Update Windows release machines image to windows-2025 (#344)

Also makes the image a parameter, so that alternate images can easily be tested.

Author: zooba

windows-release/azure-pipelines.yml

@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ parameters:
   displayName: "Build the JIT compiler for free-threaded builds (not used yet)"
   type: boolean
   default: false
+- name: vmImage
+  displayName: "VM Image"
+  type: string
+  default: windows-2025
 
 resources:
   pipelines:
@@ -156,6 +160,8 @@ stages:
 - ${{ if and(eq(parameters.BuildToPublish, 'current'), eq(parameters.BuildToPackage, 'current')) }}:
   - stage: Build
     displayName: Build binaries
+    pool:
+      vmImage: ${{ parameters.vmImage }}
     jobs:
     - template: stage-build.yml
       parameters:
@@ -180,6 +186,8 @@ stages:
   - stage: Sign
     displayName: Sign binaries
     dependsOn: Build
+    pool:
+      vmImage: ${{ parameters.vmImage }}
     jobs:
     - template: stage-sign.yml
       parameters:
@@ -194,6 +202,8 @@ stages:
     ${{ else }}:
       displayName: Generate layouts from prior build
       dependsOn: []
+    pool:
+      vmImage: ${{ parameters.vmImage }}
     jobs:
     - template: stage-layout-full.yml
       parameters:
@@ -232,6 +242,8 @@ stages:
   - stage: Pack
     dependsOn: Layout
     displayName: Pack
+    pool:
+      vmImage: ${{ parameters.vmImage }}
     jobs:
     #- ${{ if eq(parameters.DoEmbed, 'true') }}:
     #  - template: stage-pack-embed.yml
@@ -263,6 +275,8 @@ stages:
 
   - stage: Test
     dependsOn: Pack
+    pool:
+      vmImage: ${{ parameters.vmImage }}
     jobs:
     - ${{ if eq(parameters.DoEmbed, 'true') }}:
       - template: stage-test-embed.yml
@@ -286,6 +300,8 @@ stages:
     dependsOn:
     - ${{ if eq(parameters.BuildToPublish, 'current') }}:
       - Test
+    pool:
+      vmImage: ${{ parameters.vmImage }}
     jobs:
     - ${{ if eq(parameters.DoPyManager, 'true') }}:
       - template: stage-publish-pymanager.yml

windows-release/stage-build.yml

@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ parameters:
 jobs:
 - job: Build_Docs
   displayName: Docs build
-  pool:
-    vmImage: windows-2022
 
   workspace:
     clean: all
@@ -40,9 +38,6 @@ jobs:
 - job: Build_Python
   displayName: Python build
 
-  pool:
-    vmImage: windows-2022
-
   workspace:
     clean: all
 
@@ -176,9 +171,6 @@ jobs:
   - job: Build_Python_PGO_Native
     displayName: Python PGO build
 
-    pool:
-      vmImage: windows-2022
-
     workspace:
       clean: all
 
@@ -219,9 +211,6 @@ jobs:
     - job: Build_Python_PGO_1
       displayName: Python PGO build
 
-      pool:
-        vmImage: windows-2022
-
       workspace:
         clean: all
 
@@ -299,9 +288,6 @@ jobs:
       displayName: Merge PGO profile
       dependsOn: Build_Python_PGO_2
 
-      pool:
-        vmImage: windows-2022
-
       workspace:
         clean: all
 
@@ -339,9 +325,6 @@ jobs:
 - job: TclTk_Lib
   displayName: Publish Tcl/Tk Library
 
-  pool:
-    vmImage: windows-2022
-
   variables:
     IncludeLLVM: false
 

windows-release/stage-layout-embed.yml

@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ jobs:
 - job: Make_Embed_Layout
   displayName: Make embeddable layout
 
-  pool:
-    vmImage: windows-2022
-
   workspace:
     clean: all
 

windows-release/stage-layout-full.yml

@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ jobs:
 - job: Make_Layouts
   displayName: Make layouts
 
-  pool:
-    vmImage: windows-2022
-
   workspace:
     clean: all
 

windows-release/stage-layout-msix.yml

@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ jobs:
 - job: Make_MSIX_Layout
   displayName: Make MSIX layout
 
-  pool:
-    vmImage: windows-2022
-
   workspace:
     clean: all
 

windows-release/stage-layout-nuget.yml

@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ jobs:
 - job: Make_Nuget_Layout
   displayName: Make Nuget layout
 
-  pool:
-    vmImage: windows-2022
-
   workspace:
     clean: all
 

windows-release/stage-layout-pymanager.yml

@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@ jobs:
 - job: Make_PyManager_Layouts
   displayName: Make PyManager layouts
 
-  pool:
-    vmImage: windows-2022
-
   workspace:
     clean: all
 

windows-release/stage-layout-symbols.yml

@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ jobs:
 - job: Layout_Symbols
   displayName: Make symbols layout
 
-  pool:
-    vmImage: windows-2022
-
   workspace:
     clean: all
 

windows-release/stage-msi.yml

@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ jobs:
 - job: Make_MSI
   displayName: Make MSI
 
-  pool:
-    vmImage: windows-2022
-
   variables:
   - ${{ if eq(parameters.SigningCertificate, 'PythonSoftwareFoundation') }}:
     - group: CPythonSign

windows-release/stage-pack-msix.yml

@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ jobs:
 - job: Pack_MSIX
   displayName: Pack MSIX bundles
 
-  pool:
-    vmImage: windows-2022
-
   workspace:
     clean: all
 
@@ -95,9 +92,6 @@ jobs:
     dependsOn:
     - Pack_MSIX
 
-    pool:
-      vmImage: windows-2022
-
     workspace:
       clean: all