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CI: add timeout and retry to apt-get install steps
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33 changes: 20 additions & 13 deletions .github/workflows/cache.yml
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Expand Up @@ -20,22 +20,29 @@ jobs:
environment-file: environment.yml
activate-environment: quantecon
- name: graphviz Support # TODO: required?
timeout-minutes: 10
run: |
sudo apt-get -qq update && sudo apt-get install -y graphviz
# Retried with per-command timeouts (timeout inside sudo, so the kill reaches
# apt-get and the dpkg lock is released): a stalled Ubuntu mirror otherwise
# hangs this step for hours (two 358-minute hangs on 2026-08-18).
pkgs="graphviz"
for attempt in 1 2; do
sudo timeout -k 30s 1m apt-get -qq update && sudo timeout -k 30s 3m apt-get install -y $pkgs && break
if [ "$attempt" = 2 ]; then echo "apt-get failed after 2 attempts"; exit 1; fi
echo "apt-get attempt $attempt failed; retrying in 30s"; sleep 30
done
- name: Install latex dependencies
timeout-minutes: 30
run: |
sudo apt-get -qq update
sudo apt-get install -y \
texlive-latex-recommended \
texlive-latex-extra \
texlive-fonts-recommended \
texlive-fonts-extra \
texlive-xetex \
latexmk \
xindy \
dvipng \
cm-super \
latex-cjk-all
# Retried with per-command timeouts (timeout inside sudo, so the kill reaches
# apt-get and the dpkg lock is released): a stalled Ubuntu mirror otherwise
# hangs this step for hours (two 358-minute hangs on 2026-08-18).
pkgs="texlive-latex-recommended texlive-latex-extra texlive-fonts-recommended texlive-fonts-extra texlive-xetex latexmk xindy dvipng cm-super latex-cjk-all"
for attempt in 1 2; do
sudo timeout -k 30s 2m apt-get -qq update && sudo timeout -k 30s 12m apt-get install -y $pkgs && break
if [ "$attempt" = 2 ]; then echo "apt-get failed after 2 attempts"; exit 1; fi
echo "apt-get attempt $attempt failed; retrying in 30s"; sleep 30
done
- name: Build HTML
shell: bash -l {0}
run: |
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33 changes: 20 additions & 13 deletions .github/workflows/ci.yml
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Expand Up @@ -18,22 +18,29 @@ jobs:
environment-file: environment.yml
activate-environment: quantecon
- name: Graphics Support #TODO: Review if graphviz is needed
timeout-minutes: 10
run: |
sudo apt-get -qq update && sudo apt-get install -y graphviz
# Retried with per-command timeouts (timeout inside sudo, so the kill reaches
# apt-get and the dpkg lock is released): a stalled Ubuntu mirror otherwise
# hangs this step for hours (two 358-minute hangs on 2026-08-18).
pkgs="graphviz"
for attempt in 1 2; do
sudo timeout -k 30s 1m apt-get -qq update && sudo timeout -k 30s 3m apt-get install -y $pkgs && break
if [ "$attempt" = 2 ]; then echo "apt-get failed after 2 attempts"; exit 1; fi
echo "apt-get attempt $attempt failed; retrying in 30s"; sleep 30
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done
- name: Install latex dependencies
timeout-minutes: 30
run: |
sudo apt-get -qq update
sudo apt-get install -y \
texlive-latex-recommended \
texlive-latex-extra \
texlive-fonts-recommended \
texlive-fonts-extra \
texlive-xetex \
latexmk \
xindy \
dvipng \
cm-super \
latex-cjk-all
# Retried with per-command timeouts (timeout inside sudo, so the kill reaches
# apt-get and the dpkg lock is released): a stalled Ubuntu mirror otherwise
# hangs this step for hours (two 358-minute hangs on 2026-08-18).
pkgs="texlive-latex-recommended texlive-latex-extra texlive-fonts-recommended texlive-fonts-extra texlive-xetex latexmk xindy dvipng cm-super latex-cjk-all"
for attempt in 1 2; do
sudo timeout -k 30s 2m apt-get -qq update && sudo timeout -k 30s 12m apt-get install -y $pkgs && break
if [ "$attempt" = 2 ]; then echo "apt-get failed after 2 attempts"; exit 1; fi
echo "apt-get attempt $attempt failed; retrying in 30s"; sleep 30
done
- name: Display Conda Environment Versions
shell: bash -l {0}
run: conda list
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21 changes: 10 additions & 11 deletions .github/workflows/publish.yml
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Expand Up @@ -22,18 +22,17 @@ jobs:
environment-file: environment.yml
activate-environment: quantecon
- name: Install latex dependencies
timeout-minutes: 30
run: |
sudo apt-get -qq update
sudo apt-get install -y \
texlive-latex-recommended \
texlive-latex-extra \
texlive-fonts-recommended \
texlive-fonts-extra \
texlive-xetex \
latexmk \
xindy \
dvipng \
cm-super
# Retried with per-command timeouts (timeout inside sudo, so the kill reaches
# apt-get and the dpkg lock is released): a stalled Ubuntu mirror otherwise
# hangs this step for hours (two 358-minute hangs on 2026-08-18).
pkgs="texlive-latex-recommended texlive-latex-extra texlive-fonts-recommended texlive-fonts-extra texlive-xetex latexmk xindy dvipng cm-super"
for attempt in 1 2; do
sudo timeout -k 30s 2m apt-get -qq update && sudo timeout -k 30s 12m apt-get install -y $pkgs && break
if [ "$attempt" = 2 ]; then echo "apt-get failed after 2 attempts"; exit 1; fi
echo "apt-get attempt $attempt failed; retrying in 30s"; sleep 30
done
- name: Display Conda Environment Versions
shell: bash -l {0}
run: conda list
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