Make GitHub action fail when output from find-exec shows error-CodePudding

I have a GitHub action that includes a call to find where the result is chained to another command:

echo "Compiling..." && find $GEN_PROTO_DIR -type f -name "*.proto" -exec protoc \
  --go_out=$GEN_OUT_DIR --go_opt=module=github.com/xefino \
  --go-grpc_out=$GEN_OUT_DIR --go-grpc_opt=module=github.com/xefino \
  --grpc-gateway_out=$GEN_OUT_DIR --grpc-gateway_opt logtostderr=true \
  --grpc-gateway_opt paths=source_relative --grpc-gateway_opt generate_unbound_methods=true \{} \;

This command works but, if protoc fails the action will still succeed and the message will be logged. Instead I want the message to be logged and the action to fail. How can I modify this code to achieve that behavior?

CodePudding user response：

You're using this find's -exec syntax with a trailing ;:

-exec command ;

which doesn't propagate the exit status from the -exec part.

I believe you're looking for this syntax with a trailing :

-exec command {}

which propagates the exit status.

According to its description from the find manual:

   -exec command {}  
          ...
          If any invocation with the ` ' form returns a non-zero
          value as exit status, then find returns a non-zero exit
          status.
          ...