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Disables the TeamCity generation check (`forbidGenerationOnTeamcity`) for Kotlin version branching. Only invoke manually via /disable-generation-check.

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Disable Generation Check for Branching

When branching to a new Kotlin version, the CI build fails with "[Re-generation needed!]" because generated version constants are out of date relative to the new language version. Rather than regenerating on every branch, we disable the check by adding forbidGenerationOnTeamcity = false to all GeneratorsFileUtil.writeFileIfContentChanged calls in the affected generators. This unblocks CI while the version switch stabilizes. These changes get reverted on master after branching is complete.

Determine the action

Ask the user whether they want to disable the generation check (for branching) or revert it (re-enable the check after branching is complete). Then follow the corresponding section below.

Disable (set forbidGenerationOnTeamcity = false)

For each GeneratorsFileUtil.writeFileIfContentChanged(...) call in the 2 files below, ensure it has forbidGenerationOnTeamcity = false. Depending on the current state, either add the parameter or swap true to false.

Use replace_text_in_file with forbidGenerationOnTeamcity = true -> forbidGenerationOnTeamcity = false as a replaceAll replacement in each file. If no match is found (first-time application), add the parameter instead — see the "First-time" examples below.

Files and call sites

File 1: libraries/tools/gradle/generators/native-cache-kotlin-version/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/generators/native/cache/version/Main.kt — 1 call at end of main():

// First-time:
GeneratorsFileUtil.writeFileIfContentChanged(genFile.toFile(), content, logNotChanged = false)
// Target state:
GeneratorsFileUtil.writeFileIfContentChanged(genFile.toFile(), content, logNotChanged = false, forbidGenerationOnTeamcity = false)

File 2: libraries/tools/gradle/generators/native-cache-kotlin-version/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/generators/native/cache/version/NativeCacheKotlinVersionsFile.kt — 1 call inside updateAndGetAll():

// First-time:
GeneratorsFileUtil.writeFileIfContentChanged(versionsFilePath.toFile(), sortedVersionNames)
// Target state:
GeneratorsFileUtil.writeFileIfContentChanged(versionsFilePath.toFile(), sortedVersionNames, forbidGenerationOnTeamcity = false)

How to apply

Use JetBrains MCP replace_text_in_file for each replacement. All replacements are independent — make them in parallel.

Commit pattern (disable)

[Gradle] Do not forbid generator on teamcity for native cache version

Revert (set forbidGenerationOnTeamcity = true)

After branching is complete, re-enable the check by swapping false to true in all call sites across the 2 files.

Use replace_text_in_file with forbidGenerationOnTeamcity = false -> forbidGenerationOnTeamcity = true as a replaceAll replacement in each of the 2 files.

Commit pattern (revert)

Revert "[Gradle] Do not forbid generator on teamcity for native cache version"

Bump DisableCacheInKotlinVersion in tests (disable only)

The DisableCacheInKotlinVersion generator uses a rolling deprecation cycle: N (latest) has no deprecation, N-1 gets WARNING, N-2 gets ERROR. After branching, the version constant used in tests may shift to ERROR level, causing compilation failure.

File: libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin-integration-tests/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/native/KotlinNativeDisableCacheIT.kt

Find all usages of DisableCacheInKotlinVersion.\<old_version>`and replace with the next version constant (e.g.2_3_20→2_4_0). There are typically 3 usages — 2 in string templates and 1 in Kotlin code. The existing @Suppress("DEPRECATION")` annotations handle the WARNING level on N-1 constants.

Use replace_text_in_file with replaceAll: true to swap all occurrences at once.

Commit pattern (bump version in tests)

[Gradle] Bump DisableCacheInKotlinVersion in KotlinNativeDisableCacheIT

Verification

After all replacements (disable or revert), run JetBrains MCP get_file_problems with errorsOnly: false on all 2 files. Any errors related to forbidGenerationOnTeamcity or the modified lines indicate a problem. Pre-existing warnings (unused imports, whitespace style) can be ignored.