ci(0.76): only create .rnm-publish sentinel file if versioning happened (#2686)

Backport #2682

Author: Saadnajmi

.ado/scripts/xcodebuild.sh

@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ if ! command -v xcbeautify 1> /dev/null; then
   brew install xcbeautify
 fi
 
+xcodebuild -downloadAllPlatforms
+
 eval "$build_cmd" | xcbeautify --report junit
 
 if [[ "$CCACHE_DISABLE" != "1" ]]; then

.ado/templates/apple-tools-setup.yml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 steps:
   - task: UseNode@1
     inputs:
-      version: '23.x'
+      versionSpec: '22.x'
 
   - script: |
       brew bundle --file .ado/Brewfile

.ado/variables/vars.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 variables:
   VmImageApple: macos-latest-internal
-  xcode_friendly_name: 'Xcode 15.2'
-  xcode_version: '/Applications/Xcode_15.2.app'
-  ios_version: '17.2'
-  ios_simulator: 'iPhone 15'
+  xcode_friendly_name: 'Xcode 16.2'
+  xcode_version: '/Applications/Xcode_16.2.app'
+  ios_version: '18.0'
+  ios_simulator: 'iPhone 16'

packages/nx-release-version/index.js

@@ -76,22 +76,25 @@ const afterAllProjectsVersioned = async (cwd, opts) => {
   const changedFiles = [...baseResult.changedFiles];
   const deletedFiles = [...baseResult.deletedFiles];
 
-  try {
-    // Create the .rnm-publish file to indicate versioning has occurred
-    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(REPO_ROOT, '.rnm-publish'), '');
+  // Only update React Native artifacts if versioning actually happened
+  if (changedFiles.length > 0) {
+    try {
+      // Create the .rnm-publish file to indicate versioning has occurred
+      fs.writeFileSync(path.join(REPO_ROOT, '.rnm-publish'), '');
 
-    // Update React Native artifacts
-    const versionedFiles = await runSetVersion();
+      // Update React Native artifacts
+      const versionedFiles = await runSetVersion();
 
-    // Add the versioned files to changed files
-    changedFiles.push(...versionedFiles);
+      // Add the versioned files to changed files
+      changedFiles.push(...versionedFiles);
 
-    console.log('✅ Updated React Native artifacts');
-    console.table(versionedFiles.map(file => path.relative(REPO_ROOT, file)));
-  } catch (error) {
-    const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
-    console.error(`❌ Failed to update React Native artifacts: ${errorMessage}`);
-    throw error;
+      console.log('✅ Updated React Native artifacts');
+      console.table(versionedFiles.map(file => path.relative(REPO_ROOT, file)));
+    } catch (error) {
+      const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
+      console.error(`❌ Failed to update React Native artifacts: ${errorMessage}`);
+      throw error;
+    }
   }
 
   return {