Gitlab CI, git-cliff is working on v0.4.0, git repo is set, config file is here but no changelog ...

[alteregoart]

Describe the bug
I set the Gitlab CI with the following stage

changelog:
  image:
    name: orhunp/git-cliff:latest
    entrypoint: [""]
  stage: doc
  script:
    - git-cliff

here is the result on Gitlab CI

here on local

I don't understand why it is not working.
I try to reproduce the error but impossible on a new repo :/
If you have any idea where it can come from

System (please complete the following information):

• OS Information: Ubuntu (but this part is working fine) & Gitlab CI
• Project Version: 0.4.0

[orhun]

Are you sure you have the full commit history in the current path that you're trying to run git-cliff?

I had a similar issue with GitHub actions where actions/checkout was only fetching the latest commit thus makes the git-cliff create an empty changelog. For the record, here is how you solve it:

- uses: actions/checkout@v2
  with:
    fetch-depth: 0

Maybe GitLab has something similar?

[orhun]

I see you created #24, does that mean you have solved this issue?

[alteregoart]

Unfortunately, I still have the issue 😞

I think I have the full history, I tried on another job and had the following:

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I have no idea how to debug this. Do you have any idea ?

[orhun]

I actually tried the first workflow you posted and it worked for me.

• https://gitlab.com/orhunp/git-cliff-test/-/jobs/1690621738

Are you using the default cliff.toml file? If it is customized, maybe that's causing the changelog to be empty.

[alteregoart]

Yep i know it worked I use it on another repository without any issue but on this one.

Yes i am using the default cliff.toml file. On my machine everything is working fine but on the CI it is not working :/

[orhun]

Is this a public repository? I want to take a look.

[alteregoart]

This is a private repo 😥
I could give you access to it either way

[pataar]

Hi, try to set these variables in the job to make a full clone:

  variables:
    GIT_STRATEGY: clone # clone entire repo instead of reusing workspace
    GIT_DEPTH: 0 # avoid shallow clone to give cliff all the info it needs]

(Similar to fetch-depth: 0)

Also I'm using -w . in addition to -r .. Perhaps the combination of those two solves your issue.

[alteregoart]

It works !!!

That's so good !

I am wondering why my example is running then :/

[alteregoart]

I have updated the PR accordingly