fix(ci): install Git LFS on self-hosted builds

[renecannao]

Summary

Install git-lfs on a self-hosted CI runner only when it is absent, before actions/checkout performs LFS smudging.

Root cause

All CI-builds matrix legs stopped during checkout on ci-vm-1 because the workflow enables lfs: true while that runner image lacks the git-lfs executable. The Docker build container never starts before checkout.

Validation

• Parsed .github/workflows/ci-builds.yml as YAML.
• Asserted the guarded install step precedes checkout and invokes apt-get install --yes git-lfs.
• git diff --check passes.

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Summary by cubic

Installs git-lfs on self-hosted CI runners when missing, before actions/checkout smudges LFS. Previously, builds on ci-vm-1 failed during checkout due to missing git-lfs; now checkout completes and Docker builds start.

Review notes

• Adds a pre-checkout step gated to self-hosted runners with inputs.trusted and when steps.cache-check.outputs.cache-hit is not true.
• The step no-ops if git-lfs exists; otherwise runs apt-get update and installs git-lfs via sudo non-interactively.
• GitHub-hosted runners are unchanged; they already include git-lfs.

^{Written for commit 51aae4c. Summary will update on new commits.}

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Chores
  • Improved self-hosted build setup by automatically installing Git LFS when it is unavailable.
  • Added verification to confirm the installed Git LFS version before continuing.

[coderabbitai]

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• .github/workflows/ci-builds.yml

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.github/workflows/ci-builds.yml (1)

206-220: LGTM!

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The CI workflow now checks for Git LFS on trusted self-hosted runners before checkout. If Git LFS is missing and no cache is available, the workflow installs it with noninteractive APT commands.

Changes

CI Git LFS setup

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Self-hosted runner Git LFS preflight .github/workflows/ci-builds.yml	The workflow skips installation when git-lfs is available. Otherwise, it installs Git LFS before checkout and reports the installed version.

Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~5 minutes

Mergeability Score: ⚪ Minimal · up to 51aae

This localized CI workflow change installs Git LFS before checkout when needed, with no actionable merge-blocking risk remaining after normal checks and review.

Possibly related PRs

• sysown/proxysql#6055: Updates the same CI workflow to enable Git LFS checkout.

Poem

A rabbit checks the runner's track,
Finds Git LFS—or brings it back.
APT hops in with careful feet,
Then checkout makes the repo complete.
CI bounds onward, neat and sweet.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5

✅ Passed checks (5 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the main CI change: installing Git LFS on self-hosted builds.

✨ Finishing Touches

🧪 Generate unit tests (beta)

• Create PR with unit tests
• Commit unit tests in branch fix/ci-install-git-lfs

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Code Review ✅ Approved

Installs git-lfs conditionally on self-hosted runners prior to checkout, fixing CI build failures on ci-vm-1. No issues found.

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