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Should not run `nix-build` unconditionally

See original GitHub issue

I’d like to be able to use cachix-action when testing a non-Nix project, but it appears to run nix-build unconditionally. Ideally, IMO, the action should install cachix and enable the named cache, but should not assume that the current project is to be built.

https://github.com/purcell/package-lint/blob/nix-actions/.github/workflows/test.yml

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Created 4 years ago
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domenkozarcommented, Dec 19, 2019

Could you try with:

- uses: cachix/cachix-action@releases/v3
      with:
        name: mycache
        skipNixBuild: true

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codygmancommented, Nov 21, 2019

I also have a use for this if I understand correctly. I nix-install a few things and then run some tests in a shell script with emacs my small (for now) repo.

Since nix-build is called I get an error, but I’m imagining there’s a way to just call my shell script in a nix expression that would make this work okay.

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