Update UpdateReadme.yml

Author: ocots

.github/workflows/UpdateReadme.yml

@@ -6,14 +6,34 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:       # manual trigger
 
 jobs:
+  check-template:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      has_template: ${{ steps.check.outputs.has_template }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Check for README.template.md
+        id: check
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          if [[ -f "README.template.md" ]]; then
+            echo "has_template=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          else
+            echo "has_template=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "README.template.md not found. Skipping README update." >&2
+          fi
+
   call-shared:
-    if: ${{ hashFiles('README.template.md') != '' }}   # only run if the file exists
+    needs: check-template
+    if: ${{ needs.check-template.outputs.has_template == 'true' }}
     uses: control-toolbox/CTActions/.github/workflows/update-readme.yml@main
     with:
       template_file: README.template.md
       output_file: README.md
-      package_name: CTDirect   # package for INSTALL.md
-      repo_name: CTDirect.jl   # repository for CONTRIBUTING.md links
+      package_name: CTDirect        # package for INSTALL.md
+      repo_name: CTDirect.jl        # repository for CONTRIBUTING.md links
       citation_badge: "[![DOI](https://zenodo.org/badge/541187171.svg)](https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.16753152)" # example, can be empty
       assignee: "ocots"
     secrets: inherit