Revert "Add --only-deps option for caching (#870)"

This reverts commit e45487b.

alibuild_helpers/args.py

@@ -107,8 +107,6 @@ def doParseArgs():
                                   "in multiple packages. The comment will only be stored if "
                                   "PACKAGE is compiled or downloaded during this run; if it "
                                   "already exists, this does not happen."))
-  build_parser.add_argument("--only-deps", dest="onlyDeps", default=False, action="store_true",
-                            help="Only build dependencies, not the main package (e.g. for caching)")
 
   build_docker = build_parser.add_argument_group(title="Build inside a container", description="""\
   Builds can be done inside a Docker container, to make it easier to get a

alibuild_helpers/build.py

@@ -693,12 +693,6 @@ def doBuild(args, parser):
     deps=",".join(buildOrder[:-1]),
   ), args.architecture)
 
-  # If we are building only the dependencies, the last package in
-  # the build order can be considered done.
-  if args.onlyDeps and len(buildOrder) > 1:
-    mainPackage = buildOrder.pop()
-    warning("Not rebuilding %s because --only-deps option provided.", mainPackage)
-
   while buildOrder:
     p = buildOrder[0]
     spec = specs[p]

tests/test_build.py

@@ -276,7 +276,6 @@ def test_coverDoBuild(self, mock_debug, mock_listdir, mock_warning, mock_sys, mo
             environment={},
             autoCleanup=False,
             noDevel=[],
-            onlyDeps=False,
             fetchRepos=False,
             forceTracked=False,
             plugin="legacy"