Add compilation mode specific config to allow `.bazelrc` controls conditional on it
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Description
### Description of the feature request:
Similar to `--enable_platform_specific_config` which allows `.bazelrc` to inject Linux, macOS, Windows, etc. flags as needed, it would be extremely helpful to have compilation mode specific configs so that a `.bazelrc` can inject `-c opt` or `-c dbg` specific flags.
### Which category does this issue belong to?
Configurability
### What underlying problem are you trying to solve with this feature?
The need to add customization specific to a compilation mode, such as local, hardware-specific flags that only applicable in an optimized build, or a local debugging feature that should only be enabled with `-c dbg`.
### Which operating system are you running Bazel on?
Linux and macOS
### What is the output of `bazel info release`?
Not relevant...
### 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_
### Have you found anything relevant by searching the web?
_No response_
### Any other information, logs, or outputs that you want to share?
_No response_
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reviewing Bazel's existing --enable_platform_specific_config behavior and how .bazelrc configuration is processed. Determine the expected behavior for -c opt and -c dbg, then verify the feature with focused configuration tests; done means compilation-mode-specific flags are injected only for the matching mode.
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Assessment
- Domain
- build-system, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100