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package/errors/runner-environment/macos-15-ios-simulator-runtimes-not-preinstalled.yml

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+id: runner-environment-167
+title: "macOS 15 / Xcode 16: iOS Simulator Runtimes Not Pre-Installed — xcodebuild test Fails with No Matching Destination"
+category: runner-environment
+severity: error
+tags:
+  - macos
+  - xcode
+  - ios
+  - simulator
+  - xcodebuild
+  - runner-image
+patterns:
+  - regex: 'Unable to find a destination matching the provided destination specifier'
+    flags: i
+  - regex: 'No simulator runtime matching .* was found'
+    flags: i
+  - regex: 'Could not find a simulator destination'
+    flags: i
+error_messages:
+  - "error: Unable to find a destination matching the provided destination specifier: { platform:iOS Simulator, name:iPhone 15 }"
+  - "error: No simulator runtime matching 'iOS 18.0' was found."
+  - "Testing failed: Could not find a destination that satisfied the requested destination specifier."
+  - "xcodebuild: error: 'xcodebuild test' requires a simulator, but no runtimes are installed."
+root_cause: |
+  Starting with Xcode 16 on macOS 15 GitHub-hosted runners, Apple decoupled iOS/iPadOS simulator
+  runtimes from the Xcode installation to reduce download sizes. Unlike Xcode 15 where simulator
+  runtimes for iOS 17 were bundled, Xcode 16 ships without any pre-installed simulator runtimes.
+  Running `xcrun simctl list runtimes` on macos-15 returns an empty list. When `xcodebuild test`
+  is called with an iOS Simulator destination, it fails immediately because there are no runtimes
+  to match against. This affects all iOS, tvOS, and watchOS simulator-based tests.
+fix: |
+  Option 1 — Download the required simulator runtime before testing (adds ~5-10 min):
+    Use `xcrun simctl runtime add <identifier>` to download the runtime.
+  
+  Option 2 — Pin to macos-14 which ships with simulator runtimes pre-installed.
+  
+  Option 3 — Use `xcode-install` or `xcodes` to select an older Xcode with bundled runtimes.
+fix_code:
+  - language: yaml
+    label: "Install iOS simulator runtime before running xcodebuild test"
+    code: |
+      - name: Install iOS 18 Simulator Runtime
+        run: |
+          xcrun simctl runtime add "com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.iOS-18-0"
+        timeout-minutes: 15
+      - name: Run iOS Tests
+        run: |
+          xcodebuild test \
+            -scheme MyApp \
+            -destination 'platform=iOS Simulator,name=iPhone 16,OS=18.0'
+  - language: yaml
+    label: "Pin to macos-14 to use pre-installed simulator runtimes"
+    code: |
+      jobs:
+        test:
+          runs-on: macos-14  # Simulator runtimes bundled with Xcode 15
+          steps:
+            - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+            - name: Run iOS Tests
+              run: |
+                xcodebuild test \
+                  -scheme MyApp \
+                  -destination 'platform=iOS Simulator,name=iPhone 15'
+prevention:
+  - "Always pin to a specific macOS version rather than macos-latest for iOS CI workflows"
+  - "Add a `xcrun simctl list runtimes` step early in your workflow to detect missing runtimes fast"
+  - "Check GitHub Actions runner-images release notes when bumping macOS version"
+  - "Budget extra CI time (10-15 min) for simulator runtime download when using Xcode 16+"
+docs:
+  - url: "https://github.com/actions/runner-images/issues/10337"
+    label: "runner-images: Simulator runtimes not pre-installed with Xcode 16"
+  - url: "https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/installing-additional-simulator-runtimes"
+    label: "Apple: Installing Additional Simulator Runtimes"
+  - url: "https://github.com/actions/runner-images/blob/main/images/macos/macos-15-Readme.md"
+    label: "macOS 15 Runner Image — Installed Software"

package/errors/runner-environment/pip-install-externally-managed-environment-pep668.yml

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+id: runner-environment-168
+title: "pip install Fails with 'externally-managed-environment' on Ubuntu 22.04/24.04 (PEP 668)"
+category: runner-environment
+severity: error
+tags:
+  - python
+  - pip
+  - pep668
+  - ubuntu-22
+  - ubuntu-24
+  - externally-managed
+patterns:
+  - regex: 'error: externally-managed-environment'
+    flags: i
+  - regex: 'This environment is externally managed'
+    flags: i
+  - regex: 'If you wish to install a non-Debian.*package.*--break-system-packages'
+    flags: i
+error_messages:
+  - "error: externally-managed-environment"
+  - "× This environment is externally managed"
+  - "To install Python packages system-wide, try apt install python3-xyz"
+  - "If you wish to install a non-Debian-packaged Python package, create a virtual environment using python3 -m venv path/to/venv"
+root_cause: |
+  PEP 668 (implemented in Python 3.11+) marks system Python installations as "externally managed"
+  to prevent pip from overwriting system packages managed by the OS package manager (apt, brew, etc.).
+  Ubuntu 22.04 adopted this restriction for its bundled Python 3.10+, and Ubuntu 24.04 enforces it
+  strictly. When a workflow uses the system Python (python3 without actions/setup-python) and runs
+  `pip install`, the installation fails immediately with the "externally-managed-environment" error.
+  This breaks workflows that previously ran pip install directly without a virtual environment.
+fix: |
+  Option 1 (Recommended) — Use actions/setup-python to install an isolated Python:
+    The action installs Python in the tool cache, outside the system-managed environment.
+  
+  Option 2 — Create a virtual environment before running pip:
+    python3 -m venv .venv && source .venv/bin/activate && pip install ...
+  
+  Option 3 (Quick fix, not recommended for CI) — Pass --break-system-packages:
+    pip install --break-system-packages <package>
+fix_code:
+  - language: yaml
+    label: "Use actions/setup-python to avoid externally-managed-environment error"
+    code: |
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.12'
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: pip install -r requirements.txt  # Uses tool-cache Python, not system Python
+  - language: yaml
+    label: "Use a virtual environment with system Python"
+    code: |
+      - name: Create venv and install
+        run: |
+          python3 -m venv .venv
+          .venv/bin/pip install -r requirements.txt
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: .venv/bin/pytest
+prevention:
+  - "Always use actions/setup-python rather than relying on the runner's system Python"
+  - "If system Python must be used, wrap all pip calls in a virtual environment (python3 -m venv)"
+  - "Avoid pip install --break-system-packages in CI — it risks corrupting the runner environment"
+  - "Pin python-version in setup-python to avoid unexpected upgrades between runner image updates"
+docs:
+  - url: "https://peps.python.org/pep-0668/"
+    label: "PEP 668 — Marking Python base environments as externally managed"
+  - url: "https://github.com/actions/setup-python"
+    label: "actions/setup-python — GitHub"
+  - url: "https://github.com/actions/runner-images/issues/6943"
+    label: "runner-images: PEP 668 externally-managed-environment on Ubuntu 22.04"

package/errors/runner-environment/setup-dotnet-eol-net6-net7-version-not-found.yml

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+id: runner-environment-166
+title: "actions/setup-dotnet Fails Installing EOL .NET 6 and .NET 7 — Version Not Found in Cache or CDN"
+category: runner-environment
+severity: error
+tags:
+  - dotnet
+  - setup-dotnet
+  - eol
+  - version-not-found
+  - net6
+  - net7
+patterns:
+  - regex: 'Error: Version \d+\.\d+\.[\dx]+ was not found in the local cache or download source'
+    flags: i
+  - regex: 'Error: Unable to find dotnet version.*satisf'
+    flags: i
+  - regex: 'Error: Could not find dotnet version matching'
+    flags: i
+error_messages:
+  - "Error: Version 6.0.x was not found in the local cache or download source."
+  - "Error: Unable to find dotnet version that satisfies: 7.0"
+  - "Error: Could not find dotnet version matching '6.x'."
+  - "Failed to install dotnet from official website."
+root_cause: |
+  .NET 6 reached end-of-life on November 12, 2024, and .NET 7 reached end-of-life on May 14, 2024.
+  After EOL, Microsoft removes these SDK builds from the official download CDN
+  (dotnetcli.azureedge.net). actions/setup-dotnet@v4+ will fail with "Version not found" when the
+  requested version is unavailable from Microsoft's servers and is absent from the GitHub-hosted
+  runner tool cache. Workflows pinned to dotnet-version: '6.x', '6.0.x', or '7.x' break silently
+  until CI runs after the removal date — no prior warning is given by the action.
+fix: |
+  Upgrade to a supported .NET LTS version:
+  - .NET 8 (LTS, supported until November 10, 2026)
+  - .NET 9 (STS, supported until May 2026)
+  - .NET 10 (LTS, current preview)
+  
+  Also update <TargetFramework> in .csproj files to match.
+fix_code:
+  - language: yaml
+    label: "Upgrade from EOL .NET 6/7 to .NET 8 LTS"
+    code: |
+      - name: Setup .NET
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
+        with:
+          dotnet-version: '8.x'  # LTS — supported until November 2026
+          # dotnet-version: '6.x'  # EOL November 12, 2024 — will fail
+          # dotnet-version: '7.x'  # EOL May 14, 2024 — will fail
+      - name: Build
+        run: dotnet build
+  - language: yaml
+    label: "Matrix build across multiple supported .NET versions"
+    code: |
+      strategy:
+        matrix:
+          dotnet: ['8.x', '9.x']
+      steps:
+        - uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
+          with:
+            dotnet-version: ${{ matrix.dotnet }}
+        - run: dotnet test
+prevention:
+  - "Use only LTS .NET versions in production CI (8.x, 10.x) for maximum support lifetime"
+  - "Track EOL dates at https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/platform/support/policy/dotnet-core"
+  - "Set a calendar reminder for EOL dates to migrate at least 3 months before end-of-life"
+  - "Enable Dependabot for dotnet-version in workflow files to surface upgrade recommendations"
+docs:
+  - url: "https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/platform/support/policy/dotnet-core"
+    label: ".NET Support Lifecycle — Microsoft"
+  - url: "https://github.com/actions/setup-dotnet"
+    label: "actions/setup-dotnet — GitHub"
+  - url: "https://github.com/actions/setup-dotnet/issues/475"
+    label: "actions/setup-dotnet: EOL version download failures"

package/errors/silent-failures/macos-latest-upgraded-to-macos-15-xcode-16-swift-6.yml

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+id: silent-failures-089
+title: "macos-latest Silently Upgraded to macOS 15 (Sequoia) — Xcode 16 and Swift 6 Strictness"
+category: silent-failures
+severity: silent-failure
+tags:
+  - macos
+  - xcode
+  - swift
+  - runner-version
+  - label-change
+patterns:
+  - regex: 'Sending .* risks causing data races'
+    flags: i
+  - regex: 'does not conform to protocol .Sendable.'
+    flags: i
+  - regex: 'error: Expression is not assignable'
+    flags: i
+error_messages:
+  - "error: Sending 'self' risks causing data races"
+  - "error: Type 'X' does not conform to protocol 'Sendable'"
+  - "note: annotate with '@MainActor' if property should only be accessed from the main actor"
+root_cause: |
+  GitHub changed macos-latest to point to macOS 15 (Sequoia) with Xcode 16 in December 2024.
+  Xcode 16 enables Swift strict concurrency checking (Swift 6 language mode prerequisites) by
+  default. Workflows written and tested on macOS 14 (Sonoma) with Xcode 15 silently receive
+  macOS 15 with Xcode 16, which promotes Swift concurrency warnings to errors and enforces
+  Sendable conformance. Unlike a build failure with a clear version mismatch message, workflows
+  appear to run normally until the Swift compiler raises concurrency errors on previously clean code.
+  This mirrors the ubuntu-latest → ubuntu-24.04 silent label change (see silent-failures-059).
+fix: |
+  Option 1 — Pin to macos-14 until your codebase is Swift 6 ready:
+    runs-on: macos-14
+  
+  Option 2 — Disable strict concurrency checking temporarily:
+    Add SWIFT_STRICT_CONCURRENCY=minimal to xcodebuild arguments.
+  
+  Option 3 — Migrate to Swift 6 concurrency (recommended long term):
+    Annotate types with @MainActor, Sendable, or nonisolated as appropriate.
+    Use async/await and actors for shared mutable state.
+fix_code:
+  - language: yaml
+    label: "Pin to macos-14 until Swift 6 migration is complete"
+    code: |
+      jobs:
+        build:
+          runs-on: macos-14  # Pinned — avoids Xcode 16 Swift 6 strictness
+          # Use macos-15 once concurrency issues are resolved
+          steps:
+            - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+            - name: Build and test
+              run: xcodebuild test -scheme MyApp -destination 'platform=iOS Simulator,name=iPhone 15'
+  - language: yaml
+    label: "Disable Swift strict concurrency temporarily with SWIFT_STRICT_CONCURRENCY=minimal"
+    code: |
+      - name: Build with relaxed concurrency checking
+        run: |
+          xcodebuild build \
+            -scheme MyApp \
+            SWIFT_STRICT_CONCURRENCY=minimal
+prevention:
+  - "Pin to a specific macOS version (macos-14, macos-15) instead of macos-latest for stability"
+  - "Follow GitHub Changelog for macos-latest label change announcements before they happen"
+  - "Run Xcode 16 locally with Swift strict concurrency enabled before CI failures surface"
+  - "Add a step printing runner OS version (sw_vers) to detect unexpected runner upgrades"
+docs:
+  - url: "https://github.blog/changelog/2024-12-02-github-actions-macos-15-is-now-generally-available/"
+    label: "GitHub Changelog: macOS 15 Generally Available (Dec 2024)"
+  - url: "https://developer.apple.com/documentation/swift/updating-an-app-to-use-strict-concurrency"
+    label: "Apple: Updating an App to Use Strict Concurrency"
+  - url: "https://github.com/actions/runner-images/blob/main/images/macos/macos-15-Readme.md"
+    label: "macOS 15 Runner Image — Installed Software"

package/package.json

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 {
   "name": "@htekdev/actions-debugger",
-  "version": "1.0.98",
+  "version": "1.0.99",
   "description": "65+ real GitHub Actions errors, queryable by agents. CLI + MCP server + Copilot skills + error database.",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",