commit 0173bdbf7bdd1874379d4dd3eb70d5321e0f1816
author cushon <cushon@google.com> Wed Sep 05 11:59:49 2018 -0700
committer Copybara-Service <copybara-piper@google.com> Wed Sep 05 12:01:55 2018 -0700
tree 568b65df89a3f8231304a8f8a8b092018346b504
parent 56fd4fe5a955d99f7467003fd399228ea87270ac

Create an absolute javabase target for testing

PiperOrigin-RevId: 211672735

tools/jdk/BUILD

diff --git a/tools/jdk/BUILD b/tools/jdk/BUILD
index a42f165..a8a13cb 100644
--- a/tools/jdk/BUILD
+++ b/tools/jdk/BUILD
@@ -19,6 +19,16 @@
 
 java_toolchain_alias(name = "current_java_toolchain")
 
+# Used to set --host_javabase or --javabase to a local JDK without having to define
+# a custom java_runtime rule.
+# E.g.:
+# bazel build --host_javabase=@bazel_tools//tools/jdk:absolute_javabase \
+#   --define=ABSOLUTE_JAVABASE=<path to JDK> ...
+java_runtime(
+    name = "absolute_javabase",
+    java_home = "$(ABSOLUTE_JAVABASE)",
+)
+
 filegroup(
     name = "BUILD-jdk",
     srcs = [":BUILD"],