When trying to debug a particular play I’m using the --tags flag to narrow down on my complete playbook.
I was using the debug module to output some set variables but couldn’t wrap my head around the fact that the debug module wasn’t firing.
A moment later I realised I hadn’t included a tag reference so it didn’t get hit when using the play.
Behaviour like this for debugging purposes is strange, shouldn’t the debug be evaluated even if I don’t supply a tag to reference?
Am I debugging plays in the wrong manner, which completely obsoletes the statement above?