Install .NET 8.0 when using darc
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`darc` is no longer 6.0 and had a pin so that we don't need to install .NET 8.0 but the pin was removed dotnet/arcade-services#5443
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Pull request overview
This PR adds .NET 8.0 SDK installation to support darc tool execution in CI/CD pipelines. According to the description, darc is no longer targeting .NET 6.0 and requires .NET 8.0 to be installed. The PR also includes Azure DevOps pipeline image updates and minor formatting improvements.
Key changes:
- Adds
UseDotNet@2task to install .NET 8.0.x before running darc operations - Updates Windows build agent images from VS2022 to VS2026 preview
- Adds quotes around pipeline variables and removes trailing whitespace
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Copilot reviewed 2 out of 2 changed files in this pull request and generated 5 comments.
| File | Description |
|---|---|
| eng/common/core-templates/post-build/post-build.yml | Adds .NET 8.0 installation task, updates agent images to VS2026 preview, adds quotes to variable references, and repositions comment |
| eng/common/core-templates/job/publish-build-assets.yml | Adds .NET 8.0 installation task, conditionalizes legacyCredential parameter for DevDiv projects, adds quotes to variable references, removes trailing whitespace |
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darcis no longer 6.0 and had a pin so that we don't need to install .NET 8.0 but the pin was removeddotnet/arcade-services#5443
I pulled these files from the latest VMR build's eng/common