From 6d613ed9af70cf9d91ffa850e0243148d69b6180 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Vladim=C3=ADr=20Chlup?= <vchlup@ibm.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 15:05:03 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 01/21] test: Tweak tomcat_wait_for_n_nodes to run faster when
 nodes are ready

---
 test/includes/common.sh | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/test/includes/common.sh b/test/includes/common.sh
index 1fcbd9bb..b1994522 100644
--- a/test/includes/common.sh
+++ b/test/includes/common.sh
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ tomcat_wait_for_n_nodes() {
         echo "$(date) httpd isn't running or something is VERY wrong"
         exit 1
     fi
-    NBNODES=-1
+    NBNODES=$(curl -s http://localhost:8090/mod_cluster_manager -m 20 | grep "Status: OK" | awk ' { print $3} ' | wc -l)
     i=0
     while [ ${NBNODES} != ${nodes} ]
     do

From 6f18a31dff1a9aa977568e526900712e8574f32e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Vladim=C3=ADr=20Chlup?= <vchlup@ibm.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:43:36 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 02/21] test: Simplify the defaulting of test variables

---
 test/testsuite.sh | 31 ++++++++-----------------------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

diff --git a/test/testsuite.sh b/test/testsuite.sh
index 8ef515e9..181d43ce 100644
--- a/test/testsuite.sh
+++ b/test/testsuite.sh
@@ -4,34 +4,19 @@
 # exits with 2 if httpd container build failed
 # exits with 3 if tomcat container build failed
 
-# configuration of variables
-# if you want tests to pass much faster, decrease these values
-if [ -z ${FOREVER_PAUSE+x} ]; then
-    export FOREVER_PAUSE=3600 # sleep period length during which tomcats are run & stopped
-fi
-if [ -z ${TOMCAT_CYCLE_COUNT+x} ]; then
-    export TOMCAT_CYCLE_COUNT=100 # the number of repetitions of a test cycle
-fi
-if [ -z ${ITERATION_COUNT+x} ]; then
-    export ITERATION_COUNT=50 # the number of iteration of starting/stopping a tomcat
-fi
-if [ -z ${IMG+x} ]; then
-    export IMG=mod_proxy_cluster-testsuite-tomcat
-fi
-if [ -z ${HTTPD_IMG+x} ]; then
-    export HTTPD_IMG=mod_proxy_cluster-testsuite-httpd
-fi
-
 echo "Test parameters are:"
-echo "        FOREVER_PAUSE=$FOREVER_PAUSE"
-echo "        TOMCAT_CYCLE_COUNT=$TOMCAT_CYCLE_COUNT"
-echo "        ITERATION_COUNT=$ITERATION_COUNT"
-echo "        IMG=$IMG"
-echo "        HTTPD_IMG=$HTTPD_IMG"
+echo "        FOREVER_PAUSE=${FOREVER_PAUSE:=3600}"          # sleep period length during which tomcats are run & stopped
+echo "        TOMCAT_CYCLE_COUNT=${TOMCAT_CYCLE_COUNT:=100}" # the number of repetitions of a test cycle
+echo "        ITERATION_COUNT=${ITERATION_COUNT:=50}"        # the number of iteration of starting/stopping a tomcat
+echo "        IMG=${IMG:=mod_proxy_cluster-testsuite-tomcat}"            # tomcat container image
+echo "        HTTPD_IMG=${HTTPD_IMG:=mod_proxy_cluster-testsuite-httpd}" # httpd with mod_proxy_cluster container image
 if [ ! -z ${MPC_CONF+x} ]; then
     echo "        MPC_CONF=$MPC_CONF"
 fi
 echo "        DEBUG=${DEBUG:-Off (undefined)}"
+export FOREVER_PAUSE TOMCAT_CYCLE_COUNT ITERATION_COUNT IMG HTTPD_IMG
+
+>>>>>>> 76f3193 (fix)
 
 if [ ! -d logs ]; then
     mkdir logs

From 24936b042df682fdb3872ad8c2ff5747d4979b54 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Vladim=C3=ADr=20Chlup?= <vchlup@ibm.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:48:05 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 03/21] test: Make mod_proxy_cluster/mod_proxy_balancer tests
 execution conditional

---
 test/testsuite.sh | 88 +++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------
 1 file changed, 46 insertions(+), 42 deletions(-)

diff --git a/test/testsuite.sh b/test/testsuite.sh
index 181d43ce..1c8f2fec 100644
--- a/test/testsuite.sh
+++ b/test/testsuite.sh
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ if [ ! -z ${MPC_CONF+x} ]; then
     echo "        MPC_CONF=$MPC_CONF"
 fi
 echo "        DEBUG=${DEBUG:-Off (undefined)}"
+echo "        MOD_PROXY_CLUSTER_TESTS=${MOD_PROXY_CLUSTER_TESTS:=On}"
+echo "        MOD_PROXY_BALANCER_TESTS=${MOD_PROXY_BALANCER_TESTS:=On}"
 export FOREVER_PAUSE TOMCAT_CYCLE_COUNT ITERATION_COUNT IMG HTTPD_IMG
 
->>>>>>> 76f3193 (fix)
-
 if [ ! -d logs ]; then
     mkdir logs
 fi
@@ -47,48 +47,52 @@ echo " Done"
 
 res=0
 
-# IMG name might include specific version, we have to handle that
-IMG_NOVER=$(echo $IMG | cut -d: -f1)
+if is_enabled "$MOD_PROXY_CLUSTER_TESTS"; then
+    # IMG name might include specific version, we have to handle that
+    IMG_NOVER=$(echo $IMG | cut -d: -f1)
 
-for tomcat_version in "9.0" "10.1" "11.0"
-do
-    IMG="$IMG_NOVER:$tomcat_version" tomcat_create $tomcat_version > /dev/null 2>&1 || exit 3
-    IMG="$IMG_NOVER:$tomcat_version" run_test basetests.sh "Basic tests with tomcat $tomcat_version"
-    res=$(expr $res + $?)
-done
-run_test hangingtests.sh            "Hanging tests"
-res=$(expr $res + $?)
-run_test maintests.sh               "Main tests"
-res=$(expr $res + $?)
-run_test websocket/basic.sh         "Websocket tests"
-res=$(expr $res + $?)
-run_test usealias/testit.sh         "UseAlias"
-res=$(expr $res + $?)
-run_test MODCLUSTER-640/testit.sh   "MODCLUSTER-640"
-res=$(expr $res + $?)
-run_test MODCLUSTER-734/testit.sh   "MODCLUSTER-734"
-res=$(expr $res + $?)
-run_test MODCLUSTER-736/testit.sh   "MODCLUSTER-736"
-res=$(expr $res + $?)
-run_test MODCLUSTER-755/testit.sh   "MODCLUSTER-755"
-res=$(expr $res + $?)
-run_test MODCLUSTER-785/testit.sh   "MODCLUSTER-785"
-res=$(expr $res + $?)
-run_test MODCLUSTER-794/testit.sh   "MODCLUSTER-794"
-res=$(expr $res + $?)
+    for tomcat_version in "9.0" "10.1" "11.0"
+    do
+        IMG="$IMG_NOVER:$tomcat_version" tomcat_create $tomcat_version > /dev/null 2>&1 || exit 3
+        IMG="$IMG_NOVER:$tomcat_version" run_test basetests.sh "Basic tests with tomcat $tomcat_version"
+        res=$(expr $res + $?)
+    done
+    run_test hangingtests.sh            "Hanging tests"
+    res=$(expr $res + $?)
+    run_test maintests.sh               "Main tests"
+    res=$(expr $res + $?)
+    run_test websocket/basic.sh         "Websocket tests"
+    res=$(expr $res + $?)
+    run_test usealias/testit.sh         "UseAlias"
+    res=$(expr $res + $?)
+    run_test MODCLUSTER-640/testit.sh   "MODCLUSTER-640"
+    res=$(expr $res + $?)
+    run_test MODCLUSTER-734/testit.sh   "MODCLUSTER-734"
+    res=$(expr $res + $?)
+    run_test MODCLUSTER-736/testit.sh   "MODCLUSTER-736"
+    res=$(expr $res + $?)
+    run_test MODCLUSTER-755/testit.sh   "MODCLUSTER-755"
+    res=$(expr $res + $?)
+    run_test MODCLUSTER-785/testit.sh   "MODCLUSTER-785"
+    res=$(expr $res + $?)
+    run_test MODCLUSTER-794/testit.sh   "MODCLUSTER-794"
+    res=$(expr $res + $?)
+fi
 
-MPC_CONF=httpd/mod_lbmethod_cluster.conf run_test basetests.sh "Basic tests with mod_proxy_balancer"
-res=$(expr $res + $?)
-MPC_CONF=MODCLUSTER-640/mod_lbmethod_cluster.conf run_test MODCLUSTER-640/testit.sh   "MODCLUSTER-640 with mod_proxy_balancer"
-res=$(expr $res + $?)
-MPC_CONF=MODCLUSTER-734/mod_lbmethod_cluster.conf run_test MODCLUSTER-734/testit.sh   "MODCLUSTER-734 with mod_proxy_balancer"
-res=$(expr $res + $?)
-MPC_CONF=httpd/mod_lbmethod_cluster.conf run_test MODCLUSTER-755/testit.sh   "MODCLUSTER-755 with mod_proxy_balancer"
-res=$(expr $res + $?)
-MPC_CONF=MODCLUSTER-785/mod_lbmethod_cluster.conf run_test MODCLUSTER-785/testit.sh   "MODCLUSTER-785 with mod_proxy_balancer"
-res=$(expr $res + $?)
-MPC_CONF=MODCLUSTER-794/mod_lbmethod_cluster.conf run_test MODCLUSTER-794/testit.sh   "MODCLUSTER-794 with mod_proxy_balancer"
-res=$(expr $res + $?)
+if is_enabled "$MOD_PROXY_BALANCER_TESTS"; then
+    MPC_CONF=httpd/mod_lbmethod_cluster.conf run_test basetests.sh "Basic tests with mod_proxy_balancer"
+    res=$(expr $res + $?)
+    MPC_CONF=MODCLUSTER-640/mod_lbmethod_cluster.conf run_test MODCLUSTER-640/testit.sh   "MODCLUSTER-640 with mod_proxy_balancer"
+    res=$(expr $res + $?)
+    MPC_CONF=MODCLUSTER-734/mod_lbmethod_cluster.conf run_test MODCLUSTER-734/testit.sh   "MODCLUSTER-734 with mod_proxy_balancer"
+    res=$(expr $res + $?)
+    MPC_CONF=httpd/mod_lbmethod_cluster.conf run_test MODCLUSTER-755/testit.sh   "MODCLUSTER-755 with mod_proxy_balancer"
+    res=$(expr $res + $?)
+    MPC_CONF=MODCLUSTER-785/mod_lbmethod_cluster.conf run_test MODCLUSTER-785/testit.sh   "MODCLUSTER-785 with mod_proxy_balancer"
+    res=$(expr $res + $?)
+    MPC_CONF=MODCLUSTER-794/mod_lbmethod_cluster.conf run_test MODCLUSTER-794/testit.sh   "MODCLUSTER-794 with mod_proxy_balancer"
+    res=$(expr $res + $?)
+fi
 
 echo -n "Cleaning containers if any..."
 httpd_remove   > /dev/null 2>&1

From aa8d386053dbf6744c99113255067f17d24ed6f2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Vladim=C3=ADr=20Chlup?= <vchlup@ibm.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 17:14:49 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 04/21] ci: Separate mod_proxy_cluster and mod_proxy_balancer
 tests into two jobs

---
 .github/workflows/ci.yml | 21 +++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index d981f5e4..85b562ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@ on:
       debug:
         description: "Test logs are generated when on"
         type: choice
-        options:
-          - "on"
-          - "off"
+        options: [ "on", "off" ]
         default: "on"
 
       forever-pause:
@@ -37,6 +35,18 @@ on:
         type: number
         default: 2
 
+      mod_proxy_cluster:
+        description: "mod_proxy_cluster tests are executed"
+        type: choice
+        options: [ "on", "off" ]
+        default: "on"
+
+      balancer:
+        description: "mod_proxy_balancer tests are executed"
+        type: choice
+        options: [ "on", "off" ]
+        default: "on"
+
 jobs:
 
   cmake-fedora-latest:
@@ -298,6 +308,7 @@ jobs:
         fail-fast: false
         matrix:
               os: [ ubuntu-latest, ubuntu-24.04-arm ]
+              suite: [ mod_proxy_cluster, mod_proxy_balancer ]
     env:
       IMG: local-tomcat
       HTTPD_IMG: local-httpd
@@ -305,6 +316,8 @@ jobs:
       FOREVER_PAUSE: ${{ inputs.forever-pause || 100 }}
       ITERATION_COUNT: ${{ inputs.iteration-count || 2 }}
       TOMCAT_CYCLE_COUNT: ${{ inputs.tomcat-cycle-count || 2 }}
+      MOD_PROXY_CLUSTER_TESTS:  ${{ matrix.suite == 'mod_proxy_cluster'  && (inputs.mod_proxy_cluster || 'on') || 'off' }}
+      MOD_PROXY_BALANCER_TESTS: ${{ matrix.suite == 'mod_proxy_balancer' && (inputs.balancer          || 'on') || 'off' }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
@@ -338,7 +351,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
         if: ${{ env.DEBUG == 'on' }}
         with:
-          name: Test logs ${{ matrix.os }}
+          name: Test logs ${{ matrix.os }} ${{ matrix.suite }}
           path: |
             test/logs/*
           retention-days: 7

From 40fe84e6c984e2b9fc8b699171b4cd890eb04f2b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Vladim=C3=ADr=20Chlup?= <vchlup@ibm.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:11:13 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 05/21] test: Run Base mod_proxy_balancer tests with multiple
 tomcat versions too

---
 test/testsuite.sh | 21 ++++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/test/testsuite.sh b/test/testsuite.sh
index 1c8f2fec..7c9bd09a 100644
--- a/test/testsuite.sh
+++ b/test/testsuite.sh
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ else
      httpd_create  > /dev/null 2>&1 || exit 2
      tomcat_create > /dev/null 2>&1 || exit 3
 fi
+# create all main tomcat versions for Base tests
+## IMG name might include specific version, we have to handle that
+IMG_NOVER=$(echo $IMG | cut -d: -f1)
+for tomcat_version in "9.0" "10.1" "11.0"
+do
+    IMG="$IMG_NOVER:$tomcat_version" tomcat_create $tomcat_version > /dev/null 2>&1 || exit 3
+done
+
 echo " Done"
 
 # clean everything at first
@@ -48,12 +56,8 @@ echo " Done"
 res=0
 
 if is_enabled "$MOD_PROXY_CLUSTER_TESTS"; then
-    # IMG name might include specific version, we have to handle that
-    IMG_NOVER=$(echo $IMG | cut -d: -f1)
-
     for tomcat_version in "9.0" "10.1" "11.0"
     do
-        IMG="$IMG_NOVER:$tomcat_version" tomcat_create $tomcat_version > /dev/null 2>&1 || exit 3
         IMG="$IMG_NOVER:$tomcat_version" run_test basetests.sh "Basic tests with tomcat $tomcat_version"
         res=$(expr $res + $?)
     done
@@ -80,13 +84,16 @@ if is_enabled "$MOD_PROXY_CLUSTER_TESTS"; then
 fi
 
 if is_enabled "$MOD_PROXY_BALANCER_TESTS"; then
-    MPC_CONF=httpd/mod_lbmethod_cluster.conf run_test basetests.sh "Basic tests with mod_proxy_balancer"
-    res=$(expr $res + $?)
+    for tomcat_version in "9.0" "10.1" "11.0"
+    do
+        IMG="$IMG_NOVER:$tomcat_version" MPC_CONF=httpd/mod_lbmethod_cluster.conf run_test basetests.sh "Basic tests with mod_proxy_balancer and tomcat $tomcat_version"
+        res=$(expr $res + $?)
+    done
     MPC_CONF=MODCLUSTER-640/mod_lbmethod_cluster.conf run_test MODCLUSTER-640/testit.sh   "MODCLUSTER-640 with mod_proxy_balancer"
     res=$(expr $res + $?)
     MPC_CONF=MODCLUSTER-734/mod_lbmethod_cluster.conf run_test MODCLUSTER-734/testit.sh   "MODCLUSTER-734 with mod_proxy_balancer"
     res=$(expr $res + $?)
-    MPC_CONF=httpd/mod_lbmethod_cluster.conf run_test MODCLUSTER-755/testit.sh   "MODCLUSTER-755 with mod_proxy_balancer"
+    MPC_CONF=httpd/mod_lbmethod_cluster.conf run_test MODCLUSTER-755/testit.sh            "MODCLUSTER-755 with mod_proxy_balancer"
     res=$(expr $res + $?)
     MPC_CONF=MODCLUSTER-785/mod_lbmethod_cluster.conf run_test MODCLUSTER-785/testit.sh   "MODCLUSTER-785 with mod_proxy_balancer"
     res=$(expr $res + $?)

From 7c5e86cad100c293dccb34b0d8bf96232f797015 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Vladim=C3=ADr=20Chlup?= <vchlup@ibm.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:05:37 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 06/21] test: Make run_test format wider

---
 test/includes/common.sh | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/test/includes/common.sh b/test/includes/common.sh
index b1994522..4f73c072 100644
--- a/test/includes/common.sh
+++ b/test/includes/common.sh
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ MPC_NAME=${MPC_NAME:-httpd-mod_proxy_cluster}
 run_test() {
     local ret=0
     if [ ! -z "$2" ]; then
-        printf "Running %-42s ..." "$2"
+        printf "Running %-64s ..." "$2"
     else
-        printf "Running %-42s ..." "$1"
+        printf "Running %-64s ..." "$1"
     fi
     if is_enabled "$DEBUG"; then
         sh $1 > "logs/${2:-$1}.log" 2>&1

From 36d80faa0e3235da14eefeeab2cb4c98ceab30f0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Vladim=C3=ADr=20Chlup?= <vchlup@ibm.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:48:05 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 07/21] test: Make mod_proxy_cluster/mod_proxy_balancer tests
 execution conditional

---
 test/testsuite.sh | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/test/testsuite.sh b/test/testsuite.sh
index 7c9bd09a..9bda3242 100644
--- a/test/testsuite.sh
+++ b/test/testsuite.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ echo "        MOD_PROXY_CLUSTER_TESTS=${MOD_PROXY_CLUSTER_TESTS:=On}"
 echo "        MOD_PROXY_BALANCER_TESTS=${MOD_PROXY_BALANCER_TESTS:=On}"
 export FOREVER_PAUSE TOMCAT_CYCLE_COUNT ITERATION_COUNT IMG HTTPD_IMG
 
+
 if [ ! -d logs ]; then
     mkdir logs
 fi

From e1b5960699972272841d504c5bc4eb56061e2129 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Vladim=C3=ADr=20Chlup?= <vchlup@ibm.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:48:29 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 08/21] test: Separate container creation, allow to skip it

---
 test/includes/common.sh | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 test/testsuite.sh       | 38 +++++++++++++++++++-------------------
 2 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/test/includes/common.sh b/test/includes/common.sh
index 4f73c072..63a83c10 100644
--- a/test/includes/common.sh
+++ b/test/includes/common.sh
@@ -47,6 +47,24 @@ is_enabled() {
     return 0
 }
 
+test_create_all_containers() {
+    if is_enabled "$DEBUG"; then
+         httpd_create  || exit 2
+         tomcat_create || exit 3
+    else
+         httpd_create  > /dev/null 2>&1 || exit 2
+         tomcat_create > /dev/null 2>&1 || exit 3
+    fi
+    # create all main tomcat versions for Base tests
+    ## IMG name might include specific version, we have to handle that
+    IMG_NOVER=$(echo $IMG | cut -d: -f1)
+    for tomcat_version in "9.0" "10.1" "11.0"
+    do
+        IMG="$IMG_NOVER:$tomcat_version" tomcat_create $tomcat_version > /dev/null 2>&1 || exit 3
+    done
+}
+
+
 #####################################################
 ### H T T P D   H E L P E R   F U N C T I O N S   ###
 #####################################################
diff --git a/test/testsuite.sh b/test/testsuite.sh
index 9bda3242..24b0b951 100644
--- a/test/testsuite.sh
+++ b/test/testsuite.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ fi
 echo "        DEBUG=${DEBUG:-Off (undefined)}"
 echo "        MOD_PROXY_CLUSTER_TESTS=${MOD_PROXY_CLUSTER_TESTS:=On}"
 echo "        MOD_PROXY_BALANCER_TESTS=${MOD_PROXY_BALANCER_TESTS:=On}"
+echo "        SKIP_CONTAINER_CREATION=${SKIP_CONTAINER_CREATION:=Off}"
 export FOREVER_PAUSE TOMCAT_CYCLE_COUNT ITERATION_COUNT IMG HTTPD_IMG
 
 
@@ -25,28 +26,27 @@ fi
 
 . includes/common.sh
 
-if [ ! -d tomcat/target ]; then
-    echo "Missing dependencies. Please run setup-dependencies.sh and then try again"
-    exit 4 
-fi
+IMG_NOVER=$(echo $IMG | cut -d: -f1)
 
-echo -n "Creating docker containers..."
-if is_enabled "$DEBUG"; then
-     httpd_create  || exit 2
-     tomcat_create || exit 3
+if is_enabled "$SKIP_CONTAINER_CREATION"; then
+    # let's just check all the containers are present
+    for tomcat_image in "$IMG_NOVER:latest" "$IMG_NOVER:9.0" "$IMG_NOVER:10.1" "$IMG_NOVER:11.0"
+    do
+        if ! docker image inspect $tomcat_image > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "tomcat image $tomcat_image is missing"
+            exit 3
+        fi
+    done
+    if ! docker image inspect $HTTPD_IMG > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+        echo "httpd image $HTTPD_IMG is missing"
+        exit 2
+    fi
 else
-     httpd_create  > /dev/null 2>&1 || exit 2
-     tomcat_create > /dev/null 2>&1 || exit 3
+    # create all containers
+    echo "Creating docker containers..."
+    test_create_all_containers
+    echo "Done"
 fi
-# create all main tomcat versions for Base tests
-## IMG name might include specific version, we have to handle that
-IMG_NOVER=$(echo $IMG | cut -d: -f1)
-for tomcat_version in "9.0" "10.1" "11.0"
-do
-    IMG="$IMG_NOVER:$tomcat_version" tomcat_create $tomcat_version > /dev/null 2>&1 || exit 3
-done
-
-echo " Done"
 
 # clean everything at first
 echo -n "Cleaning possibly running containers..."

From 75f4fab416846ecac2c76bd1a1fb4a282d75ccd7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Vladim=C3=ADr=20Chlup?= <vchlup@ibm.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:17:13 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 09/21] ci: Rework the CI, build dependencies once then share

Also have one job to gather and evaluate tests as needed
---
 .github/workflows/ci.yml | 118 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 101 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 85b562ca..1b6a2dfb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -115,17 +115,17 @@ jobs:
           } > Containerfile
           podman build .
 
-  clang-format-style-check:
+  clang-style-checks:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           path: mod_proxy_cluster
-      - name: Install clang-format
+      - name: Install clang-format and clang-tidy
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y clang-format
+          sudo apt-get install -y clang-format clang-tidy apache2-dev
       - name: Check styles
         run: |
           code=0
@@ -142,18 +142,6 @@ jobs:
             rm diff.txt || true # we don't fail if the file does not exist
           done;
           exit $code
-
-  clang-tidy-naming-check:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
-        with:
-          path: mod_proxy_cluster
-      - name: Install clang-tidy
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y clang-tidy apache2-dev
       - name: Check naming conventions
         run: |
           code=0
@@ -171,6 +159,7 @@ jobs:
           done
           exit $code
 
+
   make-httpd-maintainer-mode:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
@@ -302,8 +291,61 @@ jobs:
           path: C:\Apache24\logs\
           retention-days: 7
 
+  # Both testsuites run against this one image, so that they exercise the very same
+  # binaries and the coverage they gather can be merged (see the merged-coverage job).
+  build-test-containers:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+        fail-fast: false
+        matrix:
+            os: [ ubuntu-latest, ubuntu-24.04-arm ]
+    env:
+      IMG: local-tomcat
+      HTTPD_IMG: local-httpd
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - name: Set up JDK 17
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v5
+        with:
+          distribution: temurin
+          java-version: 17
+      - name: Setup dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update -y
+          sudo apt-get install -y podman-docker maven git curl iproute2 wcstools zstd
+          sudo touch /etc/containers/nodocker
+          cd test
+          sh setup-dependencies.sh
+      - name: Build the test images
+        run: |
+          cd test
+          . includes/common.sh
+          test_create_all_containers
+          for img in $(docker image ls --format "{{.Repository}}:{{.Tag}}" | sed 's|^localhost/||'); do
+            if [[ "$img" != "$IMG"* ]] && [[ "$img" != "$HTTPD_IMG"* ]]; then continue; fi
+            echo "Saving $img image"
+            docker save $img | zstd -T0 -o /tmp/$(echo $img | sed 's|:|-|').tar.zst
+          done
+      - name: Preserve the test images
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
+        with:
+          name: test-containers-${{ matrix.os }}
+          path: /tmp/*.tar.zst
+          retention-days: 1
+      # the tests themselves need these, they don't run setup-dependencies.sh
+      - name: Preserve the test dependencies
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
+        with:
+          name: test-dependencies-${{ matrix.os }}
+          path: |
+            test/websocket/websocket-hello-0.0.1.war
+            test/includes/target/test-1.0.jar
+          retention-days: 1
+
   tests:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    needs: build-test-containers
     strategy:
         fail-fast: false
         matrix:
@@ -318,6 +360,7 @@ jobs:
       TOMCAT_CYCLE_COUNT: ${{ inputs.tomcat-cycle-count || 2 }}
       MOD_PROXY_CLUSTER_TESTS:  ${{ matrix.suite == 'mod_proxy_cluster'  && (inputs.mod_proxy_cluster || 'on') || 'off' }}
       MOD_PROXY_BALANCER_TESTS: ${{ matrix.suite == 'mod_proxy_balancer' && (inputs.balancer          || 'on') || 'off' }}
+      SKIP_CONTAINER_CREATION: 'on'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
@@ -329,7 +372,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update -y
-          sudo apt-get install -y podman-docker maven git curl iproute2 wcstools
+          sudo apt-get install -y podman-docker maven git curl iproute2 wcstools zstd
           sudo touch /etc/containers/nodocker
           cd test
           sh setup-dependencies.sh
@@ -343,13 +386,30 @@ jobs:
           [engine]
           events_logger = "file"
           EOF
+      - name: Get the test images built
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+        with:
+          name: test-containers-${{ matrix.os }}
+          path: /tmp
+      - name: Load the test images
+        run: |
+          cd /tmp
+          for img in $(ls *.tar.zst); do
+            echo "Loading $img image"
+            zstd -dc $img | docker load
+          done
+      - name: Get the test dependencies built
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+        with:
+          name: test-dependencies-${{ matrix.os }}
+          path: test
       - name: Run testsuite
         run: |
           cd test
           sh testsuite.sh
       - name: Preserve test logs
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
-        if: ${{ env.DEBUG == 'on' }}
+        if: ${{ !cancelled() && env.DEBUG == 'on' }}
         with:
           name: Test logs ${{ matrix.os }} ${{ matrix.suite }}
           path: |
@@ -416,3 +476,27 @@ jobs:
           name: Doxygen docs
           path: doxygen-out/html/*
           retention-days: 30
+
+  gather-results:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # make-with-httpd-trunk is in there transitively through perl tests 
+    needs: [ tests, perl-tests, clang-style-checks, cmake-fedora-latest, make-httpd-maintainer-mode, make-fedora-latest, doxygen, cmake-windows-latest ]
+    steps:
+      - name: Get all the test logs
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+        with:
+          pattern: '*logs*'
+      # now delete the obtained archives and make a new one containing all the logs
+      - name: Delete all the logs we got
+        uses: geekyeggo/delete-artifact@v6
+        with:
+          name: '*logs*'
+          failOnError: false
+      - name: Bundle the logs together
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
+        if: always()
+        with:
+          name: Test logs
+          path: '*logs*'
+          retention-days: 7
+

From 18b9f6f95b765875ad8db6a1d563f9cc266decdf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Vladim=C3=ADr=20Chlup?= <vchlup@ibm.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2026 09:49:25 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 10/21] ci: Drop the setup-dependencies call from tests

---
 .github/workflows/ci.yml | 11 +++--------
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1b6a2dfb..1362cc90 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -364,18 +364,13 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
-      - name: Set up JDK 17
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v5
-        with:
-          distribution: temurin
-          java-version: 17
       - name: Setup dependencies
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update -y
-          sudo apt-get install -y podman-docker maven git curl iproute2 wcstools zstd
+          sudo apt-get install -y podman-docker git curl iproute2 wcstools zstd
           sudo touch /etc/containers/nodocker
-          cd test
-          sh setup-dependencies.sh
+          # create the network (usually done by setup-dependencies.sh
+          docker network create mod_proxy_cluster_testsuite_net > /dev/null 2>&1 || true
       - name: Configure Podman logging driver
         run: |
           mkdir -p ~/.config/containers

From b70a1d8b4a53475726b709f27a82ea5df2743074 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Vladim=C3=ADr=20Chlup?= <vchlup@ibm.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2026 09:50:30 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 11/21] test: Run setup-dependencies.sh only when containers
 are created

---
 test/testsuite.sh | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/test/testsuite.sh b/test/testsuite.sh
index 24b0b951..28349f4d 100644
--- a/test/testsuite.sh
+++ b/test/testsuite.sh
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ if is_enabled "$SKIP_CONTAINER_CREATION"; then
     fi
 else
     # create all containers
+    if [ ! -d tomcat/target ]; then
+        echo "Missing dependencies. Please run setup-dependencies.sh and then try again"
+        exit 4 
+    fi
+
     echo "Creating docker containers..."
     test_create_all_containers
     echo "Done"

From 6a8abf0037942777a8b7388ed8e88af333dd3c8e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Vladim=C3=ADr=20Chlup?= <vchlup@ibm.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2026 18:35:50 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 12/21] ci: Separate Hanging tests and MODCLUSTER-736 from the
 rest

---
 .github/workflows/ci.yml | 97 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 85 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1362cc90..13ca7d2b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -343,6 +343,76 @@ jobs:
             test/includes/target/test-1.0.jar
           retention-days: 1
 
+  test-extra:
+    name: test-extra (${{ matrix.os }}, ${{ matrix.test.name }})
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    needs: build-test-containers
+    strategy:
+        fail-fast: false
+        matrix:
+              os: [ ubuntu-latest, ubuntu-24.04-arm ]
+              # these tests take a lot of time, that's why we keep them separate
+              test:
+                - name: MODCLUSTER-736
+                  script: MODCLUSTER-736/testit.sh
+
+                - name: Hanging tests
+                  script: hangingtests.sh
+    env:
+      IMG: local-tomcat
+      HTTPD_IMG: local-httpd
+      DEBUG: ${{ inputs.debug || 'on' }}
+      FOREVER_PAUSE: ${{ inputs.forever-pause || 100 }}
+      ITERATION_COUNT: ${{ inputs.iteration-count || 2 }}
+      TOMCAT_CYCLE_COUNT: ${{ inputs.tomcat-cycle-count || 2 }}
+      SKIP_CONTAINER_CREATION: 'on'
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - name: Setup dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update -y
+          sudo apt-get install -y podman-docker git curl iproute2 wcstools zstd
+          sudo touch /etc/containers/nodocker
+          # create the network (usually done by setup-dependencies.sh
+          docker network create mod_proxy_cluster_testsuite_net > /dev/null 2>&1 || true
+      - name: Configure Podman logging driver
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p ~/.config/containers
+          cat <<EOF > ~/.config/containers/containers.conf
+          [containers]
+          log_driver = "k8s-file"
+
+          [engine]
+          events_logger = "file"
+          EOF
+      - name: Get the test images built
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
+        with:
+          name: test-containers-${{ matrix.os }}
+          path: /tmp
+      - name: Load the test images
+        run: |
+          cd /tmp
+          for img in $(ls *.tar.zst); do
+            echo "Loading $img image"
+            zstd -dc $img | docker load
+          done
+      - name: Run ${{ matrix.test.name }}
+        run: |
+          cd test
+          mkdir logs
+          . includes/common.sh
+          run_test "${{ matrix.test.script }}" "${{ matrix.test.name }}"
+      - name: Preserve test logs
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
+        if: ${{ !cancelled() && env.DEBUG == 'on' }}
+        with:
+          name: ${{ matrix.test.name }} logs ${{ matrix.os }}
+          path: |
+            test/logs/*
+          retention-days: 7
+
   tests:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     needs: build-test-containers
@@ -398,6 +468,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: test-dependencies-${{ matrix.os }}
           path: test
+      - name: Disable MODCLUSTER-736 and Hanging tests
+        run: |
+          cd test
+          sed -i '/MODCLUSTER-736/s|^|#|' testsuite.sh
+          sed -i '/Hanging tests/s|^|#|'  testsuite.sh
       - name: Run testsuite
         run: |
           cd test
@@ -475,23 +550,21 @@ jobs:
   gather-results:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     # make-with-httpd-trunk is in there transitively through perl tests 
-    needs: [ tests, perl-tests, clang-style-checks, cmake-fedora-latest, make-httpd-maintainer-mode, make-fedora-latest, doxygen, cmake-windows-latest ]
+    needs: [ tests, perl-tests, clang-style-checks, cmake-fedora-latest, make-httpd-maintainer-mode, make-fedora-latest, doxygen, cmake-windows-latest, test-extra ]
     steps:
-      - name: Get all the test logs
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
-        with:
-          pattern: '*logs*'
-      # now delete the obtained archives and make a new one containing all the logs
-      - name: Delete all the logs we got
+      - name: Delete all the containers/dependencies we no longer need
         uses: geekyeggo/delete-artifact@v6
         with:
-          name: '*logs*'
+          name: |
+            test-containers*
+            test-dependencies*
           failOnError: false
-      - name: Bundle the logs together
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
-        if: always()
+      - name: Merge all the logs
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact/merge@v6
         with:
           name: Test logs
-          path: '*logs*'
+          pattern: '*logs*'
+          separate-directories: true
+          delete-merged: true
           retention-days: 7
 

From 42017a4cd723374d1d78dd5d99bf1bc0e27e252f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Vladim=C3=ADr=20Chlup?= <vchlup@ibm.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2026 09:03:27 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 13/21] test: Use $((...)) instead of expr

`expr` returns 1 (a failure) when the result is 0 which may lead to
some failures even though nothing bad happenned (see testsuite.sh)
---
 test/MODCLUSTER-736/testit.sh | 10 +++++-----
 test/MODCLUSTER-755/testit.sh |  6 +++---
 test/MODCLUSTER-785/testit.sh |  4 ++--
 test/basetests.sh             |  2 +-
 test/includes/common.sh       | 14 +++++++-------
 test/maintests.sh             |  6 +++---
 test/testsuite.sh             | 34 +++++++++++++++++-----------------
 7 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)

diff --git a/test/MODCLUSTER-736/testit.sh b/test/MODCLUSTER-736/testit.sh
index d2248669..f25bb854 100644
--- a/test/MODCLUSTER-736/testit.sh
+++ b/test/MODCLUSTER-736/testit.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ runtomcatbatch() {
       MPC_NAME=MODCLUSTER-736 tomcat_start $i
     done
 
-    tomcat_count=$(expr 3 + 11 - $t)
+    tomcat_count=$(( 3 + 11 - $t ))
     tomcat_wait_for_n_nodes $tomcat_count || exit 1
     for i in $(seq $t 10);
     do
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ singlecycle() {
             echo "Timeout: tomcat$1 is not ready"
             exit 1
         fi
-        i=$(expr $i + 1)
+        i=$(( $i + 1 ))
         sleep 1
     done
     echo "Testing(0) tomcat$1 started"
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ singlecycle() {
             echo "Timeout: webapp on tomcat$1 is not ready after 300 seconds"
             exit 1
         fi
-        i=$(expr $i + 1)
+        i=$(( $i + 1 ))
         sleep 1
     done
     echo "Testing(1) tomcat$1"
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ singlecycle() {
             echo "Timeout: webapp is still present on tomcat$1 after 300 seconds"
             exit 1
         fi
-        i=$(expr $i + 1)
+        i=$(( $i + 1 ))
         sleep 1
     done
     tomcat_remove $1 || exit 1
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ runmodcluster736() {
     runmodcluster736=0
     while true
     do
-        runmodcluster736=$(expr $runmodcluster736 + 1)
+        runmodcluster736=$(( $runmodcluster736 + 1 ))
         if [ $runmodcluster736 -gt 2 ]; then
             echo "Looks OK, runmodcluster736 stopping!"
             break
diff --git a/test/MODCLUSTER-755/testit.sh b/test/MODCLUSTER-755/testit.sh
index 9fe7c726..f9aae7cc 100755
--- a/test/MODCLUSTER-755/testit.sh
+++ b/test/MODCLUSTER-755/testit.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ if [ "x$USE_MULTI_APP" = "xtrue" ]; then
   echo "The webapp are going to be 1-9000/2-9000 until count (1-9499/2-9499)"
 fi
 
-for i in $(seq 9000 $(expr 9000 + $NODE_COUNT - 1))
+for i in $(seq 9000 $(( 9000 + $NODE_COUNT - 1 )))
 do
    curl $HTTPD -H "User-Agent: ClusterListener/1.0" -X CONFIG --data "JVMRoute=appserver$i&Host=127.0.0.1&Maxattempts=1&Port=$i&StickySessionForce=No&Timeout=20&Type=ajp&ping=20"
    curl $HTTPD -H "User-Agent: ClusterListener/1.0" -X STATUS --data "JVMRoute=appserver$i&Load=100"
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ done
 i=0
 while [ true ]
 do
-   for i in $(seq 9000 $(expr 9000 + $NODE_COUNT - 1))
+   for i in $(seq 9000 $(( 9000 + $NODE_COUNT - 1 )))
    do
       curl $HTTPD -H "User-Agent: ClusterListener/1.0" -X STATUS --data "JVMRoute=appserver$i&Load=100"
       if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ do
       fi
    done
    sleep 10
-   i=$(expr $i + 1)
+   i=$(( $i + 1 ))
    if [ $i -gt 100 ]; then
       break
    fi
diff --git a/test/MODCLUSTER-785/testit.sh b/test/MODCLUSTER-785/testit.sh
index f6dbf214..9871b2b2 100755
--- a/test/MODCLUSTER-785/testit.sh
+++ b/test/MODCLUSTER-785/testit.sh
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ do
   if [ ${http_code} = 200 ]; then
     break
   fi
-  i=$(expr $i + 1)
+  i=$(( $i + 1 ))
   if [ $i -gt 60 ]; then
     break
   fi
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ do
     echo "MODCLUSTER-785 Failed! return 503"
     exit 1
   fi
-  i=$(expr $i + 1)
+  i=$(( $i + 1 ))
   if [ $i -gt 60 ]; then
     break
   fi
diff --git a/test/basetests.sh b/test/basetests.sh
index 3ea5e1fc..fdd36154 100644
--- a/test/basetests.sh
+++ b/test/basetests.sh
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ do
    tomcat_shutdown 1
    tomcat_wait_for_n_nodes 0 || exit 1
    tomcat_remove 1
-   iter=$(expr $iter + 1)
+   iter=$(( $iter + 1 ))
 done
 
 tomcat_all_remove
diff --git a/test/includes/common.sh b/test/includes/common.sh
index 63a83c10..9258289b 100644
--- a/test/includes/common.sh
+++ b/test/includes/common.sh
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ httpd_wait_until_ready() {
     curl -m 20 localhost:8090 > /dev/null 2>&1
     while [ $? != 0 ];
     do
-        i=$(expr $i + 1)
+        i=$(( $i + 1 ))
         if [ $i -gt 20 ]; then
             echo "$(date) Failed to run httpd container"
             exit 1;
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ tomcat_start() {
         exit 1
     fi
 
-    local DEFAULT_OFFSET=$(expr $1 - 1)
-    local shutport=$(expr ${SHUTDOWN_PORT:-8005} + $DEFAULT_OFFSET)
+    local DEFAULT_OFFSET=$(( $1 - 1 ))
+    local shutport=$(( ${SHUTDOWN_PORT:-8005} + $DEFAULT_OFFSET ))
 
     echo "$(date) Starting tomcat$1"
     nohup docker run --network=mod_proxy_cluster_testsuite_net \
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ tomcat_wait_for_n_nodes() {
         NBNODES=$(curl -s http://localhost:8090/mod_cluster_manager -m 20 | grep "Status: OK" | awk ' { print $3} ' | wc -l)
         sleep 10
         echo "$(date) Waiting for $nodes node to be ready (nodes ready: $NBNODES)"
-        i=$(expr $i + 1)
+        i=$(( $i + 1 ))
         if [ $i -gt 60 ]; then
             echo "($date) Timeout! There are not $nodes nodes but $NBNODES instead"
             exit 1
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ tomcat_shutdown() {
     fi
 
     echo "$(date) shutting down tomcat$1"
-    echo "SHUTDOWN" | nc localhost $(expr ${SHUTDOWN_PORT:-8005} + $1 - 1)
+    echo "SHUTDOWN" | nc localhost $(( ${SHUTDOWN_PORT:-8005} + $1 - 1 ))
 }
 
 # Remove the docker image tomcat$1
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ tomcat_all_run_ab() {
     while true
     do
         tomcat_run_ab $tc || exit 1
-        tc=$(expr $tc + 1)
+        tc=$(( $tc + 1 ))
         if [ $tc -gt $1 ]; then
             echo "$(date) abtomcats: Done!"
             break
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ tomcat_all_test_app() {
     while true
     do
         tomcat_test_app $tc || exit 1
-        tc=$(expr $tc + 1)
+        tc=$(( $tc + 1 ))
         if [ $tc -gt $1 ]; then
             echo "$(date) tomcat_tests $tc Done!"
             break
diff --git a/test/maintests.sh b/test/maintests.sh
index b909bbd4..fd67da8f 100644
--- a/test/maintests.sh
+++ b/test/maintests.sh
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ while [ "${NODE}" = "${NEWNODE}" ]
 do
   NEWCO=$(curl -v http://localhost:8090/testapp/test.jsp -m 20 -o /dev/null 2>&1 | grep Set-Cookie | awk '{ print $3 } ' | sed 's:;::')
   NEWNODE=$(echo ${NEWCO} | awk -F = '{ print $2 }' | awk -F . '{ print $2 }')
-  i=$(expr $i + 1)
+  i=$(( $i + 1 ))
   if [ $i -gt 40 ]; then
     echo "Can't find the 2 webapps"
     exit 1
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ echotestlabel "sticky: stopping one node and doing requests..."
 NODE=$(echo ${NEWCO} | awk -F = '{ print $2 }' | awk -F . '{ print $2 }')
 echo $NODE
 PORT=$(curl http://localhost:8090/mod_cluster_manager -m 20 | grep Node | grep $NODE | sed 's:)::' | awk -F : '{ print $3 } ')
-NUMBER=$(expr ${PORT} - 8080 + 1)
+NUMBER=$(( ${PORT} - 8080 + 1 ))
 CODE="200"
 i=0
 while [ "$CODE" = "200" ]
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ do
     # We're going to kill instead of removal because kill only tomcat proc (keeps the container in DNS)
     tomcat_kill $NUMBER
   fi
-  i=$(expr $i + 1)
+  i=$(( $i + 1 ))
 done
 if [ ${CODE} != "200" ]; then
   echo "Something was wrong... got: ${CODE}"
diff --git a/test/testsuite.sh b/test/testsuite.sh
index 28349f4d..6fa45de6 100644
--- a/test/testsuite.sh
+++ b/test/testsuite.sh
@@ -65,46 +65,46 @@ if is_enabled "$MOD_PROXY_CLUSTER_TESTS"; then
     for tomcat_version in "9.0" "10.1" "11.0"
     do
         IMG="$IMG_NOVER:$tomcat_version" run_test basetests.sh "Basic tests with tomcat $tomcat_version"
-        res=$(expr $res + $?)
+        res=$(( $res + $? ))
     done
     run_test hangingtests.sh            "Hanging tests"
-    res=$(expr $res + $?)
+    res=$(( $res + $? ))
     run_test maintests.sh               "Main tests"
-    res=$(expr $res + $?)
+    res=$(( $res + $? ))
     run_test websocket/basic.sh         "Websocket tests"
-    res=$(expr $res + $?)
+    res=$(( $res + $? ))
     run_test usealias/testit.sh         "UseAlias"
-    res=$(expr $res + $?)
+    res=$(( $res + $? ))
     run_test MODCLUSTER-640/testit.sh   "MODCLUSTER-640"
-    res=$(expr $res + $?)
+    res=$(( $res + $? ))
     run_test MODCLUSTER-734/testit.sh   "MODCLUSTER-734"
-    res=$(expr $res + $?)
+    res=$(( $res + $? ))
     run_test MODCLUSTER-736/testit.sh   "MODCLUSTER-736"
-    res=$(expr $res + $?)
+    res=$(( $res + $? ))
     run_test MODCLUSTER-755/testit.sh   "MODCLUSTER-755"
-    res=$(expr $res + $?)
+    res=$(( $res + $? ))
     run_test MODCLUSTER-785/testit.sh   "MODCLUSTER-785"
-    res=$(expr $res + $?)
+    res=$(( $res + $? ))
     run_test MODCLUSTER-794/testit.sh   "MODCLUSTER-794"
-    res=$(expr $res + $?)
+    res=$(( $res + $? ))
 fi
 
 if is_enabled "$MOD_PROXY_BALANCER_TESTS"; then
     for tomcat_version in "9.0" "10.1" "11.0"
     do
         IMG="$IMG_NOVER:$tomcat_version" MPC_CONF=httpd/mod_lbmethod_cluster.conf run_test basetests.sh "Basic tests with mod_proxy_balancer and tomcat $tomcat_version"
-        res=$(expr $res + $?)
+        res=$(( $res + $? ))
     done
     MPC_CONF=MODCLUSTER-640/mod_lbmethod_cluster.conf run_test MODCLUSTER-640/testit.sh   "MODCLUSTER-640 with mod_proxy_balancer"
-    res=$(expr $res + $?)
+    res=$(( $res + $? ))
     MPC_CONF=MODCLUSTER-734/mod_lbmethod_cluster.conf run_test MODCLUSTER-734/testit.sh   "MODCLUSTER-734 with mod_proxy_balancer"
-    res=$(expr $res + $?)
+    res=$(( $res + $? ))
     MPC_CONF=httpd/mod_lbmethod_cluster.conf run_test MODCLUSTER-755/testit.sh            "MODCLUSTER-755 with mod_proxy_balancer"
-    res=$(expr $res + $?)
+    res=$(( $res + $? ))
     MPC_CONF=MODCLUSTER-785/mod_lbmethod_cluster.conf run_test MODCLUSTER-785/testit.sh   "MODCLUSTER-785 with mod_proxy_balancer"
-    res=$(expr $res + $?)
+    res=$(( $res + $? ))
     MPC_CONF=MODCLUSTER-794/mod_lbmethod_cluster.conf run_test MODCLUSTER-794/testit.sh   "MODCLUSTER-794 with mod_proxy_balancer"
-    res=$(expr $res + $?)
+    res=$(( $res + $? ))
 fi
 
 echo -n "Cleaning containers if any..."

From faedf72c031857bb12e746b9a524a377e721d64e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Vladim=C3=ADr=20Chlup?= <vchlup@ibm.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2026 10:56:40 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 14/21] ci: Move the env vars to the top level

---
 .github/workflows/ci.yml | 27 +++++++++------------------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 13ca7d2b..efe13b62 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,15 @@ on:
         options: [ "on", "off" ]
         default: "on"
 
+env:
+    IMG: local-tomcat
+    HTTPD_IMG: local-httpd
+    DEBUG: ${{ inputs.debug || 'on' }}
+    FOREVER_PAUSE: ${{ inputs.forever-pause || 100 }}
+    ITERATION_COUNT: ${{ inputs.iteration-count || 2 }}
+    TOMCAT_CYCLE_COUNT: ${{ inputs.tomcat-cycle-count || 2 }}
+    SKIP_CONTAINER_CREATION: 'on'
+
 jobs:
 
   cmake-fedora-latest:
@@ -299,9 +308,6 @@ jobs:
         fail-fast: false
         matrix:
             os: [ ubuntu-latest, ubuntu-24.04-arm ]
-    env:
-      IMG: local-tomcat
-      HTTPD_IMG: local-httpd
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
@@ -358,14 +364,6 @@ jobs:
 
                 - name: Hanging tests
                   script: hangingtests.sh
-    env:
-      IMG: local-tomcat
-      HTTPD_IMG: local-httpd
-      DEBUG: ${{ inputs.debug || 'on' }}
-      FOREVER_PAUSE: ${{ inputs.forever-pause || 100 }}
-      ITERATION_COUNT: ${{ inputs.iteration-count || 2 }}
-      TOMCAT_CYCLE_COUNT: ${{ inputs.tomcat-cycle-count || 2 }}
-      SKIP_CONTAINER_CREATION: 'on'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
@@ -422,15 +420,8 @@ jobs:
               os: [ ubuntu-latest, ubuntu-24.04-arm ]
               suite: [ mod_proxy_cluster, mod_proxy_balancer ]
     env:
-      IMG: local-tomcat
-      HTTPD_IMG: local-httpd
-      DEBUG: ${{ inputs.debug || 'on' }}
-      FOREVER_PAUSE: ${{ inputs.forever-pause || 100 }}
-      ITERATION_COUNT: ${{ inputs.iteration-count || 2 }}
-      TOMCAT_CYCLE_COUNT: ${{ inputs.tomcat-cycle-count || 2 }}
       MOD_PROXY_CLUSTER_TESTS:  ${{ matrix.suite == 'mod_proxy_cluster'  && (inputs.mod_proxy_cluster || 'on') || 'off' }}
       MOD_PROXY_BALANCER_TESTS: ${{ matrix.suite == 'mod_proxy_balancer' && (inputs.balancer          || 'on') || 'off' }}
-      SKIP_CONTAINER_CREATION: 'on'
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v6

From c38f31f120f2d0cd187611a97896b320a73b99ee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Vladim=C3=ADr=20Chlup?= <vchlup@ibm.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2026 11:03:17 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 15/21] test: Fix run_test when the test fails in shell with -e
 (GH Actions)

---
 test/includes/common.sh | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/test/includes/common.sh b/test/includes/common.sh
index 9258289b..34e9226c 100644
--- a/test/includes/common.sh
+++ b/test/includes/common.sh
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ run_test() {
         printf "Running %-64s ..." "$1"
     fi
     if is_enabled "$DEBUG"; then
-        sh $1 > "logs/${2:-$1}.log" 2>&1
+        sh $1 > "logs/${2:-$1}.log" 2>&1 || ret=$?
     else
-        sh $1 > /dev/null 2>&1
+        sh $1 > /dev/null 2>&1 || ret=$?
     fi
-    if [ $? = 0 ]; then
+    if [ $ret = 0 ]; then
         echo "  OK"
     else
         echo " NOK"

From 007d0ce054df5e8ef9b0f0fa8efd3dc836928704 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Vladim=C3=ADr=20Chlup?= <vchlup@ibm.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2026 12:12:44 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 16/21] ci: Gather only the logs on Windows

---
 .github/workflows/ci.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index efe13b62..41493646 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ jobs:
         if: always()
         with:
           name: Windows logs for ${{ matrix.os }}
-          path: C:\Apache24\logs\
+          path: C:\Apache24\logs\*log
           retention-days: 7
 
   # Both testsuites run against this one image, so that they exercise the very same

From f817d6903cfade11319c6f27ffcfef651d4bbb29 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Vladim=C3=ADr=20Chlup?= <vchlup@ibm.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2026 15:30:33 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 17/21] test: Simplify MODCLUSTER-736, drop redundant/dead code

---
 test/MODCLUSTER-736/testit.sh | 113 ++++++----------------------------
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 93 deletions(-)

diff --git a/test/MODCLUSTER-736/testit.sh b/test/MODCLUSTER-736/testit.sh
index f25bb854..964c37cd 100644
--- a/test/MODCLUSTER-736/testit.sh
+++ b/test/MODCLUSTER-736/testit.sh
@@ -26,33 +26,21 @@ runtomcatbatch() {
     done
 
     tomcat_count=$(( 3 + 11 - $t ))
-    tomcat_wait_for_n_nodes $tomcat_count || exit 1
+    tomcat_wait_for_n_nodes $tomcat_count
     for i in $(seq $t 10);
     do
-      tomcat_start_webapp $i || exit 1
+      tomcat_start_webapp $i
     done
 
     # test the tomcats
     sleep 20
     tomcat_all_test_app $tomcat_count
-    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-      echo "runtomcatbatch tomcat_all_test_app $tomcat_count FAILED!"
-      exit 1
-    fi
 
     # "load test" 9 of them
     tomcat_all_run_ab $tomcat_count
-    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-      echo "runtomcatbatch tomcat_all_run_ab $tomcat_count FAILED!"
-      exit 1
-    fi
 
     # retest
     tomcat_all_test_app $tomcat_count
-    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-      echo "runtomcatbatch tomcat_all_test_app $tomcat_count FAILED!"
-      exit 1
-    fi
 
     # stop the tomcats
     for i in $(seq $t 10);
@@ -61,10 +49,6 @@ runtomcatbatch() {
     done
 
     tomcat_wait_for_n_nodes 3
-    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-      echo "runtomcatbatch tomcat_wait_for_n_nodes 3 FAILED!"
-      exit 1
-    fi
 
     # remove the tomcats
     for i in $(seq $t 10);
@@ -79,7 +63,7 @@ runtomcatbatch() {
 singlecycle() {
     echo "singlecycle: Testing tomcat$1"
     R=$1
-    MPC_NAME=MODCLUSTER-736 tomcat_start $1 || exit 1
+    MPC_NAME=MODCLUSTER-736 tomcat_start $1
 
     # Wait for it to start
     echo "Testing(0) tomcat$1 waiting..."
@@ -98,7 +82,7 @@ singlecycle() {
         sleep 1
     done
     echo "Testing(0) tomcat$1 started"
-    tomcat_start_webapp $1 || exit 1
+    tomcat_start_webapp $1
     echo "Testing(0) tomcat$1 with webapp"
     i=0
     while true
@@ -116,10 +100,10 @@ singlecycle() {
         sleep 1
     done
     echo "Testing(1) tomcat$1"
-    tomcat_test_app $1 || exit 1
+    tomcat_test_app $1
     echo "Testing(2) tomcat$1"
-    tomcat_test_app $1 || exit 1
-    tomcat_run_ab $1 || exit 1
+    tomcat_test_app $1
+    tomcat_run_ab $1
     echo "Testing(3) tomcat$1"
     tomcat_shutdown $1 || exit 1
     while true
@@ -143,7 +127,7 @@ singlecycle() {
 looptomcatforever() {
     while true
     do
-        singlecycle $1 || exit 1
+        singlecycle $1
     done
 }
 
@@ -177,14 +161,16 @@ forevertomcat() {
     tomcat_remove_by_name tomcat14
     tomcat_remove_by_name tomcat15
     tomcat_remove_by_name tomcat16
-    sleep 10
+    # the nodes have to be gone from the manager, otherwise the following
+    # tomcat_wait_for_n_nodes calls would be satisfied by these leftovers
+    tomcat_wait_for_n_nodes 0
 }
 
 # Start and stop successively (one after another) $1 tomcats
 cyclestomcats() {
     for i in $(seq 1 $1); do
         echo -n "$i/$1: "
-        singlecycle $i || exit 1
+        singlecycle $i
     done
     echo "Looks OK, Done!"
 }
@@ -196,15 +182,15 @@ runmodcluster736() {
     MPC_NAME=MODCLUSTER-736 tomcat_start 2
     MPC_NAME=MODCLUSTER-736 tomcat_start 3
     MPC_NAME=MODCLUSTER-736 tomcat_start 4
-    tomcat_wait_for_n_nodes 3 || exit 1
+    tomcat_wait_for_n_nodes 3
     # check them
-    tomcat_start_webapp 2 || exit 1
-    tomcat_start_webapp 3 || exit 1
-    tomcat_start_webapp 4 || exit 1
+    tomcat_start_webapp 2
+    tomcat_start_webapp 3
+    tomcat_start_webapp 4
     sleep 20
-    tomcat_test_app 2 || exit 1
-    tomcat_test_app 3 || exit 1
-    tomcat_test_app 4 || exit 1
+    tomcat_test_app 2
+    tomcat_test_app 3
+    tomcat_test_app 4
 
     # start a bunch of tomcats, test, shutdown, remove and try in a loop.
     runmodcluster736=0
@@ -217,56 +203,23 @@ runmodcluster736() {
         fi
         # cycle the tomcats
         runtomcatbatch
-
-        if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-            echo "runtomcatbatch: runmodcluster736 Failed!"
-            exit 1
-        fi
         tomcat_shutdown 2
 
         tomcat_wait_for_n_nodes 2
-        if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-            echo "tomcat_wait_for_n_nodes 2: runmodcluster736 Failed!"
-            exit 1
-        fi
         tomcat_remove 2
         MPC_NAME=MODCLUSTER-736 tomcat_start 5
 
         tomcat_wait_for_n_nodes 3
-        if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-            echo "tomcat_wait_for_n_nodes 3: runmodcluster736 Failed!"
-            exit 1
-        fi
         tomcat_start_webapp 5
-        if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-            echo "tomcat_start_webapp 5: runmodcluster736 Failed!"
-            exit 1
-        fi
         sleep 20
         tomcat_test_app 5
-        if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-            echo "tomcat_test_app 5: runmodcluster736 Failed!"
-            exit 1
-        fi
         # we have 5 3 4 in shared memory
         # read 2
         MPC_NAME=MODCLUSTER-736 tomcat_start 2
         tomcat_wait_for_n_nodes 4
-        if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-            echo "tomcat_wait_for_n_nodes 4: runmodcluster736 Failed!"
-            exit 1
-        fi
         tomcat_start_webapp 2
-        if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-            echo "tomcat_start_webapp 2: runmodcluster736 Failed!"
-            exit 1
-        fi
         sleep 20
         tomcat_test_app 2
-        if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-            echo "tomcat_test_app 2: runmodcluster736 Failed!"
-            exit 1
-        fi
 
         sleep 20
 
@@ -275,29 +228,11 @@ runmodcluster736() {
         tomcat_shutdown 5
 
         tomcat_wait_for_n_nodes 3
-        if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-            echo "tomcat_wait_for_n_nodes 3: runmodcluster736 Failed!"
-            exit 1
-        fi
         tomcat_remove 5
 
         tomcat_test_app 2
-        if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-            echo "tomcat_test_app 2: runmodcluster736 Failed!"
-            exit 1
-        fi
-
         tomcat_test_app 3
-        if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-            echo "tomcat_test_app 3: runmodcluster736 Failed!"
-            exit 1
-        fi
-
         tomcat_test_app 4
-        if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-            echo "tomcat_test_app 4: runmodcluster736 Failed!"
-            exit 1
-        fi
         echo "runmodcluster736 loop: $runmodcluster736 DONE"
     done
 
@@ -305,7 +240,7 @@ runmodcluster736() {
     tomcat_shutdown 4
     tomcat_shutdown 3
     tomcat_shutdown 2
-    tomcat_wait_for_n_nodes 0 || exit 1
+    tomcat_wait_for_n_nodes 0
     tomcat_remove 2
     tomcat_remove 3
     tomcat_remove 4
@@ -314,16 +249,8 @@ runmodcluster736() {
 # MODCLUSTER-736
 echo "Testing MODCLUSTER-736"
 cyclestomcats ${TOMCAT_CYCLE_COUNT:-10}
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-  echo "MODCLUSTER-736 cyclestomcats 100 FAILED!"
-  exit 1
-fi
 echo "cycletomcats DONE"
 forevertomcat
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-  echo "MODCLUSTER-736 forevertomcat FAILED!"
-  exit 1
-fi
 echo "forevertomcat DONE"
 runmodcluster736
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then

From ed2352e40db9dc3c9b879a5eb45691cee9e28db4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Vladim=C3=ADr=20Chlup?= <vchlup@ibm.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2026 14:18:24 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 18/21] ci: Tweak the ignored workaround

We will require only the gather-results job succeeding, so we can make
things a little bit simpler.
---
 .github/workflows/ci-ignored-workaround.yml | 34 +--------------------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 33 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-ignored-workaround.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-ignored-workaround.yml
index 4f35e429..509b73c0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-ignored-workaround.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-ignored-workaround.yml
@@ -12,42 +12,10 @@ on:
       - 'LICENSE'
 
 jobs:
-  cmake-fedora-latest:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        compiler: [ gcc, clang ]
-    steps:
-      - name: Skip
-        run: echo "Skipping the job"
-
-  clang-format-style-check:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Skip
-        run: echo "Skipping the job"
 
-  clang-tidy-naming-check:
+  gather-results:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Skip
         run: echo "Skipping the job"
 
-  make-fedora-latest:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Skip
-        run: echo "Skipping the job"
-
-  tests:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Skip
-        run: echo "Skipping the job"
-
-  perl-tests:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Skip
-        run: echo "Skipping the job"

From e62afd44a6861437e72332e2bf3ebdd906e2319c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Vladim=C3=ADr=20Chlup?= <vchlup@ibm.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2026 17:42:38 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 19/21] ci: Minor tweaks, drop ls, use apt-get everywhere

---
 .github/workflows/ci.yml | 6 +-----
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 41493646..ca912628 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ env:
 jobs:
 
   cmake-fedora-latest:
-    name: cmake-fedora-latest
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
         fail-fast: false
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
           path: mod_proxy_cluster
       - name: Setup Podman
         run: |
-          sudo apt update
+          sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get -y install podman
       - name: Create container and build
         run: |
@@ -218,12 +217,10 @@ jobs:
           path: httpd/srclib/apr
       - name: Install necessary packages
         run: |
-          ls
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install gcc cmake make libtool libtool-bin python3 autoconf libxml2-dev libpcre2-dev -y
       - name: Build httpd
         run: |
-          ls
           export "APACHE_DIR=/usr/local/apache2/"
           cd httpd
           ./buildconf
@@ -236,7 +233,6 @@ jobs:
         env:
             CFLAGS: "-Wall -Werror"
         run: |
-          ls
           cd mod_proxy_cluster/native
           for module in advertise/ mod_proxy_cluster/ balancers/ mod_manager/; do \
             cd $module; \

From a3b59c6b73288f92120f2aaf4de825b69e4e608f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Vladim=C3=ADr=20Chlup?= <vchlup@ibm.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2026 17:43:27 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 20/21] ci: Fix typo wstunned vs wstunnel for trunk httpd

---
 .github/workflows/ci.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index ca912628..b75dbf83 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ jobs:
           cd httpd
           ./buildconf
           ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/apache2 --with-included-apr --enable-proxy-ajp --enable-maintainer-mode \
-                      --enable-so --enable-proxy --enable-proxy-http --enable-proxy-wstunned --enable-proxy-hcheck \
+                      --enable-so --enable-proxy --enable-proxy-http --enable-proxy-wstunnel --enable-proxy-hcheck \
                       --with-port=8090
           sudo make
           sudo make install

From c4af7f689993678964e9123330cb4fa2b5c25828 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Vladim=C3=ADr=20Chlup?= <vchlup@ibm.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2026 18:26:25 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 21/21] ci: Make sure that any job failure causes
 gather-results to fail

---
 .github/workflows/ci.yml | 13 +++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b75dbf83..02c482d1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -536,9 +536,22 @@ jobs:
 
   gather-results:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: always()
     # make-with-httpd-trunk is in there transitively through perl tests 
     needs: [ tests, perl-tests, clang-style-checks, cmake-fedora-latest, make-httpd-maintainer-mode, make-fedora-latest, doxygen, cmake-windows-latest, test-extra ]
     steps:
+      # Check that all the needs jobs were successful
+      - name: Check the results of all the jobs
+        if: always()
+        run: |
+          results="${{ join(needs.*.result, ' ') }}"
+          echo "Job results: $results"
+          for result in $results; do
+            if [ "$result" != "success" ]; then
+              echo "At least one job did not succeed"
+              exit 1
+            fi
+          done
       - name: Delete all the containers/dependencies we no longer need
         uses: geekyeggo/delete-artifact@v6
         with: