[ci] Remove redundant tests from the CMSSW CI

[guitargeek]

Many tests that were hardcoded in the YAML config of the CMSSW CI are also in the CMake tests, which are always run on all CI platforms.

While it makes sense to keep some test around also in the explicit YAML config so that the output can be inspected manually, this doesn't make sense anymore for tests that compare the output against a reference file, as no manual inspection of the output is required.

This commit removes such tests from the CMSSW CI.

Summary by CodeRabbit

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  • Streamlined CI workflow by removing select test steps while retaining core validation tests and general analysis workflows. Pipeline focus refined to essential testing procedures.

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Walkthrough

The pull request removes multiple template analysis and counting test steps from the CVMFS CI workflow, including parametric analyses, CMSHistFunc variants, and CMSHistSum configurations, while preserving core testing infrastructure and broader analysis capabilities.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
CI workflow step removals .github/workflows/cvmfs-ci.yml	Removed multiple run-in-cvmfs test steps: counting datacard, parametric analysis, template analyses (CMSHistFunc, CMSHistFunc shapeN, CMSHistSum variants), CMSHistSum with channel masks, and CMSHistSum with shapeN and channel masks variants. Retained counting datacard Fixed Point, RooMultiPdf, RooParametricHist, RooHistPdf steps, and core Run Tests.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 2 (Simple) | ⏱️ ~12 minutes

• Verify that removed steps are intentionally disabled and not critical to active development
• Confirm retained steps cover essential functionality (RooMultiPdf, RooParametricHist, RooHistPdf, Fixed Point)
• Check for any hardcoded dependencies elsewhere that may reference the removed step names

Possibly related PRs

• Add checks for Python script executables in CI #1172: Directly related—this PR removes CI steps that were previously added to the same cvmfs-ci.yml workflow
• Extend CTest suite with more tests that compare to reference output #1141: Modifies the same CI workflow steps in cvmfs-ci.yml by adding conditional gating rather than removing them entirely
• [ci] Add ROOT 6.36.02 and master via LCG views on CVMFS #1127: Reorganizes and modifies CI steps in the run-in-cvmfs action and cvmfs-ci.yml workflow

Poem

🐰 Steps are trimmed from the workflow tree,
Template tests made history,
CMSHistSum bids farewell,
Core tests remain to serve us well! ✨

Pre-merge checks and finishing touches

✅ Passed checks (3 passed)

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Title check	✅ Passed	The title '[ci] Remove redundant tests from the CMSSW CI' directly and clearly summarizes the main change: removing redundant CI workflow tests, which matches the pull request objectives.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.

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• GitHub Check: Compile (py3.12, root6.34.4)
• GitHub Check: Compile (py3.10, root6.32.2)
• GitHub Check: Compile (py3.10, root6.26.4)
• GitHub Check: CMSSW_11_3_4 - ROOT 6.22.09
• GitHub Check: CMSSW_14_0_0_pre1 - ROOT 6.26.11
• GitHub Check: LCG_106 - ROOT 6.32.02
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• GitHub Check: LCG_108 - ROOT 6.36.02
• GitHub Check: CMSSW_14_1_0_pre4 - ROOT 6.30.07
• GitHub Check: LCG_102 - ROOT 6.26.04

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Codecov Report

✅ All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests.
✅ Project coverage is 20.69%. Comparing base (61aa0b6) to head (282bba8).
⚠️ Report is 3 commits behind head on main.

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