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diff --git a/doc/ci/caching/index.md b/doc/ci/caching/index.md index 495ec099111..8b2ce425cf5 100644 --- a/doc/ci/caching/index.md +++ b/doc/ci/caching/index.md @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ needed to compile the project: Cache was designed to be used to speed up invocations of subsequent runs of a given job, by keeping things like dependencies (e.g., npm packages, Go vendor packages, etc.) so they don't have to be re-fetched from the public internet. - While the cache can be abused to pass intermediate build results between + While the cache can be abused to pass intermediate build results between stages, there may be cases where artifacts are a better fit. - `artifacts`: **Use for stage results that will be passed between stages.** Artifacts were designed to upload some compiled/generated bits of the build, @@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ needed to compile the project: comply to this rule trigger an unintuitive and illogical error message (an enhancement is discussed at [https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/15530](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/15530) - ). Artifacts need to be uploaded to the GitLab instance (not only the GitLab - runner) before the next stage job(s) can start, so you need to evaluate - carefully whether your bandwidth allows you to profit from parallelization - with stages and shared artifacts before investing time in changes to the + ). Artifacts need to be uploaded to the GitLab instance (not only the GitLab + runner) before the next stage job(s) can start, so you need to evaluate + carefully whether your bandwidth allows you to profit from parallelization + with stages and shared artifacts before investing time in changes to the setup. @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ cache, when declaring `cache` in your jobs, use one or a mix of the following: that will be only available to a particular project. - [Use a `key`](../yaml/README.md#cache-key) that fits your workflow (e.g., different caches on each branch). For that, you can take advantage of the - [CI/CD predefined variables](../variables/README.md#predefined-variables-environment-variables). + [CI/CD predefined variables](../variables/README.md#predefined-environment-variables). TIP: **Tip:** Using the same Runner for your pipeline, is the most simple and efficient way to |