README.md

bazel-to-msbuild

Generate msbuild project from bazel project

• It is using bazel query ... output=proto to gather all cc_library, cc_binary, and cc_test packages;
• It generates one msbuild project for one target;
• It generates one solution for one bazel workspace;
• It detects target dependencies and manage them as project references in msbuild project;
• It detects Windows dll library and manage dll library as the application project reference;
• It detects midl file and manage it by Midl task in project;

Install and Usage

Unzip the tool and put it in your PATH

wget https://github.com/sammi/bazel-to-msbuild/releases/download/v0.2.11/b2m-0.2.11.zip
unzip b2m-0.2.11.zip
#On linux and/or Mac
cd b2m
chmod a+x b2m

Run the command:

b2m {your_bazel_workspace_dir} {your_solution_file_name}

Generate project with static library

cd bazel-to-msbuild\integration\src\test\resources\stage3
b2m . app

Then you should be able to find msbuild solution and project files under stage3 folder:

app.sln
lib\hello-time.vcxproj
lib\hello-time.filters
lib\hello-time.user
main\hello-greet.vcxproj
main\hello-greet.filters
main\hello-greet.user
main\hello-world.vcxproj
main\hello-world.filters
main\hello-world.user

Generate project with static library

cd bazel-to-msbuild\integration\src\test\resources\dll
b2m . app

Then you should be able to find msbuild solution and project files under dll folder:

app.sln
clib\clib.vcxproj
clib\clib.filters
clib\clib.user
main\main.vcxproj
main\main.filters
main\main.user

Then Open app.sln by Visualstudio, set main as the startup project, you should be able to debug the application and its dll library clib.

Sample bazel projects

We have sample projects in our integration test resources folder, which can be built by bazel, and be converted to msbuild solution and projects.

https://github.com/sammi/bazel-to-msbuild/tree/main/integration/src/test/resources