Under Windows builds are forced to release mode

base_deps_meta_version was bumped so that the base dependencies archives for CI
workflows are recreated (we need only the Windows flavours of the
archives updated but such surgical intervention is not supported).

kiwixbuild/dependencies/base.py

@@ -538,6 +538,9 @@ class MesonBuilder(Builder):
 
     @property
     def build_type(self):
+        if platform.system() == "Windows":
+            return "release"
+
         return "release" if option("make_release") else "debug"
 
     @property

kiwixbuild/dependencies/kiwix_desktop.py

@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ class Builder(QMakeBuilder):
         @property
         def make_targets(self):
             if platform.system() == "Windows":
-                yield "release-all" if option("make_release") else "debug-all"
+                yield "release-all"
             else:
                 yield from super().make_targets
 
         @property
         def make_install_targets(self):
             if platform.system() == "Windows":
-                yield "release-install" if option("make_release") else "debug-install"
+                yield "release-install"
             else:
                 yield "install"
 

kiwixbuild/versions.py

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 # This is the "version" of the whole base_deps_versions dict.
 # Change this when you change base_deps_versions.
-base_deps_meta_version = "09"
+base_deps_meta_version = "10"
 
 base_deps_versions = {
     "zlib": "1.2.12",