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Apple apps and Bazel

This page contains resources that help you use Bazel to build macOS and iOS projects. It links to a tutorial, build rules, and other information specific to using Bazel to build and test for those platforms.

Contents

• Working with Bazel
• Migrating to Bazel
• Apple apps and new rules

Working with Bazel

The following resources will help you work with Bazel on macOS and iOS projects:

• Tutorial: Building an iOS app
• Objective-C build rules
• General Apple rules
• Integration with Xcode

Migrating to Bazel

If you currently build your macOS and iOS projects with Xcode, follow the steps in the migration guide to start building them with Bazel:

• Migrating from Xcode to Bazel

Apple apps and new rules

Note: Creating new rules is for advanced build and test scenarios. You do not need it when getting started with Bazel.

The following modules, configuration fragments, and providers will help you extend Bazel's capabilities when building your macOS and iOS projects:

• Modules:

  • apple_bitcode_mode
  • apple_common
  • apple_platform
  • apple_platform_type
  • apple_toolchain
  • XcodeVersionConfig

• Configuration fragments:

  • apple

• Providers:

  • ObjcProvider