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diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/proto/BazelProtoLibraryRule.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/proto/BazelProtoLibraryRule.java index cbb09fd149..c0a6eb00aa 100644 --- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/proto/BazelProtoLibraryRule.java +++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/proto/BazelProtoLibraryRule.java @@ -94,4 +94,14 @@ public final class BazelProtoLibraryRule implements RuleDefinition { in the <code>deps</code> clause of supported rules, such as <code>java_proto_library</code>. </p> +<p>When compiled on the command-line, a <code>proto_library</code> creates a file named +<code>foo-descriptor-set.proto.bin</code>, which is the descriptor set for the +messages the rule srcs. The file is a serialized <code>FileDescriptorSet</code>, which is described +in https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/docs/techniques#self-description.</p> + +<p>It only contains information about the <code>.proto</code> files directly mentioned by a +<code>proto_library</code> rule; the collection of transitive descriptor sets is available through +the <code>proto.transitivedescriptorsets</code> Skylark provider. +See documentation in <code>ProtoSourcesProvider.java</code>.</p> + <!-- #END_BLAZE_RULE -->*/ |