Gitpod resources are wasted by running multiple prebuild processes for same commit
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Description
Bug description
Pushing a commit result in 3 (three!) separate prebuild processes for no apparent reason.

https://gitpod.io/t/phase2/tufts-core/f3835ce4-aa28-4ab6-975a-7dc95d129e83
https://gitpod.io/t/phase2/tufts-core/f5862986-03e7-4268-87ea-fcaac8236931
https://gitpod.io/t/phase2/tufts-core/552b3fc5-c58f-4d23-ac52-af2ea71fd9b6
Steps to reproduce
- Add a repo to team/project, with gitpod.yml setup for Github prebuild.
- Push a commit
- Check the prebuild pages and see that multiple prebuilds are running (usually 2)
https://gitpod.io/t/team/project/prebuilds
Workspace affected
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Expected behavior
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Example repository
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Anything else?
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Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the listed reproduction steps: configure a repository with GitHub prebuilds, push one commit, and inspect the team's prebuilds page. No file, test, or entry point is named; done means identifying why duplicate prebuilds are launched and verifying that one commit no longer starts multiple processes.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- github, typescript
- Domain
- cloud, devops
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100