Provide compiled releases & include DLL files

[Eagle3386]

The official download page clearly states for the Windows package:

command-line tools only, the file flac-X.Y.Z-win.zip contains both 32 and 64 bit binaries

I'd therefore like to request usage of GitHub's free (!) power to setup the complete build chain in order to release builds directly from/to here. This way, developers like me don't need to setup a full C(++) environment just to build the FLAC lib they're then using in there (non-) C(++) IDE.

[Eagle3386]

@erikd Any news regarding an updated build chain providing release straight off of GitHub? It'd really help other developers..

[averms]

Any news regarding an updated build chain providing release straight off of GitHub? It'd really help other developers.

I'm looking into uploading artifacts from the current GitHub actions workflow and adding a Windows job. It's up to @erikd if he wants to host those on xiph.org. In the meantime you can get builds from https://www.rarewares.org/lossless.php (not me)

[Eagle3386]

@erikd / @a-vrma How are things going so far?