Linking failed: Could not copy inputs into sandbox: <path>/lib64 (Is a directory)
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Description
### Description of the bug:
I'm using a custom cc_toolchain where I'm setting each attribute using filegroups obtained via globs, like the following:
```
cc_toolchain(
name = "_cc_toolchain",
all_files = ":all_files",
ar_files = ":ar_files",
as_files = ":as_files",
compiler_files = ":compiler_files",
... etc.
)
filegroup(
name = "all_files",
srcs = glob(["**"]),
)
... etc.
```
I'm also compiling my C++ files using cc_library/cc_binary in a Docker sandbox. There are 9000 files in the toolchain and that results in a lot of IO overhead. Trying to reduce the overhead, I've switched the filegroups to point to directories instead, but with no successful results.
- With `filegroup(name = "all_files", srcs = ["."])`:
I'm getting:
`WARNING: Directory artifact crosses package boundary into package rooted at tools/toolchains`
and
`ERROR: external/+_repo_rules+flatbuffers/src/BUILD.bazel:9:11: Compiling src/idl_parser.cpp failed: Exec failed due to IOException: The file type of 'external/+_repo_rules2+gcc_10.3.0_x86_tool/x86_64-buildroot-linux-gnu/lib64/libgfortran.so.5' is not supported.`
- Referencing individual directories, with `filegroup(name = "all_files", srcs = ["bin", "include", "lib", "lib64", ...])`:
I'm getting:
`ERROR: /external/googletest+/BUILD.bazel:86:11: Linking external/googletest+/libgtest.so failed: Could not copy inputs into sandbox: /execroot/_main/external/+_repo_rules2+gcc_10.3.0_x86_tool/lib64 (Is a directory)`
### Which category does this issue belong to?
Local Execution
### What's the simplest, easiest way to reproduce this bug? Please provide a minimal example if possible.
_No response_
### Which operating system are you running Bazel on?
WSL2 Ubuntu 22.04
### What is the output of `bazel info release`?
release 8.4.1
### 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` ?
```text
```
### 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?
_No response_
### Any other information, logs, or outputs that you want to share?
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the failure with the custom cc_toolchain and directory-based filegroups described in the issue on WSL2 Ubuntu 22.04 with Bazel 8.4.1. Trace the local-execution sandbox input-copying path from the reported “Could not copy inputs into sandbox” error; done means the reproduction no longer treats directory artifacts as unsupported link inputs.
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Assessment
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100