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authorGravatar Klaus Aehlig <aehlig@google.com>2018-04-16 09:44:41 -0700
committerGravatar Copybara-Service <copybara-piper@google.com>2018-04-16 09:46:58 -0700
commit840d5add25c184aed1c3d70ed568c3372c7ab90f (patch)
tree706296a9660398523e1c40542763f62d9df36cbf /src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib
parent3f2690b871c072fa20a082a5b9d0f1fe2173b64e (diff)
repository_ctx.download_and_extract: mention cache in documentation
Since the repository_cache is now enabled by default, extend the documentation of the download_and_extract method to mention its effect, if a sha256 checksum is specified. Change-Id: I3cb714e60a5957e338ceb83fe4f1a3c6eaf64960 PiperOrigin-RevId: 193053375
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-rw-r--r--src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/bazel/repository/skylark/SkylarkRepositoryContext.java3
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diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/bazel/repository/skylark/SkylarkRepositoryContext.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/bazel/repository/skylark/SkylarkRepositoryContext.java
index 2b31d6d784..a3f70b3813 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/bazel/repository/skylark/SkylarkRepositoryContext.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/bazel/repository/skylark/SkylarkRepositoryContext.java
@@ -581,6 +581,9 @@ public class SkylarkRepositoryContext {
+ " to omit the SHA-256 as remote files can change. At best omitting this field"
+ " will make your build non-hermetic. It is optional to make development easier"
+ " but should be set before shipping."
+ + " If provided, the repository cache will first be checked for a file with the"
+ + " given hash; a download will only be attempted, if the file was not found in the"
+ + " cache. After a successful download, the file will be added to the cache."
),
@Param(
name = "type",