chore(release): increase Node.js memory limit for builds

[YellowSnnowmann]

fix(ci): resolve macOS OOM crash and Ubuntu AppImage bundle failure

Problem

Three platforms were failing in the release workflow:

macOS (aarch64 + x86_64) — exit code 134 (OOM)

• macos-latest runners are now M1 machines (~7GB RAM)
• NODE_OPTIONS=--max-old-space-size=8192 was requesting 8GB heap on a ~7GB system
• Result: OS kills the process mid-build (OOM crash)

Additionally:

• NODE_OPTIONS was only applied to the explicit yarn build step
• The second Vite build (triggered internally by cargo tauri build via beforeBuildCommand) ran without heap override

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Ubuntu — exit code 1 (AppImage missing libraries)

• The vendored CEF bundler uses quick-sharun to assemble the AppImage
• quick-sharun runs an ldd check before packaging
• It aborts if any shared libraries are missing

Problem:

• CEF runtime libraries (libcef.so, etc.) exist in ~/.cache/tauri-cef
• But they are NOT available in LD_LIBRARY_PATH during bundling

Result:

• AppImage build always fails

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Fix

Platform	Change
macOS	Reduced --max-old-space-size from 8192 → 4096 (fits within runner RAM). Added NODE_OPTIONS to the cargo tauri build step so both Vite builds use the same memory limit.
Ubuntu	Added --bundles deb to matrix args. This skips AppImage generation entirely and builds only .deb, which works reliably. AppImage can be re-enabled once CEF library resolution is fixed.

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Test Plan

• Trigger release workflow
• Confirm:
  • Desktop: aarch64-apple-darwin completes without OOM
  • Desktop: x86_64-apple-darwin completes without OOM
• Confirm:
  • Desktop: ubuntu completes successfully
  • .deb artifact is generated
• Verify:
  • .deb installs and runs correctly on Ubuntu 22.04
• Ensure:
  • Desktop: windows build remains unaffected

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The GitHub Actions release workflow updates set NODE_OPTIONS=--max-old-space-size=4096 for frontend and Tauri packaging steps, and adds --bundles deb to the cargo tauri build invocation for the x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu target to produce a .deb bundle.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
GitHub Actions Workflow \.github/workflows/release.yml	Set NODE_OPTIONS=--max-old-space-size=4096 in both the standalone frontend yarn build step and the Tauri packaging step; add --bundles deb argument to cargo tauri build for x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu to produce a .deb installer.

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❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Title check	⚠️ Warning	The title refers to increasing Node.js memory limit, which is only one of two changes in the PR. The commit message reveals a second major change: adding deb bundles for Linux, which is not mentioned in the PR title.	Update the title to reflect both changes, such as: 'chore(release): increase Node.js memory and add deb bundles for Linux builds' or focus on the primary change if one is more significant.

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Actionable comments posted: 1

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Inline comments:
In @.github/workflows/release.yml:
- Line 452: The workflow sets NODE_OPTIONS: --max-old-space-size=8192 which
exceeds macOS runner memory; update the release workflow so NODE_OPTIONS is
reduced or applied conditionally: either lower the value to a safe range (e.g.,
4096–6144) or only set NODE_OPTIONS for non-macOS jobs/runners, and verify the
Tauri step's beforeBuildCommand (npm run build:app && npm run core:stage) still
receives the needed flags or add them inside the package scripts if required;
locate the NODE_OPTIONS entry and the Tauri step (beforeBuildCommand / npm run
build:app) and implement the conditional or value change accordingly.

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