From 4689b51b2a1a8d1a0dd203bde7888ae8472e384b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: edgchen1 <18449977+edgchen1@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 13:29:05 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 01/15] save work

---
 .../qnn-ep-nuget-packaging-pipeline.yml       |   3 +-
 ...-package-and-publish-steps-windows-qnn.yml | 141 ------------------
 ...acts-package-and-publish-steps-windows.yml |  14 +-
 .../azure-pipelines/templates/qnn-ep-win.yml  |  25 +++-
 4 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 151 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/c-api-artifacts-package-and-publish-steps-windows-qnn.yml

diff --git a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/qnn-ep-nuget-packaging-pipeline.yml b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/qnn-ep-nuget-packaging-pipeline.yml
index 0481a356cf9a1..3e27e1c2a5da6 100644
--- a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/qnn-ep-nuget-packaging-pipeline.yml
+++ b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/qnn-ep-nuget-packaging-pipeline.yml
@@ -92,8 +92,9 @@ extends:
 
     - template: templates/qnn-ep-win.yml
       parameters:
-        qnn_ep_build_pool_name: 'Onnxruntime-QNNEP-Windows-2022-CPU'
+        build_pool_name: 'Onnxruntime-QNNEP-Windows-2022-CPU'
         QnnSdk: ${{ parameters.QnnSdk }}
+        BuildQnn: true
         IsReleaseBuild: ${{ parameters.IsReleaseBuild }}
         DoEsrp: ${{ parameters.DoEsrp }}
         ArtifactName: 'drop-nuget-qnn-arm64x'
diff --git a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/c-api-artifacts-package-and-publish-steps-windows-qnn.yml b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/c-api-artifacts-package-and-publish-steps-windows-qnn.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index ab3e0ebaab39a..0000000000000
--- a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/c-api-artifacts-package-and-publish-steps-windows-qnn.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,141 +0,0 @@
-# sets up common build tools for the windows build machines before build
-
-parameters:
-- name: DoEsrp
-  displayName: Run code sign tasks? Must be true if you are doing an Onnx Runtime release.
-  type: boolean
-  default: true
-
-- name: buildConfig
-  displayName: buildConfig
-  type: string
-  default: 'RelWithDebInfo'
-
-- name: artifactName
-  displayName: artifactName，like 'onnxruntime-win-x64-1.6.0'
-  type: string
-  default: ''
-
-- name: artifactNameNoVersionString
-  type: string
-  default: 'onnxruntime-win-x64'
-
-- name: commitId
-  displayName: commitId
-  type: string
-  default: ''
-
-- name: trtEnabled
-  displayName: Include TRT EP libraries?
-  type: boolean
-  default: true
-
-steps:
-    - ${{if or(eq(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/heads/main'), startsWith(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/heads/rel-'))}}:
-      - template: publish-symbolrequestprod-api.yml
-        parameters:
-          ${{if eq(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/heads/main')}}:
-            symbolExpiryTime: 60
-          includePublicSymbolServer: true
-          symbolsArtifactName: ${{parameters.artifactNameNoVersionString}}
-          symbolsVersion: $(Build.BuildId)
-          symbolProject: 'ONNX Runtime'
-          subscription: 'OnnxrunTimeCodeSign_20240611'
-          searchPattern: |
-            $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\onnxruntime.pdb
-            $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\onnxruntime_providers_*.pdb
-
-
-    - task: CmdLine@2
-      displayName: 'Copy build artifacts for zipping'
-      inputs:
-        script: |
-          mkdir $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}
-          mkdir $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\lib
-          mkdir $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\include
-
-          if exist $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\onnxruntime_providers_cuda.dll (
-            echo "cuda context headers copied"
-            mkdir $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\include\core\providers\cuda
-            copy $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\include\onnxruntime\core\providers\resource.h $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\include\core\providers
-            copy $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\include\onnxruntime\core\providers\custom_op_context.h $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\include\core\providers
-            copy $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\include\onnxruntime\core\providers\cuda\cuda_context.h $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\include\core\providers\cuda
-            copy $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\include\onnxruntime\core\providers\cuda\cuda_resource.h $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\include\core\providers\cuda
-          )
-
-          echo "Directories created"
-          copy $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\onnxruntime.dll $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\lib
-          copy $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\onnxruntime_providers_shared.dll $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\lib
-          copy $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\onnxruntime_providers_shared.lib $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\lib
-          copy $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\onnxruntime_providers_shared.pdb $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\lib
-          copy $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\onnxruntime_providers_cuda.dll $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\lib
-          copy $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\onnxruntime_providers_cuda.pdb $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\lib
-          copy $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\onnxruntime_providers_cuda.lib $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\lib
-
-          # Copy WebGPU dependencies if required
-          copy $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\dxcompiler.dll $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\lib
-          copy $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\dxil.dll $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\lib
-
-          # Copy QNN dependencies if required
-          copy $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\onnxruntime_providers_qnn.dll $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\lib
-          copy $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\libQnnHtp*.so $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\lib /Y
-          copy $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\libqnnhtp*.cat $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\lib /Y
-          copy $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\QnnCpu.dll $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\lib
-          copy $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\QnnGpu.dll $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\lib
-          copy $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\QnnHtp.dll $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\lib
-          copy $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\QnnHtpPrepare.dll $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\lib
-          copy $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\QnnHtpV68Stub.dll $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\lib
-          copy $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\QnnHtpV73Stub.dll $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\lib
-          copy $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\QnnHtpV81Stub.dll $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\lib
-          copy $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\QnnSaver.dll $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\lib
-          copy $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\QnnSystem.dll $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\lib
-          copy $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\Qualcomm_LICENSE.pdf $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}
-
-          # copy trt ep libraries only when trt ep is enabled
-          copy $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\onnxruntime_providers_tensorrt.dll $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\lib
-          copy $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\onnxruntime_providers_tensorrt.pdb $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\lib
-          copy $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\onnxruntime_providers_tensorrt.lib $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\lib
-
-          copy $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\onnxruntime.pdb $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\lib
-          copy $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\onnxruntime.lib $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\lib
-          copy $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\include\onnxruntime\core\session\onnxruntime_*.h  $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\include
-          copy $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\include\onnxruntime\core\framework\provider_options.h  $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\include
-          copy $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\include\onnxruntime\core\providers\cpu\cpu_provider_factory.h  $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\include
-          copy $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\orttraining\orttraining\training_api\include\onnxruntime_training*.h  $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\include
-
-          REM copy the README, license and TPN
-          copy $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\README.md $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\README.md
-          copy $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\docs\Privacy.md $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\Privacy.md
-          copy $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\LICENSE $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\LICENSE
-          copy $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\ThirdPartyNotices.txt $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\ThirdPartyNotices.txt
-          copy $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\VERSION_NUMBER $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\VERSION_NUMBER
-          @echo ${{parameters.commitId}} > $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\GIT_COMMIT_ID
-
-        workingDirectory: '$(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.buildConfig}}'
-
-    - ${{ if eq(parameters.DoEsrp, true) }}:
-      - template: win-esrp-dll.yml
-        parameters:
-          FolderPath: '$(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}'
-          DisplayName: 'ESRP - Sign Native dlls'
-          DoEsrp: ${{parameters.DoEsrp}}
-          Pattern: '*.dll,*.exe'
-
-    - task: DeleteFiles@1
-      displayName: 'Delete CodeSignSummary*.md'
-      inputs:
-        SourceFolder: '$(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}'
-        Contents: 'CodeSignSummary*.md'
-
-    - task: ArchiveFiles@2
-      inputs:
-        rootFolderOrFile: '$(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}'
-        includeRootFolder: true
-        archiveType: 'zip' # Options: zip, 7z, tar, wim
-        archiveFile: '$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}.zip'
-        replaceExistingArchive: true
-
-    - task: 1ES.PublishPipelineArtifact@1
-      inputs:
-        targetPath: '$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)'
-        artifactName: '${{parameters.artifactNameNoVersionString}}'
diff --git a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/c-api-artifacts-package-and-publish-steps-windows.yml b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/c-api-artifacts-package-and-publish-steps-windows.yml
index 28a1960aac27b..5f9dd5677e7bc 100644
--- a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/c-api-artifacts-package-and-publish-steps-windows.yml
+++ b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/c-api-artifacts-package-and-publish-steps-windows.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ parameters:
   default: 'RelWithDebInfo'
 
 - name: artifactName
-  displayName: artifactName，like 'onnxruntime-win-x64-1.6.0'
+  displayName: artifactName, like 'onnxruntime-win-x64-1.6.0'
   type: string
   default: ''
 
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ parameters:
   type: boolean
   default: true
 
+- name: publishArtifactStagingDirectory
+  displayName: Whether to publish the artifact staging directory as an artifact named `artifactNameNoVersionString`.
+  type: boolean
+  default: false
+
 steps:
     - ${{if or(eq(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/heads/main'), startsWith(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/heads/rel-'))}}:
       - template: publish-symbolrequestprod-api.yml
@@ -89,6 +94,7 @@ steps:
           copy $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\QnnHtpV81Stub.dll $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\lib
           copy $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\QnnSaver.dll $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\lib
           copy $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\QnnSystem.dll $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\lib
+          copy $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\Qualcomm_LICENSE.pdf $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}
 
           # copy trt ep libraries only when trt ep is enabled
           copy $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\${{parameters.buildConfig}}\onnxruntime_providers_tensorrt.dll $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}\lib
@@ -133,3 +139,9 @@ steps:
         archiveType: 'zip' # Options: zip, 7z, tar, wim
         archiveFile: '$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)\${{parameters.artifactName}}.zip'
         replaceExistingArchive: true
+
+    - ${{ if parameters.publishArtifactStagingDirectory }}:
+      - task: 1ES.PublishPipelineArtifact@1
+        inputs:
+          targetPath: '$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)'
+          artifactName: '${{parameters.artifactNameNoVersionString}}'
diff --git a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/qnn-ep-win.yml b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/qnn-ep-win.yml
index 8a1c4f8a39316..43dbfb0947de5 100644
--- a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/qnn-ep-win.yml
+++ b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/qnn-ep-win.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 parameters:
   QnnSdk: '2.42.0.251225'
+  BuildQnn: false
   build_config: 'RelWithDebInfo'
   IsReleaseBuild: false
   DoEsrp: false
-  qnn_ep_build_pool_name: 'Onnxruntime-QNNEP-Windows-2022-CPU'
+  build_pool_name: 'Onnxruntime-QNNEP-Windows-2022-CPU'
   OrtNugetPackageId: 'Microsoft.ML.OnnxRuntime.QNN'
   StageName: 'OnnxRuntime_QNN_Nuget_Win_x64'
   PublishArchive: false
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ stages:
   - job: ${{ parameters.StageName }}
     timeoutInMinutes: 300
     pool:
-      name: ${{ parameters.qnn_ep_build_pool_name }}
+      name: ${{ parameters.build_pool_name }}
       os: windows
     templateContext:
       sdl:
@@ -57,21 +58,28 @@ stages:
       parameters:
         host_cpu_arch: 'x64'
 
-    - template: jobs/download_win_qnn_sdk.yml
-      parameters:
-        QnnSDKVersion: ${{ parameters.QnnSdk }}
+    - ${{ if parameters.BuildQnn }}:
+      - template: jobs/download_win_qnn_sdk.yml
+        parameters:
+          QnnSDKVersion: ${{ parameters.QnnSdk }}
+
+      - powershell:
+          $updated_args = "$(commonBuildArgs) --use_qnn --qnn_home $(QnnSDKRootDir)"
+          echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=commonBuildArgs]${updated_args}"
+          echo "commonBuildArgs = ${updated_args}"
+        displayName: Update commonBuildArgs for QNN build
 
     - task: PythonScript@0
       displayName: 'Build arm64x project - generate the def & lib file for next build'
       inputs:
         scriptPath: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\tools\ci_build\build.py'
-        arguments: ' --arm64 --buildasx --build_dir $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\arm64x --use_qnn --qnn_home $(QnnSDKRootDir) $(commonBuildArgs)'
+        arguments: ' --arm64 --buildasx --build_dir $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\arm64x $(commonBuildArgs)'
 
     - task: PythonScript@0
       displayName: 'Build arm64ecx project - the real arm64x'
       inputs:
         scriptPath: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\tools\ci_build\build.py'
-        arguments: ' --arm64ec --buildasx --build_dir $(Build.BinariesDirectory) --use_qnn --qnn_home $(QnnSDKRootDir) $(commonBuildArgs)'
+        arguments: ' --arm64ec --buildasx --build_dir $(Build.BinariesDirectory) $(commonBuildArgs)'
 
     - task: CmdLine@2
       displayName: 'Print contents of binaries directory'
@@ -87,12 +95,13 @@ stages:
         Pattern: 'onnxruntime*.dll'
 
     - ${{ if eq(parameters.PublishArchive, true) }}:
-      - template: c-api-artifacts-package-and-publish-steps-windows-qnn.yml
+      - template: c-api-artifacts-package-and-publish-steps-windows.yml
         parameters:
           buildConfig: ${{ parameters.build_config }}
           artifactName: 'onnxruntime-win-arm64x-qnn'
           artifactNameNoVersionString: 'onnxruntime-win-arm64x-qnn'
           DoEsrp: ${{ parameters.DoEsrp }}
+          publishArtifactStagingDirectory: true
 
     - task: MSBuild@1
       displayName: 'Restore NuGet Packages and create project.assets.json'

From 8f66c2048fa100806d12766e1dbce74d7e8e84a0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: edgchen1 <18449977+edgchen1@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 18:02:11 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 02/15] save work

---
 .../qnn-ep-nuget-packaging-pipeline.yml                |  2 +-
 .../github/azure-pipelines/templates/c-api-cpu.yml     | 10 ++++++++++
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/qnn-ep-nuget-packaging-pipeline.yml b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/qnn-ep-nuget-packaging-pipeline.yml
index 3e27e1c2a5da6..2e7a1cb6a8caa 100644
--- a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/qnn-ep-nuget-packaging-pipeline.yml
+++ b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/qnn-ep-nuget-packaging-pipeline.yml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ extends:
         PreReleaseVersionSuffixString: ${{ parameters.PreReleaseVersionSuffixString }}
         PreReleaseVersionSuffixNumber: ${{ parameters.PreReleaseVersionSuffixNumber }}
 
-    - template: templates/qnn-ep-win.yml
+    - template: templates/win-arm64x.yml
       parameters:
         build_pool_name: 'Onnxruntime-QNNEP-Windows-2022-CPU'
         QnnSdk: ${{ parameters.QnnSdk }}
diff --git a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/c-api-cpu.yml b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/c-api-cpu.yml
index 5025046a02b0e..8449a2deb9890 100644
--- a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/c-api-cpu.yml
+++ b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/c-api-cpu.yml
@@ -177,6 +177,16 @@ stages:
     PreReleaseVersionSuffixString: ${{ parameters.PreReleaseVersionSuffixString }}
     PreReleaseVersionSuffixNumber: ${{ parameters.PreReleaseVersionSuffixNumber }}
 
+- template: win-arm64x.yml
+  parameters:
+    build_pool_name: 'Onnxruntime-QNNEP-Windows-2022-CPU'
+    BuildQnn: false
+    IsReleaseBuild: ${{ parameters.IsReleaseBuild }}
+    DoEsrp: true
+    ArtifactName: 'drop-nuget-arm64x'
+    StageName: 'Windows_Packaging_CPU_arm64x_${{ parameters.BuildVariant }}'
+    build_config: RelWithDebInfo
+
 - stage: Jar_Packaging
   dependsOn:
   - Linux_C_API_Packaging_CPU

From 88ee8a77a9293b25582370c27a72f51069e03c9c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: edgchen1 <18449977+edgchen1@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 18:03:21 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 03/15] save work

---
 .../qnn-ep-nuget-packaging-pipeline.yml       |  1 -
 .../templates/build-win-arm64x-steps.yml      | 34 +++++++++++++++++++
 .../azure-pipelines/templates/c-api-cpu.yml   | 24 +++++++------
 .../azure-pipelines/templates/qnn-ep-win.yml  | 31 +++++------------
 .../azure-pipelines/templates/win-ci.yml      | 20 +++++++----
 5 files changed, 70 insertions(+), 40 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/build-win-arm64x-steps.yml

diff --git a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/qnn-ep-nuget-packaging-pipeline.yml b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/qnn-ep-nuget-packaging-pipeline.yml
index 2e7a1cb6a8caa..ed04ae1a72813 100644
--- a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/qnn-ep-nuget-packaging-pipeline.yml
+++ b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/qnn-ep-nuget-packaging-pipeline.yml
@@ -97,6 +97,5 @@ extends:
         BuildQnn: true
         IsReleaseBuild: ${{ parameters.IsReleaseBuild }}
         DoEsrp: ${{ parameters.DoEsrp }}
-        ArtifactName: 'drop-nuget-qnn-arm64x'
         StageName: 'OnnxRuntime_QNN_Nuget_Win_Arm64x'
         build_config: ${{ parameters.build_config }}
diff --git a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/build-win-arm64x-steps.yml b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/build-win-arm64x-steps.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ba47d60a5575c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/build-win-arm64x-steps.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# Builds a Windows ARM64X binary in `BuildDirectory`
+
+parameters:
+  BuildDirectory: $(Build.BinariesDirectory)
+  BuildConfig: 'RelWithDebInfo'
+  AdditionalBuildPyArgs: ''
+
+steps:
+- powershell:
+    $common_args = '--skip_submodule_sync --build_shared_lib --client_package_build --cmake_generator "Visual Studio 17 2022" --config ${{ parameters.build_config }} --parallel --use_vcpkg --use_vcpkg_ms_internal_asset_cache --use_binskim_compliant_compile_flags ${{ parameters.AdditionalBuildPyArgs }}'
+
+    echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=commonBuildArgs]${common_args}"
+    echo "commonBuildArgs = ${common_args}"
+  displayName: Set commonBuildArgs
+
+- task: PythonScript@0
+  displayName: 'Build arm64x project - generate the def & lib file for next build'
+  inputs:
+    scriptPath: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\tools\ci_build\build.py'
+    arguments: >
+      --arm64
+      --buildasx
+      --build_dir="${{ parameters.BuildDirectory }}/arm64"
+      $(commonBuildArgs)
+
+- task: PythonScript@0
+  displayName: 'Build arm64ecx project - the real arm64x'
+  inputs:
+    scriptPath: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\tools\ci_build\build.py'
+    arguments: >
+      --arm64ec
+      --buildasx
+      --build_dir="${{ parameters.BuildDirectory }}"
+      $(commonBuildArgs)
diff --git a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/c-api-cpu.yml b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/c-api-cpu.yml
index 8449a2deb9890..e99d845e4c05e 100644
--- a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/c-api-cpu.yml
+++ b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/c-api-cpu.yml
@@ -163,6 +163,20 @@ stages:
     PreReleaseVersionSuffixString: ${{ parameters.PreReleaseVersionSuffixString }}
     PreReleaseVersionSuffixNumber: ${{ parameters.PreReleaseVersionSuffixNumber }}
 
+- template: win-ci.yml
+  parameters:
+    DoEsrp: true
+    stage_name_suffix: CPU_arm64x_${{ parameters.BuildVariant }}
+    buildArch: x64
+    msbuildPlatform: arm64x
+    packageName: arm64x
+    buildparameter: ${{ parameters.AdditionalBuildFlags }} ${{ parameters.AdditionalWinBuildFlags}}
+    runTests: false
+    buildJava: false
+    buildNodejs: false
+    PreReleaseVersionSuffixString: ${{ parameters.PreReleaseVersionSuffixString }}
+    PreReleaseVersionSuffixNumber: ${{ parameters.PreReleaseVersionSuffixNumber }}
+
 - template: win-ci.yml
   parameters:
     DoEsrp: true
@@ -177,16 +191,6 @@ stages:
     PreReleaseVersionSuffixString: ${{ parameters.PreReleaseVersionSuffixString }}
     PreReleaseVersionSuffixNumber: ${{ parameters.PreReleaseVersionSuffixNumber }}
 
-- template: win-arm64x.yml
-  parameters:
-    build_pool_name: 'Onnxruntime-QNNEP-Windows-2022-CPU'
-    BuildQnn: false
-    IsReleaseBuild: ${{ parameters.IsReleaseBuild }}
-    DoEsrp: true
-    ArtifactName: 'drop-nuget-arm64x'
-    StageName: 'Windows_Packaging_CPU_arm64x_${{ parameters.BuildVariant }}'
-    build_config: RelWithDebInfo
-
 - stage: Jar_Packaging
   dependsOn:
   - Linux_C_API_Packaging_CPU
diff --git a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/qnn-ep-win.yml b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/qnn-ep-win.yml
index 43dbfb0947de5..ebecb7bbd088f 100644
--- a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/qnn-ep-win.yml
+++ b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/qnn-ep-win.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 parameters:
   QnnSdk: '2.42.0.251225'
-  BuildQnn: false
   build_config: 'RelWithDebInfo'
   IsReleaseBuild: false
   DoEsrp: false
@@ -49,7 +48,6 @@ stages:
     variables:
       OrtPackageId: ${{ parameters.OrtNugetPackageId }}
       ReleaseVersionSuffix: $[stageDependencies.Setup.Set_Variables.outputs['Set_Release_Version_Suffix.ReleaseVersionSuffix']]
-      commonBuildArgs: '--skip_submodule_sync --build_shared_lib --client_package_build --cmake_generator "Visual Studio 17 2022" --config ${{ parameters.build_config }} --parallel --use_vcpkg --use_vcpkg_ms_internal_asset_cache --use_binskim_compliant_compile_flags ${{ parameters.AdditionalBuildArgs}}'
 
     steps:
     - template: set-version-number-variables-step.yml
@@ -58,28 +56,15 @@ stages:
       parameters:
         host_cpu_arch: 'x64'
 
-    - ${{ if parameters.BuildQnn }}:
-      - template: jobs/download_win_qnn_sdk.yml
-        parameters:
-          QnnSDKVersion: ${{ parameters.QnnSdk }}
-
-      - powershell:
-          $updated_args = "$(commonBuildArgs) --use_qnn --qnn_home $(QnnSDKRootDir)"
-          echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=commonBuildArgs]${updated_args}"
-          echo "commonBuildArgs = ${updated_args}"
-        displayName: Update commonBuildArgs for QNN build
-
-    - task: PythonScript@0
-      displayName: 'Build arm64x project - generate the def & lib file for next build'
-      inputs:
-        scriptPath: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\tools\ci_build\build.py'
-        arguments: ' --arm64 --buildasx --build_dir $(Build.BinariesDirectory)\arm64x $(commonBuildArgs)'
+    - template: jobs/download_win_qnn_sdk.yml
+      parameters:
+        QnnSDKVersion: ${{ parameters.QnnSdk }}
 
-    - task: PythonScript@0
-      displayName: 'Build arm64ecx project - the real arm64x'
-      inputs:
-        scriptPath: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\tools\ci_build\build.py'
-        arguments: ' --arm64ec --buildasx --build_dir $(Build.BinariesDirectory) $(commonBuildArgs)'
+    - template: build-win-arm64x-steps.yml
+      parameters:
+        BuildDirectory: $(Build.BinariesDirectory)
+        BuildConfig: ${{ parameters.build_config }}
+        AdditionalBuildPyArgs: --use_qnn --qnn_home $(QnnSDKRootDir)
 
     - task: CmdLine@2
       displayName: 'Print contents of binaries directory'
diff --git a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/win-ci.yml b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/win-ci.yml
index cfb752ddc2b58..08f8c91a870c0 100644
--- a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/win-ci.yml
+++ b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/win-ci.yml
@@ -177,12 +177,20 @@ stages:
 
       - script: python -m pip install -r $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\tools\ci_build\github\windows\python\requirements.txt
 
-      - task: PythonScript@0
-        displayName: 'Generate cmake config'
-        inputs:
-          scriptPath: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\tools\ci_build\build.py'
-          arguments: '--parallel 16 --use_vcpkg --use_vcpkg_ms_internal_asset_cache --config RelWithDebInfo --use_binskim_compliant_compile_flags --enable_lto --disable_rtti --build_dir $(Build.BinariesDirectory) --skip_submodule_sync --build_shared_lib --update --build --cmake_generator "$(VSGenerator)" --enable_onnx_tests $(TelemetryOption) ${{ parameters.buildparameter }} $(timeoutParameter) $(buildJavaParameter)'
-          workingDirectory: '$(Build.BinariesDirectory)'
+      - ${{ if eq(parameters.msbuildPlatform, "arm64x") }}:
+        - template: build-win-arm64x-steps.yml
+          parameters:
+            BuildDirectory: $(Build.BinariesDirectory)
+            BuildConfig: RelWithDebInfo
+            AdditionalBuildPyArgs: '--enable_lto --disable_rtti --skip_submodule_sync --enable_onnx_tests $(TelemetryOption) ${{ parameters.buildparameter }} $(timeoutParameter) $(buildJavaParameter)'
+
+      - ${{ else }}:
+        - task: PythonScript@0
+          displayName: 'Generate build system and build'
+          inputs:
+            scriptPath: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\tools\ci_build\build.py'
+            arguments: '--parallel 16 --use_vcpkg --use_vcpkg_ms_internal_asset_cache --config RelWithDebInfo --use_binskim_compliant_compile_flags --enable_lto --disable_rtti --build_dir $(Build.BinariesDirectory) --skip_submodule_sync --build_shared_lib --update --build --cmake_generator "$(VSGenerator)" --enable_onnx_tests $(TelemetryOption) ${{ parameters.buildparameter }} $(timeoutParameter) $(buildJavaParameter)'
+            workingDirectory: '$(Build.BinariesDirectory)'
 
       # For CPU job, tests are run in the same machine as building
       - ${{ if eq(parameters.buildJava, 'true') }}:

From 1fc9fb200fc0f4c5ed84e9cd402a3fc27e8b5fd9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: edgchen1 <18449977+edgchen1@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 18:07:07 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 04/15] revert
 tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/qnn-ep-nuget-packaging-pipeline.yml

---
 .../azure-pipelines/qnn-ep-nuget-packaging-pipeline.yml      | 5 ++---
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/qnn-ep-nuget-packaging-pipeline.yml b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/qnn-ep-nuget-packaging-pipeline.yml
index ed04ae1a72813..2a8e222a9e192 100644
--- a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/qnn-ep-nuget-packaging-pipeline.yml
+++ b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/qnn-ep-nuget-packaging-pipeline.yml
@@ -90,11 +90,10 @@ extends:
         PreReleaseVersionSuffixString: ${{ parameters.PreReleaseVersionSuffixString }}
         PreReleaseVersionSuffixNumber: ${{ parameters.PreReleaseVersionSuffixNumber }}
 
-    - template: templates/win-arm64x.yml
+    - template: templates/qnn-ep-win.yml
       parameters:
-        build_pool_name: 'Onnxruntime-QNNEP-Windows-2022-CPU'
+        qnn_ep_build_pool_name: 'Onnxruntime-QNNEP-Windows-2022-CPU'
         QnnSdk: ${{ parameters.QnnSdk }}
-        BuildQnn: true
         IsReleaseBuild: ${{ parameters.IsReleaseBuild }}
         DoEsrp: ${{ parameters.DoEsrp }}
         StageName: 'OnnxRuntime_QNN_Nuget_Win_Arm64x'

From 616efc3cda49678c62fb1413a06446f0e41f9225 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: edgchen1 <18449977+edgchen1@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 18:12:07 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 05/15] update build-win-arm64x-steps.yml to get all other
 build params from AdditionalBuildPyArgs

---
 .../templates/build-win-arm64x-steps.yml          | 15 +++++----------
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/build-win-arm64x-steps.yml b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/build-win-arm64x-steps.yml
index ba47d60a5575c..63756891a02a3 100644
--- a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/build-win-arm64x-steps.yml
+++ b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/build-win-arm64x-steps.yml
@@ -1,18 +1,11 @@
 # Builds a Windows ARM64X binary in `BuildDirectory`
 
 parameters:
-  BuildDirectory: $(Build.BinariesDirectory)
+  BuildDirectory: '$(Build.BinariesDirectory)'
   BuildConfig: 'RelWithDebInfo'
   AdditionalBuildPyArgs: ''
 
 steps:
-- powershell:
-    $common_args = '--skip_submodule_sync --build_shared_lib --client_package_build --cmake_generator "Visual Studio 17 2022" --config ${{ parameters.build_config }} --parallel --use_vcpkg --use_vcpkg_ms_internal_asset_cache --use_binskim_compliant_compile_flags ${{ parameters.AdditionalBuildPyArgs }}'
-
-    echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=commonBuildArgs]${common_args}"
-    echo "commonBuildArgs = ${common_args}"
-  displayName: Set commonBuildArgs
-
 - task: PythonScript@0
   displayName: 'Build arm64x project - generate the def & lib file for next build'
   inputs:
@@ -21,7 +14,8 @@ steps:
       --arm64
       --buildasx
       --build_dir="${{ parameters.BuildDirectory }}/arm64"
-      $(commonBuildArgs)
+      --config="${{ parameters.BuildConfig }}"
+      ${{ parameters.AdditionalBuildPyArgs }}
 
 - task: PythonScript@0
   displayName: 'Build arm64ecx project - the real arm64x'
@@ -31,4 +25,5 @@ steps:
       --arm64ec
       --buildasx
       --build_dir="${{ parameters.BuildDirectory }}"
-      $(commonBuildArgs)
+      --config="${{ parameters.BuildConfig }}"
+      ${{ parameters.AdditionalBuildPyArgs }}

From 56890f282de834ca8b9123d3549074614287aac8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: edgchen1 <18449977+edgchen1@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 18:16:20 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 06/15] update qnn-ep-win for updated template

---
 .../github/azure-pipelines/templates/qnn-ep-win.yml        | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/qnn-ep-win.yml b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/qnn-ep-win.yml
index ebecb7bbd088f..e25e376092366 100644
--- a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/qnn-ep-win.yml
+++ b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/qnn-ep-win.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ parameters:
   build_config: 'RelWithDebInfo'
   IsReleaseBuild: false
   DoEsrp: false
-  build_pool_name: 'Onnxruntime-QNNEP-Windows-2022-CPU'
+  qnn_ep_build_pool_name: 'Onnxruntime-QNNEP-Windows-2022-CPU'
   OrtNugetPackageId: 'Microsoft.ML.OnnxRuntime.QNN'
   StageName: 'OnnxRuntime_QNN_Nuget_Win_x64'
   PublishArchive: false
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ stages:
   - job: ${{ parameters.StageName }}
     timeoutInMinutes: 300
     pool:
-      name: ${{ parameters.build_pool_name }}
+      name: ${{ parameters.qnn_ep_build_pool_name }}
       os: windows
     templateContext:
       sdl:
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ stages:
     variables:
       OrtPackageId: ${{ parameters.OrtNugetPackageId }}
       ReleaseVersionSuffix: $[stageDependencies.Setup.Set_Variables.outputs['Set_Release_Version_Suffix.ReleaseVersionSuffix']]
+      commonBuildArgs: '--skip_submodule_sync --build_shared_lib --client_package_build --cmake_generator "Visual Studio 17 2022" --config ${{ parameters.build_config }} --parallel --use_vcpkg --use_vcpkg_ms_internal_asset_cache --use_binskim_compliant_compile_flags ${{ parameters.AdditionalBuildArgs}}'
 
     steps:
     - template: set-version-number-variables-step.yml
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ stages:
       parameters:
         BuildDirectory: $(Build.BinariesDirectory)
         BuildConfig: ${{ parameters.build_config }}
-        AdditionalBuildPyArgs: --use_qnn --qnn_home $(QnnSDKRootDir)
+        AdditionalBuildPyArgs: $(commonBuildArgs) --use_qnn --qnn_home $(QnnSDKRootDir)
 
     - task: CmdLine@2
       displayName: 'Print contents of binaries directory'

From a707e934c8cdfbd82a513413fbfcbab57aa9c3fc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: edgchen1 <18449977+edgchen1@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 18:40:58 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 07/15] save work

---
 .../azure-pipelines/templates/build-win-arm64x-steps.yml    | 6 ++++--
 tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/win-ci.yml  | 4 ++--
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/build-win-arm64x-steps.yml b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/build-win-arm64x-steps.yml
index 63756891a02a3..9fb2c0bf64d04 100644
--- a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/build-win-arm64x-steps.yml
+++ b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/build-win-arm64x-steps.yml
@@ -11,19 +11,21 @@ steps:
   inputs:
     scriptPath: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\tools\ci_build\build.py'
     arguments: >
+      ${{ parameters.AdditionalBuildPyArgs }}
+      --build_shared_lib
       --arm64
       --buildasx
       --build_dir="${{ parameters.BuildDirectory }}/arm64"
       --config="${{ parameters.BuildConfig }}"
-      ${{ parameters.AdditionalBuildPyArgs }}
 
 - task: PythonScript@0
   displayName: 'Build arm64ecx project - the real arm64x'
   inputs:
     scriptPath: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\tools\ci_build\build.py'
     arguments: >
+      ${{ parameters.AdditionalBuildPyArgs }}
+      --build_shared_lib
       --arm64ec
       --buildasx
       --build_dir="${{ parameters.BuildDirectory }}"
       --config="${{ parameters.BuildConfig }}"
-      ${{ parameters.AdditionalBuildPyArgs }}
diff --git a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/win-ci.yml b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/win-ci.yml
index 08f8c91a870c0..9366bc2e4598b 100644
--- a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/win-ci.yml
+++ b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/win-ci.yml
@@ -182,14 +182,14 @@ stages:
           parameters:
             BuildDirectory: $(Build.BinariesDirectory)
             BuildConfig: RelWithDebInfo
-            AdditionalBuildPyArgs: '--enable_lto --disable_rtti --skip_submodule_sync --enable_onnx_tests $(TelemetryOption) ${{ parameters.buildparameter }} $(timeoutParameter) $(buildJavaParameter)'
+            AdditionalBuildPyArgs: '--parallel 16 --use_vcpkg --use_vcpkg_ms_internal_asset_cache --use_binskim_compliant_compile_flags --enable_lto --disable_rtti --skip_submodule_sync --build_shared_lib --update --build --cmake_generator "$(VSGenerator)" --enable_onnx_tests $(TelemetryOption) ${{ parameters.buildparameter }} $(timeoutParameter) $(buildJavaParameter)'
 
       - ${{ else }}:
         - task: PythonScript@0
           displayName: 'Generate build system and build'
           inputs:
             scriptPath: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\tools\ci_build\build.py'
-            arguments: '--parallel 16 --use_vcpkg --use_vcpkg_ms_internal_asset_cache --config RelWithDebInfo --use_binskim_compliant_compile_flags --enable_lto --disable_rtti --build_dir $(Build.BinariesDirectory) --skip_submodule_sync --build_shared_lib --update --build --cmake_generator "$(VSGenerator)" --enable_onnx_tests $(TelemetryOption) ${{ parameters.buildparameter }} $(timeoutParameter) $(buildJavaParameter)'
+            arguments: '--parallel 16 --use_vcpkg --use_vcpkg_ms_internal_asset_cache --use_binskim_compliant_compile_flags --enable_lto --disable_rtti --skip_submodule_sync --build_shared_lib --update --build --cmake_generator "$(VSGenerator)" --enable_onnx_tests $(TelemetryOption) ${{ parameters.buildparameter }} $(timeoutParameter) $(buildJavaParameter) --build_dir $(Build.BinariesDirectory) --config RelWithDebInfo'
             workingDirectory: '$(Build.BinariesDirectory)'
 
       # For CPU job, tests are run in the same machine as building

From c729bb73b523b02e2d4878e909c96b0371fcfac0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: edgchen1 <18449977+edgchen1@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2026 18:43:26 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 08/15] fix quoting

---
 tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/win-ci.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/win-ci.yml b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/win-ci.yml
index 9366bc2e4598b..4af3254ad3e60 100644
--- a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/win-ci.yml
+++ b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/win-ci.yml
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ stages:
 
       - script: python -m pip install -r $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\tools\ci_build\github\windows\python\requirements.txt
 
-      - ${{ if eq(parameters.msbuildPlatform, "arm64x") }}:
+      - ${{ if eq(parameters.msbuildPlatform, 'arm64x') }}:
         - template: build-win-arm64x-steps.yml
           parameters:
             BuildDirectory: $(Build.BinariesDirectory)

From 3f00648ef8dca10e049a2904efb7073dd7934ff3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: edgchen1 <18449977+edgchen1@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2026 09:38:55 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 09/15] remove BuildConfig parameter from arm64x build template

---
 .../azure-pipelines/templates/build-win-arm64x-steps.yml     | 3 ---
 .../ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/qnn-ep-win.yml | 3 +--
 tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/win-ci.yml   | 5 ++---
 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/build-win-arm64x-steps.yml b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/build-win-arm64x-steps.yml
index 9fb2c0bf64d04..fe3eff2d4e43d 100644
--- a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/build-win-arm64x-steps.yml
+++ b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/build-win-arm64x-steps.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 parameters:
   BuildDirectory: '$(Build.BinariesDirectory)'
-  BuildConfig: 'RelWithDebInfo'
   AdditionalBuildPyArgs: ''
 
 steps:
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@ steps:
       --arm64
       --buildasx
       --build_dir="${{ parameters.BuildDirectory }}/arm64"
-      --config="${{ parameters.BuildConfig }}"
 
 - task: PythonScript@0
   displayName: 'Build arm64ecx project - the real arm64x'
@@ -28,4 +26,3 @@ steps:
       --arm64ec
       --buildasx
       --build_dir="${{ parameters.BuildDirectory }}"
-      --config="${{ parameters.BuildConfig }}"
diff --git a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/qnn-ep-win.yml b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/qnn-ep-win.yml
index e25e376092366..da947b7b54550 100644
--- a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/qnn-ep-win.yml
+++ b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/qnn-ep-win.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ stages:
     variables:
       OrtPackageId: ${{ parameters.OrtNugetPackageId }}
       ReleaseVersionSuffix: $[stageDependencies.Setup.Set_Variables.outputs['Set_Release_Version_Suffix.ReleaseVersionSuffix']]
-      commonBuildArgs: '--skip_submodule_sync --build_shared_lib --client_package_build --cmake_generator "Visual Studio 17 2022" --config ${{ parameters.build_config }} --parallel --use_vcpkg --use_vcpkg_ms_internal_asset_cache --use_binskim_compliant_compile_flags ${{ parameters.AdditionalBuildArgs}}'
+      commonBuildArgs: '--skip_submodule_sync --build_shared_lib --client_package_build --cmake_generator "Visual Studio 17 2022" --config ${{ parameters.build_config }} --parallel --use_vcpkg --use_vcpkg_ms_internal_asset_cache --use_binskim_compliant_compile_flags --config ${{ parameters.build_config }} ${{ parameters.AdditionalBuildArgs}}'
 
     steps:
     - template: set-version-number-variables-step.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ stages:
     - template: build-win-arm64x-steps.yml
       parameters:
         BuildDirectory: $(Build.BinariesDirectory)
-        BuildConfig: ${{ parameters.build_config }}
         AdditionalBuildPyArgs: $(commonBuildArgs) --use_qnn --qnn_home $(QnnSDKRootDir)
 
     - task: CmdLine@2
diff --git a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/win-ci.yml b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/win-ci.yml
index 4af3254ad3e60..ce23e95aeb85e 100644
--- a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/win-ci.yml
+++ b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/win-ci.yml
@@ -181,15 +181,14 @@ stages:
         - template: build-win-arm64x-steps.yml
           parameters:
             BuildDirectory: $(Build.BinariesDirectory)
-            BuildConfig: RelWithDebInfo
-            AdditionalBuildPyArgs: '--parallel 16 --use_vcpkg --use_vcpkg_ms_internal_asset_cache --use_binskim_compliant_compile_flags --enable_lto --disable_rtti --skip_submodule_sync --build_shared_lib --update --build --cmake_generator "$(VSGenerator)" --enable_onnx_tests $(TelemetryOption) ${{ parameters.buildparameter }} $(timeoutParameter) $(buildJavaParameter)'
+            AdditionalBuildPyArgs: '--parallel 16 --use_vcpkg --use_vcpkg_ms_internal_asset_cache --use_binskim_compliant_compile_flags --enable_lto --disable_rtti --skip_submodule_sync --build_shared_lib --update --build --cmake_generator "$(VSGenerator)" --enable_onnx_tests $(TelemetryOption) ${{ parameters.buildparameter }} $(timeoutParameter) $(buildJavaParameter) --config RelWithDebInfo'
 
       - ${{ else }}:
         - task: PythonScript@0
           displayName: 'Generate build system and build'
           inputs:
             scriptPath: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\tools\ci_build\build.py'
-            arguments: '--parallel 16 --use_vcpkg --use_vcpkg_ms_internal_asset_cache --use_binskim_compliant_compile_flags --enable_lto --disable_rtti --skip_submodule_sync --build_shared_lib --update --build --cmake_generator "$(VSGenerator)" --enable_onnx_tests $(TelemetryOption) ${{ parameters.buildparameter }} $(timeoutParameter) $(buildJavaParameter) --build_dir $(Build.BinariesDirectory) --config RelWithDebInfo'
+            arguments: '--parallel 16 --use_vcpkg --use_vcpkg_ms_internal_asset_cache --use_binskim_compliant_compile_flags --enable_lto --disable_rtti --skip_submodule_sync --build_shared_lib --update --build --cmake_generator "$(VSGenerator)" --enable_onnx_tests $(TelemetryOption) ${{ parameters.buildparameter }} $(timeoutParameter) $(buildJavaParameter) --config RelWithDebInfo --build_dir $(Build.BinariesDirectory)'
             workingDirectory: '$(Build.BinariesDirectory)'
 
       # For CPU job, tests are run in the same machine as building

From 8194aa5ce7ca61aa3a61ffc6aa024c53c5a31621 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: edgchen1 <18449977+edgchen1@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2026 09:48:33 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 10/15] update diplayname

---
 .../azure-pipelines/templates/build-win-arm64x-steps.yml      | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/build-win-arm64x-steps.yml b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/build-win-arm64x-steps.yml
index fe3eff2d4e43d..f92687be7662f 100644
--- a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/build-win-arm64x-steps.yml
+++ b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/build-win-arm64x-steps.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ parameters:
 
 steps:
 - task: PythonScript@0
-  displayName: 'Build arm64x project - generate the def & lib file for next build'
+  displayName: 'Build arm64 project for arm64x - generate the def & lib file for next build'
   inputs:
     scriptPath: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\tools\ci_build\build.py'
     arguments: >
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ steps:
       --build_dir="${{ parameters.BuildDirectory }}/arm64"
 
 - task: PythonScript@0
-  displayName: 'Build arm64ecx project - the real arm64x'
+  displayName: 'Build arm64ec project for arm64x - the real arm64x'
   inputs:
     scriptPath: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\tools\ci_build\build.py'
     arguments: >

From 2b354c399b702f5a2d82ab230e7c66773dbf5cd0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: edgchen1 <18449977+edgchen1@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:40:50 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 11/15] add set-variable.yml

---
 .../templates/set-variable.yml                | 32 +++++++++++++++++++
 .../azure-pipelines/templates/win-ci.yml      | 25 +++++++++++++--
 2 files changed, 55 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/set-variable.yml

diff --git a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/set-variable.yml b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/set-variable.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..13dc388114df9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/set-variable.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Sets an ADO pipeline variable.
+# See https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/process/set-variables-scripts
+
+parameters:
+- name: name
+  type: string
+
+- name: value
+  type: string
+
+steps:
+- task: PythonScript@0
+  displayName: 'Set variable - ${{ parameters.name }}'
+  inputs:
+    scriptSource: inline
+    script: |
+      import os
+
+      variable_name = os.getenv("VARIABLE_NAME")
+      variable_value = os.getenv("VARIABLE_VALUE")
+
+      if not variable_name.isidentifier():
+          raise ValueError(f"Variable name is not a valid identifier: '{variable_name}'")
+
+      if "\n" in variable_value:
+          raise ValueError(f"Variable value should not contain any newlines: '{variable_value}'")
+
+      print(f"##vso[task.setvariable variable={variable_name}]{variable_value}")
+      print(f"Set variable: {variable_name} = {variable_value}")
+  env:
+    VARIABLE_NAME: ${{ parameters.name }}
+    VARIABLE_VALUE: ${{ parameters.value }}
diff --git a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/win-ci.yml b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/win-ci.yml
index ce23e95aeb85e..ff48735a88c6c 100644
--- a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/win-ci.yml
+++ b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/win-ci.yml
@@ -177,18 +177,39 @@ stages:
 
       - script: python -m pip install -r $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\tools\ci_build\github\windows\python\requirements.txt
 
+      - template: set-variable.yml
+        parameters:
+          name: commonBuildPyArgs
+          value: >-
+            --config RelWithDebInfo
+            --parallel 16
+            --use_vcpkg
+            --use_vcpkg_ms_internal_asset_cache
+            --use_binskim_compliant_compile_flags
+            --enable_lto
+            --disable_rtti
+            --skip_submodule_sync
+            --build_shared_lib
+            --update --build
+            --cmake_generator "$(VSGenerator)"
+            --enable_onnx_tests
+            $(TelemetryOption)
+            ${{ parameters.buildparameter }}
+            $(timeoutParameter)
+            $(buildJavaParameter)
+
       - ${{ if eq(parameters.msbuildPlatform, 'arm64x') }}:
         - template: build-win-arm64x-steps.yml
           parameters:
             BuildDirectory: $(Build.BinariesDirectory)
-            AdditionalBuildPyArgs: '--parallel 16 --use_vcpkg --use_vcpkg_ms_internal_asset_cache --use_binskim_compliant_compile_flags --enable_lto --disable_rtti --skip_submodule_sync --build_shared_lib --update --build --cmake_generator "$(VSGenerator)" --enable_onnx_tests $(TelemetryOption) ${{ parameters.buildparameter }} $(timeoutParameter) $(buildJavaParameter) --config RelWithDebInfo'
+            AdditionalBuildPyArgs: $(commonBuildPyArgs)
 
       - ${{ else }}:
         - task: PythonScript@0
           displayName: 'Generate build system and build'
           inputs:
             scriptPath: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\tools\ci_build\build.py'
-            arguments: '--parallel 16 --use_vcpkg --use_vcpkg_ms_internal_asset_cache --use_binskim_compliant_compile_flags --enable_lto --disable_rtti --skip_submodule_sync --build_shared_lib --update --build --cmake_generator "$(VSGenerator)" --enable_onnx_tests $(TelemetryOption) ${{ parameters.buildparameter }} $(timeoutParameter) $(buildJavaParameter) --config RelWithDebInfo --build_dir $(Build.BinariesDirectory)'
+            arguments: '$(commonBuildPyArgs) --build_dir $(Build.BinariesDirectory)'
             workingDirectory: '$(Build.BinariesDirectory)'
 
       # For CPU job, tests are run in the same machine as building

From fc1d429220b9b3a9512e157124a4e052a8f87959 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: edgchen1 <18449977+edgchen1@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:56:43 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 12/15] build arm64x in py-win-cpu.yml

---
 .../azure-pipelines/templates/py-win-cpu.yml  | 24 ++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/py-win-cpu.yml b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/py-win-cpu.yml
index 09603f2350657..a62120722e2b9 100644
--- a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/py-win-cpu.yml
+++ b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/py-win-cpu.yml
@@ -89,14 +89,12 @@ jobs:
     env:
       TMPDIR: "$(Agent.TempDirectory)"
 
-  - task: PythonScript@0
-    displayName: 'Build'
-    inputs:
-      scriptPath: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\tools\ci_build\build.py'
-      arguments: >
+  - template: set-variable.yml
+    parameters:
+      name: commonBuildPyArgs
+      value: >-
         --config ${{ parameters.cmake_build_type }}
         --enable_lto
-        --build_dir $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\build
         --skip_submodule_sync
         --cmake_generator "Visual Studio 17 2022"
         --enable_pybind
@@ -105,6 +103,20 @@ jobs:
         --parallel --use_binskim_compliant_compile_flags --update
         $(TelemetryOption)
 
+  - ${{ if eq(parameters.architecture, 'arm64') }}:
+    # arm64x build
+    - template: build-win-arm64x-steps.yml
+      parameters:
+        BuildDirectory: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\build
+        AdditionalBuildPyArgs: $(commonBuildPyArgs)
+
+  - ${{ else }}:
+    - task: PythonScript@0
+      displayName: 'Build'
+      inputs:
+        scriptPath: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\tools\ci_build\build.py'
+        arguments: '$(commonBuildPyArgs) --build_dir $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\build'
+
   - ${{if or(eq(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/heads/main'), startsWith(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/heads/rel-'))}}:
     - template: publish-symbolrequestprod-api.yml
       parameters:

From 025193f0714a78e64752292a2e69c96983ebe0f3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: edgchen1 <18449977+edgchen1@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2026 12:02:23 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 13/15] rename parameters, make quoting consistent

---
 .../templates/build-win-arm64x-steps.yml           | 14 +++++++-------
 .../azure-pipelines/templates/py-win-cpu.yml       |  4 ++--
 .../azure-pipelines/templates/qnn-ep-win.yml       |  4 ++--
 .../github/azure-pipelines/templates/win-ci.yml    |  4 ++--
 4 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/build-win-arm64x-steps.yml b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/build-win-arm64x-steps.yml
index f92687be7662f..50e7cbb13d6e1 100644
--- a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/build-win-arm64x-steps.yml
+++ b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/build-win-arm64x-steps.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-# Builds a Windows ARM64X binary in `BuildDirectory`
+# Runs a Windows ARM64X build in `buildDirectory`.
 
 parameters:
-  BuildDirectory: '$(Build.BinariesDirectory)'
-  AdditionalBuildPyArgs: ''
+  buildDirectory: '$(Build.BinariesDirectory)'
+  additionalBuildPyArgs: ''
 
 steps:
 - task: PythonScript@0
@@ -10,19 +10,19 @@ steps:
   inputs:
     scriptPath: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\tools\ci_build\build.py'
     arguments: >
-      ${{ parameters.AdditionalBuildPyArgs }}
+      ${{ parameters.additionalBuildPyArgs }}
       --build_shared_lib
       --arm64
       --buildasx
-      --build_dir="${{ parameters.BuildDirectory }}/arm64"
+      --build_dir="${{ parameters.buildDirectory }}/arm64"
 
 - task: PythonScript@0
   displayName: 'Build arm64ec project for arm64x - the real arm64x'
   inputs:
     scriptPath: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\tools\ci_build\build.py'
     arguments: >
-      ${{ parameters.AdditionalBuildPyArgs }}
+      ${{ parameters.additionalBuildPyArgs }}
       --build_shared_lib
       --arm64ec
       --buildasx
-      --build_dir="${{ parameters.BuildDirectory }}"
+      --build_dir="${{ parameters.buildDirectory }}"
diff --git a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/py-win-cpu.yml b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/py-win-cpu.yml
index a62120722e2b9..85afca64430b7 100644
--- a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/py-win-cpu.yml
+++ b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/py-win-cpu.yml
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ jobs:
     # arm64x build
     - template: build-win-arm64x-steps.yml
       parameters:
-        BuildDirectory: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\build
-        AdditionalBuildPyArgs: $(commonBuildPyArgs)
+        buildDirectory: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\build'
+        additionalBuildPyArgs: '$(commonBuildPyArgs)'
 
   - ${{ else }}:
     - task: PythonScript@0
diff --git a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/qnn-ep-win.yml b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/qnn-ep-win.yml
index da947b7b54550..7e176b67f6685 100644
--- a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/qnn-ep-win.yml
+++ b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/qnn-ep-win.yml
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ stages:
 
     - template: build-win-arm64x-steps.yml
       parameters:
-        BuildDirectory: $(Build.BinariesDirectory)
-        AdditionalBuildPyArgs: $(commonBuildArgs) --use_qnn --qnn_home $(QnnSDKRootDir)
+        buildDirectory: '$(Build.BinariesDirectory)'
+        additionalBuildPyArgs: '$(commonBuildArgs) --use_qnn --qnn_home $(QnnSDKRootDir)'
 
     - task: CmdLine@2
       displayName: 'Print contents of binaries directory'
diff --git a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/win-ci.yml b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/win-ci.yml
index ff48735a88c6c..ed8c8e2adb99c 100644
--- a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/win-ci.yml
+++ b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/win-ci.yml
@@ -201,8 +201,8 @@ stages:
       - ${{ if eq(parameters.msbuildPlatform, 'arm64x') }}:
         - template: build-win-arm64x-steps.yml
           parameters:
-            BuildDirectory: $(Build.BinariesDirectory)
-            AdditionalBuildPyArgs: $(commonBuildPyArgs)
+            buildDirectory: '$(Build.BinariesDirectory)'
+            additionalBuildPyArgs: '$(commonBuildPyArgs)'
 
       - ${{ else }}:
         - task: PythonScript@0

From 99f3d46c897fc1f78b24d4e46b63a9a5960da6ce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: edgchen1 <18449977+edgchen1@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2026 12:10:11 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 14/15] make variable setting message consistent with other
 steps

---
 .../ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/set-variable.yml  | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/set-variable.yml b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/set-variable.yml
index 13dc388114df9..2cf49f2f067c2 100644
--- a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/set-variable.yml
+++ b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/set-variable.yml
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ steps:
       if "\n" in variable_value:
           raise ValueError(f"Variable value should not contain any newlines: '{variable_value}'")
 
+      print(f"Setting variable: {variable_name} = '{variable_value}'")
       print(f"##vso[task.setvariable variable={variable_name}]{variable_value}")
-      print(f"Set variable: {variable_name} = {variable_value}")
   env:
     VARIABLE_NAME: ${{ parameters.name }}
     VARIABLE_VALUE: ${{ parameters.value }}

From b000c8cd694e2cd66c52e6d586a57ee6e693f31a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: edgchen1 <18449977+edgchen1@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2026 13:32:14 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 15/15] revert changes to py-win-cpu.yml

---
 .../azure-pipelines/templates/py-win-cpu.yml  | 24 +++++--------------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/py-win-cpu.yml b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/py-win-cpu.yml
index 85afca64430b7..09603f2350657 100644
--- a/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/py-win-cpu.yml
+++ b/tools/ci_build/github/azure-pipelines/templates/py-win-cpu.yml
@@ -89,12 +89,14 @@ jobs:
     env:
       TMPDIR: "$(Agent.TempDirectory)"
 
-  - template: set-variable.yml
-    parameters:
-      name: commonBuildPyArgs
-      value: >-
+  - task: PythonScript@0
+    displayName: 'Build'
+    inputs:
+      scriptPath: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\tools\ci_build\build.py'
+      arguments: >
         --config ${{ parameters.cmake_build_type }}
         --enable_lto
+        --build_dir $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\build
         --skip_submodule_sync
         --cmake_generator "Visual Studio 17 2022"
         --enable_pybind
@@ -103,20 +105,6 @@ jobs:
         --parallel --use_binskim_compliant_compile_flags --update
         $(TelemetryOption)
 
-  - ${{ if eq(parameters.architecture, 'arm64') }}:
-    # arm64x build
-    - template: build-win-arm64x-steps.yml
-      parameters:
-        buildDirectory: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\build'
-        additionalBuildPyArgs: '$(commonBuildPyArgs)'
-
-  - ${{ else }}:
-    - task: PythonScript@0
-      displayName: 'Build'
-      inputs:
-        scriptPath: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)\tools\ci_build\build.py'
-        arguments: '$(commonBuildPyArgs) --build_dir $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\build'
-
   - ${{if or(eq(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/heads/main'), startsWith(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/heads/rel-'))}}:
     - template: publish-symbolrequestprod-api.yml
       parameters: