commit d13df477d2d8327335bd9ba20b166bcb4b0e9f27
author Bazel Release System <noreply@google.com> Mon Oct 15 10:29:08 2018 +0200
committer Klaus Aehlig <aehlig@google.com> Mon Oct 15 10:29:08 2018 +0200
tree 4a59a7e13ff076f44fa63f1b61a23ed4b197d47b
parent e56f1fe716ce73726f4c6464622f2bc2514b7a11

Release 0.18.0 (2018-10-15)

Baseline: c062b1f1730f3562d5c16a037b374fc07dc8d9a2

Cherry picks:

   + 2834613f93f74e988c51cf27eac0e59c79ff3b8f:
     Include also ext jars in the bootclasspath jar.
   + 2579b791c023a78a577e8cb827890139d6fb7534:
     Fix toolchain_java9 on --host_javabase=<jdk9> after
     7eb9ea150fb889a93908d96896db77d5658e5005
   + faaff7fa440939d4367f284ee268225a6f40b826:
     Release notes: fix markdown
   + b073a18e3fac05e647ddc6b45128a6158b34de2c:
     Fix NestHost length computation Fixes #5987
   + bf6a63d64a010f4c363d218e3ec54dc4dc9d8f34:
     Fixes #6219. Don't rethrow any remote cache failures on either
     download or upload, only warn. Added more tests.
   + c1a7b4c574f956c385de5c531383bcab2e01cadd:
     Fix broken IdlClassTest on Bazel's CI.
   + 71926bc25b3b91fcb44471e2739b89511807f96b:
     Fix the Xcode version detection which got broken by the upgrade
     to Xcode 10.0.
   + 86a8217d12263d598e3a1baf2c6aa91b2e0e2eb5:
     Temporarily restore processing of workspace-wide tools/bazel.rc
     file.

General changes

- New [bazelrc file list](https://docs.bazel.build/versions/master/user-manual.html#where-are-the-bazelrc-files).
  If you need to keep both the old and new lists of .rc files active
  concurrently to support multiple versions of Bazel, you can import the old
  file location into the new list using `try-import`. This imports a file if it
  exists and silently exits if it does not. You can use this method to account
  for a user file that may or may not exist

- [.bazelignore](https://docs.bazel.build/versions/master/user-manual.html#.bazelignore)
  is now fully functional.

- The startup flag `--host_javabase` has been renamed to
  `--server_javabase` to avoid confusion with the build flag
  `--host_javabase`.

Android

- The Android resource processing pipeline now supports persistence
  via worker processes. Enable it with
  `--persistent_android_resource_processor`. We have observed a 50% increase
  in build speed for clean local builds and up to 150% increase in build
  speed for incremental local builds.

C++

- In-memory package //tools/defaults has been removed (controlled by
  `--incompatible_disable_tools_defaults_package` flag). Please see
  [migration instructions](https://docs.bazel.build/versions/master/skylark/backward-compatibility.html#disable-inmemory-tools-defaults-package)
  and migrate soon, the flag will be flipped in Bazel 0.19, and the legacy
  behavior will be removed in Bazel 0.20.

- Late bound option defaults (typical example was the `--compiler` flag, when
  it was not specified, it’s value was computed using the CROSSTOOL) are removed
  (controlled by `--incompatible_disable_late_bound_option_defaults` flag).
  Please see [migration instructions](https://docs.bazel.build/versions/master/skylark/backward-compatibility.html#disable-late-bound-option-defaults)
  and migrate soon, the flag will be flipped in Bazel 0.19, and the legacy
  behavior will be removed in Bazel 0.20.

- Depsets are no longer accepted in `user_compile_flags` and `user_link_flags`
  in the C++ toolchain API (controlled by
  `--incompatible_disable_depset_in_cc_user_flags` flag) affects C++ users.
  Please see [migration instructions](https://docs.bazel.build/versions/master/skylark/backward-compatibility.html#disable-depsets-in-c-toolchain-api-in-user-flags)
  and migrate soon, the flag will be flipped in Bazel 0.19, and the legacy
  behavior will be removed in Bazel 0.20.

- CROSSTOOL is no longer consulted when selecting C++ toolchain (controlled by
  `--incompatible_disable_cc_toolchain_label_from_crosstool_proto` flag).
  Please see [migration instructions](https://docs.bazel.build/versions/master/skylark/backward-compatibility.html#disallow-using-crosstool-to-select-the-cc_toolchain-label)
  and migrate soon, the flag will be flipped in Bazel 0.19, and the legacy behavior will be removed in Bazel 0.20.

- You can now use [`toolchain_identifier` attribute](https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/commit/857d4664ce939f240b1d10d8d2baca6c6893cfcb)
  on `cc_toolchain` to pair it with CROSSTOOL toolchain.

- C++ specific Make variables
  are no longer passed from the `CppConfiguration`, but from the C++ toolchain
  (controlled by `--incompatible_disable_cc_configuration_make_variables` flag).
  Please see [migration instructions](https://docs.bazel.build/versions/master/skylark/backward-compatibility.html#disallow-using-c-specific-make-variables-from-the-configuration)
  and migrate soon, the flag will be flipped
  in Bazel 0.19, and the legacy behavior will be removed in Bazel 0.20.

- Skylark api accessing C++
  toolchain in `ctx.fragments.cpp` is removed (controlled by
  `--incompatible_disable_legacy_cpp_toolchain_skylark_api` flag).
  Please migrate soon, the flag will be flipped
  in Bazel 0.19, and the legacy behavior will be removed in Bazel 0.20.

- cc_binary link action no longer hardcodes
  `-static-libgcc` for toolchains that support embedded runtimes
  (guarded by [`--experimental_dont_emit_static_libgcc`](https://source.bazel.build/bazel/+/2f281960b829e964526a9d292d4c3003e4d19f1c)
  temporarily). Proper deprecation using `--incompatible` flags will follow.

Java

- Future versions of Bazel will require a locally installed JDK
  for Java development. Previously Bazel would fall back to using
  the embedded `--server_javabase` if no JDK as available. Pass
  `--incompatible_never_use_embedded_jdk_for_javabase` to disable the
  legacy behaviour.

- `--javacopt=` no longer affects compilations of tools that are
  executed during the build; use `--host_javacopt=` to change javac
  flags in the host configuration.

Objective C

- `objc_library` now supports the module_name attribute.

Skylark

- Adds `--incompatible_expand_directories` to automatically expand
  directories in skylark command lines. Design doc:
  https://docs.google.com/document/d/11agWFiOUiz2htBLj6swPTob5z78TrCxm8DQE4uJLOwM

- Support fileset expansion in ctx.actions.args(). Controlled by
  `--incompatible_expand_directories`.

Windows

- `--windows_exe_launcher` is deprecated, this flag will be removed
  soon. Please make sure you are not using it.

- Bazel now supports the symlink runfiles tree on Windows with
  `--experimental_enable_runfiles` flag. For more details, see
  [this doc](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hnYmU1BmtCSJOUvvDAK745DSJQCapToJxb3THXYMrmQ).

Other Changes

- A new experimental option `--experimental_ui_deduplicate` has been added. It
  causes the UI to attempt to deduplicate messages from actions to keep the
  console output cleaner.

- Add `--modify_execution_info`, a flag to customize action execution
  info.

- Add ExecutionInfo to aquery output for ExecutionInfoSpecifier
  actions.

- When computing `--instrumentation_filter`, end filter patterns with
  "[/:]" to match non-top-level packages exactly and treat
  top-level targets consistently.

- Added the `bazel info server_log` command, which obtains the main Bazel
  server log file path. This can help debug Bazel issues.

- `aapt shrink` resources now properly respect filter configurations.