Update checkout action used in workflow files (#1017)

* Use the latest tagged release of the checkout action.
* Cleanup some of the echo group prints in the workflow files

.github/workflows/auto-release.yml

@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ jobs:
 
       # Currently FreeRTOS/.github/scripts houses the release script. Download it for upcoming usage
       - name: Checkout FreeRTOS Release Tools
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
         with:
           repository: FreeRTOS/FreeRTOS
           path: tools
 
       # Simpler git auth if we use checkout action and forward the repo to release script
       - name: Checkout FreeRTOS Kernel
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
         with:
           path: local_kernel
           fetch-depth: 0

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
   formatting:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
       - name: Check Formatting of FreeRTOS-Kernel Files
         uses: FreeRTOS/CI-CD-Github-Actions/formatting@main
         with:
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       runs-on: ubuntu-latest
       steps:
         - name: Clone This Repo
-          uses: actions/checkout@v3
+          uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
         - name: Run spellings check
           uses: FreeRTOS/CI-CD-Github-Actions/spellings@main
           with:
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Clone This Repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
       - name: Link Verification
         uses: FreeRTOS/CI-CD-Github-Actions/link-verifier@main
 
   verify-manifest:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
         with:
           submodules: true
           fetch-depth: 0

.github/workflows/coverity_scan.yml

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
 
       - env:
           stepName: Install Build Essentials

.github/workflows/git-secrets.yml

@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ jobs:
   git-secrets:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
         with:
           submodules: recursive
       - name: Checkout awslabs/git-secrets
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
         with:
           repository: awslabs/git-secrets
           ref: master

.github/workflows/kernel-checks.yml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # There is shared code, hosted by FreeRTOS/FreeRTOS, with deps needed by header checker
       - name: Checkout FreeRTOS Tools
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
         with:
           repository: FreeRTOS/FreeRTOS
           sparse-checkout: '.github'
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # Checkout user pull request changes
       - name: Checkout Pull Request
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
         with:
           path: inspect
 

.github/workflows/kernel-demos.yml

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the FreeRTOS/FreeRTOS Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: main
           repository: FreeRTOS/FreeRTOS
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # Checkout user pull request changes
       - name: Checkout Pull Request
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
         with:
           path: ./FreeRTOS/Source
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the FreeRTOS/FreeRTOS Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: main
           repository: FreeRTOS/FreeRTOS
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # Checkout user pull request changes
       - name: Checkout Pull Request
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
         with:
           path: ./FreeRTOS/Source
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the FreeRTOS/FreeRTOS Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: main
           repository: FreeRTOS/FreeRTOS
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # Checkout user pull request changes
       - name: Checkout Pull Request
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
         with:
           path: ./FreeRTOS/Source
 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       # Checkout user pull request changes
       - name: Checkout Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
 
       - name: Install GCC
         shell: bash
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the FreeRTOS/FreeRTOS Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: main
           repository: FreeRTOS/FreeRTOS
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # Checkout user pull request changes
       - name: Checkout Pull Request
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
         with:
           path: ./FreeRTOS/Source
 
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the FreeRTOS/FreeRTOS Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: main
           repository: FreeRTOS/FreeRTOS
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ jobs:
           stepName: Fetch Community-Supported-Demos Submodule
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          # Fetch Community-Supported-Demos Submodule
+          # ${{ env.stepName }}
           echo -e "::group::${{ env.bashInfo }} ${{ env.stepName }} ${{ env.bashEnd }}"
           git submodule update --checkout --init --depth 1 FreeRTOS/Demo/ThirdParty/Community-Supported-Demos
           # This repository contains the microblaze_instructions.h header file
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # Checkout user pull request changes
       - name: Checkout Pull Request
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
         with:
           path: ./FreeRTOS/Source
 
@@ -252,29 +252,24 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout the FreeRTOS/FreeRTOS Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
         with:
           ref: main
           repository: FreeRTOS/FreeRTOS
           fetch-depth: 1
 
-      - name: Fetch Community-Supported-Demos Submodule
+      - env:
+          stepName: Fetch Community-Supported-Demos Submodule
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          # Fetch Community-Supported-Demos Submodule
-          echo "::group::Fetch Community-Supported-Demos Submodule"
+          # ${{ env.stepName }}
+          echo -e "::group::${{ env.bashInfo }} ${{ env.stepName }} ${{ env.bashEnd }}"
           git submodule update --checkout --init --depth 1 FreeRTOS/Demo/ThirdParty/Community-Supported-Demos
-          echo "::endgroup::"
-          if [ "$?" = "0" ]; then
-            echo -e "\033[32;3mCloned the Community-Supported-Demos\033[0m"
-          else
-            echo -e "\033[32;31mCommunity-Supported-Demos Clone Failed...\033[0m"
-            exit 1
-          fi
+          echo -e "${{ env.bashPass }} ${{ env.stepName }} ${{ env.bashEnd }}"
 
       # Checkout user pull request changes
       - name: Checkout Pull Request
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
         with:
           path: ./FreeRTOS/Source
 

.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
     - name: Checkout Parent Repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
       with:
         ref: main
         repository: FreeRTOS/FreeRTOS
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
 
     # Checkout user pull request changes
     - name: Checkout Pull Request
-      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
       with:
         path: ./FreeRTOS/Source