The `precommit:emoji` script no longer works in branches 6.4 and earlier

[johnbillion]

In r57758 the precommit:emoji script was updated to fetch the list of Twemoji files via a GraphQL query to the jdecked/twemoji repo.

This script in branches 6.4 and earlier still tries to fetch the list from the trunk branch of the twitter/twemoji repo. The trunk branch no longer exists, therefore this command fails.

r57758 should be backported.

Previously:

• #57600
• #60520

[desrosj]

Are there any scenarios where the Twemoji library should be updated in these older branches?

[johnbillion]

No I don't think there is, but it gets run as part of npm run grunt:precommit.

[peterwilsoncc]

Replying to johnbillion:

No I don't think there is, but it gets run as part of npm run grunt:precommit.

Is it worth considering removing the emoji step from the older branches?

As people love emoji, it can serve as a motivation to update to the supported version of WP. Although this might make life hard fro the security team if an issue is found in the emoji library.