Enhance build workflow for Windows ARM64 support on self hosted runner

Updated default platforms to include windows-2022_arm64 and added setup steps for Windows ARM64 runner.

.github/workflows/build-python-packages.yml

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ on:
       PLATFORMS:
         description: 'Platforms for execution in "os" or "os_arch" format (arch is "x64" by default)'
         required: true
-        default: 'ubuntu-22.04,ubuntu-22.04_arm64,ubuntu-24.04,ubuntu-24.04_arm64,macos-15-intel_x64,macos-14_arm64,windows-2022_x64,windows-2022_x86,windows-11_arm64'
+        default: 'ubuntu-22.04,ubuntu-22.04_arm64,ubuntu-24.04,ubuntu-24.04_arm64,macos-15-intel_x64,macos-14_arm64,windows-2022_x64,windows-2022_x86,windows-2022_arm64'
   pull_request:
     paths-ignore:
     - 'versions-manifest.json'
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Generate execution matrix
         id: generate-matrix
         run: |
-          [String[]]$configurations = "${{ inputs.platforms || 'ubuntu-22.04,ubuntu-22.04_arm64,ubuntu-24.04,ubuntu-24.04_arm64,macos-15-intel,macos-14_arm64,windows-2022_x64,windows-2022_x86,windows-11_arm64' }}".Split(",").Trim()
+          [String[]]$configurations = "${{ inputs.platforms || 'ubuntu-22.04,ubuntu-22.04_arm64,ubuntu-24.04,ubuntu-24.04_arm64,macos-15-intel,macos-14_arm64,windows-2022_x64,windows-2022_x86,windows-2022_arm64' }}".Split(",").Trim()
           [String[]]$buildModes = "${{ inputs.threading_build_modes || 'default' }}".Split(",").Trim()
           $matrix = @()
           
@@ -56,7 +56,11 @@ jobs:
               switch -wildcard ($os) {
                 "*ubuntu*" { $platform = $os.Replace("ubuntu","linux"); if ($arch -eq "arm64" ) { $os = "${os}-arm" } }
                 "*macos*" { $platform = 'darwin' }
-                "*windows*" { $platform = 'win32'; if ($arch -eq "arm64" ) { $os = "${os}-arm" } }
+                "*windows*" { $platform = 'win32' }
+              }
+
+              if ($configuration -eq "windows-2022_arm64") {
+                $os = "setup-actions-windows-arm64-4-core"
               }
 
               if ($buildMode -eq "freethreaded") {
@@ -85,8 +89,32 @@ jobs:
     env:
       ARTIFACT_NAME: python-${{ inputs.VERSION || '3.13.7' }}-${{ matrix.platform }}-${{ matrix.arch }}
     steps:
+      - name: Setup Environment on Windows ARM64 Runner
+        if: matrix.os == 'setup-actions-windows-arm64-4-core'
+        shell: powershell
+        run: |
+            # Install Chocolatey
+            Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force
+            [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072
+            iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))
+            echo "C:\ProgramData\Chocolatey\bin" | Out-File -Append -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8
+        
+            # Install PowerShell
+            choco install powershell-core -y
+            echo "C:\Program Files\PowerShell\7" | Out-File -Append -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8
+        
+            # Install Git
+            choco install git -y
+            echo "C:\Program Files\Git\cmd" | Out-File -Append -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8
+        
+            
+             # Install 7-Zip
+            choco install 7zip -y
+            echo "C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\bin" | Out-File -Append -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8
+            
+
       - name: Check out repository code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           submodules: true
       
@@ -96,7 +124,7 @@ jobs:
                   -Platform ${{ matrix.platform }} -Architecture ${{ matrix.arch }}
                   
       - name: Publish artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: ${{ env.ARTIFACT_NAME }}
           path: ${{ runner.temp }}/artifact
@@ -112,8 +140,31 @@ jobs:
     env:
       ARTIFACT_NAME: python-${{ inputs.VERSION || '3.13.7' }}-${{ matrix.platform }}-${{ matrix.arch }}
     steps:
+      - name: Setup Environment on Windows ARM64 Runner
+        if: matrix.os == 'setup-actions-windows-arm64-4-core'
+        shell: powershell
+        run: |
+            # Install Chocolatey
+            Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force
+            [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072
+            iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))
+            echo "C:\ProgramData\Chocolatey\bin" | Out-File -Append -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8
+        
+            # Install PowerShell
+            choco install powershell-core -y
+            echo "C:\Program Files\PowerShell\7" | Out-File -Append -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8
+        
+            # Install Git
+            choco install git -y
+            echo "C:\Program Files\Git\cmd" | Out-File -Append -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8
+        
+            
+             # Install 7-Zip
+            choco install 7zip -y
+            echo "C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\bin" | Out-File -Append -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8
+            
       - name: Check out repository code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           submodules: true
 
@@ -126,7 +177,7 @@ jobs:
         run: if [ -d /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework ]; then sudo rm -rf /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework; fi
 
       - name: Download artifact
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: ${{ env.ARTIFACT_NAME }}
           path: ${{ runner.temp }}/${{ env.ARTIFACT_NAME }}
@@ -154,7 +205,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ${{ runner.temp }}/${{ env.ARTIFACT_NAME }}
 
       - name: Setup Python ${{ env.VERSION }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: ${{ env.VERSION }}
           architecture: ${{ matrix.arch }}
@@ -195,22 +246,18 @@ jobs:
       needs: test_python
       runs-on: ubuntu-latest
       steps:
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
 
       - name: Publish Release ${{ env.VERSION }}
         id: create_release
-        env:  
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          tag_name="${{ env.VERSION }}-${{ github.run_id }}"
-          gh release create "$tag_name" \
-            --repo="$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" \
-            --title="${{ env.VERSION }}" \
-            --notes="Python ${{ env.VERSION }}"
-            
-          release_id=$(gh release view "$tag_name" --repo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" --json databaseId --jq '.databaseId')
-          echo "id=$release_id" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT          
+        uses: actions/create-release@v1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ env.VERSION }}-${{ github.run_id }}
+          release_name: ${{ env.VERSION }}
+          body: |
+            Python ${{ env.VERSION }}
 
       - name: Generate hash for packages
         run: |
@@ -225,7 +272,7 @@ jobs:
           } 
   
       - name: Upload release assets
-        uses: actions/github-script@v8
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           script: |
@@ -249,7 +296,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: Trigger "Create Pull Request" workflow
-      uses: actions/github-script@v8
+      uses: actions/github-script@v7
       with:
         github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         script: |

.github/workflows/manifest-config-validation.yml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      uses: actions/checkout@v5
       with:
         submodules: true
 

.github/workflows/python-versions-runner.yml

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
       
       - name: Trigger python workflow
         run: |

.github/workflows/releases-validation.yml

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
         python: [3.9.13, 3.10.11, 3.11.8, 3.12.7, 3.13.0]
     steps:
     - name: setup-python ${{ matrix.python }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
 

builders/nix-python-builder.psm1

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class NixPythonBuilder : PythonBuilder {
         $sourceUri = $this.GetSourceUri()
         Write-Host "Sources URI: $sourceUri"
 
-        $archiveFilepath = Download-File -Uri $sourceUri -OutputFolder $this.TempFolderLocation
+        $archiveFilepath = Download-File -Uri $sourceUri -OutputFolder $this.WorkFolderLocation
         $expandedSourceLocation = Join-Path -Path $this.TempFolderLocation -ChildPath "SourceCode"
         New-Item -Path $expandedSourceLocation -ItemType Directory
 
@@ -146,14 +146,6 @@ class NixPythonBuilder : PythonBuilder {
         $sourcesLocation = $this.Download()
 
         Push-Location -Path $sourcesLocation
-
-        # Patch for 3.15.0a6: Fix test_bz2 BIG_DATA to ensure two compressed blocks
-        # See: https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/145730
-        if (($this.Architecture -match "arm64") -and ($this.Platform -match "22\.04") -and ($this.Version -eq [semver]"3.15.0-alpha.6")) {
-            Write-Host "Applying patch for python/cpython#145730 (test_bz2 fix)..."
-            Execute-Command -Command "curl -sL -o Lib/test/test_bz2.py https://raw.githubusercontent.com/python/cpython/19676e5fc28bdee8325a062a31ddeee60960cf75/Lib/test/test_bz2.py"
-        }
-
         Write-Host "Configure for $($this.Platform)..."
         $this.Configure()