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Analyze and backport changes from nightly to the release branch in dotnet/dotnet-docker.
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Create a public PR to the dotnet-docker release branch with new .NET versions, and a follow-up PR from the release branch into main. Use when preparing the public release PR for a .NET containers servicing release.
Create a PR to merge main into the nightly branch after a .NET containers servicing release. Use when updating the nightly branch post-release or merging main to nightly.
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| name | backport-changes |
| description | Analyze and backport changes from nightly to the release branch in dotnet/dotnet-docker. |
| user-invocable | true |
| disable-model-invocation | true |
pwsh scripts/Get-BackportPRs.ps1 to find PRs to backport.git cherry-pick <commits> (in the order they were merged).
eng/common updates - standard engineering infrastructureAfter analyzing PRs, present results in a table:
| PR | Title | Backport | Reason | Commit |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| #1234 | Update PowerShell to X.Y.Z | ✅ Yes | Component update | 123abc... |
| #1235 | Daily build .NET X.Y.Z-preview.Y | ❌ No | Version-only update, no Dockerfile changes | 123abc... |
| #1236 | Add Ubuntu X.Y images | ✅ Yes | New images ready for release | 123abc... |
| Conflicting files | Resolution |
|---|---|
src/* | Regenerate Dockerfiles. |
READMEs | Regenerate READMEs. |
manifest.json | Take changes from nightly, ensure latest tags are on the correct (non-preview) versions, then regenerate Dockerfiles and READMEs. |
manifest.versions.json | Keep the latest/most up-to-date versions. |
| Other files | Stop and consult the user. |