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+# Copyright 2010-2024 Google LLC
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_binary")
+
+licenses(["restricted"])  # GPLv3
+
+exports_files([
+    "LICENSE",
+    "swig.bzl",
+])
+
+config_setting(
+    name = "on_windows",
+    constraint_values = ["@platforms//os:windows"],
+)
+
+cc_binary(
+    name = "swig",
+    srcs = [
+        "Source/CParse/cparse.h",
+        "Source/CParse/cscanner.c",
+        "Source/CParse/parser.c",
+        "Source/CParse/parser.h",
+        "Source/CParse/templ.c",
+        "Source/CParse/util.c",
+        "Source/DOH/base.c",
+        "Source/DOH/doh.h",
+        "Source/DOH/dohint.h",
+        "Source/DOH/file.c",
+        "Source/DOH/fio.c",
+        "Source/DOH/hash.c",
+        "Source/DOH/list.c",
+        "Source/DOH/memory.c",
+        "Source/DOH/string.c",
+        "Source/DOH/void.c",
+        "Source/Doxygen/csharpdoc.cxx",
+        "Source/Doxygen/csharpdoc.h",
+        "Source/Doxygen/doxycommands.h",
+        "Source/Doxygen/doxyentity.cxx",
+        "Source/Doxygen/doxyentity.h",
+        "Source/Doxygen/doxyparser.cxx",
+        "Source/Doxygen/doxyparser.h",
+        "Source/Doxygen/doxytranslator.cxx",
+        "Source/Doxygen/doxytranslator.h",
+        "Source/Doxygen/javadoc.cxx",
+        "Source/Doxygen/javadoc.h",
+        "Source/Doxygen/pydoc.cxx",
+        "Source/Doxygen/pydoc.h",
+        "Source/Include/swigconfig.h",
+        "Source/Include/swigwarn.h",
+        "Source/Modules/allocate.cxx",
+        "Source/Modules/c.cxx",
+        "Source/Modules/contract.cxx",
+        "Source/Modules/csharp.cxx",
+        "Source/Modules/d.cxx",
+        "Source/Modules/directors.cxx",
+        "Source/Modules/emit.cxx",
+        "Source/Modules/go.cxx",
+        "Source/Modules/guile.cxx",
+        "Source/Modules/interface.cxx",
+        "Source/Modules/java.cxx",
+        "Source/Modules/javascript.cxx",
+        "Source/Modules/lang.cxx",
+        "Source/Modules/lua.cxx",
+        "Source/Modules/main.cxx",
+        "Source/Modules/mzscheme.cxx",
+        "Source/Modules/nested.cxx",
+        "Source/Modules/ocaml.cxx",
+        "Source/Modules/octave.cxx",
+        "Source/Modules/overload.cxx",
+        "Source/Modules/perl5.cxx",
+        "Source/Modules/php.cxx",
+        "Source/Modules/python.cxx",
+        "Source/Modules/r.cxx",
+        "Source/Modules/ruby.cxx",
+        "Source/Modules/scilab.cxx",
+        "Source/Modules/swigmain.cxx",
+        "Source/Modules/swigmod.h",
+        "Source/Modules/tcl8.cxx",
+        "Source/Modules/typepass.cxx",
+        "Source/Modules/utils.cxx",
+        "Source/Modules/xml.cxx",
+        "Source/Preprocessor/cpp.c",
+        "Source/Preprocessor/expr.c",
+        "Source/Preprocessor/preprocessor.h",
+        "Source/Swig/cwrap.c",
+        "Source/Swig/deprecate.c",
+        "Source/Swig/error.c",
+        "Source/Swig/extend.c",
+        "Source/Swig/fragment.c",
+        "Source/Swig/getopt.c",
+        "Source/Swig/include.c",
+        "Source/Swig/misc.c",
+        "Source/Swig/naming.c",
+        "Source/Swig/parms.c",
+        "Source/Swig/scanner.c",
+        "Source/Swig/stype.c",
+        "Source/Swig/swig.h",
+        "Source/Swig/swigfile.h",
+        "Source/Swig/swigopt.h",
+        "Source/Swig/swigparm.h",
+        "Source/Swig/swigscan.h",
+        "Source/Swig/swigtree.h",
+        "Source/Swig/swigwrap.h",
+        "Source/Swig/symbol.c",
+        "Source/Swig/tree.c",
+        "Source/Swig/typemap.c",
+        "Source/Swig/typeobj.c",
+        "Source/Swig/typesys.c",
+        "Source/Swig/wrapfunc.c",
+    ],
+    copts = ["$(STACK_FRAME_UNLIMITED)"] + select({
+        "on_windows": [],
+        "//conditions:default": [
+            "-Wno-parentheses",
+            "-Wno-unused-variable",
+            "-fexceptions",
+        ],
+    }),
+    includes = [
+        "Source/CParse",
+        "Source/DOH",
+        "Source/Doxygen",
+        "Source/Include",
+        "Source/Modules",
+        "Source/Preprocessor",
+        "Source/Swig",
+    ],
+    output_licenses = ["unencumbered"],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    deps = ["@pcre2"],
+    linkstatic = True,
+)
+
+filegroup(
+    name = "lib_java",
+    srcs = glob([
+        "Lib/*",
+        "Lib/java/*",
+        "Lib/std/*",
+        "Lib/typemaps/*",
+    ]),
+    licenses = ["notice"],  # simple notice license for Lib/
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
+
+filegroup(
+    name = "lib_python",
+    srcs = glob([
+        "Lib/*",
+        "Lib/python/*",
+        "Lib/std/*",
+        "Lib/typemaps/*",
+    ]),
+    licenses = ["notice"],  # simple notice license for Lib/
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
+
+filegroup(
+    name = "swig_swg",
+    srcs = ["Lib/swig.swg"],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)