installer repo version no longer included in productcommits files

The version and commit of a subset of the repos that comprise .NET are available in the productcommits-rid.txt and .json files. These files can be queried from aka.ms links, for example, https://aka.ms/dotnet/9.0.1xx/daily/productCommit-win-x64.txt. The files enable customers to get the version and commit of the runtime, aspnetcore, windowsdesktop, and sdk repos included in a given build. Some customers have built tooling around this file to help others update their repos to new versions of .NET as builds are available.

In .NET 9, the dotnet/installer repo has been merged into the dotnet/sdk repo and builds are now shipped exclusively out of the dotnet/sdk repo.

Previous behavior

Previously, the productcommits-rid.txt file included the installer repo version.

New behavior

Starting in .NET 9, the installer line has been removed from the productcommits-rid.txt file.

Version introduced

.NET 9 Preview 5

Type of breaking change

This change is a behavioral change.

Reason for change

The installer repo was removed to reduce code-flow time and complexity of builds, and to allow the team to build a full SDK out of the sdk repo for testing.

Recommended action

Any tooling that depends on the productcommit file should be updated to use the sdk version.

Affected APIs

N/A