WIP: Enable symbolic macros for node_modules

[dzbarsky]

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• Breaking change (forces users to change their own code or config): yes/no
• Suggested release notes appear below: yes/no

Test plan

• Covered by existing test cases
• New test cases added
• Manual testing; please provide instructions so we can reproduce:

[aspect-workflows]

Bazel 7 (Test)

⚠️ Buildkite build #11867 failed.

//:node_modules/acorn/dir failed to build

error loading package '': compilation of module 'defs.bzl' failed

//js/private/worker/src:bundle.js failed to build

error loading package 'js/private/worker/src': compilation of module 'defs.bzl' failed

error loading package 'js/private/worker/src': compilation of module 'defs.bzl' failed

//:.aspect_rules_js/node_modules/rollup@4.39.0/dir failed to build

error loading package '': compilation of module 'defs.bzl' failed

error loading package '': compilation of module 'defs.bzl' failed

53 other actions failed to build.

💡 To reproduce the build failures, run

bazel build //:node_modules/acorn/dir //js/private/worker/src:bundle.js //:.aspect_rules_js/node_modules/rollup@4.39.0/dir

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Bazel 8 (Test)

⚠️ Buildkite build #11867 failed.

//:.aspect_rules_js/node_modules/rollup@4.39.0 failed to build

error loading package '': compilation of module 'defs.bzl' failed

error loading package '': compilation of module 'defs.bzl' failed

//:node_modules/@types/node failed to build

error loading package '': compilation of module 'defs.bzl' failed

error loading package '': compilation of module 'defs.bzl' failed

error loading package '': compilation of module 'defs.bzl' failed

52 other actions failed to build.

💡 To reproduce the build failures, run

bazel build //:.aspect_rules_js/node_modules/rollup@4.39.0 //:node_modules/@types/node

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Bazel 9 (Test)

⚠️ Buildkite build #11867 failed.

//npm/private/lifecycle:node_modules/@pnpm/read-package-json failed to build

error loading package 'npm/private/lifecycle': compilation of module 'defs.bzl' failed

error loading package 'npm/private/lifecycle': compilation of module 'defs.bzl' failed

error loading package 'npm/private/lifecycle': compilation of module 'defs.bzl' failed

//js/private/devserver/src:bundle.mjs failed to build

error loading package 'js/private/devserver/src': compilation of module 'defs.bzl' failed

error loading package 'js/private/devserver/src': compilation of module 'defs.bzl' failed

52 other actions failed to build.

💡 To reproduce the build failures, run

bazel build //npm/private/lifecycle:node_modules/@pnpm/read-package-json //js/private/devserver/src:bundle.mjs

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Bazel 7 (Test)

e2e/bzlmod

Waiting for runner...

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Bazel 7 (Test)

e2e/git_dep_metadata

All tests were cache hits

1 test (100.0%) was fully cached saving 30ms.

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Bazel 7 (Test)

e2e/gyp_no_install_script

⚠️ Buildkite build #11867 failed.

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e2e/js_binary_workspace

All tests were cache hits

1 test (100.0%) was fully cached saving 44ms.

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Bazel 7 (Test)

e2e/js_image_oci

Buildkite build #11867 is running...

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Bazel 7 (Test)

e2e/npm_link_package

⚠️ Buildkite build #11867 failed.

//:node_modules/uvu failed to build

error loading package '': compilation of module 'defs.bzl' failed

error loading package '': compilation of module 'defs.bzl' failed

//:node_modules/@aspect-test/a failed to build

error loading package '': compilation of module 'defs.bzl' failed

error loading package '': compilation of module 'defs.bzl' failed

//:node_modules/@aspect-test/b failed to build

error loading package '': compilation of module 'defs.bzl' failed

12 other actions failed to build.

💡 To reproduce the build failures, run

bazel build //:node_modules/uvu //:node_modules/@aspect-test/a //:node_modules/@aspect-test/b

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Bazel 7 (Test)

e2e/npm_link_package-esm

⚠️ Buildkite build #11867 failed.

//:node_modules/@e2e/pkg failed to build

error loading package '': compilation of module 'defs.bzl' failed

error loading package '': compilation of module 'defs.bzl' failed

//:node_modules/@e2e/wrapper-lib failed to build

error loading package '': compilation of module 'defs.bzl' failed

error loading package '': compilation of module 'defs.bzl' failed

//:node_modules/sharp failed to build

error loading package '': compilation of module 'defs.bzl' failed

12 other actions failed to build.

💡 To reproduce the build failures, run

bazel build //:node_modules/@e2e/pkg //:node_modules/@e2e/wrapper-lib //:node_modules/sharp

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Bazel 7 (Test)

e2e/npm_link_package-rerooted

⚠️ Buildkite build #11867 failed.

//root:node_modules/@e2e/lib failed to build

error loading package 'root': compilation of module 'defs.bzl' failed

error loading package 'root': compilation of module 'defs.bzl' failed

error loading package 'root': compilation of module 'defs.bzl' failed

//root:node_modules/@aspect-test/a failed to build

error loading package 'root': compilation of module 'defs.bzl' failed

error loading package 'root': compilation of module 'defs.bzl' failed

12 other actions failed to build.

💡 To reproduce the build failures, run

bazel build //root:node_modules/@e2e/lib //root:node_modules/@aspect-test/a

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e2e/npm_translate_lock

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e2e/npm_translate_lock_disable_hooks

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e2e/npm_translate_lock_empty

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e2e/npm_translate_lock_exclude_package_contents

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e2e/npm_translate_lock_multi

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e2e/npm_translate_lock_partial_clone

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e2e/npm_translate_lock_replace_packages

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e2e/npm_translate_lock_subdir_patch

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e2e/npm_translate_yarn_lock

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e2e/package_json_module

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e2e/patch_from_repo

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e2e/pnpm_lockfiles

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e2e/pnpm_repo_install

All tests were cache hits

1 test (100.0%) was fully cached saving 821ms.

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e2e/pnpm_version

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e2e/pnpm_workspace

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e2e/pnpm_workspace_deps

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e2e/pnpm_workspace_rerooted

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e2e/repo_mapping

⚠️ Buildkite build #11867 failed.

//:node_modules/uvu failed to build

error loading package '': compilation of module 'defs.bzl' failed

💡 To reproduce the build failures, run

bazel build //:node_modules/uvu

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e2e/runfiles

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e2e/stamped_package_json

All tests were cache hits

1 test (100.0%) was fully cached saving 48ms.

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e2e/vendored_node

All tests were cache hits

1 test (100.0%) was fully cached saving 82ms.

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e2e/vendored_tarfile

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e2e/verify_patches

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e2e/worker

All tests were cache hits

1 test (100.0%) was fully cached saving 75ms.

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