fix(ci): skip apt when deps present (runner has no passwordless sudo) - #224
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Root cause of the Linux apt hang: the wsl2 self-hosted runner does not have passwordless sudo, so 'sudo apt-get' blocks forever at the password prompt. The previous 'sudo timeout ... apt-get' guard did nothing because sudo prompts BEFORE the inner timeout can start. Since the build deps are already installed on the persistent runner, check each package with dpkg (no sudo) and skip apt entirely when all are present. Only touch apt if something is genuinely missing, using 'sudo -n' so it fails fast with a clear message instead of hanging at a prompt.
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Root cause (finally)
The Linux release hung on
install build dependenciesbecause thewsl2self-hosted runner does not have passwordless sudo —sudo apt-getblocks forever at the password prompt that CI can't answer.My earlier
sudo timeout 420 apt-get …guard did nothing:timeoutruns insidesudo, so sudo prompts before timeout can start. The cap never applied.Fix
The deps are already installed on the persistent runner, so:
dpkg -s(no sudo) and skip apt entirely when all are present — the normal case on this runner. No sudo, no hang.sudo -n(non-interactive) so it fails fast with a clear message instead of hanging.Recommended runner fix (separate)
Give the runner passwordless sudo so apt works if deps ever change:
Windows binaries are already published to alpha.17; this unblocks Linux.
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