Evaluate build tags as both true and false #1938
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Gazelle already iterates over all supported os/arch combos to include go files. This is similar but expanded to custom tags. When adding a new build tag, we create a copy with the tag set to true and append to the original. This means that build tag evaluation will grow exponentially.
Fixes #1262
What type of PR is this?
Feature
What package or component does this PR mostly affect?
language/go
What does this PR do? Why is it needed?
It changes the behavior of
build_tags
to defer evaluation to build time. Instead of assuming the tag is always true, it treats the tag as both true and false when evaluating tags for a file.Which issues(s) does this PR fix?
Fixes #1262
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