tilt-dev / tilt-dev/tilt

bazel symlinks confuse the live-updater

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Description

When I was trying to get live_update to work with Bazel, it was getting confused with where the binary live due to symlink directories in the binary path.

There's probably a Tilt bug here, I just need to isolate a repro case

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Research direction

Start by reproducing live_update with a Bazel-built binary whose path contains symlink directories. Trace how the live-updater resolves the binary path and isolate a minimal failing case; done means the repro is documented and the symlink-related behavior is understood well enough to identify the affected code path.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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