UnityYAMLMerge fails to parse and shows a "did not find expected key" error

Unity: Version Control

Won't Fix

2023.3.X

2023.2.X

2022.3.X

2021.3.X

The issue was caused by a '#' symbol in the target file, making UnityYAMLMerge unable to parse it.

How to reproduce:
1. Download and extract the attached “yamlmerge-bug-repro.zip” file
2. Run “run_mergetool.bat” found in the extracted folder

Expected result: The parsing is successful and the tool merges the attached files
Actual result: An error message stating “Error parsing file ‘LocalizationSO.asset.BASE’: did not find expected key” is shown

Reproducible in: UnityYAMLMerge 1.0.1 (2021.3.36f1, 2022.3.21f1, 2023.2.13f1, 2023.3.0b10)

Reproducible on: Windows 11
Not reproducible on: No other environments tested

UnityYAMLMerge fails to parse and shows a "did not find expected key" error

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UnityYAMLMerge fails to parse and shows a "did not find expected key" error

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2023.3.XWon't FixThe issue was caused by a '#' symbol in the target file, making UnityYAMLMerge unable to parse it.

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