Update Microsoft.WSL.DeviceHost to remove lxutil.dll dependency#13633
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Update Microsoft.WSL.DeviceHost to remove lxutil.dll dependency#13633
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Pull Request Overview
This PR removes the lxutil.dll dependency from the WSL project by upgrading Microsoft.WSL.DeviceHost from version 1.0.0-20251015.1 to 1.0.0-20251022.1. The newer version of DeviceHost no longer requires lxutil.dll, allowing for cleaner dependency management.
Key changes:
- Updated Microsoft.WSL.DeviceHost package version
- Removed lxutil.dll references from build configuration, packaging, and pipeline files
- Reordered test initialization code to ensure proper configuration setup
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| File | Description |
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| packages.config | Updates DeviceHost package version and removes LxUtil package dependencies for both amd64 and arm64 architectures |
| CMakeLists.txt | Removes lxutil.dll from build configuration including package finding, file linking, and compile definitions |
| msipackage/package.wix.in | Removes lxutil.dll from MSI package installation files |
| .pipelines/build-stage.yml | Removes lxutil.dll from build artifact pattern matching |
| test/windows/DrvFsTests.cpp | Reorders test initialization to create WslConfigChange after LxsstuInitialize but before LxsstuLaunchWsl |
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test/windows/DrvFsTests.cpp:1
- The reordering of initialization code (moving WslConfigChange creation before LxsstuLaunchWsl) changes test behavior but lacks explanation or test coverage verifying this ordering is correct. Consider adding a test case that validates the configuration is properly applied before WSL launch, or document why this ordering change is necessary for the lxutil.dll removal.
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| VERIFY_ARE_EQUAL(LxsstuInitialize(FALSE), TRUE); \ | ||
| VERIFY_ARE_EQUAL(LxsstuLaunchWsl(LXSST_TESTS_INSTALL_COMMAND_LINE), 0); \ | ||
| m_config.reset(new WslConfigChange(LxssGenerateTestConfig({.drvFsMode = DrvFsMode::##_mode##}))); \ | ||
| VERIFY_ARE_EQUAL(LxsstuLaunchWsl(LXSST_TESTS_INSTALL_COMMAND_LINE), 0); \ |
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not really related, but something I noticed. probably better to make sure the test is using the specified drvfs mode while running the install tests command.
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Resolved the last issues, this is good to go. |
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This change updates the Microsoft.WSL.DeviceHost to version 1.0.0-20251022.1 which no longer has a dependency on lxutil.dll.