try bash on win

.github/workflows/Windows.yml

@@ -21,19 +21,23 @@ jobs:
       id: envs
       run: |
         echo "::set-output name=date::$(type ML_VERSION)"
-    - name: Configure
+    - name: Configure and build
+      shell: bash
       run: |
-        cmake -S ./src -B ./build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=install -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE:BOOL=ON
+        sh install/windows/windows_build.sh
+    #- name: Configure
+    #  run: |
+    #    cmake -S ./src -B ./build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=install -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE:BOOL=ON
         # -DBUILD_MINI=ON
-    - name: Build MeshLab
-      run: |
-        cmake --build $env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE/build --config RelWithDebInfo -j 4
-        cmake --build $env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE/build --config RelWithDebInfo --target INSTALL
-    - name: Uploading MeshLab Portable
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
-      with:
-        name: meshlab_windows_portable_cmake
-        path: install
+    #- name: Build MeshLab
+    #  run: |
+    #    cmake --build $env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE/build --config RelWithDebInfo -j 4
+    #    cmake --build $env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE/build --config RelWithDebInfo --target INSTALL
+    #- name: Uploading MeshLab Portable
+    #  uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
+    #  with:
+    #    name: meshlab_windows_portable_cmake
+    #    path: install
  
   windows_build_qmake:
     name: Build MeshLab (Windows - QMake)

install/windows/windows_build.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# this is a script shell for compiling meshlab in a Linux environment.
+# Requires a Qt environment which is set-up properly, and an accessible
+# cmake binary.
+#
+# Without given arguments, MeshLab will be built in the meshlab/src/build
+# directory, and installed in $BUILD_PATH/../install.
+# 
+# You can give as argument the BUILD_PATH and the INSTALL_PATH in the 
+# following way:
+# sh linux_build.sh --build_path=/path/to/build --install_path=/path/to/install
+# -b and -i arguments are also supported.
+
+#default paths wrt the script folder
+SCRIPTS_PATH="$(dirname "$(realpath "$0")")"
+BUILD_PATH=$SCRIPTS_PATH/../../src/build
+INSTALL_PATH=$SCRIPTS_PATH/../../src/install/usr/
+CORES="-j4"
+
+#check parameters
+for i in "$@"
+do
+case $i in
+    -b=*|--build_path=*)
+    BUILD_PATH="${i#*=}"
+    shift # past argument=value
+    ;;
+    -i=*|--install_path=*)
+    INSTALL_PATH="${i#*=}"/usr/
+    shift # past argument=value
+    ;;
+    -j*)
+    CORES=$i
+    shift # past argument=value
+    ;;
+    *)
+          # unknown option
+    ;;
+esac
+done
+
+#create build path if necessary
+if ! [ -d $BUILD_PATH ]
+then
+    mkdir -p $BUILD_PATH
+fi
+
+#create install path if necessary
+if ! [ -d $INSTALL_PATH ]
+then
+    mkdir -p $INSTALL_PATH
+fi
+
+BUILD_PATH=$(realpath $BUILD_PATH)
+INSTALL_PATH=$(realpath $INSTALL_PATH)
+
+#move to script directory
+cd $SCRIPTS_PATH 
+
+#source path wrt script path
+SOURCE_PATH=$PWD/../../src
+
+cd $BUILD_PATH
+cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$INSTALL_PATH $SOURCE_PATH
+make $CORES
+make install