a pull request of my specific private repo is not working

[dumbozxx]

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I opened a pull request in my private repository, but it’s not working properly. The CI checks keep failing, and GitHub won’t allow the merge because there are unresolved merge conflicts between my branch and the main branch. I’ve tried pulling the latest changes and resolving conflicts locally, but something still seems off, and the PR stays stuck in a failing state.

[nilesh-2005]

First thing I’d do is open the pull request and check exactly which checks are failing. If it’s CI, I’d click into the failed job and read the logs instead of guessing — most of the time it’s something simple like a test failing, a missing env variable, or a lint rule breaking the build.

If GitHub is complaining about merge conflicts, I’d pull the latest main branch into my local branch, fix the conflicts manually in the files, test everything locally, and then commit those fixes. After pushing again, the PR usually updates automatically.

I’d also double-check that the PR branch actually has permission to run workflows, especially since it’s a private repo — sometimes GitHub blocks actions if the repo or fork settings aren’t right.

Once the checks pass and conflicts are gone, I’d re-run the CI (or push a small change to trigger it) and then try merging again. Most of the time, it’s just one small thing holding the whole PR hostage.

[dumbozxx]

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