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on.<push|pull_request|pull_request_target>.<paths|paths-ignore> should indicate how to match on git submodules #44228
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@jsoref This seems like a fairly minor change, but I didn't understand much of it, so I'm checking with the Actions team to be sure they have no objections.
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What article on docs.github.com is affected?
https://github.com/proxy/docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflows-and-actions/workflow-syntax#onpushpull_requestpull_request_targetpathspaths-ignore
What part(s) of the article would you like to see updated?
Add a note that for changes to files in git submodules, the path to the changed top level submodule should be used (instead of the path to files within the submodule).
Additional information
It took a couple of attempts for a dev to figure out the correct way to make this work: https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns/compare/56c6b1011d488e26673320b9d54aa4a3bce6a28d..a13665dcb8f9d57033820f53d83aa3e387ca9ecb