Build All Packages workflow (linx-systems/clamui)

The Build All Packages workflow from linx-systems/clamui, explained and optimized by Latchkey.

What it does

This is the Build All Packages workflow from the linx-systems/clamui repository, a real project running GitHub Actions. It is shown here with attribution under its MIT license.

Below, Latchkey shows a faster, safer version produced by its optimization engine.

The workflow

name: Build All Packages

on:
  workflow_dispatch:
    inputs:
      sign:
        description: "Sign packages with GPG"
        type: boolean
        default: false

permissions:
  contents: read

jobs:
  build-deb:
    uses: ./.github/workflows/build-deb.yml
    with:
      sign: ${{ inputs.sign }}
    secrets: inherit

  build-flatpak:
    uses: ./.github/workflows/build-flatpak.yml
    secrets: inherit

  build-appimage:
    uses: ./.github/workflows/build-appimage.yml
    with:
      sign: ${{ inputs.sign }}
    secrets: inherit

The same workflow, on Latchkey

Removes redundant runs and caps runaway jobs. Added and changed lines are highlighted.

name: Build All Packages
 
on:
  workflow_dispatch:
    inputs:
      sign:
        description: "Sign packages with GPG"
        type: boolean
        default: false
 
permissions:
  contents: read
 
jobs:
  build-deb:
    timeout-minutes: 30
    uses: ./.github/workflows/build-deb.yml
    with:
      sign: ${{ inputs.sign }}
    secrets: inherit
 
  build-flatpak:
    timeout-minutes: 30
    uses: ./.github/workflows/build-flatpak.yml
    secrets: inherit
 
  build-appimage:
    timeout-minutes: 30
    uses: ./.github/workflows/build-appimage.yml
    with:
      sign: ${{ inputs.sign }}
    secrets: inherit
 

What changed

• Add a job timeout so a hung step cannot burn hours of runner time.

This workflow runs 3 jobs per trigger. On Latchkey the same minutes cost up to 58% less than GitHub-hosted, with zero queue time.