Johannes Schindelin [off-list ref] writes:
The fact of the matter is that the Visual C-built CI (first the Azure
Pipeline, then GitHub Actions) have built the artifacts in release mode
since forever. And the Meson addition simply made a mistake by _not
specifying_ release mode (and hence defaulting to debug mode).
OK, so this is needed for _different_ reason; it is no longer about
working around a stuck CI due to misguided test. The artifacts
should be built in a particular way to be consistent with the other
build pipelines (presumably they are used in production later, or
something?).
If explained that way in the updated log message, I would be very
happy to take the patch and merge it down, even fast-tracking down
to 'maint'.
Thanks.