| Project: /_project.yaml |
| Book: /_book.yaml |
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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. |
| |
| ## Working with Bazel {:#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](/tutorials/ios-app) |
| * [Objective-C build rules](/reference/be/objective-c) |
| * [General Apple rules](https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_apple){: .external} |
| * [Integration with Xcode](/install/ide) |
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| ## Migrating to Bazel {:#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) |
| |
| ## Apple apps and new rules {:#apple-apps-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. |
| |
| The following modules, configuration fragments, and providers will help you |
| [extend Bazel's capabilities](/rules/concepts) |
| when building your macOS and iOS projects: |
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| * Modules: |
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| * [`apple_bitcode_mode`](/rules/lib/apple_bitcode_mode) |
| * [`apple_common`](/rules/lib/apple_common) |
| * [`apple_platform`](/rules/lib/apple_platform) |
| * [`apple_platform_type`](/rules/lib/apple_platform_type) |
| * [`apple_toolchain`](/rules/lib/apple_toolchain) |
| * [`XcodeVersionConfig`](/rules/lib/XcodeVersionConfig) |
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| * Configuration fragments: |
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| * [`apple`](/rules/lib/apple) |
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| * Providers: |
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| * [`ObjcProvider`](/rules/lib/ObjcProvider) |
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| ## Xcode selection {:#xcode-selection} |
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| If your build requires Xcode, Bazel will select an appropriate version based on |
| the `--xcode_config` and `--xcode_version` flags. The `--xcode_config` consumes |
| the set of available Xcode versions and sets a default version if |
| `--xcode_version` is not passed. This default is overridden by the |
| `--xcode_version` flag, as long as it is set to an Xcode version that is |
| represented in the `--xcode_config` target. |
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| If you do not pass `--xcode_config`, Bazel will use the autogenerated |
| [`XcodeVersionConfig`](/rules/lib/XcodeVersionConfig) that represents the |
| Xcode versions available on your host machine. The default version is |
| the newest available Xcode version. This is appropriate for local execution. |
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| If you are performing remote builds, you should set `--xcode_config` to an |
| [`xcode_config`](/reference/be/objective-c#xcode_config) |
| target whose `versions` attribute is a list of remotely available |
| [`xcode_version`](/reference/be/objective-c#xcode_version) |
| targets, and whose `default` attribute is one of these |
| [`xcode_versions`](/reference/be/objective-c#xcode_version). |
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| If you are using dynamic execution, you should set `--xcode_config` to an |
| [`xcode_config`](/reference/be/objective-c#xcode_config) |
| target whose `remote_versions` attribute is an |
| [`available_xcodes`](/reference/be/workspace#available_xcodes) |
| target containing the remotely available Xcode versions, and whose |
| `local_versions` attribute is an |
| [`available_xcodes`](/reference/be/workspace#available_xcodes) |
| target containing the locally available Xcode versions. For `local_versions`, |
| you probably want to use the autogenerated |
| `@local_config_xcode//:host_available_xcodes`. The default Xcode version is the |
| newest mutually available version, if there is one, otherwise the default of the |
| `local_versions` target. If you prefer to use the `local_versions` default |
| as the default, you can pass `--experimental_prefer_mutual_default=false`. |
