Merge pull request #5627 from RaiKoHoff/grepWin_orig

chore: remove grepWinNP3 project from main

Author: RaiKoHoff

.github/copilot-instructions.md

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ GitHub Actions workflow at `.github/workflows/build.yml` builds all four platfor
 
 ## Architecture
 
-Notepad3 is a Win32 desktop text editor built on the **Scintilla** editing component with **Lexilla** for syntax highlighting. It ships with two companion tools: **MiniPath** (file browser) and **grepWinNP3** (file search/grep).
+Notepad3 is a Win32 desktop text editor built on the **Scintilla** editing component with **Lexilla** for syntax highlighting. It ships with the companion tool **MiniPath** (file browser) and integrates with the external **grepWin** tool (file search/grep).
 
 ### Core modules (in `src\`)
 
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ Notepad3 is a Win32 desktop text editor built on the **Scintilla** editing compo
 - **`src\tinyexpr\` / `src\tinyexprcpp\`** — Expression evaluator for statusbar
 - **`src\uthash\`** — Hash table library (C macros)
 - **`src\crypto\`** — Rijndael/SHA-256 for AES-256 encryption
-- **Boost Regex & IOStreams** — Managed via `vcpkg.json`
 
 ### Syntax highlighting lexers (`src\StyleLexers\`)
 

Build/Build_PortableApp.cmd

@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ REM Build PortableApps Package
 REM Usage: Build_PortableApp.cmd [arguments passed to BuildPortableApp.ps1]
 
 setlocal
+set PortAppsDir=D:\PortableApps
 
-powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "%~dp0scripts\BuildPortableApp.ps1" %*
+powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "%~dp0scripts\BuildPortableApp.ps1" -PortableAppsDir "%PortAppsDir%" %*

Build/scripts/BuildPortableApp.ps1

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Build PortableApps Package for Notepad3
 # Usage: .\BuildPortableApp.ps1 [-SkipBuild] [-SkipVersionPatch]
-#          [-SkipLauncherGenerator] [-InstallerPath <path>]
+#          [-SkipLauncherGenerator] [-PortableAppsDir <path>]
 #
 # Steps:
 #   1. Run Version.ps1 to generate VersionEx.h
@@ -15,13 +15,15 @@ param(
     [switch]$SkipBuild,
     [switch]$SkipVersionPatch,
     [switch]$SkipLauncherGenerator,
-    [string]$InstallerPath = "d:\PortableApps\PortableApps.comInstaller\PortableApps.comInstaller.exe"
+    [string]$PortableAppsDir = "D:\PortableApps"
 )
 
 $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
 $ScriptDir = Split-Path -Parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path
 $RepoRoot = Split-Path -Parent (Split-Path -Parent $ScriptDir)
 
+$InstallerPath = Join-Path $PortableAppsDir "PortableApps.comInstaller\PortableApps.comInstaller.exe"
+
 $PortableAppRoot = Join-Path $RepoRoot "np3portableapp"
 $PortableAppDir = Join-Path $PortableAppRoot "Notepad3Portable"
 $AppInfoDir = Join-Path $PortableAppDir "App\AppInfo"
@@ -255,7 +257,7 @@ if ($SkipLauncherGenerator) {
     Write-Host "Skipped (using existing Notepad3Portable.exe)" -ForegroundColor Yellow
 }
 else {
-    $LauncherGeneratorPath = "d:\PortableApps\PortableApps.comLauncher\PortableApps.comLauncherGenerator.exe"
+    $LauncherGeneratorPath = Join-Path $PortableAppsDir "PortableApps.comLauncher\PortableApps.comLauncherGenerator.exe"
     if (-not (Test-Path $LauncherGeneratorPath)) {
         throw "PortableApps.comLauncherGenerator.exe not found: $LauncherGeneratorPath"
     }

CLAUDE.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with co
 
 ## Project Overview
 
-Notepad3 is a Windows-only Win32 desktop text editor (C/C++) built on **Scintilla** (editing component) and **Lexilla** (syntax highlighting). It ships with companion tools **MiniPath** (file browser, Ctrl+M) and **grepWinNP3** (file search/grep, Ctrl+Shift+F). Licensed under BSD 3-Clause.
+Notepad3 is a Windows-only Win32 desktop text editor (C/C++) built on **Scintilla** (editing component) and **Lexilla** (syntax highlighting). It ships with the companion tool **MiniPath** (file browser, Ctrl+M) and integrates with the external **grepWin** tool (file search/grep, Ctrl+Shift+F). Licensed under BSD 3-Clause.
 
 ## Build Commands
 
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ MainWndProc (Notepad3.c)
 | `src\tinyexpr\` / `src\tinyexprcpp\` | TinyExpr | Expression evaluator (statusbar) |
 | `src\uthash\` | uthash | Hash table / dynamic array macros |
 | `src\crypto\` | Rijndael/SHA-256 | AES-256 encryption |
-| Boost (via `vcpkg.json`) | Boost Regex & IOStreams | Used by grepWinNP3 |
 
 ### Syntax Lexers (`src\StyleLexers\`)