different build leg

Author: Alex Peck

.github/workflows/gate.yml

@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         dotnet-version: |
           3.1.x
-          6.0.x
-          8.0.x
-          9.0.x
+
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: dotnet restore
     - name: Build
@@ -55,6 +53,32 @@ jobs:
         flag-name: win3
         parallel: true
 
+    - name: Publish NuGet artifacts
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        name: NuGet package
+        path: BitFaster.Caching/bin/Release/
+  win2:
+
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+
+    permissions:
+      checks: write
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Setup .NET Core
+      uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
+      with:
+        dotnet-version: |
+          6.0.x
+          8.0.x
+          9.0.x
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: dotnet restore
+    - name: Build
+      run: dotnet build --configuration Release --no-restore
+
     - name: Test (6.0)
       run: dotnet test --no-restore --verbosity normal -f net6.0 /p:CollectCoverage=true /p:CoverletOutput=TestResults/ /p:CoverletOutputFormat=lcov --logger "trx;LogFileName=results6.trx"   
     - name: Upload test results (6.0)
@@ -93,12 +117,6 @@ jobs:
         flag-name: win9
         parallel: true
 
-    - name: Publish NuGet artifacts
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      with:
-        name: NuGet package
-        path: BitFaster.Caching/bin/Release/
-
   mac:
 
     runs-on: macos-latest
@@ -185,7 +203,7 @@ jobs:
 
   coverage:
 
-    needs: [win, mac, linux]
+    needs: [win, win2, mac, linux]
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest