There's an interesting pattern I've found in this: Don't ensure that there's no BuildTime/BuildHost/BuildNumber embedded. Ensure that all variables that are par

There's an interesting pattern I've found in this: Don't ensure that there's no BuildTime/BuildHost/BuildNumber embedded. Ensure that all variables that are part of the build are captured and embedded. That is - It's okay for your build to include the Build Time, but that's an assertion at build time. Include it as a build output. Binaries should include all of the mutable environment used to build them as an embed. As in, their --version output should include them. # bazel version Build label: 2.0.0 Build target: bazel-out/darwin- opt/bin/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/bazel/BazelServer_deploy.jar Build time: Thu Dec 19 12:33:30 2019 (1576758810) Build timestamp: 1576758810 Build timestamp as int: 1576758810