[release/v7.6.5] Ship localized resources only for MSIX packages - #27799
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Pull request overview
Backports build/packaging changes to reduce package size by limiting localized satellite assemblies to MSIX packages, adjusting min-size build deployment settings, and trimming unnecessary files from packaged outputs.
Changes:
- Update
Start-PSBuildto suppress satellite assembly generation for most builds unless explicitly forced, and mark min-size builds to skip ReadyToRun. - Update packaging flow to (a) remove
.xmldocs during signed-build folder preparation and (b) strip any remaining localized resource folders from ZIP packages forwin-{x64,x86,arm64}builds. - Expand MSIX manifest resource language declarations to match the set of supported localizations.
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| File | Description |
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| tools/packaging/packaging.psm1 | Packaging refactor: ZIP/MSIX behavior changes, resource-folder stripping logic, and signed build folder cleanup updates. |
| build.psm1 | Build updates for localization production defaults and min-size build properties (SelfContained + no R2R). |
| PowerShell.Common.props | MSBuild condition update to disable ReadyToRun when ForMinimalSize=True. |
| assets/AppxManifest.xml | MSIX resource languages expanded beyond en-US. |
| .pipelines/templates/windows-hosted-build.yml | Removes extra blank lines (format-only change). |
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tools/packaging/packaging.psm1:2532
- Typo in comment: "pacakge" should be "package".
# The 'win-x64/x86/arm64' builds contain localized resources, but we ship localized resources for MSIX pacakge only.
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Backport of #27725 to release/v7.6.5
Triggered by Dongbo Wang (@daxian-dbw) on behalf of Dongbo Wang (@daxian-dbw)
Original CL Label: CL-BuildPackaging
/cc @PowerShell/powershell-maintainers
Impact
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Tooling Impact
Backports build/packaging changes that ship localized resources (satellite assemblies) only for MSIX packages, fix min-size build to use SelfContained deployment, and remove .xml files from packaging. Reduces package size by ~35mb.
Customer Impact
Regression
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This is not a regression.
Testing
Verified via binary build and package build pipelines in the original PR. Backport cherry-pick applied cleanly after conflict resolution in tools/packaging/packaging.psm1.
Risk
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Changes to build and packaging scripts are well-scoped. The packaging logic changes are substantial but self-contained; the risk is medium due to the breadth of packaging.psm1 changes.
Merge Conflicts
tools/packaging/packaging.psm1 had conflicts due to divergence between master and release/v7.6.5; manually resolved.