Fix add_general_registry (#28)

Author: IanButterworth

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   test:
-    name: Julia ${{ matrix.version }} - ${{ matrix.os }} - ${{ matrix.arch }} - ${{ github.event_name }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -31,6 +30,9 @@ jobs:
         arch:
           - x64
           - x86
+        pkg-server:
+          - ""
+          - "pkg.julialang.org"
         # 32-bit Julia binaries are not available on macOS
         exclude:
           - os: macOS-latest
@@ -68,6 +70,8 @@ jobs:
             ${{ runner.os }}-
 
       - uses: ./.github/actions/julia-buildpkg
+        env:
+          JULIA_PKG_SERVER: ${{ matrix.pkg-server }}
 
       - uses: julia-actions/julia-runtest@v1
 

action.yml

@@ -25,14 +25,8 @@ runs:
     # * https://github.com/JuliaLang/Pkg.jl/issues/2011
     # * https://github.com/JuliaRegistries/General/issues/16777
     # * https://github.com/JuliaPackaging/PkgServer.jl/issues/60
-  - run: julia --color=yes "$GITHUB_ACTION_PATH"/add_general_registry.jl
+  - run: julia --color=yes "$GITHUB_ACTION_PATH"/add_general_registry.buildpkg.jl
     shell: bash
-    env:
-      # We set `JULIA_PKG_SERVER` only for this step to enforce
-      # `Pkg.Registry.add` to use Git.  This way, Pkg.jl can send
-      # the request metadata to pkg.julialang.org when installing
-      # packages via `Pkg.test`.
-      JULIA_PKG_SERVER: ""
 
   - run: julia --color=yes --project=${{ inputs.project }} -e 'using Pkg; if VERSION >= v"1.1.0-rc1"; Pkg.build(verbose=true); else Pkg.build(); end'
     shell: bash

add_general_registry.jl renamed to add_general_registry.buildpkg.jl

@@ -18,22 +18,35 @@ function general_registry_exists()
     if isfile(general_registry_tarball) && isfile(registry_toml_file)
         return true
     end
+
     general_registry_dir, registry_toml_file = cloned_general_registry_location()
-    if !isdir(general_registry_dir)
-        return false
-    elseif !isfile(registry_toml_file)
-        return false
-    else
+    if isdir(general_registry_dir) && isfile(registry_toml_file)
         return true
     end
+
+    return false
 end
 
 function add_general_registry()
-    @info("Attempting to clone the General registry")
-    general_registry_dir, registry_toml_file = general_registry_location()
+    @info("Attempting to install the General registry")
+
+    general_registry_tarball, registry_toml_file = tarball_general_registry_location()
+    rm(general_registry_tarball; force = true, recursive = true)
+    rm(registry_toml_file; force = true, recursive = true)
+
+    general_registry_dir, registry_toml_file = cloned_general_registry_location()
     rm(general_registry_dir; force = true, recursive = true)
-    Pkg.Registry.add("General")
-    isfile(registry_toml_file) || throw(ErrorException("the Registry.toml file does not exist"))
+
+    # If not already set, We set `JULIA_PKG_SERVER` to enforce
+    # `Pkg.Registry.add` to use Git.  This way, Pkg.jl can send
+    # the request metadata to pkg.julialang.org when installing
+    # packages via `Pkg.test`.
+    pkg_server = get(ENV, "JULIA_PKG_SERVER", "")
+    withenv("JULIA_PKG_SERVER" => pkg_server) do
+        Pkg.Registry.add("General")
+    end
+
+    general_registry_exists() || throw(ErrorException("The Registry was not intalled properly"))
     return nothing
 end