Specify 'linux-arm64' runtime if package type is 'deb-arm64' in packaging.psm1 by anamnavi · Pull Request #27401 · PowerShell/PowerShell

PR Summary

Add condition to specify Runtime as linux-arm64 for New-PSOptions call, if PackageType is deb-arm64. Without this, the runtime gets set as the default linux-x64 runtime which causes packaging to fail for debian arm64.

Packaging improvements:

• Added handling for the deb-arm64 package type in the Start-PSPackage function, enabling the creation of ARM64 Debian packages by specifying the linux-arm64 runtime.

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• Make sure all .h, .cpp, .cs, .ps1 and .psm1 files have the correct copyright header
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    This pull request introduces support for a new package type in the packaging script. Specifically, it adds logic to handle the creation of deb-arm64 packages, ensuring the correct runtime and configuration are used when building for this architecture.

Packaging improvements:

• Added a conditional branch in the Start-PSPackage function within packaging.psm1 to support the deb-arm64 package type, configuring it to use the linux-arm64 runtime in Release mode.

@anamnavi Can you please update the PR description to include what issue this is fixing?

The team's decided that we are not backporting arm64 package related PRs to 7.4 and 7.5.