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Separate cache statements per operating system?

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Justin Grote

05 Dec, 2018 03:25 PM

This is sort of a cosmetic thing, but I'd like to split the cache statements in my appveyor.yml to only apply depending on Linux or Windows. Is there any way to use the for: or on: statements to filter to an image? I know how to do it by branch, but wanted to do it by image, as some are not applicable.

Also, is there an environment variable format that I can use cross-platform? %USERPROFILE% doesn't resolve on Ubuntu

Example:
cache:
  - '%USERPROFILE%\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules -> PSModule.requirements.ps1'
  - '%USERPROFILE%\Documents\PowerShell\Modules -> PSModule.requirements.ps1'
  - '%LOCALAPPDATA%\PackageManagement\NuGet'
  - '/home/appveyor/.dotnet'
  - '/home/appveyor/.nuget'
  - '/home/appveyor/.cache/powershell'
  - '/home/appveyor/.local/share/NuGet'
  - '/home/appveyor/.local/share/powershell'
  - '/home/appveyor/.config/share/powershell'

1. Support Staff 1 Posted by Owen McDonnell on 05 Dec, 2018 04:07 PM

   

   Sure, this is described here with the following as an example.

   image:
   - Visual Studio 2017
   - Ubuntu
   build:
     project: src
     publish_wap: true
     verbosity: minimal
   
   for:
   -
     matrix:
       only:
         - image: Ubuntu
     cache: 
       -/home/appveyor/.nuget
   

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2. 2 Posted by Justin Grote on 05 Dec, 2018 09:03 PM

   

   OK I didn't realize for: was that flexible based on the example. Thanks!

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3. 3 Posted by Justin Grote on 05 Dec, 2018 09:33 PM

   

   I tried this and it worked if I only specify one matrix: statement. However, when I try the second matrix statement for the Windows (for windows only tasks) the Appveyor YAML Validator fails saying 'Invalid "matrix" setting: cache (Line: 49, Column: 5)'

   Am I doing the syntax right? It validated as valid YAML otherwise (attached). I tried simplifying it down to just cache and same result.

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4. 4 Posted by Justin Grote on 05 Dec, 2018 09:49 PM

   

   Nevermind I figured it out, my indents were a little off. Here's the
   finished .yml for posterity for future searchers.

   # See http://www.appveyor.com/docs/appveyor-yml for many more options
   version: '{build}-{branch}'

   image:
   - Visual Studio 2017
   - Ubuntu

   #Encrypted Variables - https://ci.appveyor.com/tools/encrypt
   environment:
   GitHubUserName: JustinGrote
   GitHubAPIKey:
   secure: MolSn4T0aNBnph/BVkKA8HQ1qvpJjIV3CcjRg3DYynijlOVL5RftqbXD5l0IUw6L
   NuGetAPIKey:
   secure: HncD30pn+cWRepdP28pyB1l4BNg3x3MdvcNV8EysOhQ5kBFMHVyXiQM0whuUW78P
   APPVEYOR_SSH_KEY: ssh-rsa
   AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABJQAAAQEAqOJfFgHyHbQk1d/oCxPn2mGCd92GOFaT9PvA4pICCpMH8w+9Cv1OZpNcwvk+RIzTO9Fm8ilfK/x4gUFrRmAp9BkkmFDhqol0/3e2ZrsxjsYJsUcic/fcRINrDTrwSMaOghUO2fcSTJ3N7WsGKlcG3NXszPgJD95Ulpgk6qvclWJEt15xoYuqHnlhohkXA3zbfcWzuGsMZkuv1fMZB5nEjfLKegzCesQ+swAUaEbUxOeKIFD4VlluDuKONeKqDTETkpLZXKV8pRwDBxgD3i8zQJcSGZ8XoYyPLPbZD/J7AEOap6uYOr4jC8EbFug8SsnxPQ7vxnwslgHoRFzNeYlkIQ==
   d8:72:f4:1f:1f:31:4c:01:ce:3e:5a:ec:1b:31:8b:da rsa-jgrote-Jan2016

   # Skip on updates to the readme.
   # We can force this by adding [skip ci] or [ci skip] anywhere in commit
   message
   skip_commits:
   message: /updated README.*|Update README.*s/

   # Skip Tags with GitHub
   # Releases are tracked and tagged by the build script in Appveyor, having
   this enabled results in a double build
   skip_tags: true

   #Kick off the CI/CD pipeline. We do test and build in the same script
   #To be portable to non-Appveyor builds
   build_script:
   - ps: .\build.ps1

   #Capture the artifacts
   artifacts:
   - path: Release\*.zip
   name: Powershell Module Zip Package

   - path: Release\*.nupkg
   name: Powershell Module NuGet Package

   #Save the following files for faster subsequent builds
   for:
   - matrix:
   only:
   - image: Ubuntu
   init:
   - ps: if ($isLinux -and ($env:APPVEYOR_REPO_COMMIT_MESSAGE -match
   'AppveyorSSHDebug')) {"export APPVEYOR_SSH_BLOCK=true" +
   [Environment]::NewLine + (iwr -useb '
   https://raw.githubusercontent.com/appveyor/ci/master/scripts/enable-ssh.sh').content
   | bash -e -}
   cache:
   - '/home/appveyor/.nuget'
   - '/home/appveyor/.cache/powershell'
   - '/home/appveyor/.local/share/NuGet'
   - '/home/appveyor/.local/share/powershell'
   - '/home/appveyor/.config/share/powershell'
   on_finish:
   - ps: if ($isLinux -and ($env:APPVEYOR_REPO_COMMIT_MESSAGE -match
   'AppveyorSSHDebug')) {"export APPVEYOR_SSH_BLOCK=true" +
   [Environment]::NewLine + (iwr -useb '
   https://raw.githubusercontent.com/appveyor/ci/master/scripts/enable-ssh.sh').content
   | bash -e -}

   - matrix:
   only:
   - image: Visual Studio 2017
   init:
   - ps: if ($isWindows -and ($env:APPVEYOR_REPO_COMMIT_MESSAGE -match
   'AppveyorRDPDebug')) {$blockRdp = $true; iex (iwr -useb '
   https://raw.githubusercontent.com/appveyor/ci/master/scripts/enable-rdp.ps1').content
   }
   cache:
   - '%USERPROFILE%\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules ->
   PSModule.requirements.ps1'
   - '%USERPROFILE%\Documents\PowerShell\Modules -> PSModule.requirements.ps1'
   - '%LOCALAPPDATA%\PackageManagement\NuGet'
   deploy_script:
   - ps: .\build.ps1 Publish
   on_finish:
   - ps: if ($isWindows -and ($env:APPVEYOR_REPO_COMMIT_MESSAGE -match
   'AppveyorRDPDebug')) {$blockRdp = $true; iex (iwr -useb '
   https://raw.githubusercontent.com/appveyor/ci/master/scripts/enable-rdp.ps1').content
   }

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5. 5 Posted by Justin Grote on 05 Dec, 2018 09:50 PM

   

   Err, that formatting didn't come out as expected. Attached.

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6. Support Staff 6 Posted by Owen McDonnell on 05 Dec, 2018 11:33 PM

   

   Cool, thanks for your contribution to posterity!

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7. Owen McDonnell closed this discussion on 05 Dec, 2018 11:33 PM.