fix: dependabot-auto-merge needs GH_REPO env (no checkout step)#37
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… a git repository') PR #36 added `gh label create` + `gh pr merge --disable-auto` + `gh pr edit` to the major-update branch but the workflow has no `actions/checkout` step. Without a `.git` directory in the workdir, `gh` errors out with `fatal: not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git` before any subcommand runs. Observed on PR #35's auto-merge run (logged 2026-05-28T21:47:56.2681559Z). Two fixes: - Set `GH_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}` on the env block of BOTH steps (`gh` consults this env var to resolve the target repo when no git context is present). - Leaves the minor/patch branch with the same shielding even though its current single command (`gh pr merge --auto --squash`) already accepts a URL argument; defensive symmetry against future additions. No source code changes; workflow-only fix.
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Follow-up to PR #36. The added
gh label create/gh pr merge --disable-auto/gh pr editcommands need repo context. The workflow has noactions/checkoutstep, sogherrors out withfatal: not a git repository.Observed on PR #35's auto-merge run at 2026-05-28T21:47:56 — the entire job went red even though all 5 required CI checks were SUCCESS.
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GH_REPO: \${{ github.repository }}on the env block of both steps.ghconsults this env var to resolve the target repo without a.gitdirectory.Test plan