Add Git LFS support for deploying repositories with large files #1897
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This PR adds Git Large File Storage (LFS) support to handle deployments containing files larger than GitHub's 100MB limit. Previously, users with LFS-tracked files would encounter deployment failures because the action was copying actual large binary files instead of LFS pointer files.
Problem
When deploying repositories containing large files tracked by Git LFS, users would see errors like:
This occurred because Git LFS was not configured in the deployment process, causing the action to copy the actual large files rather than the LFS pointer files.
Solution
Added a new
git-lfs
input parameter that:git lfs install
in the main workspace when enabledfalse
, requiring explicit opt-inUsage
Key Changes
git-lfs
with boolean type andfalse
defaultThe implementation properly handles LFS pointer files during the deployment process, allowing users to deploy repositories containing large assets like game files, media content, or other binary data without hitting GitHub's file size limits.
Fixes #1896.
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