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objc-fully-link is not using -filelist and causes argument list too long error #13477

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ashi009 opened this issue May 15, 2021 · 1 comment

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ashi009 commented May 15, 2021

Description of the problem:

When using apple_static_library to link hundreds of objc_library targets, the linktool failed for the argument list too long.

Bugs: what's the simplest, easiest way to reproduce this bug? Please provide a minimal example if possible.

create hundreds of objc_library
create an apple_static_library depend on them
build the apple_static_library

What operating system are you running Bazel on?

macOS

What's the output of `bazel info release`?

release 3.6.0

Have you found anything relevant by searching the web?

objc-archive uses -filelist to pass objects to linker:

https://cs.opensource.google/bazel/bazel/+/master:src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/packages/util/mock/osx_cc_toolchain_config.bzl;l=2245-2274?q=obj_list_path&ss=bazel%2Fbazel

objc-fully-link uses argument list directly:

https://cs.opensource.google/bazel/bazel/+/master:src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/packages/util/mock/osx_cc_toolchain_config.bzl;l=4946-4985?q=obj_list_path&ss=bazel%2Fbazel

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ashi009 commented May 15, 2021

It seems that #12265 has fixed this in 4.0. Closing accordingly.

ashi009 closed this as completed

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