bazelbuild / bazelbuild/bazel

Documentation issue: Installing Bazel on Fedora 35 Fails per the Instructions

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Description

Documentation URL: https://docs.bazel.build/versions/5.0.0/install-redhat.html

```
# dnf copr enable vbatts/bazel
dnf install bazel4
Enabling a Copr repository. Please note that this repository is not part
of the main distribution, and quality may vary.

The Fedora Project does not exercise any power over the contents of
this repository beyond the rules outlined in the Copr FAQ at
,
and packages are not held to any quality or security level.

Please do not file bug reports about these packages in Fedora
Bugzilla. In case of problems, contact the owner of this repository.

Do you really want to enable copr.fedorainfracloud.org/vbatts/bazel? [y/N]: y
Error: This repository does not have any builds yet so you cannot enable it now.
```

Installing the yum repo manually from the following location does work:

https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/vbatts/bazel/repo/fedora-35/vbatts-bazel-fedora-35.repo

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start with the Red Hat installation page at https://docs.bazel.build/versions/5.0.0/install-redhat.html and reproduce the Fedora 35 commands shown in the issue. Compare the failing COPR command with the working repository URL, update the instructions so Fedora 35 users can install Bazel, and verify the revised commands against the documented repository.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
fedora
Domain
build-system, documentation, operating-systems
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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