From 376b32219bd40add47a70ed64e7a7def68a7a4ce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prince D Rusweka Rwabongoya <prince.rusweka_rwabongoya@uconn.edu>
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2025 03:28:16 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Update backend-ci.yml

---
 .github/workflows/backend-ci.yml | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/backend-ci.yml
index 2b9ecba..dcb9bf8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend-ci.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run pylint (backend only on changed files)
         run: |
           source venv/bin/activate
-          changed_files=$(git diff --name-only HEAD^..HEAD | grep '\.py$' || true)
+          # Compare against the remote main branch to handle the first commit
+          changed_files=$(git diff --name-only origin/main...HEAD | grep '\.py$' || true)
           if [ -n "$changed_files" ]; then
             pylint $changed_files --exit-zero | tee pylint.log
           else