PublishBuildArtifacts breaks symlinks of xCode artifacts

[Jamminroot]

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Issue Description

[Include task name(s), screenshots and any other relevant details] Adding PublishBuildArtifacts to pipeline to publish artifact after it is archived causes artifact size to be bloated, since Robocopy used under the hood copies actual files and does not retain file symbolic link, thus rendering PublishBuildArtifacts task harmful for apple artifacts containing symbolic links.

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[Jamminroot]

Something on your side seem to be editing all the contents of the issue out; Not sure if that's intended. Just in case, here's description: Adding PublishBuildArtifacts to pipeline to publish artifact after it is archived causes artifact size to be bloated, since Robocopy used under the hood copies actual files and does not retain file symbolic link, thus rendering PublishBuildArtifacts task harmful for apple artifacts containing symbolic links.

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