Unable to use android_ndk_repository rule

[oakad]

Bazel v4.0.0/Linux

Upon specifying an android_ndk_repository rule the following error is reported:

ERROR: Error fetching repository: java.io.IOException: Expected directory at <SDK>/ndk-bundle/platforms
but it is not a directory or it does not exist. Unable to read the Android NDK at <SDK>/ndk-bundle, the path
may be invalid. Is the path in android_ndk_repository() or ANDROID_NDK_HOME set correctly? If the path is
correct, the contents in the Android NDK directory may have been modified.

The error is barely surprising, considering:

The deprecated <NDK>/platforms and <NDK>/sysroot directories have been
removed. These directories were merged and relocated into the toolchain during
r19. The location of these contents should not be relevant to anyone,
including build systems, since the toolchain handles them implicitly. If you
are using a build system that hasn't adapted to the changes introduced in NDK
r19, file a bug with your build system maintainer. See the [Build System
Maintainers Guide] for information on using the NDK in your own build system.

Can somebody kindly address this? Right now the NDK support appears to be broken outright.

[ahumesky]

This looks like the same issue as #12889. Does android_ndk_repository still work for r21 for you?

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