Yun Peng

The symptom is similar, but I'm not sure about the root cause.

I haven't heard loud complaint yet, but I think this issue is preventing users to use rules_docker from Bazel 5.0

And `py_cc_library` can be implemented in Skylark easily.

/cc @oquenchil Is it OK we just add "pyd" as an extra extension of shared library here: https://cs.opensource.google/bazel/bazel/+/master:src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/cpp/CppFileTypes.java;l=207

So anyone whats to add pyd support, feel free to send a PR.

@scentini You're right, we cannot do anything about it other than try to use a shorter path. The MSVC compiler/link doesn't work with the `\\?\` solution. This issue is reported...

Adding a http_archive would do: ``` http_archive( name = "platforms", urls = [ "https://mirror.bazel.build/github.com/bazelbuild/platforms/releases/download/0.0.5/platforms-0.0.5.tar.gz", "https://github.com/bazelbuild/platforms/releases/download/0.0.5/platforms-0.0.5.tar.gz", ], sha256 = "379113459b0feaf6bfbb584a91874c065078aa673222846ac765f86661c27407", ) ``` Currently, the `@platform` repository is made available with WORKSPACE...

@c-parsons Can you help merge this PR?

I'm disabling rules_k8s in downstream due to this issue

> What has to happen is that bazel team runs a 4.x CI that has a WORKSPACE including a suite of skylib, rules_[cpp,go,java,python,nodejs,...], protobuf, grpc all at specific versions or...