.crow/build-all-versions-install-deps.yaml

@@ -3,12 +3,16 @@
 # Variables are declared so the manual-run form exposes them (crow #1165);
 # they are merged with build-all-versions' identical declarations.
 variables:
+  # Gates this pipeline. A manual pipeline creation instantiates every file in
+  # .crow/, and a declared default is applied even when the run never passed
+  # this variable, so the default must be a value that matches no matrix row.
   target_arch:
-    description: 'Architecture to build.'
+    description: 'Architecture to build, or "none" to run nothing.'
     options:
+      - none
       - amd64
       - arm64
-    default: amd64
+    default: none
   OS:
     description: 'Base OS image name.'
     options:

.crow/build-all-versions.yaml

@@ -4,12 +4,16 @@
 # image and cache volume. Placement is via the group label (rpkgs-amd64/rpkgs-arm64).
 # Skip list lives in local/excluded-packages.json (read by local/build-all.R).
 variables:
+  # Gates this pipeline. A manual pipeline creation instantiates every file in
+  # .crow/, and a declared default is applied even when the run never passed
+  # this variable, so the default must be a value that matches no matrix row.
   target_arch:
-    description: 'Architecture to build.'
+    description: 'Architecture to build, or "none" to run nothing.'
     options:
+      - none
       - amd64
       - arm64
-    default: amd64
+    default: none
   OS:
     description: 'Base OS image name.'
     options:

.crow/process-updates.yaml

@@ -7,9 +7,13 @@
 #             ("all" = every os/arch).
 # Arch placement is handled by the group label (rpkgs-amd64, rpkgs-arm64).
 variables:
+  # Gates this pipeline. A manual pipeline creation instantiates every file in
+  # .crow/, and a declared default is applied even when the run never passed
+  # this variable, so the default must be a value that matches no matrix row.
   process_cran_updates:
-    description: "Manual run target: a specific <os>-<arch>, or 'all' for every os/arch."
+    description: "Manual run target: a specific <os>-<arch>, 'all' for every os/arch, or 'none' to run nothing."
     options:
+      - none
       - all
       - alpine-322-amd64
       - alpine-322-arm64
@@ -29,7 +33,7 @@ variables:
       - ubuntu-2404-arm64
       - ubuntu-2604-amd64
       - ubuntu-2604-arm64
-    default: all
+    default: none
 
 when:
   - event: cron

.crow/repair-built-stamp.yaml

@@ -19,12 +19,16 @@
 #     --var repair_built_stamp=arm64 --var OS=alpine --var OS_VERSION=3.22 \
 #     --var R_VERSION=4.5.3 --var dry_run=true devxy/build-cran-binaries
 variables:
+  # Gates this pipeline. A manual pipeline creation instantiates every file in
+  # .crow/, and a declared default is applied even when the run never passed
+  # this variable, so the default must be a value that matches no matrix row.
   repair_built_stamp:
-    description: 'Architecture of the slot to repair. Also gates this pipeline.'
+    description: 'Architecture of the slot to repair, or "none" to run nothing.'
     options:
+      - none
       - amd64
       - arm64
-    default: arm64
+    default: none
   OS:
     description: 'Base OS image name.'
     options:

.crow/weekly-audit-missing.yaml

@@ -7,9 +7,13 @@
 #             ("all" = every os/arch).
 # Arch placement is via the group label (rpkgs-amd64, rpkgs-arm64).
 variables:
+  # Gates this pipeline. A manual pipeline creation instantiates every file in
+  # .crow/, and a declared default is applied even when the run never passed
+  # this variable, so the default must be a value that matches no matrix row.
   weekly_audit_missing:
-    description: "Manual run target: a specific <os>-<arch>, or 'all' for every os/arch."
+    description: "Manual run target: a specific <os>-<arch>, 'all' for every os/arch, or 'none' to run nothing."
     options:
+      - none
       - all
       - alpine-322-amd64
       - alpine-322-arm64
@@ -29,7 +33,7 @@ variables:
       - ubuntu-2404-arm64
       - ubuntu-2604-amd64
       - ubuntu-2604-arm64
-    default: all
+    default: none
 
 when:
   - event: cron

.crow/weekly-rebuild-missing.yaml

@@ -8,9 +8,13 @@
 #             single <os>-<arch> to run just one.
 # Arch placement is handled by the group label (rpkgs-amd64, rpkgs-arm64).
 variables:
+  # Gates this pipeline. A manual pipeline creation instantiates every file in
+  # .crow/, and a declared default is applied even when the run never passed
+  # this variable, so the default must be a value that matches no matrix row.
   weekly_rebuild_missing:
-    description: "Manual run target: a specific <os>-<arch>, or 'all' for every os/arch."
+    description: "Manual run target: a specific <os>-<arch>, 'all' for every os/arch, or 'none' to run nothing."
     options:
+      - none
       - all
       - alpine-322-amd64
       - alpine-322-arm64
@@ -30,7 +34,7 @@ variables:
       - ubuntu-2404-arm64
       - ubuntu-2604-amd64
       - ubuntu-2604-arm64
-    default: all
+    default: none
 
 when:
   - event: cron