Record workflow version control information post-install

.github/workflows/test_fast.yml

@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           pip install ."[all]"
 
+      - name: Configure git  # Needed by the odd test
+        uses: cylc/release-actions/configure-git@v1
+
       - name: style
         run: |
           pycodestyle

.github/workflows/test_functional.yml

@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ jobs:
           sleep 1
           ssh -vv _remote_background_indep_poll hostname
 
+      - name: Configure git  # Needed by the odd test
+        uses: cylc/release-actions/configure-git@v1
+
       - name: Filter Tests
         env:
           # NOTE: we only want the CHUNK set in this step else we will

CHANGES.md

@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ ones in. -->
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## __cylc-8.0b2 (<span actions:bind='release-date'>Released 2021-??-??</span>)__
 
+Third beta release of Cylc 8.
+
+(See note on cylc-8 backward-incompatible changes, above)
+
 ### Enhancements
 
 [#4174](https://github.com/cylc/cylc-flow/pull/4174) - Terminology: replace
@@ -60,6 +64,9 @@ configuration items from `global.cylc[platforms][<platform name>]`:
 `run directory`, `work directory` and `suite definition directory`. This
 functionality is now provided by `[symlink dirs]`.
 
+[#4142](https://github.com/cylc/cylc-flow/pull/4142) - Record source directory
+version control information on installation of a workflow.
+
 ### Fixes
 
 [#4180](https://github.com/cylc/cylc-flow/pull/4180) - Fix bug where installing
@@ -71,6 +78,10 @@ of other, small bugs.
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## __cylc-8.0b1 (<span actions:bind='release-date'>Released 2021-04-21</span>)__
 
+Second beta release of Cylc 8.
+
+(See note on cylc-8 backward-incompatible changes, above)
+
 ### Enhancements
 
 [#4154](https://github.com/cylc/cylc-flow/pull/4154) -

cylc/flow/install_plugins/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# THIS FILE IS PART OF THE CYLC WORKFLOW ENGINE.
+# Copyright (C) NIWA & British Crown (Met Office) & Contributors.
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+"""Plugins for running Python code before and after installation of a workflow.
+
+Built In Plugins
+----------------
+
+Cylc Flow provides the following pre-configure and post-install plugins:
+
+.. autosummary::
+   :toctree: built-in
+   :template: docstring_only.rst
+
+   cylc.flow.install_plugins.log_vc_info
+
+.. Note: Autosummary generates files in this directory, these are cleaned
+         up by `make clean`.
+"""