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Gazelle is a Bazel build file generator for Bazel projects. It natively supports Go and protobuf, and it may be extended to support new languages and custom rule sets.
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unknown attributes only set on initial generated #1962

Open jbedard opened 1 month ago

jbedard commented 1 month ago

If a language calls SetAttr for an attribute that is not in the KindInfo it is set on the initial rule generation but can never be updated.

What version of gazelle are you using?

0.38+

What version of Bazel are you using?

6.5, 7.0+

Does this issue reproduce with the latest releases of all the above?

Yes

What operating system and processor architecture are you using?

All

What did you do?

Invoke SetAttr in a language.

What did you expect to see?

The attribute should be updated.

What did you see instead?

The attribute is only set when the target is initially generated but never updated when the target already exists.