Skip OpenSSL installation — no longer required in latest buildcache

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
-        version: [v0.31.5, v0.31.3, v0.30.0, v0.28.5]
+        version: [v0.31.3, v0.30.0, v0.28.5, latest]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
@@ -71,13 +71,21 @@ jobs:
           VERSION=$(buildcache --version)
           echo "Installed version: $VERSION"
           EXPECTED="${{ matrix.version }}"
-          # Remove 'v' prefix for comparison
-          EXPECTED_NUM="${EXPECTED#v}"
-          if [[ ! "$VERSION" =~ BuildCache.*version.*$EXPECTED_NUM ]]; then
-            echo "Error: Expected version $EXPECTED_NUM but got $VERSION"
-            exit 1
+          if [ "$EXPECTED" = "latest" ]; then
+            if [[ ! "$VERSION" =~ BuildCache.*version.*[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+ ]]; then
+              echo "Error: Expected a valid version but got $VERSION"
+              exit 1
+            fi
+            echo "✅ Latest version installed"
+          else
+            # Remove 'v' prefix for comparison
+            EXPECTED_NUM="${EXPECTED#v}"
+            if [[ ! "$VERSION" =~ BuildCache.*version.*$EXPECTED_NUM ]]; then
+              echo "Error: Expected version $EXPECTED_NUM but got $VERSION"
+              exit 1
+            fi
+            echo "✅ Correct version $EXPECTED installed"
           fi
-          echo "✅ Correct version $EXPECTED installed"
 
   test-invalid-version:
     name: Test invalid version handling
@@ -204,25 +212,25 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install second version (upgrade)
         uses: ./
         with:
-          version: v0.31.5
+          version: latest
 
       - name: Verify upgrade
         run: |
           VERSION=$(buildcache --version)
-          if [[ ! "$VERSION" =~ BuildCache.*version.*0\.31\.5 ]]; then
-            echo "Error: Upgrade failed - expected 0.31.5 but got: $VERSION"
+          if [[ ! "$VERSION" =~ BuildCache.*version.*[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+ ]]; then
+            echo "Error: Upgrade to latest failed - invalid version: $VERSION"
             exit 1
           fi
-          echo "✅ Upgrade successful"
+          echo "✅ Upgrade to latest version successful"
 
   test-url-formats:
     name: Test different URL formats
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
         include:
-          - version: v0.31.5
-            format: "new (v0.31.4+)"
+          - version: latest
+            format: "new (latest)"
           - version: v0.31.4
             format: "new (v0.31.4+)"
           - version: v0.31.3
@@ -244,10 +252,17 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           VERSION=$(buildcache --version)
           EXPECTED="${{ matrix.version }}"
-          EXPECTED_NUM="${EXPECTED#v}"
-          if [[ ! "$VERSION" =~ BuildCache.*version.*$EXPECTED_NUM ]]; then
-            echo "Error: Expected version $EXPECTED_NUM but got $VERSION"
-            exit 1
+          if [ "$EXPECTED" = "latest" ]; then
+            if [[ ! "$VERSION" =~ BuildCache.*version.*[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+ ]]; then
+              echo "Error: Expected a valid version but got $VERSION"
+              exit 1
+            fi
+          else
+            EXPECTED_NUM="${EXPECTED#v}"
+            if [[ ! "$VERSION" =~ BuildCache.*version.*$EXPECTED_NUM ]]; then
+              echo "Error: Expected version $EXPECTED_NUM but got $VERSION"
+              exit 1
+            fi
           fi
           echo "✅ ${{ matrix.version }} installed correctly using ${{ matrix.format }} URL format"
 

README.md

@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ The action extracts buildcache to a version-specific directory in the user's hom
 - Avoids requiring administrator privileges for binary installation
 - Supports multiple buildcache versions simultaneously  
 - Keeps installations isolated and manageable
-- Automatically installs required system dependencies (OpenSSL libraries on Linux)
 
 ## Using buildcache with CMake
 

action.yml

@@ -42,18 +42,6 @@ runs:
         VERSION="${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
         echo "Installing buildcache $VERSION for Linux..."
 
-        # Install required dependencies
-        echo "Installing required dependencies..."
-        sudo apt-get update -qq
-        # Install OpenSSL 1.1 libraries (buildcache requires libcrypto.so.1.1)
-        if ! sudo apt-get install -y libssl1.1; then
-          echo "libssl1.1 not available in default repos, adding focal repo for compatibility..."
-          echo "deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/focal-security.list
-          sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 3B4FE6ACC0B21F32
-          sudo apt-get update -qq
-          sudo apt-get install -y libssl1.1
-        fi
-
         # Determine download URL based on version
         # v0.31.4+ uses buildcache-linux-amd64.tar.gz
         # v0.31.3 and earlier use buildcache-linux.tar.gz

test-basic.sh

@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ fi
 
 # Test 7: Check for version compatibility in tests
 echo "📋 Test 7: Checking test version coverage..."
-if grep -q "v0.31.5" .github/workflows/test.yml && \
+if grep -q "v0.31.4" .github/workflows/test.yml && \
    grep -q "v0.31.3" .github/workflows/test.yml && \
    grep -q "v0.28.5" .github/workflows/test.yml; then
     echo "✅ Test workflow covers multiple buildcache versions"
@@ -151,11 +151,11 @@ fi
 # Test 10: Validate archive extraction and PATH logic
 echo "📋 Test 10: Validating archive extraction and PATH logic..."
 
-# Check Linux dependency installation
-if grep -q "apt-get.*libssl" action.yml; then
-    echo "✅ Linux installs required dependencies"
+# Check Linux does NOT install OpenSSL (no longer required)
+if ! grep -q "apt-get.*libssl" action.yml; then
+    echo "✅ Linux does not install OpenSSL (no longer required)"
 else
-    echo "❌ Linux dependency installation missing"
+    echo "❌ Linux still installs OpenSSL which is no longer required"
     exit 1
 fi