CI: fix YAML syntax error in pr-test-builds workflow

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Summary

Fixes a YAML parse error introduced in #11381 that caused the pr-test-builds workflow to fail on every run with "workflow file issue".

Root cause

The NOTES variable assignment in the "Create PR release" step spanned multiple lines, and the continuation lines (**..., >...) had zero indentation. YAML block scalars require all non-blank content lines to be at least as indented as the block's base level. Lines at column 0 inside a 10-space-indented block scalar are a parse error.

Fix

Replace the multi-line NOTES variable + --notes with printf writing to a temp file + --notes-file. This avoids multi-line strings in the YAML block scalar entirely. The ${{ }} expressions are also moved into env: vars rather than inline in the shell script.

Testing

PR #11383 had all CI checks pass before this fix was available — it can be used to verify the workflow runs correctly once this is merged.

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Fix YAML syntax error in pr-test-builds workflow

🐞 Bug fix

Walkthroughs

Description

• Fixes YAML syntax error in pr-test-builds workflow caused by unindented continuation lines
• Replaces multi-line NOTES variable with printf writing to temp file
• Moves GitHub expression variables into env section for better maintainability
• Uses --notes-file instead of inline --notes parameter

Diagram

flowchart LR
  A["Multi-line NOTES variable<br/>with unindented lines"] -->|Replace with| B["printf to<br/>release-notes.md"]
  C["Inline ${{ }} expressions"] -->|Move to| D["env section variables"]
  B -->|Use| E["--notes-file parameter"]
  D -->|Reference in| F["Shell script"]

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File Changes

1. .github/workflows/pr-test-builds.yml 🐞 Bug fix +14/-15

Refactor YAML syntax and variable handling

• Moved GitHub expression variables (PR_NUMBER, SHORT_SHA, HEX_COUNT, HEAD_SHA, REPO) from inline
 shell script to env section
• Replaced multi-line NOTES variable assignment with printf command that writes to release-notes.md
 file
• Changed gh release create command to use --notes-file instead of --notes with inline variable
• Updated file path from hexes directory reference to hexes/*.hex glob pattern

.github/workflows/pr-test-builds.yml

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