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sr-ht-dolt-s5e Fail CI (not skip) when *_TEST_PG is empty Lined Up

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Created byEugene Blikh
Ownerbigbes@gmail.com
Created2026-08-17T20:39:19Z
Updated2026-08-17T20:39:19Z
Description
What is wrong: dolt's `.build.yml` follows the family convention where a `<SVCPREFIX>_TEST_PG` env var names a real DSN and the test suite skips cleanly when it is unset. That is correct behavior for a developer laptop but wrong for CI: dolt's CI leaves the variable unset and the DB-backed tests are silently skipped rather than run.

Why it matters: bench's own README documents the measured cost of this pattern elsewhere in the family — 4.5% versus 77.2% statement coverage in `db/` depending on whether the DB tests actually ran. A sibling's green CI in this configuration says nothing about its persistence layer, and `TestSchemaAndMigrationsAgree` (the test that keeps the fresh-install and upgrade paths from diverging) is exactly the kind of test this silently skips.

Sibling that already does it correctly: `sourcehut-bench/.build.yml` brings up a Postgres inside the build VM, exports the DSN, and its `test` task refuses to run with the variable empty rather than skipping quietly.

Fix: bring up Postgres in dolt's `.build.yml` (mirroring bench's approach) and make dolt's `test` task fail on an empty `*_TEST_PG` rather than skip.

Status: reported (measurement quoted from bench's own README, not independently re-measured against dolt's coverage numbers for this register entry).

Audit: D19 (cross-repo audit, 2026-08-17)

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  • Eugene Blikh created the issue · 2026-08-17T23:39:18Z
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title Fail CI (not skip) when *_TEST_PG is empty
description What is wrong: dolt's `.build.yml` follows the family convention where a `<SVCPREFIX>_TEST_PG` env var names a real DSN and the test suite skips cleanly when it is unset. That is correct behavior for a developer laptop but wrong for CI: dolt's CI leaves the variable unset and the DB-backed tests are silently skipped rather than run. Why it matters: bench's own README documents the measured cost of this pattern elsewhere in the family — 4.5% versus 77.2% statement coverage in `db/` depending on whether the DB tests actually ran. A sibling's green CI in this configuration says nothing about its persistence layer, and `TestSchemaAndMigrationsAgree` (the test that keeps the fresh-install and upgrade paths from diverging) is exactly the kind of test this silently skips. Sibling that already does it correctly: `sourcehut-bench/.build.yml` brings up a Postgres inside the build VM, exports the DSN, and its `test` task refuses to run with the variable empty rather than skipping quietly. Fix: bring up Postgres in dolt's `.build.yml` (mirroring bench's approach) and make dolt's `test` task fail on an empty `*_TEST_PG` rather than skip. Status: reported (measurement quoted from bench's own README, not independently re-measured against dolt's coverage numbers for this register entry). Audit: D19 (cross-repo audit, 2026-08-17)
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