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.github/workflows/pull_request.yml

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           go-version-file: "go.mod"
 
-      - name: Build and test
+      - name: Build and test go binaries
         run: | #shell
           go build -v ./...
           go test -v ./...

action.yml

@@ -104,10 +104,14 @@ runs:
           "$ADD_REPOSITORY" \
           "$PACKAGES"
         function create_list { 
-          local manifest_file=~/cache-apt-pkgs/manifest_${1}.log
+          local manifest_file="${HOME}/cache-apt-pkgs/manifest_${1}.log"
           if [ -f "${manifest_file}" ]; then
             local list=$(cat "${manifest_file}" | tr '\n' ',')
-            echo ${list:0:-1}
+            if [ ${#list} -gt 0 ]; then
+              echo ${list:0:-1}
+            else
+              echo ""
+            fi
           else
             echo ""
           fi

lib.sh

@@ -224,6 +224,8 @@ function parse_aptfile {
 function write_manifest {  
   if [ ${#2} -eq 0 ]; then 
     log "Skipped ${1} manifest write. No packages to install."
+    # Create empty file to ensure outputs are always set
+    touch "${3}"
   else
     log "Writing ${1} packages manifest to ${3}..."
     # Remove trailing comma if present, delimit by newline and sort.