Issues #11016 not fixed. windows-2022 version 20241113.3.0 and 20241201.2.0 fail with the same error

[mihnita]

Description

Same as before.

I can copy-paste the description here, but I think the older bug has more context:
#11016

Unfortunately it looks like I am not allowed to reopen that one.

Platforms affected

• Azure DevOps
• GitHub Actions - Standard Runners
• GitHub Actions - Larger Runners

Runner images affected

• Ubuntu 20.04
• Ubuntu 22.04
• Ubuntu 24.04
• macOS 12
• macOS 13
• macOS 13 Arm64
• macOS 14
• macOS 14 Arm64
• macOS 15
• macOS 15 Arm64
• Windows Server 2019
• Windows Server 2022

Image version and build link

Image: windows-2022

• Version: 20241125.1.0: https://github.com/unicode-org/icu/actions/runs/12102218460/job/33821985059?pr=3288
• Version 20241201.2.0: https://github.com/unicode-org/icu/actions/runs/12102218460/job/34159144276

Is it regression?

20241021.1.0, https://github.com/unicode-org/icu/actions/runs/11937265609/job/33272850958

Expected behavior

Not fail.

Actual behavior

See #11016

Repro steps

See #11016

[kishorekumar-anchala]

Hi @mihnita ,

Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention. We are looking into this issue and will update you on this issue after investigating

[RaviAkshintala]

Hi @mihnita The new image has been rolled out with the latest version 20241211.1 . Can you please try now.Thanks.

[mihnita]

Thank you, but it still does not seem to be fixed.
See https://github.com/unicode-org/icu/actions/runs/12102218460/job/34544963869

Runner Image
  Image: windows-2022
  Version: 20241211.1.0
  Included Software: https://github.com/actions/runner-images/blob/win22/20241211.1/images/windows/Windows2022-Readme.md
  Image Release: https://github.com/actions/runner-images/releases/tag/win22%2F20241211.1

With the same error (The expression "[MSBuild]::VersionGreaterThanOrEquals('', 9.0)" cannot be evaluated):

"D:\a\icu\icu\icu4c\source\allinone\allinone.sln" (default target) (1) ->
"D:\a\icu\icu\icu4c\source\data\makedata_uwp.vcxproj" (default target) (56) ->
  C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v17.0\AppxPackage\Microsoft.AppXPackage.Targets(225,25): error MSB4184: The expression "[MSBuild]::VersionGreaterThanOrEquals('', 9.0)" cannot be evaluated. Version string was not in a correct format. [D:\a\icu\icu\icu4c\source\data\makedata_uwp.vcxproj]

    409 Warning(s)
    1 Error(s)