[release/v7.6] Integrate Windows packaging into windows-ci workflow using reusable workflow #26468
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Pull Request Overview
This PR backports the Windows packaging integration to the release/v7.6 branch, migrating Windows package creation from Azure DevOps pipelines to GitHub Actions. This enables servicing teams to produce Windows packages directly from the CI workflow.
Key Changes:
- Introduces a reusable Windows packaging workflow that builds and packages PowerShell for multiple architectures (x64, x86, arm64) and channels (stable, preview)
- Integrates the packaging workflow into the Windows CI pipeline with path-based filtering to trigger only on packaging-related changes
- Adds environment variables (
SYSTEM_ARTIFACTSDIRECTORY,BUILD_ARTIFACTSTAGINGDIRECTORY) to support artifact handling in GitHub Actions
Reviewed Changes
Copilot reviewed 3 out of 3 changed files in this pull request and generated 3 comments.
| File | Description |
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.github/workflows/windows-packaging-reusable.yml |
New reusable workflow that builds and packages PowerShell for Windows across 4 matrix combinations (x64/x86/arm64 × preview/stable) |
.github/workflows/windows-ci.yml |
Integrates the packaging workflow with conditional execution based on file changes; adds artifact environment variables |
.github/actions/infrastructure/path-filters/action.yml |
Adds packagingChanged output to detect packaging-related file modifications (WiX assets, project files, packaging scripts) |
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Backport of #26224 to release/v7.6
Triggered by @TravisEz13 on behalf of @app/copilot-swe-agent
Original CL Label: CL-BuildPackaging
/cc @PowerShell/powershell-maintainers
Impact
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Tooling Impact
Updates windows-ci to call the reusable packaging workflow and adds packaging path filters plus environment setup so the packaging automation continues to function on servicing branches.
Customer Impact
Shipping teams can only produce Windows packages when packaging jobs run; without this integration the release branch requires the deprecated AzDO pipeline, which slows servicing cadence.
Regression
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This is not a regression.
Testing
Validated by rerunning the new Windows packaging reusable workflow on master, confirming each matrix leg (x64 preview, x86 stable, x86 preview, arm64 preview) builds and uploads artifacts; verified path-filter logic by touching packaging files and ensuring only the Windows packaging job fan-out triggered; smoke-ran Invoke-CIInstall/Invoke-CIFinish locally to ensure SBOM generation and artifact environment variables function outside AzDO.
Risk
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Changes how all Windows packages are produced by moving the AzDO pipeline into GitHub Actions; any mistakes would block shipping signed MSI/MSIX payloads, so we treat this as high risk though the jobs are identical to master.