Stable Updates 20251124

.github/copilot-instructions.md

@@ -134,6 +134,29 @@ For comprehensive guidance on troubleshooting binding issues, see: https://githu
 </add-node>
 ```
 
+### Changing Package/Namespace Names
+
+To change the C# namespace for a Java package (e.g., fixing casing issues), use `Metadata.xml` with the `managedName` attribute. **Do NOT use `rootNamespace` metadata in config.json** - it does not work for namespace changes.
+
+Create `source/{groupId}/{artifactId}/Transforms/Metadata.xml`:
+
+```xml
+<metadata>
+    <!-- Fix namespace casing: androidx.navigationevent -> AndroidX.NavigationEvent -->
+    <attr 
+        path="/api/package[@name='androidx.navigationevent']" 
+        name="managedName"
+        >
+        AndroidX.NavigationEvent
+    </attr>
+</metadata>
+```
+
+This approach:
+1. Uses the binding generator's transform system
+2. Properly renames the managed namespace during code generation
+3. Is applied at build time when the bindings are generated
+
 ## Target Frameworks
 
 ### Current Support

build/ci/setup-environment.yml

@@ -16,15 +16,13 @@ steps:
     displayName: 'Use dotnet $(dotnetVersion)'
     inputs:
       version: $(dotnetVersion)
-      includePreviewVersions: true
     condition: ne('$(dotnetVersion)', '')
 
   - task: UseDotNet@2
     displayName: 'Use dotnet $(dotnetNextVersion)'
     inputs:
       version: $(dotnetNextVersion)
       performMultiLevelLookup: true
-      includePreviewVersions: true
     condition: ne('$(dotnetNextVersion)', '')
 
   - script: dotnet --info

build/ci/variables.yml

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ variables:
   macosAgentPoolName: VSEng-VSMac-Xamarin-Shared                                        # macOS VM pool name
 
   # Tool variables
-  dotnetVersion: '9.0.306'                                                              # .NET version to install on agent
+  dotnetVersion: '9.0.308'                                                              # .NET version to install on agent
   dotnetFrameworkVersion: 9                                                             # The number to use for TF (eg: netX.0-android)
   dotnetNuGetOrgSource: 'https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json'                           # NuGet.org URL to find workloads
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ variables:
   extendedTestAssembly: tests/extended/bin/$(configuration)/net$(dotnetFrameworkVersion).0/ExtendedTests.dll    # Extended tests compiled binary
 
   # dotnet-next test variables
-  dotnetNextVersion: 10.0.100-rc.2.25502.107                                            # .NET preview version to install
+  dotnetNextVersion: 10.0.100                                                           # .NET version to install
   dotnetNextFrameworkVersion: 10                                                        # The number to use for TF (eg: netX.0-android)
 
   # dnceng-public variables