OKAY, FUCK C#, FUCK DOT NET - IM DONE. DIFFERENT APPROACH

.gitignore

@@ -3,8 +3,3 @@
 
 # Generated at build time from plugin.json.in by each platform's build script.
 /plugin.json
-
-# WinUI 3 shell generated artefacts.
-/shell/windows/LayersShell/Assets/app.ico
-/shell/windows/LayersShell/bin/
-/shell/windows/LayersShell/obj/

Cargo.toml

@@ -27,13 +27,6 @@ raw-window-handle = "0.6"
 pollster = "0.4"
 winit = "0.30"
 
-[target.'cfg(target_os = "windows")'.dependencies]
-windows = { version = "0.58", features = [
-    "Win32_Foundation",
-    "Win32_Graphics_Dwm",
-    "Win32_UI_WindowsAndMessaging",
-] }
-
 iced_wgpu = "0.14"
 iced_graphics = "0.14"
 iced_runtime = "0.14"
@@ -73,3 +66,10 @@ tempfile = "3"
 
 [features]
 debug = []
+
+[target.'cfg(target_os = "windows")'.dependencies]
+windows = { version = "0.58", features = [
+    "Win32_Foundation",
+    "Win32_Graphics_Dwm",
+    "Win32_UI_WindowsAndMessaging",
+] }

README.md

@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ Installs to `~/Documents/KiCad/10.0/plugins/com.jesshunter.layers/`.
 
 ### Windows (10 / 11, ARM64 or x86_64)
 
-The Windows shell is a **WinUI 3** (.NET 8) app that hosts the Rust renderer through
+A single native Rust binary — no .NET, no WinUI, no Visual Studio. Mica backdrop
-a `SwapChainPanel`. The Rust side builds as a cdylib via **MSYS2 + MinGW** — no full
+on Windows 11 22H2+ via `DwmSetWindowAttribute`, falls back gracefully on older
-Visual Studio Build Tools required. Both ARM64 and x86_64 hosts work the same way.
+Windows. Both ARM64 and x86_64 hosts work the same way.
 
 #### 1. Install MSYS2
 
@@ -103,20 +103,7 @@ PATH. Run this **once** in PowerShell (elevated shell not required):
 
 Close and reopen every PowerShell / cmd window after this so they pick up the change.
 
-#### 5. Install .NET 8 SDK + Windows App SDK workload
+#### 5. Build + install
-
-In PowerShell:
-
-```powershell
-winget install Microsoft.DotNet.SDK.8
-dotnet workload install maui-windows
-```
-
-The Windows App SDK itself is pulled in via NuGet when the shell builds. The
-`maui-windows` workload supplies the MSBuild tasks that WinUI 3's PRI/MRT targets
-reach for, which would otherwise only be available with a full Visual Studio install.
-
-#### 6. Build + install
 
 ```bat
 git clone https://git.else-if.org/jess/Layers
@@ -127,24 +114,8 @@ install.bat
 Installs to `%USERPROFILE%\Documents\KiCad\10.0\plugins\com.jesshunter.layers\`
 (or the OneDrive-redirected equivalent).
 
-Runtime requirement on the target machine: **.NET 8 Desktop Runtime**. `winget install
+No external runtime required — the exe is statically linked against the MSYS2
-Microsoft.DotNet.DesktopRuntime.8` — the installer's ~100 MB and common on modern
+clangarm64 / ucrt64 toolchain. Just ship the folder.
-Windows boxes.
-
-For a polished build you'll also want ImageMagick — it composes the Windows `.ico`
-from the SVG, called from an MSBuild `<Target>` inside `LayersShell.csproj` so it runs
-as part of `dotnet publish`. `rsvg-convert` was already pulled in via the MSYS2
-`…-librsvg` package.
-
-```powershell
-winget install ImageMagick.ImageMagick
-```
-
-Neither tool is strictly required — the Target's `ContinueOnError="true"` and the
-ApplicationIcon `Condition="Exists(...)"` let the build skip icon baking and fall
-through to the default .NET exe icon if either is missing. If you don't want MSYS2
-and need a standalone `rsvg-convert` (x86_64 only), grab a release from
-<https://github.com/charls-data/static-rsvg-convert/releases> and drop it on PATH.
 
 ### Linux — Debian / Ubuntu / Pop!_OS (apt)
 

build.bat

@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
 @echo off
 setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
 
-rem Build the Windows shell — Rust cdylib + C# WinUI 3 host.
+rem Picks the GNU/MinGW target based on host arch:
-rem
+rem   ARM64  -> aarch64-pc-windows-gnullvm (clangarm64 llvm-mingw toolchain)
-rem Rust target (MSYS2 llvm-mingw / gcc-mingw):
+rem   x86_64 -> x86_64-pc-windows-gnu     (ucrt64 gcc-mingw toolchain)
-rem   ARM64  -> aarch64-pc-windows-gnullvm
+rem LAYERS_RUST_TARGET overrides.
-rem   x86_64 -> x86_64-pc-windows-gnu
-rem .NET publish target:
-rem   ARM64  -> win-arm64
-rem   x86_64 -> win-x64
-rem Override via LAYERS_RUST_TARGET / LAYERS_NET_RID if needed.
 
 pushd %~dp0
 set "ROOT=%CD%"
@@ -21,15 +16,7 @@ if defined LAYERS_RUST_TARGET (
 ) else (
     set "RUST_TARGET=x86_64-pc-windows-gnu"
 )
-if defined LAYERS_NET_RID (
-    set "NET_RID=%LAYERS_NET_RID%"
-) else if /I "%PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%"=="ARM64" (
-    set "NET_RID=win-arm64"
-) else (
-    set "NET_RID=win-x64"
-)
 echo rust target: %RUST_TARGET%
-echo .NET RID:    %NET_RID%
 
 set "STAGE=%ROOT%\build\bin\com.jesshunter.layers"
 set "APPDIR=%STAGE%\bin"
@@ -37,7 +24,6 @@ if exist "%STAGE%" rmdir /s /q "%STAGE%"
 mkdir "%APPDIR%" >nul 2>&1
 mkdir "%STAGE%\resources" >nul 2>&1
 
-rem Icons from the SVG via rsvg-convert (optional).
 where rsvg-convert >nul 2>&1
 if %ERRORLEVEL% equ 0 (
     for %%s in (24 48 128 256) do (
@@ -47,10 +33,6 @@ if %ERRORLEVEL% equ 0 (
     )
 )
 
-rem The Windows exe icon is generated by an MSBuild Target inside LayersShell.csproj
-rem (matches Acord's build.rs pattern). No action needed here.
-
-rem nng 1.x triggers clang 16+ hard errors on type-incompatibilities; downgrade to warnings.
 set "NNG_RELAX=-Wno-error=incompatible-pointer-types -Wno-error=incompatible-function-pointer-types -Wno-incompatible-pointer-types -Wno-incompatible-function-pointer-types"
 if defined CFLAGS (
     set "CFLAGS=%CFLAGS% %NNG_RELAX%"
@@ -58,34 +40,17 @@ if defined CFLAGS (
     set "CFLAGS=%NNG_RELAX%"
 )
 
-rem --- 1. Rust cdylib (layers.dll) ---
+cargo build --release --bin layers --target %RUST_TARGET%
-cargo build --release --lib --target %RUST_TARGET%
 if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 (
     echo cargo build failed
     popd
     exit /b 1
 )
 
-rem --- 2. C# WinUI 3 shell ---
+copy /y "%ROOT%\target\%RUST_TARGET%\release\layers.exe" "%APPDIR%\Layers.exe" >nul
-pushd "%ROOT%\shell\windows\LayersShell"
-dotnet publish -c Release -r %NET_RID% --self-contained false -p:WindowsPackageType=None -p:PublishReadyToRun=true
-if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 (
-    echo dotnet publish failed
-    popd
-    popd
-    exit /b 1
-)
-popd
-
-rem --- 3. Stage ---
-set "CSHARP_OUT=%ROOT%\shell\windows\LayersShell\bin\Release\net8.0-windows10.0.19041.0\%NET_RID%\publish"
-xcopy /e /i /y /q "%CSHARP_OUT%" "%APPDIR%" >nul
-copy /y "%ROOT%\target\%RUST_TARGET%\release\layers.dll" "%APPDIR%\layers_native.dll" >nul
-
 if exist "%ROOT%\LICENCE" copy /y "%ROOT%\LICENCE" "%STAGE%\LICENCE" >nul
 xcopy /e /i /y /q "%ROOT%\resources" "%STAGE%\resources" >nul
 
-rem Render plugin.json.in -> stage\plugin.json with the shell exe as entrypoint.
 if not exist "%ROOT%\plugin.json.in" (
     echo ERROR: %ROOT%\plugin.json.in not found
     popd