build: do not close tracking issues

.github/workflows/generate_pr_commit_message.yml

@@ -70,10 +70,21 @@ jobs:
         id: commit_message
         run: |
           COMMIT_MESSAGE=$($GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.github/workflows/scripts/generate_pr_commit_message $PR_NUMBER)
+          EXIT_CODE=$?
+
           echo "commit_message<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "$COMMIT_MESSAGE" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
+          if [ $EXIT_CODE -eq 200 ]; then
+            echo "has_tracking_issue=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "has_tracking_issue=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
+
+          # Ensure the script itself doesn't fail the workflow:
+          exit 0
+
       # Post commit message as PR comment:
       - name: 'Post commit message as PR comment'
         uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@v4
@@ -88,3 +99,5 @@ jobs:
             ```
 
             *Please review the above commit message and make any necessary adjustments.*
+
+            ${{ steps.commit_message.outputs.has_tracking_issue == 'true' && '⚠️ **Action Required**: This PR references tracking issues. Please update the PR description to replace any "Closes", "Fixes", or "Resolves" keywords with "Ref" when referencing these issues.' || '' }}

.github/workflows/scripts/generate_pr_commit_message

@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ GITHUB_API_URL="https://api.github.com"
 REPO_OWNER="stdlib-js"
 REPO_NAME="stdlib"
 
+# Exit codes
+SUCCESS=0
+ERROR=1
+TRACKING_ISSUE_FOUND=200
+
 
 # FUNCTIONS #
 
@@ -126,12 +131,12 @@ github_api() {
 			else
 				# Handle cases where POST data is required but not provided:
 				echo "POST request requires data."
-				on_error 1
+				on_error $ERROR
 			fi
 			;;
 		*)
 			echo "Invalid HTTP method: $method"
-			on_error 1
+			on_error $ERROR
 			;;
 	esac
 }
@@ -226,8 +231,17 @@ main() {
 	# Create a regex pattern from the keywords:
 	keywords_pattern=$(IFS='|'; echo "${closing_keywords[*]}")
 
+	EXIT_CODE=$SUCCESS
 	for issue in $issue_numbers; do
-		if echo "$pr_body" | grep -Eiq "(${keywords_pattern})([[:space:]]+|:)[[:space:]]*#${issue}\b"; then
+		# Fetch issue labels:
+		issue_details=$(github_api "GET" "/repos/$REPO_OWNER/$REPO_NAME/issues/$issue")
+		issue_labels=$(echo "$issue_details" | jq -r '.labels[].name')
+
+		# Check if the issue is a tracking issue:
+		if echo "$issue_labels" | grep -q "Tracking Issue"; then
+			EXIT_CODE=$TRACKING_ISSUE_FOUND
+			ref_issues+="Ref: https://github.com/$REPO_OWNER/$REPO_NAME/issues/$issue\n"
+		elif echo "$pr_body" | grep -Eiq "(${keywords_pattern})([[:space:]]+|:)[[:space:]]*#${issue}\b"; then
 			closes_issues+="Closes: https://github.com/$REPO_OWNER/$REPO_NAME/issues/$issue\n"
 		else
 			ref_issues+="Ref: https://github.com/$REPO_OWNER/$REPO_NAME/issues/$issue\n"
@@ -265,6 +279,9 @@ main() {
 
 	# Output the commit message:
 	echo -e "$commit_message"
+
+	# Return successful exit code (200 if a tracking issue was found, 0 otherwise):
+    return $EXIT_CODE
 }
 
 # Call main with all command-line arguments: