jobs:
  lints:
    if: something
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    timeout-minutes: 60
    container: golang:1.16.5-alpine
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v1

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Run a workflow with the same job as in the step Workflow and/or repository.

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[GitHub Actions/lints] ❌ Error in if: expression - lints

Originally created by @mvrshvl on GitHub (Feb 22, 2022). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/nektos/act/issues/1008 ## System information - Operating System: Linux - Architecture: x64 (64-bit) - Docker version: 20.10.12 - Docker image used in `act`: golang:1.16.5-alpine - `act` version: act version 0.2.25-41-gff13844-dirty ## Expected behaviour The act returns a non-zero error code about an incorrectly described yaml file ## Actual behaviour The act returns an error log, but the exit code is 0. Trace with nil error: https://github.com/nektos/act/blob/e23223ad02ddeafe581df97c7e9462df28d8e104/pkg/runner/run_context.go#L278 https://github.com/nektos/act/blob/7dbf3fcb96e2d70b3436b718c1f4a9fe4b169a4f/pkg/common/executor.go#L153 https://github.com/nektos/act/blob/e23223ad02ddeafe581df97c7e9462df28d8e104/pkg/runner/run_context.go#L414 https://github.com/nektos/act/blob/7dbf3fcb96e2d70b3436b718c1f4a9fe4b169a4f/pkg/common/executor.go#L156 ## Workflow and/or repository ``` jobs: lints: if: something runs-on: ubuntu-latest timeout-minutes: 60 container: golang:1.16.5-alpine steps: - uses: actions/checkout@v1 ``` ## Steps to reproduce Run a workflow with the same job as in the step `Workflow and/or repository`. ## `act` output [GitHub Actions/lints] ❌ Error in if: expression - lints

kerem

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@ZauberNerd commented on GitHub (Feb 22, 2022):

A fix for this and some improvements in the log output in case of errors is included in: https://github.com/nektos/act/pull/1009

@ZauberNerd commented on GitHub (Feb 22, 2022): A fix for this and some improvements in the log output in case of errors is included in: https://github.com/nektos/act/pull/1009

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[GH-ISSUE #1008] Issue: Error in if expression return code 0. #592

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