--use_top_level_targets_for_symlinks doesn't apply through alias() targets #14602
Description
With this BUILD file:
load("@build_bazel_rules_apple//apple:macos.bzl", "macos_command_line_application")
alias(
name = "alias",
actual = "cli",
)
cc_library(
name = "lib",
srcs = ["main.c"],
)
macos_command_line_application(
name = "cli",
minimum_os_version = "10.10",
deps = ["lib"],
)Building the CI directly with --use_top_level_targets_for_symlinks correctly results in a top level symlink:
% bazel build cli --use_top_level_targets_for_symlinks
INFO: Analyzed target //:cli (23 packages loaded, 387 targets configured).
INFO: Found 1 target...
Target //:cli up-to-date:
bazel-bin/cli
INFO: Elapsed time: 2.727s, Critical Path: 0.00s
INFO: 1 process: 1 internal.
INFO: Build completed successfully, 1 total action
But building the alias target still uses the transition path:
% bazel build alias --use_top_level_targets_for_symlinks
INFO: Analyzed target //:alias (0 packages loaded, 1 target configured).
INFO: Found 1 target...
Target //:cli up-to-date:
bazel-out/applebin_macos-darwin_x86_64-fastbuild-ST-45701c223259/bin/cli
INFO: Elapsed time: 0.218s, Critical Path: 0.01s
INFO: 1 process: 1 internal.
INFO: Build completed successfully, 1 total action
repro project: aliasrepro.zip
What operating system are you running Bazel on?
macOS
What's the output of bazel info release?
release 5.0.0 (not a regression, also repros on 4.2.2)