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Fix GitOps automation firing on empty Copilot PRs for .swr file validation — a GitHub Copilot (GitHub) bot flight

The GitHub Copilot bot (GitHub) opened this pull request in dotnet/msbuild on Jun 13, 2025; a burn — closed unmerged after human review: +45 −39, 2 files, 0 reviews.

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+45 −39
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2
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5
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0
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Task
fix

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GitHub Copilot attempts a fix in dotnet/msbuild so GitOps validation for .swr files stops firing on empty Copilot PRs. The change touches two files: 45 additions, 39 deletions, across five commits. The PR closes unmerged after human review. The reviewer writes, "Specifically exempting copilot is the wrong approach," making this a burn.

“Specifically exempting copilot is the wrong approach, but I'm having a hard time figuring out where the actual docs for this are to see if”

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The GitOps automation for .swr file validation was incorrectly triggering on empty PRs created by Copilot, causing unnecessary notifications like: > Hello @copilot, I noticed that you're changing an *.swr file or any file under src/Package/MSBuild.VSSetup.*. Please make sure to validate this change…

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  6. Jun 16, 2025closedrainersigwald

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