Trouble with dbt breaks
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[1.x Bug] v2-parser breaks generic tests
### Is this a new bug in dbt-core? - [x] I believe this is a new bug in dbt-core - [x] I have searched the existing issues, and I could not find an existing issue for this bug ### Current Behavior When running `dbt test` in my project (see below for code), all tests succeed....
[dagster-dbt] Setting both meta.dagster.asset_key and either "key" or "key_prefix" in translation breaks dependencies
### What's the issue? Setting custom asset keys for dbt sources is required to configure upstream dependencies - [see docs](https://dagster.io/docs/integrations/libraries/dbt#step-7-connect-upstream-assets-to-dbt-sources). When a custom `key` or `key_prefix` is configured in the...
[v2 Bug] A Jinja-rendered `*/` in `query-comment` breaks out of the comment and executes as SQL (guard only checks the pre-render template)
### Is this a new bug in dbt v2.x compared to the latest version of dbt 1.x? - [x] I believe this is a new bug in dbt v2.x - [x] I have searched the existing issues and could not find a duplicate ### Current Behavior `query-comment` is validated for the literal substrings `/*`...
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3 posts from 3 people in 2 places, about 1 a week over 35 days. Mostly on dbt-labs/dbt, dagster-io/dagster. Tools named alongside: DuckDB, Dagster.
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Posts about dbt with no known issue, sharing the word "breaks". First post Oct 6, 2026, latest Nov 9, 2026. Corroborated: 3 or more posts from 2 or more people or places. Method
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