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bazel-lib/lib/copy_file.bzl
Alex Eagle 4bfe55711a
feat: expose a config_setting for copy execution_requirements (#606)
* feat: expose a config_setting for copy execution_requirements

Fixes #604

* chore: add user docs

* chore: improve docs

* chore: better link to copy_file
2023-10-09 13:57:34 -07:00

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# LOCAL MODIFICATIONS
# this has a PR patched in on top of the original
# https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/blob/7b859037a673db6f606661323e74c5d4751595e6/rules/private/copy_file_private.bzl
# https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel-skylib/pull/324
"""A rule that copies a file to another place.
native.genrule() is sometimes used to copy files (often wishing to rename them).
The 'copy_file' rule does this with a simpler interface than genrule.
The rule uses a Bash command on Linux/macOS/non-Windows, and a cmd.exe command
on Windows (no Bash is required).
This fork of bazel-skylib's copy_file adds DirectoryPathInfo support and allows multiple
copy_file in the same package.
Choosing execution requirements
-------------------------------
Copy actions can be very numerous, especially when used on third-party dependency packages.
By default, we set the `execution_requirements` of actions we spawn to be non-sandboxed and run
locally, not reading or writing to a remote cache. For the typical user this is the fastest, because
it avoids the overhead of creating a sandbox and making network calls for every file being copied.
If you use Remote Execution and Build-without-the-bytes, then you'll want the copy action to
occur on the remote machine instead, since the inputs and outputs stay in the cloud and don't need
to be brought to the local machine where Bazel runs.
Other reasons to allow copy actions to run remotely:
- Bazel prints an annoying warning "[action] uses implicit fallback from sandbox to local, which is deprecated because it is not hermetic"
- When the host and exec platforms have different architectures, toolchain resolution runs the wrong binary locally,
see https://github.com/aspect-build/bazel-lib/issues/466
To disable our `copy_use_local_execution` flag, put this in your `.bazelrc` file:
```
# with Bazel 6.4 or greater:
# Disable default for execution_requirements of copy actions
common --@aspect_bazel_lib//lib:copy_use_local_execution=false
# with Bazel 6.3 or earlier:
# Disable default for execution_requirements of copy actions
build --@aspect_bazel_lib//lib:copy_use_local_execution=false
fetch --@aspect_bazel_lib//lib:copy_use_local_execution=false
query --@aspect_bazel_lib//lib:copy_use_local_execution=false
```
"""
load(
"//lib/private:copy_file.bzl",
_copy_file = "copy_file",
_copy_file_action = "copy_file_action",
)
copy_file = _copy_file
copy_file_action = _copy_file_action