[7.0.2] Use upper-bound version ranges for sibling package dependencies

[paulmedynski]

Summary

Compute [floor, ceiling) version ranges for all sibling package dependencies so that NuGet cannot resolve an incompatible newer major version at restore time.

Affected packages: Abstractions, Logging, MDS, Azure, AKV Provider, SNI, SqlServer.Server.

Changes

• Define range properties in tools/props/Versions.props (available to both build.proj and SDK-style projects via the Directory.Build.props import order)
• Reference range properties in Directory.Packages.props PackageVersion items
• Update Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.nuspec to use range tokens ($AbstractionsVersionRange$, $LoggingVersionRange$, $SniVersionRange$, $SqlServerVersionRange$)
• Pass range properties through GenerateMdsPackage.targets to nuget pack
• Replace MSBuild@1 with DotNetCoreCLI@2 for MDS pack in CI and OneBranch pipelines
• Wire loggingPackageVersion/referenceType through Abstractions and Azure pipeline stages for Package-mode builds
• Remove unused generate-nuget-package-step.yml template

Verification

• dotnet msbuild build.proj -getProperty:AbstractionsVersionRange etc. all resolve correctly
• dotnet pack of Abstractions and Azure produces nupkgs with correct [floor, ceiling) dependency metadata
• PackageVersion items resolve correct ranges for SDK-style projects in Package mode

Related

Port of #4337 (commit fd8cb4b) adapted for this branch's variable naming and MSBuild-based pack approach.

[Copilot]

Pull request overview

This PR updates the build/packaging infrastructure to use upper-bounded NuGet version ranges ([floor, ceiling)) for sibling package dependencies, preventing NuGet restore from selecting incompatible newer major versions.

Changes:

• Introduces MSBuild properties that compute [floor, ceiling) ranges and uses them for CPM PackageVersion items and nuspec token expansion.
• Updates the MDS nuspec + GenerateMdsPackage target to pass version range tokens into nuget pack.
• Refactors CI/OneBranch packing to invoke build.proj’s GenerateMdsPackage (and removes the unused generate-nuget-package-step.yml template), while wiring extra package-mode parameters through pipeline stages/jobs.

Reviewed changes

Copilot reviewed 13 out of 13 changed files in this pull request and generated 2 comments.

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File	Description
tools/targets/GenerateMdsPackage.targets	Passes version range properties to nuget pack for nuspec token expansion.
tools/specs/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.nuspec	Switches sibling dependencies to use range tokens (Abstractions/Logging/SNI/SqlServer.Server).
tools/props/Versions.props	Adds computed [floor, ceiling) range properties for sibling packages.
Directory.Packages.props	Uses range properties for CPM PackageVersion items (SqlServer.Server + SNI + sibling packages in Package mode).
eng/pipelines/stages/build-abstractions-package-ci-stage.yml	Adds parameters to support package-mode inputs for Abstractions stage.
eng/pipelines/stages/build-azure-package-ci-stage.yml	Adds parameters to support package-mode inputs for Azure stage.
eng/pipelines/jobs/pack-abstractions-package-ci-job.yml	Downloads Logging artifacts and passes package-mode properties during dotnet pack.
eng/pipelines/jobs/pack-azure-package-ci-job.yml	Downloads Abstractions/Logging artifacts and passes package-mode properties during dotnet pack.
eng/pipelines/dotnet-sqlclient-ci-core.yml	Threads referenceType/logging variables through stages for package-mode builds.
eng/pipelines/common/templates/jobs/ci-build-nugets-job.yml	Packs MDS via build.proj -t:GenerateMdsPackage instead of the removed template.
eng/pipelines/onebranch/jobs/build-signed-sqlclient-package-job.yml	Packs MDS via build.proj -t:GenerateMdsPackage (DotNetCoreCLI) for OneBranch.
eng/pipelines/common/templates/steps/generate-nuget-package-step.yml	Removed (no longer referenced).
src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.sln	Removes the deleted pipeline step template from the solution items list.