No source files found in compile args error

[davidzchen]

I recently started getting a No source files found in compile args error while running refresh_compile_commands. The error message told me to file an issue for this.

Repository is here: https://github.com/davidzchen/bazel-ycm-test

bazel run :refresh_compile_commands
WARNING: Build options --cxxopt, --features, and --host_features have changed, discarding analysis cache (this can be expensive, see https://bazel.build/advanced/performance/iteration-speed).
INFO: Analyzed target //:refresh_compile_commands (0 packages loaded, 3077 targets configured).
INFO: Found 1 target...
Target //:refresh_compile_commands up-to-date:
  bazel-bin/refresh_compile_commands
  bazel-bin/refresh_compile_commands.check_python_version.py
  bazel-bin/refresh_compile_commands.py
INFO: Elapsed time: 0.252s, Critical Path: 0.00s
INFO: 1 process: 1 internal.
INFO: Build completed successfully, 1 total action
INFO: Running command line: bazel-bin/refresh_compile_commands
>>> Analyzing commands used in //...
WARNING: Build options --cxxopt, --features, and --host_features have changed, discarding analysis cache (this can be expensive, see https://bazel.build/advanced/performance/iteration-speed).
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/private/var/tmp/_bazel_dzc/ca3f78bcbc408bb12abbe25f7a083ec0/execroot/_main/bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/refresh_compile_commands.runfiles/_main/refresh_compile_commands.check_python_version.py", line 15, in <module>
    refresh_compile_commands.main()
  File "/private/var/tmp/_bazel_dzc/ca3f78bcbc408bb12abbe25f7a083ec0/execroot/_main/bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/refresh_compile_commands.runfiles/_main/refresh_compile_commands.py", line 1422, in main
    compile_command_entries.extend(_get_commands(target, flags))
  File "/private/var/tmp/_bazel_dzc/ca3f78bcbc408bb12abbe25f7a083ec0/execroot/_main/bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/refresh_compile_commands.runfiles/_main/refresh_compile_commands.py", line 1284, in _get_commands
    yield from _convert_compile_commands(parsed_aquery_output)
  File "/private/var/tmp/_bazel_dzc/ca3f78bcbc408bb12abbe25f7a083ec0/execroot/_main/bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/refresh_compile_commands.runfiles/_main/refresh_compile_commands.py", line 1164, in _convert_compile_commands
    for source_files, header_files, compile_command_args in outputs:
  File "/private/var/tmp/_bazel_dzc/ca3f78bcbc408bb12abbe25f7a083ec0/external/rules_python~~python~python_3_11_aarch64-apple-darwin/lib/python3.11/concurrent/futures/_base.py", line 619, in result_iterator
    yield _result_or_cancel(fs.pop())
          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/private/var/tmp/_bazel_dzc/ca3f78bcbc408bb12abbe25f7a083ec0/external/rules_python~~python~python_3_11_aarch64-apple-darwin/lib/python3.11/concurrent/futures/_base.py", line 317, in _result_or_cancel
    return fut.result(timeout)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/private/var/tmp/_bazel_dzc/ca3f78bcbc408bb12abbe25f7a083ec0/external/rules_python~~python~python_3_11_aarch64-apple-darwin/lib/python3.11/concurrent/futures/_base.py", line 449, in result
    return self.__get_result()
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/private/var/tmp/_bazel_dzc/ca3f78bcbc408bb12abbe25f7a083ec0/external/rules_python~~python~python_3_11_aarch64-apple-darwin/lib/python3.11/concurrent/futures/_base.py", line 401, in __get_result
    raise self._exception
  File "/private/var/tmp/_bazel_dzc/ca3f78bcbc408bb12abbe25f7a083ec0/external/rules_python~~python~python_3_11_aarch64-apple-darwin/lib/python3.11/concurrent/futures/thread.py", line 58, in run
    result = self.fn(*self.args, **self.kwargs)
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/private/var/tmp/_bazel_dzc/ca3f78bcbc408bb12abbe25f7a083ec0/execroot/_main/bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/refresh_compile_commands.runfiles/_main/refresh_compile_commands.py", line 1128, in _get_cpp_command_for_files
    source_files, header_files = _get_files(compile_action)
                                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/private/var/tmp/_bazel_dzc/ca3f78bcbc408bb12abbe25f7a083ec0/execroot/_main/bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/refresh_compile_commands.runfiles/_main/refresh_compile_commands.py", line 626, in _get_files
    assert source_file_candidates, f"No source files found in compile args: {compile_action.arguments}.\nPlease file an issue with this information!"
AssertionError: No source files found in compile args: ['external/bazel_tools~cc_configure_extension~local_config_cc/cc_wrapper.sh', '-xc++-header', '-fsyntax-only', '-U_FORTIFY_SOURCE', '-fstack-protector', '-Wall', '-Wthread-safety', '-Wself-assign', '-Wunused-but-set-parameter', '-Wno-free-nonheap-object', '-fcolor-diagnostics', '-fno-omit-frame-pointer', '-std=c++14', '-MD', '-MF', 'bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/external/abseil-cpp~/absl/strings/_objs/strings/ascii.h.d', '-iquote', 'external/abseil-cpp~', '-iquote', 'bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/external/abseil-cpp~', '-mmacosx-version-min=14.4', '-std=c++20', '-Wall', '-Wextra', '-Wcast-qual', '-Wconversion', '-Wfloat-overflow-conversion', '-Wfloat-zero-conversion', '-Wfor-loop-analysis', '-Wformat-security', '-Wgnu-redeclared-enum', '-Winfinite-recursion', '-Winvalid-constexpr', '-Wliteral-conversion', '-Wmissing-declarations', '-Woverlength-strings', '-Wpointer-arith', '-Wself-assign', '-Wshadow-all', '-Wshorten-64-to-32', '-Wsign-conversion', '-Wstring-conversion', '-Wtautological-overlap-compare', '-Wtautological-unsigned-zero-compare', '-Wundef', '-Wuninitialized', '-Wunreachable-code', '-Wunused-comparison', '-Wunused-local-typedefs', '-Wunused-result', '-Wvla', '-Wwrite-strings', '-Wno-float-conversion', '-Wno-implicit-float-conversion', '-Wno-implicit-int-float-conversion', '-Wno-unknown-warning-option', '-DNOMINMAX', '-no-canonical-prefixes', '-Wno-builtin-macro-redefined', '-D__DATE__="redacted"', '-D__TIMESTAMP__="redacted"', '-D__TIME__="redacted"', '-c', 'external/abseil-cpp~/absl/strings/ascii.h', '-o', 'bazel-out/darwin_arm64-fastbuild/bin/external/abseil-cpp~/absl/strings/_objs/strings/ascii.h.processed'].
Please file an issue with this information!

System Info

OS: macOS 14.4.1 Sonoma

Bazel/Bazelisk version:

$ bazel version
Bazelisk version: 1.20.0
Build label: 7.2.0
Build target: @@//src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/bazel:BazelServer
Build time: Mon Jun 10 13:04:55 2024 (1718024695)
Build timestamp: 1718024695
Build timestamp as int: 1718024695

Python version:

$ python3 --version
Python 3.12.3