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| author |  dannark <dannark@google.com> | 2018-07-17 13:59:17 -0700 |
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| committer |  Copybara-Service <copybara-piper@google.com> | 2018-07-17 14:01:11 -0700 |
| commit | 86e007fdeced120cda3108e97044db4fd817d5f0 (patch) | |
| tree | d352fa90ea06ae932f6d124b27591134178e66f6 /site | |
| parent | dfce7407e6922ca5e070c348ad72a1917a54da82 (diff) | |
Add anchor tags to external.md page for actual linkability!
RELNOTES: None
PiperOrigin-RevId: 204969740
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| -rw-r--r-- | site/docs/external.md | 7 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/site/docs/external.md b/site/docs/external.md index 96d9868838..4b19e9695a 100644 --- a/site/docs/external.md +++ b/site/docs/external.md @@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ This `WORKSPACE` file uses the same syntax as BUILD files, but allows a different set of rules. The full list of built-in rules are in the Build Encyclopedia's [Workspace Rules](be/workspace.html). +<a name="types"></a> ## Supported types of external dependencies A few basic types of external dependencies can be used: @@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ files. <a name="external-packages"></a> ### Depending on external packages +<a name="maven-repositories"></a> #### Maven repositories Use the rule [`maven_jar`](https://docs.bazel.build/be/workspace.html#maven_jar) @@ -127,12 +129,14 @@ Use the rule [`maven_jar`](https://docs.bazel.build/be/workspace.html#maven_jar) to download a jar from a Maven repository and make it available as a Java dependency. +<a name="fetching-dependencies"></a> ## Fetching dependencies By default, external dependencies are fetched as needed during `bazel build`. If you would like to disable this behavior or prefetch dependencies, use [`bazel fetch`](http://docs.bazel.build/user-manual.html#fetch). +<a name="shadowing-dependencies"></a> ## Shadowing dependencies Whenever possible, it is recommended to have a single version policy in your @@ -209,6 +213,7 @@ This behavior is currently gated behind a flag, `--experimental_enable_repo_mapping`. +<a name="using-proxies"></a> ## Using Proxies Bazel will pick up proxy addresses from the `HTTPS_PROXY` and `HTTP_PROXY` @@ -228,11 +233,13 @@ Large `WORKSPACE` files can be generated using the tool `generate_workspace`. For details, see [Generate external dependencies from Maven projects](generate-workspace.md). +<a name="caching"></a> ## Caching of external dependencies Bazel caches external dependencies and re-downloads or updates them when the `WORKSPACE` file changes. +<a name="layout"></a> ## Layout External dependencies are all downloaded and symlinked under a directory named |