Wait for the dpkg lock before installing test dependencies - #474
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Concurrent jobs on the shared runner occasionally hold the dpkg frontend lock while this step runs apt-get install, which then fails immediately with exit 100. Let apt wait up to five minutes for the lock and widen the step timeout to match.
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Install dependenciesstep in the test workflow runsapt-get installon a shared self-hosted runner. When another job holds the dpkg frontend lock at that moment, apt fails immediately with exit 100 and the whole job is lost.Pass
-o DPkg::Lock::Timeout=300so apt waits for the lock instead of failing, and widen the surroundingtimeoutso the wait cannot be cut off.validation
Workflow-only change; no code affected.
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Workflow-only tweak to apt install behavior on shared runners; no product code or secrets handling affected.
Overview
The Linux Install dependencies step on self-hosted runners no longer fails immediately when another job holds the dpkg frontend lock.
apt-get installnow passes-o DPkg::Lock::Timeout=300so apt waits up to five minutes for the lock instead of exiting with code 100. The outertimeouton that install was raised from 300s to 600s so a full lock wait plus install is not cut off early.No application code changes—CI reliability only.
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