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chore!: enable --windows_enable_symlinks by default #3663

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4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions .bazelrc
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# To update the file, execute
import %workspace%/.bazelrc.deleted_packages

# Symlinks are used extensively because of runfiles, venvs, and other reasons.
# Supporting otherwise is very complex with little benefit.
startup --windows_enable_symlinks

test --test_output=errors

# Do NOT implicitly create empty __init__.py files in the runfiles tree.
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7 changes: 7 additions & 0 deletions CHANGELOG.md
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{#v0-0-0-changed}
### Changed

**Breaking**
* {obj}`--windows_enable_symlinks` is required. Add `startup
--windows_enable_symlinks` to your `.bazelrc` to enable Bazel using full
symlink support on Windows.

Other changes:
* (pypi) Update dependencies used for `compile_pip_requirements`, building
sdists in the `whl_library` rule and fetching wheels using `pip`.

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