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FreeBSD CI nondeterministically times out
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- Dominant language
- Swift
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Description
FreeBSD CI has recently started nondeterministically timing out after 6 hours during the test phase. Observed on failing CI runs for documentation-only PRs:
#328: run 1, run 2
#329: run 1
It seems to reproduce fairly frequently. Issue #287 previously reported a deterministic failure that was fixed by #290.
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 linked failing GitHub Actions runs for PRs #328 and #329, comparing the FreeBSD test-phase logs and workflow configuration. Determine why the runs reach the six-hour timeout, then verify that repeated FreeBSD CI runs, including documentation-only PRs, complete successfully without timing out.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- github-actions, swift
- Domain
- ci-cd, operating-systems, testing
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100