Rollback of commit 0d36f410370ed99cbd57359d7444269faec134f8.

*** Reason for rollback ***

Windows protoc compiler fixed: https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/1856

*** Original change description ***

Automated [] rollback of commit a12aae73ee292fdcb170f4eaeb8939283d05383c.

*** Reason for rollback ***

Breaks Bazel Windows Bootstrap 
Fix https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/1851

*** Original change description ***

Updates protobuf in bazel to version 3.0.0.

--
MOS_MIGRATED_REVID=134699683

4 files changed, 362 insertions, 285 deletions

diff --git a/third_party/protobuf/3.0.0/BUILD b/third_party/protobuf/3.0.0/BUILD
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f5c37596d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/third_party/protobuf/3.0.0/BUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,312 @@
+package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
+
+licenses(["notice"])
+
+load("//third_party/protobuf:protobuf.bzl", "py_proto_library")
+
+filegroup(
+    name = "srcs",
+    srcs = glob(
+        [
+            "**",
+            "protobuf.bzl",
+            "python/google/protobuf/**/*.py",
+            "src/google/protobuf/**/*.proto",
+        ],
+    ),
+    visibility = ["//third_party/protobuf:__pkg__"],
+)
+
+filegroup(
+    name = "protoc",
+    srcs = select({
+        # protoc-windows-x86_64.exe can't deal with long path(length > 260),
+        # so use protoc-mingw.exe instead.
+        "//third_party:windows_mingw": ["protoc-3.0.0-mingw.exe"],
+        "//third_party:windows_msys64_mingw64": ["protoc-3.0.0-mingw.exe"],
+        "//third_party:windows_msys64": ["protoc-3.0.0-mingw.exe"],
+        "//third_party:windows_clang": ["protoc-3.0.0-mingw.exe"],
+        "//third_party:darwin": ["protoc-3.0.0-osx-x86_32.exe"],
+        "//third_party:k8": ["protoc-3.0.0-linux-x86_64.exe"],
+        "//third_party:piii": ["protoc-3.0.0-linux-x86_32.exe"],
+        "//third_party:freebsd": ["protoc-3.0.0-linux-x86_32.exe"],
+    }),
+)
+
+java_import(
+    name = "protobuf",
+    jars = ["protobuf-java-3.0.0.jar"],
+)
+
+# For bootstrapping JavaBuilder
+filegroup(
+    name = "protobuf-jars",
+    srcs = ["protobuf-java-3.0.0.jar"],
+)
+
+################################################################################
+# The following rules are based on the build rules in protobuf's BUILD files.
+################################################################################
+
+py_library(
+    name = "python_srcs",
+    srcs = glob(
+        [
+            "python/google/protobuf/*.py",
+            "python/google/protobuf/**/*.py",
+        ],
+        exclude = [
+            "python/google/protobuf/__init__.py",
+            "python/google/protobuf/**/__init__.py",
+            "python/google/protobuf/internal/*_test.py",
+            "python/google/protobuf/internal/test_util.py",
+        ],
+    ),
+    imports = ["python"],
+    srcs_version = "PY2AND3",
+)
+
+py_proto_library(
+    name = "protobuf_python",
+    srcs = [
+        "src/google/protobuf/any.proto",
+        "src/google/protobuf/api.proto",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.proto",
+        "src/google/protobuf/descriptor.proto",
+        "src/google/protobuf/duration.proto",
+        "src/google/protobuf/empty.proto",
+        "src/google/protobuf/field_mask.proto",
+        "src/google/protobuf/source_context.proto",
+        "src/google/protobuf/struct.proto",
+        "src/google/protobuf/timestamp.proto",
+        "src/google/protobuf/type.proto",
+        "src/google/protobuf/wrappers.proto",
+    ],
+    include = "src",
+    default_runtime = "",
+    protoc = ":protoc",
+    py_libs = [
+        ":protobuf_python_srcs",
+        "//third_party/py/six",
+    ],
+    srcs_version = "PY2AND3",
+)
+
+COPTS = [
+    "-DHAVE_PTHREAD",
+    "-Wall",
+    "-Wwrite-strings",
+    "-Woverloaded-virtual",
+    "-Wno-sign-compare",
+    "-Wno-error=unused-function",
+    "-Wno-error=unused-variable",
+]
+
+LINK_OPTS = ["-lpthread"]
+
+cc_library(
+    name = "protobuf_lite",
+    srcs = [
+        # AUTOGEN(protobuf_lite_srcs)
+        "src/google/protobuf/arena.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/arenastring.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/extension_set.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/generated_message_util.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/io/coded_stream.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/io/zero_copy_stream.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/io/zero_copy_stream_impl_lite.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/message_lite.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/repeated_field.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/stubs/atomicops_internals_x86_gcc.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/stubs/atomicops_internals_x86_msvc.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/stubs/bytestream.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/stubs/common.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/stubs/int128.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/stubs/once.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/stubs/status.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/stubs/statusor.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/stubs/stringpiece.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/stubs/stringprintf.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/stubs/structurally_valid.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/stubs/strutil.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/stubs/time.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/wire_format_lite.cc",
+    ],
+    hdrs = glob(["src/google/protobuf/**/*.h"]),
+    copts = COPTS,
+    includes = ["src/"],
+    linkopts = LINK_OPTS,
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
+
+# This is named just "protobuf" in protobuf's BUILD file, but it is renamed here
+# to "protobuf_clib" to avoid conflicting with the java_import named "protobuf"
+# above.
+cc_library(
+    name = "protobuf_clib",
+    srcs = [
+        # AUTOGEN(protobuf_srcs)
+        "src/google/protobuf/any.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/any.pb.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/api.pb.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/importer.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/parser.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/descriptor.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/descriptor_database.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/duration.pb.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/dynamic_message.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/empty.pb.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/extension_set_heavy.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/generated_message_reflection.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/io/gzip_stream.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/io/printer.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/io/strtod.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/io/tokenizer.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/io/zero_copy_stream_impl.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/map_field.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/message.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/reflection_ops.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/service.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/source_context.pb.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/struct.pb.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/stubs/mathlimits.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/stubs/substitute.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/text_format.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/type.pb.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/unknown_field_set.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/util/field_comparator.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/util/field_mask_util.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/util/internal/datapiece.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/util/internal/default_value_objectwriter.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/util/internal/error_listener.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/util/internal/field_mask_utility.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/util/internal/json_escaping.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/util/internal/json_objectwriter.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/util/internal/json_stream_parser.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/util/internal/object_writer.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/util/internal/proto_writer.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/util/internal/protostream_objectsource.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/util/internal/protostream_objectwriter.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/util/internal/type_info.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/util/internal/type_info_test_helper.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/util/internal/utility.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/util/json_util.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/util/message_differencer.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/util/time_util.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/util/type_resolver_util.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/wire_format.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.cc",
+    ],
+    hdrs = glob(["src/**/*.h"]),
+    copts = COPTS,
+    includes = ["src/"],
+    linkopts = LINK_OPTS,
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    deps = [":protobuf_lite"],
+)
+
+cc_library(
+    name = "protoc_lib",
+    srcs = [
+        # AUTOGEN(protoc_lib_srcs)
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/code_generator.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/command_line_interface.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_enum.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_enum_field.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_extension.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_field.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_file.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_generator.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_helpers.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_map_field.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_message.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_message_field.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_primitive_field.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_service.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_string_field.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_doc_comment.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_enum.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_enum_field.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_field_base.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_generator.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_helpers.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_map_field.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_message.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_message_field.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_primitive_field.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_reflection_class.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_repeated_enum_field.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_repeated_message_field.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_repeated_primitive_field.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_source_generator_base.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_wrapper_field.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_context.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_doc_comment.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_enum.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_enum_field.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_enum_field_lite.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_enum_lite.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_extension.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_extension_lite.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_field.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_file.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_generator.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_generator_factory.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_helpers.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_lazy_message_field.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_lazy_message_field_lite.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_map_field.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_map_field_lite.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_message.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_message_builder.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_message_builder_lite.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_message_field.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_message_field_lite.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_message_lite.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_name_resolver.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_primitive_field.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_primitive_field_lite.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_service.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_shared_code_generator.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_string_field.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_string_field_lite.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/javanano/javanano_enum.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/javanano/javanano_enum_field.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/javanano/javanano_extension.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/javanano/javanano_field.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/javanano/javanano_file.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/javanano/javanano_generator.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/javanano/javanano_helpers.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/javanano/javanano_map_field.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/javanano/javanano_message.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/javanano/javanano_message_field.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/javanano/javanano_primitive_field.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/js/js_generator.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/objectivec/objectivec_enum.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/objectivec/objectivec_enum_field.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/objectivec/objectivec_extension.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/objectivec/objectivec_field.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/objectivec/objectivec_file.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/objectivec/objectivec_generator.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/objectivec/objectivec_helpers.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/objectivec/objectivec_map_field.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/objectivec/objectivec_message.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/objectivec/objectivec_message_field.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/objectivec/objectivec_oneof.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/objectivec/objectivec_primitive_field.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/python/python_generator.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/ruby/ruby_generator.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/subprocess.cc",
+        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/zip_writer.cc",
+    ],
+    copts = COPTS,
+    includes = ["src/"],
+    linkopts = LINK_OPTS,
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    deps = [":protobuf_clib"],
+)
diff --git a/third_party/protobuf/BUILD b/third_party/protobuf/BUILD
index 203fe51ec2..0f39107b93 100644
--- a/third_party/protobuf/BUILD
+++ b/third_party/protobuf/BUILD
@@ -2,290 +2,30 @@ package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
 
 licenses(["notice"])
 
-load("//third_party/protobuf:protobuf.bzl", "py_proto_library")
+load(":proto_alias.bzl", "proto_alias")
+
+PROTOBUF_VERSION = "3.0.0"
 
 filegroup(
     name = "srcs",
-    srcs = glob(
-        [
-            "**",
-            "protobuf.bzl",
-            "python/google/protobuf/**/*.py",
-            "src/google/protobuf/**/*.proto",
-        ],
-    ),
+    srcs = [
+        "//third_party/protobuf/" + PROTOBUF_VERSION + ":srcs",
+    ] + glob(["**"]),  # glob everything to satisfy the compile.sh srcs test
     visibility = ["//third_party:__pkg__"],
 )
 
-filegroup(
-    name = "protoc",
-    srcs = select({
-        # protoc-windows-x86_64.exe can't deal with long path(length > 260), change to protoc-mingw.exe.
-        "//third_party:windows_mingw": ["protoc-mingw.exe"],
-        "//third_party:windows_msys64_mingw64": ["protoc-mingw.exe"],
-        "//third_party:windows_msys64": ["protoc-mingw.exe"],
-        "//third_party:windows_clang": ["protoc-mingw.exe"],
-        "//third_party:darwin": ["protoc-osx-x86_32.exe"],
-        "//third_party:k8": ["protoc-linux-x86_64.exe"],
-        "//third_party:piii": ["protoc-linux-x86_32.exe"],
-        "//third_party:freebsd": ["protoc-linux-x86_32.exe"],
-    }),
-)
-
-java_import(
-    name = "protobuf",
-    jars = ["protobuf-java-3.0.0-beta-4.jar"],
-)
-
-# For bootstrapping JavaBuilder
-filegroup(
-    name = "protobuf-jars",
-    srcs = ["protobuf-java-3.0.0-beta-4.jar"],
-)
+proto_alias("protoc", PROTOBUF_VERSION)
 
-py_library(
-    name = "protobuf_python_srcs",
-    srcs = glob(
-        [
-            "python/google/protobuf/*.py",
-            "python/google/protobuf/**/*.py",
-        ],
-    ),
-    imports = ["python"],
-)
+proto_alias("protobuf", PROTOBUF_VERSION)
 
-py_proto_library(
-    name = "protobuf_python",
-    srcs = [
-        "src/google/protobuf/any.proto",
-        "src/google/protobuf/api.proto",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.proto",
-        "src/google/protobuf/descriptor.proto",
-        "src/google/protobuf/duration.proto",
-        "src/google/protobuf/empty.proto",
-        "src/google/protobuf/field_mask.proto",
-        "src/google/protobuf/source_context.proto",
-        "src/google/protobuf/struct.proto",
-        "src/google/protobuf/timestamp.proto",
-        "src/google/protobuf/type.proto",
-        "src/google/protobuf/wrappers.proto",
-    ],
-    include = "src",
-    default_runtime = "",
-    protoc = ":protoc",
-    py_libs = [
-        ":protobuf_python_srcs",
-        "//third_party/py/six",
-    ],
-    srcs_version = "PY2AND3",
-)
+proto_alias("protobuf-jars", PROTOBUF_VERSION)
 
-COPTS = [
-    "-DHAVE_PTHREAD",
-    "-w",
-]
+proto_alias("protobuf_python_srcs", PROTOBUF_VERSION)
 
-LINK_OPTS = ["-lpthread"]
+proto_alias("protobuf_python", PROTOBUF_VERSION)
 
-cc_library(
-    name = "protobuf_lite",
-    srcs = [
-        # AUTOGEN(protobuf_lite_srcs)
-        "src/google/protobuf/arena.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/arenastring.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/extension_set.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/generated_message_util.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/io/coded_stream.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/io/zero_copy_stream.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/io/zero_copy_stream_impl_lite.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/message_lite.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/repeated_field.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/stubs/atomicops_internals_x86_gcc.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/stubs/atomicops_internals_x86_msvc.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/stubs/bytestream.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/stubs/common.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/stubs/int128.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/stubs/once.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/stubs/status.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/stubs/statusor.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/stubs/stringpiece.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/stubs/stringprintf.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/stubs/structurally_valid.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/stubs/strutil.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/stubs/time.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/wire_format_lite.cc",
-    ],
-    hdrs = glob(["src/google/protobuf/**/*.h"]),
-    copts = COPTS,
-    includes = ["src/"],
-    linkopts = LINK_OPTS,
-    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
-)
+proto_alias("protobuf_lite", PROTOBUF_VERSION)
 
-cc_library(
-    name = "protobuf_clib",
-    srcs = [
-        # AUTOGEN(protobuf_srcs)
-        "src/google/protobuf/any.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/any.pb.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/api.pb.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/importer.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/parser.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/descriptor.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/descriptor_database.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/duration.pb.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/dynamic_message.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/empty.pb.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/extension_set_heavy.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/generated_message_reflection.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/io/gzip_stream.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/io/printer.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/io/strtod.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/io/tokenizer.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/io/zero_copy_stream_impl.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/map_field.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/message.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/reflection_ops.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/service.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/source_context.pb.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/struct.pb.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/stubs/mathlimits.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/stubs/substitute.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/text_format.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/type.pb.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/unknown_field_set.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/util/field_comparator.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/util/field_mask_util.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/util/internal/datapiece.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/util/internal/default_value_objectwriter.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/util/internal/error_listener.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/util/internal/field_mask_utility.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/util/internal/json_escaping.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/util/internal/json_objectwriter.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/util/internal/json_stream_parser.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/util/internal/object_writer.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/util/internal/proto_writer.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/util/internal/protostream_objectsource.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/util/internal/protostream_objectwriter.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/util/internal/type_info.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/util/internal/type_info_test_helper.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/util/internal/utility.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/util/json_util.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/util/message_differencer.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/util/time_util.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/util/type_resolver_util.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/wire_format.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.cc",
-    ],
-    hdrs = glob(["src/**/*.h"]),
-    copts = COPTS,
-    includes = ["src/"],
-    linkopts = LINK_OPTS,
-    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
-    deps = [":protobuf_lite"],
-)
+proto_alias("protobuf_clib", PROTOBUF_VERSION)
 
-cc_library(
-    name = "protoc_lib",
-    srcs = [
-        # AUTOGEN(protoc_lib_srcs)
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/code_generator.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/command_line_interface.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_enum.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_enum_field.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_extension.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_field.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_file.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_generator.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_helpers.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_map_field.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_message.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_message_field.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_primitive_field.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_service.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/cpp/cpp_string_field.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_doc_comment.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_enum.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_enum_field.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_field_base.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_generator.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_helpers.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_map_field.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_message.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_message_field.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_primitive_field.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_reflection_class.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_repeated_enum_field.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_repeated_message_field.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_repeated_primitive_field.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_source_generator_base.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/csharp/csharp_wrapper_field.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_context.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_doc_comment.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_enum.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_enum_field.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_enum_field_lite.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_enum_lite.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_extension.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_field.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_file.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_generator.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_generator_factory.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_helpers.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_lazy_message_field.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_lazy_message_field_lite.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_map_field.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_map_field_lite.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_message.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_message_builder.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_message_builder_lite.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_message_field.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_message_field_lite.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_message_lite.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_name_resolver.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_primitive_field.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_primitive_field_lite.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_service.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_shared_code_generator.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_string_field.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_string_field_lite.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/javanano/javanano_enum.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/javanano/javanano_enum_field.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/javanano/javanano_extension.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/javanano/javanano_field.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/javanano/javanano_file.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/javanano/javanano_generator.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/javanano/javanano_helpers.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/javanano/javanano_map_field.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/javanano/javanano_message.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/javanano/javanano_message_field.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/javanano/javanano_primitive_field.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/js/js_generator.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/objectivec/objectivec_enum.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/objectivec/objectivec_enum_field.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/objectivec/objectivec_extension.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/objectivec/objectivec_field.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/objectivec/objectivec_file.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/objectivec/objectivec_generator.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/objectivec/objectivec_helpers.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/objectivec/objectivec_map_field.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/objectivec/objectivec_message.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/objectivec/objectivec_message_field.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/objectivec/objectivec_oneof.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/objectivec/objectivec_primitive_field.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/python/python_generator.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/ruby/ruby_generator.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/subprocess.cc",
-        "src/google/protobuf/compiler/zip_writer.cc",
-    ],
-    copts = COPTS,
-    includes = ["src/"],
-    linkopts = LINK_OPTS,
-    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
-    deps = [":protobuf_clib"],
-)
+proto_alias("protoc_lib", PROTOBUF_VERSION)
diff --git a/third_party/protobuf/README.md b/third_party/protobuf/README.md
index 0c7627c8d0..f5e0cd3919 100644
--- a/third_party/protobuf/README.md
+++ b/third_party/protobuf/README.md
@@ -2,12 +2,9 @@
 
 1. Go to http://search.maven.org/
 2. Search for g:"com.google.protobuf"
-3. Download the "jar" link from protobuf-java.
-4. Download all binaries from "protoc".
-5. Strip version number from protoc files: for `i in *.exe; do mv $i $(echo $i | sed s/3.0.0-beta-2-//); done`
-6. Set executable bit: `chmod +x *.exe`
-7. Update `third_party/BUILD` to point to the new jar file.
-8. Done.
+3. Download the "jar" link from protobuf-java and put them in `<Bazel tree>/third_party/protobuf/<version>`
+4. Download all binaries from "protoc" and put them in `<Bazel tree>/third_party/protobuf/<version>`
+5. Set executable bit: `chmod +x *.exe`
 
 * * *
 ### Updating the Linux 64-bit proto compiler
@@ -20,7 +17,7 @@ the following steps on an x86_64 machine:
 4. `LDFLAGS=-static ./configure`
 5. Change `LDFLAGS = -static` to `LDFLAGS = -all-static` in  `src/Makefile`.
 6. `make`
-7. `cp src/protoc <Bazel tree>/third_party/protobuf/protoc-linux-x86_64.exe` .
+7. `cp src/protoc <Bazel tree>/third_party/protobuf/<version>/protoc-<version>-linux-x86_64.exe` .
 
 * * *
 ### Updating the MinGW proto compiler (64-bit)
@@ -37,6 +34,7 @@ a Windows machine.
 2. Close all other MSYS/MinGW/Cygwin windows. Kill all running background jobs.
    This step is optional, but if you have other terminal windows open the next
    step may print some error messages (though it still seems to work).
+
 3. Install necessary MinGW packages
 
    ```sh
@@ -62,10 +60,19 @@ a Windows machine.
 
 1. `git clone http://github.com/google/protobuf.git`
 2. `git checkout <tag or commithash>` (e.g. `v3.0.0` or `e8ae137`)
-2. `mkdir -p third_party/protobuf/src/google` in the root of the Bazel tree.
-3. `cp -R <root of protobuf tree>/src/google/protobuf third_party/protobuf/src/google`
-4. Update rules in `third_party/protobuf/BUILD` with the rules in the protobuf repository.
-5. Done.
+3. `mkdir -p third_party/protobuf/<version>/src/google` in the root of the Bazel tree.
+4. `cp -R <root of protobuf tree>/src/google/protobuf third_party/protobuf/src/google`
+5. Update the rules in `third_party/protobuf/BUILD` with the rules in the protobuf repository.
+
+Finally, update the rules:
+
+1. Add a BUILD file to `third_party/protobuf/<version>/`. Use the BUILD file
+   for the previous version as a template. Update the `cc_library` rules to
+   match the rules in the BUILD file in the protobuf repository. Also copy
+   `protobuf.bzl` from the protobuf repository into
+   `third_party/protobuf/<version>/`.
+2. Modify `third_party/protobuf/BUILD` to point to the new rules.
+3. Delete the old version of protobuf.
 
 * * *
 ### Updating anything else in the directory
diff --git a/third_party/protobuf/proto_alias.bzl b/third_party/protobuf/proto_alias.bzl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e47728f96d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/third_party/protobuf/proto_alias.bzl
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Copyright 2016 The Bazel Authors. All rights reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+def proto_alias(name, version):
+  native.alias(
+      name = name,
+      actual = "//third_party/protobuf/" + version + ":" + name)