Fix CI workflow errors: undefined variables and changesets on PRs#476
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Fix CI workflow errors: undefined variables and changesets on PRs#476
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Fix undefined variable reference in CI git tagging step
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Fixed in 624c499. The changesets action was trying to create a release PR while running on a pull request, causing it to use an invalid base branch. Added a condition to only run the changesets step on pushes to main. |
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Fix CI workflow errors: undefined variables and changesets on PRs
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CI workflow failing with two issues:
error: src refspec v3.1.6 does not match anywhen pushing version tagsHttpError: Validation Failed: {"resource":"PullRequest","field":"base","code":"invalid"}when changesets action tries to create release PRRoot Cause
Issue 1 - Git tags: Variables
VERSIONandMAJOR_VERSIONwere referenced before assignment in the bash script:Issue 2 - Changesets: The changesets action was running on pull requests and trying to create a release PR with an invalid base branch (
refs/pull/476/merge).Changes
Fix 1: Reordered to assign both variables before use:
Fix 2: Added condition to only run changesets on main branch pushes:
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