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11 changes: 10 additions & 1 deletion .github/workflows/backport.yml
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Expand Up @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ permissions:
jobs:
backport:
permissions:
contents: write # for Git to git push
contents: write # for git push to PR branch
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- run: |
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git checkout -b $branch
git cherry-pick $commit

if git diff --name-only HEAD~1 HEAD | grep -q '^\.github/workflows/'; then
echo "::error::This PR contains changes to workflow files (.github/workflows/)."
echo "::error::Workflow files cannot be automatically backported because the standard"
echo "::error::GitHub token doesn't have the required 'workflow' write permission."
echo "::error::Please backport this PR manually."
exit 1
fi

git push --set-upstream origin $branch
gh pr create --title "[$GITHUB_REF_NAME] $title" \
--body "Clean cherry-pick of #$NUMBER to the \`$GITHUB_REF_NAME\` branch." \
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