@htekdev/actions-debugger 1.0.77 → 1.0.79

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+ id: caching-artifacts-045
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+ title: "Merge queue (merge_group) runs cannot restore cache saved by pull_request runs"
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+ category: caching-artifacts
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+ severity: silent-failure
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+ tags:
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+ - merge-queue
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+ - merge_group
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+ - cache-isolation
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+ - branch-scoping
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+ - cache-miss
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+ patterns:
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+ - regex: 'Cache not found for input keys'
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+ flags: i
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+ - regex: 'gh-readonly-queue'
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+ flags: i
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+ error_messages:
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+ - "Cache not found for input keys:"
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+ - "No cache found for key: Linux-node-"
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+ root_cause: |
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+ GitHub Actions caches are branch-scoped. When the merge_group trigger fires,
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+ GitHub creates a temporary branch named
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+ gh-readonly-queue/main/pr-<number>-<sha> with a fresh merge commit. This
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+ temporary branch has no prior cache entries, so every cache lookup is a cache
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+ miss — even if the identical hashFiles() key was successfully saved during the
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+ preceding pull_request run on the feature branch.
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+
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+ Branch-scoped cache fallback rules allow access to the base branch (e.g., main)
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+ but NOT to arbitrary feature branches. The gh-readonly-queue/* branch is treated
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+ as a new branch with no cache history and no access to feature-branch caches.
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+ Only caches saved directly to main (or the configured merge target) are accessible
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+ in merge queue runs.
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+
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+ The result: CI times effectively double. The pull_request run warms the cache
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+ but the merge queue run cannot use it and must rebuild from scratch.
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+ fix: |
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+ Seed caches on the base branch via push-triggered or scheduled workflows so
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+ merge queue runs can restore from main's cache. Use restore-keys with a
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+ branch-agnostic prefix to maximize fallback hit rate.
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+ fix_code:
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+ - language: yaml
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+ label: "Use restore-keys for base branch fallback"
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+ code: |
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+ - name: Cache dependencies
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+ uses: actions/cache@v4
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+ with:
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+ path: ~/.npm
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+ # Exact key includes lock file hash — works for push/PR
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+ key: ${{ runner.os }}-node-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}
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+ # restore-keys fall back to base branch cache (accessible in merge_group)
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+ restore-keys: |
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+ ${{ runner.os }}-node-
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+
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+ - language: yaml
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+ label: "Seed base branch cache via push workflow"
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+ code: |
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+ # Separate workflow to warm cache on main after every merge
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+ on:
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+ push:
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+ branches: [main]
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+
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+ jobs:
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+ warm-cache:
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+ runs-on: ubuntu-latest
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+ steps:
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+ - uses: actions/checkout@v4
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+ - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
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+ with:
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+ node-version: '20'
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+ cache: npm
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+ - run: npm ci
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+ prevention:
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+ - "Seed caches on your base branch (main) so merge queue runs can restore from it."
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+ - "Use branch-agnostic restore-keys prefixes — they survive the gh-readonly-queue/* branch context."
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+ - "Avoid cache keys that include branch name or github.head_ref — they will never match in merge queue."
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+ - "setup-node/setup-python cache: integration automatically includes restore-keys and handles this gracefully."
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+ docs:
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+ - url: "https://docs.github.com/en/actions/writing-workflows/choosing-when-your-workflow-runs/events-that-trigger-workflows#merge_group"
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+ label: "GitHub Actions: merge_group trigger"
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+ - url: "https://docs.github.com/en/actions/writing-workflows/choosing-what-your-workflow-does/caching-dependencies-to-speed-up-workflows#restrictions-for-accessing-a-cache"
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+ label: "GitHub Actions: Cache branch access restrictions"
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+ id: concurrency-timing-039
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+ title: "Manual re-run cancels original run when concurrency group omits github.run_attempt"
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+ category: concurrency-timing
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+ severity: error
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+ tags:
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+ - concurrency
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+ - re-run
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+ - cancel-in-progress
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+ - run-attempt
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+ - manual-rerun
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+ patterns:
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+ - regex: 'This run was cancelled'
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+ flags: i
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+ - regex: 'run_attempt'
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+ flags: i
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+ error_messages:
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+ - "This run was cancelled."
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+ - "A run for this workflow is already in progress."
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+ root_cause: |
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+ When cancel-in-progress: true is set and the concurrency group key does not
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+ include github.run_attempt, every manual re-run of a workflow is treated as a
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+ duplicate of the original run (since run_id and ref are the same). The re-run
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+ immediately cancels the still-executing original attempt, or the concurrency
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+ group queues the re-run and cancels any pending run — which may be the active
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+ original.
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+
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+ The run_id is stable across re-runs but run_attempt increments (1, 2, 3...).
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+ Without run_attempt in the concurrency group key, GitHub has no way to
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+ distinguish re-run attempt 2 from the still-running attempt 1.
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+
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+ This produces confusing CI failures: a developer clicks "Re-run jobs" on a
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+ failed workflow and immediately sees the original (or the re-run itself)
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+ cancelled by the concurrency system.
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+ fix: |
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+ Include github.run_attempt in the concurrency group key so each attempt is
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+ treated as a distinct slot. This allows re-runs to coexist with or cleanly
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+ supersede the original without unexpected cancellations.
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+ fix_code:
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+ - language: yaml
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+ label: "Include run_attempt in concurrency group key"
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+ code: |
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+ # WRONG: re-runs and originals share the same concurrency slot
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+ # concurrency:
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+ # group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
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+ # cancel-in-progress: true
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+
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+ # CORRECT: each attempt gets its own slot, preventing cross-attempt cancellation
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+ concurrency:
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+ group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}-${{ github.run_attempt }}
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+ cancel-in-progress: true
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+
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+ - language: yaml
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+ label: "Alternative: cancel-in-progress only for push/PR, not re-runs"
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+ code: |
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+ concurrency:
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+ group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
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+ # Only cancel-in-progress for first attempt; re-runs are never cancelled
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+ cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.run_attempt == 1 }}
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+ prevention:
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+ - "Always include github.run_attempt in concurrency group keys when cancel-in-progress: true is set."
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+ - "Test re-run behavior explicitly — concurrency cancellation bugs only surface when you manually re-run."
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+ - "Consider using cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.run_attempt == 1 }} to preserve re-run integrity."
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+ docs:
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+ - url: "https://docs.github.com/en/actions/writing-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#concurrency"
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+ label: "GitHub Actions: Concurrency syntax"
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+ - url: "https://docs.github.com/en/actions/writing-workflows/choosing-what-your-workflow-does/evaluate-expressions-in-workflows-and-actions#github-context"
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+ label: "GitHub Actions: github.run_attempt context"
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+ id: runner-environment-142
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+ title: "macOS-15 Sequoia Removes system python and python2 Stubs — Command Not Found in Workflows"
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+ category: runner-environment
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+ severity: error
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+ tags:
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+ - macos
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+ - macos-15
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+ - macos-latest
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+ - python2
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+ - python
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+ - sequoia
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+ - setup-python
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+ patterns:
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+ - regex: 'python[23]?: command not found'
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+ flags: 'i'
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+ - regex: '/usr/bin/python.*[Nn]o such file'
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+ flags: ''
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+ - regex: 'xcrun: error:.*python.*not a developer tool'
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+ flags: 'i'
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+ - regex: 'env: python: No such file or directory'
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+ flags: ''
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+ error_messages:
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+ - "python: command not found"
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+ - "python2: command not found"
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+ - "/usr/bin/python: No such file or directory"
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+ - "env: python: No such file or directory"
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+ - "xcrun: error: unable to find utility 'python', not a developer tool or in PATH"
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+ root_cause: |
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+ Apple removed all Python stubs from macOS in macOS 15 (Sequoia). On macOS 12 through 14,
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+ running `python` or `python2` would show a dialog prompting users to install Command Line
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+ Tools, but the stub binary was present in /usr/bin/python so the command was technically
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+ found (it just exited non-zero in CI where dialogs are suppressed). macOS 15 removed
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+ these stubs entirely — /usr/bin/python and /usr/bin/python2 no longer exist.
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+
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+ GitHub Actions macos-15 runners and macos-latest (which resolves to macos-15 on 2025+
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+ runners) have no `python` or `python2` in PATH unless explicitly installed via
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+ actions/setup-python or Homebrew.
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+
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+ Affected workflow patterns:
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+ - `run: python script.py` without a preceding setup-python step
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+ - Build tools that internally call `python` (node-gyp, certain CMake scripts,
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+ legacy Makefiles, scons, gyp-based builds)
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+ - Shell scripts with `#!/usr/bin/env python` shebangs
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+ - `pip` commands (also absent without setup-python)
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+
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+ Python 2 is also fully removed from Homebrew — `brew install python@2` is no longer
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+ available. Any remaining Python 2 dependency must be ported to Python 3.
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+ fix: |
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+ Use actions/setup-python to install Python explicitly on macOS runners.
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+ Set the python-version to the version your workflow needs (3.12 or higher recommended).
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+
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+ For node-gyp or native module builds that internally call `python`, set the
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+ npm_config_python environment variable to point to the Python 3 binary from
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+ setup-python.
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+
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+ For shell scripts with `#!/usr/bin/env python` shebangs, update the shebang to
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+ `#!/usr/bin/env python3` or call the script explicitly with `python3 script.py`.
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+ fix_code:
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+ - language: yaml
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+ label: "Add actions/setup-python before any step that needs python"
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+ code: |
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+ jobs:
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+ build:
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+ runs-on: macos-latest
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+ steps:
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+ - uses: actions/checkout@v4
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+ - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
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+ with:
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+ python-version: '3.12'
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+ - name: Run script
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+ run: python script.py # resolves to Python 3.12 from setup-python
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+ - language: yaml
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+ label: "Fix node-gyp calling python internally (native npm modules)"
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+ code: |
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+ steps:
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+ - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
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+ with:
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+ python-version: '3.12'
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+ - name: Install native modules
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+ env:
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+ npm_config_python: ${{ env.pythonLocation }}/bin/python3
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+ run: npm ci
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+ - language: yaml
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+ label: "Cache Python between runs on macOS for faster CI"
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+ code: |
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+ steps:
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+ - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
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+ with:
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+ python-version: '3.12'
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+ cache: 'pip' # caches pip downloads automatically
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+ - run: pip install -r requirements.txt
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+ prevention:
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+ - "Always use actions/setup-python on macOS jobs — never rely on system Python."
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+ - "Search workflow files for bare `python` calls (without `3` suffix) and update to `python3` or add setup-python."
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+ - "When migrating from macos-13 or macos-14 to macos-15, audit all steps invoking build tools (node-gyp, CMake, scons) that may call `python` internally."
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+ - "Pin macos runner versions (e.g., macos-14) and plan an explicit upgrade window when testing macOS version bumps."
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+ docs:
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+ - url: "https://github.com/actions/runner-images/blob/main/images/macos/macos-15-Readme.md"
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+ label: "macOS-15 runner image readme"
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+ - url: "https://github.com/actions/setup-python"
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+ label: "actions/setup-python"
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+ - url: "https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode-release-notes/xcode-16-release-notes"
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+ label: "Xcode 16 Release Notes (ships with macOS-15 runners)"
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+ id: runner-environment-141
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+ title: "ubuntu-24.04 MySQL 8.4 Removes mysql_native_password Plugin — Client Authentication Fails"
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+ category: runner-environment
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+ severity: error
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+ tags:
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+ - ubuntu-24.04
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+ - mysql
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+ - mysql-8.4
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+ - authentication
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+ - service-container
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+ - database
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+ patterns:
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+ - regex: 'Plugin ''mysql_native_password'' is not loaded'
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+ flags: 'i'
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+ - regex: 'mysql_native_password.*cannot be loaded'
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+ flags: 'i'
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+ - regex: 'ER_NOT_SUPPORTED_AUTH_MODE'
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+ flags: 'i'
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+ - regex: 'Client does not support authentication protocol requested by server'
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+ flags: 'i'
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+ error_messages:
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+ - "ERROR 1524 (HY000): Plugin 'mysql_native_password' is not loaded"
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+ - "Authentication plugin 'mysql_native_password' cannot be loaded"
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+ - "ER_NOT_SUPPORTED_AUTH_MODE: Client does not support authentication protocol requested by server; consider upgrading MySQL client"
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+ root_cause: |
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+ Ubuntu 24.04 ships MySQL 8.4 LTS as its default MySQL version. MySQL 8.4 permanently
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+ removed the `mysql_native_password` authentication plugin that was deprecated in
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+ MySQL 8.0.4 and disabled by default in MySQL 8.0.34. In MySQL 8.4, the plugin
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+ binary no longer exists — it cannot be re-enabled via server configuration.
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+
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+ The new default authentication plugin is `caching_sha2_password`, which requires
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+ either a TLS/SSL connection or an RSA public key exchange during authentication.
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+ Older MySQL client libraries that were compiled expecting mysql_native_password
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+ behavior cannot authenticate against MySQL 8.4.
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+
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+ Commonly affected clients in GitHub Actions workflows:
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+ - mysql2 Ruby gem versions < 0.5.6
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+ - mysqljs/mysql npm package (use mysql2 npm package instead)
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+ - mysql-connector-python < 8.0.28 without SSL configuration
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+ - phpMyAdmin and other tools linking against older libmysqlclient
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+
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+ Workflows that use `image: mysql:latest` in service containers are at highest risk
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+ as mysql:latest advanced to 8.4 and then 9.x after ubuntu-24.04 was released.
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+ fix: |
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+ Option 1 — Pin MySQL service container to mysql:8.0:
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+ Use `image: mysql:8.0` in your service container definition. MySQL 8.0 supports
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+ mysql_native_password and is fully compatible with existing client libraries.
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+ This is the fastest fix for affected workflows.
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+
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+ Option 2 — Update the MySQL client library:
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+ - Ruby: upgrade mysql2 gem to >= 0.5.6 (caching_sha2_password support added)
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+ - Node.js: replace `mysql` package with `mysql2` (>= 3.x)
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+ - Python: upgrade mysql-connector-python to latest and configure ssl_disabled: false
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+
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+ Option 3 — Configure MySQL 8.4 to allow password auth with --default-auth:
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+ MySQL 8.4 still supports caching_sha2_password for all connections. The issue is
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+ the client, not the server. Update the client library — not the server auth policy.
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+ fix_code:
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+ - language: yaml
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+ label: "Pin MySQL service container to 8.0 to preserve native password support"
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+ code: |
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+ services:
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+ mysql:
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+ image: mysql:8.0 # Pin — mysql:latest is now 8.4+ (native_password removed)
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+ env:
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+ MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: rootpassword
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+ MYSQL_DATABASE: testdb
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+ options: >-
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+ --health-cmd="mysqladmin ping -h 127.0.0.1"
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+ --health-interval=10s
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+ --health-timeout=5s
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+ --health-retries=5
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+ - language: yaml
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+ label: "Update mysql2 Ruby gem and use mysql:8.4 correctly"
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+ code: |
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+ # Gemfile — update to mysql2 >= 0.5.6 for caching_sha2_password support
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+ # gem 'mysql2', '>= 0.5.6'
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+
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+ # Node.js — replace mysql (1.x) with mysql2 (3.x)
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+ # npm install mysql2 # supports SHA2 auth; old mysql package does not
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+
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+ services:
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+ mysql:
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+ image: mysql:8.4
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+ env:
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+ MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: rootpassword
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+ MYSQL_DATABASE: testdb
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+ options: >-
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+ --health-cmd="mysqladmin ping -h 127.0.0.1"
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+ --health-interval=10s
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+ --health-timeout=5s
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+ --health-retries=5
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+ prevention:
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+ - "Always pin service container image versions (e.g., mysql:8.0) — mysql:latest advances silently and introduces breaking changes."
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+ - "Test with the exact MySQL version your production environment uses, not mysql:latest."
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+ - "When upgrading MySQL service container versions, update client gems/packages to versions that support caching_sha2_password."
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+ - "Use the mysql health check option to fail fast when the container is misconfigured rather than timing out later."
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+ docs:
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+ - url: "https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/8.4/en/news-8-4-0.html"
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+ label: "MySQL 8.4.0 Release Notes — mysql_native_password removed"
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+ - url: "https://docs.github.com/en/actions/use-cases-and-examples/using-containerized-services/about-service-containers"
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+ label: "GitHub Actions: about service containers"
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+ - url: "https://github.com/brianmario/mysql2"
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+ label: "mysql2 Ruby gem — caching_sha2_password support"
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+ id: runner-environment-140
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+ title: "ubuntu-24.04 pip install Fails With 'externally-managed-environment' — PEP 668 Blocks System Python"
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+ category: runner-environment
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+ severity: error
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+ tags:
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+ - ubuntu-24.04
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+ - ubuntu-latest
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+ - python
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+ - pip
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+ - pep-668
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+ - venv
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+ patterns:
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+ - regex: 'error: externally-managed-environment'
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+ flags: 'i'
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+ - regex: 'This environment is externally managed'
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+ flags: 'i'
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+ - regex: 'EXTERNALLY-MANAGED'
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+ flags: ''
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+ error_messages:
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+ - "error: externally-managed-environment"
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+ - "× This environment is externally managed"
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+ - "hint: See PEP 668 for the detailed specification."
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+ root_cause: |
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+ Ubuntu 24.04 implements PEP 668, which marks the system Python environment as
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+ "externally managed" — pip is not permitted to install or modify packages into
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+ the system Python site-packages directory. The restriction is enforced by an
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+ EXTERNALLY-MANAGED marker file placed at /usr/lib/python3.X/EXTERNALLY-MANAGED
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+ by the Ubuntu package maintainers.
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+
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+ On GitHub Actions ubuntu-24.04 runners (and ubuntu-latest, which resolved to
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+ ubuntu-24.04 in mid-2025), the default system Python 3 (3.12) ships this marker.
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+ Any workflow step that calls `pip install` or `pip3 install` without a virtual
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+ environment or the setup-python action will hit this error immediately.
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+
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+ Workflows migrated from ubuntu-22.04 — which did not enforce PEP 668 — will fail
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+ on first run without any other changes. The error is clear in the output but
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+ unexpected for workflows that previously relied on system-wide pip installs.
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+ fix: |
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+ Option 1 — Use actions/setup-python (recommended):
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+ Replace the bare system Python with a setup-python step. actions/setup-python
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+ creates its own isolated Python installation outside the system path, making
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+ pip install work without virtual environments or bypass flags.
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+
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+ Option 2 — Create a virtual environment:
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+ Run `python3 -m venv .venv && source .venv/bin/activate` before pip install.
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+ This is the correct long-term fix for any environment.
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+
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+ Option 3 — Pass --break-system-packages:
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+ Append `--break-system-packages` to the pip install command. This bypasses
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+ PEP 668 enforcement. Acceptable in ephemeral CI environments but not
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+ recommended for production systems.
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+ fix_code:
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+ - language: yaml
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+ label: "Use actions/setup-python — recommended approach"
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+ code: |
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+ steps:
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+ - uses: actions/checkout@v4
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+ - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
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+ with:
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+ python-version: '3.12'
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+ - name: Install dependencies
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+ run: pip install -r requirements.txt # works: isolated Python, not system
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+ - language: yaml
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+ label: "Create a virtual environment before pip install"
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+ code: |
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+ steps:
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+ - uses: actions/checkout@v4
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+ - name: Install in venv
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+ run: |
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+ python3 -m venv .venv
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+ source .venv/bin/activate
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+ pip install -r requirements.txt
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+ - language: yaml
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+ label: "Quick fix: --break-system-packages flag (CI-only workaround)"
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+ code: |
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+ steps:
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+ - name: Install dependencies
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+ run: pip install --break-system-packages -r requirements.txt
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+ prevention:
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+ - "Use actions/setup-python on ubuntu-24.04 runners — do not rely on system Python for pip installs."
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+ - "Audit all `pip install` steps when migrating from ubuntu-22.04 to ubuntu-24.04 or ubuntu-latest."
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+ - "Pin your Python version in actions/setup-python to prevent unexpected changes when the runner default Python changes."
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+ - "Cache the virtual environment with actions/cache using a hash of requirements.txt as the key to speed up runs."
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+ docs:
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+ - url: "https://peps.python.org/pep-0668/"
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+ label: "PEP 668 — Marking Python base environments as externally managed"
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+ - url: "https://github.com/actions/setup-python"
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+ label: "actions/setup-python"
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+ - url: "https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NobleNumbat/ReleaseNotes"
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+ label: "Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble Numbat) Release Notes"
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+ id: runner-environment-143
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+ title: "snap install Fails on All GitHub-Hosted Runners — snapd Requires systemd Which Is Absent in CI"
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+ category: runner-environment
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+ severity: error
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+ tags:
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+ - ubuntu
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+ - snap
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+ - snapd
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+ - systemd
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+ - package-management
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+ - runner-limitation
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+ patterns:
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+ - regex: 'cannot communicate with server.*snapd'
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+ flags: 'i'
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+ - regex: 'snap: command not found'
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+ flags: 'i'
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+ - regex: 'snapd\.socket.*connect.*no such file'
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+ flags: 'i'
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+ - regex: 'error: cannot list snaps: cannot communicate with server'
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+ flags: 'i'
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+ error_messages:
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+ - "error: cannot communicate with server: Post \"http+unix://%2Frun%2Fsnapd.socket/v2/snaps\": dial unix /run/snapd.socket: connect: no such file or directory"
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+ - "snapd is not running"
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+ - "snap: command not found"
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+ - "cannot communicate with server: Post http+unix:///run/snapd.socket/v2/snaps: dial unix /run/snapd.socket: connect: no such file or directory"
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+ root_cause: |
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+ GitHub-hosted Ubuntu runners do not run systemd as PID 1. They use a custom
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+ initialization environment where systemd is not the init system. The snap package
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+ manager (snapd) requires systemd for:
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+ - Daemon lifecycle management (snapd.service unit)
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+ - D-Bus socket activation (/run/snapd.socket)
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+ - AppArmor profile enforcement for snap confinement
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+ - Mount namespace management for snap application isolation
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+
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+ Without systemd, the snapd daemon never starts, and /run/snapd.socket does not
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+ exist. Any `snap install` command immediately fails because the snap client
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+ cannot reach the daemon socket to submit the install request.
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+
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+ This is a structural limitation of GitHub-hosted runners across ALL Ubuntu versions
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+ (ubuntu-20.04, ubuntu-22.04, ubuntu-24.04, ubuntu-latest) and has not changed
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+ since Actions was launched. Attempting to start snapd manually with `systemctl start snapd`
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+ also fails because systemctl is non-functional without systemd.
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+
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+ While `snap` binary may be present in PATH on some runner images, it is non-functional
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+ and the underlying daemon cannot be started in the current runner architecture.
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+ fix: |
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+ Replace snap install with an alternative package source:
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+
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+ - Use apt/apt-get: Most snap packages have apt equivalents or PPA repositories
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+ - Use dedicated GitHub Actions: Many popular tools have official or maintained Actions
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+ (e.g., azure/setup-kubectl, helm/kind-action, hashicorp/setup-terraform)
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+ - Download official binary releases: curl the release binary from GitHub Releases
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+ or the tool's official download page, then move to /usr/local/bin
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+ - Use Homebrew (macOS) or the tool's official install script
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+ fix_code:
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+ - language: yaml
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+ label: "Replace snap install kubectl with the official setup-kubectl action"
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+ code: |
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+ steps:
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+ # Instead of: run: sudo snap install kubectl --classic
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+ - uses: azure/setup-kubectl@v4
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+ with:
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+ version: 'v1.30.0'
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+ - language: yaml
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+ label: "Replace snap install helm with the official Helm install script"
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+ code: |
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+ steps:
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+ # Instead of: run: sudo snap install helm --classic
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+ - name: Install Helm
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+ run: |
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+ curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/helm/helm/main/scripts/get-helm-3 | bash
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+ - language: yaml
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+ label: "Generic: replace snap install with direct binary download"
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+ code: |
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+ steps:
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+ - name: Install tool via binary release (snap alternative)
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+ run: |
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+ VERSION="1.2.3"
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+ curl -fsSL "https://example.com/releases/${VERSION}/tool-linux-amd64.tar.gz" \
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+ | tar -xz -C /usr/local/bin tool
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+ prevention:
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+ - "Never use `snap install` in GitHub Actions — snapd does not work on any GitHub-hosted runner."
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+ - "Search all workflow files for `snap install` and replace with apt, binary downloads, or official GitHub Actions."
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+ - "When evaluating new tools for CI, prefer those distributed via apt, Homebrew, or binary releases over snap-only distributions."
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+ - "Check the tool's GitHub repository for an official GitHub Action before writing a custom install step."
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+ docs:
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+ - url: "https://github.com/actions/runner-images/issues/3206"
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+ label: "runner-images #3206: snap install fails on GitHub Actions (long-running issue)"
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+ - url: "https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-github-hosted-runners/about-github-hosted-runners"
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+ label: "GitHub-hosted runners overview"
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+ - url: "https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd"
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+ label: "Snapcraft: installing snapd (requires systemd)"
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+ id: silent-failures-074
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+ title: "fromJSON() object or array stored in env: block silently becomes '[object Object]'"
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+ category: silent-failures
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+ severity: silent-failure
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+ tags:
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+ - fromjson
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+ - env-context
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+ - type-coercion
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+ - json-parsing
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+ - stringification
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+ patterns:
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+ - regex: 'env\s*:.*\$\{\{\s*fromJSON\('
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+ flags: ims
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+ error_messages:
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+ - "[object Object]"
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+ - "Unexpected token 'o', \"[object O\"... is not valid JSON"
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+ root_cause: |
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+ The fromJSON() function in GitHub Actions expressions parses a JSON string
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+ into a typed value — object, array, boolean, or number. However, when the
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+ result is assigned to an env: variable, the Actions runner coerces the value
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+ to a string using JavaScript's default toString(). For objects this produces
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+ the literal string [object Object]; for arrays it produces a comma-joined
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+ string (e.g., a,b,c).
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+
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+ The step exits with code 0 and the env variable appears set, but its value is
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+ the stringified form rather than the JSON structure the developer expected.
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+ Subsequent steps that reference ${{ env.CONFIG }} or echo the variable and
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+ pipe it through jq will receive [object Object] and fail to parse — or silently
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+ produce wrong results.
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+
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+ Booleans and numbers survive correctly: fromJSON('true') in env: produces the
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+ string 'true', and fromJSON('42') produces '42' — these are the only safe uses.
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+ fix: |
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+ Pass structured JSON data between steps via GITHUB_OUTPUT (as a raw JSON
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+ string), then consume the stored string with fromJSON() in downstream
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+ expression contexts. Never store objects or arrays via fromJSON() in env: blocks.
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+ fix_code:
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+ - language: yaml
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+ label: "Store JSON in GITHUB_OUTPUT, consume via fromJSON in expressions"
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+ code: |
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+ jobs:
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+ build:
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+ runs-on: ubuntu-latest
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+ steps:
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+ # WRONG: fromJSON object in env: becomes '[object Object]'
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+ # - name: Bad config
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+ # env:
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+ # CONFIG: ${{ fromJSON(inputs.config_json) }}
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+ # run: echo "$CONFIG" | jq .host # fails: '[object Object]' is not JSON
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+
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+ # CORRECT: store raw JSON string in GITHUB_OUTPUT
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+ - name: Store config
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+ id: cfg
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+ run: echo 'config=${{ inputs.config_json }}' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
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+
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+ # Access fields with fromJSON() directly in expression context
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+ - name: Use config
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+ run: |
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+ echo "Host: ${{ fromJSON(steps.cfg.outputs.config).host }}"
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+ echo "Port: ${{ fromJSON(steps.cfg.outputs.config).port }}"
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+
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+ # Scalar fromJSON values are safe in env: (boolean, number)
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+ - name: Scalar fromJSON is fine
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+ env:
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+ IS_PROD: ${{ fromJSON(inputs.is_prod) }}
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+ TIMEOUT: ${{ fromJSON(inputs.timeout) }}
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+ run: echo "prod=$IS_PROD timeout=$TIMEOUT"
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+ prevention:
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+ - "Never assign fromJSON() results that produce objects or arrays to env: variables."
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+ - "Use fromJSON() inline in expression contexts (${{ fromJSON(x).field }}) rather than materializing into env vars."
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+ - "Store JSON blobs as raw strings in GITHUB_OUTPUT and parse with jq in shell or fromJSON() in expressions."
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+ - "For object env vars, keep the value as a raw JSON string and parse in shell with jq or python -c."
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+ docs:
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+ - url: "https://docs.github.com/en/actions/writing-workflows/choosing-what-your-workflow-does/evaluate-expressions-in-workflows-and-actions#fromjson"
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+ label: "GitHub Actions: fromJSON expression function"
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+ - url: "https://docs.github.com/en/actions/writing-workflows/choosing-what-your-workflow-does/passing-information-between-jobs"
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+ label: "GitHub Actions: Passing information between jobs"
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+ id: triggers-053
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+ title: "Unknown or misspelled values in on.<event>.types[] are silently ignored — workflow never triggers"
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+ category: triggers
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+ severity: silent-failure
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+ tags:
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+ - types-filter
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+ - trigger
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+ - typo
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+ - pull-request
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+ - silent-failure
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+ patterns:
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+ - regex: 'types\s*:\s*\[.*(?:syncronize|synchronised|synchronize d|re-opened|labeld|assign)\]'
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+ flags: i
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+ - regex: 'types\s*:\s*\n(?:\s+-\s+\w+\n)*\s+-\s+(?!opened|closed|reopened|synchronize|labeled|unlabeled|assigned|unassigned|review_requested|ready_for_review|converted_to_draft|locked|unlocked|milestoned|demilestoned|edited)\w'
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+ flags: im
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+ error_messages:
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+ - "Workflow is not triggered"
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+ - "No runs found"
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+ root_cause: |
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+ GitHub Actions silently discards unrecognized values in the types: filter
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+ array for pull_request, pull_request_target, and other typed events. There is
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+ no validation error, no schema warning, and no run log entry — the workflow
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+ simply never fires for the intended activity type.
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+
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+ The most common cause is a typo in a well-known type name:
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+ - syncronize (correct: synchronize)
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+ - re-opened (correct: reopened)
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+ - labeld (correct: labeled)
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+ - closed (correct: closed — note: not 'merged')
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+
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+ A second common cause is listing only the new type while forgetting that the
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+ default types are no longer active. For example, types: [synchronize] drops
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+ the implicit opened and reopened behaviors, so a newly opened PR will not
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+ trigger CI at all.
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+
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+ actionlint >=0.7.0 can detect unknown type values but is not always used in
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+ local development workflows.
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+ fix: |
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+ Verify all type values against the official list for each event. Include all
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+ intended types explicitly — once types: is specified, the defaults no longer
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+ apply.
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+ fix_code:
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+ - language: yaml
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+ label: "Correct types for pull_request CI — always include all intended types"
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+ code: |
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+ on:
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+ pull_request:
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+ # WRONG examples (silently never trigger):
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+ # types: [opened, syncronize, re-opened] # typos
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+ # types: [synchronize] # drops opened/reopened
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+
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+ # CORRECT: include all intended activity types
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+ types:
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+ - opened
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+ - synchronize
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+ - reopened
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+
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+ - language: yaml
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+ label: "All valid pull_request types for reference"
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+ code: |
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+ on:
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+ pull_request:
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+ types:
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+ # Commonly needed for CI:
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+ - opened # new PR created
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+ - synchronize # new commit pushed to PR branch
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+ - reopened # closed PR re-opened
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+ # Useful for label-gated workflows:
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+ - labeled
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+ - unlabeled
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+ # Draft/review flow:
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+ - ready_for_review
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+ - converted_to_draft
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+ # Assignment:
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+ - assigned
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+ - unassigned
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+ - review_requested
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+ prevention:
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+ - "Run actionlint (>=0.7.0) in CI to detect unknown type values — it reports them as errors."
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+ - "When adding types:, explicitly list ALL types you need — defaults no longer apply once types: is present."
81
+ - "After changing types:, trigger one manual test run per type to confirm the filter is working."
82
+ - "Use the GitHub Actions VS Code extension — it underlines unknown type values as warnings."
83
+ docs:
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+ - url: "https://docs.github.com/en/actions/writing-workflows/choosing-when-your-workflow-runs/events-that-trigger-workflows#pull_request"
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+ label: "GitHub Actions: pull_request event types"
86
+ - url: "https://docs.github.com/en/actions/writing-workflows/choosing-when-your-workflow-runs/events-that-trigger-workflows#pull_request_target"
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+ label: "GitHub Actions: pull_request_target event types"
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+ - url: "https://rhysd.github.io/actionlint/"
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+ label: "actionlint: GitHub Actions linter"
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