);$(Resolve-Path -Path perl\perl\site\bin)"
+          cd "build\Project Files"
+          $env:NO_FASTDEP = "1"
+          $env:CI = "1"
+          $env:NONINTERACTIVE = "1"
+          & "./Get Compiler.bat"
+          perl compile.pl
+          cd ..
+          git archive --format=zip --prefix=Assets/ --add-file=Assets/CvGameCoreDLL.dll --prefix= -9 head --output ../WeThePeople.zip
+      - name: release
+        uses: "marvinpinto/action-automatic-releases@v1.2.1"
+        with:
+          repo_token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
+          files: "WeThePeople.zip"
+          automatic_release_tag: "development"
+          prerelease: true
+          title: "development build"

Project Files/Get Compiler.bat

@@ -2,21 +2,23 @@
 
 SET PATH=%PATH%;"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Git";"%ProgramFiles%\Git";"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\SmartGit\git\bin";"%ProgramFiles%\SmartGit\git\bin";
 
-if exist ..\..\Compiler (
-    cd ..\..\Compiler
-	git pull --rebase
-) else (
-	git clone https://github.com/We-the-People-civ4col-mod/Compiler.git ..\..\Compiler
-    cd ..\..\Compiler
-)
+if NOT "%CI%" == "1" (
+	if exist ..\..\Compiler (
+		cd ..\..\Compiler
+		git pull --rebase
+	) else (
+		git clone https://github.com/We-the-People-civ4col-mod/Compiler.git ..\..\Compiler
+		cd ..\..\Compiler
+	)
 
-if not exist ..\..\tbb.dll (
-	echo Copying tbb.dll to Colonization.exe
-	copy DLL_for_exe\tbb.dll ..\..\
-)
-if not exist ..\..\tbbmalloc.dll (
-	echo Copying tbbmalloc.dll to Colonization.exe
-	copy DLL_for_exe\tbbmalloc.dll ..\..\
+	if not exist ..\..\tbb.dll (
+		echo Copying tbb.dll to Colonization.exe
+		copy DLL_for_exe\tbb.dll ..\..\
+	)
+	if not exist ..\..\tbbmalloc.dll (
+		echo Copying tbbmalloc.dll to Colonization.exe
+		copy DLL_for_exe\tbbmalloc.dll ..\..\
+	)
 )
 
 rem test is perl.exe is in PATH

Project Files/bin/Compile.bat

@@ -12,4 +12,6 @@ bin\jom source_list /NOLOGO && ^
 nmake precompile  /NOLOGO && ^
 bin\jom build
 
-pause
+IF NOT "%NONINTERACTIVE%" == "1" (
+	pause
+)

Project Files/compile.pl

@@ -47,8 +47,15 @@ sub menu
 
 	print "\n";
 	print "Pick an option and press enter\n";
-	
-	my $input = <STDIN>;
+	my $input;
+	if($ENV{NONINTERACTIVE})
+	{
+		$input = "6"
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		$input = <STDIN>;
+	}
 	chomp $input;
 
 	if ($input eq "1")
@@ -98,7 +105,16 @@ sub createBatMenu
 {
 	print "Select type of DLL file, which should be used when starting with the bat file.\n";
 	printListOfDLLs();
-	my $input = <STDIN>;
+	my $input;
+	if($ENV{NONINTERACTIVE})
+	{
+		$input = "6";
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		$input = <STDIN>;
+	};
+	
 	chomp $input;
 
 	if ($input eq "1")
@@ -181,14 +197,16 @@ sub createBat
 
 	close(FH);
 
-	print "Creation of $filename complete.\n\n";
-	print "Feel free to move it to a more conventient location (like desktop).\n";
-	print "Note that it's custom made for the file paths on this specific computer.\n";
-	print "Do not except it to work on other computers. They will have to make their own bat files.\n";
-	print "\nPress enter to continue.\n";
-	
-	<STDIN>
-	
+	if(!$ENV{NONINTERACTIVE})
+	{
+		print "Creation of $filename complete.\n\n";
+		print "Feel free to move it to a more conventient location (like desktop).\n";
+		print "Note that it's custom made for the file paths on this specific computer.\n";
+		print "Do not except it to work on other computers. They will have to make their own bat files.\n";
+		print "\nPress enter to continue.\n";
+		
+		<STDIN>
+	}
 }
 
 sub help
@@ -255,4 +273,4 @@ sub help
 	print "\n\nPress enter to continue\n";
 	<STDIN>;
 	$OUTPUT_SCREEN->Cls;
-}
+}