does anyone know what would happen if a ` rule` rather than

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does anyone know what would happen if a ` rule` rather than a ` console rule` returned a `Goal` subclass would that be detected as a top level goal

aloof-angle-91616 · Answer

i don t think so and can check but is that behavior we think we might want

hundreds-breakfast-49010 · Answer

no I think it s behavior we don t want but that might be possible

aloof-angle-91616 · Answer

looking now

aloof-angle-91616 · Answer

yes that is actually the behavior

aloof-angle-91616 · Answer

aloof-angle-91616 · Answer

it only checks if the rule is `cacheable` to see whether it s an ` console rule`

hundreds-breakfast-49010 · Answer

oh cool we re doing the right thing then

aloof-angle-91616 · Answer

is cacheable true if and only if it s a console rule

hundreds-breakfast-49010 · Answer

I believe so

hundreds-breakfast-49010 · Answer

the only thing `console rule` does differently from `rule` is set the cacheable flag to false when it creates a rule

hundreds-breakfast-49010 · Answer

and I don t think there s any other way we can make a rule

hundreds-breakfast-49010 · Answer

er sorry cacheable False if it s a console rule not true

aloof-angle-91616 · Answer

yes but i mean like would we want to consider e g adding an ` is console rule` attribute on things decorated with ` console rule`

aloof-angle-91616 · Answer

would be good if i finally got this one in <https github com pantsbuild pants pull 8496>

witty-crayon-22786 · Answer

cacheable has no other meaning right now it s vestigial

aloof-angle-91616 · Answer

thanks