Bug 283146 – [EWS] checkout-pull-request fails if there's an empty commit on the branch

• Component: Tools / Tests
• Status: RESOLVED FIXED

[Sam Sneddon [:gsnedders]]

See e.g.: https://ews-build.webkit.org/#/builders/55/builds/29455

git cherry-pick HEAD..remotes/gsnedders/drop-old-version_info-36
 in dir /Volumes/Data/worker/macOS-Ventura-Release-Build-EWS/build (timeout 600 secs)
 watching logfiles {}
 argv: [b'git', b'cherry-pick', b'HEAD..remotes/gsnedders/drop-old-version_info-36']
 using PTY: False
The previous cherry-pick is now empty, possibly due to conflict resolution.
If you wish to commit it anyway, use:
    git commit --allow-empty
Otherwise, please use 'git cherry-pick --skip'
On branch drop-old-version_info-36
Cherry-pick currently in progress.
  (run "git cherry-pick --continue" to continue)
  (use "git cherry-pick --skip" to skip this patch)
  (use "git cherry-pick --abort" to cancel the cherry-pick operation)
nothing to commit, working tree clean
program finished with exit code 1
elapsedTime=5.957205

The PR, https://github.com/WebKit/WebKit/pull/29254, currently has an empty commit because it feels worthwhile to have a commit message which outlines what the final, squashed commit message to land will be.

[Sam Sneddon [:gsnedders]]

Pull request: https://github.com/WebKit/WebKit/pull/36671

[Radar WebKit Bug Importer]

<rdar://problem/140381878>

[EWS]

Committed 287296@main (decff39e8b9d): <https://commits.webkit.org/287296@main>

Reviewed commits have been landed. Closing PR #36671 and removing active labels.