Merge branch 'main' into RasmusWL/remove-python-dep-inst

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -6,12 +6,15 @@ Note that the only difference between `v2` and `v3` of the CodeQL Action is the
 
 ## [UNRELEASED]
 
-- The deprecated feature for extracting dependencies for a Python analysis has been removed. For more information, see the release notes for CodeQL Action v3.23.0 and v2.23.0. As a result, the following inputs and environment variables are now ignored:
+- The deprecated feature for extracting dependencies for a Python analysis has been removed. [#2224](https://github.com/github/codeql-action/pull/2224)
+
+  As a result, the following inputs and environment variables are now ignored:
 
   - The `setup-python-dependencies` input to the `init` Action
   - The `CODEQL_ACTION_DISABLE_PYTHON_DEPENDENCY_INSTALLATION` environment variable
   
-  We recommend removing any references to these from your workflows.
+  We recommend removing any references to these from your workflows. For more information, see the release notes for CodeQL Action v3.23.0 and v2.23.0.
+- Automatically overwrite an existing database if found on the filesystem. [#2229](https://github.com/github/codeql-action/pull/2229)
 
 ## 3.24.10 - 05 Apr 2024
 

lib/codeql.js

@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ async function getCodeQLForCmd(cmd, checkVersion) {
             await runTool(cmd, [
                 "database",
                 "init",
+                "--overwrite",
                 "--db-cluster",
                 config.dbLocation,
                 `--source-root=${sourceRoot}`,

src/codeql.ts

@@ -634,6 +634,7 @@ export async function getCodeQLForCmd(
         [
           "database",
           "init",
+          "--overwrite",
           "--db-cluster",
           config.dbLocation,
           `--source-root=${sourceRoot}`,