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diagnostics: switch log archive from zip to tar.gz #14530

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diagnostics: switch log archive from zip to tar.gz
Mar 25, 2026
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Fall back to zip if tar.exe fails
Apr 3, 2026
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28 changes: 24 additions & 4 deletions diagnostics/collect-wsl-logs.ps1
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Expand Up @@ -328,8 +328,28 @@ if ($Dump)
}
}

$logArchive = "$(Resolve-Path $folder).zip"
Compress-Archive -Path $folder -DestinationPath $logArchive
Remove-Item $folder -Recurse
$logArchive = "$(Resolve-Path $folder).tar.gz"
tar.exe -czf $logArchive $folder
if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0)
{
Remove-Item $folder -Recurse
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nit: I think we should fall back to zip if tar fails (in case this is ran on SKU's that might not have tar.exe)

Write-Host -ForegroundColor Green "Logs saved in: $logArchive. Please attach that file to the GitHub issue."
}
else
{
Remove-Item $logArchive -ErrorAction Ignore

Write-Host -ForegroundColor Green "Logs saved in: $logArchive. Please attach that file to the GitHub issue."
# Fall back to zip if tar fails (e.g. on SKUs that lack tar.exe)
$logArchive = "$(Resolve-Path $folder).zip"
try
{
Compress-Archive -Path $folder -DestinationPath $logArchive -Force
Remove-Item $folder -Recurse
Write-Host -ForegroundColor Green "Logs saved in: $logArchive. Please attach that file to the GitHub issue."
}
catch
{
Remove-Item $logArchive -ErrorAction Ignore
Write-Host -ForegroundColor Red "Failed to compress logs. They are available in: $(Resolve-Path $folder)"
}
}