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authorGravatar Googler <noreply@google.com>2017-06-08 22:27:59 +0200
committerGravatar Jakob Buchgraber <buchgr@google.com>2017-06-09 10:23:15 +0200
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# Bazel Overview
-Bazel is a build tool which coordinates builds and run tests. It works with
-source files written in any language, with native support for Java, C, C++ and
-Python. Bazel produces builds and runs tests for multiple platforms.
+Bazel is a build tool which coordinates builds and runs tests. The extension
+language allows it to work with source files written in any language, with
+native support for Java, C, C++ and Python. Bazel produces builds and runs
+tests for multiple platforms.
## BUILD files use a simple declarative language
Bazel’s BUILD files describe how Bazel should build your project. They have a
-declarative structure and use a build language similar to Python. BUILD files
+declarative structure and use a language similar to Python. BUILD files
allow you to work at a high level of the system by listing rules and their
attributes. The complexity of the build process is handled by these pre-existing
rules. You can modify rules to tweak the build process, or write new rules to
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ dependencies and their relationships.
## Build and tests are fast, correct, and reproducible
-Hermetic rules and sandboxing allows Bazel to produce correct, reproducible
+Hermetic rules and sandboxing allow Bazel to produce correct, reproducible
artifacts and test results. Caching allows reuse of build artifacts and test
results.