Perfect Sandboxing in Bazel - Enforcing Host Filesystem Dependencies

Perfect Sandboxing in Bazel - Enforcing Host Filesystem Dependencies

Learn how Intel extended Bazel's sandboxing capabilities to handle complex dependency management in a 29-minute conference talk. Explore the technical challenges and solutions implemented while migrating a 20-year-old codebase to Bazel, focusing on encoding and enforcing host filesystem dependencies within Bazel's dependency graph. Discover the modifications required for existing rulesets, compare alternative approaches to dependency management, and gain valuable insights into ecosystem-wide implications. Master the intricacies of maintaining complete dependency graphs through enhanced sandboxing techniques that ensure proper tool behavior and system reliability.