Motivation:
We unfortunately have a number of flaky tests haunting our builds. The GHA build matrix will by default cancel all matrix jobs when one job experiences a failure. This is unproductive with flaky tests, because the more failed builds that need to rerun, the higher the chances of more failures. Also, seeing builds pass on other JVM versions helps build confidence, even if other versions failed on a flaky test.
Modification:
Disable fail-fast on matrix-strategy builds.
Result:
Jobs in a matrix build no longer get cancelled if a sibling-job fails.
Motivation: We unfortunately have a number of flaky tests haunting our builds. The GHA build matrix will by default cancel all matrix jobs when one job experiences a failure. This is unproductive with flaky tests, because the more failed builds that need to rerun, the higher the chances of more failures. Also, seeing builds pass on other JVM versions helps build confidence, even if other versions failed on a flaky test.
Modification: Disable fail-fast on matrix-strategy builds.
Result: Jobs in a matrix build no longer get cancelled if a sibling-job fails.