Merge pull request #8994 from tdonohue/bug_fixes_for_actions

Bug fixes for actions:  Run PR porting action as 'dspace-bot'.  Ignore errors from label_merge_conflicts

.github/workflows/label_merge_conflicts.yml

@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ jobs:
       # See: https://github.com/prince-chrismc/label-merge-conflicts-action
       - name: Auto-label PRs with merge conflicts
         uses: prince-chrismc/label-merge-conflicts-action@v3
+        # Ignore any failures -- may occur (randomly?) for older, outdated PRs.
+        continue-on-error: true
         # Add "merge conflict" label if a merge conflict is detected. Remove it when resolved.
         # Note, the authentication token is created automatically
         # See: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/configuring-and-managing-workflows/authenticating-with-the-github_token

.github/workflows/port_merged_pull_request.yml

@@ -35,4 +35,10 @@ jobs:
           # Title to add to the (newly created) port PR
           pull_title: '[Port ${target_branch}] ${pull_title}'
           # Description to add to the (newly created) port PR
-          pull_description: 'Port of #${pull_number} by @${pull_author} to `${target_branch}`.'
+          pull_description: 'Port of #${pull_number} by @${pull_author} to `${target_branch}`.'
+          # Copy all labels from original PR to (newly created) port PR
+          # NOTE: The labels matching 'label_pattern' are automatically excluded
+          copy_labels_pattern: '*'
+          # Use a personal access token (PAT) to create PR as 'dspace-bot' user.
+          # A PAT is required in order for the new PR to trigger its own actions (for CI checks)
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.PR_PORT_TOKEN }}