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Copilot AI commented Aug 26, 2025

This PR fixes the Dependabot configuration error that was preventing dependency scanning from working properly.

Problem

Dependabot was failing to parse .github/dependabot.yml with the following error:

The property '#/updates/1/package-ecosystem' value "cmake" did not match one of the following values: 
npm, bundler, composer, devcontainers, dotnet-sdk, maven, mix, cargo, gradle, nuget, gomod, docker, 
docker-compose, elm, gitsubmodule, github-actions, pip, terraform, pub, rust-toolchain, swift, bun, 
uv, vcpkg, helm, conda

Root Cause

The configuration included package-ecosystem: "cmake" which is not a supported ecosystem by Dependabot. While this C++ project uses CMake for building, it manages dependencies through system packages via find_package() and pkg_check_modules() rather than a package manager that Dependabot can monitor.

Solution

  • Removed the unsupported cmake package ecosystem entry
  • Removed the docker package ecosystem entry (no Dockerfile exists in the repository)
  • Kept the github-actions ecosystem entry for monitoring GitHub Actions workflow dependencies

Result

The Dependabot configuration now:

  • ✅ Passes validation
  • ✅ Will continue to monitor GitHub Actions dependencies for security updates
  • ✅ Follows Dependabot's supported ecosystem specification

This maintains security monitoring for the parts of the project that Dependabot can actually scan while removing the invalid configurations that were causing parsing errors.


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Co-authored-by: Fabio3rs <9311162+Fabio3rs@users.noreply.github.com>
Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Your .github/dependabot.yml contained invalid details Dependabot encountered the following error when parsing your .github/dependabot.yml: The property '#/updates/1/package-ecosystem' value "cmake" did not match one of the following values: npm, bundl... Fix Dependabot configuration: remove unsupported cmake package ecosystem Aug 26, 2025
Copilot finished work on behalf of Fabio3rs August 26, 2025 17:27
Copilot AI requested a review from Fabio3rs August 26, 2025 17:27
@Fabio3rs Fabio3rs marked this pull request as ready for review August 26, 2025 17:28
@Fabio3rs Fabio3rs merged commit e53d699 into main Aug 26, 2025
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@Fabio3rs Fabio3rs deleted the copilot/fix-f1219446-70aa-4e03-8fac-914263c10754 branch September 3, 2025 12:48
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