niri-wm/niri

FreeBSD CI doesn't cache dependency builds

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#2251 opened on Aug 17, 2025

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Description

For some reason it only caches the crate downloads, but they are still fully rebuilt: https://github.com/matejc/niri/actions/runs/17018576618/job/48244398407#step:6:37830

@matejc had tried to fix it for a while in #2072 but couldn't figure it out. Help would be very much appreciated in figuring this out.

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Tech stack
rust
Domain
ci cd
Issue type
chore
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Rust build processGitHub Actionscargo caching
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
55
Research direction
Investigate the CI configuration file (likely .github/workflows/*.yml) for FreeBSD to understand why only cargo crate downloads are cached but not the compiled dependencies. Check the actions/cache step usage and ensure that the cache key includes the target directory. Look at the failed run linked and compare with previous attempt in PR #2072.