CP: allow waf users to build without dos repo access

[pdabelf5]

Proposed changes

cherry-pick (#5041)

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Codecov Report

All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests ✅

Comparison is base (63ac31a) 52.11% compared to head (b0ee57c) 52.13%.

Additional details and impacted files

@@               Coverage Diff               @@
##           release-3.4    #5043      +/-   ##
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+ Coverage        52.11%   52.13%   +0.01%     
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  Files               60       60              
  Lines            17368    17368              
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+ Hits              9052     9054       +2     
  Misses            8000     8000              
+ Partials           316      314       -2     

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