Allow spaces between arguments in Rake task
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enhancement
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- Ruby
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Description
rake my_task[arg1, arg2]
fails with
Don't know how to build task 'mytask[arg1, '
I think this is a pretty big gotcha. It would be nice to support spaces after commas.
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- 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 rake my_task[arg1, arg2] and trace the Rake task-argument parsing entry point. Confirm that spaces after commas are accepted without changing existing argument behavior, and add or run a regression test for the reported command.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- ruby
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100