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`bazel query ./main.cpp --output=location` does not return `~/project/package/BUILD:lnum:column` format

In Bazel 4.2.2 I could do a "go-to-reference" on a source file to get the path of the corresponding BUILD file, along with the line and column numbers pointing to where the source file is referenced:

bazel query ./main.cpp --output=location
~/project/package/BUILD:124:8: source file //package:main.cpp

In Bazel 5.1.1 this command returns the path of the very same source file:

bazel query ./main.cpp --output=location
~/project/package/main.cpp:1:1: source file //package:main.cpp

How to get the old behavior back?

P.S. This ticket requests the new behavior.

Solution

  • Solution is to use --noincompatible_display_source_file_location:

    bazel query ./main.cpp --output=location --noincompatible_display_source_file_location
~/project/package/BUILD:124:8: source file //package:main.cpp