From d0af505f183033ab162832ccb281ee123367b1ed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sebastianMindee <130448732+sebastianMindee@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:16:20 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 01/11] :wrench: attempt to avoid using chocolatey in windows
 CI

---
 .github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml | 20 +++++++++++++++++---
 .github/workflows/_test-units.yml        | 21 ++++++++++++++++-----
 2 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml b/.github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml
index a9b9f102..c68b3d21 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml
@@ -105,7 +105,23 @@ jobs:
         with:
           submodules: recursive
       - name: Install Ghostscript
-        run: choco install ghostscript --version 10.03.1 -y
+        uses: nick-fields/retry@v3
+        with:
+          timeout_minutes: 5
+          max_attempts: 3
+          retry_wait_seconds: 30
+          command: choco install ghostscript -y --no-progress
+
+      - name: Locate Ghostscript
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          $gs = Get-ChildItem "C:\Program Files\gs\*\bin\gswin64c.exe" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Select-Object -First 1
+          if (-not $gs) {
+            Write-Error "Ghostscript not found after install."
+            exit 1
+          }
+          "$($gs.Directory)" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Append
+          Write-Host "Found Ghostscript at $($gs.FullName)"
       - name: Set up php ${{ matrix.php-version }}
         uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
         env:
@@ -113,8 +129,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           php-version: ${{ matrix.php-version }}
           extensions: curl, fileinfo, json, imagick
-      - name: Install Ghostscript
-        run: choco install ghostscript -y
       - uses: ramsey/composer-install@v2
       - name: Unit testing with phpunit
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_test-units.yml b/.github/workflows/_test-units.yml
index befbc73e..98953246 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_test-units.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_test-units.yml
@@ -182,12 +182,23 @@ jobs:
         with:
           submodules: recursive
       - name: Install Ghostscript
-        run: choco install ghostscript --version 10.04.0 -y
-      - name: Create Ghostscript alias
+        uses: nick-fields/retry@v3
+        with:
+          timeout_minutes: 5
+          max_attempts: 3
+          retry_wait_seconds: 30
+          command: choco install ghostscript -y --no-progress
+
+      - name: Locate Ghostscript
+        shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Path "C:\Windows\gs.exe" -Target "C:\Program Files\gs\gs10.04.0\bin\gswin64c.exe"
-          New-Item -ItemType SymbolicLink -Path "C:\Windows\gs" -Target "C:\Program Files\gs\gs10.04.0\bin\gswin64c.exe"
-        shell: powershell
+          $gs = Get-ChildItem "C:\Program Files\gs\*\bin\gswin64c.exe" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Select-Object -First 1
+          if (-not $gs) {
+            Write-Error "Ghostscript not found after install."
+            exit 1
+          }
+          "$($gs.Directory)" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Append
+          Write-Host "Found Ghostscript at $($gs.FullName)"
       - name: Set up php ${{ matrix.php-version }}
         uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
         env:

From ffb6b3da2a556401e70967822a78dfe5bb2fb8fc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sebastianMindee <130448732+sebastianMindee@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:47:26 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 02/11] debug

---
 .github/workflows/_test-units.yml | 15 +++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/_test-units.yml b/.github/workflows/_test-units.yml
index 98953246..60d4f8e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_test-units.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_test-units.yml
@@ -199,6 +199,21 @@ jobs:
           }
           "$($gs.Directory)" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Append
           Write-Host "Found Ghostscript at $($gs.FullName)"
+      - name: Debug PHP + extensions
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          where.exe php
+          php --version
+          php -m
+          php -r "var_dump(extension_loaded('imagick'));"
+      - name: Debug Ghostscript detection
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          php -r "var_dump(glob('C:\\Program Files\\gs\\gs*\\bin\\gswin64c.exe'));"
+          php -r "var_dump(glob('C:/Program Files/gs/gs*/bin/gswin64c.exe'));"
+          php -r "echo getenv('PATH'), PHP_EOL;"
+          php --version
+          Get-ChildItem 'C:\Program Files\gs' -Recurse -Filter gswin64c.exe -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | ForEach-Object { $_.FullName }
       - name: Set up php ${{ matrix.php-version }}
         uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
         env:

From 74a109287d369bcc5eeae15af8e309d69134de00 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sebastianMindee <130448732+sebastianMindee@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:10:33 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 03/11] attempt fix

---
 .github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml | 15 +++++++++---
 .github/workflows/_test-units.yml        | 30 ++++++++++--------------
 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml b/.github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml
index c68b3d21..b3fc372a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml
@@ -123,12 +123,21 @@ jobs:
           "$($gs.Directory)" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Append
           Write-Host "Found Ghostscript at $($gs.FullName)"
       - name: Set up php ${{ matrix.php-version }}
-        uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
-        env:
-          phpts: zts
+        uses: shivammathur/setup-php@2.35.1
         with:
           php-version: ${{ matrix.php-version }}
           extensions: curl, fileinfo, json, imagick
+      - name: Assert PHP version and imagick
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          $expected = "${{ matrix.php-version }}"
+          $actual = (php -r "echo PHP_MAJOR_VERSION.'.'.PHP_MINOR_VERSION;")
+          if ($actual -ne $expected) {
+            Write-Error "Expected PHP $expected but got $actual at $(where.exe php)"
+            exit 1
+          }
+          php -r "if (!extension_loaded('imagick')) { fwrite(STDERR, 'imagick not loaded'.PHP_EOL); exit(1); }"
+          Write-Host "OK: PHP $actual with imagick"
       - uses: ramsey/composer-install@v2
       - name: Unit testing with phpunit
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_test-units.yml b/.github/workflows/_test-units.yml
index 60d4f8e8..f3c51067 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_test-units.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_test-units.yml
@@ -199,28 +199,22 @@ jobs:
           }
           "$($gs.Directory)" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Append
           Write-Host "Found Ghostscript at $($gs.FullName)"
-      - name: Debug PHP + extensions
-        shell: pwsh
-        run: |
-          where.exe php
-          php --version
-          php -m
-          php -r "var_dump(extension_loaded('imagick'));"
-      - name: Debug Ghostscript detection
-        shell: pwsh
-        run: |
-          php -r "var_dump(glob('C:\\Program Files\\gs\\gs*\\bin\\gswin64c.exe'));"
-          php -r "var_dump(glob('C:/Program Files/gs/gs*/bin/gswin64c.exe'));"
-          php -r "echo getenv('PATH'), PHP_EOL;"
-          php --version
-          Get-ChildItem 'C:\Program Files\gs' -Recurse -Filter gswin64c.exe -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | ForEach-Object { $_.FullName }
       - name: Set up php ${{ matrix.php-version }}
-        uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
-        env:
-          phpts: zts
+        uses: shivammathur/setup-php@2.35.1
         with:
           php-version: ${{ matrix.php-version }}
           extensions: curl, fileinfo, json, imagick
+      - name: Assert PHP version and imagick
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          $expected = "${{ matrix.php-version }}"
+          $actual = (php -r "echo PHP_MAJOR_VERSION.'.'.PHP_MINOR_VERSION;")
+          if ($actual -ne $expected) {
+            Write-Error "Expected PHP $expected but got $actual at $(where.exe php)"
+            exit 1
+          }
+          php -r "if (!extension_loaded('imagick')) { fwrite(STDERR, 'imagick not loaded'.PHP_EOL); exit(1); }"
+          Write-Host "OK: PHP $actual with imagick"
       - uses: ramsey/composer-install@v3
       - name: Unit testing with phpunit
         env:

From 6a807913f00fe2112a0af90f5a6c99d4479d021f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sebastianMindee <130448732+sebastianMindee@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:19:19 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 04/11] fix

---
 .github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml | 15 ++-------------
 .github/workflows/_test-units.yml        | 15 ++-------------
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml b/.github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml
index b3fc372a..9f354464 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml
@@ -123,21 +123,10 @@ jobs:
           "$($gs.Directory)" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Append
           Write-Host "Found Ghostscript at $($gs.FullName)"
       - name: Set up php ${{ matrix.php-version }}
-        uses: shivammathur/setup-php@2.35.1
+        uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
         with:
-          php-version: ${{ matrix.php-version }}
+          php-version: '${{ matrix.php-version }}'
           extensions: curl, fileinfo, json, imagick
-      - name: Assert PHP version and imagick
-        shell: pwsh
-        run: |
-          $expected = "${{ matrix.php-version }}"
-          $actual = (php -r "echo PHP_MAJOR_VERSION.'.'.PHP_MINOR_VERSION;")
-          if ($actual -ne $expected) {
-            Write-Error "Expected PHP $expected but got $actual at $(where.exe php)"
-            exit 1
-          }
-          php -r "if (!extension_loaded('imagick')) { fwrite(STDERR, 'imagick not loaded'.PHP_EOL); exit(1); }"
-          Write-Host "OK: PHP $actual with imagick"
       - uses: ramsey/composer-install@v2
       - name: Unit testing with phpunit
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_test-units.yml b/.github/workflows/_test-units.yml
index f3c51067..e42b4c7c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_test-units.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_test-units.yml
@@ -200,21 +200,10 @@ jobs:
           "$($gs.Directory)" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Append
           Write-Host "Found Ghostscript at $($gs.FullName)"
       - name: Set up php ${{ matrix.php-version }}
-        uses: shivammathur/setup-php@2.35.1
+        uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
         with:
-          php-version: ${{ matrix.php-version }}
+          php-version: '${{ matrix.php-version }}'
           extensions: curl, fileinfo, json, imagick
-      - name: Assert PHP version and imagick
-        shell: pwsh
-        run: |
-          $expected = "${{ matrix.php-version }}"
-          $actual = (php -r "echo PHP_MAJOR_VERSION.'.'.PHP_MINOR_VERSION;")
-          if ($actual -ne $expected) {
-            Write-Error "Expected PHP $expected but got $actual at $(where.exe php)"
-            exit 1
-          }
-          php -r "if (!extension_loaded('imagick')) { fwrite(STDERR, 'imagick not loaded'.PHP_EOL); exit(1); }"
-          Write-Host "OK: PHP $actual with imagick"
       - uses: ramsey/composer-install@v3
       - name: Unit testing with phpunit
         env:

From e32fcb3786b1250321dc6540881f495ab9622388 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sebastianMindee <130448732+sebastianMindee@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:25:40 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 05/11] fix...again?

---
 .github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml | 11 ++++++-----
 .github/workflows/_test-units.yml        | 11 ++++++-----
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml b/.github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml
index 9f354464..a7864e7f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml
@@ -104,6 +104,12 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: recursive
+      - name: Set up php ${{ matrix.php-version }}
+        uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
+        with:
+          php-version: '${{ matrix.php-version }}'
+          extensions: curl, fileinfo, json, imagick
+
       - name: Install Ghostscript
         uses: nick-fields/retry@v3
         with:
@@ -122,11 +128,6 @@ jobs:
           }
           "$($gs.Directory)" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Append
           Write-Host "Found Ghostscript at $($gs.FullName)"
-      - name: Set up php ${{ matrix.php-version }}
-        uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
-        with:
-          php-version: '${{ matrix.php-version }}'
-          extensions: curl, fileinfo, json, imagick
       - uses: ramsey/composer-install@v2
       - name: Unit testing with phpunit
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_test-units.yml b/.github/workflows/_test-units.yml
index e42b4c7c..c24619e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_test-units.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_test-units.yml
@@ -181,6 +181,12 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           submodules: recursive
+
+      - name: Set up php ${{ matrix.php-version }}
+        uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
+        with:
+          php-version: '${{ matrix.php-version }}'
+          extensions: curl, fileinfo, json, imagick
       - name: Install Ghostscript
         uses: nick-fields/retry@v3
         with:
@@ -199,11 +205,6 @@ jobs:
           }
           "$($gs.Directory)" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Append
           Write-Host "Found Ghostscript at $($gs.FullName)"
-      - name: Set up php ${{ matrix.php-version }}
-        uses: shivammathur/setup-php@v2
-        with:
-          php-version: '${{ matrix.php-version }}'
-          extensions: curl, fileinfo, json, imagick
       - uses: ramsey/composer-install@v3
       - name: Unit testing with phpunit
         env:

From cabd8220866871264a4c42d291463a15f47038dc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sebastianMindee <130448732+sebastianMindee@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:10:04 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 06/11] idk anymore

---
 .github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml | 34 ++++++++++++-----------
 .github/workflows/_test-units.yml        | 35 +++++++++++++-----------
 2 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml b/.github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml
index a7864e7f..d30c8e52 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml
@@ -111,23 +111,25 @@ jobs:
           extensions: curl, fileinfo, json, imagick
 
       - name: Install Ghostscript
-        uses: nick-fields/retry@v3
-        with:
-          timeout_minutes: 5
-          max_attempts: 3
-          retry_wait_seconds: 30
-          command: choco install ghostscript -y --no-progress
-
-      - name: Locate Ghostscript
-        shell: pwsh
+        shell: powershell
         run: |
-          $gs = Get-ChildItem "C:\Program Files\gs\*\bin\gswin64c.exe" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Select-Object -First 1
-          if (-not $gs) {
-            Write-Error "Ghostscript not found after install."
-            exit 1
-          }
-          "$($gs.Directory)" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Append
-          Write-Host "Found Ghostscript at $($gs.FullName)"
+          $gsVersion = "10.07.1"
+          
+          $gsVersionCompact = $gsVersion.Replace('.', '')
+          $installerUrl = "https://github.com/ArtifexSoftware/ghostpdl-downloads/releases/download/gs$gsVersionCompact/gs${gsVersionCompact}w64.exe"
+          $installerPath = "$env:TEMP\gs_installer.exe"
+          
+          Write-Host "Downloading Ghostscript $gsVersion..."
+          Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $installerUrl -OutFile $installerPath
+          
+          Write-Host "Running silent installation..."
+          Start-Process -FilePath $installerPath -ArgumentList "/S" -Wait -NoNewWindow
+          $binPath = "C:\Program Files\gs\gs$gsVersion\bin"
+          $libPath = "C:\Program Files\gs\gs$gsVersion\lib"
+          
+          Write-Host "Adding Ghostscript to GITHUB_PATH..."
+          Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_PATH -Value $binPath
+          Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_PATH -Value $libPath
       - uses: ramsey/composer-install@v2
       - name: Unit testing with phpunit
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_test-units.yml b/.github/workflows/_test-units.yml
index c24619e3..9ee2acc5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_test-units.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_test-units.yml
@@ -187,24 +187,27 @@ jobs:
         with:
           php-version: '${{ matrix.php-version }}'
           extensions: curl, fileinfo, json, imagick
-      - name: Install Ghostscript
-        uses: nick-fields/retry@v3
-        with:
-          timeout_minutes: 5
-          max_attempts: 3
-          retry_wait_seconds: 30
-          command: choco install ghostscript -y --no-progress
 
-      - name: Locate Ghostscript
-        shell: pwsh
+      - name: Install Ghostscript
+        shell: powershell
         run: |
-          $gs = Get-ChildItem "C:\Program Files\gs\*\bin\gswin64c.exe" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Select-Object -First 1
-          if (-not $gs) {
-            Write-Error "Ghostscript not found after install."
-            exit 1
-          }
-          "$($gs.Directory)" | Out-File -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Append
-          Write-Host "Found Ghostscript at $($gs.FullName)"
+          $gsVersion = "10.07.1"
+          
+          $gsVersionCompact = $gsVersion.Replace('.', '')
+          $installerUrl = "https://github.com/ArtifexSoftware/ghostpdl-downloads/releases/download/gs$gsVersionCompact/gs${gsVersionCompact}w64.exe"
+          $installerPath = "$env:TEMP\gs_installer.exe"
+          
+          Write-Host "Downloading Ghostscript $gsVersion..."
+          Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $installerUrl -OutFile $installerPath
+          
+          Write-Host "Running silent installation..."
+          Start-Process -FilePath $installerPath -ArgumentList "/S" -Wait -NoNewWindow
+          $binPath = "C:\Program Files\gs\gs$gsVersion\bin"
+          $libPath = "C:\Program Files\gs\gs$gsVersion\lib"
+          
+          Write-Host "Adding Ghostscript to GITHUB_PATH..."
+          Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_PATH -Value $binPath
+          Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_PATH -Value $libPath
       - uses: ramsey/composer-install@v3
       - name: Unit testing with phpunit
         env:

From 902ced98340648d01cbe75156fbf26baff85ddab Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sebastianMindee <130448732+sebastianMindee@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:20:03 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 07/11] idk anymore 2

---
 .github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml | 14 +++++++-------
 .github/workflows/_test-units.yml        | 14 +++++++-------
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml b/.github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml
index d30c8e52..d7107167 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml
@@ -113,23 +113,23 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Ghostscript
         shell: powershell
         run: |
-          $gsVersion = "10.07.1"
-          
+          $gsVersion = "10.03.1"
           $gsVersionCompact = $gsVersion.Replace('.', '')
           $installerUrl = "https://github.com/ArtifexSoftware/ghostpdl-downloads/releases/download/gs$gsVersionCompact/gs${gsVersionCompact}w64.exe"
           $installerPath = "$env:TEMP\gs_installer.exe"
+          $installDir = "C:\gs"
           
           Write-Host "Downloading Ghostscript $gsVersion..."
           Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $installerUrl -OutFile $installerPath
+
+          Unblock-File -Path $installerPath
           
           Write-Host "Running silent installation..."
-          Start-Process -FilePath $installerPath -ArgumentList "/S" -Wait -NoNewWindow
-          $binPath = "C:\Program Files\gs\gs$gsVersion\bin"
-          $libPath = "C:\Program Files\gs\gs$gsVersion\lib"
+          cmd.exe /c "start /wait `"`" `"$installerPath`" /S /D=$installDir"
           
           Write-Host "Adding Ghostscript to GITHUB_PATH..."
-          Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_PATH -Value $binPath
-          Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_PATH -Value $libPath
+          Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_PATH -Value "$installDir\bin"
+          Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_PATH -Value "$installDir\lib"
       - uses: ramsey/composer-install@v2
       - name: Unit testing with phpunit
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_test-units.yml b/.github/workflows/_test-units.yml
index 9ee2acc5..5fe8a6eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_test-units.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_test-units.yml
@@ -191,23 +191,23 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Ghostscript
         shell: powershell
         run: |
-          $gsVersion = "10.07.1"
-          
+          $gsVersion = "10.03.1"
           $gsVersionCompact = $gsVersion.Replace('.', '')
           $installerUrl = "https://github.com/ArtifexSoftware/ghostpdl-downloads/releases/download/gs$gsVersionCompact/gs${gsVersionCompact}w64.exe"
           $installerPath = "$env:TEMP\gs_installer.exe"
+          $installDir = "C:\gs"
           
           Write-Host "Downloading Ghostscript $gsVersion..."
           Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $installerUrl -OutFile $installerPath
+
+          Unblock-File -Path $installerPath
           
           Write-Host "Running silent installation..."
-          Start-Process -FilePath $installerPath -ArgumentList "/S" -Wait -NoNewWindow
-          $binPath = "C:\Program Files\gs\gs$gsVersion\bin"
-          $libPath = "C:\Program Files\gs\gs$gsVersion\lib"
+          cmd.exe /c "start /wait `"`" `"$installerPath`" /S /D=$installDir"
           
           Write-Host "Adding Ghostscript to GITHUB_PATH..."
-          Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_PATH -Value $binPath
-          Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_PATH -Value $libPath
+          Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_PATH -Value "$installDir\bin"
+          Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_PATH -Value "$installDir\lib"
       - uses: ramsey/composer-install@v3
       - name: Unit testing with phpunit
         env:

From 9c792a338bd7f0f2ca09ce1d497fbf6d6b7614ce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sebastianMindee <130448732+sebastianMindee@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:32:01 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 08/11] invoking the dark arts to make this work

---
 .github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml | 24 ++++++++++++++----------
 .github/workflows/_test-units.yml        | 23 +++++++++++++----------
 2 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml b/.github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml
index d7107167..f30c01f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml
@@ -110,26 +110,30 @@ jobs:
           php-version: '${{ matrix.php-version }}'
           extensions: curl, fileinfo, json, imagick
 
-      - name: Install Ghostscript
+
+      - name: Install Ghostscript (Extraction Method)
         shell: powershell
         run: |
           $gsVersion = "10.03.1"
           $gsVersionCompact = $gsVersion.Replace('.', '')
           $installerUrl = "https://github.com/ArtifexSoftware/ghostpdl-downloads/releases/download/gs$gsVersionCompact/gs${gsVersionCompact}w64.exe"
-          $installerPath = "$env:TEMP\gs_installer.exe"
-          $installDir = "C:\gs"
+          $downloadPath = "$env:TEMP\gs_installer.exe"
+          $extractDir = "C:\gs"
           
           Write-Host "Downloading Ghostscript $gsVersion..."
-          Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $installerUrl -OutFile $installerPath
-
-          Unblock-File -Path $installerPath
+          Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $installerUrl -OutFile $downloadPath
           
-          Write-Host "Running silent installation..."
-          cmd.exe /c "start /wait `"`" `"$installerPath`" /S /D=$installDir"
+          Write-Host "Extracting binaries from installer without executing..."
+          7z x $downloadPath -o"$extractDir" -y | Out-Null
+
+          $binDir = (Get-ChildItem -Path $extractDir -Recurse -Filter "gswin64c.exe").Directory.FullName
+          $libDir = (Get-ChildItem -Path $extractDir -Recurse -Filter "gs_init.ps").Directory.FullName
           
+          Write-Host "Found bin at: $binDir"
           Write-Host "Adding Ghostscript to GITHUB_PATH..."
-          Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_PATH -Value "$installDir\bin"
-          Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_PATH -Value "$installDir\lib"
+          
+          Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_PATH -Value $binDir
+          Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_PATH -Value $libDir
       - uses: ramsey/composer-install@v2
       - name: Unit testing with phpunit
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_test-units.yml b/.github/workflows/_test-units.yml
index 5fe8a6eb..cc313ab5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_test-units.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_test-units.yml
@@ -188,26 +188,29 @@ jobs:
           php-version: '${{ matrix.php-version }}'
           extensions: curl, fileinfo, json, imagick
 
-      - name: Install Ghostscript
+      - name: Install Ghostscript (Extraction Method)
         shell: powershell
         run: |
           $gsVersion = "10.03.1"
           $gsVersionCompact = $gsVersion.Replace('.', '')
           $installerUrl = "https://github.com/ArtifexSoftware/ghostpdl-downloads/releases/download/gs$gsVersionCompact/gs${gsVersionCompact}w64.exe"
-          $installerPath = "$env:TEMP\gs_installer.exe"
-          $installDir = "C:\gs"
+          $downloadPath = "$env:TEMP\gs_installer.exe"
+          $extractDir = "C:\gs"
           
           Write-Host "Downloading Ghostscript $gsVersion..."
-          Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $installerUrl -OutFile $installerPath
-
-          Unblock-File -Path $installerPath
+          Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $installerUrl -OutFile $downloadPath
           
-          Write-Host "Running silent installation..."
-          cmd.exe /c "start /wait `"`" `"$installerPath`" /S /D=$installDir"
+          Write-Host "Extracting binaries from installer without executing..."
+          7z x $downloadPath -o"$extractDir" -y | Out-Null
+
+          $binDir = (Get-ChildItem -Path $extractDir -Recurse -Filter "gswin64c.exe").Directory.FullName
+          $libDir = (Get-ChildItem -Path $extractDir -Recurse -Filter "gs_init.ps").Directory.FullName
           
+          Write-Host "Found bin at: $binDir"
           Write-Host "Adding Ghostscript to GITHUB_PATH..."
-          Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_PATH -Value "$installDir\bin"
-          Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_PATH -Value "$installDir\lib"
+          
+          Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_PATH -Value $binDir
+          Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_PATH -Value $libDir
       - uses: ramsey/composer-install@v3
       - name: Unit testing with phpunit
         env:

From c8c1fd866245e4c38f8d369291e1de97b12191a6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sebastianMindee <130448732+sebastianMindee@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:56:07 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 09/11] the dark arts suck, I'll turn to the light orange-ish
 arts

---
 .github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml | 13 +++++++------
 .github/workflows/_test-units.yml        | 13 +++++++------
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml b/.github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml
index f30c01f5..9250fa3d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml
@@ -120,18 +120,19 @@ jobs:
           $downloadPath = "$env:TEMP\gs_installer.exe"
           $extractDir = "C:\gs"
           
-          Write-Host "Downloading Ghostscript $gsVersion..."
           Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $installerUrl -OutFile $downloadPath
-          
-          Write-Host "Extracting binaries from installer without executing..."
           7z x $downloadPath -o"$extractDir" -y | Out-Null
-
+          
           $binDir = (Get-ChildItem -Path $extractDir -Recurse -Filter "gswin64c.exe").Directory.FullName
           $libDir = (Get-ChildItem -Path $extractDir -Recurse -Filter "gs_init.ps").Directory.FullName
           
-          Write-Host "Found bin at: $binDir"
-          Write-Host "Adding Ghostscript to GITHUB_PATH..."
+          Write-Host "Creating gs.exe so PHP can find it..."
+          Copy-Item -Path "$binDir\gswin64c.exe" -Destination "$binDir\gs.exe"
+          
+          Write-Host "Setting GS_PROG for Imagick/PHP..."
+          Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_ENV -Value "GS_PROG=$binDir\gs.exe"
           
+          Write-Host "Adding Ghostscript to GITHUB_PATH..."
           Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_PATH -Value $binDir
           Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_PATH -Value $libDir
       - uses: ramsey/composer-install@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_test-units.yml b/.github/workflows/_test-units.yml
index cc313ab5..777a9580 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_test-units.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_test-units.yml
@@ -197,18 +197,19 @@ jobs:
           $downloadPath = "$env:TEMP\gs_installer.exe"
           $extractDir = "C:\gs"
           
-          Write-Host "Downloading Ghostscript $gsVersion..."
           Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $installerUrl -OutFile $downloadPath
-          
-          Write-Host "Extracting binaries from installer without executing..."
           7z x $downloadPath -o"$extractDir" -y | Out-Null
-
+          
           $binDir = (Get-ChildItem -Path $extractDir -Recurse -Filter "gswin64c.exe").Directory.FullName
           $libDir = (Get-ChildItem -Path $extractDir -Recurse -Filter "gs_init.ps").Directory.FullName
           
-          Write-Host "Found bin at: $binDir"
-          Write-Host "Adding Ghostscript to GITHUB_PATH..."
+          Write-Host "Creating gs.exe so PHP can find it..."
+          Copy-Item -Path "$binDir\gswin64c.exe" -Destination "$binDir\gs.exe"
+          
+          Write-Host "Setting GS_PROG for Imagick/PHP..."
+          Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_ENV -Value "GS_PROG=$binDir\gs.exe"
           
+          Write-Host "Adding Ghostscript to GITHUB_PATH..."
           Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_PATH -Value $binDir
           Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_PATH -Value $libDir
       - uses: ramsey/composer-install@v3

From 92cfbf99a271a77343c0b5e508c532a9af3cb0e8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sebastianMindee <130448732+sebastianMindee@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:05:47 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 10/11] zzzzzzzz

---
 .github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml | 22 ++++++++++++++++------
 .github/workflows/_test-units.yml        | 22 ++++++++++++++++------
 2 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml b/.github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml
index 9250fa3d..28b67a56 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ jobs:
           extensions: curl, fileinfo, json, imagick
 
 
-      - name: Install Ghostscript (Extraction Method)
+      - name: Install Ghostscript (Extraction & Registry Method)
         shell: powershell
         run: |
           $gsVersion = "10.03.1"
@@ -120,19 +120,29 @@ jobs:
           $downloadPath = "$env:TEMP\gs_installer.exe"
           $extractDir = "C:\gs"
           
+          Write-Host "Downloading and Extracting..."
           Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $installerUrl -OutFile $downloadPath
           7z x $downloadPath -o"$extractDir" -y | Out-Null
-          
+
           $binDir = (Get-ChildItem -Path $extractDir -Recurse -Filter "gswin64c.exe").Directory.FullName
           $libDir = (Get-ChildItem -Path $extractDir -Recurse -Filter "gs_init.ps").Directory.FullName
+          $dllPath = (Get-ChildItem -Path $extractDir -Recurse -Filter "gsdll64.dll").FullName
+          $resourceDir = (Get-ChildItem -Path $extractDir -Recurse -Filter "Init" | Where-Object {$_.Parent.Name -eq "Resource"}).Parent.FullName
           
-          Write-Host "Creating gs.exe so PHP can find it..."
+          Write-Host "Creating gs.exe for generic shell commands..."
           Copy-Item -Path "$binDir\gswin64c.exe" -Destination "$binDir\gs.exe"
           
-          Write-Host "Setting GS_PROG for Imagick/PHP..."
-          Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_ENV -Value "GS_PROG=$binDir\gs.exe"
+          Write-Host "Writing Registry Keys for PHP Imagick..."
+          $registryPath = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\GPL Ghostscript\$gsVersion"
+          New-Item -Path $registryPath -Force | Out-Null
           
-          Write-Host "Adding Ghostscript to GITHUB_PATH..."
+          New-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name "GS_DLL" -Value $dllPath -PropertyType String -Force | Out-Null
+          
+          $gsLibStr = "$libDir;$resourceDir\Init;$resourceDir\Font"
+          New-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name "GS_LIB" -Value $gsLibStr -PropertyType String -Force | Out-Null
+          
+          Write-Host "Adding variables to GITHUB_ENV and GITHUB_PATH..."
+          Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_ENV -Value "GS_PROG=$binDir\gs.exe"
           Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_PATH -Value $binDir
           Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_PATH -Value $libDir
       - uses: ramsey/composer-install@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_test-units.yml b/.github/workflows/_test-units.yml
index 777a9580..3d9f5267 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_test-units.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_test-units.yml
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ jobs:
           php-version: '${{ matrix.php-version }}'
           extensions: curl, fileinfo, json, imagick
 
-      - name: Install Ghostscript (Extraction Method)
+      - name: Install Ghostscript (Extraction & Registry Method)
         shell: powershell
         run: |
           $gsVersion = "10.03.1"
@@ -197,19 +197,29 @@ jobs:
           $downloadPath = "$env:TEMP\gs_installer.exe"
           $extractDir = "C:\gs"
           
+          Write-Host "Downloading and Extracting..."
           Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $installerUrl -OutFile $downloadPath
           7z x $downloadPath -o"$extractDir" -y | Out-Null
-          
+
           $binDir = (Get-ChildItem -Path $extractDir -Recurse -Filter "gswin64c.exe").Directory.FullName
           $libDir = (Get-ChildItem -Path $extractDir -Recurse -Filter "gs_init.ps").Directory.FullName
+          $dllPath = (Get-ChildItem -Path $extractDir -Recurse -Filter "gsdll64.dll").FullName
+          $resourceDir = (Get-ChildItem -Path $extractDir -Recurse -Filter "Init" | Where-Object {$_.Parent.Name -eq "Resource"}).Parent.FullName
           
-          Write-Host "Creating gs.exe so PHP can find it..."
+          Write-Host "Creating gs.exe for generic shell commands..."
           Copy-Item -Path "$binDir\gswin64c.exe" -Destination "$binDir\gs.exe"
           
-          Write-Host "Setting GS_PROG for Imagick/PHP..."
-          Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_ENV -Value "GS_PROG=$binDir\gs.exe"
+          Write-Host "Writing Registry Keys for PHP Imagick..."
+          $registryPath = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\GPL Ghostscript\$gsVersion"
+          New-Item -Path $registryPath -Force | Out-Null
           
-          Write-Host "Adding Ghostscript to GITHUB_PATH..."
+          New-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name "GS_DLL" -Value $dllPath -PropertyType String -Force | Out-Null
+          
+          $gsLibStr = "$libDir;$resourceDir\Init;$resourceDir\Font"
+          New-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name "GS_LIB" -Value $gsLibStr -PropertyType String -Force | Out-Null
+          
+          Write-Host "Adding variables to GITHUB_ENV and GITHUB_PATH..."
+          Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_ENV -Value "GS_PROG=$binDir\gs.exe"
           Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_PATH -Value $binDir
           Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_PATH -Value $libDir
       - uses: ramsey/composer-install@v3

From 4d8e9a3e7481e5069684ae6b51f2cc0652125182 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: sebastianMindee <130448732+sebastianMindee@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:02:53 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 11/11] trying slop

---
 .github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml | 19 ++++++++++++++-----
 .github/workflows/_test-units.yml        | 20 ++++++++++++++------
 2 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml b/.github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml
index 28b67a56..08e59ff3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_test-integrations.yml
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ jobs:
           extensions: curl, fileinfo, json, imagick
 
 
-      - name: Install Ghostscript (Extraction & Registry Method)
+      - name: Install Ghostscript and Patch Imagick Policy
         shell: powershell
         run: |
           $gsVersion = "10.03.1"
@@ -120,10 +120,10 @@ jobs:
           $downloadPath = "$env:TEMP\gs_installer.exe"
           $extractDir = "C:\gs"
           
-          Write-Host "Downloading and Extracting..."
+          Write-Host "Downloading and Extracting Ghostscript..."
           Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $installerUrl -OutFile $downloadPath
           7z x $downloadPath -o"$extractDir" -y | Out-Null
-
+          
           $binDir = (Get-ChildItem -Path $extractDir -Recurse -Filter "gswin64c.exe").Directory.FullName
           $libDir = (Get-ChildItem -Path $extractDir -Recurse -Filter "gs_init.ps").Directory.FullName
           $dllPath = (Get-ChildItem -Path $extractDir -Recurse -Filter "gsdll64.dll").FullName
@@ -135,16 +135,25 @@ jobs:
           Write-Host "Writing Registry Keys for PHP Imagick..."
           $registryPath = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\GPL Ghostscript\$gsVersion"
           New-Item -Path $registryPath -Force | Out-Null
-          
           New-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name "GS_DLL" -Value $dllPath -PropertyType String -Force | Out-Null
           
           $gsLibStr = "$libDir;$resourceDir\Init;$resourceDir\Font"
           New-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name "GS_LIB" -Value $gsLibStr -PropertyType String -Force | Out-Null
           
-          Write-Host "Adding variables to GITHUB_ENV and GITHUB_PATH..."
+          Write-Host "Adding Ghostscript to GITHUB_ENV and GITHUB_PATH..."
           Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_ENV -Value "GS_PROG=$binDir\gs.exe"
           Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_PATH -Value $binDir
           Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_PATH -Value $libDir
+          
+          Write-Host "Patching ImageMagick policy.xml on Windows..."
+          $policyFiles = Get-ChildItem -Path C:\tools\php -Filter policy.xml -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+          
+          foreach ($file in $policyFiles) {
+              Write-Host "Patching PDF rights in: $($file.FullName)"
+              $content = Get-Content $file.FullName
+              $content = $content -replace 'rights="none" pattern="PDF"', 'rights="read|write" pattern="PDF"'
+              Set-Content -Path $file.FullName -Value $content
+          }
       - uses: ramsey/composer-install@v2
       - name: Unit testing with phpunit
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_test-units.yml b/.github/workflows/_test-units.yml
index 3d9f5267..e5525c79 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_test-units.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_test-units.yml
@@ -187,8 +187,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           php-version: '${{ matrix.php-version }}'
           extensions: curl, fileinfo, json, imagick
-
-      - name: Install Ghostscript (Extraction & Registry Method)
+      - name: Install Ghostscript and Patch Imagick Policy
         shell: powershell
         run: |
           $gsVersion = "10.03.1"
@@ -197,10 +196,10 @@ jobs:
           $downloadPath = "$env:TEMP\gs_installer.exe"
           $extractDir = "C:\gs"
           
-          Write-Host "Downloading and Extracting..."
+          Write-Host "Downloading and Extracting Ghostscript..."
           Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $installerUrl -OutFile $downloadPath
           7z x $downloadPath -o"$extractDir" -y | Out-Null
-
+          
           $binDir = (Get-ChildItem -Path $extractDir -Recurse -Filter "gswin64c.exe").Directory.FullName
           $libDir = (Get-ChildItem -Path $extractDir -Recurse -Filter "gs_init.ps").Directory.FullName
           $dllPath = (Get-ChildItem -Path $extractDir -Recurse -Filter "gsdll64.dll").FullName
@@ -212,16 +211,25 @@ jobs:
           Write-Host "Writing Registry Keys for PHP Imagick..."
           $registryPath = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\GPL Ghostscript\$gsVersion"
           New-Item -Path $registryPath -Force | Out-Null
-          
           New-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name "GS_DLL" -Value $dllPath -PropertyType String -Force | Out-Null
           
           $gsLibStr = "$libDir;$resourceDir\Init;$resourceDir\Font"
           New-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name "GS_LIB" -Value $gsLibStr -PropertyType String -Force | Out-Null
           
-          Write-Host "Adding variables to GITHUB_ENV and GITHUB_PATH..."
+          Write-Host "Adding Ghostscript to GITHUB_ENV and GITHUB_PATH..."
           Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_ENV -Value "GS_PROG=$binDir\gs.exe"
           Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_PATH -Value $binDir
           Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_PATH -Value $libDir
+          
+          Write-Host "Patching ImageMagick policy.xml on Windows..."
+          $policyFiles = Get-ChildItem -Path C:\tools\php -Filter policy.xml -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+          
+          foreach ($file in $policyFiles) {
+              Write-Host "Patching PDF rights in: $($file.FullName)"
+              $content = Get-Content $file.FullName
+              $content = $content -replace 'rights="none" pattern="PDF"', 'rights="read|write" pattern="PDF"'
+              Set-Content -Path $file.FullName -Value $content
+          }
       - uses: ramsey/composer-install@v3
       - name: Unit testing with phpunit
         env: