.github/workflows/ci.yaml

@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: set env variable
+        run: ${{ env.SHORT_SHA}} = "$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)" # for this to work need first checkout
+
   process:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:

.github/workflows/out_in.yaml

@@ -14,12 +14,9 @@ jobs:
         run: echo "The build stage is ${{ steps.set-debug-stage.outputs.BUILD_STAGE}}"
 
       - name: checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        
-      - name: set short sha
         id: get-short-sha
-        run: echo "SHORT_SHA=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: get short sha
+        run: echo "SHORT_SHA=$(git rev-parse --short)" >> GITHUB_OUTPUT
-        run: echo "SHORT_SHA=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)"
+
       - name: check short sha
         run: echo "The short sha is ${{ steps.get-short-sha.outputs.SHORT_SHA}}"