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| author |  Damien Martin-Guillerez <dmarting@google.com> | 2015-06-24 19:57:18 +0000 |
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| committer | Damien Martin-Guillerez <dmarting@google.com> | 2015-06-25 06:47:43 +0000 |
| commit | bf6dcb707b44459f19fd3989385b66e7ba68df9d (patch) | |
| tree | d5d66c0e2060f0de6f482cd54c5e4257673d12e7 /site/docs | |
| parent | dfde4e5cd86f00c30bdedeed020844c861658b53 (diff) | |
Fix documentation about master configuration files
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| -rw-r--r-- | site/docs/bazel-user-manual.html | 12 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/site/docs/bazel-user-manual.html b/site/docs/bazel-user-manual.html index 5ae68abdd5..d177832a81 100644 --- a/site/docs/bazel-user-manual.html +++ b/site/docs/bazel-user-manual.html @@ -284,15 +284,13 @@ the <code class='flag'>--bazelrc=<var>file</var></code> option, and the this option when performing release builds, or automated tests that invoke Bazel. </p> + <p> Aside from the configuration file described above, Bazel also looks - for a master configuration file next to the binary. The name of this - file is the same as the name of the binary with the - string <code>.bazelrc</code> attached. This file is not intended to - be user-modifiable; its purpose is for the Bazel team to be able to - turn experimental features on or off immediately without releasing a - new Bazel version, should an urgent need arise. Reading of this file - can be disabled using the <code class='flag'>--nomaster_bazelrc</code> option. + for a master configuration file next to the binary, in the workspace + at <code>tools/bazel.rc</code> or system-wide at + <code>/etc/bazel.bazelrc</code>. These files are here to support + installation-wide options or options shared between users. </p> <p> Like all UNIX "rc" files, the <code>.bazelrc</code> file is a text |