Bug#782654: Bug#838416: Bug#782654: Bug#838416: ITP: bazel -- Fast and correct automated build system by Google

[Chris Lamb <lamby@debian.org>]

Kyle Moffett wrote:

> > Well, if you could package Bazel… :)
> 
> Unfortunately, there's more work than just "packaging" Bazel.  Just to
> package Bazel, the open issues are:

[…]

Oh! My smiley was meant to represent how packaging Bazel is not a simple
task and thus imply you were delaying for no obvious reason! Apologies
that did not come across via email.

> But... even with that, Bazel cannot be used to _build_ a Debian
> package, because it does not create Debian-policy-compliant binaries

Oh, can you elaborate on this?

> [...]

Thanks so much for clarifying the other issues; very useful for myself
and for others coming across this bug report.

If your opinionn should, for example, Roughtime try and rewrite the build
system in the meantime/long-term?


Regards,

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