From: Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <philmd@redhat.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2019 13:26:46 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: .travis.yml: Document how the build matrix use caches
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.travis.yml: Document how the build matrix use caches

We will set the CACHE_NAME variable to improve the caching
of various jobs using the same characteristics. Document it
first.

See https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/caching/#caches-and-build-matrices

Signed-off-by: Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <philmd@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Alex Bennée <alex.bennee@linaro.org>
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diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 3d1c7f0d7e0..51c7d19c071 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ language: c
 compiler:
   - gcc
 cache:
+  # There is one cache per branch and compiler version.
+  # characteristics of each job are used to identify the cache:
+  # - OS name (currently, linux, osx, or windows)
+  # - OS distribution (for Linux, xenial, trusty, or precise)
+  # - macOS image name (e.g., xcode7.2)
+  # - Names and values of visible environment variables set in .travis.yml or Settings panel
   timeout: 1200
   ccache: true
   pip: true