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 Methods available in WORKSPACE files.

 <h2>Members</h2>
 <ul>
     <li>
     <a href="#bind">bind</a>
   </li>
       <li>
     <a href="#register_execution_platforms">register_execution_platforms</a>
   </li>
       <li>
     <a href="#register_toolchains">register_toolchains</a>
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       <li>
     <a href="#workspace">workspace</a>
   </li>
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       <h2 id="bind">bind</h2>
         <p><pre class="rule-signature"><code>None</code> bind(name, actual=None)</pre></p>

     <p>DEPRECATED: see <a href="https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/1952">Consider removing bind</a> for a long discussion of its issues and alternatives. <code>bind()</code> is not be available in Bzlmod.</p> <p>Gives a target an alias in the <code>//external</code> package.</p>

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             <th>Description</th>
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             <td id="bind.name">
               <code>name</code>
             </td>
             <td>
                           <a class="anchor" href="../core/string.html">string</a>;
                                      required<br/>
                           The label under '//external' to serve as the alias name
             </td>
           </tr>
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             <td id="bind.actual">
               <code>actual</code>
             </td>
             <td>
                           <a class="anchor" href="../core/string.html">string</a>; or <code>None</code>;
                                      default is <code>None</code><br/>
                           The real label to be aliased
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           </tr>
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         <h2 id="register_execution_platforms">register_execution_platforms</h2>
         <p><pre class="rule-signature"><code>None</code> register_execution_platforms(*platform_labels)</pre></p>

     Specifies already-defined execution platforms to be registered. Should be absolute <a href='https://bazel.build/versions/8.3.0/reference/glossary#target-pattern'>target patterns</a> (ie. beginning with either <code>@</code> or <code>//</code>). See <a href="/versions/8.3.0/docs/toolchains">toolchain resolution</a> for more information. Patterns that expand to multiple targets, such as <code>:all</code>, will be registered in lexicographical order by name.

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             <td id="register_execution_platforms.platform_labels">
               <code>platform_labels</code>
             </td>
             <td>
                           <a class="anchor" href="../core/list.html">sequence</a> of <a class="anchor" href="../core/string.html">string</a>s;
                                      required<br/>
                           The target patterns to register.
             </td>
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         <h2 id="register_toolchains">register_toolchains</h2>
         <p><pre class="rule-signature"><code>None</code> register_toolchains(*toolchain_labels)</pre></p>

     Specifies already-defined toolchains to be registered. Should be absolute <a href='https://bazel.build/versions/8.3.0/reference/glossary#target-pattern'>target patterns</a> (ie. beginning with either <code>@</code> or <code>//</code>). See <a href="/versions/8.3.0/docs/toolchains">toolchain resolution</a> for more information. Patterns that expand to multiple targets, such as <code>:all</code>, will be registered in lexicographical order by target name (not the name of the toolchain implementation).

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             <td id="register_toolchains.toolchain_labels">
               <code>toolchain_labels</code>
             </td>
             <td>
                           <a class="anchor" href="../core/list.html">sequence</a> of <a class="anchor" href="../core/string.html">string</a>s;
                                      required<br/>
                           The target patterns to register.
             </td>
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         <h2 id="workspace">workspace</h2>
         <p><pre class="rule-signature"><code>None</code> workspace(name)</pre></p>

     <p>This function can only be used in a <code>WORKSPACE</code> file and must be declared before all other functions in the <code>WORKSPACE</code> file. Each <code>WORKSPACE</code> file should have a <code>workspace</code> function.</p><p>Sets the name for this workspace. Workspace names should be a Java-package-style description of the project, using underscores as separators, e.g., github.com/bazelbuild/bazel should use com_github_bazelbuild_bazel. <p>This name is used for the directory that the repository's runfiles are stored in. For example, if there is a runfile <code>foo/bar</code> in the local repository and the WORKSPACE file contains <code>workspace(name = 'baz')</code>, then the runfile will be available under <code>mytarget.runfiles/baz/foo/bar</code>.  If no workspace name is specified, then the runfile will be symlinked to <code>bar.runfiles/foo/bar</code>.</p> <p><a href="/versions/8.3.0/docs/external">Remote repository</a> rule names must be  valid workspace names. For example, you could have  <code>maven_jar(name = 'foo')</code>, but not  <code>maven_jar(name = 'foo%bar')</code>, as Bazel would attempt to write a  WORKSPACE file for the <code>maven_jar</code> containing  <code>workspace(name = 'foo%bar')</code>.</p>

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             <th>Description</th>
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             <td id="workspace.name">
               <code>name</code>
             </td>
             <td>
                           <a class="anchor" href="../core/string.html">string</a>;
                                      required<br/>
                           the name of the workspace. Names must start with a letter and can only contain letters, numbers, underscores, dashes, and dots.
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	<h1 class="page-title" id="modules.workspace">WORKSPACE files</h1>

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	Methods available in WORKSPACE files.

	<h2>Members</h2>
	<ul>
	<li>
	<a href="#bind">bind</a>
	</li>
	<li>
	<a href="#register_execution_platforms">register_execution_platforms</a>
	</li>
	<li>
	<a href="#register_toolchains">register_toolchains</a>
	</li>
	<li>
	<a href="#workspace">workspace</a>
	</li>
	</ul>

	<h2 id="bind">bind</h2>
	<p><pre class="rule-signature"><code>None</code> bind(name, actual=None)</pre></p>

	<p>DEPRECATED: see <a href="https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/1952">Consider removing bind</a> for a long discussion of its issues and alternatives. <code>bind()</code> is not be available in Bzlmod.</p> <p>Gives a target an alias in the <code>//external</code> package.</p>

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	<th>Parameter</th>
	<th>Description</th>
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	<td id="bind.name">
	<code>name</code>
	</td>
	<td>
	<a class="anchor" href="../core/string.html">string</a>;
	required<br/>
	The label under '//external' to serve as the alias name
	</td>
	</tr>
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	<td id="bind.actual">
	<code>actual</code>
	</td>
	<td>
	<a class="anchor" href="../core/string.html">string</a>; or <code>None</code>;
	default is <code>None</code><br/>
	The real label to be aliased
	</td>
	</tr>
	</tbody>
	</table>

	<h2 id="register_execution_platforms">register_execution_platforms</h2>
	<p><pre class="rule-signature"><code>None</code> register_execution_platforms(*platform_labels)</pre></p>

	Specifies already-defined execution platforms to be registered. Should be absolute <a href='https://bazel.build/versions/8.3.0/reference/glossary#target-pattern'>target patterns</a> (ie. beginning with either <code>@</code> or <code>//</code>). See <a href="/versions/8.3.0/docs/toolchains">toolchain resolution</a> for more information. Patterns that expand to multiple targets, such as <code>:all</code>, will be registered in lexicographical order by name.

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	<th>Description</th>
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	<td id="register_execution_platforms.platform_labels">
	<code>platform_labels</code>
	</td>
	<td>
	<a class="anchor" href="../core/list.html">sequence</a> of <a class="anchor" href="../core/string.html">string</a>s;
	required<br/>
	The target patterns to register.
	</td>
	</tr>
	</tbody>
	</table>

	<h2 id="register_toolchains">register_toolchains</h2>
	<p><pre class="rule-signature"><code>None</code> register_toolchains(*toolchain_labels)</pre></p>

	Specifies already-defined toolchains to be registered. Should be absolute <a href='https://bazel.build/versions/8.3.0/reference/glossary#target-pattern'>target patterns</a> (ie. beginning with either <code>@</code> or <code>//</code>). See <a href="/versions/8.3.0/docs/toolchains">toolchain resolution</a> for more information. Patterns that expand to multiple targets, such as <code>:all</code>, will be registered in lexicographical order by target name (not the name of the toolchain implementation).

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	<td id="register_toolchains.toolchain_labels">
	<code>toolchain_labels</code>
	</td>
	<td>
	<a class="anchor" href="../core/list.html">sequence</a> of <a class="anchor" href="../core/string.html">string</a>s;
	required<br/>
	The target patterns to register.
	</td>
	</tr>
	</tbody>
	</table>

	<h2 id="workspace">workspace</h2>
	<p><pre class="rule-signature"><code>None</code> workspace(name)</pre></p>

	<p>This function can only be used in a <code>WORKSPACE</code> file and must be declared before all other functions in the <code>WORKSPACE</code> file. Each <code>WORKSPACE</code> file should have a <code>workspace</code> function.</p><p>Sets the name for this workspace. Workspace names should be a Java-package-style description of the project, using underscores as separators, e.g., github.com/bazelbuild/bazel should use com_github_bazelbuild_bazel. <p>This name is used for the directory that the repository's runfiles are stored in. For example, if there is a runfile <code>foo/bar</code> in the local repository and the WORKSPACE file contains <code>workspace(name = 'baz')</code>, then the runfile will be available under <code>mytarget.runfiles/baz/foo/bar</code>. If no workspace name is specified, then the runfile will be symlinked to <code>bar.runfiles/foo/bar</code>.</p> <p><a href="/versions/8.3.0/docs/external">Remote repository</a> rule names must be valid workspace names. For example, you could have <code>maven_jar(name = 'foo')</code>, but not <code>maven_jar(name = 'foo%bar')</code>, as Bazel would attempt to write a WORKSPACE file for the <code>maven_jar</code> containing <code>workspace(name = 'foo%bar')</code>.</p>

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	<code>name</code>
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