feat: update Velopack to .NET 9.0 and optimize build dependencies and runtime checks

Author: dertwist

.github/workflows/stable-release.yml

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Velopack Pack
         run: |
-          & "$HOME\.dotnet\tools\vpk.exe" pack --packId Hammer5Tools --packVersion ${{ steps.version.outputs.app_version }} --packDir Hammer5Tools --mainExe Hammer5Tools.exe --icon src/appicon.ico --channel stable --noPortable --releaseNotes release_notes.md
+          & "$HOME\.dotnet\tools\vpk.exe" pack --packId Hammer5Tools --packVersion ${{ steps.version.outputs.app_version }} --packDir Hammer5Tools --mainExe Hammer5Tools.exe --icon src/appicon.ico --channel stable --noPortable --releaseNotes release_notes.md --framework net9.0-x64-desktop
 
       - name: Velopack Upload
         run: |

makefile.py

@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ def build_cpp(project: str, src_dir: str, output_name: str) -> None:
         raise
 
 
-def build_app_pyinstaller(fast=False) -> None:
+def build_app_pyinstaller(fast=False, channel='stable') -> None:
     """Builds the Python application using PyInstaller."""
     # Try to locate pre-generated pycparser tables; generate them if absent.
     tables = find_pycparser_tables()
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ def build_app_pyinstaller(fast=False) -> None:
         '--exclude-module=pandas',
         '--exclude-module=tabulate',
         external,
-        *[f'--add-binary=src{os.sep}external{os.sep}{dll};external{os.sep}{dll}' for dll, _ in dotnet_dlls],
+        *( [f'--add-binary=src{os.sep}external{os.sep}{dll};external{os.sep}{dll}' for dll, _ in dotnet_dlls] if channel == 'stable' else [] ),
         'src/main.py'
     ]
 
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ def build_app_pyinstaller(fast=False) -> None:
 
 def build_hammer5_tools(fast=False, channel='stable') -> None:
     # Phase 0: cleanup moved to main() for thread safety
-    build_app_pyinstaller(fast=fast)
+    build_app_pyinstaller(fast=fast, channel=channel)
 
     # Final distribution folder
     bundle_root = os.path.join(cur_dir, 'Hammer5Tools')

src/main.py

@@ -160,8 +160,10 @@ def allocate_console():
     app = QApplication(sys.argv)
     app.setStyleSheet(QT_Stylesheet_global)
 
-    # Check .NET runtime
-    check_dotnet_runtime()
+    # Check .NET runtime if libraries are present
+    from src.dotnet import DotNetPaths
+    if DotNetPaths().vrf.exists():
+        check_dotnet_runtime()
 
     # Create main window
     widget = Widget(dev_mode=args.dev)