buildkite / buildkite/agent

annotate - buildkite-agent: Argument list too long

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annotate bug
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Description

Error happens when sending a long list (like 240 lines) of warnings to annotate
via
`buildkite-agent annotate "${ANNOTATION}" --context "${CONTEXT}" --style $STYLE --append`

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start at the buildkite-agent annotate entry point and reproduce the failure with a warning list of roughly 240 lines using the command shown. Trace how the annotation is sent and verify that long warning lists no longer fail with an argument-list-too-long error.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
ci-cd, cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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