haskell-actions / haskell-actions/setup
Installing GHC prerelease prints Errors but ultimately succeeds
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Description
I noticed that the action (maybe due to how it uses ghcup) spits some errors before succeeding with setting up a GHC prerelease. E.g. (ephemeral link, so I attach screenshot too) here: https://github.com/haskell/cabal/actions/runs/8782600394/job/24097012831
While not the end of the world, maybe something can be changed on the action or ghcup side so that the user doesn't see any errors. I think it'd improve UX.
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Research direction
Start with the linked GitHub Actions run and attached screenshot to identify which GHC prerelease setup step emits the errors, then inspect the action's setup path and its ghcup interaction. Done means the prerelease installation still succeeds without presenting misleading errors to users.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- github-actions, haskell, typescript
- Domain
- ci-cd, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100