Integrate Windows packaging into windows-ci workflow using reusable workflow #26224

Copilot · 2025-10-16T22:24:46Z

Converts the Windows packaging Azure DevOps pipeline to GitHub Actions and integrates it into the existing windows-ci.yml workflow for better maintainability and efficiency.

Changes Made

Workflow Integration

Created reusable workflow (windows-packaging-reusable.yml) for Windows packaging with an internal matrix strategy
Single workflow call from windows-ci.yml that groups all packaging configurations together in the GitHub Actions UI
Added path-filters support for packaging-related file changes with a new packagingChanged output
Matrix strategy with four configurations inside the reusable workflow:
- x64 preview (win7-x64)
- x86 stable (win7-x86)
- x86 preview (win7-x86)
- arm64 preview (win-arm64)

Path Filtering

Updated the path-filters composite action to detect changes to packaging-related files:

.github/workflows/windows-ci.yml
assets/wix/**
build.psm1
global.json
nuget.config
PowerShell.Common.props
src/*.csproj
test/packaging/windows/**
tools/ci.psm1
tools/packaging/**
tools/wix/**

The packagingChanged logic was refactored to use already-computed boolean variables (buildModuleChanged, globalConfigChanged, toolsCiPsm1Changed) for better code organization and efficiency.

Build Pipeline

The reusable packaging workflow follows the same pattern as other windows-ci jobs:

Deep git checkout (fetch-depth: 1000) for git history and tags
Environment and PowerShell version capture
Switch to public NuGet feeds
.NET SDK setup using global.json
Bootstrap via Invoke-CIInstall
Build and package via Invoke-CIFinish (runs both Build and Package stages together)
Upload artifacts for each matrix configuration

Environment Configuration

Added SYSTEM_ARTIFACTSDIRECTORY and BUILD_ARTIFACTSTAGINGDIRECTORY environment variables to support the packaging process
SBOM generation handled automatically via packaging.psm1 when running outside Azure DevOps

UI Organization

The packaging jobs only run when packaging-related files are changed, optimizing CI resources while maintaining full functionality. All four packaging configurations appear grouped together under a single "Windows Packaging" job in the GitHub Actions UI, providing a cleaner and more organized view where users can expand/collapse the packaging group to see all matrix jobs.

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.github/workflows/windows-packaging.yml

TravisEz13 · 2025-10-16T23:02:11Z

@copilot The Build and Package step requires a deep git checkout not shallow

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Copilot · 2025-10-16T23:05:00Z

@copilot The Build and Package step requires a deep git checkout not shallow

Fixed in commit above. Changed the checkout to use fetch-depth: 1000 to ensure git history and tags are available for the build and packaging process, following the same pattern used in other CI workflows.

TravisEz13 · 2025-10-16T23:23:58Z

@copilot

Okay, it's working. Integrate it into windows-ci workflow instead of having it's own workflow.

trigger based on this list, but you need to use the path-filters composite action

    - ".github/workflows/windows-packaging.yml"
    - assets/wix/*
    - build.psm1
    - global.json
    - nuget.config
    - PowerShell.Common.props
    - src/*.csproj
    - test/packaging/windows/*
    - tools/ci.psm1
    - tools/packaging/*
    - tools/wix/*

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Copilot · 2025-10-16T23:28:04Z

@copilot

Okay, it's working. Integrate it into windows-ci workflow instead of having it's own workflow.
...

Integrated in commit above. The packaging jobs are now part of windows-ci.yml and use the path-filters composite action with a new packagingChanged output that checks for changes to the specified files. The standalone windows-packaging.yml has been removed.

.github/actions/infrastructure/path-filters/action.yml

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Copilot · 2025-10-17T00:22:22Z

@copilot put packaging in a single reusable workflow with the entire matrix

Done in commit above. The reusable workflow now contains the entire matrix with all four configurations, and windows-ci.yml calls it once. This groups all packaging jobs together under "Windows Packaging" in the GitHub Actions UI.

TravisEz13 · 2025-10-17T15:47:40Z

/azp run PowerShell-CI-linux-packaging, PowerShell-Windows-Packaging-CI

azure-pipelines · 2025-10-17T15:47:50Z

Azure Pipelines could not run because the pipeline triggers exclude this branch/path.

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