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Error information
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Category
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Error codeChecking pipeline status
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ProductGitLab
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DeveloperGitLab Inc.
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Platform-
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First seenSeptember 11, 2021
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VerifiedYes
What causes the Checking pipeline status error?
The GitLab Inc. documentation indicates that error code 'Checking pipeline status' is caused by the following problem: "This message is shown when the merge request has no pipeline associated with the latest commit yet.".
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Verified solution
If you are having issues with Gitlab or if you encounter errors while using it, then you might encounter an error code checking pipeline status on your device’s screen.
In some cases, common device errors or server problems can also cause this error.
To fix this error, you need to try a few solutions.
Do a rebase
A rebase is a command that allows you to perform a clean-up of your Gitlab’s history. When you do a rebase, you can take all the commits from the master branch and replace them with your current commits. To do this, go to your project’s page and then go to the “Commits” tab.
This tab will show all the commits that have been done in your project. You need to select the number of commits that should be used for this operation and then click on the “Rebase” button.
Run the runner locally
To run the runner locally, you need to clone Gitlab into a folder where it can be accessed without any issues or errors. After doing so, open it up and make sure that it works. In case you get an error, then you need to try a different approach.
Verify syntax
If the runner is not working properly, then you can use Gitlab’s syntax checker tool to see if the runner is working correctly or not. The syntax checker tool will allow you to test your code and will also allow you to see any errors that may occur while using it.
Edit with pipeline editor
To edit the code, you need to use Gitlab’s pipeline editor tool. This tool allows you to edit your code more simply and will also allow you to make some changes in the code as well.
After doing so, when you save this file, Gitlab will use this file as your new commit and all of your changes will be reflected in this commit. After doing so, when you want to commit these changes, then click on the “Commit” button.
Merge request pipeline messages
If you are using Gitlab’s merge request pipeline tool, then you can see the errors that are being encountered by this tool and then use them to resolve these errors. To do so, go to your project’s page and then go to the “Commits” tab.
This tab will show all the commits that have been done in your project and if you want to perform a merge request, click on the “Merge Request” button.
