From d7fa69b7de2186b16c1024572273130d631038d7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Georgi Gerganov <ggerganov@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:56:04 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] ci : run ccache-clear as the last step of release jobs
 (#27503)
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* ci : run ccache-clear as the last step of release jobs

Assisted-by: pi:llama.cpp/Qwen3.8-27B

* update disabled job too to force rebase

---------

Co-authored-by: Sigbjørn Skjæret <sigbjorn.skjaeret@huggingface.co>
---
 .github/actions/ccache-clear/action.yml |   1 +
 .github/workflows/release.yml           | 112 ++++++++++++------------
 2 files changed, 57 insertions(+), 56 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/actions/ccache-clear/action.yml b/.github/actions/ccache-clear/action.yml
index d38587efa..d20f6bf84 100644
--- a/.github/actions/ccache-clear/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/ccache-clear/action.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# note: place this as the last step of the job, so the new cache is saved by "Post ccache" right after the old one is cleared
 name: "ccache-clear"
 description: "Delete all GitHub Actions caches matching a key prefix"
 inputs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index a3c67604e..90aab37e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -145,11 +145,6 @@ jobs:
             ${{ env.CMAKE_ARGS }}
           cmake --build build --config Release -j $(sysctl -n hw.logicalcpu)
 
-      - name: ccache-clear
-        uses: ./.github/actions/ccache-clear
-        with:
-          key: release-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.arch }}
-
       - name: Determine tag name
         id: tag
         uses: ./.github/actions/get-tag-name
@@ -166,6 +161,11 @@ jobs:
           path: llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-macos-${{ matrix.build }}.tar.gz
           name: llama-bin-macos-${{ matrix.build }}.tar.gz
 
+      - name: ccache-clear
+        uses: ./.github/actions/ccache-clear
+        with:
+          key: release-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.arch }}
+
   ubuntu-cpu:
     needs: [check-release, get-version]
     if: ${{ needs.check-release.outputs.should_release == 'true' }}
@@ -231,12 +231,6 @@ jobs:
             ${{ env.CMAKE_ARGS }}
           cmake --build build --config Release -j $(nproc)
 
-      - name: ccache-clear
-        if: ${{ matrix.build != 's390x' }}
-        uses: ./.github/actions/ccache-clear
-        with:
-          key: release-${{ matrix.os }}-cpu
-
       - name: Determine tag name
         id: tag
         uses: ./.github/actions/get-tag-name
@@ -253,6 +247,12 @@ jobs:
           path: llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-ubuntu-${{ matrix.build }}.tar.gz
           name: llama-bin-ubuntu-${{ matrix.build }}.tar.gz
 
+      - name: ccache-clear
+        if: ${{ matrix.build != 's390x' }}
+        uses: ./.github/actions/ccache-clear
+        with:
+          key: release-${{ matrix.os }}-cpu
+
   ubuntu-vulkan:
     needs: [check-release, get-version]
     if: ${{ needs.check-release.outputs.should_release == 'true' }}
@@ -318,11 +318,6 @@ jobs:
             ${{ env.CMAKE_ARGS }}
           cmake --build build --config Release -j $(nproc)
 
-      - name: ccache-clear
-        uses: ./.github/actions/ccache-clear
-        with:
-          key: release-${{ matrix.os }}-vulkan
-
       - name: Determine tag name
         id: tag
         uses: ./.github/actions/get-tag-name
@@ -339,6 +334,11 @@ jobs:
           path: llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-ubuntu-vulkan-${{ matrix.build }}.tar.gz
           name: llama-bin-ubuntu-vulkan-${{ matrix.build }}.tar.gz
 
+      - name: ccache-clear
+        uses: ./.github/actions/ccache-clear
+        with:
+          key: release-${{ matrix.os }}-vulkan
+
   android-arm64:
     needs: [check-release, get-version]
     if: ${{ needs.check-release.outputs.should_release == 'true' }}
@@ -512,11 +512,6 @@ jobs:
             ${{ env.CMAKE_ARGS }}
           cmake --build build/ReleaseOV --config Release --parallel
 
-      - name: ccache-clear
-        uses: ./.github/actions/ccache-clear
-        with:
-          key: release-ubuntu-24.04-openvino-release-no-preset-v1
-
       - name: Determine tag name
         id: tag
         uses: ./.github/actions/get-tag-name
@@ -551,6 +546,11 @@ jobs:
           path: llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-ubuntu-openvino-${{ env.OPENVINO_VERSION_MAJOR }}-x64.tar.gz
           name: llama-bin-ubuntu-openvino-${{ env.OPENVINO_VERSION_MAJOR }}-x64.tar.gz
 
+      - name: ccache-clear
+        uses: ./.github/actions/ccache-clear
+        with:
+          key: release-ubuntu-24.04-openvino-release-no-preset-v1
+
   windows-openvino:
     needs: [check-release]
     if: ${{ needs.check-release.outputs.should_release == 'true' }}
@@ -637,11 +637,6 @@ jobs:
 
           cmake --build build\ReleaseOV --config Release -- /m
 
-      - name: ccache-clear
-        uses: ./.github/actions/ccache-clear
-        with:
-          key: release-windows-2022-openvino
-
       - name: Determine tag name
         id: tag
         uses: ./.github/actions/get-tag-name
@@ -680,6 +675,11 @@ jobs:
           path: llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-win-openvino-${{ env.OPENVINO_VERSION_MAJOR }}-x64.zip
           name: llama-bin-win-openvino-${{ env.OPENVINO_VERSION_MAJOR }}-x64.zip
 
+      - name: ccache-clear
+        uses: ./.github/actions/ccache-clear
+        with:
+          key: release-windows-2022-openvino
+
   windows-cpu:
     name: windows-cpu / ${{ matrix.arch }}
     needs: [check-release]
@@ -733,11 +733,6 @@ jobs:
             ${{ env.CMAKE_ARGS }}
           cmake --build build --config Release
 
-      - name: ccache-clear
-        uses: ./.github/actions/ccache-clear
-        with:
-          key: release-windows-2025-vs2026-${{ matrix.arch }}-cpu
-
       - name: Pack artifacts
         id: pack_artifacts
         run: |
@@ -749,6 +744,11 @@ jobs:
           path: llama-bin-win-cpu-${{ matrix.arch }}.zip
           name: llama-bin-win-cpu-${{ matrix.arch }}.zip
 
+      - name: ccache-clear
+        uses: ./.github/actions/ccache-clear
+        with:
+          key: release-windows-2025-vs2026-${{ matrix.arch }}-cpu
+
   windows-rocm:
     needs: [check-release]
     if: ${{ needs.check-release.outputs.should_release == 'true' }}
@@ -841,11 +841,6 @@ jobs:
             -DAMDGPU_TARGETS="${{ matrix.gpu_targets }}"
           cmake --build . --config Release --parallel ${env:NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS}
 
-      - name: ccache-clear
-        uses: ./.github/actions/ccache-clear
-        with:
-          key: windows-rocm-${{ matrix.ROCM_VERSION }}-${{ matrix.build }}
-
       - name: Verify HIP backend was built
         run: |
           $hipDll = Get-ChildItem -Path build\bin -Filter "ggml-hip*.dll" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
@@ -878,6 +873,11 @@ jobs:
           path: llama-bin-win-rocm-${{ env.ROCM_VERSION_SHORT }}-${{ matrix.build }}.zip
           name: llama-bin-win-rocm-${{ env.ROCM_VERSION_SHORT }}-${{ matrix.build }}.zip
 
+      - name: ccache-clear
+        uses: ./.github/actions/ccache-clear
+        with:
+          key: windows-rocm-${{ matrix.ROCM_VERSION }}-${{ matrix.build }}
+
   windows:
     needs: [check-release]
     if: ${{ needs.check-release.outputs.should_release == 'true' }}
@@ -1043,11 +1043,6 @@ jobs:
           set /A NINJA_JOBS=%NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS%-1
           cmake --build build --config Release -j %NINJA_JOBS% --target ggml-cuda
 
-      - name: ccache-clear
-        uses: ./.github/actions/ccache-clear
-        with:
-          key: release-windows-2022-${{ matrix.arch }}-cuda-${{ matrix.cuda }}
-
       - name: Pack artifacts
         id: pack_artifacts
         run: |
@@ -1083,6 +1078,11 @@ jobs:
           path: cudart-llama-bin-win-cuda-${{ matrix.cuda }}-${{ matrix.arch }}.zip
           name: cudart-llama-bin-win-cuda-${{ matrix.cuda }}-${{ matrix.arch }}.zip
 
+      - name: ccache-clear
+        uses: ./.github/actions/ccache-clear
+        with:
+          key: release-windows-2022-${{ matrix.arch }}-cuda-${{ matrix.cuda }}
+
   windows-sycl:
     needs: [check-release]
     if: ${{ needs.check-release.outputs.should_release == 'true' }}
@@ -1142,11 +1142,6 @@ jobs:
             -DLLAMA_BUILD_BORINGSSL=ON
           cmake --build build --target ggml-sycl -j %NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS%
 
-      - name: ccache-clear
-        uses: ./.github/actions/ccache-clear
-        with:
-          key: release-windows-2022-x64-sycl
-
       - name: Build the release package
         id: pack_artifacts
         run: |
@@ -1193,6 +1188,11 @@ jobs:
           path: llama-bin-win-sycl-x64.zip
           name: llama-bin-win-sycl-x64.zip
 
+      - name: ccache-clear
+        uses: ./.github/actions/ccache-clear
+        with:
+          key: release-windows-2022-x64-sycl
+
   ubuntu-24-sycl:
     needs: [check-release]
     if: ${{ needs.check-release.outputs.should_release == 'true' }}
@@ -1265,11 +1265,6 @@ jobs:
             -DGGML_SYCL_F16=${{ matrix.fp16 }}
           time cmake --build build --config Release -j $(nproc)
 
-      - name: ccache-clear
-        uses: ./.github/actions/ccache-clear
-        with:
-          key: release-ubuntu-24.04-sycl-${{ matrix.build }}
-
       - name: Determine tag name
         id: tag
         uses: ./.github/actions/get-tag-name
@@ -1286,6 +1281,11 @@ jobs:
           path: llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-ubuntu-sycl-${{ matrix.build }}-x64.tar.gz
           name: llama-bin-ubuntu-sycl-${{ matrix.build }}-x64.tar.gz
 
+      - name: ccache-clear
+        uses: ./.github/actions/ccache-clear
+        with:
+          key: release-ubuntu-24.04-sycl-${{ matrix.build }}
+
 #   ubuntu-22-rocm:
 #     needs: [check-release, get-version]
 #     if: ${{ needs.check-release.outputs.should_release == 'true' }}
@@ -1380,11 +1380,6 @@ jobs:
 #             ${{ env.CMAKE_ARGS }}
 #           cmake --build build --config Release -j $(nproc)
 
-#       # - name: ccache-clear
-#       #   uses: ./.github/actions/ccache-clear
-#       #   with:
-#       #     key: release-ubuntu-22.04-rocm-${{ matrix.ROCM_VERSION }}
-
 #       - name: Determine tag name
 #         id: tag
 #         uses: ./.github/actions/get-tag-name
@@ -1404,6 +1399,11 @@ jobs:
 #           path: llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-ubuntu-rocm-${{ env.ROCM_VERSION_SHORT }}-${{ matrix.build }}.tar.gz
 #           name: llama-bin-ubuntu-rocm-${{ env.ROCM_VERSION_SHORT }}-${{ matrix.build }}.tar.gz
 
+#       # - name: ccache-clear
+#       #   uses: ./.github/actions/ccache-clear
+#       #   with:
+#       #     key: release-ubuntu-22.04-rocm-${{ matrix.ROCM_VERSION }}
+
   ios-xcode:
     needs: [check-release, get-version]
     if: ${{ needs.check-release.outputs.should_release == 'true' }}