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compiling paper.md on gitlab?

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Description

Hi,
I am currently writing a manuscript to be submitted to your great journal.
Unfortunately, I am having trouble compiling the paper.md: the guidelines (https://joss.readthedocs.io/en/latest/submitting.html) provide two ways but none seems to work for me.

  1. Github Action: my code is hosted on Gitlab for which this action does not exist.
  2. Docker, locally: the command seems to find the paper files etc., starts compiling, but stops at:
    [INFO] Running filter /usr/local/share/openjournals/data/filters/self-citation.lua
    Killed
    

The error provides no other information to help be understand what is wrong.

Would you have an equivalent to the Github Action but for Gitlab?

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Research direction

Start with the submitting guidelines at https://joss.readthedocs.io/en/latest/submitting.html and compare the documented GitHub Action and local Docker workflows. Reproduce the reported stop at the self-citation.lua filter, then determine the appropriate GitLab workflow or documentation change. Done means GitLab-hosted authors have a supported path or clear guidance for diagnosing the Docker failure.

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Assessment

Tech stack
docker, github-actions, gitlab, markdown
Domain
build-system, ci-cd, documentation
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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