patch 8.2.3500: Github CI fails to install clang

Problem: Github CI fails to install clang.
Solution: Install llvm-11 explicitly. (Christian Brabandt, closes #8993)

patch 8.2.3481: failures when char is unsigned

Problem: Failures when char is unsigned.
Solution: Use int8_T. Make a CI run with unsigned char. (James McCoy,
closes #8936)

patch 8.2.3450: coveralls action fails

Problem: Coveralls action fails.
Solution: Disable it for now.

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patch 8.2.3319: Coverity action on github does not work

Problem: Coverity action on github does not work.
Solution: Remove undefined $SRCDIR. (James McCoy, closes #8739)

patch 8.2.3302: Coverity is not run from github

Problem: Coverity is not run from github.
Solution: Add a coverity script. (James McCoy, closes #8714)

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patch 8.2.3034: installing packages on github CI sometimes fails

Problem: Installing packages on github CI sometimes fails.
Solution: Update package information first. (Christian Brabandt,

patch 8.2.3034: installing packages on github CI sometimes fails

Problem: Installing packages on github CI sometimes fails.
Solution: Update package information first. (Christian Brabandt,
closes #8432)

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patch 8.2.3022: available encryption methods are not strong enough

Problem: Available encryption methods are not strong enough.
Solution: Add initial support for xchaha20. (Christian Brabandt,

patch 8.2.3022: available encryption methods are not strong enough

Problem: Available encryption methods are not strong enough.
Solution: Add initial support for xchaha20. (Christian Brabandt,
closes #8394)

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patch 8.2.2507: github build may fail if Ubuntu 20.04 is used

Problem: Github build may fail if Ubuntu 20.04 is used. Installing rust is
not needed.
Solution: Specify ubuntu-18.04

patch 8.2.2507: github build may fail if Ubuntu 20.04 is used

Problem: Github build may fail if Ubuntu 20.04 is used. Installing rust is
not needed.
Solution: Specify ubuntu-18.04 instead of latest. Update "pip" instead of
installing rust. (Ozaki Kiichi, closes #7820)

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patch 8.2.2502: a few github actions are failing

Problem: A few github actions are failing.
Solution: Install setuptools-rust. (closes #7823)

patch 8.2.2237: CI on Mac fails in sed command

Problem: CI on Mac fails in sed command.
Solution: Set LC_ALL to "C". (Ozaki Kiichi, closes #7565)

patch 8.2.2192: Codecov on github actions fails

Problem: Codecov on github actions fails.
Solution: Revert to codecov script. (Ozaki Kiichi, closes #7529)

patch 8.2.2175: github actions: clang-11 handling suboptimal

Problem: Github actions: clang-11 handling suboptimal.
Solution: Separate step of installing clang-11. Get ubuntu release name

patch 8.2.2175: github actions: clang-11 handling suboptimal

Problem: Github actions: clang-11 handling suboptimal.
Solution: Separate step of installing clang-11. Get ubuntu release name
dynamically. (Ozaki Kiichi, closes #7514)

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patch 8.2.2158: CI on cirrus times out, coveralls doesn't always run

Problem: CI on cirrus times out, coveralls doesn't always run.
Solution: Set timeout to 20 minutes. Adjust condition. (close

patch 8.2.2158: CI on cirrus times out, coveralls doesn't always run

Problem: CI on cirrus times out, coveralls doesn't always run.
Solution: Set timeout to 20 minutes. Adjust condition. (closes #7493)

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patch 8.2.2156: Github actions run on pusing a tag

Problem: Github actions run on pusing a tag.
Solution: Don't run CI on tag push. Omit coveralls on pull-request.
(Ozaki Kiichi, cl

patch 8.2.2156: Github actions run on pusing a tag

Problem: Github actions run on pusing a tag.
Solution: Don't run CI on tag push. Omit coveralls on pull-request.
(Ozaki Kiichi, closes #7489)

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patch 8.2.2155: warning from Github actions for code analysis

Problem: Warning from Github actions for code analysis.
Solution: Remove the "git checkout HEAD^2" block.

patch 8.2.2150: Github actions CI isn't used for all available platforms

Problem: Github actions CI isn't used for all available platforms.
Solution: Update the github workflows. (Ozaki Kiichi,

patch 8.2.2150: Github actions CI isn't used for all available platforms

Problem: Github actions CI isn't used for all available platforms.
Solution: Update the github workflows. (Ozaki Kiichi, closes #7433)

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patch 8.2.2044: MS-Windows: swap file test sometimes fails

Problem: MS-Windows: swap file test sometimes fails.
Solution: Use a more reliable way to change the process ID. When "timeout"

patch 8.2.2044: MS-Windows: swap file test sometimes fails

Problem: MS-Windows: swap file test sometimes fails.
Solution: Use a more reliable way to change the process ID. When "timeout"
fails use "ping" to wait up to ten minutes. (Ken Takata,
closes #7365)

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patch 8.2.1887: Github actions not optimally configured

Problem: Github actions not optimally configured.
Solution: Run CI on any pushed branches. Set fail-fast. (Ozaki Kiichi,
clos

patch 8.2.1887: Github actions not optimally configured

Problem: Github actions not optimally configured.
Solution: Run CI on any pushed branches. Set fail-fast. (Ozaki Kiichi,
closes #7184)

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patch 8.2.1829: warnings when executing Github actions

Problem: Warnings when executing Github actions.
Solution: Use another method to set environment variables. (Ken Takata,
close

patch 8.2.1829: warnings when executing Github actions

Problem: Warnings when executing Github actions.
Solution: Use another method to set environment variables. (Ken Takata,
closes #7107)

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patch 8.2.1784: commits are not scanned for security problems

Problem: commits are not scanned for security problems
Solution: Enable Github code scanning. (Christian Brabandt, closes #7057)

patch 8.2.1735: Github actions appear to timeout too soon

Problem: Github actions appear to timeout too soon.
Solution: use "timeout" instead of "ping".

patch 8.2.1555: not all tests are executed on Github Actions

Problem: Not all tests are executed on Github Actions.
Solution: Copy "src" to "src2" earlier. Recognize "src2" in a couple more

patch 8.2.1555: not all tests are executed on Github Actions

Problem: Not all tests are executed on Github Actions.
Solution: Copy "src" to "src2" earlier. Recognize "src2" in a couple more
places. Add two tests to the list of flaky tests. (Ken Takata,
closes #6798)

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patch 8.2.1334: Github workflow timeout needs tuning

Problem: Github workflow timeout needs tuning
Solution: Use a 10 minute timeout. Fail when timing out. (Ken Takata,
closes #6590)