[release/v7.6.6] Prepare for onboarding PowerShell to the Native2Native localization pipeline - #27916
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…ipeline (PowerShell#27667) 1. Create the `LocProject.json` file for PowerShell localization. 2. Remove the unused `.resx` resource files and source files. 3. Update the `ResourceValidation` tests.
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Pull request overview
Backports #27667 to release/v7.6.6 to prepare PowerShell for the Native2Native localization pipeline by adding localization project configuration and removing unused/dead resource + source files, while updating ResourceValidation tests to align with the cleaned-up resource set.
Changes:
- Add
Localize/LocProject.jsonto define the Native2Native localization inputs/outputs across key assemblies. - Remove unused
.resxand legacy/unshipped.cssource files and simplify related.csprojexclusions. - Update ResourceValidation tests to stop excluding resources that are no longer present, and make
Test-ResourceStrings’sExcludeListoptional.
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| test/powershell/engine/ResourceValidation/WSManResources.Tests.ps1 | Removes now-unnecessary exclude list and standardizes $AssemblyName. |
| test/powershell/engine/ResourceValidation/UtilityResources.Tests.ps1 | Removes exclude list and fixes module name casing (Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility). |
| test/powershell/engine/ResourceValidation/TestRunner.ps1 | Makes AssemblyName mandatory and ExcludeList optional (default @()). |
| test/powershell/engine/ResourceValidation/SMAResources.Tests.ps1 | Narrows exclusion to EventResource.resx with updated rationale. |
| test/powershell/engine/ResourceValidation/SecurityResources.Tests.ps1 | Removes now-unnecessary exclude list and standardizes $AssemblyName. |
| test/powershell/engine/ResourceValidation/ManagementCommandsResources.Tests.ps1 | Removes exclude list now that removed resources are gone. |
| test/powershell/engine/ResourceValidation/DotNetEventingResources.Tests.ps1 | Removes empty exclude list and standardizes $AssemblyName. |
| test/powershell/engine/ResourceValidation/ConsoleHostResources.Tests.ps1 | Removes exclude list now that removed resources are gone. |
| test/powershell/engine/ResourceValidation/CimCmdletsResources.Tests.ps1 | Removes empty exclude list and standardizes $AssemblyName. |
| src/System.Management.Automation/utils/perfCounters/CounterSetRegistrarBase.cs | Deletes unused perf-counter registrar implementation. |
| src/System.Management.Automation/utils/BackgroundDispatcher.cs | Deletes unused background dispatcher implementation. |
| src/System.Management.Automation/System.Management.Automation.csproj | Removes stale Compile Remove/EmbeddedResource Remove entries; keeps only gen\EventResource.cs exclusion. |
| src/System.Management.Automation/resources/ErrorPackageRemoting.resx | Deletes unused resource file. |
| src/System.Management.Automation/resources/CoreMshSnapinResources.resx | Deletes unused resource file. |
| src/System.Management.Automation/namespaces/TransactedRegistry.cs | Deletes unused transacted registry helper. |
| src/System.Management.Automation/namespaces/SafeTransactionHandle.cs | Deletes unused transaction handle wrapper. |
| src/System.Management.Automation/engine/TransactedString.cs | Deletes unused transactional string type. |
| src/System.Management.Automation/engine/remoting/commands/ResumeJob.cs | Deletes unused/unshipped cmdlet source. |
| src/System.Management.Automation/engine/hostifaces/RunspaceInvoke.cs | Deletes unused/unshipped API surface in this branch’s build. |
| src/ResGen/Program.cs | Makes Program a static class. |
| src/Microsoft.WSMan.Management/WsManSnapin.cs | Deletes unused snap-in implementation. |
| src/Microsoft.WSMan.Management/Microsoft.WSMan.Management.csproj | Removes now-stale Compile Remove for deleted WsManSnapin.cs. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Security/singleshell/installer/MshSecurityMshSnapin.cs | Deletes unused snap-in installer source. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Security/resources/SecurityMshSnapinResources.resx | Deletes unused snap-in resource. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Security/Microsoft.PowerShell.Security.csproj | Removes now-stale Compile Remove/EmbeddedResource Remove block. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.LocalAccounts/Microsoft.PowerShell.LocalAccounts.csproj | Removes unused/unbuilt LocalAccounts project from the tree. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.LocalAccounts/LocalAccounts/StringUtil.cs | Deletes unused LocalAccounts source. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.LocalAccounts/LocalAccounts/PInvokeDllNames.cs | Deletes unused LocalAccounts source. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.LocalAccounts/LocalAccounts/LocalUser.cs | Deletes unused LocalAccounts source. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.LocalAccounts/LocalAccounts/LocalPrincipal.cs | Deletes unused LocalAccounts source. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.LocalAccounts/LocalAccounts/LocalGroup.cs | Deletes unused LocalAccounts source. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.LocalAccounts/LocalAccounts/Extensions.cs | Deletes unused LocalAccounts source. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.LocalAccounts/LocalAccounts/Commands/SetLocalGroupCommand.cs | Deletes unused LocalAccounts cmdlet source. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.LocalAccounts/LocalAccounts/Commands/RenameLocalUserCommand.cs | Deletes unused LocalAccounts cmdlet source. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.LocalAccounts/LocalAccounts/Commands/RenameLocalGroupCommand.cs | Deletes unused LocalAccounts cmdlet source. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.LocalAccounts/LocalAccounts/Commands/RemoveLocalUserCommand.cs | Deletes unused LocalAccounts cmdlet source. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.LocalAccounts/LocalAccounts/Commands/RemoveLocalGroupCommand.cs | Deletes unused LocalAccounts cmdlet source. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.LocalAccounts/LocalAccounts/Commands/NewLocalGroupCommand.cs | Deletes unused LocalAccounts cmdlet source. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.LocalAccounts/LocalAccounts/Commands/GetLocalUserCommand.cs | Deletes unused LocalAccounts cmdlet source. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.LocalAccounts/LocalAccounts/Commands/GetLocalGroupMemberCommand.cs | Deletes unused LocalAccounts cmdlet source. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.LocalAccounts/LocalAccounts/Commands/GetLocalGroupCommand.cs | Deletes unused LocalAccounts cmdlet source. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.LocalAccounts/LocalAccounts/Commands/EnableLocalUserCommand.cs | Deletes unused LocalAccounts cmdlet source. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.LocalAccounts/LocalAccounts/Commands/DisableLocalUserCommand.cs | Deletes unused LocalAccounts cmdlet source. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost/singleshell/installer/MshHostMshSnapin.cs | Deletes unused snap-in installer source. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost/singleshell/installer/EngineInstaller.cs | Deletes unused installer source. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost/resources/HostMshSnapinResources.resx | Deletes unused snap-in resource. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost/Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost.csproj | Removes now-stale Compile Remove/EmbeddedResource Remove block. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility/singleshell/installer/MshUtilityMshSnapin.cs | Deletes unused snap-in installer source. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility/resources/UtilityMshSnapinResources.resx | Deletes unused snap-in resource. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility/resources/ImmutableStrings.resx | Deletes unused resource file. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility/resources/ConvertStringResources.resx | Deletes unused resource file. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility/resources/ConvertFromStringResources.resx | Deletes unused resource file. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility.csproj | Removes now-stale Compile Remove/EmbeddedResource Remove block. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management/singleshell/installer/MshManagementMshSnapin.cs | Deletes unused snap-in installer source. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management/resources/WmiResources.resx | Deletes unused resource file. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management/resources/WebServiceResources.resx | Deletes unused resource file. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management/resources/TransactionResources.resx | Deletes unused resource file. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management/resources/ManagementMshSnapInResources.resx | Deletes unused resource file. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management/resources/ControlPanelResources.resx | Deletes unused resource file. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management.csproj | Removes now-stale Compile Remove/EmbeddedResource Remove block. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management/commands/management/UseTransactionCommand.cs | Deletes unused/unshipped transaction cmdlet source. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management/commands/management/StartTransactionCommand.cs | Deletes unused/unshipped transaction cmdlet source. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management/commands/management/SetWMIInstanceCommand.cs | Deletes unused/unshipped WMI cmdlet source. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management/commands/management/RollbackTransactionCommand.cs | Deletes unused/unshipped transaction cmdlet source. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management/commands/management/RemoveWMIObjectCommand.cs | Deletes unused/unshipped WMI cmdlet source. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management/commands/management/RegisterWMIEventCommand.cs | Deletes unused/unshipped WMI event cmdlet source. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management/commands/management/GetTransactionCommand.cs | Deletes unused/unshipped transaction cmdlet source. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management/commands/management/CommitTransactionCommand.cs | Deletes unused/unshipped transaction cmdlet source. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Diagnostics/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Diagnostics.csproj | Removes stale Compile Remove entries for deleted sources. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Diagnostics/GetEventSnapin.cs | Deletes unused snap-in implementation. |
| src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Diagnostics/CounterFileInfo.cs | Deletes unused type. |
| Localize/LocProject.json | Adds Native2Native localization project configuration for PowerShell resources. |
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Backport of #27667 to release/v7.6.6
Triggered by Patrick Meinecke (@SeeminglyScience) on behalf of Dongbo Wang (@daxian-dbw)
Original CL Label: CL-BuildPackaging
/cc @PowerShell/powershell-maintainers
Impact
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Tooling Impact
Sets up the Native2Native localization pipeline (LocProject.json) and removes unused resource/source files, required for onboarding PowerShell 7.6 to localization.
Customer Impact
Regression
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This is not a regression.
Testing
Verified the cherry-picked commit builds correctly with all unused files removed and csproj references cleaned up. Original PR updated ResourceValidation tests accordingly, which were carried over in this backport unchanged.
Risk
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Removes unused/dead code and resource files and adds localization pipeline configuration (LocProject.json). No behavioral changes to shipped cmdlets. Validated in master; risk is limited to build/packaging correctness rather than runtime behavior.
Merge Conflicts
Files deleted by the original PR (
ControlPanelItemCommand.cs,Eventlog.cs,WebServiceProxy.cs,cmdlets-over-objects.xmlSerializer.autogen.cs) conflicted because the release branch had unrelated trivial diagnostic/whitespace fixes applied since divergence. Accepted the deletions per the PR's intent (removing unused files).Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Utility.csprojandSystem.Management.Automation.csprojhad conflicts where the release branch pins different package versions (Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp5.0.0 vs 5.6.0,System.Drawing.Common10.0.5 vs 11.0.0-preview) and has an extraEmbeddedResource Includeforcmdlets-over-objects.xsdfrom a prior backport; resolved by keeping the release branch's package versions and existing resource include, while applying the PR's removal ofCompile Remove/EmbeddedResource Removeentries for the now-deleted files.