.github/workflows/macos-release.yml

@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       commit: ${{ steps.ref.outputs.commit }}
       tag: ${{ steps.ref.outputs.tag }}
-      runner: ${{ steps.ref.outputs.runner }}
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
           commit="$(git rev-parse --verify "refs/tags/$tag^{commit}")"
           git merge-base --is-ancestor "$commit" origin/main || { echo 'Release tag must belong to main.' >&2; exit 1; }
           git checkout --detach "$commit"
-          printf 'commit=%s\ntag=%s\nrunner=%s\n' "$commit" "$tag" "$MACOS_RUNNER" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          printf 'commit=%s\ntag=%s\n' "$commit" "$tag" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e # v6.4.0
@@ -81,7 +80,8 @@ jobs:
   release:
     name: Sign, notarize, verify and publish macOS
     needs: prepare
-    runs-on: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.runner }}
+    # Gitea resolves runner labels before outputs from prepare are available.
+    runs-on: ${{ vars.MACOS_RUNNER }}
     timeout-minutes: 120
     env:
       RELEASE_TAG: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.tag }}

native/tests/macos-workflow.test.js

@@ -86,13 +86,22 @@ test('release selection succeeds using Git alone without an administrative API t
         GITHUB_API_URL: 'http://127.0.0.1:1',
     });
     assert.equal(result.status, 0, result.stderr);
-    assert.equal(
-        result.output,
-        `commit=${f.commit}\ntag=macos-v1.2.3\nrunner=macos-local\n`,
-    );
+    assert.equal(result.output, `commit=${f.commit}\ntag=macos-v1.2.3\n`);
     assert.equal(f.git(f.checkout, 'rev-parse', 'HEAD'), f.commit);
 });
 
+test('macOS scheduling uses a repository variable while release steps remain gated by preparation', () => {
+    const release = workflow.split('\n  release:\n')[1];
+    const runner = release.match(/^ {4}runs-on: (.+)$/m)?.[1];
+    assert.equal(runner, '${{ vars.MACOS_RUNNER }}');
+    assert.match(release, /^ {4}needs: prepare$/m);
+    assert.match(release, /ref: \$\{\{ needs\.prepare\.outputs\.commit \}\}/);
+    assert.match(
+        release,
+        /RELEASE_TAG: \$\{\{ needs\.prepare\.outputs\.tag \}\}/,
+    );
+});
+
 test('manual release on main accepts an existing tag without moving it', (t) => {
     const f = fixture(t);
     const result = f.run({