allow_duplicates: yes doesn't work as expected

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Hello @all

today i took another try on the role dependency feature and realize that this doesn’t work as i expect this.
First at all:

ansible --version ansible 1.9.2 configured module search path = /usr/share/ansible

I try to explain what i mean with an sample playbook/roles:

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$ cat play-test.yml

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I extend the example with another pice named tags:

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$ cat play-test.yml

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I have opened an Issue on github and jimi-c explained it logical:

Hi @MorphBonehunter, the problem is because allow_duplicates needs to be set on the base role, not in each of the intermediate roles. Move it there and this should work for you.

I’ve move the “allow_duplicates: yes” to the base role and delete the entry in all other roles and it works like expected…so that was clearly my fault.

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$ ansible-playbook play-test.yml --list-tasks

playbook: play-test.yml

play #1 (dependency test): TAGS:
in base TAGS: [feature1]
in feature1 TAGS: [feature1]
in feature2 TAGS: [feature2]

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But something is still strange when i remove the “allow_duplicates: yes” also in the base role i got the following:

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$ ansible-playbook play-test.yml --list-tasks -t feature1

playbook: play-test.yml

play #1 (dependency test): TAGS:
in base TAGS: [feature1]
in feature1 TAGS: [feature1]

$ ansible-playbook play-test.yml --list-tasks -t feature2

playbook: play-test.yml

play #1 (dependency test): TAGS:
in feature2 TAGS: [feature2]

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So in the second case the base role isn’t executed and this i think is not as expected.