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+name: Report clang format
+
+# Runs after the Check clang format workflow (check_clang_format.yml) to
+# post a helpful comment to the PR if the check failed.
+#
+# N.B.: Per https://github.community/t/workflow-runs-not-starting-after-previous-workflow-completes/128345/8
+# only the version of this workflow on the master (default) branch
+# will be run, regardless of what branch is targetted by the PR being
+# checked by check_clang_format.yml.
+#
+# N.B.: Runs with a read-write repo token.  Do not check out the
+# submitted branch!
+on:
+  workflow_run:
+    workflows: ["Check clang format"]
+    types:
+      - completed
+
+on: [pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  on-failure:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'failure' }}
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/github-script@v5
+      with:
+        script: |
+          // Not sure yet how to find out which PR triggered the run, so
+          // dump the whole context object to try to find useful information.
+          console.log('%o', context);