;ci:binaries: cleanups, notes

.github/workflows/_binaries-windows-arm64.yml

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ jobs:
 
     # caching
 
+    # XXX Warning: Path Validation Error: Path(s) specified in the action for caching do(es) not exist, hence no cache is being saved.
     - name: Cache - stack programs dir   # ghc, ghc-included packages and their haddocks, mingw, msys2
       id:   stack-programs-dir
       uses: actions/cache@v4

.github/workflows/binaries-linux-x64.yml

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ jobs:
         restore-keys: |
              ${{ runner.os }}-ghcup
 
+    # XXX Warning: Path Validation Error: Path(s) specified in the action for caching do(es) not exist, hence no cache is being saved.
     - name: Cache - ~/.cabal
       id:   cabal
       uses: actions/cache@v4
@@ -102,7 +103,8 @@ jobs:
 
     # upload-artifact loses execute permissions, so we tar the binaries to preserve them.
     # github UI always zips artifacts when they are downloaded, so we don't bother compressing the tar.
-    # Unfortunately it means users must both unzip and untar.
+    # https://github.com/actions/upload-artifact?tab=readme-ov-file#limitations
+    # In release workflows, we repack these using the platform's native compression scheme.
     - name: Upload binaries
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:

.github/workflows/binaries-mac-arm64.yml

@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install shelltestrunner
       run: |
         export PATH=~/.local/bin:$PATH
-        if [[ ! -x ~/.local/bin/shelltest ]]; then $stack install shelltestrunner-1.10; fi
+        if [[ ! -x ~/.local/bin/shelltest ]]; then $stack install --verbosity=error shelltestrunner; fi
         shelltest --version
 
     - name: Test functional tests (excluding addons)
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ jobs:
 
     # upload-artifact loses execute permissions, so we tar the binaries to preserve them.
     # github UI always zips artifacts when they are downloaded, so we don't bother compressing the tar.
-    # Unfortunately it means users must both unzip and untar.
     # https://github.com/actions/upload-artifact?tab=readme-ov-file#limitations
+    # In release workflows, we repack these using the platform's native compression scheme.
     - name: Upload binaries artifact
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:

.github/workflows/binaries-mac-x64.yml

@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install shelltestrunner
       run: |
         export PATH=~/.local/bin:$PATH
-        if [[ ! -x ~/.local/bin/shelltest ]]; then $stack install shelltestrunner-1.10; fi
+        if [[ ! -x ~/.local/bin/shelltest ]]; then $stack install --verbosity=error shelltestrunner; fi
         shelltest --version
 
     - name: Test functional tests (excluding addons)
@@ -153,7 +153,8 @@ jobs:
 
     # upload-artifact loses execute permissions, so we tar the binaries to preserve them.
     # github UI always zips artifacts when they are downloaded, so we don't bother compressing the tar.
-    # Unfortunately it means users must both unzip and untar.
+    # https://github.com/actions/upload-artifact?tab=readme-ov-file#limitations
+    # In release workflows, we repack these using the platform's native compression scheme.
     - name: Upload binaries artifact
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:

.github/workflows/binaries-windows-x64.yml

@@ -25,16 +25,17 @@ jobs:
 
     # caching
 
-    - name: Cache - stack programs dir   # ghc, ghc-included packages and their haddocks, mingw, msys2
-      id:   stack-programs-dir
-      uses: actions/cache@v4
-      with:
-        path: C:\Users\runneradmin\AppData\Local\Programs\stack\
-        # which files signal a change in stack's global db ?
-        # **.yaml includes */package.yaml and stack.yaml* (too many), and hopefully no other changing yamls
-        key: ${{ runner.os }}-appdata-local-programs-stack-${{ hashFiles('**.yaml') }}
-        restore-keys: |
-             ${{ runner.os }}-appdata-local-programs-stack
+    # Warning: Path Validation Error: Path(s) specified in the action for caching do(es) not exist, hence no cache is being saved.
+    # - name: Cache - stack programs dir   # ghc, ghc-included packages and their haddocks, mingw, msys2
+    #   id:   stack-programs-dir
+    #   uses: actions/cache@v4
+    #   with:
+    #     path: C:\Users\runneradmin\AppData\Local\Programs\stack\
+    #     # which files signal a change in stack's global db ?
+    #     # **.yaml includes */package.yaml and stack.yaml* (too many), and hopefully no other changing yamls
+    #     key: ${{ runner.os }}-appdata-local-programs-stack-${{ hashFiles('**.yaml') }}
+    #     restore-keys: |
+    #          ${{ runner.os }}-appdata-local-programs-stack
 
     - name: Cache - stack global dir
       id:   stack-global-package-db