bazelbuild / bazelbuild/bazel

Figure out what to do with "reproducible attributes" returned by repo rules

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Description

Repo rules can return a set of attribute values to make themselves reproducible. We currently print them to stderr, but that's often useless in Bzlmod because the user who sees the info message isn't going to do anything about it -- they're not about to go into the module extension and change the calls. We should figure out how to use this information.

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Research direction

Start by tracing where repo rules return reproducible attribute values and where those values are currently printed to stderr, with particular attention to Bzlmod usage. The work is done when there is an agreed, useful way to use this information instead of only showing an info message.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
build-system, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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