Add GitHub Copilot agent environment setup workflow #152
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Co-authored-by: josecelano <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: josecelano <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: josecelano <[email protected]>
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[WIP] Create GitHub Actions workflow for Copilot setup
Add GitHub Copilot agent environment setup workflow
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@copilot, the new workflow is failing to install We are installing it in the workflow with "./packages/dependency-installer/src/installer/cargo_machete.rs" The error: Copilot agent is executed as a workflow in a runner with this configuration: The virtual machine has these tools installed: https://github.com/actions/runner-images/blob/ubuntu24/20251030.96/images/ubuntu/Ubuntu2404-Readme.md
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The installer binary handles sudo internally for dependencies that require it (OpenTofu, Ansible, LXD). Running the entire binary with sudo causes cargo-machete installation to fail because cargo is not in sudo's PATH. cargo-machete is installed via 'cargo install' and doesn't need sudo. Co-authored-by: josecelano <[email protected]>
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... Fixed in commit ca533d5. The issue was that the workflow was running the entire installer with The solution: removed
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Configure GitHub Copilot Agent Environment Setup
This PR implements a GitHub Actions workflow that preinstalls all required development dependencies before the Copilot coding agent starts working, ensuring consistent environment setup.
Implementation Complete ✅
.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.ymlworkflow fileWorkflow Features
File:
.github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.ymlcopilot-setup-steps(required by GitHub)ubuntu-latest(only Ubuntu x64 supported by Copilot)contents: read)workflow_dispatch- manual testing from Actions tabpush- when workflow file is modifiedpull_request- validation before mergingSteps:
actions/checkout@v4dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stableSwatinem/rust-cache@v2Dependencies Installed:
Technical Implementation
target/release/dependency-installer)cargo build --release -p torrust-dependency-installer --bin dependency-installerDEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractivefor non-interactive installationtarget/release/dependency-installer checkconfirms all tools installedRecent Fix
Issue: cargo-machete installation failed with "No such file or directory (os error 2)"
Root Cause: Running the entire installer with
sudoprevented cargo-machete from being installed because thecargocommand was not in sudo's PATH.Solution: Removed
sudofrom the workflow invocation. The installer binary already handles sudo internally for dependencies that need it (OpenTofu, Ansible, LXD), while cargo-machete doesn't require sudo.Quality Checks ✅
Security Summary
No security vulnerabilities detected. The workflow follows security best practices:
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