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| -rw-r--r-- | src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/bazel/rules/workspace/HttpFileRule.java | 31 |
1 files changed, 18 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/bazel/rules/workspace/HttpFileRule.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/bazel/rules/workspace/HttpFileRule.java index 4f13114982..63a4db1478 100644 --- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/bazel/rules/workspace/HttpFileRule.java +++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/bazel/rules/workspace/HttpFileRule.java @@ -79,21 +79,26 @@ public class HttpFileRule implements RuleDefinition { } /*<!-- #BLAZE_RULE (NAME = http_file, TYPE = OTHER, FAMILY = Workspace)[GENERIC_RULE] --> - <p>Downloads a file from a URL and makes it available to be used as a file group.</p> +<p>Downloads a file from a URL and makes it available to be used as a file group.</p> - <h4 id="http_file_examples">Examples</h4> +<h4 id="http_file_examples">Examples</h4> - <p>Suppose you need to have a debian package for your custom rules. This package is available from - <i>http://example.com/package.deb</i>. Then you can add to your WORKSPACE file:</p> +<p>Suppose you need to have a debian package for your custom rules. This package is available from +<i>http://example.com/package.deb</i>. Then you can add to your WORKSPACE file:</p> - <pre class="code"> - http_file( - name = "my_deb", - url = "http://example.com/package.deb", - sha256 = "03a58ac630e59778f328af4bcc4acb4f80208ed4", - ) - </pre> +<pre class="code"> +http_file( + name = "my_deb", + url = "http://example.com/package.deb", + sha256 = "03a58ac630e59778f328af4bcc4acb4f80208ed4", +) +</pre> - <p>Targets would specify <code>@my_deb//file</code> as a dependency to depend on this file.</p> +<p>Targets would specify <code>@my_deb//file</code> as a dependency to depend on this file.</p> - <!-- #END_BLAZE_RULE -->*/ +<p>You may also reference files on the current system (localhost) by using "file:///path/to/file" +if you are on Unix-based systems. If you're on Windows, use "file:///c:/path/to/file". In both +examples, note the three slashes (<code>/</code>) -- the first two slashes belong to +<code>file://</code> and the third one belongs to the absolute path to the file.</p> + +<!-- #END_BLAZE_RULE -->*/ |