rctx.download_and_extract should fully unpack .deb files
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Description
### Description of the feature request:
Currently, `rctx.download_and_extract` just extracts .deb files into its internals, e.g. `data.tar`, `control.tar`. It'd probably be more useful if it could actually extract the real data under it, like `dpkg -x` would do.
### Which category does this issue belong to?
Core
### What underlying problem are you trying to solve with this feature?
Easily unpack .deb files.
### Which operating system are you running Bazel on?
Ubuntu 24.04
### What is the output of `bazel info release`?
release 7.3.1
### 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_
### 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 locating the implementation of rctx.download_and_extract and inspect how it currently handles .deb archives, including data.tar and control.tar. Compare the desired behavior with dpkg -x and add or update coverage so the real package contents are unpacked rather than only the inner archives.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100