ci(docs): fix docs CI. use the action's checked-out repo for emscripten (#9020)

.github/workflows/compile_docs.yml

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
+          path: lvgl
           persist-credentials: false
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Setup Python
@@ -41,14 +42,14 @@ jobs:
             !${{ env.pythonLocation }}/bin/pip*
             !${{ env.pythonLocation }}/lib/python*/site-packages/pip*
             !${{ env.pythonLocation }}/lib/python*/site-packages/setuptools*
-          key: ${{ env.pythonLocation }}-${{ hashFiles('docs/requirements.txt') }}
+          key: ${{ env.pythonLocation }}-${{ hashFiles('lvgl/docs/requirements.txt') }}
       - name: Install Doxygen and Latex dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install doxygen texlive-xetex texlive-binaries texlive-lang-english latexmk fonts-freefont-otf
       - name: Install requirements
         run: |
-          pip install -r docs/requirements.txt
+          pip install -r lvgl/docs/requirements.txt
       - name: Setup Emscripten cache
         id: cache-system-libraries
         uses: actions/cache@v4
@@ -63,16 +64,14 @@ jobs:
         uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1
       - name: Build examples (with cache)
         run: |
-          REPO_URL="${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}"
+          ./lvgl/scripts/build_html_examples.sh --symlink "${PWD}/lvgl"
-          COMMIT_REF="${{ github.sha }}"
-          ./scripts/build_html_examples.sh "$REPO_URL" "$COMMIT_REF"
       - name: Build docs
-        run: docs/build.py html
+        run: lvgl/docs/build.py html
       - name: Remove .doctrees
-        run: rm -rf docs/build/html/.doctrees
+        run: rm -rf lvgl/docs/build/html/.doctrees
       - name: Retrieve version
         run: |
-          echo "::set-output name=VERSION_NAME::$(scripts/find_version.sh)"
+          echo "::set-output name=VERSION_NAME::$(lvgl/scripts/find_version.sh)"
         id: version
       - name: Deploy to subfolder
         if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' }}
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.LVGL_BOT_TOKEN }}
           repository-name: lvgl/docs
           branch: gh-pages # The branch the action should deploy to.
-          folder: docs/build/html  # The folder the action should deploy.
+          folder: lvgl/docs/build/html  # The folder the action should deploy.
           target-folder: ${{ steps.version.outputs.VERSION_NAME }}
           git-config-name: lvgl-bot
           git-config-email: lvgl-bot@users.noreply.github.com
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.LVGL_BOT_TOKEN }}
           repository-name: lvgl/docs
           branch: gh-pages # The branch the action should deploy to.
-          folder: docs/build/html  # The folder the action should deploy.
+          folder: lvgl/docs/build/html  # The folder the action should deploy.
           target-folder: master
           git-config-name: lvgl-bot
           git-config-email: lvgl-bot@users.noreply.github.com

scripts/build_html_examples.sh

@@ -5,27 +5,34 @@ set -e
 # These variables allow us to specify an alternate repository URL and commit reference
 # This is particularly useful when running in CI environments for pull requests
 # where we need to build from the contributor's forked repository
-REPO_URL="${1:-}"
+ARG_1="${1:-}"
-COMMIT_REF="${2:-}"
+ARG_2="${2:-}"
 
 export PATH="/usr/lib/ccache:/usr/local/opt/ccache/libexec:$PATH"
 rm -rf emscripten_builder
 git clone https://github.com/lvgl/lv_sim_emscripten.git emscripten_builder
-scripts/genexamplelist.sh > emscripten_builder/examplelist.c
 cd emscripten_builder
-git submodule update --init -- lvgl
+if [ "$ARG_1" != "--symlink" ]; then
-cd lvgl
+  REPO_URL="$ARG_1"
-if [ -n "$REPO_URL" ] && [ -n "$COMMIT_REF" ]; then
+  COMMIT_REF="$ARG_2"
-  echo "Using provided repo URL: $REPO_URL and commit ref: $COMMIT_REF for lvgl submodule"
+  git submodule update --init -- lvgl
-  git remote set-url origin "$REPO_URL"
+  if [ -n "$REPO_URL" ] && [ -n "$COMMIT_REF" ]; then
-  git fetch origin
+    cd lvgl
-  git fetch origin '+refs/pull/*:refs/remotes/origin/pull/*'
+    echo "Using provided repo URL: $REPO_URL and commit ref: $COMMIT_REF for lvgl submodule"
-  git checkout "$COMMIT_REF"
+    git remote set-url origin "$REPO_URL"
+    git fetch origin
+    git checkout "$COMMIT_REF"
+    cd ..
+  fi
 else
-  CURRENT_REF="$(git rev-parse HEAD)"
+  SYMLINK_TARGET="$ARG_2"
-  echo "Using current commit ref: $CURRENT_REF for lvgl"
+  echo "Using provided symbolic link to LVGL directory (should be absolute): $SYMLINK_TARGET"
-  git checkout "$CURRENT_REF"
+  rmdir lvgl # remove the uninitialized submodule empty dir
+  ln -s -T "$SYMLINK_TARGET" lvgl
 fi
+
+cd lvgl
+scripts/genexamplelist.sh > ../examplelist.c
 cd ..
 
 # Generate lv_conf
@@ -41,5 +48,10 @@ cd cmbuild
 emcmake cmake .. -DLV_BUILD_CONF_PATH=$LV_CONF_PATH -DLVGL_CHOSEN_DEMO=lv_example_noop -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache
 emmake make -j$(nproc)
 rm -rf CMakeFiles
-cd ../..
+cd ..
-cp -a emscripten_builder/cmbuild docs/src/_static/built_lv_examples
+if [ "$ARG_1" != "--symlink" ]; then
+  cp -a cmbuild ../docs/src/_static/built_lv_examples
+else
+  cp -a cmbuild lvgl/docs/src/_static/built_lv_examples
+fi
+cd ..