How do I compile the latest version of CockroachDB on Linux locally without relying on the Bazel build system?

[vxtls]

As the title suggests, I hope to build CockroachDB without installing Bazel. Is there a systematic solution?

[panluoyant]

Same problem, I'm running go generate . /... I'm getting tons of ‘undefined’ errors and problems finding scripts, I think the problem with not finding bash scripts is due to wrong relative paths

prog.go:14:2: no required module provides package github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/security/certmgr: go.mod file not found in current directory or any parent directory; see 'go help modules'
prog.go:12:2: no required module provides package github.com/golang/mock/mockgen/model: go.mod file not found in current directory or any parent directory; see 'go help modules'
2025/05/20 18:53:48 Loading input failed: exit status 1
security/certmgr/cert.go:13: running "mockgen": exit status 1
server/application_api/main_test.go:30: running "../util/leaktest/add-leaktest.sh": fork/exec ../util/leaktest/add-leaktest.sh: no such file or directory
server/authserver/main_test.go:28: running "../util/leaktest/add-leaktest.sh": fork/exec ../util/leaktest/add-leaktest.sh: no such file or directory
server/debug/main_test.go:28: running "../util/leaktest/add-leaktest.sh": fork/exec ../util/leaktest/add-leaktest.sh: no such file or directory
server/privchecker/main_test.go:28: running "../util/leaktest/add-leaktest.sh": fork/exec ../util/leaktest/add-leaktest.sh: no such file or directory
server/srverrors/main_test.go:17: running "../util/leaktest/add-leaktest.sh": fork/exec ../util/leaktest/add-leaktest.sh: no such file or directory
server/storage_api/main_test.go:28: running "../util/leaktest/add-leaktest.sh": fork/exec ../util/leaktest/add-leaktest.sh: no such file or directory
settings/integration_tests/main_test.go:27: running "../util/leaktest/add-leaktest.sh": fork/exec ../util/leaktest/add-leaktest.sh: no such file or directory
settings/lint/main_test.go:19: running "../util/leaktest/add-leaktest.sh": fork/exec ../util/leaktest/add-leaktest.sh: no such file or directory
../../util/interval/generic/gen.sh:行46: go_generics: No such command
spanconfig/spanconfigstore/span_store.go:548: running "../../util/interval/generic/gen.sh": exit status 127

[bts-cpu]

emm, I have the same problem, bazel build system is It's too complicated and not lightweight enough, hopefully a CMake/configure script can be provided, just like MySQL/PostgreSQL

[vxtls]

I think it would be best to have a script, or provide documentation on how to build without using Bazel. I also feel that Bazel is not very user-friendly, and can even be a bit difficult to use, with complex options and a complex build system version

[bts-cpu]

I even think that introducing the bazel was a mistake.

[yuzefovich]

Bazel is the only supported build system starting with v23.2. It's extremely unlikely that we'll provide any other way to build CockroachDB in the foreseeable future. Please take a look at the wiki for contributors for some more information, e.g. https://cockroachlabs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CRDB/pages/181338446/Getting+and+building+CockroachDB+from+source.