azure-pipelines-24.yml

# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/64559356/azure-devops-stage-to-stage-dependency-using-output-variable-in-condition-not-wo

trigger: none
pr: none

pool:
  vmImage: 'ubuntu-latest'

stages:
- stage: A
  condition: false
  jobs:
  - job: A1
    steps:
    - script: echo Job A1
- stage: B
  condition: always()
  jobs:
  - job: B1
    steps:
     - bash: echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=shouldrun;isOutput=true]true"
     # or on Windows:
     # - script: echo ##vso[task.setvariable variable=shouldrun;isOutput=true]true
       name: printvar

- stage: C
  condition: and(eq(dependencies.B.outputs['B1.printvar.shouldrun'], 'true'), in(dependencies.A.result, 'Failed', 'Skipped')) # it works
  dependsOn:
  - A
  - B
  jobs:
  - job: C1
    steps:
    - script: echo hello from Stage C

- stage: D
  condition: and(in(dependencies.A.result, 'Failed', 'Skipped'), eq(dependencies.B.outputs['B1.printvar.shouldrun'], 'true')) # it doesn't work
  dependsOn:
  - A
  - B
  jobs:
  - job: D1
    steps:
    - script: echo hello from Stage D