Add support for netrc in jvm_maven_import_external #1509
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Description
auth=
parameter forrepository_ctx.download
is both required to fetch from private registries and is not well-documented bazelbuild/bazel#13709 (comment)With this change
would be able to authenticate using default .netrc (like
~/.netrc
)Motivation
Private maven registry could be useful to host patched versions of libraries or to ensure that there's a private persistent mirror for those artifacts