Add workflow for building .NET NuGet packages (#3468)

.github/actions/build-slice-compiler/action.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+name: "Build Slice Compiler"
+description: "Builds a Slice compiler from C++ source for multiple platforms"
+
+inputs:
+  compiler-name:
+    description: "Name of the compiler to build"
+    required: true
+
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - name: Build on Windows
+      if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+      run: |
+        MSBuild msbuild/ice.proj /p:Configuration=Release /p:Platform=x64 /t:${{ inputs.compiler-name }}
+      shell: cmd
+
+    - name: Build on Linux/macOS
+      if: runner.os != 'Windows'
+      run: |
+        make OPTIMIZE=yes V=1 ${{ inputs.compiler-name }}
+      shell: bash

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

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+name: "Build .NET Packages"
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  build-slice-compilers:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - os: macos-latest
+            artifact-path: bin/slice2cs*
+          - os: windows-latest
+            artifact-path: bin/Release/x64/slice2cs*
+          - os: ubuntu-24.04
+            artifact-path: bin/slice2cs*
+          - os: ubuntu-24.04-arm64
+            artifact-path: bin/slice2cs*
+
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Dependencies
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-dependencies
+
+      - name: Build Compiler
+        uses: ./.github/actions/build-slice-compiler
+        with:
+          compiler-name: slice2cs
+
+      - name: Upload Compiler Artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: slice2cs-${{ matrix.os }}
+          path: ${{ matrix.artifact-path }}
+  pack-dotnet:
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    needs: build-slice-compilers
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Create Tools Directory
+        run: mkdir tools
+        shell: cmd
+
+      - name: Download All Compiler Artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          path: tools
+
+      - name: Set SLICE2CS_STAGING_PATH
+        run: echo "SLICE2CS_STAGING_PATH=$PWD/tools" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        shell: bash
+
+      - name: Pack .NET Packages
+        run: dotnet msbuild csharp/msbuild/ice.proj /t:Pack
+
+      - name: Upload NuGet Packages
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: dotnet-nuget-packages
+          path: csharp/msbuild/zeroc.ice.net/*.nupkg

packaging/dpkg/debian/.gitignore

@@ -27,4 +27,3 @@ zeroc-icebox/*
 zeroc-icegrid/*
 zeroc-icegridgui/*
 zeroc-icepatch2/*
-

packaging/dpkg/debian/BuildInstructions.md

@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ repository.
 
 ## Building the Ice packages
 
-
     $ cd ice-debian-packaging
     $ gbp buildpackage
 

packaging/dpkg/debian/README

@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ Feature highlights:
      communications through firewalls
    - IcePatch2, an efficient software distribution and patching service
 
-
 Getting Started with Ice on Linux
 ---------------------------------
 

packaging/dpkg/debian/libzeroc-ice3.8.postrm

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set -e
 if [ "$1" = "purge" ]; then
     # We remove /var/lib/ice on purge
     rm -rf /var/lib/ice
-    
+
     # Remove /var/lib/ice override
     dpkg-statoverride --remove /var/lib/ice >/dev/null 2>/dev/null || true