Expansions not working for `'includes'` list items?
Open
Nobody has claimed this yet.
- Dominant language
- Python
- Stars
- 155
- Forks
- 101
- Avg merge
- 6d 2h
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 4
Description
I noticed if I try any kind of expansion (e.g. command or variable) in 'includes' list items, they don't get expanded or replaced but gyp instead tries to use them literally.
Am I doing something wrong, is this intentional, or is it a bug?
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the reported behavior with a minimal gyp input using an expansion in an 'includes' list item. Trace the expansion handling and existing tests, then determine the intended behavior and add coverage showing that the issue is resolved.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 28/100