[release/v7.5.7] Update the MSIXBundle-VPack pipeline to create VPack for both LTS and Stable channel packages#27464
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Pull request overview
This PR backports pipeline changes for MSIXBundle VPack creation so release builds can generate channel-specific VPack packages for both LTS and Stable channels.
Changes:
- Adds a reusable
create-msixbundle-vpack.ymljob template for channel-specific bundle signing and VPack staging. - Updates
MSIXBundle-vPack-Official.ymlto build LTS/Stable MSIX packages based ontools/metadata.json. - Splits bundle/VPack creation into separate LTS and Stable jobs.
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.pipelines/templates/create-msixbundle-vpack.yml |
New template that downloads MSIX artifacts, filters by channel, creates/signs MSIX bundles, and stages output for VPack. |
.pipelines/MSIXBundle-vPack-Official.yml |
Updates the official pipeline to build channel-aware MSIX packages and invoke the new LTS/Stable VPack jobs. |
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| - task: DownloadPipelineArtifact@2 | ||
| inputs: | ||
| artifactName: drop_build_x64 | ||
| itemPattern: | | ||
| **/*.msix | ||
| targetPath: '$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)\downloads' | ||
| displayName: Download msix for x64 | ||
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| - task: DownloadPipelineArtifact@2 | ||
| inputs: | ||
| artifactName: drop_build_arm64 | ||
| itemPattern: | | ||
| **/*.msix | ||
| targetPath: '$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)\downloads' | ||
| displayName: Download msix for arm64 |
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| $file = Get-ChildItem $sourceDir | Select-Object -First 1 | ||
| $prefix = ($file.BaseName -split "-win")[0] | ||
| $pkgName = "$prefix.msixbundle" | ||
| Write-Verbose -Verbose "Creating $pkgName" | ||
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| $makeappx = '$(MakeAppxPath)' | ||
| $outputDir = "$sourceDir\output" |
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| - pwsh: | | ||
| Write-Verbose -Verbose 'PowerShell Version: $(Version)' | ||
| $cmd = Get-Command makeappx.exe -ErrorAction Ignore | ||
| if ($cmd) { | ||
| Write-Verbose -Verbose 'makeappx available in PATH' | ||
| $exePath = $cmd.Source | ||
| } else { | ||
| $makeappx = Get-ChildItem -Recurse 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\makeappx.exe' | | ||
| Where-Object { $_.DirectoryName -match 'x64' } | | ||
| Select-Object -Last 1 | ||
| $exePath = $makeappx.FullName | ||
| Write-Verbose -Verbose "makeappx was found: $exePath" | ||
| } | ||
| $vstsCommandString = "vso[task.setvariable variable=MakeAppxPath]$exePath" | ||
| Write-Host ("sending " + $vstsCommandString) | ||
| Write-Host "##$vstsCommandString" | ||
| displayName: Find makeappx tool | ||
| retryCountOnTaskFailure: 1 |
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Backport of #27384 to release/v7.5.7
Triggered by @adityapatwardhan on behalf of @daxian-dbw
Original CL Label: CL-BuildPackaging
/cc @PowerShell/powershell-maintainers
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Updates the MSIXBundle-VPack pipeline to create VPack for both LTS and Stable channel packages, removes signed individual files from output, and ensures correct job conditions and package naming.
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Cherry-pick applied cleanly onto release/v7.5.7 with no conflicts. Verified branch commit and push succeeded. The change scope is limited to pipeline YAML and packaging logic.
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Change is limited to build pipeline and packaging logic. No impact on runtime or customer-facing code. Ensures pipelines are functional and up-to-date.