Rat Check not Detecting Malformed Licenses
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Description
### Describe the bug
I accidentally left this typo https://github.com/apache/polaris/pull/1969 in the Spark Client build file, but rat check did not mark the license as wrong and instead said it was correctly licensed as Apache.
```
AL /Users/rspitzer/repos/polaris/plugins/spark/v3.5/spark/build.gradle.kts
```
We should determine exactly why this is happening, although it may be a bug in rat itself
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### Actual Behavior
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### Expected Behavior
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Contributor guide
Research direction
Start with the RAT check for plugins/spark/v3.5/spark/build.gradle.kts and compare the malformed AL entry with the reported Apache result. Trace the relevant build configuration or RAT behavior to determine why the file is accepted; done means the cause is documented and a regression check or confirmed upstream issue is recorded.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- java, spark
- Domain
- build-system, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100