Runs a binary as a build action. This rule does not require Bash (unlike native.genrule()).
This fork of bazel-skylib's run_binary adds directory output support and better makevar expansions.
run_binary(name, args, env, output_dir, outs, srcs, tool)
Runs a binary as a build action.
This rule does not require Bash (unlike native.genrule).
ATTRIBUTES
| Name | Description | Type | Mandatory | Default |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| name | A unique name for this target. | Name | required | |
| args | Command line arguments of the binary.<br/><br/>Subject to<code><a href="https://docs.bazel.build/versions/main/be/make-variables.html#location">$(location)</a></code> expansion. | List of strings | optional | [] |
| env | Environment variables of the action.<br/><br/>Subject to <code><a href="https://docs.bazel.build/versions/main/be/make-variables.html#location">$(location)</a></code> expansion. | Dictionary: String -> String | optional | {} |
| output_dir | Set to True if you want the output to be a directory. Exactly one of outs, output_dir may be used. If you output a directory, there can only be one output, which will be a directory named the same as the target. |
Boolean | optional | False |
| outs | Output files generated by the action.<br/><br/>These labels are available for <code>$(location)</code> expansion in <code>args</code> and <code>env</code>. | List of labels | optional | |
| srcs | Additional inputs of the action.<br/><br/>These labels are available for <code>$(location)</code> expansion in <code>args</code> and <code>env</code>. | List of labels | optional | [] |
| tool | The tool to run in the action.<br/><br/>Must be the label of a *_binary rule, of a rule that generates an executable file, or of a file that can be executed as a subprocess (e.g. an .exe or .bat file on Windows or a binary with executable permission on Linux). This label is available for <code>$(location)</code> expansion in <code>args</code> and <code>env</code>. | Label | required |