mathieudutour/github-tag-action

If there is no tag on a repo, the script won't generate any tags or Changelog.

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#60 opened on Feb 16, 2021

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Description

After a lot of trying and error, I found an issue (maybe it's not a bug but a feature) when pushing code to a repository without tags. The parser will say there are no new commits, so it won't generate any new versions.

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Research direction
Identify the part of the script that checks for existing tags and modify it to handle the initial case with no tags.
Tech stack
typescriptgithub actions
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release
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Bug
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3
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Half day
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Active
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Clear
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