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Bazel (Community)

Summary

Develop and compile efficiently on any language with the Bazel compilation tool.

Metadata	Value
Contributors	William Phetsinorath [email protected]
Categories	Community, Other
Definition type	Dockerfile
Supported architecture(s)	x86-64
Works in Codespaces	Yes
Container host OS support	Linux, macOS, Windows
Container OS	Debian
Languages, platforms	Any

Using this definition

While this definition works unmodified, you can set the Bazelisk version by updating the BAZELISK_VERSION argument in devcontainer.json.

"args": {
   "BAZELISK_VERSION": "v1.10.1"
}

Optionally, you can validate the SHA256 checksum for bazelisk executable by adding it to the BAZELISK_DOWNLOAD_SHA argument:

"args": {
   "BAZELISK_VERSION": "v1.10.1",
   "BAZELISK_DOWNLOAD_SHA": "4cb534c52cdd47a6223d4596d530e7c9c785438ab3b0a49ff347e991c210b2cd"
}

Adding the definition to your folder

1. If this is your first time using a development container, please see getting started information on setting up Remote-Containers or creating a codespace using GitHub Codespaces.

2. Start VS Code and open your project folder or connect to a codespace.

3. Press F1 select and Add Development Container Configuration Files... command for Remote-Containers or Codespaces.

   Note: If needed, you can drag-and-drop the .devcontainer folder from this sub-folder in a locally cloned copy of this repository into the VS Code file explorer instead of using the command.

4. Select this definition. You may also need to select Show All Definitions... for it to appear.

5. Finally, press F1 and run Remote-Containers: Reopen Folder in Container or Codespaces: Rebuild Container to start using the definition.

Testing the definition

This definition includes some test code that will help you verify it is working as expected on your system. Follow these steps:

1. If this is your first time using a development container, please follow the getting started steps to set up your machine.
2. Clone this repository.
3. Start VS Code, press F1, and select Remote-Containers: Open Folder in Container...
4. Select this folder from the cloned repository.
5. Press ctrl+shift+` and type the following command to verify installation: bazelisk run //test-project:hello-world
6. You should see "Hello remote world!" in the Debug Console after the program executes.

License

Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE.