.github/workflows/python-publish.yml

@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip install flake8
           python -m pip install ${{ matrix.click-version }}
 
+      - name: Install module
+        run: python -m pip install .
+
       - name: Lint with flake8
         run: |
           # stop the build if there are Python syntax errors or undefined names
@@ -33,20 +36,13 @@ jobs:
           # exit-zero treats all errors as warnings. The GitHub editor is 127 chars wide
           flake8 . --count --exit-zero --max-complexity=10 --max-line-length=127 --statistics
 
-      - name: Install module
-        run: python -m pip install .
-
-      - name: Run Unit Tests
+      - name: Run unit tests
         run: python -m unittest -v
 
-      - name: Run Action
-        id: yaclog-show
-        uses: ./
-
   deploy:
-    needs: test
+#    needs: test
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags')
+    # if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags')
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4

action.yaml

@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
-name: Yaclog
-description: > 
-  Get version information from a changelog, and optionally create a new release. 
-  The `yaclog` command is made available for use in future steps.
+name: 'Yaclog'
+description: 'Get version information from a changelog, and optionally create a new release'
 branding:
   icon: file-text
-  color: orange
+  color: blue
 
 inputs:
   markdown:
@@ -46,12 +44,19 @@ runs:
     - id: setup-python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
-        python-version: '3.12'
+        python-version: '3.10'
         update-environment: 'false'
 
     - name: Setup Yaclog
       shell: bash
-      run: pipx install --python ${{ steps.setup-python.outputs.python-path }} ${{ github.action_path }}
+      run: |
+        ${{ steps.setup-python.outputs.python-path }} -m pip install ${{ github.action_path }}
+        # now make it available in $PATH
+        # this whole rigamarole is because we are using a python root that isnt in $PATH as to not step over other actions
+        mkdir -p "$GITHUB_ACTION_PATH/bin"
+        echo '${{ steps.setup-python.outputs.python-path }} -m yaclog.cli $@' > "$GITHUB_ACTION_PATH/bin/yaclog"
+        chmod +x "$GITHUB_ACTION_PATH/bin/yaclog"
+        echo "$GITHUB_ACTION_PATH/bin" > "$GITHUB_PATH"
 
     - name: Create New Release
       shell: bash