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| # Apple apps and Bazel |
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| 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. |
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| ## Contents |
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| - [Working with Bazel](#working-with-bazel) |
| - [Migrating to Bazel](#migrating-to-bazel) |
| - [Apple apps and new rules](#apple-apps-and-new-rules) |
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| ## Working with Bazel |
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| The following resources will help you work with Bazel on macOS and iOS projects: |
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| * [Tutorial: Building an iOS app](tutorial/ios-app.html) |
| * [Objective-C build rules](be/objective-c.html) |
| * [General Apple rules](https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_apple) |
| * [Integration with Xcode](ide.html) |
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| ## Migrating to Bazel |
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| If you currently build your macOS and iOS projects with Xcode, follow the steps |
| in the migration guide to start building them with Bazel: |
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| * [Migrating from Xcode to Bazel](migrate-xcode.html) |
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| ## Apple apps and new rules |
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| **Note**: Creating new rules is for advanced build and test scenarios. |
| You do not need it when getting started with Bazel. |
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| The following modules, configuration fragments, and providers will help you |
| [extend Bazel's capabilities](skylark/concepts.html) |
| when building your macOS and iOS projects: |
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| * Modules: |
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| * [`apple_bitcode_mode`](skylark/lib/apple_bitcode_mode.html) |
| * [`apple_common`](skylark/lib/apple_common.html) |
| * [`apple_platform`](skylark/lib/apple_platform.html) |
| * [`apple_platform_type`](skylark/lib/apple_platform_type.html) |
| * [`apple_toolchain`](skylark/lib/apple_toolchain.html) |
| * [`XcodeVersionConfig`](skylark/lib/XcodeVersionConfig.html) |
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| * Configuration fragments: |
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| * [`apple`](skylark/lib/apple.html) |
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| * Providers: |
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| * [`ObjcProvider`](skylark/lib/ObjcProvider.html) |
