bazel fails with Failed to parse downloader config
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Description
### Description of the bug:
During April, we encounter such a problem three times (on different machines): any bazel command fails locally for some developer with:
```
% bazel build //...
INFO: Invocation ID: 40c6fcdb-de05-4132-99f6-80ab60643974
ERROR: Failed to parse downloader config: bazel_downloader.cfg
```
Every time, it works good for everyone else, so, looks like a local problem.
At the end of March, we upgraded Bazel from 6.2.1 to 7.1.1.
Workaround that we found: restart Macbook.
Relevant part of our .bazelrc:
```
build --experimental_downloader_config=bazel_downloader.cfg
sync --experimental_downloader_config=bazel_downloader.cfg
query --experimental_downloader_config=bazel_downloader.cfg
```
bazel_downloader.cfg:
```
rewrite (github.com/.*) https://s3.mds.yandex.net/bazel-build/mirror/$1
block github.com
```
Any ideas, how to fix it? Or maybe some tips, how to debug the problem next time?
### Which category does this issue belong to?
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### What's the simplest, easiest way to reproduce this bug? Please provide a minimal example if possible.
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### Which operating system are you running Bazel on?
Mac OS
### What is the output of `bazel info release`?
release 7.1.1
### If `bazel info release` returns `development version` or `(@non-git)`, tell us how you built Bazel.
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### What's the output of `git remote get-url origin; git rev-parse HEAD` ?
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### Is this a regression? If yes, please try to identify the Bazel commit where the bug was introduced.
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### Have you found anything relevant by searching the web?
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### Any other information, logs, or outputs that you want to share?
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Research direction
Start by reproducing `bazel build //...` on macOS with Bazel 7.1.1, using the `.bazelrc` entries and `bazel_downloader.cfg` shown in the report. Compare behavior before and after the failure and collect diagnostics when restarting the Mac is not used. Done means identifying a reproducible cause and documenting a reliable fix or debugging procedure.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100