fix: add clean build step and improve error handling

- Add clean build step before frontend build to prevent caching issues
- Improve error handling in CI workflows with explicit exit codes
- Ensure dist directory verification fails fast if not found
- Add proper error messages for debugging CI issues

Author: NeuralEmpowerment

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -128,18 +128,21 @@ jobs:
         run: npm ci
         working-directory: web
 
+      - name: Clean previous build
+        run: rm -rf dist
+
       - name: Build frontend
         run: |
           echo "Building frontend..."
           npm run build
           echo "Frontend build completed"
-          ls -la dist || echo "dist directory not found in workspace root"
+          ls -la dist || (echo "dist directory not found in workspace root" && exit 1)
         working-directory: web
 
       - name: Verify frontend dist exists
         run: |
           echo "Checking for dist directory in workspace root..."
-          ls -la ../dist || echo "dist directory not found in workspace root"
+          ls -la dist || (echo "dist directory not found in workspace root" && exit 1)
 
       - name: Build Tauri app
         uses: tauri-apps/tauri-action@v0

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -64,14 +64,22 @@ jobs:
         run: npm ci
         working-directory: web
 
+      - name: Clean previous build
+        run: rm -rf dist
+
       - name: Build frontend
         run: |
           echo "Building frontend..."
           npm run build
           echo "Frontend build completed"
-          ls -la dist || echo "dist directory not found in workspace root"
+          ls -la dist || (echo "dist directory not found in workspace root" && exit 1)
         working-directory: web
 
+      - name: Verify frontend dist exists
+        run: |
+          echo "Checking for dist directory in workspace root..."
+          ls -la dist || (echo "dist directory not found in workspace root" && exit 1)
+
       - name: Build application
         uses: tauri-apps/tauri-action@v0
         env: