(maint) Allow git to use long paths in GitHub Actions #42
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Due to unknown environment changes in GitHub Actions runners, we encountered the following error: `fatal: cannot create directory: Filename too long` This commit allows git to use long paths in our GitHub Actions workflows.
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Due to unknown environment changes in GitHub Actions runners, we encountered the following error:
fatal: cannot create directory at 'spec/vcr/GitHubChangelogGenerator_OctoFetcher/_fetch_closed_issues_and_pr/when_API_call_is_valid/returns_pull_request_with_proper_key': Filename too longAs seen here, it was happening when trying to clone https://github.com/skywinder/github-changelog-generator, which indeed has very long paths in spec folder.
This commit allows git to use long paths in our GitHub Actions workflows by running:
git config --global core.longpaths true