resolved issues

.github/workflows/ci-build-image.yml

@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ on:
         required: false
         type: boolean
         default: false
+      run-tests-only:
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
     outputs:
       image-version:
         description: the Cryostat application version that will be built

.github/workflows/pr-ci.yml

@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ jobs:
 
   start-comment:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [check-before-build]
+    if: ${{ needs.check-before-build.output.result == 'success' }}
     steps:
       - name: Capture Date and Time
         id: date-time
@@ -85,9 +87,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           message: |
             Workflow started at ${{steps.date-time.outputs.date-time}}.
+            Workflow run [Link](https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}).
+
       
   build-and-test:
-    needs: [code-analysis, checkout-branch]
+    needs: [checkout-branch]
     strategy:
       matrix:
         arch: [amd64, arm64]
@@ -102,6 +106,7 @@ jobs:
          checkout-repo: ${{ needs.checkout-branch.outputs.PR_repo }}
          checkout-ref: ${{ needs.checkout-branch.outputs.PR_head_ref  }}
          skip-itests: ${{ matrix.arch != 'amd64' }}
+         run-tests-only: true
       - name: Set BUILD_TEST_EXECUTED flag
         id: set-build-test-executed
         run: echo "BUILD_TEST_EXECUTED=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
@@ -118,6 +123,7 @@ jobs:
       checkout-repo: ${{ needs.checkout-branch.outputs.PR_repo }}
       checkout-ref: ${{ needs.checkout-branch.outputs.PR_head_ref  }}
       skip-itests: ${{ matrix.arch != 'amd64' }}
+      run-tests-only: true
 
   check-test-results:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -126,7 +132,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check Test Results
         id: check-results
         run: |
-          if [ ... ]; then
+          if [$? -eq 0]; then
             echo "Tests passed."
             echo "::set-output name=test-status::success"
           else