1*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker# Bazel Support 2*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker 3*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker## Basic Usage 4*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker 5*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard WorkerThe `grpc/grpc` repository's primary build system is Bazel. Rules are provided 6*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard Workerfor C++, Python, and Objective-C. While C++ supports other build systems such as 7*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard WorkerCMake, these rules are actually generated from the Bazel definitions. 8*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker 9*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard WorkerProjects built with Bazel may use the `grpc/grpc` repo not only to add a 10*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard Workerdependency on the library itself, but also to generate protobuf, stub, and 11*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard Workerservicer code. To do so, one must invoke the `grpc_deps` and `grpc_extra_deps` 12*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard Workerrepository rules in their `WORKSPACE` file: 13*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker 14*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker```starlark 15*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard Workerworkspace(name = "example_workspace") 16*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker 17*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard Workerload("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive") 18*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker 19*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard Workerhttp_archive( 20*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker name = "com_github_grpc_grpc", 21*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker strip_prefix = "grpc-1.45.0", 22*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker sha256 = "ec19657a677d49af59aa806ec299c070c882986c9fcc022b1c22c2a3caf01bcd", 23*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker urls = ["https://github.com/grpc/grpc/archive/refs/tags/v1.45.0.tar.gz"], 24*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker) 25*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker 26*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard Workerload("@com_github_grpc_grpc//bazel:grpc_deps.bzl", "grpc_deps") 27*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker 28*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard Workergrpc_deps() 29*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker 30*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard Workerload("@com_github_grpc_grpc//bazel:grpc_extra_deps.bzl", "grpc_extra_deps") 31*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker 32*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard Workergrpc_extra_deps() 33*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker``` 34*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker 35*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker## Supported Versions 36*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker 37*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard WorkergRPC supports building with the latest stable release of Bazel, 38*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard Workeras well as the previous major version release for at least 6 months 39*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard Workerafter it transitions into maintenance mode. 40*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard WorkerThis is consistent with the supported build systems of 41*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker[the Google Foundational C++ Support Policy](https://opensource.google/documentation/policies/cplusplus-support). 42*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard WorkerHowever individual releases may have a broader 43*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard Workercompatibility range. The currently supported versions are captured by the 44*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard Workerfollowing list: 45*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker 46*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker- [`7.1.0`](https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/releases/tag/7.1.0) 47*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker- [`6.5.0`](https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/releases/tag/6.5.0) 48*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard Worker 49*cc02d7e2SAndroid Build Coastguard WorkerNOTE: gRPC doesn't support bzlmod yet.