Update update-submodules.yml

.github/workflows/update-submodules.yml

@@ -26,35 +26,46 @@ jobs:
       - name: Update submodules to latest release
         run: |
           cd ThirdParty
-          submodules=("fast_float" "qtadvanceddocking" "regression-analysis" "roff-cpp" "spdlog" "tomlplusplus" )
+          
+          submodules=("fast_float" "spdlog" "tomlplusplus" )
           for submodule in "${submodules[@]}"; do
             BRANCH_NAME=ci-update-$submodule
-            if git show-ref --verify --quiet refs/heads/$BRANCH_NAME; then
+            if git ls-remote --heads origin "$BRANCH_NAME" | grep -q "$BRANCH_NAME"; then
               echo "Branch $BRANCH_NAME exists."
-              git checkout $BRANCH_NAME
+              git checkout -b "$BRANCH_NAME" "origin/$BRANCH_NAME"
             else
               echo "Branch $BRANCH_NAME does not exist. Creating branch."
-              git checkout -b $BRANCH_NAME
+              git checkout -b "$BRANCH_NAME"
             fi
 
             cd $submodule
             git fetch --tags
             latest_tag=$(git describe --tags `git rev-list --tags --max-count=1`)
-            git checkout $latest_tag
+
+            if [ -n "$latest_tag" ]; then
+              git checkout $latest_tag
+            else
+              echo "Empty tag detected in $submodule. Nothing to do."
+            fi
+            
             cd ..
-            git add $submodule
-            git commit -m "Update $submodule to $latest_tag" || echo "No changes to commit"
-            git push origin $BRANCH_NAME
+            if git diff --quiet; then
+               echo "No changes detected in $submodule"
+            else
+              git add $submodule
+              git commit -m "Update $submodule to $latest_tag" || echo "No changes to commit"
+              git push origin "$BRANCH_NAME"
+            fi
+            
             git checkout dev
-
             git reset --hard origin/dev --recurse-submodule
           done
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Create Pull Requests for each submodule
         run: |
-          submodules=("fast_float" "qtadvanceddocking" "regression-analysis" "roff-cpp" "spdlog" "tomlplusplus" )
+          submodules=("fast_float" "spdlog" "tomlplusplus" )
           for submodule in "${submodules[@]}"; do
             gh pr create --title "Update $submodule to latest release" --body "This PR updates the $submodule submodule to its latest release." --head ci-update-$submodule --base dev
           done