Fixing the build error

Author: miriamkw

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -64,18 +64,16 @@ jobs:
           :: 1. Load the Visual Studio tools
           call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvars64.bat"
           
-          :: 2. Point to your specific DLL folder
-          :: Note the backslashes for Windows pathing
+          :: 2. Set Paths
           set "PATH=%GITHUB_WORKSPACE%\loop_to_python_api\dlibs\windows;%PATH%"
-          
-          :: 3. Define the Swift SDK location
           set "SDKROOT=C:\Users\runneradmin\AppData\Local\Programs\Swift\Platforms\5.10.1\Windows.platform\Developer\SDKs\Windows.sdk"
           
-          :: 4. Verify we can see the DLLs (optional debug step)
-          dir "%GITHUB_WORKSPACE%\loop_to_python_api\dlibs\windows"
+          :: 3. Run Build with VERBOSE flag to see exactly why it's skipping
+          echo Starting Fresh Swift Build...
+          swift build -c release -v
           
-          :: 5. Run the build
-          bash ./build.sh
+          :: 4. Verify build output
+          dir /s .build\*.dll
 
       - name: Verify library was built
         shell: bash

build.sh

@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 echo "Building dynamic c library from Swift code..."
 
 # 1. Clean and Build
+# Using -v (verbose) is critical for debugging why it's silent
 swift package clean
 swift package update
 echo "Building Swift package..."
-swift build --configuration release --verbose
+swift build --configuration release -v
 
 echo "Build completed. Locating artifacts..."
 
@@ -15,33 +16,46 @@ if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
     echo "Detected macOS system..."
     OS_DIR="macos"
     EXT="dylib"
+    PREFIX="lib"
 elif [[ "$OSTYPE" == "msys" || "$OSTYPE" == "cygwin" || "$OS" == "Windows_NT" ]]; then
     echo "Detected Windows system..."
     OS_DIR="windows"
     EXT="dll"
+    PREFIX="" # Windows often drops the 'lib' prefix
 else
     echo "Detected Linux system..."
     OS_DIR="linux"
     EXT="so"
+    PREFIX="lib"
 fi
 
 # 3. DYNAMIC SEARCH
-# We search the whole .build folder because Windows/Linux use subfolders
-# like .build/x86_64-unknown-windows-msvc/release/
-echo "Searching for *LoopAlgorithmToPython.$EXT in .build directory..."
-SOURCE_LIB=$(find .build -name "*LoopAlgorithmToPython.$EXT" | grep -i "release" | head -n 1)
+echo "Searching for LoopAlgorithmToPython.$EXT in .build directory..."
+
+# Try searching for both 'libLoopAlgorithmToPython' and 'LoopAlgorithmToPython'
+# We use -iname to ignore case and look specifically for the release folder
+SOURCE_LIB=$(find .build -type f \( -iname "libLoopAlgorithmToPython.$EXT" -o -iname "LoopAlgorithmToPython.$EXT" \) | grep -i "release" | head -n 1)
+
+# If find fails, let's try a direct path check for the standard Windows output location
+if [ -z "$SOURCE_LIB" ]; then
+    DIRECT_WIN_PATH=".build/x86_64-unknown-windows-msvc/release/LoopAlgorithmToPython.dll"
+    if [ -f "$DIRECT_WIN_PATH" ]; then
+        SOURCE_LIB="$DIRECT_WIN_PATH"
+    fi
+fi
 
 if [ -z "$SOURCE_LIB" ] || [ ! -f "$SOURCE_LIB" ]; then
     echo "ERROR: Could not find the compiled library!"
-    echo "Check the Swift compiler logs above for errors."
+    echo "Debugging: Current directory structure in .build:"
+    ls -R .build 2>/dev/null | head -n 20
     exit 1
 fi
 
 echo "Found library at: $SOURCE_LIB"
 
 # 4. Prepare Destination
 DEST_DIR="./loop_to_python_api/dlibs/$OS_DIR"
-# On Windows, we ensure the output follows the 'lib...' naming convention for your Python API
+# We force the destination name to 'libLoopAlgorithmToPython.dll' so your Python code remains consistent
 DEST_LIB="$DEST_DIR/libLoopAlgorithmToPython.$EXT"
 
 mkdir -p "$DEST_DIR"