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Expand exports_files documentation

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#11,304 opened on May 6, 2020

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Description

The documentation is quite limited (https://docs.bazel.build/versions/master/be/functions.html#exports_files).

  • Document how this interacts with visibility
  • Show an example of use (an reference it from another package)
  • Recommend using something else (e.g. a _library target) when possible

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Research the exports files documentation and visibility interaction in Bazel, then write improved documentation with examples and recommendations.
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1
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Bazel basicsDocumentation writing
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80