final test? let's hope so

.forgejo/workflows/auto-update.yaml

@@ -107,21 +107,9 @@ jobs:
 
   build:
     needs: check-updates
-    if: needs.check-updates.outputs.changed == 'true' && needs.check-updates.outputs.hosts != '[]' && needs.check-updates.outputs.hosts != ''
+    if: needs.check-updates.outputs.changed == 'true'
     runs-on: nix
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        host: ${{ fromJson(needs.check-updates.outputs.hosts || '[]') }}
     steps:
-      - name: Debug - show received values
-        run: |
-          echo "=== DEBUG: Values received from check-updates job ==="
-          echo "needs.check-updates.outputs.changed = '${{ needs.check-updates.outputs.changed }}'"
-          echo "needs.check-updates.outputs.hosts = '${{ needs.check-updates.outputs.hosts }}'"
-          echo "matrix.host = '${{ matrix.host }}'"
-          echo "=== END DEBUG ==="
-
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
@@ -130,33 +118,81 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: flake-lock
 
-      - name: Build ${{ matrix.host }}
+      - name: Download hosts list
+        uses: forgejo/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: hosts-list
+
+      - name: Build all hosts
         id: build
         run: |
-          HOST="${{ matrix.host }}"
+          set -euo pipefail
-          echo "DEBUG: matrix.host='$HOST'"
+          
-          echo "DEBUG: raw matrix.host='${{ matrix.host }}'"
+          if [ ! -f hosts.json ]; then
-          if [ -z "$HOST" ]; then
+            echo "Error: hosts.json not found"
-            echo "Error: Host name is empty"
+            exit 1
-            echo "This usually means the 'hosts' output from check-updates job was not received properly"
+          fi
+          
+          HOSTS=$(cat hosts.json)
+          echo "Building hosts: $HOSTS"
+          
+          FAILED_HOSTS=""
+          SUCCESS_HOSTS=""
+          
+          for HOST in $(echo "$HOSTS" | jq -r '.[]'); do
+            echo ""
+            echo "=========================================="
+            echo "Building: $HOST"
+            echo "=========================================="
+            
+            if nix build ".#nixosConfigurations.${HOST}.config.system.build.toplevel" --no-link 2>&1 | tee "build-${HOST}.txt"; then
+              echo "✓ Build succeeded: $HOST"
+              SUCCESS_HOSTS="$SUCCESS_HOSTS $HOST"
+            else
+              echo "✗ Build failed: $HOST"
+              FAILED_HOSTS="$FAILED_HOSTS $HOST"
+            fi
+          done
+          
+          echo ""
+          echo "=========================================="
+          echo "Build Summary"
+          echo "=========================================="
+          echo "Succeeded:$SUCCESS_HOSTS"
+          echo "Failed:$FAILED_HOSTS"
+          
+          # Save results for report job
+          echo "$FAILED_HOSTS" > failed-hosts.txt
+          echo "$SUCCESS_HOSTS" > success-hosts.txt
+          
+          if [ -n "$FAILED_HOSTS" ]; then
+            echo "Some builds failed"
             exit 1
           fi
-          echo "Building host: $HOST"
-          nix build ".#nixosConfigurations.${HOST}.config.system.build.toplevel" --no-link 2>&1 | tee build-output.txt
         continue-on-error: true
 
-      - name: Upload build log on failure
+      - name: Upload build logs
-        if: failure() || steps.build.outcome == 'failure'
+        if: always()
         uses: forgejo/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: build-failure-${{ matrix.host }}
+          name: build-logs
-          path: build-output.txt
+          path: build-*.txt
           retention-days: 7
 
+      - name: Upload build results
+        if: always()
+        uses: forgejo/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: build-results
+          path: |
+            failed-hosts.txt
+            success-hosts.txt
+          retention-days: 1
+
       - name: Check build result
         run: |
           if [ "${{ steps.build.outcome }}" == "failure" ]; then
-            echo "Build failed for ${{ matrix.host }}"
+            echo "Some builds failed - check build-logs artifact"
             exit 1
           fi
 
@@ -180,32 +216,48 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: flake-lock
 
-      - name: Download failure artifacts
+      - name: Download build results
+        uses: forgejo/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: build-results
+        continue-on-error: true
+
+      - name: Download hosts list
+        uses: forgejo/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: hosts-list
+
+      - name: Download build logs
         if: needs.build.result == 'failure'
         uses: forgejo/download-artifact@v4
         with:
-          pattern: build-failure-*
+          name: build-logs
-          path: failures
+          path: logs
-          merge-multiple: false
         continue-on-error: true
 
       - name: Create branch and commit
         id: branch
         run: |
+          set_output() {
+            echo "::set-output name=$1::$2"
+            if [ -n "${GITHUB_OUTPUT:-}" ]; then
+              echo "$1=$2" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            fi
+          }
           BRANCH_NAME="auto-update/$(date +%Y-%m-%d)"
           git checkout -b "$BRANCH_NAME"
           git add flake.lock
           git commit -m "chore: update flake inputs $(date +%Y-%m-%d)"
           git push origin "$BRANCH_NAME"
-          echo "branch_name=$BRANCH_NAME" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          set_output branch_name "$BRANCH_NAME"
 
       - name: Create Pull Request
         if: needs.build.result == 'success'
         env:
           FORGEJO_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.FORGEJO_TOKEN }}
         run: |
-          HOSTS='${{ needs.check-updates.outputs.hosts }}'
+          HOSTS=$(cat hosts.json)
-          HOST_LIST=$(echo "$HOSTS" | jq -r '.[] | "- " + .' | tr '\n' '\n')
+          HOST_LIST=$(echo "$HOSTS" | jq -r '.[] | "- " + .')
           
           curl -X POST \
             -H "Authorization: token $FORGEJO_TOKEN" \
@@ -223,26 +275,22 @@ jobs:
         env:
           FORGEJO_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.FORGEJO_TOKEN }}
         run: |
-          # Collect failed hosts from artifact directories
           FAILED_HOSTS=""
           FAILURE_DETAILS=""
           
-          if [ -d "failures" ]; then
+          # Read failed hosts from build results
-            for dir in failures/build-failure-*; do
+          if [ -f "failed-hosts.txt" ]; then
-              if [ -d "$dir" ]; then
+            for HOST in $(cat failed-hosts.txt); do
-                HOST=$(basename "$dir" | sed 's/build-failure-//')
+              FAILED_HOSTS="$FAILED_HOSTS\n- $HOST"
-                FAILED_HOSTS="$FAILED_HOSTS\n- $HOST"
+              
-                
+              # Get build log if available
-                if [ -f "$dir/build-output.txt" ]; then
+              if [ -f "logs/build-${HOST}.txt" ]; then
-                  # Get last 50 lines of build output
+                LOG_TAIL=$(tail -50 "logs/build-${HOST}.txt" | sed 's/"/\\"/g' | sed ':a;N;$!ba;s/\n/\\n/g')
-                  LOG_TAIL=$(tail -50 "$dir/build-output.txt" | sed 's/"/\\"/g' | sed ':a;N;$!ba;s/\n/\\n/g')
+                FAILURE_DETAILS="$FAILURE_DETAILS\n\n<details>\n<summary>$HOST build log (last 50 lines)</summary>\n\n\`\`\`\n$LOG_TAIL\n\`\`\`\n</details>"
-                  FAILURE_DETAILS="$FAILURE_DETAILS\n\n<details>\n<summary>$HOST build log (last 50 lines)</summary>\n\n\`\`\`\n$LOG_TAIL\n\`\`\`\n</details>"
-                fi
               fi
             done
           fi
           
-          # If no failure artifacts found, list from matrix
           if [ -z "$FAILED_HOSTS" ]; then
             FAILED_HOSTS="\n- (Unable to determine failed hosts - check workflow logs)"
           fi