rake -P output is ambiguous with prereq namespaces
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Description
When tasks are in a namespace, their pre-reqs "inherit" the namespace prefix.
Given the following rakefile:
task :setup do
puts "global setup, oops"
end
namespace :tool do
task :setup do
puts "setting up"
end
task run: :setup do
puts "running"
end
task run2: 'tool:setup' do
puts "running a second way"
end
end
The both tasks run and run2 have the same pre-req (setup). However, task run omits the namespace, while run2 is explicit with its pre-req's namespace. Both forms work as expected:
$ rake tool:run
setting up
running
$ rake tool:run2
setting up
running a second way
However, when the pre-req tree is printed, rake is not clear about what the pre-reqs' full names are.
$ rake -P
rake setup
rake tool:run
setup # <--- This is ambiguous!
rake tool:run2
tool:setup
rake tool:setup
The expectation is that rake -P prints the "fully resolved" pre-reqs and is thus clear about what task will actually be run. In the example above, it is not clear what tool:run's pre-req is. Is it the "global" setup, task as it appears in the -P output? Or is it in fact tool:setup because it is namespaced?
To be clear, rake's invocation behavior matches my expectations: tool:run invokes tool:setup, not setup. But this behavior is not evident in rake's --prereqs output.
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Research direction
Start at the rake -P/--prereqs output entry point and reproduce the Rakefile shown in the issue. Trace how namespaced prerequisites are resolved for tool:run and tool:run2, then verify that the printed prerequisite for both is fully qualified and unambiguous.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- ruby
- Domain
- build-system, cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
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- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 68/100