Not easy to include in bazel projects

[sidewaiise]

Is there an already existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

Expected behavior

It shoud be easy to include this as a package in a Bazel project. Currently bazel is not supported out of the box.

Enabling this would allow c/c++ & other projects leverage fastdds easily via a bazel dependency

Current behavior

No Bazel config

Steps to reproduce

Try including this in a single bazel dependency block - wont' work

Fast DDS version/commit

HEAD

Platform/Architecture

Ubuntu Focal 20.04 amd64

Transport layer

Default configuration, UDPv4 & SHM

Additional context

No response

XML configuration file

No response

Relevant log output

No response

Network traffic capture

No response

[JLBuenoLopez]

Hi @sidewaiise

According to Fast DDS CONTRIBUTING guidelines, improvements suggestions should be opened in the Ideas discussion forum. I am going to proceed and move this issue there.

[EduPonz]

Hi @sidewaiise ,

We do not posses much knowledge about Bazel right now, nor is it on our roadmap to support it. That being said, we are open to contribution in this or any other regard, specially if you have the knowledge to do so.

[EduPonz]

I just saw #3200!

[sidewaiise]

Welcome to any feedback here. I think most of the controversy will be around supported platforms, architectures and dependency versions.

I'll also add a README item on use with Bazel. This might cut the learning curve and also inform maintainers here :)

[JLBuenoLopez]

Hi @sidewaiise,

Fast DDS project defines the supported platforms and architectures. Regarding the dependencies, each Fast DDS release includes the fastrtps.repos that includes the versions for the related eProsima's maintained dependencies. Other dependencies may be set taking into account the thirdparty folder or the version installed by default in the corresponding platform.