typetools / typetools/checker-framework
infer-and-annotate.sh does not handle @sources.lst syntax
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Description
infer-and-annotate.sh will fail if the list of Java files becomes too large for the shell to handle.
I tried infer-and-annotate.sh GuiEffectChecker "classpath" $(find src/main/java *.java) but the find command would return 2315 names with a total size of 162850 characters, which is clearly too long for any command line (I got an "argument list too long" error).
Using the @list-of-files.txt syntax didn't work because it is filtered out in the script code that distinguishes parameters for infer-and-annotate.sh from those for javac, and some parts of the script need the list of files anyway.
I fixed all of this, and could prepare and send patches if desired.
I did not fix the other scripts, so patches are likely incomplete.
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Research direction
Start by inspecting infer-and-annotate.sh, especially the argument filtering that separates its parameters from javac's and the handling of @sources.lst. Reproduce the failure with a large Java file list, then verify that response-file syntax remains available wherever the script needs the file list without breaking other arguments.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java, shell
- Domain
- cli, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100