Improvements in local build scripts

tools/build/build-appx.ps1

@@ -44,10 +44,12 @@ function Update-Certificate {
     # Finding local certificate
     $certificate_path = "${PSScriptRoot}\.certificate_thumbprint"
     if (! (Test-Path "${certificate_path}") ) {
-        Write-Error "You need a certificate to build and install the Appx. `
+        Write-Warning "You need a certificate to build and install the Appx. `
         Create and install a certificate, and write its thumbprint in ${certificate_path}.`
         See https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/appxpkg/how-to-create-a-package-signing-certificate for more details"
-        exit 1
+
+        Write-Output "Continuing with default certificate"        
+        return
     }
 
     $certificate_thumbprint = Get-Content ${certificate_path}
@@ -62,6 +64,8 @@ function Update-Certificate {
 }
 
 function Install-Appx {
+    Get-AppxPackage -Name "CanonicalGroupLimited.UbuntuProForWindows" | Remove-AppxPackage
+
     $artifacts = (
         Get-ChildItem ".\msix\UbuntuProForWindows\AppPackages\UbuntuProForWindows_*"    `
         | Sort-Object LastWriteTime                                                     `
@@ -84,7 +88,11 @@ Push-Location "${PSScriptRoot}\..\.."
 
 Update-Certificate
 
-Start-VsDevShell
+try {
+    msbuild.exe --version
+} catch {
+    Start-VsDevShell
+}
 
 msbuild.exe                                          `
     .\msix\msix.sln                                  `

tools/build/build-deb.ps1

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #>
 
 param(
-    [Parameter(Mandatory=$False,HelpMessage="The directory where the debian build artifacts will be stored in")]
+    [Parameter(Mandatory = $False, HelpMessage = "The directory where the debian build artifacts will be stored in")]
     [string]$OutputDir
 )
 
@@ -21,20 +21,22 @@ if ( $appx -eq "" ) {
     Write-Error "Ubuntu Preview is not installed"
 }
 
-$env:WSL_UTF8=1
+$env:WSL_UTF8 = 1
 
 if ( "$(wsl --list --verbose | Select-String Ubuntu-Preview)" -eq "" ) {
     ubuntupreview.exe install --root --ui=none
     if ( "${LastExitCode}" -ne "0" ) {
         Write-Error "could not install Ubuntu-Preview"
         exit 1
     }
+
+    Copy-Item -Path "${HOME}/.gitconfig" -Destination "\\wsl$\Ubuntu-Preview\etc\gitconfig"
 }
 
 # Write script to run
-$scriptWindows=New-TemporaryFile
+$scriptWindows = New-TemporaryFile
 
-$scriptLinux=( wsl.exe -d Ubuntu-Preview -- wslpath -ua `'${scriptWindows}`' )
+$scriptLinux = ( wsl.exe -d Ubuntu-Preview -- wslpath -ua `'${scriptWindows}`' )
 if ( "${LastExitCode}" -ne "0" ) {
     Write-Error "could not get build script's linux path"
     exit 1
@@ -47,9 +49,13 @@ set -eu
 
 git config --global --add safe.directory "$(pwd)"
 
-# Update internal dependencies in the repo
-# (we need git to work, and .git is not rsync'd)
+# Update internal dependencies in the repo because
+# we need git to work, and .git is not rsync'd.
 cd wsl-pro-service
+go version || (
+    sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt update
+    sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt install -y golang-go
+)
 ./debian/update-internal-dependencies
 go mod tidy
 go mod vendor
@@ -79,7 +85,7 @@ cp -f ${build_dir}/wsl-pro-service_* "${OutputDir}"
 # Set up output directory
 New-Item -Force -ItemType "Directory" -Path "${OutputDir}" | Out-Null
 
-$outputLinux=( wsl.exe -d Ubuntu-Preview -- wslpath -ua `'${OutputDir}`' )
+$outputLinux = ( wsl.exe -d Ubuntu-Preview -- wslpath -ua `'${OutputDir}`' )
 if ( "${LastExitCode}" -ne "0" ) {
     Write-Error "could not get output dir's linux path"
     exit 1

wsl-pro-service/debian/update-internal-dependencies

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 set -eu
 
 # Add repo as private
-go env -w GOPRIVATE=github.com/canonical/ubuntu-pro-for-windows
+go env -w "GOPRIVATE=github.com/canonical/ubuntu-pro-for-windows"
 
 UP4W_SKIP_INTERNAL_DEPENDENCY_UPDATE=${UP4W_SKIP_INTERNAL_DEPENDENCY_UPDATE:-""}