\*\*Build Encyclopedia\*\*

* [Overview](/versions/8.6.0/reference/be/overview)
* [Concepts](#be-menu)
  + [Common Definitions](/versions/8.6.0/reference/be/common-definitions)
  + ["Make" variables](/versions/8.6.0/reference/be/make-variables)
* [Rules](#be-rules)
  + [Functions](/versions/8.6.0/reference/be/functions)
  + [C / C++](/versions/8.6.0/reference/be/c-cpp)
  + [Java](/versions/8.6.0/reference/be/java)
  + [Objective-C](/versions/8.6.0/reference/be/objective-c)
  + [Protocol Buffer](/versions/8.6.0/reference/be/protocol-buffer)
  + [Python](/versions/8.6.0/reference/be/python)
  + [Shell](/versions/8.6.0/reference/be/shell)
  + [Extra Actions](/versions/8.6.0/reference/be/extra-actions)
  + [General](/versions/8.6.0/reference/be/general)
  + [Platforms and Toolchains](/versions/8.6.0/reference/be/platforms-and-toolchains)
  + [Workspace](/versions/8.6.0/reference/be/workspace)
  + [AppEngine](https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_appengine)
  + [Apple (Swift, iOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, watchOS)](https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_apple)
  + [C#](https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_dotnet)
  + [D](https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_d)
  + [Docker](https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_docker)
  + [Groovy](https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_groovy)
  + [Go](https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go)
  + [JavaScript (Closure)](https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_closure)
  + [Jsonnet](https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_jsonnet)
  + [Packaging](/versions/8.6.0/reference/be/pkg)
  + [Rust](https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_rust)
  + [Sass](https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_sass)
  + [Scala](https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_scala)