test git install

Author: connorjward

.github/workflows/core.yml

@@ -106,22 +106,24 @@ jobs:
         # Make sure the current directory is empty
         run: find . -delete
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          path: firedrake-repo
-          ref: ${{ inputs.source_ref }}
-
       - name: Install system dependencies
         run: |
           apt-get update
-          apt-get -y install python3 python3-venv
-          apt-get -y install \
-            $(python3 ./firedrake-repo/scripts/firedrake-configure --arch ${{ matrix.arch }} --show-system-packages)
+          apt-get -y install git python3 python3-venv
           : # Dependencies needed to run the test suite
           apt-get -y install parallel
           : # Dependencies needed to build the documentation
           apt-get -y install inkscape texlive-full
 
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          path: firedrake-repo
+          ref: ${{ inputs.source_ref }}
+
+      - name: Install system dependencies from firedrake-configure
+          apt-get -y install \
+            $(python3 ./firedrake-repo/scripts/firedrake-configure --arch ${{ matrix.arch }} --show-system-packages)
+
       # Raise an error if any 'TODO RELEASE' comments remain
       - name: Check no 'TODO RELEASE' comments (release only)
         if: inputs.target_branch == 'release'
@@ -397,6 +399,7 @@ jobs:
       # so uncommitted changes at this point reflect changes in the automatically
       # generated files that ought to be committed.
       - name: Check no untracked files
+        if: always()
         run: |
           cd firedrake-repo
           if [ -z "$( git status --porcelain )" ]; then