Should disable request with Range to use remote_downloader

[hunshcn]

Description of the bug:

I'm using https://github.com/chainguard-dev/rules_apko. It depends on Range download. (2 ways, credential_helper or headers attr(>=7.1.x)(processing chainguard-dev/rules_apko#56)

But Remote API do not support Range download.

There seems to be no solution at present.

I can think of two paths.

1. add Range support for Remote API.
2. it is forbidden for Range request to use remote_downloader.(it can be intelligent, or it can be a no_remote_downloader, just like a no_proxy).

Which category does this issue belong to?

Remote Execution

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?

macos

What is the output of bazel info 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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[tjgq]

At this time, we'd prefer to avoid making the download logic header-dependent (because it opens the door for doing the same for other HTTP headers, in the limit bringing the full complexity of the HTTP spec into Bazel). Can you open a feature request for Range header support at https://github.com/bazelbuild/remote-apis?

I'm also wondering why rules_apko must download individual artifacts via Range requests (which is a bit of an odd thing to do) instead of using a separate URL for each; if a rules_apko maintainer could comment here, it would help us understand how to prioritize this in the future.