release CI: Windows artifact

.github/scripts/create_llvm_lib_cache_key

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import os
+import sys
+
+cache_key = sys.argv[1]
+
+with open(os.environ["GITHUB_OUTPUT"], "a") as f:
+    print(f"key={cache_key}", file=f)

.github/scripts/get_llvm_last_commit.py

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import os
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+# Get the repository root directory from the environment variable
+repo_root = os.environ["GITHUB_WORKSPACE"]
+
+# Change to the 'build-scripts' directory within the repository
+build_scripts_dir = os.path.join(repo_root, "build-scripts")
+os.chdir(build_scripts_dir)
+
+gh_token = os.environ.get("GH_TOKEN", "")
+extra_options = sys.argv[1:]
+
+command = [sys.executable, "./build_llvm.py"] + extra_options + ["--llvm-ver"]
+env = os.environ.copy()
+env["GH_TOKEN"] = gh_token
+
+result = subprocess.check_output(command, env=env, text=True).strip()
+
+with open(os.environ["GITHUB_OUTPUT"], "a") as f:
+    print(f"last_commit={result}", file=f)

.github/workflows/build_iwasm_release.yml

@@ -81,7 +81,15 @@ jobs:
           cmake --build build --config Release --parallel 4
         working-directory: ${{ inputs.cwd }}
 
-      - name: compress the binary
+      - name: Compress the binary on Windows
+        if: inputs.runner == 'windows-latest'
+        run: |
+          tar -czf iwasm-${{ inputs.ver_num }}-${{ inputs.runner }}.tar.gz iwasm
+          Compress-Archive -Path iwasm -DestinationPath iwasm-${{ inputs.ver_num }}-${{ inputs.runner }}.zip
+        working-directory: ${{ inputs.cwd }}/build
+
+      - name: compress the binary on non-Windows
+        if: inputs.runner != 'windows-latest'
         run: |
           tar czf iwasm-${{ inputs.ver_num }}-${{ inputs.runner }}.tar.gz iwasm
           zip iwasm-${{ inputs.ver_num }}-${{ inputs.runner }}.zip iwasm

.github/workflows/build_llvm_libraries.yml

@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: install dependencies for non macos-14
-        if: inputs.os != 'macos-14'
+      - name: install dependencies for non macos-14 and non Windows
+        if: inputs.os != 'macos-14' && inputs.os != 'windows-latest'
         run: /usr/bin/env python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
         working-directory: build-scripts
 
@@ -51,18 +51,28 @@ jobs:
         run: /usr/bin/env python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt --break-system-packages
         working-directory: build-scripts
 
-      - name: retrieve the last commit ID
-        id: get_last_commit
-        run: echo "last_commit=$(GH_TOKEN=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} /usr/bin/env python3 ./build_llvm.py ${{ inputs.extra_build_llvm_options }} --llvm-ver)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      - name: install dependencies (Windows)
+        if: inputs.os == 'windows-latest'
+        run: python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
         working-directory: build-scripts
 
+      # Retrieve the last commit ID using a Python script for cross-platform compatibility
+      - name: Retrieve the last commit ID
+        id: get_last_commit
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          python ./.github/scripts/get_llvm_last_commit.py ${{ inputs.extra_build_llvm_options }}
+
+
       # Bump the prefix number to evict all previous caches and
       # enforce a clean build, in the unlikely case that some
       # weird build error occur and llvm/build becomes a potential
-      # suspect.
+      # suspect. TODO: Use Python script for cross-platform compatibility.
       - name: form the cache key of libraries
         id: create_lib_cache_key
-        run: echo "key=0-llvm-libraries-${{ inputs.os }}-${{ inputs.arch }}-${{ steps.get_last_commit.outputs.last_commit }}${{ inputs.cache_key_suffix }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        run: |
+          python ./.github/scripts/create_llvm_lib_cache_key "key=0-llvm-libraries-${{ inputs.os }}-${{ inputs.arch }}-${{ steps.get_last_commit.outputs.last_commit }}${{ inputs.cache_key_suffix }}"
 
       - name: Cache LLVM libraries
         id: retrieve_llvm_libs
@@ -107,7 +117,24 @@ jobs:
       - run: brew install ccache ninja
         if: steps.retrieve_llvm_libs.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' && startsWith(inputs.os, 'macos')
 
-      - name: Build LLVM libraries
-        if: steps.retrieve_llvm_libs.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+      - uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ~/.cache/ccache
+          key: 0-ccache-${{ inputs.os }}-${{ steps.get_last_commit.outputs.last_commit }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            0-ccache-${{ inputs.os }}
+        if: steps.retrieve_llvm_libs.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' && inputs.os == 'windows-latest'
+
+      # Install tools on Windows
+      - run: choco install -y ccache ninja
+        if: steps.retrieve_llvm_libs.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' && inputs.os == 'windows-latest'
+
+      - name: Build LLVM libraries on non Windows
+        if: steps.retrieve_llvm_libs.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' && inputs.os != 'windows-latest'
         run: /usr/bin/env python3 ./build_llvm.py ${{ inputs.extra_build_llvm_options }} --arch ${{ inputs.arch }}
         working-directory: build-scripts
+
+      - name: Build LLVM libraries on Windows
+        if: steps.retrieve_llvm_libs.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' && inputs.os == 'windows-latest'
+        run: python3 ./build_llvm.py ${{ inputs.extra_build_llvm_options }} --arch ${{ inputs.arch }}
+        working-directory: build-scripts

.github/workflows/build_wamrc.yml

@@ -56,8 +56,15 @@ jobs:
           cmake --build build --config Release --parallel 4
         working-directory: wamr-compiler
 
-      - name: compress the binary
-        if: inputs.release
+      - name: Compress the binary on Windows
+        if: inputs.runner == 'windows-latest' && inputs.release
+        run: |
+          tar -czf wamrc-${{ inputs.ver_num }}-${{ inputs.runner }}.tar.gz wamrc
+          Compress-Archive -Path wamrc -DestinationPath wamrc-${{ inputs.ver_num }}-${{ inputs.runner }}.zip
+        working-directory: wamr-compiler/build
+
+      - name: compress the binary on non-Windows
+        if: inputs.runner != 'windows-latest' && inputs.release
         run: |
           tar czf wamrc-${{ inputs.ver_num }}-${{ inputs.runner }}.tar.gz wamrc
           zip wamrc-${{ inputs.ver_num }}-${{ inputs.runner }}.zip wamrc

.github/workflows/release_process.yml

@@ -72,6 +72,13 @@ jobs:
       os: "macos-13"
       arch: "AArch64 ARM Mips RISCV X86"
 
+  build_llvm_libraries_on_windows:
+    needs: [create_tag, create_release]
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/build_llvm_libraries.yml
+    with:
+      os: "windows-latest"
+      arch: "AArch64 ARM Mips RISCV X86"
+
   #
   # WAMRC
   release_wamrc_on_ubuntu_2004:
@@ -103,6 +110,16 @@ jobs:
       runner: macos-13
       upload_url: ${{ needs.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
       ver_num: ${{ needs.create_tag.outputs.new_ver }}
+
+  release_wamrc_on_windows:
+    needs: [create_tag, create_release, build_llvm_libraries_on_windows]
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/build_wamrc.yml
+    with:
+      llvm_cache_key: ${{ needs.build_llvm_libraries_on_windows.outputs.cache_key }}
+      release: true
+      runner: windows-latest
+      upload_url: ${{ needs.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
+      ver_num: ${{ needs.create_tag.outputs.new_ver }}
 
   #
   # IWASM
@@ -136,6 +153,16 @@ jobs:
       upload_url: ${{ needs.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
       ver_num: ${{ needs.create_tag.outputs.new_ver}}
 
+  release_iwasm_on_windows:
+    needs: [create_tag, create_release, build_llvm_libraries_on_windows]
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/build_iwasm_release.yml
+    with:
+      cwd: product-mini/platforms/windows
+      llvm_cache_key: ${{ needs.build_llvm_libraries_on_windows.outputs.cache_key }}
+      runner: windows-latest
+      upload_url: ${{ needs.create_release.outputs.upload_url }}
+      ver_num: ${{ needs.create_tag.outputs.new_ver}}
+
   #
   # WAMR_SDK
   release_wamr_sdk_on_ubuntu_2004: