tools: use self-repository references

Resolve local actions and reusable workflows from the running workflow commit with $/ references, independent of checkout paths. Remove the tarball job's action-only checkout and the WPT action checkout/copy workaround, which are no longer needed. Signed-off-by: Filip Skokan <panva.ip@gmail.com> Assisted-by: Codex
panva · Sep 13, 2026 · Sep 13, 2026 · Sep 13, 2026 · Sep 13, 2026 · Sep 13, 2026
commit f36244a94326b10a4237213c4115c32ece4ce0c6
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-tarball.yml b/.github/workflows/build-tarball.yml
@@ -104,13 +104,8 @@ jobs:
       SCCACHE_GHA_ENABLED: ${{ github.base_ref == 'main' || github.ref_name == 'main' }}
       SCCACHE_IDLE_TIMEOUT: '0'
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1  # v7.0.1
-        with:
-          persist-credentials: false
-          sparse-checkout: .github/actions/install-clang
-          sparse-checkout-cone-mode: false
       - name: Install Clang ${{ env.CLANG_VERSION }}
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-clang
+        uses: $/.github/actions/install-clang
         with:
           clang-version: ${{ env.CLANG_VERSION }}
       - name: Set up Python ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}

diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverage-linux-without-intl.yml b/.github/workflows/coverage-linux-without-intl.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - name: Install Clang ${{ env.CLANG_VERSION }}
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-clang
+        uses: $/.github/actions/install-clang
         with:
           clang-version: ${{ env.CLANG_VERSION }}
       - name: Set up Python ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}

diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverage-linux.yml b/.github/workflows/coverage-linux.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - name: Install Clang ${{ env.CLANG_VERSION }}
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-clang
+        uses: $/.github/actions/install-clang
         with:
           clang-version: ${{ env.CLANG_VERSION }}
       - name: Set up Python ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}

diff --git a/.github/workflows/daily-wpt-fyi.yml b/.github/workflows/daily-wpt-fyi.yml
@@ -105,33 +105,15 @@ jobs:
           else
             echo "UNDICI_WPT=legacy" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           fi
-      # Checkout composite actions from the default branch since the
-      # version-specific checkout above overwrites .github/actions/
-      - name: Checkout undici WPT actions
-        if: ${{ env.WPT_REPORT != '' }}
-        uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1  # v7.0.1
-        with:
-          sparse-checkout: |
-            .github/actions/undici-wpt-current
-            .github/actions/undici-wpt-legacy
-          sparse-checkout-cone-mode: false
-          persist-credentials: false
-          path: _wpt_actions
-          clean: false
-      - name: Place undici WPT actions
-        if: ${{ env.WPT_REPORT != '' }}
-        run: |
-          mkdir -p .github/actions
-          cp -r _wpt_actions/.github/actions/undici-wpt-* .github/actions/
       - name: Run undici WPT (current)
         if: ${{ env.UNDICI_WPT == 'current' }}
-        uses: ./.github/actions/undici-wpt-current
+        uses: $/.github/actions/undici-wpt-current
         with:
           undici-version: ${{ env.UNDICI_VERSION }}
           wpt-report: ${{ env.WPT_REPORT }}
       - name: Run undici WPT (legacy)
         if: ${{ env.UNDICI_WPT == 'legacy' }}
-        uses: ./.github/actions/undici-wpt-legacy
+        uses: $/.github/actions/undici-wpt-legacy
         with:
           undici-version: ${{ env.UNDICI_VERSION }}
           wpt-report: ${{ env.WPT_REPORT }}

diff --git a/.github/workflows/stress-test.yml b/.github/workflows/stress-test.yml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
           path: node
       - name: Install Clang ${{ env.CLANG_VERSION }}
         if: runner.os == 'Linux'
-        uses: ./node/.github/actions/install-clang
+        uses: $/.github/actions/install-clang
         with:
           clang-version: ${{ env.CLANG_VERSION }}
       - name: Set up Xcode ${{ env.XCODE_VERSION }}

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-internet.yml b/.github/workflows/test-internet.yml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - name: Install Clang ${{ env.CLANG_VERSION }}
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-clang
+        uses: $/.github/actions/install-clang
         with:
           clang-version: ${{ env.CLANG_VERSION }}
       - name: Set up Python ${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-linux-perfetto.yml b/.github/workflows/test-linux-perfetto.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
           path: node
       - name: Install Clang ${{ env.CLANG_VERSION }}
-        uses: ./node/.github/actions/install-clang
+        uses: $/.github/actions/install-clang
         with:
           clang-version: ${{ env.CLANG_VERSION }}
       - name: Install Rust ${{ env.RUSTC_VERSION }}

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-linux-quic.yml b/.github/workflows/test-linux-quic.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
           path: node
       - name: Install Clang ${{ env.CLANG_VERSION }}
-        uses: ./node/.github/actions/install-clang
+        uses: $/.github/actions/install-clang
         with:
           clang-version: ${{ env.CLANG_VERSION }}
       - name: Install Rust ${{ env.RUSTC_VERSION }}

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-linux.yml b/.github/workflows/test-linux.yml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
           path: node
       - name: Install Clang ${{ env.CLANG_VERSION }}
-        uses: ./node/.github/actions/install-clang
+        uses: $/.github/actions/install-clang
         with:
           clang-version: ${{ env.CLANG_VERSION }}
       - name: Install Rust ${{ env.RUSTC_VERSION }}

diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-shared.yml b/.github/workflows/test-shared.yml
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ jobs:
           - runner: macos-latest
             system: aarch64-darwin
     name: '${{ matrix.system }}: with shared libraries${{ matrix.perfetto && '' and perfetto'' || '''' }}'
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/build-shared.yml
+    uses: $/.github/workflows/build-shared.yml
     with:
       runner: ${{ matrix.runner }}
       with-sccache: ${{ github.base_ref == 'main' || github.ref_name == 'main' }}
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         openssl: ${{ fromJSON(needs.build-aarch64-linux-v8.outputs.matrix) }}
     name: 'aarch64-linux: with shared ${{ matrix.openssl.name }}'
-    uses: ./.github/workflows/build-shared.yml
+    uses: $/.github/workflows/build-shared.yml
     with:
       runner: ubuntu-24.04-arm
       v8-nar: ${{ needs.build-aarch64-linux-v8.outputs.local-cache && 'libv8-aarch64-linux.nar' }}