Im still a little confused about the `::` notatio...
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broad-crayon-17575
07/25/2024, 4:29 PMIm still a little confused about the
::filename:method:taskf
fast-nail-55400
07/25/2024, 4:35 PMsomething different
fast-nail-55400
07/25/2024, 4:35 PMfast-nail-55400
07/25/2024, 4:35 PMpath/to/dir:target_name
fast-nail-55400
07/25/2024, 4:35 PMpath/to/dir:: means all targets in that directory and also recursively in subdirectories
fast-nail-55400
07/25/2024, 4:36 PMa single : would just reference targets in the same directory
fast-nail-55400
07/25/2024, 4:36 PMand no recursion
fast-nail-55400
07/25/2024, 4:36 PMthe path is relative, the "root" syntax is
//fast-nail-55400
07/25/2024, 4:37 PMso a target named "foo" in the BUILD file at the root of the repository would be
//:foob
broad-crayon-17575
07/25/2024, 4:37 PMso
//::-rf
fast-nail-55400
07/25/2024, 4:37 PMyes
fast-nail-55400
07/25/2024, 4:37 PMalthough you can also just use
::b
broad-crayon-17575
07/25/2024, 4:38 PMthanks @fast-nail-55400
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fast-nail-55400
07/25/2024, 4:38 PMsince the root is implied on the command line,
//h
happy-kitchen-89482
07/25/2024, 6:00 PMIt's basically a shell-safe equivalent of
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