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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions .github/workflows/_golden-path-pipeline.yml
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steps:
- name: Checkout
uses: actions/checkout@v4 # v4
with:
fetch-depth: 0
fetch-tags: true

- name: Setup Node.js
uses: actions/setup-node@v4 # v4
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4 changes: 3 additions & 1 deletion .github/workflows/_reusable-ci-metrics.yml
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steps:
- name: Checkout (for scripts)
uses: actions/checkout@v4 # v6

with:
fetch-depth: 0
fetch-tags: true
sparse-checkout: scripts/ci

- name: Collect Workflow Metrics
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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions .github/workflows/_reusable-ci-perf.yml
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steps:
- name: Checkout
uses: actions/checkout@v4 # v6
with:
fetch-depth: 0
fetch-tags: true

- name: Setup pnpm
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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions .github/workflows/_reusable-governance-gate.yml
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Expand Up @@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ jobs:
steps:
- name: Checkout
uses: actions/checkout@8e8c483db84b4bee98b60c0593521ed34d9990e8 # v4
with:
fetch-depth: 0
fetch-tags: true

- name: Setup Python
uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405 # v5
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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions .github/workflows/_reusable-rdp-hardened.yml
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steps:
- name: Checkout with SHA pinning
uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
with:
fetch-depth: 0
fetch-tags: true
- name: Setup Node with SHA pinning
uses: actions/setup-node@3922559a89f3c5f0f047e7d67ca588b5c467abb2 # v4.1.0
with:
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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions .github/workflows/_reusable-test-suite.yml
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steps:
- name: Checkout
uses: actions/checkout@v4 # v6
with:
fetch-depth: 0
fetch-tags: true

- name: Setup toolchain
uses: ./.github/actions/setup-toolchain
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53 changes: 13 additions & 40 deletions docs/ci/ci-bootstrap-failure-analysis.md
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> To prevent `git exit 128` errors in GitHub Actions CI workflows that require full git history or tags (e.g., for changelog generation or versioning), `actions/checkout` must be configured with `fetch-depth: 0` and `fetch-tags: true`.

### Problematic Workflows
Currently, the repository uses `actions/checkout@v4` (and some older versions like v3 or pinned SHAs) across roughly 1884 places, many of which do not define `fetch-depth` or `fetch-tags`.
Currently, the repository uses `actions/checkout@v4` (and some older versions like v3 or pinned SHAs) across roughly 663 places, many of which do not define `fetch-depth` or `fetch-tags`.

However, the memory explicitly outlines fixing the core "bootstrap" reusable setup actions to act as the primary, central fix without changing unrelated applications. The two main central setup workflows are:
- `.github/workflows/_reusable-setup.yml`
- `.github/workflows/_reusable-node-pnpm-setup.yml`
The memory explicitly outlines fixing the core "bootstrap" reusable setup actions to act as the primary, central fix without changing unrelated applications.

A quick audit reveals they *do* define `fetch-depth: 0` and `fetch-tags: true`. However, looking further into other core setup wrappers (or verifying the exact contents of setup scripts), let's ensure the central reusable setup is indeed fully compliant.

Wait, reviewing `.github/workflows/_reusable-setup.yml`:
```yaml
- name: Checkout repository
uses: actions/checkout@v4 # v6
with:
fetch-depth: 0
fetch-tags: true
```

And `.github/workflows/_reusable-node-pnpm-setup.yml`:
```yaml
- name: Checkout code
uses: actions/checkout@v4 # v6
with:
fetch-depth: 0
fetch-tags: true
```

If these reusable setup steps already include `fetch-depth: 0` and `fetch-tags: true`, what needs minimal repair?

Let's check `_reusable-build.yml` or others that *don't* have it:
```bash
grep -B 2 -A 5 'actions/checkout' .github/workflows/*.yml
```
It looks like `_reusable-build.yml`, `_golden-path-pipeline.yml`, `_reusable-ci.yml`, `_reusable-test.yml`, and `_reusable-release.yml` all use `actions/checkout` directly *without* the `fetch-depth` parameter.
The central wrappers like `_reusable-setup.yml` and `_reusable-node-pnpm-setup.yml` already define `fetch-depth: 0` and `fetch-tags: true`. Some other reusable wrappers did not, however, including `_golden-path-pipeline.yml`, `_reusable-ci-metrics.yml`, `_reusable-ci-perf.yml`, `_reusable-governance-gate.yml`, `_reusable-rdp-hardened.yml`, and `_reusable-test-suite.yml`.
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While this version is more concise, the previous version showed the investigation process, including the grep command used to find the affected files. For a 'forensic analysis' document, detailing the methodology can be very helpful for future reference. Consider re-introducing a brief explanation of how the problematic workflows were identified.


### Proposed Fix Matrix

Instead of fixing all 1,884 instances directly, the most maintainable path is to apply a unified minimal repair to key reusable pipelines that form the "bootstrap" logic for builds, tests, and releases:
Instead of fixing all instances directly, the most maintainable path is to apply a unified minimal repair to key reusable pipelines that form the "bootstrap" logic for builds, tests, and releases:

1. `.github/workflows/_golden-path-pipeline.yml`
2. `.github/workflows/_reusable-build.yml`
3. `.github/workflows/_reusable-ci.yml`
4. `.github/workflows/_reusable-release.yml`
5. `.github/workflows/_reusable-test.yml`
2. `.github/workflows/_reusable-ci-metrics.yml`
3. `.github/workflows/_reusable-ci-perf.yml`
4. `.github/workflows/_reusable-governance-gate.yml`
5. `.github/workflows/_reusable-rdp-hardened.yml`
6. `.github/workflows/_reusable-test-suite.yml`

To ensure uniform behavior across central wrappers, the minimal bootstrap repair is to inject:
```yaml
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```
into the `actions/checkout` blocks in the core shared reusables.

### Next Steps
1. Target `_reusable-build.yml`, `_reusable-ci.yml`, `_reusable-test.yml`, `_reusable-release.yml`, and `_golden-path-pipeline.yml`.
2. Apply `fetch-depth: 0` and `fetch-tags: true` universally.
3. Verify syntax and CI workflow validity.
### Executed Steps
1. Targeted `_golden-path-pipeline.yml`, `_reusable-ci-metrics.yml`, `_reusable-ci-perf.yml`, `_reusable-governance-gate.yml`, `_reusable-rdp-hardened.yml`, and `_reusable-test-suite.yml`.
2. Applied `fetch-depth: 0` and `fetch-tags: true` universally.
3. Verified syntax and CI workflow validity.
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