Add dedicated workflow for test-prev-commits #2

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.github/workflows/test-prev-commits.yml at f08942e

	---
	name: Test Previous Commits

	on:
	# Trigger on pull request events for PRs that have `master` as their target branch
	pull_request:
	branches: [master]


	defaults:
	run:
	# GitHub Actions adds `errexit` and `pipefail` by default, but we add `xtrace`
	# to improve debugging some of the longer scripts.
	shell: /bin/bash -o errexit -o pipefail -o xtrace {0}

	permissions:
	contents: read # to fetch code (actions/checkout)

	jobs:
	test-prev-commits:
	runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
	name: test-prev-commits

	env:
	TEST_TIMEOUT: "100" # Indirect usage by tests
	CI: "true" # Indirect usage by tests

	steps:
	# Create a cache invalidation key based on the current year + week.
	# This way, packages will be checked for updates once every week.
	- name: Get Date
	id: get-date
	run: echo "date=$(/bin/date -u "+%Y%W")" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

	- name: Cache apt packages
	id: cache-apt
	uses: actions/cache@0400d5f644dc74513175e3cd8d07132dd4860809 # v4.2.4
	with:
	path: /var/cache/apt/archives
	# The trailing number serves as a version flag that can be incremented
	# to invalidate the cache after changing the list of packages.
	key: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ runner.os }}-${{ steps.get-date.outputs.date }}-apt-4

	- name: Download apt packages
	if: steps.cache-apt.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
	run: \|
	sudo apt-get update
	sudo apt-get install --download-only -y --no-install-recommends \
	asciidoctor \
	cmake \
	dbus-x11 \
	gettext \
	gir1.2-gtk-3.0 \
	gir1.2-pango-1.0 \
	git \
	libdbus-1-dev \
	libgirepository1.0-dev \
	libnotify-bin \
	libpango1.0-dev \
	libstartup-notification0-dev \
	libx11-xcb-dev \
	libxcb-cursor-dev \
	libxcb-icccm4-dev \
	libxcb-keysyms1-dev \
	libxcb-randr0-dev \
	libxcb-shape0-dev \
	libxcb-util0-dev \
	libxcb-xfixes0-dev \
	libxcb-xinerama0-dev \
	libxcb-xkb-dev \
	libxcb-xrm-dev \
	libxcb-xtest0-dev \
	libxdg-basedir-dev \
	libxkbcommon-dev \
	libxkbcommon-x11-dev \
	wmctrl \
	x11-apps \
	xcb-proto \
	xdotool \
	xorg \
	xserver-xephyr \
	xterm \
	xutils-dev \
	xvfb \
	zsh \
	lua-discount \
	fonts-noto-core \
	fonts-dejavu-core \
	fonts-roboto-unhinted \
	fonts-open-sans \
	imagemagick \
	libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-dev \
	librsvg2-dev

	- name: Install downloaded packages
	run: sudo dpkg -i /var/cache/apt/archives/*.deb

	- uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
	with:
	# test-prev-commits.sh needs full history for rev-list/bisect traversal.
	fetch-depth: 0

	- name: Install Lua
	uses: luarocks/gh-actions-lua@85e2287697275df96334743ac654241a8fd34ab3 # v13

	# Get the Lua version string (e.g., "5.5") and store it in an environment
	# variable for later use.
	- name: Detect Lua version
	run: \|
	LUA_VERSION_SHORT="$(lua -e 'print(_VERSION:match("(%d+%.%d+)$"))')"
	echo "LUA_VERSION_SHORT=$LUA_VERSION_SHORT" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"

	# gh-actions-lua install Lua in a non-standard location, so we need to add
	# it to the CMake prefix path.
	- name: Set Lua prefix
	run: echo "CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${{ github.workspace }}/.lua${CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH:+:$CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"

	- name: Install Luarocks
	uses: luarocks/gh-actions-luarocks@95d2308a0aff36ad31ebadca493ed14853399842 # v7

	- name: Cache xcb-errors
	id: cache-xcb-errors
	uses: actions/cache@0400d5f644dc74513175e3cd8d07132dd4860809 # v4.2.4
	with:
	path: /tmp/xcb-errors
	key: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ runner.os }}-xcb-errors-1.0.1

	- name: Install fresh xcb-errors
	if: steps.cache-xcb-errors.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
	run: \|
	wget -O /tmp/xcb-errors.tar.xz https://xorg.freedesktop.org/archive/individual/lib/xcb-util-errors-1.0.1.tar.xz
	mkdir /tmp/xcb-errors
	tar -xf /tmp/xcb-errors.tar.xz -C /tmp/xcb-errors/ --strip-components=1
	cd /tmp/xcb-errors
	./configure --prefix=/usr
	make
	sudo make install

	- name: Install cached xcb-errors
	if: steps.cache-xcb-errors.outputs.cache-hit == 'true'
	run: \|
	cd /tmp/xcb-errors
	sudo make install

	- name: Build and Install LGI
	run: \|
	wget -O /tmp/lgi.zip https://github.com/pavouk/lgi/archive/refs/heads/master.zip
	unzip /tmp/lgi.zip -d /tmp
	cd /tmp/lgi-master
	sed -i "s/5.1/$LUA_VERSION_SHORT/" lgi/Makefile
	make all CFLAGS="-I${{ github.workspace }}/.lua/include"
	sudo make install

	- name: Install rocks
	run: \|
	luarocks install busted

	- name: Build Awesome version string
	run: \|
	# If this workflow is triggered by a pull request, we get a base branch.
	# Otherwise, check if the current commit has a meaningful name.
	if [ -n "${{ github.base_ref }}" ]; then
	AWESOME_VERSION="${{ github.base_ref }}"
	else
	AWESOME_VERSION="$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)"
	fi

	AWESOME_VERSION="${AWESOME_VERSION}-g$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)"

	if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "pull_request" ]; then
	AWESOME_VERSION="${AWESOME_VERSION}-PR${{ github.event.number }}"
	fi

	echo "AWESOME_VERSION=${AWESOME_VERSION}" >> ${GITHUB_ENV}

	- name: Test previous commits
	run: \|
	export CMAKE_CONFIG="-DAWESOME_VERSION=$AWESOME_VERSION \
	-DGENERATE_DOC=OFF \
	-DGENERATE_MANPAGES=OFF \
	-DDO_COVERAGE=OFF \
	-DSTRICT_TESTS=true \
	-DCMAKE_C_FLAGS=-Werror"

	build-utils/test-prev-commits.sh \
	"${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}" \
	"${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}" \
	--skip-clean-check

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