Custom Docker image not rebuild correctly after merging

[JuJup]

Bug description

We have a very strange behavior with our Gitpod Setup using a custom Dockerfile. We have a main branch A and a feature branch B. In B we're testing some new things so the Dockerfile differs slightly but is mainly equal to A. From time to time, we merge the main branch A into the feature branch B to keep it up to date. In this case, the Docker Image is rebuild for B, but with the Dockerfile from A. Sounds confusing? Yes it is :lau

I described the steps using a minimal example to show the problem:

Steps to reproduce

1. Create a project with these two files (main):

# .gitpod.Dockerfile
FROM gitpod/workspace-base:latest

RUN touch main-branch.info

# .gitpod.yml

image:
  file: .gitpod.Dockerfile

2. Start a Gitpod workspace for main -> ls ~ should show only main-branch.info

3. Create a Feature Branch (test-branch) and change the Dockerfile to:

# .gitpod.Dockerfile
FROM gitpod/workspace-base:latest

RUN touch main-branch.info

RUN touch test-branch.info

4. Start a Gitpod workspace for test-branch -> ls ~ should show main-branch.info and test-branch.info -> So far everything is fine

5. Make a change to Dockerfile in main:

# .gitpod.Dockerfile
FROM gitpod/workspace-base:latest

RUN touch main-branch-refactored.info

6. Start a Gitpod workspace for main -> ls ~ should show only main-branch-refactored.info

7. Merge main into test-branch:

8. Start a Gitpod workspace for test-branch -> ls ~ shows main-branch-refactored.info but not test-branch.info ⚠️

That's already confusing, as the code now doesn't represent the state anymore. So I tried rebuilding the image explicitely:

9. Open https://gitpod.io/#imagebuild/https://gitlab.com/<group>/<project>/-/tree/test-branch -> Image is rebuild (you can see the logs, but you can see it's the wrong Dockerfile from main) -> ls ~ shows main-branch-refactored.info but not test-branch.info ⚠️

The only thing that helps now is changing some line in the Dockerfile in test-branch. But this can't be the solution honestly.

Workspace affected

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Expected behavior

• [ ] When the Dockerfile changes (no matter if directly in the branch or through a merge from main branch), the Image should be rebuild correctly from the branch's Dockerfile
• [ ] When I use https://gitpod.io/#imagebuild/, I expect the rebuild to be base on the branch's Dockerfile

Example repository

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Anything else?

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[JuJup]

Did anybody had a chance to take a look at that?