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+# documentation: https://help.github.com/en/articles/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions
+#
+# This workflow checks the bot's status table (posted in PR comments) to verify
+# that all supported CPU targets have been successfully built before deployment.
+name: Check bot build status
+on:
+  issue_comment:
+    types: [created, edited]
+permissions:
+  contents: read # to fetch code (actions/checkout)
+jobs:
+  check_builds:
+    if: >
+      github.event.issue.pull_request &&
+      contains(github.event.comment.body, 'This is the status of all the `bot: build` commands:')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out software-layer repository (shallow)
+        uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 1
+      - name: Check bot build status
+        # We pass the comment body via env variable instead of a command-line argument
+        # because the body contains special characters (pipes |, backticks, newlines, etc.)
+        # that would need complex quoting/escaping in bash. Passing via env is safer
+        # and preserves the content exactly as-is. The Python script reads both
+        # PR_NUMBER and COMMENT_BODY from the environment.
+        env:
+          PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}
+          COMMENT_BODY: ${{ github.event.comment.body }}
+        run: |
+          python3 .github/workflows/scripts/check_builds.py
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/check_builds.py b/.github/workflows/scripts/check_builds.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# Check that all supported CPU targets have been successfully built, based on
+# the bot's status table in the PR comment.
+#
+# Usage: check_builds.py
+#   Reads PR_NUMBER and COMMENT_BODY from environment variables.
+#   No API calls required — the triggering comment body is already available.
+#
+# Exit codes:
+#   0: Success (all supported targets have successful builds, or mapping is empty)
+#   1: Failure (missing/failed builds, or commit SHA inconsistency)
+
+import datetime
+import os
+import sys
+import re
+
+
+# ============================================================================
+# TODO: FILL IN THE SUPPORTED CPU TARGETS PER REPO
+# ============================================================================
+# This mapping defines which CPU targets (values of the 'for' column) must be
+# successfully built for each repository (value of the 'repo' column).
+# The values below are a placeholder — please fill in the actual supported
+# targets for your repositories.
+#
+# Example structure:
+# SUPPORTED_TARGETS = {
+#     "eessi.io-2025.06-software": [
+#         "x86_64/amd/zen2",
+#         "x86_64/amd/zen3",
+#         "x86_64/amd/zen4",
+#         "x86_64/intel/haswell",
+#         # ... add all supported targets for this repo ...
+#     ],
+#     "eessi.io-2023.06-software": [
+#         # ... supported targets for 2023.06 ...
+#     ],
+# }
+# ============================================================================
+SUPPORTED_TARGETS = {
+    # Placeholder — fill in your supported targets here
+    # "eessi.io-2025.06-software": ["x86_64/amd/zen2"],
+}
+
+
+def parse_date(date_str):
+    """
+    Parse a date string like 'Aug 04 18:11:14 UTC 2026' into a datetime object.
+    Returns None if parsing fails.
+    """
+    try:
+        return datetime.datetime.strptime(date_str, "%b %d %X %Z %Y")
+    except ValueError:
+        return None
+
+
+def parse_markdown_table(body):
+    """
+    Parse the bot's status table from the comment body.
+    Returns a list of dicts, one per row, with column names as keys.
+    Uses header-driven parsing (column names from the header row) so it
+    tolerates extra/missing columns like 'commit SHA'.
+    """
+    marker = "This is the status of all the `bot: build` commands:"
+    if marker not in body:
+        return None
+
+    # Find the table: start from the marker line, look for header row
+    lines = body.splitlines()
+    header_idx = None
+    for i, line in enumerate(lines):
+        if line.startswith("|on|"):
+            header_idx = i
+            break
+
+    if header_idx is None:
+        return None
+
+    # Parse header row
+    header_line = lines[header_idx]
+    # Split by | and strip whitespace, remove empty first/last from leading/trailing |
+    columns = [c.strip() for c in header_line.strip("|").split("|")]
+
+    # Find separator row (line of dashes)
+    separator_idx = header_idx + 1
+    while separator_idx < len(lines) and not lines[separator_idx].startswith("|"):
+        separator_idx += 1
+    if separator_idx >= len(lines):
+        return None
+
+    # Parse data rows
+    rows = []
+    for line in lines[separator_idx + 1:]:
+        if not line.startswith("|"):
+            continue
+        cells = [c.strip() for c in line.strip("|").split("|")]
+        if len(cells) != len(columns):
+            continue
+        row = dict(zip(columns, cells))
+        # Strip backticks from 'on' and 'for' values
+        for key in ["on", "for"]:
+            if key in row:
+                row[key] = row[key].strip("`")
+        rows.append(row)
+
+    return rows
+
+
+def dedup_by_for_repo(rows):
+    """
+    Deduplicate rows by (for, repo) pair, keeping only the last build
+    (by date) for each pair.
+    Returns a dict: (for, repo) -> row
+    """
+    latest = {}
+    for row in rows:
+        key = (row.get("for"), row.get("repo"))
+        if key == (None, None) or key[0] is None:
+            continue
+        date_str = row.get("date", "")
+        date = parse_date(date_str)
+        if date is None:
+            # Treat as oldest if date can't be parsed
+            date = datetime.datetime.min
+        if key not in latest or date > latest[key][0]:
+            latest[key] = (date, row)
+    return {k: v[1] for k, v in latest.items()}
+
+
+def main():
+    pr_number = os.environ.get("PR_NUMBER")
+    comment_body = os.environ.get("COMMENT_BODY")
+
+    if not pr_number or not comment_body:
+        print("ERROR: PR_NUMBER and COMMENT_BODY must be set in environment")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    # Parse the table
+    rows = parse_markdown_table(comment_body)
+    if rows is None:
+        print("ERROR: Could not find status table in comment")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    if not rows:
+        print("ERROR: Status table is empty")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    # Deduplicate by (for, repo)
+    deduped = dedup_by_for_repo(rows)
+    if not deduped:
+        print("ERROR: No valid builds found in table")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    # Determine which repos are present in both table and mapping
+    table_repos = set(row.get("repo") for row in deduped.values() if row.get("repo"))
+    mapping_repos = set(SUPPORTED_TARGETS.keys())
+    repos_to_check = table_repos & mapping_repos
+
+    # Warn if repos in table are missing from mapping
+    for repo in table_repos - mapping_repos:
+        print(f"WARNING: Repo '{repo}' found in table but not in SUPPORTED_TARGETS mapping; skipping checks for this repo")
+
+    # Check commit SHA consistency across all deduplicated builds (if column present)
+    commit_shas = set()
+    for row in deduped.values():
+        sha = row.get("commit SHA")
+        if sha:
+            commit_shas.add(sha)
+
+    if len(commit_shas) > 1:
+        print("ERROR: Commit SHA inconsistency detected across builds")
+        for sha in commit_shas:
+            matching_rows = [r for r in deduped.values() if r.get("commit SHA") == sha]
+            targets = [r.get("for") for r in matching_rows]
+            print(f"  SHA {sha}: targets {targets}")
+        print("All builds must reference the same commit SHA.")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    # Verify each supported target for each repo
+    failed = False
+    for repo in repos_to_check:
+        supported = SUPPORTED_TARGETS[repo]
+        print(f"\nChecking repo: {repo}")
+        builds_for_repo = {k: v for k, v in deduped.items() if v.get("repo") == repo}
+
+        for target in supported:
+            key = (target, repo)
+            row = deduped.get(key)
+            if row is None:
+                print(f"  FAIL: Target '{target}' not found in builds for {repo}")
+                failed = True
+                continue
+
+            status = row.get("status", "").strip()
+            result = row.get("result", "")
+            if status != "finished" or "SUCCESS" not in result:
+                print(f"  FAIL: Target '{target}' is not SUCCESS/finished")
+                print(f"    status={status}, result={result}")
+                if row.get("url"):
+                    print(f"    URL: {row['url']}")
+                failed = True
+            else:
+                print(f"  OK: Target '{target}' built successfully")
+
+    # Check if mapping is empty
+    if not mapping_repos:
+        print("\nWARNING: SUPPORTED_TARGETS mapping is empty — no checks performed.")
+        print("Please populate SUPPORTED_TARGETS in check_builds.py with your supported targets.")
+
+    if failed:
+        print("\nERROR: Build verification failed. Please fix the above issues.")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    print("\nSUCCESS: All supported targets have been successfully built.")
+    sys.exit(0)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()