run_binary_doc.md

run_binary() build rule implementation.

Runs a binary as a build action. This rule does not require Bash (unlike native.genrule()).

run_binary

load("@bazel_skylib//rules:run_binary.bzl", "run_binary")

run_binary(name, srcs, outs, args, env, 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
srcs	Additional inputs of the action. These labels are available for $(execpath) and $(location) expansion in args and env.	List of labels	optional	[]
outs	Output files generated by the action. These labels are available for $(execpath) and $(location) expansion in args and env.	List of labels; nonconfigurable	required
args	Command line arguments of the binary. Subject to $(execpath) and $(location) expansion.	List of strings	optional	[]
env	Environment variables of the action. Subject to $(execpath) and $(location) expansion.	Dictionary: String -> String	optional	{}
tool	The tool to run in the action. 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 $(execpath) and $(location) expansion in args and env.	Label	required