bazelbuild / bazelbuild/bazel

Allow any characters in filenames / labels

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Description

Ultimately any character can be part of a filename. We should probably allow that.

Some mangling to generate the corresponding label should probably be done.

Original report on the mailing-list:
https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bazel-discuss/CAN0GiO3__5jXo5rZqroSj0mFxpqCzUZZVkY%3DSNsJK1%2BZ1BdJLg%40mail.gmail.com

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the original mailing-list report and the full issue discussion to understand the filename and label constraints already considered. Done should include an agreed scope for supported filename characters and corresponding label mangling, plus tests covering the resulting behavior.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

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

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