--compile_one_dependency suggestion should not trigger when source files are picked up by wildcards
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Description
6087f5d94779558ca044420a195547054db58a02 added a warning that triggers when building or testing the all the targets in any real-life package. E.g.,
```
$ cat BUILD
cc_test(
name = 't',
srcs = ['a.cc', 'b.cc']
)
$ bazel build //:*
WARNING: BUILD: //:BUILD is a source file, nothing will be built for it. If you want to build a target that consumes this file, try --compile_one_dependency
WARNING: BUILD:1:8: //:b.cc is a source file, nothing will be built for it. If you want to build a target that consumes this file, try --compile_one_dependency
WARNING:BUILD:1:8: //:a.cc is a source file, nothing will be built for it. If you want to build a target that consumes this file, try --compile_one_dependency
```
I suggest that is excessive.
Contributor guide
Research direction
Reproduce the warning with the BUILD example and `bazel build //:*`; then trace the warning behavior introduced by commit 6087f5d94779558ca044420a195547054db58a02. Done means wildcard expansion no longer suggests `--compile_one_dependency` for source files consumed by matching targets, while the intended warning remains for genuinely unbuildable source targets.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100