refactor: replace go-git with the git CLI for gitignore filtering (#1309)

Replace go-git in `exec --use-gitignore` filtering with `git ls-files`. The git CLI is already required for action clones since https://gitea.com/gitea/runner/pulls/1277, so this drops `go-git` and 14 other modules, and filtering now follows git's own ignore rules.

Also stop deleting a remote action's `.gitignore` before copying it. Tracked files are never filtered, so the deletion only made copied actions differ from GitHub's action tarballs.

Reviewed-on: https://gitea.com/gitea/runner/pulls/1309
Reviewed-by: bircni <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: silverwind <[email protected]>

act/common/git/git.go

@@ -386,6 +386,44 @@ func ConfigEnv(config ...string) map[string]string {
 	return env
 }
 
+func ListFiles(ctx context.Context, dir string) ([]string, error) {
+	listed, err := runGit(ctx, dir, nil, "ls-files", "-z", "-t", "--stage", "--others", "--exclude-standard")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	var files, repos []string
+	for entry := range strings.SplitSeq(string(listed), "\x00") {
+		tag, file, ok := strings.Cut(entry, " ")
+		if tag != "?" {
+			var meta string
+			meta, file, ok = strings.Cut(file, "\t")
+			if strings.HasPrefix(meta, "160000 ") {
+				file += "/"
+			}
+		}
+		if repo, isRepo := strings.CutSuffix(file, "/"); isRepo {
+			repos = append(repos, repo)
+		} else if ok {
+			files = append(files, file)
+		}
+	}
+	slices.Sort(repos)
+	for _, repo := range slices.Compact(repos) {
+		files = append(files, repo)
+		if _, err := os.Lstat(filepath.Join(dir, repo, ".git")); err != nil {
+			continue // git lists an uninitialized submodule as "./" from inside it
+		}
+		nested, err := ListFiles(ctx, filepath.Join(dir, repo))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		for _, file := range nested {
+			files = append(files, repo+"/"+file)
+		}
+	}
+	return files, nil
+}
+
 func runGit(ctx context.Context, dir string, input *NewGitCloneExecutorInput, args ...string) ([]byte, error) {
 	config := []string{"core.autocrlf=false", "core.eol=lf"} // keep action files LF
 	if input != nil {

act/container/host_environment.go

@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ import (
 	"gitea.com/gitea/runner/internal/pkg/process"
 
 	"github.com/creack/pty"
-	"github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5/helper/polyfill"
-	"github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5/osfs"
-	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing/format/gitignore"
 	"golang.org/x/term"
 )
 
@@ -100,25 +97,16 @@ func (e *HostEnvironment) CopyDir(destPath, srcPath string, useGitIgnore, skipGi
 			srcPrefix += string(filepath.Separator)
 		}
 		logger.Debugf("Stripping prefix:%s src:%s", srcPrefix, srcPath)
-		var ignorer gitignore.Matcher
-		if useGitIgnore {
-			ps, err := gitignore.ReadPatterns(polyfill.New(osfs.New(srcPath)), nil)
-			if err != nil {
-				logger.Debugf("Error loading .gitignore: %v", err)
-			}
-
-			ignorer = gitignore.NewMatcher(ps)
-		}
 		fc := &filecollector.FileCollector{
-			Ignorer:    ignorer,
-			SrcPath:    srcPath,
-			SrcPrefix:  srcPrefix,
-			SkipGitDir: skipGitDir,
+			SrcPath:      srcPath,
+			SrcPrefix:    srcPrefix,
+			SkipGitDir:   skipGitDir,
+			UseGitIgnore: useGitIgnore,
 			Handler: &filecollector.CopyCollector{
 				DstDir: destPath,
 			},
 		}
-		return filepath.Walk(srcPath, fc.CollectFiles(ctx, []string{}))
+		return filepath.Walk(srcPath, fc.CollectFiles(ctx))
 	}
 }
 
@@ -152,7 +140,7 @@ func (e *HostEnvironment) GetContainerArchive(ctx context.Context, srcPath strin
 			SrcPrefix: srcPrefix,
 			Handler:   tc,
 		}
-		err = filepath.Walk(srcPath, fc.CollectFiles(ctx, []string{}))
+		err = filepath.Walk(srcPath, fc.CollectFiles(ctx))
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}

act/container/host_environment_test.go

@@ -33,38 +33,25 @@ func TestActionPlatformNames(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestCopyDir(t *testing.T) {
-	dir := t.TempDir()
-	ctx := context.Background()
-	e := &HostEnvironment{
-		Path:      filepath.Join(dir, "path"),
-		TmpDir:    filepath.Join(dir, "tmp"),
-		ToolCache: filepath.Join(dir, "tool_cache"),
-		ActPath:   filepath.Join(dir, "act_path"),
-		StdOut:    os.Stdout,
-		Workdir:   path.Join("testdata", "scratch"),
-	}
-	_ = os.MkdirAll(e.Path, 0o700)
-	_ = os.MkdirAll(e.TmpDir, 0o700)
-	_ = os.MkdirAll(e.ToolCache, 0o700)
-	_ = os.MkdirAll(e.ActPath, 0o700)
-	err := e.CopyDir(e.Workdir, e.Path, true, false)(ctx)
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-}
-
-func TestCopyDirSkipGitDir(t *testing.T) {
-	for name, skipGitDir := range map[string]bool{"kept for a workspace copy": false, "skipped for an action copy": true} {
-		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, test := range []struct {
+		name                     string
+		useGitIgnore, skipGitDir bool
+	}{
+		{name: "git dir kept for a workspace copy"},
+		{name: "git dir skipped for an action copy", skipGitDir: true},
+		{name: "unfiltered outside a git repository", useGitIgnore: true},
+	} {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			src := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "action")
 			require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(src, ".git", "objects"), 0o700))
 			require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(src, ".git", "objects", "pack"), []byte("x"), 0o600))
 			require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(src, "action.yml"), []byte("name: x\n"), 0o600))
 
 			dest := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "dest")
-			e := &HostEnvironment{StdOut: os.Stdout}
-			require.NoError(t, e.CopyDir(dest, src+string(filepath.Separator), false, skipGitDir)(context.Background()))
+			require.NoError(t, (&HostEnvironment{}).CopyDir(dest, src+string(filepath.Separator), test.useGitIgnore, test.skipGitDir)(t.Context()))
 
 			assert.FileExists(t, filepath.Join(dest, "action.yml"))
-			if skipGitDir {
+			if test.skipGitDir {
 				assert.NoDirExists(t, filepath.Join(dest, ".git"))
 			} else {
 				assert.FileExists(t, filepath.Join(dest, ".git", "objects", "pack"))

act/container/tar.go

@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@ import (
 
 	"gitea.com/gitea/runner/act/common"
 	"gitea.com/gitea/runner/act/filecollector"
-
-	"github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5/helper/polyfill"
-	"github.com/go-git/go-billy/v5/osfs"
-	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing/format/gitignore"
 )
 
 func writeFilesTar(ctx context.Context, w io.Writer, uid, gid int, files ...*FileEntry) error {
@@ -46,23 +42,13 @@ func writeDirTar(ctx context.Context, w io.Writer, dstPath, srcPath string, useG
 	srcPrefix := strings.TrimSuffix(filepath.Dir(srcPath), string(filepath.Separator)) + string(filepath.Separator)
 	logger.Debugf("Stripping prefix:%s src:%s", srcPrefix, srcPath)
 
-	var ignorer gitignore.Matcher
-	if useGitIgnore {
-		ps, err := gitignore.ReadPatterns(polyfill.New(osfs.New(srcPath)), nil)
-		if err != nil {
-			logger.Debugf("Error loading .gitignore: %v", err)
-		}
-
-		ignorer = gitignore.NewMatcher(ps)
-	}
-
 	if err := filepath.Walk(srcPath, (&filecollector.FileCollector{
-		Ignorer:    ignorer,
-		SrcPath:    srcPath,
-		SrcPrefix:  srcPrefix,
-		SkipGitDir: skipGitDir,
-		Handler:    &filecollector.TarCollector{TarWriter: tw, UID: uid, GID: gid, DstDir: dstPath[1:]},
-	}).CollectFiles(ctx, []string{})); err != nil {
+		SrcPath:      srcPath,
+		SrcPrefix:    srcPrefix,
+		SkipGitDir:   skipGitDir,
+		UseGitIgnore: useGitIgnore,
+		Handler:      &filecollector.TarCollector{TarWriter: tw, UID: uid, GID: gid, DstDir: dstPath[1:]},
+	}).CollectFiles(ctx)); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	return tw.Close()

act/filecollector/file_collector.go

@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
-	git "github.com/go-git/go-git/v5"
-	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing/filemode"
-	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing/format/gitignore"
-	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing/format/index"
+	"gitea.com/gitea/runner/act/common"
+	"gitea.com/gitea/runner/act/common/git"
+
+	"golang.org/x/text/unicode/norm"
 )
 
 type Handler interface {
@@ -94,73 +94,62 @@ func (cc *CopyCollector) WriteFile(fpath string, fi fs.FileInfo, linkName string
 }
 
 type FileCollector struct {
-	Ignorer    gitignore.Matcher
-	SrcPath    string
-	SrcPrefix  string
-	SkipGitDir bool
-	Handler    Handler
+	SrcPath      string
+	SrcPrefix    string
+	SkipGitDir   bool
+	UseGitIgnore bool
+	Handler      Handler
 }
 
-func openGitIndex(path string) (*index.Index, error) {
-	repo, err := git.PlainOpen(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+// foldPath compares git's spelling of a path with the filesystem's, which may differ in case or Unicode normalization.
+func foldPath(name string) string {
+	return strings.ToLower(norm.NFC.String(name))
+}
+
+func (fc *FileCollector) gitFiles(ctx context.Context) map[string]bool {
+	if !fc.UseGitIgnore {
+		return nil
 	}
-	return repo.Storer.Index()
+	files, err := git.ListFiles(ctx, fc.SrcPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		common.Logger(ctx).Debugf("Copying %s without applying .gitignore: %v", fc.SrcPath, err)
+		return nil
+	}
+	keep := map[string]bool{".": true}
+	for _, file := range files {
+		for file = foldPath(file); !keep[file]; file = path.Dir(file) {
+			keep[file] = true
+		}
+	}
+	return keep
 }
 
-func (fc *FileCollector) CollectFiles(ctx context.Context, submodulePath []string) filepath.WalkFunc {
-	i, _ := openGitIndex(path.Join(fc.SrcPath, path.Join(submodulePath...)))
+func (fc *FileCollector) CollectFiles(ctx context.Context) filepath.WalkFunc {
+	keep := fc.gitFiles(ctx)
 	return func(file string, fi os.FileInfo, err error) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		if ctx != nil && ctx.Err() != nil {
+		if ctx.Err() != nil {
 			return errors.New("copy cancelled")
 		}
-
-		sansPrefix := strings.TrimPrefix(file, fc.SrcPrefix)
-		split := strings.Split(sansPrefix, string(filepath.Separator))
-		// The root folders should be skipped, submodules only have the last path component set to "." by filepath.Walk
-		if fi.IsDir() && len(split) > 0 && split[len(split)-1] == "." {
-			return nil
-		}
-		if fc.SkipGitDir && split[len(split)-1] == ".git" {
+		if fc.SkipGitDir && fi.Name() == ".git" {
 			if fi.IsDir() {
 				return filepath.SkipDir
 			}
 			return nil
 		}
-		var entry *index.Entry
-		if i != nil {
-			entry, err = i.Entry(strings.Join(split[len(submodulePath):], "/"))
-		} else {
-			err = index.ErrEntryNotFound
-		}
-		if err != nil && fc.Ignorer != nil && fc.Ignorer.Match(split, fi.IsDir()) {
-			if fi.IsDir() {
-				if i != nil {
-					ms, err := i.Glob(strings.Join(append(split[len(submodulePath):], "**"), "/"))
-					if err != nil || len(ms) == 0 {
-						return filepath.SkipDir
-					}
-				} else {
+		if keep != nil {
+			rel, _ := filepath.Rel(fc.SrcPath, file)
+			if rel = filepath.ToSlash(rel); !keep[foldPath(rel)] && !strings.Contains("/"+rel+"/", "/.git/") {
+				if fi.IsDir() {
 					return filepath.SkipDir
 				}
-			} else {
 				return nil
 			}
 		}
-		if err == nil && entry.Mode == filemode.Submodule {
-			err = filepath.Walk(file, fc.CollectFiles(ctx, split))
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			return filepath.SkipDir
-		}
-		path := filepath.ToSlash(sansPrefix)
+		path := filepath.ToSlash(strings.TrimPrefix(file, fc.SrcPrefix))
 
-		// return on non-regular files (thanks to [kumo](https://medium.com/@komuw/just-like-you-did-fbdd7df829d3) for this suggested update)
 		if fi.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink == os.ModeSymlink {
 			linkName, err := os.Readlink(file)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -171,17 +160,12 @@ func (fc *FileCollector) CollectFiles(ctx context.Context, submodulePath []strin
 			return nil
 		}
 
-		// open file
 		f, err := os.Open(file)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		defer f.Close()
-
-		if ctx != nil {
-			stop := context.AfterFunc(ctx, func() { _ = f.Close() })
-			defer stop()
-		}
+		defer context.AfterFunc(ctx, func() { _ = f.Close() })()
 
 		return fc.Handler.WriteFile(path, fi, "", f)
 	}

act/filecollector/file_collector_test.go

@@ -9,106 +9,78 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"io"
+	"maps"
 	"os"
+	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
-	git "github.com/go-git/go-git/v5"
-	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing/format/gitignore"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
-func TestIgnoredTrackedfile(t *testing.T) {
+func gitCmd(t *testing.T, args ...string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	out, err := exec.Command("git", args...).CombinedOutput()
+	require.NoError(t, err, string(out))
+}
+
+func TestCollectFilesKeepsWhatGitTracksOrDoesNotIgnore(t *testing.T) {
 	repoDir := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "mygitrepo")
-	repo, err := git.PlainInit(repoDir, false)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(repoDir, ".gitignore"), []byte(".*\n"), 0o644))
-	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(repoDir, ".env"), []byte("test=val1\n"), 0o644))
-	worktree, err := repo.Worktree()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	_, err = worktree.Add(".gitignore")
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	for _, dir := range []string{repoDir, filepath.Join(repoDir, "sub"), filepath.Join(repoDir, "nested")} {
+		gitCmd(t, "init", "-q", dir)
+	}
+	for name, body := range map[string]string{
+		".gitignore":     ".*\nign/\n",
+		".env":           "",
+		"Renamed":        "",
+		"ign/tracked":    "",
+		"ign/untracked":  "",
+		"sub/.gitignore": "dropped\n",
+		"sub/dropped":    "",
+		"sub/kept":       "",
+		"nested/kept":    "",
+	} {
+		require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(filepath.Join(repoDir, name)), 0o755))
+		require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(repoDir, name), []byte(body), 0o644))
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, os.Mkdir(filepath.Join(repoDir, "uninitialized"), 0o755))
+	gitCmd(t, "-C", repoDir, "add", "-f", ".gitignore", "Renamed", "ign/tracked")
+	require.NoError(t, os.Rename(filepath.Join(repoDir, "Renamed"), filepath.Join(repoDir, "renamed")))
+	for _, gitlink := range []string{"sub", "uninitialized"} {
+		gitCmd(t, "-C", repoDir, "update-index", "--add", "--cacheinfo", "160000,4b825dc642cb6eb9a060e54bf8d69288fbee4904,"+gitlink)
+	}
+	expected := map[string]string{".gitignore": "", "ign/tracked": "", "nested/kept": "", "renamed": "", "sub/.gitignore": "", "sub/kept": ""}
+	if runtime.GOOS != "windows" {
+		require.NoError(t, os.Symlink(".env", filepath.Join(repoDir, "test.env")))
+		expected["test.env"] = ".env"
+	}
 
 	var archive bytes.Buffer
 	tw := tar.NewWriter(&archive)
-	patterns, err := gitignore.ReadPatterns(worktree.Filesystem, nil)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	ignorer := gitignore.NewMatcher(patterns)
-	fc := &FileCollector{
-		Ignorer:   ignorer,
-		SrcPath:   repoDir,
-		SrcPrefix: repoDir + string(filepath.Separator),
-		Handler: &TarCollector{
-			TarWriter: tw,
-		},
-	}
-	err = filepath.Walk(repoDir, fc.CollectFiles(context.Background(), nil))
-	assert.NoError(t, err, "successfully collect files")
+	fc := &FileCollector{SrcPath: repoDir, SrcPrefix: repoDir + string(filepath.Separator), UseGitIgnore: true, Handler: &TarCollector{TarWriter: tw}}
+	require.NoError(t, filepath.Walk(repoDir, fc.CollectFiles(t.Context())))
 	require.NoError(t, tw.Close())
+
+	files := map[string]string{}
 	tr := tar.NewReader(&archive)
-	h, err := tr.Next()
-	assert.NoError(t, err, "tar must not be empty") //nolint:testifylint // pre-existing issue from nektos/act
-	assert.Equal(t, ".gitignore", h.Name)
-	_, err = tr.Next()
-	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, io.EOF, "tar must only contain one element")
+	for header, err := tr.Next(); err != io.EOF; header, err = tr.Next() {
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		files[header.Name] = header.Linkname
+	}
+	assert.Contains(t, files, ".git/HEAD")
+	maps.DeleteFunc(files, func(name, _ string) bool { return strings.Contains("/"+name, "/.git/") })
+	assert.Equal(t, expected, files)
 }
 
-func TestSymlinks(t *testing.T) {
-	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
-		t.Skip("creating symlinks requires elevated privileges on Windows")
-	}
-	repoDir := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "mygitrepo")
-	repo, err := git.PlainInit(repoDir, false)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(repoDir, ".env"), []byte("test=val1\n"), 0o644))
-	require.NoError(t, os.Symlink(".env", filepath.Join(repoDir, "test.env")))
-	worktree, err := repo.Worktree()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	_, err = worktree.Add("test.env")
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	var archive bytes.Buffer
-	tw := tar.NewWriter(&archive)
-	fc := &FileCollector{
-		SrcPath:   repoDir,
-		SrcPrefix: repoDir + string(filepath.Separator),
-		Handler: &TarCollector{
-			TarWriter: tw,
-		},
-	}
-	err = filepath.Walk(repoDir, fc.CollectFiles(context.Background(), nil))
-	assert.NoError(t, err, "successfully collect files")
-	require.NoError(t, tw.Close())
-	tr := tar.NewReader(&archive)
-	h, err := tr.Next()
-	files := map[string]tar.Header{}
-	for err == nil {
-		files[h.Name] = *h
-		h, err = tr.Next()
-	}
-
-	assert.Equal(t, ".env", files[".env"].Name)
-	assert.Equal(t, "test.env", files["test.env"].Name)
-	assert.Equal(t, ".env", files["test.env"].Linkname)
-	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, io.EOF, "tar must be read cleanly to EOF")
-}
-
-// Regression for https://gitea.com/gitea/runner/issues/876 and /941:
-// re-copying an action directory must overwrite a pre-existing read-only
-// file (e.g. a git pack .idx at mode 0444) instead of failing with EACCES
-// on macOS or "Access is denied" on Windows.
 func TestCopyCollectorWriteFileOverwritesReadOnlyFile(t *testing.T) {
 	dst := t.TempDir()
 	target := filepath.Join(dst, "sub", "pack.idx")
 	require.NoError(t, os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(target), 0o755))
 	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(target, []byte("old"), 0o444))
-
-	src := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "pack.idx")
-	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(src, []byte("new"), 0o444))
-	fi, err := os.Stat(src)
+	fi, err := os.Stat(target)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	cc := &CopyCollector{DstDir: dst}
@@ -119,8 +91,6 @@ func TestCopyCollectorWriteFileOverwritesReadOnlyFile(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "new", string(got))
 }
 
-// Without the destination removal, os.Symlink fails with EEXIST when the
-// path already holds a regular file from an earlier copy of the action.
 func TestCopyCollectorWriteFileOverwritesFileWithSymlink(t *testing.T) {
 	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
 		t.Skip("creating symlinks requires elevated privileges on Windows")
@@ -129,11 +99,8 @@ func TestCopyCollectorWriteFileOverwritesFileWithSymlink(t *testing.T) {
 	target := filepath.Join(dst, "link")
 	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(target, []byte("stale"), 0o644))
 
-	fi, err := os.Lstat(target)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
 	cc := &CopyCollector{DstDir: dst}
-	require.NoError(t, cc.WriteFile("link", fi, "target", nil))
+	require.NoError(t, cc.WriteFile("link", nil, "target", nil))
 
 	resolved, err := os.Readlink(target)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -143,7 +110,7 @@ func TestCopyCollectorWriteFileOverwritesFileWithSymlink(t *testing.T) {
 func TestFileCollectorCancellationAndWalkError(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(t.Context())
 	cancel()
-	walk := (&FileCollector{}).CollectFiles(ctx, nil)
+	walk := (&FileCollector{}).CollectFiles(ctx)
 
 	err := walk("file", nil, nil)
 	require.EqualError(t, err, "copy cancelled")

act/runner/action.go

@@ -156,10 +156,6 @@ func maybeCopyToActionDir(ctx context.Context, step actionStep, actionDir, actio
 		defer patchActions(ctx, actionScriptPaths(filepath.Join(actionDir, actionPath), step.getActionModel()))()
 	}
 
-	if err := removeGitIgnore(ctx, actionDir); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	return rc.JobContainer.CopyDir(containerActionDirCopy, actionDir+"/", rc.Config.UseGitIgnore, true)(ctx)
 }
 
@@ -245,23 +241,6 @@ func nodeActionCommand(script string) []string {
 	return []string{"node", "--preserve-symlinks-main", script}
 }
 
-// https://github.com/nektos/act/issues/228#issuecomment-629709055
-// files in .gitignore are not copied in a Docker container
-// this causes issues with actions that ignore other important resources
-// such as `node_modules` for example
-func removeGitIgnore(ctx context.Context, directory string) error {
-	gitIgnorePath := path.Join(directory, ".gitignore")
-	if _, err := os.Stat(gitIgnorePath); err == nil {
-		// .gitignore exists
-		common.Logger(ctx).Debugf("Removing %s before docker cp", gitIgnorePath)
-		err := os.Remove(gitIgnorePath)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 // dockerActionImageTag derives the local docker image tag used when an action
 // is built from a Dockerfile.
 //