GitHub Actions uploading and downloading artifacts

Question

I have a Github Actions workflow which has two jobs:

1. Compile code to a .exe file and upload as artifact
2. Job that runs on Windows/Mac which downloads the .exe file and uses it. However, all of my pipelines have failed, either because a job was for some reason canceled or because there was an error. For reference, here is my latest pipeline run: https://github.com/dantheking-crypto/MakeALanguage/actions/runs/332305074

I would appreciate it if someone could point out what I did wrong.

Answer 1

I took a look at your pipeline above and it seems your run-on-windows-and-mac job is missing actions/checkout action step. This is why spark.exe execution fails. It cannot find test.spark file used as an argument (it is in the repo but was not checked out to the runner executing the run). Just add the actions/checkout step before executing spark.exe spark.test and you should be fine.