Problemsby Glyphdbt upgrades break working setups
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[v2 Bug] dbt lint does not enforce line length violations (max_line_length in .sqlfluff)
...in .sqlfluff, dbt lint recognizes the configuration file (Linter config: .sqlfluff) but fails to report any violations, returning violations: []. In previous versions using standalone sqlfluff lint, these lines were correctly flagged. This appears to be a regression in dbt 2.x...
[v2 Bug] A failed microbatch cancels the rest, and retry misses the failed window
...counts as a failure: downstream models skip, and the process exits non-zero. Every batch failing stays `error`. - `dbt retry` selects that model and runs **only the failed windows**. Successes from the previous run stay in `batch_results`. If every batch failed, retry rebuilds...
prefect-dbt: microbatch models leave task runs stuck in `Running` because dbt emits `NodeStart` per batch
### Bug summary When `PrefectDbtRunner` runs a dbt model that uses `incremental_strategy='microbatch'`, it creates several Prefect task runs for that one model. Only one of them reaches a terminal state. The rest stay in `Running` after dbt has finished and the parent flow run...
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3 posts from 3 people in 2 places, about 1 a week over 32 days. Mostly on dbt-labs/dbt, PrefectHQ/prefect. Tools named alongside: Prefect, GitHub, SUCCESS, BigQuery.
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Posts that state a pain and match the "breaking-changes" rule about dbt. First post Oct 9, 2026, latest Nov 9, 2026. Corroborated: 3 or more posts from 2 or more people or places. Method
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