maint: debug tweaks to release-env action

Author: lizgehret

template/{{ package_name }}/.github/workflows/release-env.yml

@@ -180,18 +180,26 @@ jobs:
           activate-environment: test-env
           miniforge-version: latest
 
-      - name: Try installing new release env file
-        shell: bash
+      - name: Try installing new release env and check version info
         run: |
+          set -e
           git checkout automated/release-${{ '{{' }} env.RELEASE_TAG {{ '}}' }}-env-file-updates
           ENV_PATH="environment-files/${{ '{{' }} env.PACKAGE_NAME {{ '}}' }}-qiime2-${{ '{{' }} env.TARGET_DISTRO {{ '}}' }}-${{ '{{' }} env.RELEASED_EPOCH {{ '}}' }}-release-${{ '{{' }} env.RELEASE_TAG {{ '}}' }}.yml"
-          conda env create -n test-release-env -f $ENV_PATH
 
-      - name: Activate and check version info
-        run: |
+          conda env create -n test-release-env -f "$ENV_PATH"
+
           source "$(conda info --base)/etc/profile.d/conda.sh"
-          conda activate test-release-env
-          conda list
+
+          echo "Activating 'test-release-env'..."
+          if conda activate test-release-env; then
+            echo "Activation succeeded."
+            conda list
+            echo "INSTALL_SUCCESS=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          else
+            echo "Activation failed!"
+            echo "INSTALL_SUCCESS=false" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            exit 1
+          fi
 
       - name: Get job ID
         if: always()
@@ -206,8 +214,9 @@ jobs:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ '{{' }} github.token {{ '}}' }}
           JOB_URL: ${{ '{{' }} steps.get-job-id.outputs.html_url {{ '}}' }}
           PR_NUMBER: ${{ '{{' }} github.event.pull_request.number {{ '}}' }}
+          INSTALL_SUCCESS: ${{ '{{' }} env.INSTALL_SUCCESS {{ '}}' }}
         run: |
-          if conda env list | grep -q test-release-env; then
+          if [[ "$INSTALL_SUCCESS" == "true" ]]; then
             gh pr comment "$PR_NUMBER" \
               --body ":white_check_mark: **Environment install test passed!**"
           else