CI(OSGeo4w): Install dependencies in parallel using new available workflow syntax - parallel:

.github/actionlint.yaml

@@ -16,8 +16,19 @@ config-variables: null
 # "ignore" is an array of regular expression patterns. Matched error messages
 # are ignored. This is similar to the "-ignore" command line option.
 paths:
-  # .github/workflows/**/*.yml:
-  #   ignore: []
+  .github/workflows/**/*.yml:
+    ignore:
+      # Remove these ignored errors when actionlint supports `parallel:`, `background:`, `wait:` and `wait-all:`
+      - 'unexpected key "background" for step to execute action. expected one of' # [syntax-check]
+      - 'unexpected key "background" for step to run shell command. expected one of' # [syntax-check]
+      - 'step must run script with "run" section or run action with "uses" section' # [syntax-check]
+
   .github/workflows/python-code-quality.yml:
     ignore:
       - 'condition "false" is always evaluated to false. remove the if: section' # [if-cond]
+
+  .github/workflows/osgeo4w.yml:
+    ignore:
+      # Remove these ignored errors when actionlint supports `parallel:`, `background:`, `wait:` and `wait-all:`
+      - 'property "msys2" is not defined in object type {}' # [expression]
+      - 'property "osgeo4w" is not defined in object type {}' # [expression]

.github/workflows/create_release_draft.yml

@@ -42,23 +42,24 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create output directory
         run: |
           mkdir "${OUT_DIR}"
-      - name: Generate ChangeLog file
-        run: |
-          python utils/gitlog2changelog.py
-          mv ChangeLog "${OUT_DIR}/ChangeLog"
-          gzip "${OUT_DIR}/ChangeLog"
-      - name: Generate Git derived data files
-        run: |
-          echo "Generate VERSION_GIT file:"
-          ./utils/generate_version_git_file.sh
-          cat include/VERSION_GIT
-          echo "Generate GENERATE_LAST_COMMIT_FILE:"
-          python utils/generate_last_commit_file.py .
-          cat core_modules_with_last_commit.json
-          echo "Create core modules patch file:"
-          git add core_modules_with_last_commit.json
-          git diff --cached > \
-            "${OUT_DIR}/core_modules_with_last_commit.patch"
+      - parallel:
+          - name: Generate ChangeLog file
+            run: |
+              python utils/gitlog2changelog.py
+              mv ChangeLog "${OUT_DIR}/ChangeLog"
+              gzip "${OUT_DIR}/ChangeLog"
+          - name: Generate Git derived data files
+            run: |
+              echo "Generate VERSION_GIT file:"
+              ./utils/generate_version_git_file.sh
+              cat include/VERSION_GIT
+              echo "Generate GENERATE_LAST_COMMIT_FILE:"
+              python utils/generate_last_commit_file.py .
+              cat core_modules_with_last_commit.json
+              echo "Create core modules patch file:"
+              git add core_modules_with_last_commit.json
+              git diff --cached > \
+                "${OUT_DIR}/core_modules_with_last_commit.patch"
       - name: Create tarballs (for tags only)
         if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
         run: |

.github/workflows/documentation.yml

@@ -32,13 +32,16 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout core
+        id: checkout_core
         uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
+        background: true
         with:
           path: grass
           fetch-depth: 0
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Get dependencies
+        background: true
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update -y
           sudo apt-get install -y wget git gawk findutils \
@@ -52,19 +55,49 @@ jobs:
           xargs -a <(awk '! /^ *(#|$)/' "grass/.github/workflows/apt.txt") -r -- \
               sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends --no-install-suggests
 
+      - wait: [checkout_core]
+
+      - name: Checkout addons
+        id: checkout_addons
+        background: true
+        uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
+        with:
+          repository: OSGeo/grass-addons
+          ref: grass${{ env.MAJOR }}
+          path: grass-addons
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          persist-credentials: false
+
       - name: Set up Python (with cache)
+        id: setup_python_cache
+        background: true
         if: ${{ contains(fromJSON('["push", "pull_request"]'), github.event_name) }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
         with:
           python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
           cache: pip # zizmor: ignore[cache-poisoning] Assuming push event is not used for tags
 
       - name: Set up Python (no cache, use for release artifacts)
+        id: setup_python_nocache
+        background: true
         if: ${{ !contains(fromJSON('["push", "pull_request"]'), github.event_name) }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@5fda3b95a4ea91299a34e894583c3862153e4b97 # v7.0.0
         with:
           python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
 
+      - wait: [setup_python_cache, setup_python_nocache, checkout_addons]
+
+      - name: Install Python dependencies
+        background: true
+        # We install both core and addon dependencies, but we don't install any
+        # dependencies from the extra list in addons because we don't actually
+        # run them (and they should be lazy-imported).
+        run: |
+          pip install -r grass/.github/workflows/python_requirements.txt
+          pip install -r grass-addons/.github/workflows/requirements.txt
+
+      - wait-all:
+
       - name: Set version variables
         run: |
           cd grass || exit
@@ -76,15 +109,6 @@ jobs:
             echo "YEAR=${YEAR}"
           } >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
 
-      - name: Checkout addons
-        uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
-        with:
-          repository: OSGeo/grass-addons
-          ref: grass${{ env.MAJOR }}
-          path: grass-addons
-          fetch-depth: 0
-          persist-credentials: false
-
       - name: ccache (do not use for release artifacts)
         uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@d62db5f07c26379fc4b4e0916f098a92573c3b03 # v1.2.23
         if: ${{ contains(fromJSON('["push", "pull_request"]'), github.event_name) }}
@@ -94,14 +118,6 @@ jobs:
           evict-old-files: 7d
           key: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.job }}-grass${{ env.MAJOR }}-${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}
 
-      - name: Install Python dependencies
-        # We install both core and addon dependencies, but we don't install any
-        # dependencies from the extra list in addons because we don't actually
-        # run them (and they should be lazy-imported).
-        run: |
-          pip install -r grass/.github/workflows/python_requirements.txt
-          pip install -r grass-addons/.github/workflows/requirements.txt
-
       - uses: rui314/setup-mold@7e4f20ad28a2e8ca6fd0892ccf72e2abb706b9c3 # v1
         if: ${{ contains(fromJSON('["push", "pull_request"]'), github.event_name) }}
 
@@ -160,11 +176,28 @@ jobs:
         run: ./grass/.github/workflows/test_simple.sh
 
       - name: Build Programmer's Manual with doxygen
+        id: build_doxygen
+        background: true
         run: |
           cd grass
           make htmldocs
 
+      - name: Compile addons
+        id: build_addons
+        background: true
+        run: |
+          ./grass-addons/utils/cronjobs_osgeo_lxd/compile_addons_git.sh \
+            "${MAJOR}" \
+            "${MINOR}" \
+            "$(pwd)/grass-addons/src" \
+            "$(grass --config path)" \
+            "$(pwd)/addons-build-dir" \
+            grass
+
+      - wait: [build_doxygen]
+
       - name: Make the doxygen results available (html)
+        if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: doxygen-site
@@ -176,6 +209,7 @@ jobs:
           retention-days: 15
 
       - name: Make the doxygen results available (latex)
+        if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: doxygen-site-latex
@@ -185,20 +219,13 @@ jobs:
             !grass/latex/**.map
             !grass/latex/**.md5
           retention-days: 15
-      - name: Compile addons
-        run: |
-          ./grass-addons/utils/cronjobs_osgeo_lxd/compile_addons_git.sh \
-            "${MAJOR}" \
-            "${MINOR}" \
-            "$(pwd)/grass-addons/src" \
-            "$(grass --config path)" \
-            "$(pwd)/addons-build-dir" \
-            grass
 
       - name: Get target path for Markdown files
         run: |
           echo MKDOCS_DIR="$(grass --config path)/docs/mkdocs" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
 
+      - wait: [build_addons]
+
       - name: Move from build to target directory
         run: |
           mkdir "${MKDOCS_DIR}/source/addons"
@@ -229,6 +256,7 @@ jobs:
           pip install -r "grass/man/mkdocs/requirements.txt"
 
       - name: Run mkdocs
+        background: true
         run: |
           cd grass || exit
           eval "$(./utils/update_version.py status --bash)"
@@ -239,13 +267,16 @@ jobs:
           mkdocs build
 
       - name: Build Sphinx documentation
+        background: true
         run: |
           pip install -r "grass/python/grass/docs/requirements.txt"
           cd grass || exit
           make sphinxdoclib
           ARCH="$(grass --config arch)"
           mv -v dist."${ARCH}/docs/html/libpython" "${MKDOCS_DIR}/site"
 
+      - wait-all:
+
       - name: Merge Sphinx and MkDocs Sitemaps
         run: |
           cd grass || exit

.github/workflows/gcc.yml

@@ -30,9 +30,11 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
+        background: true
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - name: Get dependencies
+        background: true
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update -y
           sudo apt-get install -y wget git gawk findutils
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set LD_LIBRARY_PATH for compilation
         run: |
           echo "LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${HOME}/install/lib" >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
+      - wait-all:
       - name: Print build environment variables
         shell: bash -el {0}
         run: |