GH Actions: Split ci-macos.yml out from tox.yml

[mkoeppe]

When preparing a portability report such as https://groups.google.com/g/sage-release/c/GOGWk66zaCQ/m/dBQww8WNAAAJ, I have found that the output of tox.yml has gotten too big to be comfortably inspected in one go.
So we split out everything macOS into a separate workflow.

Preparation for #33062 and #32570

Depends on #34017

CC: @dimpase @kliem

Component: porting

Author: Matthias Koeppe

Branch/Commit: aa25405

Reviewer: Dima Pasechnik

Issue created by migration from https://trac.sagemath.org/ticket/33788

[mkoeppe]

Branch: u/mkoeppe/gh_actions__split_ci_macos_yml_out_from_tox_yml

[mkoeppe]

Commit: b7341c2

[mkoeppe]

New commits:

60adee6	.github/workflows/tox.yml: Fix test of optional/experimental packages
c79f735	Merge #33755
b7341c2	.github/workflows/ci-macos.yml: Split out from tox.yml

[mkoeppe]

Author: Matthias Koeppe

[tobiasdiez]

comment:5

I think it makes sense to have all them all together in one workflow. Especially with your idea to use stages, it makes sense to have all everything in one workflow since then you can easily wait on previous stages before running stages that run os-unspecific things (like running tests) on the artifacts of the previous stage. In principle, there are also github actions that enable one to wait on other workflows, but they are pretty unreliable in my experience.

If its only for the overview, I would suggest to use the recently introduced feature to generate job summaries to automatically generate the portability report: https://github.blog/2022-05-09-supercharging-github-actions-with-job-summaries/

[mkoeppe]

comment:6

The runs for different OSes do not need to wait for each other for anything

[tobiasdiez]

comment:7

The dist workflow for example even runs on ubuntu.
Moreover, with a bit of refactoring there doesn't seem to general obstacles why you cannot have the same matrix running across different os.

I feel like it would be helpful to have a general big picture for how to structure the workflows instead of moving them back and forth in the coming months.

[mkoeppe]

comment:8

I'm the one who monitors these workflow runs when releases are made, so organizing it for my convenience should be a good enough reason.

[mkoeppe]

comment:9

Replying to @tobiasdiez:

If its only for the overview, I would suggest to use the recently introduced feature to generate job summaries to automatically generate the portability report: https://github.blog/2022-05-09-supercharging-github-actions-with-job-summaries/

Counting green checkmarks is not what takes the time. It's looking at the logs

[tobiasdiez]

comment:10

Replying to @mkoeppe:

Replying to @tobiasdiez:

If its only for the overview, I would suggest to use the recently introduced feature to generate job summaries to automatically generate the portability report: https://github.blog/2022-05-09-supercharging-github-actions-with-job-summaries/

Counting green checkmarks is not what takes the time. It's looking at the logs

You can put in the markdown overview whatever you want, for example the summary of what test failed or at what stage the tests failed etc.

[mkoeppe]

comment:11

It does look like a nice feature, but I don't plan to work on creating such a report.

[mkoeppe]

Changed dependencies from #33755 to #34017

[sagetrac-git]

Changed commit from b7341c2 to aa25405

[sagetrac-git]

Branch pushed to git repo; I updated commit sha1. This was a forced push. New commits:

7140efa	.github/workflows/ci-macos.yml: Split out from tox.yml
58d62f4	build/bin/write-dockerfile.sh: ADD src/VERSION.txt
aa25405	Merge #34017

[mkoeppe]

comment:14

Let's get this in please.

[dimpase]

comment:16

I presume it was tested on GH Actions. A link?

[mkoeppe]

comment:17

Testing in a branch with #34110

[mkoeppe]

Reviewer: https://github.com/mkoeppe/sage/actions/runs/2611393906, https://github.com/mkoeppe/sage/actions/runs/2611393910

[dimpase]

comment:18

lgtm

[dimpase]

Changed reviewer from https://github.com/mkoeppe/sage/actions/runs/2611393906, https://github.com/mkoeppe/sage/actions/runs/2611393910 to Dima Pasechnik

[mkoeppe]

comment:19

Thank you!

[vbraun]

Changed branch from u/mkoeppe/gh_actions__split_ci_macos_yml_out_from_tox_yml to aa25405