Ci coverage (#13118)

* add check to verify autoupdate is still enabled after netdata update

* add script to install CI support packages before installing netdata

3 files changed, 28 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/.github/scripts/check-updater.sh b/.github/scripts/check-updater.sh
index 1051f1eee4..3df0c9de48 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/check-updater.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/check-updater.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,18 @@ check_successful_update() {
   ) >&2
 }
 
-steps="check_successful_update"
+check_autoupdate_enabled() {
+  progress "Check autoupdate still enabled after update"
+  (
+    if [ -f /etc/periodic/daily/netdata-updater ] || [ -f /etc/cron.daily/netdata-updater ]; then
+      echo "Update successful!"
+    else
+      exit 1
+    fi
+  ) >&2
+}
+
+steps="check_successful_update check_autoupdate_enabled"
 
 _main() {
   for step in $steps; do
diff --git a/.github/scripts/ci-support-pkgs.sh b/.github/scripts/ci-support-pkgs.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..bfa9c83a55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/ci-support-pkgs.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# This script installs supporting packages needed for CI, which provide following:
+# cron, pidof
+
+set -e
+
+if [ -f /etc/centos-release ] || [ -f /etc/redhat-release ] || [ -f /etc/fedora-release ] || [ -f /etc/almalinux-release ]; then
+    # Alma, Fedora, CentOS, Redhat
+    dnf install -y procps-ng cronie cronie-anacron || yum install -y procps-ng cronie cronie-anacron
+elif [ -f /etc/arch-release ]; then
+    # Arch
+    pacman -S --noconfirm cronie
+fi
diff --git a/.github/scripts/run-updater-check.sh b/.github/scripts/run-updater-check.sh
index d8961f8b4d..31ab71de80 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/run-updater-check.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/run-updater-check.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+echo ">>> Installing CI support packages..."
+/netdata/.github/scripts/ci-support-pkgs.sh
 echo ">>> Installing Netdata..."
 /netdata/packaging/installer/kickstart.sh --dont-wait --build-only --disable-telemetry || exit 1
 echo "::group::Environment File Contents"