- name: Inspect cache contents run: | echo "Listing cached Python site-packages" ls -la venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ | head -20 echo "Checking for stale binaries" find venv -name "*.so" -exec ls -lh {} \;
When using GitHub Actions, debugging the cache often involves setting: ACTIONS_STEP_DEBUG: true debug-action-cache
Two different machines run the "same" code but produce different outputs, or a build passes locally but fails remotely. - name: Inspect cache contents run: | echo
To debug cache issues in (specifically when using actions/cache ), you should focus on verifying cache hits/misses, inspecting key generation, and enabling verbose logging. 1. Enable Verbose Debug Logging When using GitHub Actions