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<p>
When you run <code>bazel</code>, you're running the client. The
- client finds the server based on the path of the base workspace directory
- and your userid, so if you build in multiple workspaces, you'll have
- multiple Bazel server processes. Multiple users on the same
- workstation can build concurrently in the same workspace. If the
- client cannot find a running server instance, it starts a new one.
- The server process will stop after a period of inactivity (3 hours,
+ client finds the server based on the output base, which by default is
+ determined by the path of the base workspace directory and your
+ userid, so if you build in multiple workspaces, you'll have multiple
+ output bases and thus multiple Bazel server processes. Multiple
+ users on the same workstation can build concurrently in the same
+ workspace because their output bases will differ (different userids).
+ If the client cannot find a running server instance, it starts a new
+ one. The server process will stop after a period of inactivity (3 hours,
by default).
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