Target 'print_args' not declared in package '' error

[kcramsiB]

I am new to Bazel but need to use it in a project. The project runs in docker container built from an image based on gcr.io/bazel-public/bazel:8.0.0. Since I encountered the No source files found in compile args" error, I have been trying out this patch: #199 (comment).

What I did was cloning bazel-compile-commands-extractor into the workspace as a top-level directory, doing the patch, adding the following scripts to my top-level BUILD.bazel file, and bazel run @hedron_compile_commands//:refresh_all from the workspace directory.

local_path_override(
    module_name = "hedron_compile_commands",
    path = "./bazel-compile-commands-extractor",
)

Then compile_commands.json was generated, but there were errors that seem to be package name not recognized. Could anyone help with that please?

(14:09:49) INFO: Found 1 target...
Target @@hedron_compile_commands+//:refresh_all up-to-date:
  bazel-bin/external/hedron_compile_commands+/refresh_all
  bazel-bin/external/hedron_compile_commands+/refresh_all.check_python_version.py
  bazel-bin/external/hedron_compile_commands+/refresh_all.py
(14:09:49) INFO: Elapsed time: 0.678s, Critical Path: 0.01s
(14:09:49) INFO: 1 process: 9 action cache hit, 1 internal.
(14:09:49) INFO: Build completed successfully, 1 total action
(14:09:49) INFO: Running command line: bazel-bin/external/hedron_compile_commands+/refresh_all
>>> Analyzing commands used in @//...
(14:09:50) WARNING: Option 'java_toolchain' is deprecated
(14:09:50) WARNING: Option 'host_java_toolchain' is deprecated
(14:09:50) WARNING: Option 'java_toolchain' is deprecated
(14:09:50) WARNING: Option 'host_java_toolchain' is deprecated
(14:09:50) WARNING: Build options --features and --host_features have changed, discarding analysis cache (this can be expensive, see https://bazel.build/advanced/performance/iteration-speed).
(14:09:50) ERROR: /workspace/BUILD.bazel: no such target '//:print_args': target 'print_args' not declared in package '' defined by /workspace/BUILD.bazel
(14:09:50) ERROR: /workspace/bazel-compile-commands-extractor/BUILD.bazel:7:25: every rule of type _expand_template implicitly depends upon the target '//:print_args', but this target could not be found because of: no such target '//:print_args': target 'print_args' not declared in package '' defined by /workspace/BUILD.bazel
(14:09:50) WARNING: errors encountered while analyzing target '//bazel-compile-commands-extractor:refresh_all', it will not be built.
Analysis failed
(14:09:50) WARNING: errors encountered while analyzing target '//bazel-compile-commands-extractor:refresh_all.py', it will not be built.
Analysis failed
(14:09:51) ERROR: command succeeded, but there were loading phase errors
(14:09:51) ERROR: Build did NOT complete successfully

>>> Finished extracting commands for @//...

[tianlanlanlan]

I found same error log，finally add refresh_compile_commands to root dir BUILD, and replace "bazel run @hedron_compile_commands//:refresh_all" with "bazel run :refresh_compile_commands" fix this

refresh_compile_commands(
    name = "refresh_compile_commands",

    # If you've got a very large project and compile_commands.json is taking a while to generate:
    # Adding exclude_external_sources = True and exclude_headers = "external" can help, with some tradeoffs.
    exclude_external_sources = True,
    exclude_headers = "external",

    # Specify the targets of interest.
    # For example, specify a dict of targets and any flags required to build.
    targets = {
        "//src/...": "",
    },

    # No need to add flags already in .bazelrc. They're automatically picked up.
    # If you don't need flags, a list of targets is also okay, as is a single target string.
    # Wildcard patterns, like //... for everything, *are* allowed here, just like a build.
    # As are additional targets (+) and subtractions (-), like in bazel query https://docs.bazel.build/versions/main/query.html#expressions
    # And if you're working on a header-only library, specify a test or binary target that compiles it.
)