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Deprecate USER in favor of BUILD_USERNAME

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Bug: 122270019
Test: treehugger, codesearch
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Dan Willemsen
2019-01-02 14:32:54 -08:00
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# Build System Changes for Android.mk Writers
## `USER` deprecation {#USER}
`USER` will soon be `nobody` in many cases due to the addition of a sandbox
around the Android build. Most of the time you shouldn't need to know the
identity of the user running the build, but if you do, it's available in the
make variable `BUILD_USERNAME` for now.
Similarly, the `hostname` tool will also be returning a more consistent value
of `android-build`. The real value is available as `BUILD_HOSTNAME`.
## `BUILD_NUMBER` removal from Android.mk {#BUILD_NUMBER}
`BUILD_NUMBER` should not be used directly in Android.mk files, as it would