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Bug#782654: ITP: bazel -- Fast and correct automated build system by Google



On Wed, Apr 15, 2015 at 10:33 AM, Kyle Moffett <kyle@moffetthome.net> wrote:
> * Package name    : bazel
>   Version         : 0~pre20150410-cc4463-1  (No upstream release yet)
>   Upstream Author : Google
> * URL             : http://bazel.io/
> * License         : Apache License 2.0
>   Programming Lang: Java and C++
>   Description     : Fast and correct automated build system by Google

>From discussions with upstream, some of Bazel's design may need to be
tweaked to interoperate well with distro requirements (like Debian).
They currently pack everything up into a single self-extracting
archive, with most libraries statically linked, which violates Debian
Policy, but they are definitely interested in making things compatible
with distro packaging:
  https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/bazel-dev/YIp70JgOksI

I have some patches and WIP packaging prepared here:
  https://github.com/kmoffett/bazel

Cheers,
Kyle Moffett


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