Explain how to handle skipped required checks

[jsoref]

Code of Conduct

• I have read and agree to the GitHub Docs project's Code of Conduct.

What article on docs.github.com is affected?

https://github.com/github/docs/blob/2289ca70c7ec7ec1b81eafdb333cd0157fafaa08/content/github/administering-a-repository/troubleshooting-required-status-checks.md

What part(s) of the article would you like to see updated?

A section should be added that explains that if people use paths for a required check, they'll want to add a second copy of the check with paths-ignore for the same content that just returns true.

Additional information

It's a FAQ in https://github.community

[Fadiabukhadrah]

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On Tue, Aug 10, 2021, 03:52 Josh Soref ***@***.***> wrote: Code of Conduct - I have read and agree to the GitHub Docs project's Code of Conduct. What article on docs.github.com is affected? https://github.com/github/docs/blob/2289ca70c7ec7ec1b81eafdb333cd0157fafaa08/content/github/administering-a-repository/troubleshooting-required-status-checks.md What part(s) of the article would you like to see updated? A section should be added that explains that if people use paths for a required check, they'll want to add a second copy of the check with paths-ignore for the same content that just returns true. Additional information It's a FAQ in https://github.community — You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#8926>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AURFIC4MBSWK7NQV3DADDFLT4CPAVANCNFSM5B3JIGOA> .

[lecoursen]

It's a FAQ in https://github.community

Hi @jsoref, could you link to one or more examples? Thanks!

[jsoref]

https://github.community/t/github-pull-request-is-waiting-for-required-status-checks-even-with-ci-skip-in-commit-message/827
https://github.community/t/github-actions-checks-when-not-in-triggers/194399
https://github.community/t/pr-stuck-waiting-for-checks-which-should-be-skipped/18485
https://github.community/t/feature-request-conditional-required-checks/16761
https://github.community/t/skip-ci-ci-skip-dont-work-if-a-repo-has-branch-protection-enabled-travis-ci-pull-request/15326
https://github.community/t/github-actions-and-required-checks-in-a-monorepo-using-paths-to-limit-execution/16586
https://github.community/t/dealing-with-checks-enforced-by-branch-protection-but-skipped-by-path-filter/18451
https://github.community/t/monorepos-and-limiting-workflows-by-changed-files-required-status-checks/136030
https://github.community/t/force-succeed-required-workflow-when-skipped/124055
https://github.community/t/path-filtering-on-required-pull-request-checks/18402

[lecoursen]

Thanks @jsoref! This sounds like a great plan that will address a very common source of confusion. You or anyone else is welcome to open that PR! ⚡

[Fran-Rg]

Because I landed here from google search, the documented solution is here: https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/defining-the-mergeability-of-pull-requests/troubleshooting-required-status-checks#handling-skipped-but-required-checks