From 8d3965dcff57e280ef9012207ffbd6dd2a6e911a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Julian Stirling <julian@julianstirling.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2026 12:16:07 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Always build dev docs

---
 .gitlab-ci.yml | 17 +++++------------
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0cf7ca82..4fbfa51e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -176,7 +176,10 @@ build:
 
 # Only runs when a .py file is edited unless the commit branch is V3
 build-docs:
-  extends: .python
+  extends:
+   - .python
+   # Always build docs
+   - .rules_common
   stage: build
   script:
     - |
@@ -200,17 +203,7 @@ build-docs:
   environment:
     name: review/$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG
     url: https://$CI_PROJECT_ROOT_NAMESPACE.gitlab.io/-/openflexure-microscope-server/-/jobs/$JOB_ID/artifacts/apidocs/index.html
-  rules:
-    # So that 'pages' job at the end always works
-    # Add new rule first as the rules defined in .python
-    # end in when: never, so if this new rule goes after that
-    # clause, it will never be reached as rules are
-    # evaluated top to bottom
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
-    # This syntax means we append the rules from the .python
-    # job to this job, instead of overwriting them by creating
-    # this new rules section
-    - !reference [.python, rules]
+
 
 # Only runs when a .py file is edited
 server_lifecycle_test: