fix checks in ci (#1134)

Author: isegall-da

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -45,14 +45,16 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+        with:
+          # Checkout the PR head commit to get the commit message first
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
       - name: Check if static only
         uses: ./.github/actions/tests/skip_on_static
         id: static_only
       - name: Cancel if not opted in
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          git fetch origin ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
-          last_commit_msg=$(git log -1 --pretty=%B ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }})
+          last_commit_msg=$(git log -1 --pretty=%B)
           echo "Last commit message: $last_commit_msg"
           if [[ $last_commit_msg != *"[ci]"* ]] && [[ "${{ steps.static_only.outputs.skip }}" == "false" ]] ; then
             echo "Cancelling the entire workflow because the current commit does not opt in for CI."
@@ -280,7 +282,6 @@ jobs:
   final_result:
     if: ${{ always() && (github.event_name == 'pull_request' || github.event_name == 'pull_request_target') }}
     needs:
-    - cancel_if_not_opt_in
     - static_tests
     - deployment_test
     - daml_test
@@ -323,7 +324,7 @@ jobs:
             # shellcheck disable=SC2129
             echo "FORCE=false" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
             echo "JOBS<<EOF" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
-            echo '${{ toJSON(needs) }}' | jq '{"cancel_if_not_opt_in", "docs", "static_tests", "deployment_test"}' >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+            echo '${{ toJSON(needs) }}' | jq '{"docs", "static_tests", "deployment_test"}' >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
             echo "EOF" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
           else
             echo "Checking if all jobs succeeded."