[Bug]: Project/App folder with umlaut breaks incremental build check
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Description
AL-Go version
9.2
Describe the issue
The repository contains a project (or app) folder with a umlaut.
Changes to apps in this project are not detected for the incremental build which results in the PR validation skipping the build of this project.
The cause for this issue is the determination of the modified files using "git diff --name-only", which returns umlauts as escaped characters: ö -> \303\266
Expected behavior
Changes to these projects/apps should still be detected for incremental builds.
Steps to reproduce
- Create AL-Go repository (from template "AL-Go-PTE")
- Create app "bär" in project "föö"
- Create branch
- Change file in app
- Wait for one successfull CI/CD workflow run of main branch (e.g. "initial commit")
- Create pull request
-> Workflow "PullRequestHandler.yaml" starts but only runs job "Initialization" and "Pull Request Status Check"
Additional context (logs, screenshots, etc.)
Run microsoft/AL-Go-Actions/DetermineProjectsToBuild@v9.2
Determine Projects to Build
Run D:\a\_actions\microsoft\AL-Go-Actions\v9.2\DetermineProjectsToBuild/../Invoke-AlGoAction.ps1 -ActionName "DetermineProjectsToBuild" -Action {
Downloading BcContainerHelper latest version from Blob Storage
Import from C:\ProgramData\BcContainerHelper\6.1.18\BcContainerHelper\BcContainerHelper.ps1
BcContainerHelper version 6.1.18
Ignoring unchanged config setting useCompilerFolder
Ignoring unchanged config setting SendExtendedTelemetryToMicrosoft
Ignoring unchanged config setting PartnerTelemetryConnectionString
Setting MicrosoftTelemetryConnectionString = InstrumentationKey=cd2cc63e-0f37-4968-b99a-532411a314b8;IngestionEndpoint=https://northeurope-2.in.applicationinsights.azure.com/
BC.HelperFunctions emits usage statistics telemetry to Microsoft
Running on Windows, PowerShell 5.1.26100.33296
pull_request on main
Determine Baseline Workflow ID
Finding latest successful CICD run for branch main in repository <owner>/<repo>, checking last 30 days
- https://api.github.com/repos/<owner>/<repo>/actions/runs?per_page=100&page=1&exclude_pull_requests=true&status=completed&branch=main&created=>2026-08-19T14:28:56.3400908Z
Last successful CICD run for branch main in repository <owner>/<repo> is 35353925975 with SHA 1e9d4c4a33c156bb06d9fbf9be0732291656226a
Get Modified Files
Using head SHA ebc3679a899977d8b9433297e44d940adbcd3d4a from pull request
From https://github.com/<owner>/<repo>
* branch ebc3679a899977d8b9433297e44d940adbcd3d4a -> FETCH_HEAD
This is a pull request, but baseline SHA was specified to 1e9d4c4a33c156bb06d9fbf9be0732291656226a
From https://github.com/<owner>/<repo>
* branch 1e9d4c4a33c156bb06d9fbf9be0732291656226a -> FETCH_HEAD
git diff --name-only 1e9d4c4a33c156bb06d9fbf9be0732291656226a ebc3679a899977d8b9433297e44d940adbcd3d4a
Modified files:
- "f\303\266\303\266\.AL-Go\cloudDevEnv.ps1"
- "f\303\266\303\266\.AL-Go\localDevEnv.ps1"
- "f\303\266\303\266\.AL-Go\settings.json"
- "f\303\266\303\266\b\303\244r\.vscode\launch.json"
- "f\303\266\303\266\b\303\244r\HelloWorld.al"
- "f\303\266\303\266\b\303\244r\app.json"
- "f\303\266\303\266\f\303\266\303\266.code-workspace"
Determine Incremental Build
No changes to full build patterns detected
Get Projects To Build
Determining projects to build in D:\a\<repo>\<repo>
Found AL-Go Projects: föö
Analyzing projects in D:\a\<repo>\<repo>
Analyzing project: föö, ::Debug::[AL-Go]No settings found in .github\AL-Go-TemplateRepoSettings.doNotEdit.json (File)
folders containing apps:
- .\föö\bär
Analyzing dependencies
- föö
Set ProjectDependencies for föö to
No additional dependencies found, add project to build order
Adding projects without dependents to last build job
#1 - build projects: föö
Calculating modified projects based on the modified files
Determining whether to build project föö based on modified files
Analyzing project föö
Checking type
Checking appFolders, testFolders and bcptTestFolders
Application Dependency 22.0.0.0
Updating app- and test Dependencies
Analyzing Test App Dependencies
No performance test apps found in bcptTestFolders in .AL-Go\settings.json
No modified files found for project föö. Not building project föö
Calculating incremental build matrix
Did not find any projects to add to the build order, adding default values
Projects to build:
Enabling Microsoft telemetry...
Notice: Last known good build: https://github.com/<owner>/<repo>/actions/runs/35353925975
SkippedProjectsJson=["föö"]
ProjectsJson=[]
ProjectDependenciesJson={"föö":[]}
BuildOrderJson=[{"projects":[],"projectsCount":0,"buildDimensions":[]}]
BuildAllProjects=False
BaselineWorkflowRunId=35353925975
BaselineWorkflowSHA=1e9d4c4a33c156bb06d9fbf9be0732291656226a
Enabling Microsoft telemetry...
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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 DetermineProjectsToBuild action invoked by PullRequestHandler.yaml, focusing on the Get Modified Files and Determine Incremental Build steps shown in the log. Reproduce the issue with the AL-Go-PTE template using the folders föö and bär, then verify that changes in those paths are detected and the project is included in the incremental build.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- git, github-actions, powershell
- Domain
- build-system, ci-cd, devops
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 70/100