[release/8.0.1xx] Bump darc to fix VMR sync (#17704)

eng/Version.Details.xml

@@ -222,13 +222,13 @@
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade</Uri>
       <Sha>39042b4048580366d35a7c1c4f4ce8fc0dbea4b4</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Darc" Version="1.1.0-beta.23416.3">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.Darc" Version="1.1.0-beta.23551.2">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade-services</Uri>
-      <Sha>5d63a226d022fda90cae2c239e882ad253baa758</Sha>
+      <Sha>88b0cbb096999d03068ddc9945465a3f5b6ba5da</Sha>
     </Dependency>
-    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.DarcLib" Version="1.1.0-beta.23416.3">
+    <Dependency Name="Microsoft.DotNet.DarcLib" Version="1.1.0-beta.23551.2">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/arcade-services</Uri>
-      <Sha>5d63a226d022fda90cae2c239e882ad253baa758</Sha>
+      <Sha>88b0cbb096999d03068ddc9945465a3f5b6ba5da</Sha>
     </Dependency>
     <Dependency Name="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" Version="8.0.0-alpha.1.22557.12">
       <Uri>https://github.com/dotnet/runtime</Uri>

eng/Versions.props

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <!-- Dependency from https://github.com/dotnet/arcade-services -->
-    <MicrosoftDotNetDarcLibVersion>1.1.0-beta.23416.3</MicrosoftDotNetDarcLibVersion>
+    <MicrosoftDotNetDarcLibVersion>1.1.0-beta.23551.2</MicrosoftDotNetDarcLibVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <!-- Dependency from https://github.com/dotnet/winforms -->

eng/pipelines/templates/steps/vmr-pull-updates.yml

@@ -22,6 +22,19 @@ steps:
   displayName: Clone dotnet/installer
   path: installer
 
+# This step is needed so that when we get a detached HEAD / shallow clone,
+# we still pull the commit into the temporary installer clone to use it during the sync.
+- script: |
+    git branch installer-head
+  displayName: Label PR commit
+  workingDirectory: $(Agent.BuildDirectory)/installer
+
+- script: |
+    git checkout -B ${{ parameters.vmrBranch }}
+    echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=vmrBranch]${{ parameters.vmrBranch }}"
+  displayName: Prepare branch ${{ parameters.vmrBranch }}
+  workingDirectory: ${{ parameters.vmrPath }}
+
 - script: >
     ./eng/vmr-sync.sh
     --vmr ${{ parameters.vmrPath }}

eng/vmr-sync.sh

@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
       recursive=true
       ;;
     --remote)
-      additional_remotes="$additional_remotes,$2"
+      additional_remotes="$additional_remotes $2"
       shift
       ;;
     --readme-template)
@@ -265,9 +265,9 @@ fi
   $azdev_pat                                 \
   --$verbosity                               \
   $recursive_arg                             \
+  $additional_remotes                        \
   --readme-template "$readme_template"       \
   --tpn-template "$tpn_template"             \
-  $additional_remotes                        \
   "$repository"
 
 if [[ $? == 0 ]]; then