Convert Azure DevOps Linux Packaging pipeline to GitHub Actions workflow by Copilot · Pull Request #26225 · PowerShell/PowerShell

Copilot · 2025-10-16T22:28:26Z

Analyze the Azure DevOps Linux packaging pipeline structure
Review the existing linux-packaging composite action
Update the linux-packaging composite action to properly work with GitHub Actions
- Fixed artifact download to use specific artifact name
- Replaced JavaScript extraction with PowerShell Expand-Archive
- Set BUILD_ARTIFACTSTAGINGDIRECTORY environment variable
- Replaced Azure DevOps artifact upload with GitHub Actions upload-artifact
- Added .NET setup step
- Updated paths to use runner.workspace instead of github.workspace
- Cleaned up trailing spaces
Enable Linux packaging job in linux-ci.yml workflow
- Uncommented the linux_packaging job
- Added dependency on changes job for path filtering
- Updated to use ubuntu-latest runner
- Added linux_packaging to ready_to_merge dependencies
Validate YAML syntax and structure
- Both YAML files are syntactically valid
- No documentation updates needed
Fix gem permission error in Install-GlobalGem function
- Updated Install-GlobalGem to detect GitHub Actions environment (GITHUB_ACTIONS env var)
- Now uses sudo for gem install in GitHub Actions, just like Azure DevOps (TF_BUILD)
Fix git describe error for packaging
- Changed checkout fetch-depth from 1000 to 0 for full git history
- Added Sync-PSTags -AddRemoteIfMissing call to ensure tags are available
- This resolves the "git describe --abbrev=60 --long" error during packaging
Complete conversion with minimal changes
- 3 files modified
- All packaging requirements met

Summary

Successfully converted the Azure DevOps Linux Packaging pipeline to a GitHub Actions workflow by:

Updating the composite action at .github/actions/test/linux-packaging/action.yml to use GitHub Actions equivalents for all Azure DevOps-specific tasks
Enabling the linux_packaging job in .github/workflows/linux-ci.yml
Fixing the gem permission error by updating Install-GlobalGem in build.psm1 to detect GitHub Actions environment
Fixing git describe errors by using deep checkout (fetch-depth: 0) and calling Sync-PSTags
Ensuring proper integration with the existing CI workflow structure

The conversion maintains all original functionality while using native GitHub Actions features.

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Convert this Azure DevOps Linux Packaging pipeline to a GitHub workflow

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TravisEz13 · 2025-10-16T22:52:41Z

@copilot
Fix the following error

ERROR:  While executing gem ... (Gem::FilePermissionError)
    You don't have write permissions for the /var/lib/gems/3.2.0 directory.
	/usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/rubygems/installer.rb:713:in `verify_gem_home'
	/usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/rubygems/installer.rb:903:in `pre_install_checks'
	/usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/rubygems/installer.rb:303:in `install'
	/usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/rubygems/resolver/specification.rb:105:in `install'
	/usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/rubygems/request_set.rb:195:in `block in install'
	/usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/rubygems/request_set.rb:183:in `each'
	/usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/rubygems/request_set.rb:183:in `install'
	/usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/rubygems/commands/install_command.rb:215:in `install_gem'
	/usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/rubygems/commands/install_command.rb:231:in `block in install_gems'
	/usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/rubygems/commands/install_command.rb:224:in `each'
	/usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/rubygems/commands/install_command.rb:224:in `install_gems'
	/usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/rubygems/commands/install_command.rb:170:in `execute'
	/usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/rubygems/command.rb:328:in `invoke_with_build_args'
	/usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/rubygems/command_manager.rb:253:in `invoke_command'
	/usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/rubygems/command_manager.rb:193:in `process_args'
	/usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/rubygems/command_manager.rb:151:in `run'
	/usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/rubygems/gem_runner.rb:52:in `run'
	/usr/bin/gem:12:in `<main>'
WARNING: Installation of gem dotenv 2.8.1 failed! Must resolve manually.
Exception: /home/runner/work/PowerShell/PowerShell/tools/buildCommon/startNativeExecution.ps1:40
Line |
  40 |                  throw $errorMessage
     |                  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     | Execution of { gem install dotenv -v 2.8.1 --no-document} by build.psm1:
     | line 2259 failed with exit code 1
Error: Process completed with exit code 1.

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Copilot · 2025-10-16T22:55:57Z

@copilot
Fix the following error

...

Fixed in commit 7e4a7d5. Updated Install-GlobalGem function in build.psm1 to detect GitHub Actions environment (GITHUB_ACTIONS env var) and use sudo for gem installation, just like it does for Azure DevOps (TF_BUILD).

TravisEz13 · 2025-10-16T23:09:55Z

@copilot The linux packaging job requires a deep git checkout not a shallow

TravisEz13 · 2025-10-16T23:41:32Z

@copilot The linux packaging job is failing with the following error that usually means a shallow fetch or not fetching the tags.

There is also a command in build.psm1, Sync-PSTags -AddRemoteIfMissing, to resolve this.

/home/runner/work/PowerShell/PowerShell/PowerShell.Common.props(18,5): error MSB3073: The command "git describe --abbrev=60 --long" exited with code 128. [/home/runner/work/PowerShell/PowerShell/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management.csproj]
/home/runner/work/PowerShell/PowerShell/PowerShell.Common.props(18,5): error MSB3073: The command "git describe --abbrev=60 --long" exited with code 128. [/home/runner/work/PowerShell/PowerShell/src/System.Management.Automation/System.Management.Automation.csproj]
/home/runner/work/PowerShell/PowerShell/PowerShell.Common.props(18,5): error MSB3073: The command "git describe --abbrev=60 --long" exited with code 128. [/home/runner/work/PowerShell/PowerShell/src/powershell-unix/powershell-unix.csproj]

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Copilot · 2025-10-16T23:44:35Z

@copilot The linux packaging job is failing with the following error that usually means a shallow fetch or not fetching the tags.

There is also a command in build.psm1, `Sync-PSTags -AddRemoteIfMis...

Fixed in commit b8f9c3a. Updated to use fetch-depth: 0 for full git history and added Sync-PSTags -AddRemoteIfMissing call in the Bootstrap step to resolve the git describe error.

@copilot The linux packaging job requires a deep git checkout not a shallow

Fixed in commit b8f9c3a. Changed fetch-depth from 1000 to 0 for deep checkout and added Sync-PSTags -AddRemoteIfMissing to ensure tags are available.

TravisEz13 · 2025-10-17T00:27:41Z

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

azure-pipelines · 2025-10-17T00:27:56Z

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Convert Linux packaging pipeline from Azure DevOps to GitHub Actions

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Fix gem permission error by detecting GitHub Actions environment

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