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Feature: Add option to skip tools installation

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#2,158 opened on May 19, 2018

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Description

Add option to toll cake to skip Installing tools phase

Use case:

  • During development of the build script build is executing many times, skipping tools installation step will speedup development process

Contributor guide

Research direction
Look at the Cake source code to understand how tools installation works (likely in the Cake.Core project). Find the relevant code block and explore how to add a configuration option (e.g., in settings or command line) to skip that step.
Tech stack
csharp
Domain
build systemdevops
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
C#Cake
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
65