From f1cf4ebe6075111932022baf9c604a74a8a74c50 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mohamed Boudra <boudra.moha@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2026 22:31:59 +0700
Subject: [PATCH] Fix Windows desktop build: split workspace deps from
 metro-patched export

The NODE_OPTIONS --require patch for metro config was being applied
during build:workspace-deps, causing expo-module-build (a bash script)
to be loaded through Node's JS loader on Windows.
---
 .github/workflows/desktop-release.yml | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/desktop-release.yml b/.github/workflows/desktop-release.yml
index 9a23f43ec..661b9cc1b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/desktop-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/desktop-release.yml
@@ -348,12 +348,16 @@ jobs:
           fs.writeFileSync(packageJsonPath, `${JSON.stringify(packageJson, null, 2)}\n`);
           NODE
 
+      - name: Build workspace dependencies
+        run: npm run build:workspace-deps --workspace=@getpaseo/app
+
       - name: Build web app for desktop
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
           $patchPath = (Get-Item "$env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE/scripts/metro-config-windows-loader-patch.cjs").FullName
           $env:NODE_OPTIONS = "--require=$patchPath"
-          npm run build:web --workspace=@getpaseo/app
+          npx expo export --platform web
+        working-directory: packages/app
 
       - name: Detect existing GitHub release state
         if: env.IS_SMOKE_TAG != 'true'