From 1971a1fb5a465c7df5ec2946f3770805703b2919 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alex Lebens <alexanderlebens@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2025 20:54:47 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] proper handling of checks

---
 .../workflows/render-manfiest-automerge.yaml   | 18 +++++++++++-------
 .gitea/workflows/render-manifests.yaml         | 18 +++++++++++-------
 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/render-manfiest-automerge.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/render-manfiest-automerge.yaml
index 36c34796d..a9f4e5b66 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/render-manfiest-automerge.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/render-manfiest-automerge.yaml
@@ -80,15 +80,19 @@ jobs:
 
           fi
 
-          echo ">> Directories to Render:"
-          echo "$(printf "%s\n" "${RENDER_DIR[@]}" | sort -u)"
+          if [ -n $RENDER_DIR ]; then
+            echo ">> Directories to Render:"
+            echo "$(printf "%s\n" "${RENDER_DIR[@]}" | sort -u)"
 
-          echo "----"
+            echo "----"
 
-          echo "changes-detected=true" >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
-          echo "render-dir<<EOF" >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
-          echo "$(printf "%s\n" "${RENDER_DIR[@]}" | sort -u)" >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
-          echo "EOF" >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
+            echo "changes-detected=true" >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
+            echo "render-dir<<EOF" >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
+            echo "$(printf "%s\n" "${RENDER_DIR[@]}" | sort -u)" >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
+            echo "EOF" >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "changes-detected=false" >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
+          fi
 
       - name: Add Repositories
         if: steps.check-dir-changes.outputs.changes-detected == 'true'
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/render-manifests.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/render-manifests.yaml
index 57f97d781..ec7cc22b2 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/render-manifests.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/render-manifests.yaml
@@ -89,15 +89,19 @@ jobs:
             fi
           fi
 
-          echo ">> Directories to Render:"
-          echo "$(printf "%s\n" "${RENDER_DIR[@]}" | sort -u)"
+          if [ -n $RENDER_DIR ]; then
+            echo ">> Directories to Render:"
+            echo "$(printf "%s\n" "${RENDER_DIR[@]}" | sort -u)"
 
-          echo "----"
+            echo "----"
 
-          echo "changes-detected=true" >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
-          echo "render-dir<<EOF" >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
-          echo "$(printf "%s\n" "${RENDER_DIR[@]}" | sort -u)" >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
-          echo "EOF" >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
+            echo "changes-detected=true" >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
+            echo "render-dir<<EOF" >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
+            echo "$(printf "%s\n" "${RENDER_DIR[@]}" | sort -u)" >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
+            echo "EOF" >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "changes-detected=false" >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
+          fi
 
       - name: Add Repositories
         if: steps.check-dir-changes.outputs.changes-detected == 'true'