Shared multitask prerequisite intermittently executed multiple times
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Description
Given a Rakefile
multitask :default => [:a, :b, :c, :d, :e]
task :a => ['target']
task :b => ['target']
task :c => ['target']
task :d => ['target']
task :e => ['target']
rule(/^target$/ => [ 'source' ]) do |t|
p "#{t.name} => #{t.source}"
p t.actions
end
file 'source'
the target may get executed multiple times like this
$ ruby --version
ruby 2.5.1p57 (2018-03-29 revision 63029) [x86_64-linux-musl]
$ rake --version
rake, version 12.3.1
$ rake --trace --rules
** Invoke default (first_time)
** Invoke a (first_time)
Attempting Rule target => source
** Invoke b (first_time)
Attempting Rule target => source
** Invoke c (first_time)
Attempting Rule target => source
** Invoke d (first_time)
Attempting Rule target => source
(target => source ... EXIST)
** Invoke e (first_time)
Attempting Rule target => source
(target => source ... EXIST)
(target => source ... EXIST)
** Invoke target (first_time)
(target => source ... EXIST)
** Invoke source (first_time)
(target => source ... EXIST)
** Execute source
** Execute target
"target => source"
[#<Proc:0x000055e092b971c0@/repo/Rakefile:10>, #<Proc:0x000055e092b971c0@/repo/Rakefile:10>, #<Proc:0x000055e092b971c0@/repo/Rakefile:10>, #<Proc:0x000055e092b971c0@/repo/Rakefile:10>, #<Proc:0x000055e092b971c0@/repo/Rakefile:10>]
"target => source"
[#<Proc:0x000055e092b971c0@/repo/Rakefile:10>, #<Proc:0x000055e092b971c0@/repo/Rakefile:10>, #<Proc:0x000055e092b971c0@/repo/Rakefile:10>, #<Proc:0x000055e092b971c0@/repo/Rakefile:10>, #<Proc:0x000055e092b971c0@/repo/Rakefile:10>]
"target => source"
[#<Proc:0x000055e092b971c0@/repo/Rakefile:10>, #<Proc:0x000055e092b971c0@/repo/Rakefile:10>, #<Proc:0x000055e092b971c0@/repo/Rakefile:10>, #<Proc:0x000055e092b971c0@/repo/Rakefile:10>, #<Proc:0x000055e092b971c0@/repo/Rakefile:10>]
"target => source"
[#<Proc:0x000055e092b971c0@/repo/Rakefile:10>, #<Proc:0x000055e092b971c0@/repo/Rakefile:10>, #<Proc:0x000055e092b971c0@/repo/Rakefile:10>, #<Proc:0x000055e092b971c0@/repo/Rakefile:10>, #<Proc:0x000055e092b971c0@/repo/Rakefile:10>]
"target => source"
[#<Proc:0x000055e092b971c0@/repo/Rakefile:10>, #<Proc:0x000055e092b971c0@/repo/Rakefile:10>, #<Proc:0x000055e092b971c0@/repo/Rakefile:10>, #<Proc:0x000055e092b971c0@/repo/Rakefile:10>, #<Proc:0x000055e092b971c0@/repo/Rakefile:10>]
** Execute d
** Invoke target
** Execute b
** Invoke target
** Execute a
** Invoke target
** Execute c
** Invoke target
** Execute e
** Execute default
The results differ between runs. It seems to happen more often with debug output.
The same action block gets added multiple times to the same task.
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Research direction
Reproduce the issue with the supplied Rakefile using rake --trace --rules, varying debug output and repeated runs. Trace the multitask and rule-resolution entry points to determine why the same action is added repeatedly; done means the shared target action executes once consistently.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- ruby
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100