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[WIP] Fix stale branch causing create_pull_request patch failures - #25

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[WIP] Fix stale branch causing create_pull_request patch failures#25
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  • Update Step 3 item 1 in .github/workflows/autoloop.md (line 694) to add reset-if-merged logic before falling back to merge
  • Update "How It Works" section (lines 647, 651) to reflect the new branch handling behavior
  • Apply same changes to source file workflows/autoloop.md to keep both in sync
  • Run existing tests to verify no regressions (88/88 passed)
  • Run validation (code review + CodeQL both passed)

Replace simple merge-from-main with reset-if-merged approach in Step 3
of the autoloop workflow. When a program branch's changes have already
been merged into main (git diff produces no output), the branch is reset
to origin/main instead of merging. This prevents format-patch from
generating patches with already-merged commits that cause git am failures.
Fixes#69
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Co-authored-by: mrjf <180956+mrjf@users.noreply.github.com>
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mrjf marked this pull request as ready for review April 4, 2026 04:56
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mrjf merged commit 398f068 into mainApr 4, 2026
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Fix stale branch causing create_pull_request patch failures

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