[Git][wxwidgets/wxwidgets][master] Retry apt-get commands when using Ubuntu servers

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Vadim Zeitlin (@_VZ_)

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Vadim Zeitlin pushed to branch master at wxWidgets / wxWidgets

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  • e68720e2
    by Vadim Zeitlin at 2026-08-04T20:17:37+02:00 
    Retry apt-get commands when using Ubuntu servers

They still fail, even when using versions later than 18.04, but the
failure is usually temporary, so try them several times.

1 changed file:

Changes:

  • .github/workflows/ci.yml
    ... ... @@ -169,11 +169,30 @@ jobs:
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                       exit 1
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                   esac
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    +              # Ubuntu servers sometimes fail because of transient network
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    +              # issues, so retry apt-get commands a few times before giving up.
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    +              retry_apt()
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    +              {
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    +                attempts=5
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    +                delay=30
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    +                attempt=1
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    +
    180 
    +                while ! "$@"; do
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    +                  if [[ $attempt -ge $attempts ]]; then
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    +                    return 1
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    +                  fi
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    +
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    +                  echo "Command failed, retrying in ${delay}s (attempt $((attempt + 1))/$attempts): $*"
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    +                  attempt=$((attempt + 1))
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    +                  sleep $delay
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    +                done
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    +              }
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    +              retry_apt apt-get update -qq
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    +
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                   # Explanation for installing some less obvious packages:
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                   #   - coreutils contains nproc used in proc_count.sh called below.
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                   #   - xvfb is used for running the GUI tests.
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    -              apt-get update -qq
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    -              apt-get install -qq coreutils ${compiler_packages} git make pkg-config sudo xvfb
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    +              retry_apt apt-get install -qq coreutils ${compiler_packages} git make pkg-config sudo xvfb
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                   ;;
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                 '')

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