Inconsistent path resolution when using different includes syntax

[leganck]

Description

In the directory C:\Users\xxx\Desktop\teskfile-err, running task web:portal returns the path C:\Users\xxx\Desktop\teskfile-err\.But if I modify the includes block in web/main.yml to specify the taskfile key explicitly like this:

yaml
includes:
  portal:
    taskfile: portal.yml

The output path will change to C:\Users\xxx\Desktop\teskfile-err\web.

Version

3.46.4

Operating system

win11

Experiments Enabled

No response

Example Taskfile

YAML
taskfile.yml

includes:
  web: web/main.yml
vars:
  GREETING: Hello, world!

tasks:
  default:
    desc: Print a greeting message
    cmds:
      - echo "{{.GREETING}}"
    silent: true

web/main.yml

includes:
  portal: portal.yml

tasks:
  web:
    desc: Run web-related tasks
    cmds:
      - pwd
      - echo "Running web tasks..."

web/portal.yml

tasks:
  portal:
    desc: Run portal-related tasks
    cmds:
      - pwd
      - echo "Running portal tasks..."

[trulede]

Hi, the documentation for that topic is here. Does it help?

https://taskfile.dev/docs/guide#directory-of-included-taskfile

If not, please provide a clear example of the problem, and collect the output from Task when run with the verbose flag.

[leganck]

thanks for the docs link. It’s helpful but I’m still confused about the different path resolution behaviors in these two cases. Could you explain the core mechanism behind this discrepancy? I'm specifically curious about how the explicit taskfile key in the includes block impacts directory resolution. Here’s my observation summary: