[Repo Assist] ci: remove obsolete LLVM install step from CI workflows
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Problem
Four CI workflow files install LLVM 14.0 via KyleMayes/install-llvm-action, with the comment:
"At the moment needed to support scipy in Python 3.12+"
This step is no longer needed. All scipy versions locked in poetry.lock ship pre-built manylinux_2_17 wheels for Linux x86_64 (which ubuntu-latest satisfies):
| Python | scipy version | Wheels? |
|---|---|---|
| 3.9 | 1.13.1 | ✅ manylinux |
| 3.10–3.12 | 1.15.3 | ✅ manylinux |
| 3.13 | 1.16.0 | ✅ manylinux |
Additionally, numba (a core dependency) uses llvmlite which bundles its own LLVM and does not depend on system LLVM.
Fix
Remove the Install LLVM and Clang step from all 4 workflows:
ci.yml— was conditional on cache miss, adds overhead on cold startsci-install.yml— ran unconditionally on every PR checknightly-tests.yml— ran unconditionally on every nightly runadvanced-on-demand.yml— ran unconditionally on every advanced run
The ci-install.yml and nightly workflows are most impacted: LLVM 14.0 is a ~2 GB download that adds several minutes to every cold-cache CI run for those jobs.
Test Status
Only .github/workflows/*.yml files changed — no Python code affected. Removing LLVM from the install step will not break any Python package installation because all packages have pre-built wheels.
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# Download the patch from the workflow run
gh run download 32800159041 -n agent -D /tmp/agent-32800159041
# Create a new branch
git checkout -b repo-assist/eng-remove-llvm-ci-20260825-3ac95bcde8d7615e main
# Apply the patch (--3way handles cross-repo patches)
git am --3way /tmp/agent-32800159041/aw-repo-assist-eng-remove-llvm-ci-20260825.patch
# Push the branch and create the pull request
git push origin repo-assist/eng-remove-llvm-ci-20260825-3ac95bcde8d7615e
gh pr create --title '[Repo Assist] ci: remove obsolete LLVM install step from CI workflows' --base main --head repo-assist/eng-remove-llvm-ci-20260825-3ac95bcde8d7615e --repo py-why/dowhyGenerated by Repo Assist, see workflow run. Learn more.
To install this agentic workflow, run
gh aw add githubnext/agentics/workflows/repo-assist.md@11c9a2c442e519ff2b427bf58679f5a525353f76
Source: py-why/dowhy