mathieudutour / mathieudutour/github-tag-action
Missing previous_tag output value when using the custom_tag input
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Description
When doing a custom release using the **custom_tag** it does not output the **previous_tag**, only the **new_tag**
Nevertheless, the **changelog** output value contains the **previous_tag** in the URL.
I feel this is a bug, what do you think @mathieudutour?
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Research direction
Trace the custom_tag input handling and the code that produces the previous_tag, new_tag, and changelog outputs. Compare the previous_tag and changelog values for custom releases; done when previous_tag is emitted consistently with the tag referenced by changelog.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- git, github-actions, typescript
- Domain
- ci-cd, devops, release
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100