@bazel_tools references missing targets below tools/cpp/runfiles
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Description
### Description of the bug:
The exported version of `@bazel_tools//tools/cpp:srcs` references a label that does not exist.
This causes a cquery to fail:
```
$ bazel cquery @bazel_tools//tools/cpp/...
no such target '@bazel_tools//tools/cpp/runfiles:srcs': target 'srcs' not declared in package 'tools/cpp/runfiles' defined by
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Research direction
Start by comparing tools/cpp/BUILD.tools#L487 with tools/cpp/BUILD#L24 and inspect tools/cpp/runfiles/BUILD#L4. Reproduce the failure with `bazel cquery @bazel_tools//tools/cpp/...`. Done means the exported target no longer references a missing label and the cquery completes successfully.
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Assessment
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100