CI Workflow for Long-Lived Branch

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If I have a long lived branch and I want to enable pull requests to run CI steps in a githubs action. Would I make the .yml file change on main or my long lived branch?To enable pull requests to run Continuous Integration (CI) steps in GitHub Actions for a long-lived branch, you should make the .yml file change in the long-lived branch itself. Here's why:

1. Branch-Specific Workflow: The GitHub Actions workflow should be configured in the context of the branch where you want the CI steps to be executed. If your intention is to have CI steps run for pull requests targeting your long-lived branch, then the workflow file needs to be present in that branch.

2. Pull Request Context: When a pull request is created, GitHub Actions evaluates the workflows based on the .yml files in the context of the base branch of the pull request (the branch into which you want to merge your changes). So, if your long-lived branch is the target for pull requests, the CI steps defined in the .yml file in that branch will be triggered.

3. Maintaining Separate Workflows: If your main branch and long-lived branch have different CI requirements, maintaining separate workflow files in each branch allows for more tailored and relevant CI processes for each branch.

Here's a general guide on how to set it up:

1. Check Out the Long-Lived Branch: Switch to your long-lived branch.

2. Create/Modify the Workflow File: Create or modify the .yml file under the .github/workflows directory in your long-lived branch. Define the CI steps you want to run for pull requests.

3. Commit and Push the Changes: After making the necessary changes in the .yml file, commit these changes and push them to the long-lived branch.

4. Creating Pull Requests: When a pull request is made to merge changes into this long-lived branch, the CI steps defined in the .yml file in this branch will be executed.

By following this approach, you ensure that your CI processes are relevant and correctly configured for the specific needs of your long-lived branch.

CI Workflow for Long-Lived Branch created at Tue Jan 20 1970 17:28:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)