Alternatively is there a way to pass in a large argument lis

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Alternatively is there a way to pass in a large argument list via text file If I compute the list of transitive dependencies and run ` pants compile $TRANSITIVE TARGETS` then the argument is too long

aloof-angle-91616 · Answer

` target spec file`

damp-easter-17791 · Answer

should that file contain line separated arguments

aloof-angle-91616 · Answer

yes

damp-easter-17791 · Answer

sweet

damp-easter-17791 · Answer

will pants be OK if I call ` pants compile ` with thousands of targets

aloof-angle-91616 · Answer

you can use `diff` or `comm` to diff the output of `dependencies` and `list` but i assume you ve figured that out

aloof-angle-91616 · Answer

yes i recommend gnu parallel to shard large target lists

damp-easter-17791 · Answer

I already ran pants export so I have the list of transitive deps

aloof-angle-91616 · Answer

but pants can be run with that

aloof-angle-91616 · Answer

ok that should work great

damp-easter-17791 · Answer

nice thanks

damp-easter-17791 · Answer

will give it a try

aloof-angle-91616 · Answer

let me know about to start watching a movie so gone for two hours but back after

damp-easter-17791 · Answer

will do

damp-easter-17791 · Answer

< aloof angle 91616> how exactly is the syntax

damp-easter-17791 · Answer

` pants compile target spec file=args txt`

aloof-angle-91616 · Answer

yes you may need to place it at the front of the command line typically arguments immediately after a goal name such as `compile` are interpreted as options within the scope of that goal

damp-easter-17791 · Answer

that works tada

aloof-angle-91616 · Answer

let us know if you have further questions

damp-easter-17791 · Answer

I m getting Build graph construction failed

damp-easter-17791 · Answer

I ll just compile everything will try to figure out another time how to skip compiling the actual targets

damp-easter-17791 · Answer

Thank you for the help

aloof-angle-91616 · Answer

i m sorry that usually happens when invalid target specs are added or when a target s definition is invalid pants will lazily crawl the filesystem to parse BUILD files if you post the stacktrace we can debug sorry for the confusing error message

damp-easter-17791 · Answer

It s fine the approach to extract the dependency targets was quite hacky

damp-easter-17791 · Answer

compiling everything is working great for now would be nice to avoid the redundant compilation in the future with ` query`

aloof-angle-91616 · Answer

it s possible i may be able to work on that earlier than expected if it s relevant for IDE responsiveness