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This PR updates the CI environments and fixes the Windows dependency build for Conan 2 and Visual Studio 2026.

  • Expand ci_new.yml to Ubuntu 24.04/26.04 and Windows 2022/windows-2025-vs2026, add xcode-27 to the existing macOS matrix, and update checkout steps to actions/checkout@v7.
  • Remove the duplicate Windows 2022 build/test job from ci.yml; Windows 2022 remains covered by ci_new.yml.
  • Keep libpcre3-dev and the --with-pcre matrix entries on Ubuntu 24.04. Skip the package and exclude those entries only on Ubuntu 26.04, while retaining PCRE2 coverage.
  • Replace the Windows conanfile.txt with a Conan 2 Python recipe using CMakeDeps, CMakeToolchain, and cmake_layout. Keep generated files in build/win32/build/generators and build/test outputs in build/win32/build.
  • Add a local YAJL 2.1.0 recipe, exported as yajl/2.1.0@modsecurity/ci, with a CMake 4 compatibility patch.
  • Update vcbuild.bat to use explicit host/build profiles and Conan-generated CMake presets, and stop immediately on export, install, configure, or build errors while preserving the exit code.
  • Install Conan >=2.27.1,<3 and CMake >=4.2,<5 in Windows CI. Refresh the Windows dependencies to PCRE2 10.49, libxml2 2.15.4, libcurl 8.22.0, LMDB 1.0.2, and Poco 1.15.4; align the Windows CMake project version with 3.0.17 and update the build guide.

Why

The Visual Studio 18 2026 generator requires CMake 4.2 or newer. The existing ConanCenter YAJL patch sets CMP0026 to OLD, and YAJL reads the LOCATION property of json_reformat and json_verify during configuration. CMake 4 no longer supports that policy behavior, causing the dependency build to fail before ModSecurity can be configured.

The additional YAJL patch removes CMP0026 OLD and replaces both target-path lookups with $<TARGET_FILE:...> generator expressions. The post-build copy commands therefore resolve the executable path for the active build configuration. The recipe retains ConanCenter's static/shared options and packaging behavior, and the local reference ensures that the Windows consumer selects the patched recipe.

Conan's generated presets keep the Visual Studio generator, toolchain path, and output layout consistent with the detected compiler profile. This supports the separate Windows 2022 and VS 2026 matrix entries and gives CI the original failure code when a build step fails.

The Ubuntu 26.04 package change also requires excluding the PCRE1 configuration: a --with-pcre build would still request the library after its development package was omitted. Ubuntu 24.04 retains both the package and PCRE1 test coverage. Consolidating the Windows jobs avoids duplicate runs across the two workflows.

Validation

  • Parsed both workflow YAML files and checked the expanded Linux matrix: 20 configurations on Ubuntu 24.04 and 18 on Ubuntu 26.04, with PCRE1 confined to 24.04.
  • Checked the workflow with actionlint; its unknown-label warnings for ubuntu-26.04 and xcode-27 were excluded from that local lint check. Runner availability remains subject to GitHub CI.
  • Verified Conan 2.33 recipe loading/export and the actual Conan patch-application mechanism. Checked preset/layout generation for VS 2022/2026, Debug/Release, and x86/x64.
  • Reproduced the original CMP0026 and both LOCATION failures with CMake 4.4.3. Built and installed the patched YAJL in Debug and Release using CMake 4.4.3, Ninja Multi-Config, and Zig/Clang; verified the configuration-specific copy paths and JSON tool behavior.
  • Tested batch options, ASAN argument handling, and failure propagation with native command stubs.

The local YAJL builds used Zig/Clang. A complete ModSecurity build with MSVC/Visual Studio 2026 was not performed locally. At this update, the PR checks include a failing SonarCloud quality gate on the new-code security rating. The full PR CI workflows are still in progress: Quality Assurance new and Quality Assurance.

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  • Chores
    • Updated automated build checks to use newer Linux, macOS, and Windows environments, and a newer checkout action.
    • Removed the separate Windows build-and-test job.
    • Updated Windows build configuration and dependency setup for newer Visual Studio, Conan, and CMake versions.
    • Updated the Windows build script to use Conan-generated CMake presets and improve error handling.
  • Documentation
    • Updated the Windows build guide with setup requirements and instructions for generating build files.

Removed Windows build configuration and related steps from CI workflow.
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The CI workflows update runner matrices and checkout actions, and remove one Windows CI job. The Windows build adds Conan 2 recipes for its dependencies and YAJL, updates the build script, and documents the supported toolchain.

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CI and Windows Build Updates

Layer / File(s) Summary
CI workflow updates
.github/workflows/ci_new.yml, .github/workflows/ci.yml
Linux, macOS, and Windows jobs add runner options and use actions/checkout@v7. The Linux matrix excludes PCRE1 on Ubuntu 26.04. The Windows job is removed from ci.yml.
Windows Conan recipes
build/win32/conanfile.py, build/win32/conan/yajl/*, build/win32/conanfile.txt
A Conan 2 recipe pins Windows build dependencies. A local YAJL 2.1.0 recipe adds package configuration and registers two CMake patches. The previous Conan manifest is removed.
Windows build integration
vcbuild.bat, build/win32/CMakeLists.txt, build/win32/README.md
The build script exports the YAJL recipe, installs dependencies with host and build profiles, configures CMake, and builds with error handling. The project version changes to 3.0.17, and the README documents Visual Studio 2022 or 2026 and the associated tool requirements.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

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Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant vcbuild.bat
  participant Conan
  participant YAJL recipe
  participant CMake
  vcbuild.bat->>Conan: Export YAJL recipe and install dependencies
  Conan->>YAJL recipe: Build and package YAJL
  vcbuild.bat->>CMake: Configure with Conan preset
  vcbuild.bat->>CMake: Build selected configuration
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The Windows build guide lists outdated dependency versions. Correct the guide when convenient; the confirmed discrepancy does not block the build.

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Security architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to 4d3c3

The inspected build path preserves dependency identity and source-integrity checks, and improves failure propagation. No introduced security concern was established. Remaining uncertainty concerns external build callers, local profile and cache ownership, and downstream dependency exposure.

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Security Blast Radius

  • inferred — The provisioning authority reaches the invoking build user's Conan cache, build workspace, and produced ModSecurity binaries. Compromise of trusted recipe or dependency inputs could propagate into those binaries; downstream deployment and tenant exposure were not established by the inspected build evidence.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

  • observed — The inspected CI caller runs on push and pull_request events, selects hosted Windows runners through a fixed matrix, regenerates the default Conan profile, and invokes the batch file without new secret-bearing arguments. The documented Docker caller initializes the Visual Studio environment before profile detection and building. The manual guide specifies the corresponding profile-setup precondition.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

  • inferred — Hosted matrix-job isolation and normal failure gating constrain the shared-build-directory and residual-artifact risks for the inspected CI caller. Manual invocations still require caller-managed profile and workspace ownership; the unchanged fixed build directory alone does not establish a PR-introduced security concern.
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Update the documented dependency versions.

The build/win32/conanfile.py recipe pins libxml2 2.15.4, libcurl 8.22.0, and lmdb 1.0.2. These entries list 2.15.2, 8.19.0, and 0.9.32. Update the README to match the versions this build installs.

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