bazel-lib/docs/run_binary.md

Runs a binary as a build action. This rule does not require Bash (unlike native.genrule()).

This fork of bazel-skylib's run_binary adds directory output support and better makevar expansions.

run_binary

run_binary(name, args, env, output_dir, outs, srcs, tool)

Runs a binary as a build action.

This rule does not require Bash (unlike native.genrule).

ATTRIBUTES

Name	Description	Type	Mandatory	Default
name	A unique name for this target.	Name	required
args	Command line arguments of the binary.<br/><br/>Subject to<code><a href="https://docs.bazel.build/versions/main/be/make-variables.html#location">$(location)</a></code> expansion.	List of strings	optional	[]
env	Environment variables of the action.<br/><br/>Subject to <code><a href="https://docs.bazel.build/versions/main/be/make-variables.html#location">$(location)</a></code> expansion.	Dictionary: String -> String	optional	{}
output_dir	Set to True if you want the output to be a directory. Exactly one of outs, output_dir may be used. If you output a directory, there can only be one output, which will be a directory named the same as the target.	Boolean	optional	False
outs	Output files generated by the action.<br/><br/>These labels are available for <code>$(location)</code> expansion in <code>args</code> and <code>env</code>.	List of labels	optional
srcs	Additional inputs of the action.<br/><br/>These labels are available for <code>$(location)</code> expansion in <code>args</code> and <code>env</code>.	List of labels	optional	[]
tool	The tool to run in the action.<br/><br/>Must be the label of a *_binary rule, of a rule that generates an executable file, or of a file that can be executed as a subprocess (e.g. an .exe or .bat file on Windows or a binary with executable permission on Linux). This label is available for <code>$(location)</code> expansion in <code>args</code> and <code>env</code>.	Label	required