actions / actions/checkout

Unable to Download Checkout Action in Windows and Linux Runners

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Description

Error While Running the actions workflow on Windows and Linux Runners

Workflow fails while downloading the actions/checkout repository

Error shows up when using actions/checkout@v2 and v2.3.4

on Windows

End-of-central-directory signature not found

on Linux

Download action repository 'actions/checkout@v2'
8Error: Can't use 'tar -xzf' extract archive file: /home/projadm/actions-runner/_work/_actions/_temp_99fb64d8-9f9b-4f92-adb7-640886593232/64417b27-6c59-4dfd-b609-8c933514f335.tar.gz. return code: 2.

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Research direction

Begin with the workflow using actions/checkout@v2, including v2.3.4, and compare the reported extraction failures on Windows and Linux runners. Confirm done when the checkout action downloads and extracts successfully on both platforms; the issue does not name a source file or test.

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Assessment

Tech stack
github-actions, typescript
Domain
ci-cd, devops
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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