bazelbuild / bazelbuild/bazel

flag_alias and custom flags do not appear in explicit_cmd_line field of OptionsParsed BES message

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Description

### Description of the bug:

When using a `--flag_alias` or a custom flag on the command line, they do not appear on the `explicit_cmd_line` field of the [OptionsParsed BES message](https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/blob/935a2a31cf5458fcc6d7c911f31e35b3ede2e0d4/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/buildeventstream/proto/build_event_stream.proto#L404-L412).

Even though these are custom flags, I would expect them to appear in the `explicit_cmd_line` field of OptionsParsed, since the naming of the field suggests that it is exactly the flags passed to the bazel command.

### Which category does this issue belong to?

CLI

### What's the simplest, easiest way to reproduce this bug? Please provide a minimal example if possible.

A sample repo that reproduces the issue can be seen [here](https://github.com/alex-torok/reproduce_bazel_explicit_cmd_line/tree/main).

### Which operating system are you running Bazel on?

linux

### What is the output of `bazel info release`?

release 7.2.1

### If `bazel info release` returns `development version` or `(@non-git)`, tell us how you built Bazel.

_No response_

### What's the output of `git remote get-url origin; git rev-parse HEAD` ?

_No response_

### If this is a regression, please try to identify the Bazel commit where the bug was introduced with bazelisk --bisect.

_No response_

### Have you found anything relevant by searching the web?

I haven't seen any issue discuss explicit_cmd_line or the OptionsParsed message

### Any other information, logs, or outputs that you want to share?

_No response_

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the behavior with the linked sample repository, then read src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/buildeventstream/proto/build_event_stream.proto around the OptionsParsed BES message. Trace how explicit_cmd_line is populated for --flag_alias and custom flags; done means both appear in that field when passed on the Bazel command line.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
build-system, cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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