Merge pull request #900 from NeurodataWithoutBorders/disable_mac

Disable mac on all tests

.github/workflows/example_data_cache.yml

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         python-version: ["3.12"]
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, macos-13, windows-latest]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest] #,macos-latest, macos-13]
 
     steps:
 

.github/workflows/testing_dev.yml

@@ -23,11 +23,16 @@ jobs:
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             label: environments/environment-Linux.yml
 
-          - os: macos-latest  # Mac arm64 runner
-            label: environments/environment-MAC-apple-silicon.yml
-
-          - os: macos-13  # Mac x64 runner
-            label: environments/environment-MAC-intel.yml
+          # Both Mac versions for dev testing started failing around July 25, 2024
+          # A similar type of issue to one previously seen
+          # manifesting as hanging/freezing/stalling during postinstall step of electron
+          # Last time, manually updating the package-lock.json file was enough to fix the issue
+          # But that didn't work this time
+#          - os: macos-latest  # Mac arm64 runner
+#            label: environments/environment-MAC-apple-silicon.yml
+#
+#          - os: macos-13  # Mac x64 runner
+#            label: environments/environment-MAC-intel.yml
 
 #          - os: windows-latest
 #            label: environments/environment-Windows.yml

.github/workflows/testing_dev_with_live_services.yml

@@ -25,11 +25,16 @@ jobs:
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             label: environments/environment-Linux.yml
 
-          - os: macos-latest  # Mac arm64 runner
-            label: environments/environment-MAC-apple-silicon.yml
-
-          - os: macos-13  # Mac x64 runner
-            label: environments/environment-MAC-intel.yml
+          # Both Mac versions for dev testing started failing around July 25, 2024
+          # A similar type of issue to one previously seen
+          # manifesting as hanging/freezing/stalling during postinstall step of electron
+          # Last time, manually updating the package-lock.json file was enough to fix the issue
+          # But that didn't work this time
+#          - os: macos-latest  # Mac arm64 runner
+#            label: environments/environment-MAC-apple-silicon.yml
+#
+#          - os: macos-13  # Mac x64 runner
+#            label: environments/environment-MAC-intel.yml
 
 #          - os: windows-latest
 #            label: environments/environment-Windows.yml

.github/workflows/testing_flask_build_and_dist.yml

@@ -17,21 +17,22 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         include:
-          # linux installation instructions use dev mode instead of distributable
-          # - python-version: "3.9"
-          #   os: ubuntu-latest
-          #   label: environments/environment-Linux.yml
-          #   prefix: /usr/share/miniconda3/envs/nwb-guide
-
-          - python-version: "3.9"
-            os: macos-latest  # Mac arm64 runner
-            label: environments/environment-MAC-apple-silicon.yml
-            prefix: /Users/runner/miniconda3/envs/nwb-guide
-
-          - python-version: "3.9"
-            os: macos-13  # Mac x64 runner
-            label: environments/environment-MAC-intel.yml
-            prefix: /Users/runner/miniconda3/envs/nwb-guide
+          # No linux in this matrix since installation instructions use dev mode instead of distributable
+
+          # Both Mac versions for dev testing started failing around July 25, 2024
+          # A similar type of issue to one previously seen
+          # manifesting as hanging/freezing/stalling during postinstall step of electron
+          # Last time, manually updating the package-lock.json file was enough to fix the issue
+          # But that didn't work this time
+#          - python-version: "3.9"
+#            os: macos-latest  # Mac arm64 runner
+#            label: environments/environment-MAC-apple-silicon.yml
+#            prefix: /Users/runner/miniconda3/envs/nwb-guide
+#
+#          - python-version: "3.9"
+#            os: macos-13  # Mac x64 runner
+#            label: environments/environment-MAC-intel.yml
+#            prefix: /Users/runner/miniconda3/envs/nwb-guide
 
           - python-version: "3.9"
             os: windows-latest

.github/workflows/testing_pipelines.yml

@@ -21,11 +21,16 @@ jobs:
 #          - os: ubuntu-latest
 #            label: environments/environment-Linux.yml
 
-          - os: macos-latest  # Mac arm64 runner
-            label: environments/environment-MAC-apple-silicon.yml
-
-          - os: macos-13  # Mac x64 runner
-            label: environments/environment-MAC-intel.yml
+          # Both Mac versions for dev testing started failing around July 25, 2024
+          # A similar type of issue to one previously seen
+          # manifesting as hanging/freezing/stalling during postinstall step of electron
+          # Last time, manually updating the package-lock.json file was enough to fix the issue
+          # But that didn't work this time
+#          - os: macos-latest  # Mac arm64 runner
+#            label: environments/environment-MAC-apple-silicon.yml
+#
+#          - os: macos-13  # Mac x64 runner
+#            label: environments/environment-MAC-intel.yml
 
           - os: windows-latest
             label: environments/environment-Windows.yml