merge-main-to-nightly

Development

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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Merge main branch to nightly branch

Workflow

Determine the release name: Run pwsh ../shared/Get-ReleaseBranches.ps1 to find the latest release branch.
- The most recently created branch corresponds to the current release.
Create a working branch - create a new branch based off of the nightly branch, called main-to-nightly-$releaseName.
- git fetch upstream nightly && git checkout -b main-to-nightly-$releaseName upstream/nightly
Merge main into the branch - merge the main branch into your new branch, fixing any merge conflicts as necessary.
- git fetch upstream main && git merge upstream/main
- If there are merge conflicts, refer to the conflict resolution table below.
Confirm with the user - Let the user review the changes and the diff.
Submit the PR - Push the branch to origin and create a PR targeting the nightly branch.

Conflict resolution

Conflicting files	Resolution
`src/*`	Regenerate Dockerfiles.
`READMEs`	Regenerate READMEs.
`manifest.json`	Take changes from nightly, ensure preview/nightly tags remain, then regenerate Dockerfiles and READMEs.
`manifest.versions.json`	Keep nightly's versions (which are typically newer/preview). Incorporate any structural changes from main.
Other files	Stop and consult the user.