# OR-Tools Bazel Build Instructions
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## Introduction
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<a href="#deps">Dependencies</a> |
<a href="#integration">Integration</a> |
<a href="doc/ci.md">CI</a> |
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OR-Tools comes with a Bazel based build ([WORKSPACE](../WORKSPACE)) that can be
used on a wide range of platforms. If you don't have Bazel installed already,
you can download it for free from <https://bazel.build/>.

**warning: Currently OR-Tools Bazel doesn't support Python, Java nor .Net,
please use the Makefile or CMake based build instead.**

## [Dependencies](#deps)
OR-Tools depends on severals mandatory libraries.

* Google Abseil-cpp,
* Google Protobuf,
* Google Gtest,
* Bliss,
* SCIP,
* GLPK (GNU Linear Programming Kit)

## Compilation
You must compile OR-Tools using C++17:
* on UNIX: `--cxxopt=-std=c++17`
* on Windows when using MSVC: `--cxxopt="-std:c++17"`

## [Integrating OR-Tools in your Bazel Project](#integration)
TODO