pingcap / pingcap/tiflash

build: consider replace cmake by bazel.

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Description

Enhancement

currently, our cmake-based build system is too complicated to understand and modify, maybe we can replace it by Bazel.

for example, grpc's bazel config: https://github.com/grpc/grpc/blob/7897ae9308a25a064ee2e7386da25d37cc3273fa/BUILD

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Research direction

Review the repository's CMake-based build system and compare its structure with the linked gRPC BUILD configuration. First define the migration scope and required build targets, then confirm that the project can be built and tested through the replacement build system without relying on CMake.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cmake, cpp
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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