Task: Fix vcpkg caching (x-gha removed upstream)

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This page documents a task in the Engineering hygiene story. It captures the goal, current status, acceptance, and any notes or results.

Goal

Restore vcpkg binary caching across all five CI workflows after the x-gha backend was silently removed upstream.

Status

Field Value
State DONE
Parent story Engineering hygiene
Now Completed 2026-02-06.
Waiting on None.
Next None.
Last touched 2026-02-06

Acceptance

  • x-gha backend replaced with files provider backed by actions/cache@v4.
  • All 5 workflows updated: canary-linux, continuous-linux, continuous-windows, continuous-macos, nightly-linux.
  • First run populates the cache; subsequent runs drop vcpkg install from ~21 min to seconds.

Plan

Captured during execution; cleared into the parent story on close.

Notes

Silent upstream removal meant every CI run was rebuilding 120 packages from source. The cache hit-rate is the load-bearing piece of CI speed.

Result

CI back to expected times; no more 21-min vcpkg installs.

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