bazelbuild / bazelbuild/bazelisk

Add fallback for airplane mode

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Description

What's the recommended solution for running Bazel without an internet connection? I vendored all my external deps, opened my laptop on the airplane ready to do some work, and discovered I couldn't run bazel because I only have bazelisk installed.

Is there a command-line flag for storing locally and running the most recently cached version? Or do I need to install bazel without bazelisk if I need offline access?

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Research direction

The issue names no file, test, or entry point. Start by tracing Bazelisk's command-line version selection and offline behavior, then define the expected fallback for a cached Bazel version; done should mean Bazelisk can run without internet access when a usable cached version exists.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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