Compare tree hashes instead of using git diff#154
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Comparing tree hashes is more accurate for detecting content differences between the merge commit and PR head, avoiding false positives when the content is identical but commit SHAs differ.
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Pull request overview
This PR improves the detection of content differences between the merge commit and PR head in GitHub Actions by comparing tree hashes instead of using git diff. This approach is more accurate as it avoids false positives when content is identical but commit SHAs differ.
Key changes:
- Added a check to verify HEAD^2 exists before attempting to compare commits
- Replaced
git diff --quietwith tree hash comparison usinggit rev-parse - Added explicit handling for non-merge commits
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Comparing tree hashes is more accurate for detecting content differences between the merge commit and PR head, avoiding false positives when the content is identical but commit SHAs differ.
Fixes #153