From e26d9fb0df898553042ae83162771b3410014a0a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 21:19:29 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 02/28] Update Linux workflow packaging

Co-authored-by: Valorith <76063792+Valorith@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/build.yaml | 64 +++++++++++++++++++++---------------
 1 file changed, 37 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index adcdf726a..0e4f2b6c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -9,40 +9,50 @@ jobs:
   linux:
     name: Linux
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container: akkadius/eqemu-server:v16
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          submodules: recursive
+          submodules: true
+          fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Setup ccache
-        uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1.2
-        with:
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-ccache
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y build-essential ninja-build ccache uuid-dev
-
-      - name: Configure
-        run: |
-          cmake -S . -B build -G Ninja \
-            -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo \
-            -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache \
-            -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache \
-            -DEQEMU_BUILD_TESTS=ON \
-            -DEQEMU_BUILD_LOGIN=ON \
-            -DEQEMU_BUILD_LUA=ON \
-            -DEQEMU_BUILD_PERL=ON \
-            -DEQEMU_BUILD_CLIENT_FILES=ON
+      - name: Mark workspace safe
+        run: git config --global --add safe.directory "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
 
       - name: Build
-        run: cmake --build build --parallel
+        working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p build && cd build
+          cmake -DEQEMU_BUILD_LOGIN=ON -DEQEMU_BUILD_LUA=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo ..
+          make -j"$(nproc)"
 
-      - name: Test
-        working-directory: build
-        run: ./bin/tests
+      - name: Package linux binaries
+        working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
+        run: |
+          install -d /tmp/bin
+          for bin in world zone ucs loginserver queryserv shared_memory eqlaunch; do
+            cp "build/bin/${bin}" "/tmp/bin/${bin}"
+            chmod +x "/tmp/bin/${bin}"
+          done
+          tar -czf "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/eqemu-linux-bins.tgz" -C /tmp/bin .
+
+      - name: Smoke test linux binaries
+        working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p /tmp/bin
+          tar -xzf eqemu-linux-bins.tgz -C /tmp/bin
+          if ldd /tmp/bin/world | grep -q "not found"; then
+            echo "Missing shared libraries"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          /tmp/bin/world --help
+
+      - name: Upload linux binaries
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: linux-bins
+          path: ${{ github.workspace }}/eqemu-linux-bins.tgz
 
   windows:
     name: Windows

From 94524416a7f1f229517644add84e0d17bbf875ac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 21:20:08 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 03/28] Clarify packaging temp dir

Co-authored-by: Valorith <76063792+Valorith@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/build.yaml | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 0e4f2b6c2..d39aa7efc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Package linux binaries
         working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
         run: |
-          install -d /tmp/bin
+          install -d /tmp/package-bin
           for bin in world zone ucs loginserver queryserv shared_memory eqlaunch; do
-            cp "build/bin/${bin}" "/tmp/bin/${bin}"
-            chmod +x "/tmp/bin/${bin}"
+            cp "build/bin/${bin}" "/tmp/package-bin/${bin}"
+            chmod +x "/tmp/package-bin/${bin}"
           done
-          tar -czf "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/eqemu-linux-bins.tgz" -C /tmp/bin .
+          tar -czf "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/eqemu-linux-bins.tgz" -C /tmp/package-bin .
 
       - name: Smoke test linux binaries
         working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}

From aa867a8fb30f725ac18192a55fc0df5eb63dd608 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 21:20:46 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 04/28] Improve workflow smoke test checks

Co-authored-by: Valorith <76063792+Valorith@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/build.yaml | 10 ++++++++--
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index d39aa7efc..f98558230 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           install -d /tmp/package-bin
           for bin in world zone ucs loginserver queryserv shared_memory eqlaunch; do
+            if [ ! -f "build/bin/${bin}" ]; then
+              echo "Missing binary: ${bin}"
+              exit 1
+            fi
             cp "build/bin/${bin}" "/tmp/package-bin/${bin}"
             chmod +x "/tmp/package-bin/${bin}"
           done
@@ -42,8 +46,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           mkdir -p /tmp/bin
           tar -xzf eqemu-linux-bins.tgz -C /tmp/bin
-          if ldd /tmp/bin/world | grep -q "not found"; then
-            echo "Missing shared libraries"
+          missing_libs="$(ldd /tmp/bin/world | grep "not found" || true)"
+          if [ -n "$missing_libs" ]; then
+            echo "Missing shared libraries:"
+            echo "$missing_libs"
             exit 1
           fi
           /tmp/bin/world --help

From b1ac77937b33e5102eae6c83c79e98ec279b82c9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vayle <76063792+Valorith@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 18:19:13 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 05/28] Update .github/workflows/build.yaml

Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/build.yaml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index f98558230..b9c0a88b9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     container: akkadius/eqemu-server:v16
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           submodules: true
           fetch-depth: 0

From 4484f9204f6087d5000cd0ca62429d6427f1bd93 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vayle <76063792+Valorith@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 18:19:59 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 06/28] Update .github/workflows/build.yaml

Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/build.yaml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index b9c0a88b9..6dcdd1177 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout source
         uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
-          submodules: true
+          submodules: recursive
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Mark workspace safe

From 6648ec2f03fd2e43a7da75164e6866d2a71d1812 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vayle <76063792+Valorith@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 18:21:47 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 07/28] Update .github/workflows/build.yaml

Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/build.yaml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 6dcdd1177..5d770d884 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
             echo "$missing_libs"
             exit 1
           fi
-          /tmp/bin/world --help
+          /tmp/bin/world --help || { echo "'world --help' failed"; exit 1; }
 
       - name: Upload linux binaries
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4

From e414975fc504c5858d1271d7bbe43ccdebfae14f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 23:29:19 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 08/28] Restore Linux tests and user mapping

Co-authored-by: Valorith <76063792+Valorith@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/build.yaml | 10 ++++++++--
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 5d770d884..5aee041f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ jobs:
   linux:
     name: Linux
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    container: akkadius/eqemu-server:v16
+    container:
+      image: akkadius/eqemu-server:v16
+      options: --user 1001:1001
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source
         uses: actions/checkout@v5
@@ -24,9 +26,13 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
         run: |
           mkdir -p build && cd build
-          cmake -DEQEMU_BUILD_LOGIN=ON -DEQEMU_BUILD_LUA=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo ..
+          cmake -DEQEMU_BUILD_TESTS=ON -DEQEMU_BUILD_LOGIN=ON -DEQEMU_BUILD_LUA=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo ..
           make -j"$(nproc)"
 
+      - name: Test
+        working-directory: build
+        run: ./bin/tests
+
       - name: Package linux binaries
         working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
         run: |

From dd9fa50bb615fca64284358e4eb5b6b94ccb96ec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 23:29:49 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 09/28] Use absolute test working directory

Co-authored-by: Valorith <76063792+Valorith@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/build.yaml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 5aee041f5..ef8581945 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
           make -j"$(nproc)"
 
       - name: Test
-        working-directory: build
+        working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}/build
         run: ./bin/tests
 
       - name: Package linux binaries

From 5b88ff2455bf988f24d223f592bb1a7440ccce83 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 23:35:45 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 10/28] Run container as root in Linux job

Co-authored-by: Valorith <76063792+Valorith@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/build.yaml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index ef8581945..451b703fd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container:
       image: akkadius/eqemu-server:v16
-      options: --user 1001:1001
+      options: --user 0
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source
         uses: actions/checkout@v5

From 44a044684f14902fb56854b116268b5ed4062c23 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 23:38:25 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 11/28] Document root requirement for container

Co-authored-by: Valorith <76063792+Valorith@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/build.yaml | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 451b703fd..a53052e15 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container:
       image: akkadius/eqemu-server:v16
+      # Run as root to allow GitHub Actions runner file command writes in the container.
       options: --user 0
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source

From f863c73339455afda0230ac8e7737a258e334351 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 23:51:50 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 12/28] Restore build flags and add ccache

Co-authored-by: Valorith <76063792+Valorith@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/build.yaml | 17 +++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index a53052e15..e08ba5588 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           submodules: recursive
-          fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Mark workspace safe
         run: git config --global --add safe.directory "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
         run: |
           mkdir -p build && cd build
-          cmake -DEQEMU_BUILD_TESTS=ON -DEQEMU_BUILD_LOGIN=ON -DEQEMU_BUILD_LUA=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo ..
+          cmake -DEQEMU_BUILD_TESTS=ON -DEQEMU_BUILD_LOGIN=ON -DEQEMU_BUILD_LUA=ON -DEQEMU_BUILD_PERL=ON -DEQEMU_BUILD_CLIENT_FILES=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache ..
           make -j"$(nproc)"
 
       - name: Test
@@ -53,12 +52,14 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           mkdir -p /tmp/bin
           tar -xzf eqemu-linux-bins.tgz -C /tmp/bin
-          missing_libs="$(ldd /tmp/bin/world | grep "not found" || true)"
-          if [ -n "$missing_libs" ]; then
-            echo "Missing shared libraries:"
-            echo "$missing_libs"
-            exit 1
-          fi
+          for bin in world zone ucs loginserver queryserv shared_memory eqlaunch; do
+            missing_libs="$(ldd "/tmp/bin/${bin}" | grep "not found" || true)"
+            if [ -n "$missing_libs" ]; then
+              echo "Missing shared libraries for ${bin}:"
+              echo "$missing_libs"
+              exit 1
+            fi
+          done
           /tmp/bin/world --help || { echo "'world --help' failed"; exit 1; }
 
       - name: Upload linux binaries

From d0b6f5f37a6a022a6f75a3229001c2d8384ef613 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 23:55:31 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 13/28] Keep build workflow to build and test only

Co-authored-by: Valorith <76063792+Valorith@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/build.yaml | 35 -----------------------------------
 1 file changed, 35 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index e08ba5588..bd29cac95 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -33,41 +33,6 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}/build
         run: ./bin/tests
 
-      - name: Package linux binaries
-        working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
-        run: |
-          install -d /tmp/package-bin
-          for bin in world zone ucs loginserver queryserv shared_memory eqlaunch; do
-            if [ ! -f "build/bin/${bin}" ]; then
-              echo "Missing binary: ${bin}"
-              exit 1
-            fi
-            cp "build/bin/${bin}" "/tmp/package-bin/${bin}"
-            chmod +x "/tmp/package-bin/${bin}"
-          done
-          tar -czf "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/eqemu-linux-bins.tgz" -C /tmp/package-bin .
-
-      - name: Smoke test linux binaries
-        working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
-        run: |
-          mkdir -p /tmp/bin
-          tar -xzf eqemu-linux-bins.tgz -C /tmp/bin
-          for bin in world zone ucs loginserver queryserv shared_memory eqlaunch; do
-            missing_libs="$(ldd "/tmp/bin/${bin}" | grep "not found" || true)"
-            if [ -n "$missing_libs" ]; then
-              echo "Missing shared libraries for ${bin}:"
-              echo "$missing_libs"
-              exit 1
-            fi
-          done
-          /tmp/bin/world --help || { echo "'world --help' failed"; exit 1; }
-
-      - name: Upload linux binaries
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: linux-bins
-          path: ${{ github.workspace }}/eqemu-linux-bins.tgz
-
   windows:
     name: Windows
     runs-on: windows-latest

From b2c57be5d81b12ceb1cbb61b0d019855e1238f0e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 23:59:00 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 14/28] Tune ccache key and root note

Co-authored-by: Valorith <76063792+Valorith@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/build.yaml | 18 ++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index bd29cac95..0471176e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container:
       image: akkadius/eqemu-server:v16
-      # Run as root to allow GitHub Actions runner file command writes in the container.
+      # Run as root to avoid EACCES on GitHub Actions runner file command writes in the container.
       options: --user 0
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           submodules: recursive
 
+      - name: Setup ccache
+        uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1.2
+        with:
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-ccache-${{ hashFiles('CMakeLists.txt', '.github/workflows/build.yaml') }}
+
       - name: Mark workspace safe
         run: git config --global --add safe.directory "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
 
@@ -26,7 +31,16 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
         run: |
           mkdir -p build && cd build
-          cmake -DEQEMU_BUILD_TESTS=ON -DEQEMU_BUILD_LOGIN=ON -DEQEMU_BUILD_LUA=ON -DEQEMU_BUILD_PERL=ON -DEQEMU_BUILD_CLIENT_FILES=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache ..
+          cmake \
+            -DEQEMU_BUILD_TESTS=ON \
+            -DEQEMU_BUILD_LOGIN=ON \
+            -DEQEMU_BUILD_LUA=ON \
+            -DEQEMU_BUILD_PERL=ON \
+            -DEQEMU_BUILD_CLIENT_FILES=ON \
+            -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo \
+            -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache \
+            -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache \
+            ..
           make -j"$(nproc)"
 
       - name: Test

From cffdaf2373d235def12229ab5caa009d2b10f9e1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:07:01 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 15/28] Align release workflow with container build

Co-authored-by: Valorith <76063792+Valorith@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/release.yaml | 11 +++++++++--
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 05a11bd56..2197069eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -11,12 +11,19 @@ jobs:
   build-linux:
     name: Build Linux
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: akkadius/eqemu-server:v16
+      # Run as root to avoid EACCES on GitHub Actions runner file command writes in the container.
+      options: --user 0
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source
         uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           submodules: recursive
 
+      - name: Mark workspace safe
+        run: git config --global --add safe.directory "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
+
       - name: Setup ccache
         uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1.2
         with:
@@ -24,8 +31,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y build-essential ninja-build ccache uuid-dev
+          apt-get update
+          apt-get install -y build-essential ninja-build ccache uuid-dev
 
       - name: Configure
         run: |

From f959060c5ac1f7319c4705e9a5d9793aa7b1a578 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:18:27 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 16/28] Remove redundant release deps install

Co-authored-by: Valorith <76063792+Valorith@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/release.yaml | 5 -----
 1 file changed, 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 2197069eb..c421d42d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -29,11 +29,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-release-ccache-${{ hashFiles('.github/workflows/release.yaml') }}
 
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: |
-          apt-get update
-          apt-get install -y build-essential ninja-build ccache uuid-dev
-
       - name: Configure
         run: |
           cmake -S . -B build -G Ninja \

From 6d519efdef4770920c1c9530a65f5722a073a9a1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:25:23 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 17/28] Re-add release dependencies and package libs

Co-authored-by: Valorith <76063792+Valorith@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/release.yaml | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index c421d42d4..49af7ea26 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-release-ccache-${{ hashFiles('.github/workflows/release.yaml') }}
 
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          apt-get update
+          apt-get install -y build-essential ninja-build ccache uuid-dev
+
       - name: Configure
         run: |
           cmake -S . -B build -G Ninja \
@@ -69,6 +74,13 @@ jobs:
               zip -uj eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip "$f"
             fi
           done
+
+          # Add shared libraries needed for runtime
+          for f in *.so*; do
+            if [ -f "$f" ]; then
+              zip -uj eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip "$f"
+            fi
+          done
           
           # Verify zip file was created and contains files
           if [ ! -f eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip ]; then

From 246138ac51bb5a238cdfb5d3f8259bd3021d3b3f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:26:54 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 18/28] Package shared libs from build tree

Co-authored-by: Valorith <76063792+Valorith@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/release.yaml | 11 +++++------
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 49af7ea26..849ed16e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -75,12 +75,11 @@ jobs:
             fi
           done
 
-          # Add shared libraries needed for runtime
-          for f in *.so*; do
-            if [ -f "$f" ]; then
-              zip -uj eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip "$f"
-            fi
-          done
+          # Add shared libraries needed for runtime (from build/bin and build/libs)
+          find .. -type f -name "*.so*" \( -path "../bin/*" -o -path "../libs/*" \) -print0 | \
+            while IFS= read -r -d '' lib; do
+              zip -uj eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip "$lib"
+            done
           
           # Verify zip file was created and contains files
           if [ ! -f eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip ]; then

From c5fe0c20b81970496ea0d1b72b672a856ccfe233 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:28:16 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 19/28] Package Linux shared libs in release

Co-authored-by: Valorith <76063792+Valorith@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/release.yaml | 11 ++++++-----
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 849ed16e6..3a170ceee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          apt-get update
-          apt-get install -y build-essential ninja-build ccache uuid-dev
+          apt-get update -qq
+          DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y -qq build-essential ninja-build ccache uuid-dev
 
       - name: Configure
         run: |
@@ -69,16 +69,17 @@ jobs:
           fi
           
           # Add all executable files (excluding tests)
+          ZIP_CMD="zip -uj -j eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip"
           for f in *; do
             if [ -f "$f" ] && [ -x "$f" ] && [ "$f" != "tests" ]; then
-              zip -uj eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip "$f"
+              $ZIP_CMD "$f"
             fi
           done
 
           # Add shared libraries needed for runtime (from build/bin and build/libs)
-          find .. -type f -name "*.so*" \( -path "../bin/*" -o -path "../libs/*" \) -print0 | \
+          find . ../libs -type f -name "*.so*" -print0 | \
             while IFS= read -r -d '' lib; do
-              zip -uj eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip "$lib"
+              $ZIP_CMD "$lib"
             done
           
           # Verify zip file was created and contains files

From 907ac747ebceb72e76791b355fa4db5c6f8aba19 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:29:12 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 20/28] Refine Linux shared lib packaging

Co-authored-by: Valorith <76063792+Valorith@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/release.yaml | 12 +++++++-----
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 3a170ceee..632525778 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
           fi
           
           # Add all executable files (excluding tests)
-          ZIP_CMD="zip -uj -j eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip"
+          ZIP_CMD="zip -uj eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip"
           for f in *; do
             if [ -f "$f" ] && [ -x "$f" ] && [ "$f" != "tests" ]; then
               $ZIP_CMD "$f"
@@ -77,10 +77,12 @@ jobs:
           done
 
           # Add shared libraries needed for runtime (from build/bin and build/libs)
-          find . ../libs -type f -name "*.so*" -print0 | \
-            while IFS= read -r -d '' lib; do
-              $ZIP_CMD "$lib"
-            done
+          if [ -d ../libs ]; then
+            find . ../libs -type f \( -name "*.so" -o -name "*.so.[0-9]*" \) -print0 | \
+              while IFS= read -r -d '' lib; do
+                $ZIP_CMD "$lib"
+              done
+          fi
           
           # Verify zip file was created and contains files
           if [ ! -f eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip ]; then

From 56266f6f217343bac9b12576995c4ad620b31420 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:30:08 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 21/28] Limit shared lib search to build libs

Co-authored-by: Valorith <76063792+Valorith@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/release.yaml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 632525778..d2879d4e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
 
           # Add shared libraries needed for runtime (from build/bin and build/libs)
           if [ -d ../libs ]; then
-            find . ../libs -type f \( -name "*.so" -o -name "*.so.[0-9]*" \) -print0 | \
+            find ../libs -type f \( -name "*.so" -o -name "*.so.[0-9]*" \) -print0 | \
               while IFS= read -r -d '' lib; do
                 $ZIP_CMD "$lib"
               done

From 2b60bda5b7443442e84131355701b590df78387d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:31:35 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 22/28] Guard shared lib packaging

Co-authored-by: Valorith <76063792+Valorith@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/release.yaml | 15 +++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index d2879d4e2..bea86a9c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -78,10 +78,17 @@ jobs:
 
           # Add shared libraries needed for runtime (from build/bin and build/libs)
           if [ -d ../libs ]; then
-            find ../libs -type f \( -name "*.so" -o -name "*.so.[0-9]*" \) -print0 | \
-              while IFS= read -r -d '' lib; do
-                $ZIP_CMD "$lib"
-              done
+            lib_count="$(find ../libs -type f \( -name "*.so" -o -name "*.so.[0-9]*" \) | wc -l)"
+            if [ "$lib_count" -gt 0 ]; then
+              find ../libs -type f \( -name "*.so" -o -name "*.so.[0-9]*" \) -print0 | \
+                while IFS= read -r -d '' lib; do
+                  $ZIP_CMD "$lib"
+                done
+            else
+              echo "No shared libraries found in build/libs"
+            fi
+          else
+            echo "No build/libs directory found; skipping shared library packaging"
           fi
           
           # Verify zip file was created and contains files

From d27e9014216f4eca78a73781e5de46d2f380e697 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:33:16 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 23/28] Improve Linux lib packaging

Co-authored-by: Valorith <76063792+Valorith@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/release.yaml | 17 ++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index bea86a9c4..4f348dd69 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -68,21 +68,32 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           fi
           
+          zip_add() {
+            zip -uj eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip "$1"
+          }
+
           # Add all executable files (excluding tests)
-          ZIP_CMD="zip -uj eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip"
           for f in *; do
             if [ -f "$f" ] && [ -x "$f" ] && [ "$f" != "tests" ]; then
-              $ZIP_CMD "$f"
+              zip_add "$f"
             fi
           done
 
           # Add shared libraries needed for runtime (from build/bin and build/libs)
+          bin_lib_count="$(find . -maxdepth 1 -type f \( -name "*.so" -o -name "*.so.[0-9]*" \) | wc -l)"
+          if [ "$bin_lib_count" -gt 0 ]; then
+            find . -maxdepth 1 -type f \( -name "*.so" -o -name "*.so.[0-9]*" \) -print0 | \
+              while IFS= read -r -d '' lib; do
+                zip_add "$lib"
+              done
+          fi
+
           if [ -d ../libs ]; then
             lib_count="$(find ../libs -type f \( -name "*.so" -o -name "*.so.[0-9]*" \) | wc -l)"
             if [ "$lib_count" -gt 0 ]; then
               find ../libs -type f \( -name "*.so" -o -name "*.so.[0-9]*" \) -print0 | \
                 while IFS= read -r -d '' lib; do
-                  $ZIP_CMD "$lib"
+                  zip_add "$lib"
                 done
             else
               echo "No shared libraries found in build/libs"

From 9e220a05c5961c948064db4107eea040296e7896 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:42:42 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 24/28] Guard ccache and avoid lib name collisions

Co-authored-by: Valorith <76063792+Valorith@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/build.yaml   |  7 +++++++
 .github/workflows/release.yaml | 13 +++++++++++--
 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 0471176e6..c4fe5a824 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ jobs:
         with:
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-ccache-${{ hashFiles('CMakeLists.txt', '.github/workflows/build.yaml') }}
 
+      - name: Ensure ccache installed
+        run: |
+          if ! command -v ccache >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            apt-get update -qq
+            DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y -qq ccache
+          fi
+
       - name: Mark workspace safe
         run: git config --global --add safe.directory "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 4f348dd69..c007792e1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -71,6 +71,15 @@ jobs:
           zip_add() {
             zip -uj eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip "$1"
           }
+          zip_add_unique() {
+            local target_name
+            target_name="$(basename "$1")"
+            if unzip -Z1 eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip | grep -qx "$target_name"; then
+              echo "Skipping duplicate library: $target_name"
+              return 0
+            fi
+            zip_add "$1"
+          }
 
           # Add all executable files (excluding tests)
           for f in *; do
@@ -84,7 +93,7 @@ jobs:
           if [ "$bin_lib_count" -gt 0 ]; then
             find . -maxdepth 1 -type f \( -name "*.so" -o -name "*.so.[0-9]*" \) -print0 | \
               while IFS= read -r -d '' lib; do
-                zip_add "$lib"
+                zip_add_unique "$lib"
               done
           fi
 
@@ -93,7 +102,7 @@ jobs:
             if [ "$lib_count" -gt 0 ]; then
               find ../libs -type f \( -name "*.so" -o -name "*.so.[0-9]*" \) -print0 | \
                 while IFS= read -r -d '' lib; do
-                  zip_add "$lib"
+                  zip_add_unique "$lib"
                 done
             else
               echo "No shared libraries found in build/libs"

From 324e8d66015fab8370287b0d06a9d0ff3190ef89 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:43:38 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 25/28] Harden ccache and zip handling

Co-authored-by: Valorith <76063792+Valorith@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/build.yaml   | 1 +
 .github/workflows/release.yaml | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index c4fe5a824..316464544 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Ensure ccache installed
         run: |
           if ! command -v ccache >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "ccache not found in container; installing."
             apt-get update -qq
             DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y -qq ccache
           fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index c007792e1..32e840d4b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
           zip_add_unique() {
             local target_name
             target_name="$(basename "$1")"
-            if unzip -Z1 eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip | grep -qx "$target_name"; then
+            if [ -f eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip ] && unzip -Z1 eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip | grep -qx "$target_name"; then
               echo "Skipping duplicate library: $target_name"
               return 0
             fi

From 9b42bc0a250896a4c9c037114c58424ec9fbf7ad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:44:42 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 26/28] Cache zip contents and verify ccache install

Co-authored-by: Valorith <76063792+Valorith@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/build.yaml   | 1 +
 .github/workflows/release.yaml | 5 ++++-
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 316464544..617fa6ce4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ jobs:
             echo "ccache not found in container; installing."
             apt-get update -qq
             DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y -qq ccache
+            command -v ccache >/dev/null 2>&1
           fi
 
       - name: Mark workspace safe
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 32e840d4b..485d8199e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -74,17 +74,20 @@ jobs:
           zip_add_unique() {
             local target_name
             target_name="$(basename "$1")"
-            if [ -f eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip ] && unzip -Z1 eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip | grep -qx "$target_name"; then
+            if [ -f eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip ] && printf '%s\n' "$ZIP_CONTENTS" | grep -qx "$target_name"; then
               echo "Skipping duplicate library: $target_name"
               return 0
             fi
             zip_add "$1"
+            ZIP_CONTENTS="${ZIP_CONTENTS}${target_name}"$'\n'
           }
 
           # Add all executable files (excluding tests)
+          ZIP_CONTENTS="$(unzip -Z1 eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip 2>/dev/null || true)"
           for f in *; do
             if [ -f "$f" ] && [ -x "$f" ] && [ "$f" != "tests" ]; then
               zip_add "$f"
+              ZIP_CONTENTS="${ZIP_CONTENTS}${f}"$'\n'
             fi
           done
 

From 9f27f56d2a1519db26273d9f75f5209c4a331ec1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:45:55 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 27/28] Unify zip duplicate handling

Co-authored-by: Valorith <76063792+Valorith@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/build.yaml   | 2 +-
 .github/workflows/release.yaml | 4 +---
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 617fa6ce4..b675d8d6f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
             echo "ccache not found in container; installing."
             apt-get update -qq
             DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y -qq ccache
-            command -v ccache >/dev/null 2>&1
+            command -v ccache >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "ccache install failed"; exit 1; }
           fi
 
       - name: Mark workspace safe
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 485d8199e..4bf1d75f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -83,11 +83,9 @@ jobs:
           }
 
           # Add all executable files (excluding tests)
-          ZIP_CONTENTS="$(unzip -Z1 eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip 2>/dev/null || true)"
           for f in *; do
             if [ -f "$f" ] && [ -x "$f" ] && [ "$f" != "tests" ]; then
-              zip_add "$f"
-              ZIP_CONTENTS="${ZIP_CONTENTS}${f}"$'\n'
+              zip_add_unique "$f"
             fi
           done
 

From 97a56904a53235e6f78a6b2de8779880571206bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:46:40 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 28/28] Initialize zip content tracking

Co-authored-by: Valorith <76063792+Valorith@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .github/workflows/release.yaml | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 4bf1d75f5..0ffba0dbe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           fi
           
+          ZIP_CONTENTS=""
           zip_add() {
             zip -uj eqemu-server-linux-x64.zip "$1"
           }