Install Bazel on macOS (OS X) using one of the following methods:
Bazel comes with two completion scripts. After installing Bazel, you can:
JDK 8 can be downloaded from Oracle's JDK Page.
Look for “Mac OS X” under “Java SE Development Kit”. This will download a DMG image with an install wizard.
Installing Homebrew is a one-time setup:
/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL \ https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
brew install bazel
You are all set. You can confirm Bazel is installed successfully by running
bazel version
Once installed, you can upgrade to a newer version of Bazel with:
brew upgrade bazel
The binary installers are on Bazel's GitHub releases page.
The installer contains the Bazel binary and the required JDK. Some additional libraries must also be installed for Bazel to work.
Xcode can be downloaded from the Apple Developer Site (this link redirects to their App Store).
For objc_*
and ios_*
rule support, you must have Xcode 6.1 or later with iOS SDK 8.1 installed on your system.
Once XCode is installed you can trigger signing the license with the following command:
sudo gcc --version
Note: In the installer file names listed in this document, replace <version>
with the appropriate Bazel version number.
Go to Bazel's GitHub releases page.
Download the binary installer bazel-<version>-installer-darwin-x86_64.sh
. This installer contains the Bazel binary and the required JDK, and can be used even if a JDK is already installed.
Note that bazel-<version>-without-jdk-installer-darwin-x86_64.sh
is a version of the installer without embedded JDK 8. Only use this installer if you already have JDK 8 installed.
Run the installer:
The --user
flag installs Bazel to the $HOME/bin
directory on your system and sets the .bazelrc
path to $HOME/.bazelrc
. Use the --help
command to see additional installation options.
If you ran the Bazel installer with the --user
flag as above, the Bazel executable is installed in your $HOME/bin
directory. It's a good idea to add this directory to your default paths, as follows:
export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/bin"
You can also add this command to your ~/.bashrc
or ~/.profile
file.
You are all set. You can confirm Bazel is installed successfully by running
bazel version
When Bazel is installed using the binary installer, updating Bazel is only possible by downloading and installing a new release.