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portable: extract common release helpers into release-common.sh
shmuelie Mar 12, 2026
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msix: add MSIX package manifest template
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msix: add release script to build MSIX packages
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/msi/obj/
/msi/package-versions.txt
/msi/wix40-binaries.zip
/msix/root/
/nuget/GitForWindows.nuspec
/nuget/Git-Windows-Minimal.nuspec
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Package
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/foundation/windows10"
xmlns:uap="http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/uap/windows10"
xmlns:uap2="http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/uap/windows10/2"
xmlns:uap3="http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/uap/windows10/3"
xmlns:uap10="http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/uap/windows10/10"
xmlns:rescap="http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/foundation/windows10/restrictedcapabilities"
xmlns:desktop="http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/desktop/windows10"
xmlns:desktop6="http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/desktop/windows10/6"
IgnorableNamespaces="uap uap2 uap3 rescap desktop desktop6 uap10">

<Identity
Name="Git.GitforWindows"
Publisher="CN=The Git Development Community"
Version="@@VERSION@@" />
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The @@VERSION@@ placeholder makes sense. Nit: The commit message talks about @@Version@@ instead.


<Properties>
<DisplayName>Git for Windows</DisplayName>
<PublisherDisplayName>The Git Development Community</PublisherDisplayName>
<Logo>Assets\StoreLogo.png</Logo>
<Description>Git for Windows focuses on offering a lightweight, native set of tools that bring the full feature set of the Git to Windows while providing appropriate user interfaces for experienced users.</Description>
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<Description>Git for Windows focuses on offering a lightweight, native set of tools that bring the full feature set of the Git to Windows while providing appropriate user interfaces for experienced users.</Description>
<Description>Git for Windows focuses on offering a lightweight, native set of tools that bring the full feature set of Git to Windows while providing appropriate user interfaces for experienced users.</Description>

I don't think I've ever seen "the Git" in any reasonably formal writing.

<desktop6:FileSystemWriteVirtualization>disabled</desktop6:FileSystemWriteVirtualization>
<desktop6:RegistryWriteVirtualization>disabled</desktop6:RegistryWriteVirtualization>
</Properties>

<Dependencies>
<TargetDeviceFamily Name="Windows.Desktop" MinVersion="10.0.19041.0" MaxVersionTested="10.0.26100.0" />
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Does the MinVersion also need a placeholder, so we can switch it to 10.0.2XXX.0 on CLANGARM64 (due to the requirement for x64 emulation)?

</Dependencies>

<Resources>
<Resource Language="en-us"/>
</Resources>

<Applications>
<Application Id="GitBash" Executable="git-bash.exe" uap10:RuntimeBehavior="win32App" uap10:TrustLevel="mediumIL">
<uap3:VisualElements
DisplayName="Git Bash"
Description="Git Bash - Unix-like command line for Git"
VisualGroup="Git for Windows"
BackgroundColor="transparent"
Square150x150Logo="Assets\Square150x150Logo.png"
Square44x44Logo="Assets\Square44x44Logo.png">
</uap3:VisualElements>
<Extensions>
<uap3:Extension Category="windows.appExecutionAlias">
<uap3:AppExecutionAlias>
<desktop:ExecutionAlias Alias="git-bash.exe" />
</uap3:AppExecutionAlias>
</uap3:Extension>
</Extensions>
</Application>
<Application Id="GitCmd" Executable="git-cmd.exe" uap10:RuntimeBehavior="win32App" uap10:TrustLevel="mediumIL">
<uap3:VisualElements
DisplayName="Git CMD"
Description="Git CMD - Windows command line for Git"
VisualGroup="Git for Windows"
BackgroundColor="transparent"
Square150x150Logo="Assets\Square150x150Logo.png"
Square44x44Logo="Assets\Square44x44Logo.png">
</uap3:VisualElements>
<Extensions>
<uap3:Extension Category="windows.appExecutionAlias">
<uap3:AppExecutionAlias>
<desktop:ExecutionAlias Alias="git-cmd.exe" />
</uap3:AppExecutionAlias>
</uap3:Extension>
</Extensions>
</Application>
<Application Id="GitGui" Executable="cmd\git-gui.exe" uap10:RuntimeBehavior="win32App" uap10:TrustLevel="mediumIL">
<uap3:VisualElements
DisplayName="Git GUI"
Description="Git GUI - Windows graphical interface for Git"
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Description="Git GUI - Windows graphical interface for Git"
Description="Git GUI - Graphical interface for Git"

VisualGroup="Git for Windows"
BackgroundColor="transparent"
Square150x150Logo="Assets\Square150x150Logo.png"
Square44x44Logo="Assets\Square44x44Logo.png">
</uap3:VisualElements>
<Extensions>
<uap3:Extension Category="windows.appExecutionAlias">
<uap3:AppExecutionAlias>
<desktop:ExecutionAlias Alias="git-gui.exe" />
</uap3:AppExecutionAlias>
</uap3:Extension>
</Extensions>
</Application>
<Application Id="Bash" Executable="bin\bash.exe" uap10:RuntimeBehavior="win32App" uap10:TrustLevel="mediumIL">
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What's the purpose of the bash alias? It would allow MSIX users to create their own Windows Terminal profile, so it might be usefull.

<uap:VisualElements
DisplayName="Bash"
Description="Bash shell"
BackgroundColor="transparent"
Square150x150Logo="Assets\Square150x150Logo.png"
Square44x44Logo="Assets\Square44x44Logo.png"
AppListEntry="none">
</uap:VisualElements>
<Extensions>
<uap3:Extension Category="windows.appExecutionAlias">
<uap3:AppExecutionAlias>
<desktop:ExecutionAlias Alias="bash.exe" />
</uap3:AppExecutionAlias>
</uap3:Extension>
</Extensions>
</Application>
<Application Id="Git" Executable="bin\git.exe" uap10:RuntimeBehavior="win32App" uap10:TrustLevel="mediumIL">
<uap:VisualElements
DisplayName="Git"
Description="Git version control"
BackgroundColor="transparent"
Square150x150Logo="Assets\Square150x150Logo.png"
Square44x44Logo="Assets\Square44x44Logo.png"
AppListEntry="none">
</uap:VisualElements>
<Extensions>
<uap3:Extension Category="windows.appExecutionAlias">
<uap3:AppExecutionAlias>
<desktop:ExecutionAlias Alias="git.exe" />
</uap3:AppExecutionAlias>
</uap3:Extension>
</Extensions>
</Application>
<Application Id="Sh" Executable="bin\sh.exe" uap10:RuntimeBehavior="win32App" uap10:TrustLevel="mediumIL">
<uap:VisualElements
DisplayName="Sh"
Description="Shell"
BackgroundColor="transparent"
Square150x150Logo="Assets\Square150x150Logo.png"
Square44x44Logo="Assets\Square44x44Logo.png"
AppListEntry="none">
</uap:VisualElements>
<Extensions>
<uap3:Extension Category="windows.appExecutionAlias">
<uap3:AppExecutionAlias>
<desktop:ExecutionAlias Alias="sh.exe" />
</uap3:AppExecutionAlias>
</uap3:Extension>
</Extensions>
</Application>
<Application Id="Nano" Executable="usr\bin\nano.exe" uap10:RuntimeBehavior="win32App" uap10:TrustLevel="mediumIL">
<uap:VisualElements
DisplayName="Nano"
Description="Nano Editor"
BackgroundColor="transparent"
Square150x150Logo="Assets\Square150x150Logo.png"
Square44x44Logo="Assets\Square44x44Logo.png"
AppListEntry="none">
</uap:VisualElements>
<Extensions>
<uap3:Extension Category="windows.appExecutionAlias">
<uap3:AppExecutionAlias>
<desktop:ExecutionAlias Alias="nano.exe" />
</uap3:AppExecutionAlias>
</uap3:Extension>
</Extensions>
</Application>
</Applications>

<Capabilities>
<rescap:Capability Name="runFullTrust" />
<rescap:Capability Name="unvirtualizedResources" />
</Capabilities>
</Package>
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#!/bin/sh

# Build the MSIX package for Git for Windows.

. "$(dirname "$0")/../release-common.sh"

case "$MSYSTEM" in
MINGW32) ARTIFACT_SUFFIX="x86";;
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I don't think we'll need a MINGW32 MSIX.

MINGW64) ARTIFACT_SUFFIX="x64";;
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But this explains why the suffix isn't common. I'm not sure how I feel about introducing a different suffix for one artefact, though.

CLANGARM64) ARTIFACT_SUFFIX=arm64;;
esac

# MSIX requires version in X.X.X.X format (numeric only)
# Convert Git for Windows versions like "2.47.1.windows.1" to "2.47.1.1"
# and test versions like "0-test" to "0.0.0.0"
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Do we have any plans how to handle snapshot and rc builds?

MSIX_VERSION="$(echo "$VERSION" | sed -e 's/\.windows\./\./' -e 's/[^0-9.]//g')"
# Ensure we have exactly 4 numeric segments
while test "$(echo "$MSIX_VERSION" | tr -cd '.' | wc -c)" -lt 3
do
MSIX_VERSION="$MSIX_VERSION.0"
done

TARGET="$output_directory"/Git.GitforWindows_"$VERSION"_"$ARTIFACT_SUFFIX".msix

# Generate MSIX asset images from SVG
ASSETS_DIR="$SCRIPT_PATH/Assets"
mkdir -p "$ASSETS_DIR" ||
die "Could not create Assets directory"

type rsvg-convert ||
case "$ARCH" in
i686) pacman -Sy --noconfirm mingw-w64-i686-librsvg;;
x86_64) pacman -Sy --noconfirm mingw-w64-x86_64-librsvg;;
aarch64) pacman -Sy --noconfirm mingw-w64-clang-aarch64-librsvg;;
esac ||
die "Could not install librsvg"

SVG_SOURCE="$SCRIPT_PATH/../git-for-windows.svg"
for spec in \
LockScreenLogo.png:24 \
LockScreenLogo.scale-200.png:48 \
Square150x150Logo.png:150 \
Square150x150Logo.scale-200.png:300 \
Square44x44Logo.png:44 \
Square44x44Logo.scale-200.png:88 \
Square44x44Logo.targetsize-24_altform-unplated.png:24 \
StoreLogo.png:50
do
name="${spec%%:*}"
size="${spec##*:}"
rsvg-convert -w "$size" -h "$size" "$SVG_SOURCE" \
-o "$ASSETS_DIR/$name" ||
die "Could not generate $name"
done

prepare_root

init_etc_gitconfig
generate_file_list "$@"
copy_dlls_to_libexec
unpack_pdbs

# Find makeappx.exe from the Windows SDK
MAKEAPPX=
for sdk_dir in "/c/Program Files (x86)/Windows Kits/10/bin"/*/
do
case "$ARCH" in
x86_64) sdk_arch=x64;;
i686) sdk_arch=x86;;
aarch64) sdk_arch=arm64;;
esac
if test -f "$sdk_dir$sdk_arch/makeappx.exe"
then
MAKEAPPX="$sdk_dir$sdk_arch/makeappx.exe"
fi
done
test -n "$MAKEAPPX" ||
die "Could not find makeappx.exe in the Windows SDK"

# Create MSIX

MAPFILE=$SCRIPT_PATH/root/files.map
MANIFESTIN=$SCRIPT_PATH/appxmanifest.xml.in
MANIFESTOUT=$SCRIPT_PATH/root/appxmanifest.xml

echo "Create MSIX"

sed -e "s/@@VERSION@@/$MSIX_VERSION/g" <"$MANIFESTIN" >"$MANIFESTOUT"

echo "[Files]" >"$MAPFILE" &&
echo "\"$(cygpath -aw "$SCRIPT_PATH")/root/appxmanifest.xml\" \"AppxManifest.xml\"" >>"$MAPFILE" &&
echo "\"$(cygpath -aw "$SCRIPT_PATH")/root/bin/git.exe\" \"bin/git.exe\"" >>"$MAPFILE" &&
echo "\"$(cygpath -aw "$SCRIPT_PATH")/root/bin/sh.exe\" \"bin/sh.exe\"" >>"$MAPFILE" &&
echo "\"$(cygpath -aw "$SCRIPT_PATH")/root/bin/bash.exe\" \"bin/bash.exe\"" >>"$MAPFILE" &&
echo "\"$(cygpath -aw "$SCRIPT_PATH")/Assets/LockScreenLogo.png\" \"Assets/LockScreenLogo.png\"" >>"$MAPFILE" &&
echo "\"$(cygpath -aw "$SCRIPT_PATH")/Assets/LockScreenLogo.scale-200.png\" \"Assets/LockScreenLogo.scale-200.png\"" >>"$MAPFILE" &&
echo "\"$(cygpath -aw "$SCRIPT_PATH")/Assets/Square150x150Logo.png\" \"Assets/Square150x150Logo.png\"" >>"$MAPFILE" &&
echo "\"$(cygpath -aw "$SCRIPT_PATH")/Assets/Square150x150Logo.scale-200.png\" \"Assets/Square150x150Logo.scale-200.png\"" >>"$MAPFILE" &&
echo "\"$(cygpath -aw "$SCRIPT_PATH")/Assets/Square44x44Logo.png\" \"Assets/Square44x44Logo.png\"" >>"$MAPFILE" &&
echo "\"$(cygpath -aw "$SCRIPT_PATH")/Assets/Square44x44Logo.scale-200.png\" \"Assets/Square44x44Logo.scale-200.png\"" >>"$MAPFILE" &&
echo "\"$(cygpath -aw "$SCRIPT_PATH")/Assets/Square44x44Logo.targetsize-24_altform-unplated.png\" \"Assets/Square44x44Logo.targetsize-24_altform-unplated.png\"" >>"$MAPFILE" &&
echo "\"$(cygpath -aw "$SCRIPT_PATH")/Assets/StoreLogo.png\" \"Assets/StoreLogo.png\"" >>"$MAPFILE" &&
MSYS_ROOT="$(cygpath -aw /)" &&
echo "$LIST" | while IFS= read -r entry; do
winpath="${entry//\//\\}"
echo "\"$MSYS_ROOT\\$winpath\" \"$winpath\""
done >>"$MAPFILE"

MSYS_NO_PATHCONV=1 "$MAKEAPPX" pack /v /o /f "$(cygpath -aw "$MAPFILE")" /p "$(cygpath -aw "$TARGET")" &&
echo "Package created at $TARGET"
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