Avoid the dummy job

Author: Flamefire

.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml

@@ -9,43 +9,31 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{format('{0}:{1}:{2}', github.repository, github.ref, github.workflow)}}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+env:
 jobs:
-  setup:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-    outputs:
-        lmod7: Lmod-7.8.22
-        lmod8: Lmod-8.7.6
-        modulesTcl: modules-tcl-1.147
-        modules3: modules-3.2.10
-        modules4: modules-4.1.4
-    steps:
-      - run: "true"
   build:
-    needs: setup
     runs-on: ${{matrix.os || 'ubuntu-24.04'}}
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python: [3.7]
         os: [ubuntu-22.04]
         modules_tool:
-          # use variables defined by 'setup' job above, see also
-          # https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/context-and-expression-syntax-for-github-actions#needs-context
-          - ${{needs.setup.outputs.lmod7}}
-          - ${{needs.setup.outputs.lmod8}}
-          - ${{needs.setup.outputs.modulesTcl}}
-          - ${{needs.setup.outputs.modules3}}
-          - ${{needs.setup.outputs.modules4}}
+          - &lmod7 Lmod-7.8.22
+          - &lmod8 Lmod-8.7.6
+          - &modulesTcl modules-tcl-1.147
+          - &modules3 modules-3.2.10
+          - &modules4 modules-4.1.4
         lc_all: [""]
         include:
           # Test different Python 3 versions with Lmod 8.x
           - python: 3.8
-            modules_tool: ${{needs.setup.outputs.lmod8}}
+            modules_tool: *lmod8
           - python: 3.9
-            modules_tool: ${{needs.setup.outputs.lmod8}}
+            modules_tool: *lmod8
           - python: '3.10'
-            modules_tool: ${{needs.setup.outputs.lmod8}}
+            modules_tool: *lmod8
           - python: '3.11'
-            modules_tool: ${{needs.setup.outputs.lmod8}}
+            modules_tool: *lmod8
       fail-fast: false
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4