[8.8.0] Cherry-pick remote repo contents cache feature#28997

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Commits on Mar 13, 2026

[8.7.0] Refactoring from: Make external repo file checking actually useful
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Commits on Mar 14, 2026

[8.7.0] Manual port of essential parts of: Preserve order of recorded inputs
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[8.7.0] Manual port of essential parts of: Fix and consolidate repo env handling
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[8.7.0] Fix crash when repo contents cache is under the main repo

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[8.7.0] Deduplicate identical repo contents cache entries during GC
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[8.7.0] Manual port of: Fold `environ` into the predeclared inputs hash
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[8.7.0] Make naming scheme for repo contents cache entries more reliable
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[8.7.0] Prepare for the addition of a remote repo contents cache
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Commits on Mar 15, 2026