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im trying to build abseil on windows using bazel,

the version im trying to build is : 

abseil-cpp-20181200

im using the next bazel command: 

bazel build

im getting this output:

INFO: Invocation ID: d85f94c1-e562-4ede-9bcd-9ab7e39020f3
Loading:
Loading: 0 packages loaded
Analyzing: 0 targets (0 packages loaded, 0 targets configured)
INFO: Analysed 0 targets (0 packages loaded, 0 targets configured).
INFO: Found 0 targets...
[0 / 1] [-----] BazelWorkspaceStatusAction stable-status.txt
INFO: Elapsed time: 0.261s, Critical Path: 0.01s
INFO: 0 processes.
INFO: Build completed successfully, 1 total action
INFO: Build completed successfully, 1 total action

I see that some folders were created in abseil-cpp-20181200

bazel-abseil-cpp-20181200
bazel-bin
bazel-genfiles
bazel-out
bazel-testlogs

these folders are empty.

the system im using is windows7 64 bit

if more info is needed please tell me and I will supply it, help is appreciated

Bar Dubovski
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bazel build itself doesn't build anything. You'll have to specify a target to tell Bazel what to build. For example, if you want to build strings, specify the target //absl/strings:strings, or //absl/strings for short:

$ bazel build //absl/strings

See the C++ Quickstart for more information.

Jin
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