build: improve the format-cpp error message

Since we run the formatter only on PRs that are targeting the master branch, let's specify that. Refs: #42681 (comment) Signed-off-by: Darshan Sen <[email protected]>
nodejs · Apr 17, 2022 · d55e95a · d55e95a
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/linters.yml b/.github/workflows/linters.yml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
             echo
             echo 'ERROR: Please run:'
             echo
-            echo '  CLANG_FORMAT_START="$(git merge-base HEAD <target-branch-name>)" make format-cpp'
+            echo "  CLANG_FORMAT_START="$\(git merge-base HEAD ${GITHUB_BASE_REF}\)" make format-cpp"
             echo
             echo 'to format the commits in your branch.'
             exit "$EXIT_CODE"