remote_coverage_tools/Main cannot locate runfiles directory when building with --nobuild_runfile_links #20577
Description
Description of the bug:
Whenever --nobuild_runfiles_links is enabled I encounter a failure where the remote_coverage_tools/Main tool errors and fails to find runfiles. The logging is confusing as searching appears as though it should be inhibited.
https://buildkite.com/bazel/rules-rust-rustlang/builds/10120#018c7929-4564-4947-9fa6-ea73aa7e0e26
+ JAVA_RUNFILES=
+ exec bazel-out/k8-opt-exec-ST-13d3ddad9198/bin/external/remote_coverage_tools/Main --coverage_dir=/var/lib/buildkite-agent/.cache/bazel/_bazel_buildkite-agent/ec321eb2cc2d0f8f91b676b6d4c66c29/sandbox/linux-sandbox/3234/execroot/rules_rust/bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/testlogs/test/rust_test_suite/tests_suite_tests/integrated_test_b/_coverage --output_file=/var/lib/buildkite-agent/.cache/bazel/_bazel_buildkite-agent/ec321eb2cc2d0f8f91b676b6d4c66c29/sandbox/linux-sandbox/3234/execroot/rules_rust/bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/testlogs/test/rust_test_suite/tests_suite_tests/integrated_test_b/coverage.dat --filter_sources=/usr/bin/.+ --filter_sources=/usr/lib/.+ --filter_sources=/usr/include.+ --filter_sources=/Applications/.+ --source_file_manifest=/var/lib/buildkite-agent/.cache/bazel/_bazel_buildkite-agent/ec321eb2cc2d0f8f91b676b6d4c66c29/sandbox/linux-sandbox/3234/execroot/rules_rust/bazel-out/k8-fastbuild/bin/test/rust_test_suite/tests_suite_tests/integrated_test_b.instrumented_files
/var/lib/buildkite-agent/.cache/bazel/_bazel_buildkite-agent/ec321eb2cc2d0f8f91b676b6d4c66c29/sandbox/linux-sandbox/3234/execroot/rules_rust/bazel-out/k8-opt-exec-ST-13d3ddad9198/bin/external/remote_coverage_tools/Main: Cannot locate runfiles directory. (Set $JAVA_RUNFILES to inhibit searching.)
This issue is reproduced on bazelbuild/rules_rust#2340
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What's the simplest, easiest way to reproduce this bug? Please provide a minimal example if possible.
This issue is reproduced on bazelbuild/rules_rust#2340
Which operating system are you running Bazel on?
Linux, MacOS
What is the output of bazel info release?
7.0.0
If bazel info release returns development version or (@non-git), tell us how you built Bazel.
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What's the output of git remote get-url origin; git rev-parse master; git rev-parse HEAD ?
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Is this a regression? If yes, please try to identify the Bazel commit where the bug was introduced.
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