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> I agree on the bootstrapping issues resulting from that, though. What are these "issues"?

• q3k 6y ago
  To build Bazel from source in an environment where you don't want to use any Internet binaries, you need a Java built from source. Needing a Java is painful. You also need a Bazel to build Bazel. And Bazel's build system itself IIRC wants to download stuff from the Internet on build - which can be pre-fetched, but distro maintainers still don't like having to deal with taht.
  • mehrdadn 6y ago
    Edit: never mind, I think I was confused what the comment was saying.
    • SubjectToChange 6y ago
      Look at what Nix or Guix would have to do to build a project using Bazel vs a project using CMake.
  • vips7L 6y ago
    This is nonsense building OpenJDK from source should be as easy as: bash configure && make images