ci: Put space and non-ASCII char in `BASE_BUILD_DIR`
What the developer wrote
Authored by Hennadii Stepanov
ci: Put space and non-ASCII char in `BASE_BUILD_DIR`
The GHA workflows override `BASE_BUILD_DIR`, so the build tree no longer
lives under `BASE_SCRATCH_DIR` and its word-splitting and UTF-8 coverage
is bypassed on CI. Restore it by putting a space and a non-ASCII symbol
in the externally defined path as well.
What changed, and why it matters
This is a harmless CI (continuous integration) configuration change for Bitcoin Core. It adds a space and a non-ASCII character to a build directory path used only in automated testing, so the test environment exercises how the code handles unusual directory names. There is no security issue here.
No action needed. This is a benign CI testing improvement.
Security signals we found
No strong security signals were identified.
Evidence from the diff
The commit modifies .github/actions/configure-environment/action.yml to set BASE_BUILD_DIR to a path containing a space and non-ASCII characters (₿🧪). The stated purpose is to restore prior test coverage for word-splitting and UTF-8 path handling that was lost when GitHub Actions workflows began overriding BASE_BUILD_DIR. The change is purely a testing hardening measure and does not alter shipped code, introduce vulnerabilities, or affect production Bitcoin nodes.
Changed components
.github/actions/configure-environment/action.ymlInspect captured patch +3 / −1
diff --git a/.github/actions/configure-environment/action.yml b/.github/actions/configure-environment/action.yml
index e2a26b71..d3c928cf 100644
--- a/.github/actions/configure-environment/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/configure-environment/action.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ runs:
shell: bash
run: |
echo "BASE_ROOT_DIR=${{ runner.temp }}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
- echo "BASE_BUILD_DIR=${{ runner.temp }}/build" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+ # Space and non-ASCII symbols mimic BASE_SCRATCH_DIR in ci/test/00_setup_env.sh,
+ # to test word-splitting and UTF-8 path handling on CI.
+ echo "BASE_BUILD_DIR=${{ runner.temp }}/build_ ₿🧪_" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
echo "CCACHE_DIR=${{ runner.temp }}/ccache_dir" >> $GITHUB_ENV
echo "DEPENDS_DIR=${{ runner.temp }}/depends" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
echo "BASE_CACHE=${{ runner.temp }}/depends/built" >> $GITHUB_ENV
Why this scored 15/100
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