devonfw#512: fix GitHub actions nightly build (devonfw#513)

.github/workflows/check-for-updates.yml

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ on:
     - cron: '0 2 * * *'
 
 jobs:
+  # Checks if new commits since 24 hours of the last call of this workflow were found and adjusts the GITHUB_OUTPUT accordingly
   verify_commit:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
@@ -15,11 +16,12 @@ jobs:
       - id: verify_commit
         run: |
           if git log --since='24 hours ago' --oneline | grep '.'; then
-            echo "::set-output name=RUN_BUILD::true"
+            echo "RUN_BUILD=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           else
-            echo "::set-output name=RUN_BUILD::false"
+            echo "RUN_BUILD=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           fi
 
+  # Starts nightly_build workflow when new commits were found
   trigger_build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: verify_commit

.github/workflows/nightly-build.yml

@@ -88,25 +88,3 @@ jobs:
           SONATYPE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_USERNAME }}
           SONATYPE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_PASSWORD }}
         run: mvn --settings .mvn/settings.xml -DskipTests=true -Darchetype.test.skip=true -Dmaven.install.skip=true -Dgpg.skip=true -Dstyle.color=always -B -ntp -Pdeploy deploy
-
-  check_status:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Check last workflow status
-        id: check_status
-        run: |
-          workflow_filename="nightly-build.yml"
-          last_workflow=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
-            "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/actions/workflows/$workflow_filename/runs?per_page=1" | jq -r '.workflow_runs[0]')
-          conclusion=$(echo $last_workflow | jq -r '.conclusion')
-          echo "conclusion=$conclusion" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-      - name: Print and handle the status
-        run: |
-          echo "The status of the last workflow run is: ${{ env.conclusion }}"
-          if [ "${{ env.conclusion }}" != "success" ]; then
-            echo "The last workflow did not succeed. Failing this workflow."
-            exit 1
-          else
-            echo "The last workflow succeeded. This workflow will succeed."
-          fi