Adding VersionStream for gitlab-runner-18.3

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🔄 Build Failed: Git Checkout Error

Expected commit 50bc0499e79f73f566ce46e20fa4da17d1c8165e for v18.3.0, found 9ba718cdb6a9060dda9e3e5cd724fb5f97f27570

Build Details

Category	Details
Build System	melange
Failure Point	git-checkout step during git fetch and checkout of tag v18.3.0

Root Cause Analysis 🔍

The git checkout operation failed because the actual commit hash for tag v18.3.0 (9ba718cdb6a9060dda9e3e5cd724fb5f97f27570) does not match the expected commit hash (50bc0499e79f73f566ce46e20fa4da17d1c8165e) specified in the build configuration. This indicates either the tag has been updated/moved in the upstream repository, or the expected commit hash in the build configuration is outdated.

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🔍 Build failure fix suggestions

Found similar build failures that have been fixed in the past and analyzed them to suggest a fix:

Similar PRs with fixes

• Adding VersionStream for gitlab-runner-17.11 #51032

Suggested Changes

File: gitlab-runner-18.3.yaml

• modification at line 30 (pipeline git-checkout step)
  Original:

expected-commit: 50bc0499e79f73f566ce46e20fa4da17d1c8165e

Replacement:

expected-commit: 9ba718cdb6a9060dda9e3e5cd724fb5f97f27570

Content:

Update the expected-commit hash to match the actual commit that tag v18.3.0 points to

Click to expand fix analysis

Analysis

Looking at the three similar fixed build failures, there's a clear pattern: all failures involve a mismatch between the expected commit hash and the actual commit hash for a Git tag. In each case, the fix involved updating the expected-commit field in the git-checkout step to match the actual commit hash that the tag points to. This is a common issue when Git tags are moved, updated, or when the build configuration becomes outdated relative to the upstream repository state. The fixes consistently show that the solution is to replace the old expected commit hash with the new/correct one.

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Explanation

This fix should work because the root cause of the current build failure is identical to the patterns seen in all three similar fixes. The git-checkout operation is failing because the expected commit hash (50bc0499e79f73f566ce46e20fa4da17d1c8165e) doesn't match the actual commit hash that tag v18.3.0 points to (9ba718cdb6a9060dda9e3e5cd724fb5f97f27570). By updating the expected-commit field to use the correct hash, the git-checkout step will succeed and allow the build to proceed. This is exactly the same type of fix applied in all three reference examples: Fix Example #0 updated the commit hash for external-dns, Fix Example #1 updated it for gitlab-runner-17.11, and Fix Example #2 updated it for eks-distro-1.30.

Click to expand alternative approaches

Alternative Approaches

• Remove the expected-commit field entirely to allow any commit for the tag (less secure but more flexible)
• Use a different Git reference like a branch instead of a tag (not recommended as it reduces reproducibility)
• Verify the tag authenticity through GPG signature verification before updating the commit hash (more secure but requires additional tooling)

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