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+name: "experimental"
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  build-tauri:
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - platform: "macos-latest"
+            args: "--target aarch64-apple-darwin"
+            artifact-name: macos-aarch64
+          - platform: "macos-latest"
+            args: "--target x86_64-apple-darwin"
+            artifact-name: macos-x86_64
+          - platform: "ubuntu-22.04"
+            args: ""
+            artifact-name: linux
+          - platform: "windows-latest"
+            args: ""
+            artifact-name: windows
+
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: install dependencies (ubuntu only)
+        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04'
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev libappindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev patchelf libudev-dev
+
+      - name: setup pnpm
+        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
+        with:
+          version: 10
+      - name: setup node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: lts/*
+          cache: "pnpm"
+
+      - name: install Rust stable
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+        with:
+          targets: ${{ matrix.platform == 'macos-latest' && 'aarch64-apple-darwin,x86_64-apple-darwin' || '' }}
+
+      - name: Rust cache
+        uses: swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+        with:
+          workspaces: "./src-tauri -> target"
+
+      - name: install frontend dependencies
+        run: pnpm install
+
+      - name: build Tauri app
+        run: pnpm tauri build -- ${{ matrix.args }}
+        env:
+          TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD }}
+
+      - name: Create PKG with post-install script (macOS only)
+        if: matrix.platform == 'macos-latest'
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p pkg_temp/scripts
+          cp scripts/postinstall.sh pkg_temp/scripts/
+          APP_PATH=$(find src-tauri/target/release/bundle/macos/ -name "*.app" | head -1)
+          APP_NAME=$(basename "$APP_PATH")
+          pkgbuild --root "$APP_PATH/.." \
+                   --install-location /Applications \
+                   --scripts pkg_temp/scripts \
+                   --identifier "com.emerald.legacy" \
+                   --version "1.0.0" \
+                   --install-location "/Applications" \
+                   --root "$APP_PATH" \
+                   "Emerald-Legacy-Launcher.pkg"
+          mv "Emerald-Legacy-Launcher.pkg" src-tauri/target/release/bundle/macos/
+
+      - name: upload build artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: ${{ matrix.artifact-name }}
+          path: src-tauri/target/release/bundle/
+
+  build-flatpak:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: bilelmoussaoui/flatpak-github-actions:freedesktop-23.08
+      options: --privileged
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          submodules: true
+      - name: sleep for 10 seconds
+        run: sleep 10
+      - uses: flatpak/flatpak-github-actions/flatpak-builder@v6
+        with:
+          bundle: Emerald.Legacy.Launcher.flatpak
+          manifest-path: flatpak/io.github.Emerald_Legacy_Launcher.Emerald_Legacy_Launcher.yml
+          cache-key: flatpak-builder-${{ github.sha }}
+      - name: upload flatpak artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: flatpak
+          path: Emerald.Legacy.Launcher.flatpak