Makefile,internal/server: various release tweaks

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -32,11 +32,9 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e # 6.4.0
         with:
           node-version: "24"
-      - name: Install dependencies and build UI
+      - name: Build UI
         run: |
-          cd ui-svelte
+          make ui
-          npm ci
-          npm run build
 
       - name: Run GoReleaser
         uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@1a80836c5c9d9e5755a25cb59ec6f45a3b5f41a8 #7.2.1

.gitignore

@@ -8,4 +8,3 @@ dist/
 
 # UI build output; placeholder.txt is kept so the go:embed succeeds.
 internal/server/ui_dist/*
-!internal/server/ui_dist/placeholder.txt

Makefile

@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ ui/node_modules:
 # build react UI
 ui: ui/node_modules
 	cd ui-svelte && npm run build
-	mkdir -p internal/server/ui_dist
+	touch internal/server/ui_dist/placeholder.txt
-	cp -R proxy/ui_dist/. internal/server/ui_dist/
 
 # Build OSX binary
 mac: ui

internal/server/ui_dist/placeholder.txt

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-placeholder so //go:embed ui_dist succeeds before the UI is built