Update CompatHelper workflow

Author: lkdvos

.github/workflows/CompatHelper.yml

@@ -1,18 +1,44 @@
 name: CompatHelper
-
 on:
   schedule:
     - cron: 0 0 * * *
   workflow_dispatch:
-
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
 jobs:
   CompatHelper:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Pkg.add("CompatHelper")
-        run: julia -e 'using Pkg; Pkg.add("CompatHelper")'
-      - name: CompatHelper.main()
+      - name: Check if Julia is already available in the PATH
+        id: julia_in_path
+        run: which julia
+        continue-on-error: true
+      - name: Install Julia, but only if it is not already available in the PATH
+        uses: julia-actions/setup-julia@v2
+        with:
+          version: '1'
+          arch: ${{ runner.arch }}
+        if: steps.julia_in_path.outcome != 'success'
+      - name: "Add the General registry via Git"
+        run: |
+          import Pkg
+          ENV["JULIA_PKG_SERVER"] = ""
+          Pkg.Registry.add("General")
+        shell: julia --color=yes {0}
+      - name: "Install CompatHelper"
+        run: |
+          import Pkg
+          name = "CompatHelper"
+          uuid = "aa819f21-2bde-4658-8897-bab36330d9b7"
+          version = "3"
+          Pkg.add(; name, uuid, version)
+        shell: julia --color=yes {0}
+      - name: "Run CompatHelper"
+        run: |
+          import CompatHelper
+          CompatHelper.main()
+        shell: julia --color=yes {0}
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           COMPATHELPER_PRIV: ${{ secrets.DOCUMENTER_KEY }}
-        run: julia -e 'using CompatHelper; CompatHelper.main()'