Build into a compressed folder as part of script

.github/workflows/build-exe.yml

@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: splitguides-app
-        path: build/SplitGuides_v*/
+        path: build/SplitGuides_v*.zip

.github/workflows/build-zipapp.yml

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build the zipapp
       run: |
         python zipapp/build_zipapps.py
-    - name: Store the built zipapp
+    - name: Store the built zipapps
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: splitguides-zipapp

application/setup.py

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import itertools
 import sys
 import shutil
+import subprocess
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from cx_Freeze import setup, Executable
@@ -63,6 +64,10 @@
                 print(f"Removing: {f}")
                 shutil.rmtree(f)
 
+        for f in build_path.glob("*.zip"):
+            print(f"Removing: {f}")
+            f.unlink()
+
     setup(
         name="splitguides",
         version=splitguides.__version__,
@@ -74,3 +79,15 @@
     app_path = list(build_path.glob("exe.*"))[0]
     output_folder = app_path.with_name(f"SplitGuides_v{splitguides.__version__}")
     app_path.rename(output_folder)
+
+    zip_path = f"{output_folder}.zip"
+
+    print(f"Building zip archive at {zip_path}")
+    subprocess.run([
+        sys.executable,
+        "-m",
+        "zipfile",
+        "-c",
+        str(zip_path),
+        str(output_folder),
+    ])