Adding downloading of NDK inside Bazel about rules_android_ndk HOT 5 OPEN

But I believe the new NDK only provides dmg files, not zip files

The zip file still exists, it's just not published on the download pages because people kept downloading the wrong thing and then filing bugs about it not being compatible with gatekeeper (which is impossible to do per Apple's requirements). Just replace .dmg with .zip in the download URL.

If we do get a zipped ndk, I think one workaround is using xattr -d com.apple.quarantine FILENAME to remove the quarantine flag from the directly downloaded executable files.

Not required unless whatever tool you're using to download the zip applies the quarantine flag in the first place, fwiw. I haven't seen anything but a web browser do this, so not likely needed here.

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We used to do this internally, and it's very convenient. But I believe the new NDK only provides dmg files, not zip files, on macOS due to security requirements. So we switched back to the environment variable for now.

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If we do get a zipped ndk, I think one workaround is using xattr -d com.apple.quarantine FILENAME to remove the quarantine flag from the directly downloaded executable files.

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That's awesome! We are definitely interested in downloading NDK inside Bazel. We can help if needed.

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The zip file still exists, it's just not published on the download pages because people kept downloading the wrong thing and then filing bugs about it not being compatible with gatekeeper (which is impossible to do per Apple's requirements). Just replace .dmg with .zip in the download URL.

This is excellent news! Thanks for the tip. I'll open a PR ASAP.

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