pre-release build step fails: rsync not available in runner container #21

New Issue

2026-05-21T21:02:41Z

jmiller commented

2026-05-21 21:02:41 +00:00

Problem

The Build Package step in pre-release.yml.template uses rsync to copy src/ to the build directory. rsync is not always available in Gitea Actions runner containers, causing exit code 127 (command not found).

Root Cause

The runner container image does not include rsync. The step runs under bash -e so the missing command kills the entire job.

Fix

Replace rsync with cp -a which is universally available. Excluded files can be removed in a separate rm step.

Before:

rsync -a --exclude=... src/ build/package/

After:

cp -a src/. build/package/
cd build/package && rm -f sftp-config* .ftpignore *.ppk *.pem *.key .env* *.local .build-trigger && cd -

Affected Templates

pre-release.yml.template
Likely auto-release.yml.template

Discovered In

MokoWaaS repo pre-release workflow runs 9150, 9154.

## Problem The Build Package step in pre-release.yml.template uses rsync to copy src/ to the build directory. rsync is not always available in Gitea Actions runner containers, causing exit code 127 (command not found). ## Root Cause The runner container image does not include rsync. The step runs under bash -e so the missing command kills the entire job. ## Fix Replace rsync with cp -a which is universally available. Excluded files can be removed in a separate rm step. Before: ```bash rsync -a --exclude=... src/ build/package/ ``` After: ```bash cp -a src/. build/package/ cd build/package && rm -f sftp-config* .ftpignore *.ppk *.pem *.key .env* *.local .build-trigger && cd - ``` ## Affected Templates - pre-release.yml.template - Likely auto-release.yml.template ## Discovered In MokoWaaS repo pre-release workflow runs 9150, 9154.

jmiller referenced this issue from a commit

2026-05-21 21:05:57 +00:00

fix(ci): pipefail and rsync issues in release workflows (#20, #21)

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2026-05-21 21:06:27 +00:00

fix(ci): pipefail and rsync issues in release workflows #22

jmiller closed this issue

2026-05-21 21:07:42 +00:00

jmiller referenced this issue from a commit

2026-05-21 21:07:44 +00:00

fix(ci): pipefail and rsync issues in release workflows (#22)

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