Nixpkgs Package Status Checker

A GitHub workflow that monitors the build status of packages you maintain in nixpkgs by checking r.ryantm logs.

Purpose

r-ryantm is a bot that runs automated update scripts for nixpkgs. When successful, it creates PRs and tags maintainers. However, when updates fail, they fail silently (as far as I know) - leaving maintainers potentially unaware of available upstream updates.

This project:

1. Identifies all packages maintained by a specific maintainer handle
   • Note: only top-level packages are checked by default, i.e. pkgs., not pkgs... Setting the EXTRA_PACKAGE_SETS repository variable will enable checking specific namespaces as needed.
2. Checks the r-ryantm logs for each package
3. Creates GitHub issues when:
   • Build failures are detected
   • Log pages are missing (possibly indicating a missing or misconfigured update script)

Setup

1. Fork this repository or copy the files to your own account
2. Configure the following repository variables (Settings -> Secrets and variables -> Actions -> Variables -> New repository variable):
   • MAINTAINER_HANDLE: Your Nixpkgs maintainer handle (required)
   • IGNORE_PKGS: Comma-separated list of packages to ignore (optional)
   • EXTRA_PACKAGE_SETS: Comma-separated list of additional package sets to search in (optional)

Example:

MAINTAINER_HANDLE: vinnymeller
IGNORE_PKGS: ltex-ls,jetbrains-mono
EXTRA_PACKAGE_SETS: haskellPackages,nodePackages,python312Packages

3. The workflow runs daily at 8:00 UTC by default, or you can trigger it manually

How it Works

The workflow:

1. Clones the latest nixpkgs repository
2. Uses find_maintained.nix to identify packages you maintain
3. For each package:
   • Checks r-ryantm logs for build failures
   • Skips packages listed in IGNORE_PKGS
   • Creates GitHub issues for failures or missing logs

This helps you stay informed about packages that need attention without having to manually monitor each one.