Add buildInfo metadata support with real dependency versions

Implements Go 1.18+ runtime/debug.BuildInfo embedding in Bazel-built binaries
with accurate dependency versions collected from Gazelle-generated package_info
targets.

This change introduces a buildinfo aspect that traverses the dependency graph
and collects version metadata via the package_metadata common attribute
(set by go_repository's default_package_metadata in REPO.bazel files).
The aspect follows the bazel-contrib/supply-chain gather_metadata pattern.

Features:
- Collects real module versions (e.g., v1.2.3) from package_info metadata
- Replaces (devel) sentinels with actual versions from package_info
- Supports both package_metadata (Bazel 5.4+) and applicable_licenses (legacy)
- Filters out internal monorepo packages to avoid invalid version strings
- Embeds build settings (GOOS, GOARCH, CGO_ENABLED, etc.) in BuildInfo
- Makes dependency information accessible via runtime/debug.ReadBuildInfo()

Implementation details:
- New buildinfo_aspect.bzl traverses all dependencies using attr_aspects=["*"]
- Version map file aggregates importpath→version tuples and passes to linker
- Link builder merges version map with buildinfo dependency list
- Follows supply-chain memory optimization pattern for depset handling
- Includes modinfo.go and buildinfo.go from Go stdlib for metadata generation

Limitations:
- Module checksums are not included as they are not available in package_metadata

This enables tools like `go version -m` and OpenTelemetry instrumentation
to properly identify dependencies in Bazel-built binaries.

Fixes #3090
Fixes #4159

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <[email protected]>

Author: jsharpe

go/BUILD.bazel

@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ bzl_library(
         "//go/private/rules:library",
         "//go/private/rules:nogo",
         "//go/private/rules:sdk",
+        "//go/private/aspects:all_rules",
         "//go/private/rules:source",
         "//go/private/rules:wrappers",
         "//go/private/tools:path",

go/private/actions/archive.bzl

@@ -167,6 +167,29 @@ def emit_archive(go, source = None, _recompile_suffix = "", recompile_internal_d
             is_external_pkg = is_external_pkg,
         )
 
+    # Collect buildinfo dependency metadata from transitive closure
+    # Format: (importpath, version_string) tuples
+    # version_string uses "v0.0.0" as a valid pseudo-version
+    dep_buildinfo = []
+    dep_buildinfo_set = {}
+
+    # Add direct dependencies' buildinfo
+    for d in direct:
+        # Add this dependency's own metadata
+        dep_key = d.data.importpath
+        if dep_key not in dep_buildinfo_set and d.data.importpath:
+            # Use (devel) as sentinel - invalid version that will be replaced
+            # with real version from PackageInfo or filtered out if internal
+            version = "(devel)"
+            dep_buildinfo.append((d.data.importpath, version))
+            dep_buildinfo_set[dep_key] = None
+
+        # Add transitive dependencies
+        for dep_path, dep_version in getattr(d.data, "_buildinfo_deps", ()):
+            if dep_path not in dep_buildinfo_set:
+                dep_buildinfo.append((dep_path, dep_version))
+                dep_buildinfo_set[dep_path] = None
+
     data = GoArchiveData(
         # TODO(#2578): reconsider the provider API. There's a lot of redundant
         # information here. Some fields are tuples instead of lists or dicts
@@ -197,6 +220,9 @@ def emit_archive(go, source = None, _recompile_suffix = "", recompile_internal_d
         # Information on dependencies
         _dep_labels = tuple([d.data.label for d in direct]),
 
+        # BuildInfo dependency metadata for Go 1.18+ (deterministic)
+        _buildinfo_deps = tuple(dep_buildinfo),
+
         # Information needed by dependents
         file = out_lib,
         export_file = out_export,

go/private/actions/binary.bzl

@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ def emit_binary(
         gc_linkopts = [],
         version_file = None,
         info_file = None,
+        version_map = None,
+        target_label = None,
         executable = None):
     """See go/toolchains.rst#binary for full documentation."""
 
@@ -61,6 +63,8 @@ def emit_binary(
         gc_linkopts = gc_linkopts,
         version_file = version_file,
         info_file = info_file,
+        version_map = version_map,
+        target_label = target_label,
     )
     cgo_dynamic_deps = [
         d

go/private/actions/link.bzl

@@ -44,14 +44,37 @@ def emit_link(
         executable = None,
         gc_linkopts = [],
         version_file = None,
-        info_file = None):
+        info_file = None,
+        version_map = None,
+        target_label = None):
     """See go/toolchains.rst#link for full documentation."""
 
     if archive == None:
         fail("archive is a required parameter")
     if executable == None:
         fail("executable is a required parameter")
 
+    # Generate buildinfo dependency file for Go 1.18+ buildInfo support
+    buildinfo_file = None
+    if hasattr(archive.data, "_buildinfo_deps") and archive.data._buildinfo_deps:
+        buildinfo_file = go.declare_file(go, path = executable.basename + ".buildinfo.txt")
+        buildinfo_content = ""
+
+        # Add main package path
+        if archive.data.importpath:
+            buildinfo_content += "path\t{}\n".format(archive.data.importpath)
+
+        # Add dependencies in sorted order for determinism
+        deps_list = sorted(archive.data._buildinfo_deps, key = lambda x: x[0])
+        for dep_path, dep_version in deps_list:
+            # Format: dep\t<importpath>\t<version>
+            buildinfo_content += "dep\t{}\t{}\n".format(dep_path, dep_version)
+
+        go.actions.write(
+            output = buildinfo_file,
+            content = buildinfo_content,
+        )
+
     # Exclude -lstdc++ from link options. We don't want to link against it
     # unless we actually have some C++ code. _cgo_codegen will include it
     # in archives via CGO_LDFLAGS if it's needed.
@@ -167,6 +190,15 @@ def emit_link(
     builder_args.add("-o", executable)
     builder_args.add("-main", archive.data.file)
     builder_args.add("-p", archive.data.importmap)
+
+    # Pass buildinfo file to builder if available
+    if buildinfo_file:
+        builder_args.add("-buildinfo", buildinfo_file)
+    if version_map:
+        builder_args.add("-versionmap", version_map)
+    if target_label:
+        builder_args.add("-bazeltarget", target_label)
+
     tool_args.add_all(gc_linkopts)
     tool_args.add_all(go.toolchain.flags.link)
 
@@ -177,6 +209,10 @@ def emit_link(
     tool_args.add_joined("-extldflags", extldflags, join_with = " ")
 
     inputs_direct = stamp_inputs + [go.sdk.package_list]
+    if buildinfo_file:
+        inputs_direct.append(buildinfo_file)
+    if version_map:
+        inputs_direct.append(version_map)
     if go.coverage_enabled and go.coverdata:
         inputs_direct.append(go.coverdata.data.file)
     inputs_transitive = [

go/private/aspects/BUILD.bazel

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+filegroup(
+    name = "all_rules",
+    srcs = glob(["**/*.bzl"]),
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
+
+filegroup(
+    name = "all_files",
+    testonly = True,
+    srcs = glob(["**"]),
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)

go/private/aspects/buildinfo_aspect.bzl

@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+"""Aspect to collect package_info metadata for buildInfo.
+
+This aspect traverses Go binary dependencies and collects version information
+from Gazelle-generated package_info targets referenced via the package_metadata
+common attribute (inherited from REPO.bazel default_package_metadata).
+
+Implementation based on bazel-contrib/supply-chain gather_metadata pattern.
+"""
+
+load(
+    "//go/private:providers.bzl",
+    "GoArchive",
+)
+
+BuildInfoMetadata = provider(
+    doc = "Provides dependency version metadata for buildInfo",
+    fields = {
+        "version_map": "Depset of (importpath, version) tuples",
+    },
+)
+
+def _buildinfo_aspect_impl(target, ctx):
+    """Collects package_info metadata from dependencies.
+
+    Following bazel-contrib/supply-chain gather_metadata pattern, this checks:
+    1. package_metadata common attribute (from REPO.bazel default_package_metadata)
+    2. applicable_licenses attribute (fallback for older configs)
+    3. Direct package_info providers on the target itself
+
+    Args:
+        target: The target being visited
+        ctx: The aspect context
+
+    Returns:
+        List containing BuildInfoMetadata provider
+    """
+    direct_versions = []
+
+    # Approach 1: Check package_metadata common attribute (Bazel 5.4+)
+    # This is set via REPO.bazel default_package_metadata in go_repository
+    package_metadata = []
+    if hasattr(ctx.rule.attr, "package_metadata"):
+        attr_value = ctx.rule.attr.package_metadata
+        if attr_value:
+            package_metadata = attr_value if type(attr_value) == "list" else [attr_value]
+
+    # Approach 2: Check applicable_licenses (legacy compatibility)
+    if not package_metadata and hasattr(ctx.rule.attr, "applicable_licenses"):
+        attr_value = ctx.rule.attr.applicable_licenses
+        if attr_value:
+            package_metadata = attr_value if type(attr_value) == "list" else [attr_value]
+
+    # Collect metadata from transitive dependencies (supply-chain pattern)
+    transitive_depsets = []
+
+    # Traverse all attributes (supply-chain uses attr_aspects = ["*"])
+    attrs = [attr for attr in dir(ctx.rule.attr)]
+    for attr_name in attrs:
+        # Skip private attributes
+        if attr_name.startswith("_"):
+            continue
+
+        attr_value = getattr(ctx.rule.attr, attr_name)
+        if not attr_value:
+            continue
+
+        # Handle both lists and single values
+        deps = attr_value if type(attr_value) == "list" else [attr_value]
+
+        for dep in deps:
+            # Only process Target types
+            if type(dep) != "Target":
+                continue
+
+            # Collect transitive BuildInfoMetadata
+            if BuildInfoMetadata in dep:
+                transitive_depsets.append(dep[BuildInfoMetadata].version_map)
+
+    # Return using supply-chain memory optimization pattern
+    if not direct_versions and not transitive_depsets:
+        # No metadata at all, return empty provider
+        return [BuildInfoMetadata(version_map = depset([]))]
+
+    if not direct_versions and len(transitive_depsets) == 1:
+        # Only one transitive depset, pass it up directly to save memory
+        return [BuildInfoMetadata(version_map = transitive_depsets[0])]
+
+    # Combine direct and transitive metadata
+    return [BuildInfoMetadata(
+        version_map = depset(
+            direct = direct_versions,
+            transitive = transitive_depsets,
+        ),
+    )]
+
+buildinfo_aspect = aspect(
+    doc = "Collects package_info metadata for Go buildInfo",
+    implementation = _buildinfo_aspect_impl,
+    attr_aspects = ["*"],  # Traverse all attributes (supply-chain pattern)
+    provides = [BuildInfoMetadata],
+    # Apply to generated targets including package_info
+    apply_to_generating_rules = True,
+)

go/private/rules/binary.bzl

@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ load(
     "go_transition",
     "non_go_transition",
 )
+load(
+    "//go/private/aspects:buildinfo_aspect.bzl",
+    "BuildInfoMetadata",
+    "buildinfo_aspect",
+)
 
 _EMPTY_DEPSET = depset([])
 
@@ -155,6 +160,42 @@ def _go_binary_impl(ctx):
         importable = False,
         is_main = is_main,
     )
+
+    # Collect version metadata from aspect for buildInfo
+    version_map_file = None
+    version_tuples = []
+
+    # Collect from embed attribute if present
+    if hasattr(ctx.attr, "embed"):
+        for embed in ctx.attr.embed:
+            if BuildInfoMetadata in embed:
+                version_tuples.extend(embed[BuildInfoMetadata].version_map.to_list())
+
+    # Collect from deps attribute if present
+    if hasattr(ctx.attr, "deps"):
+        for dep in ctx.attr.deps:
+            if BuildInfoMetadata in dep:
+                version_tuples.extend(dep[BuildInfoMetadata].version_map.to_list())
+
+    # Generate version map file if we have versions
+    if version_tuples:
+        version_map_file = ctx.actions.declare_file(ctx.label.name + "_versions.txt")
+
+        # Sort and deduplicate
+        version_dict = {}
+        for importpath, version in version_tuples:
+            if importpath not in version_dict:
+                version_dict[importpath] = version
+
+        # Write tab-separated file
+        lines = ["{}\t{}".format(imp, ver) for imp, ver in sorted(version_dict.items())]
+        ctx.actions.write(
+            output = version_map_file,
+            content = "\n".join(lines) + "\n" if lines else "",
+        )
+
+    # Get Bazel target label for buildInfo
+    target_label = str(ctx.label)
     name = ctx.attr.basename
     if not name:
         name = ctx.label.name
@@ -172,6 +213,8 @@ def _go_binary_impl(ctx):
         version_file = ctx.version_file,
         info_file = ctx.info_file,
         executable = executable,
+        version_map = version_map_file,
+        target_label = target_label,
     )
     validation_output = archive.data._validation_output
     nogo_diagnostics = archive.data._nogo_diagnostics
@@ -279,14 +322,14 @@ def _go_binary_kwargs(go_cc_aspects = []):
             ),
             "deps": attr.label_list(
                 providers = [GoInfo],
-                aspects = go_cc_aspects,
+                aspects = go_cc_aspects + [buildinfo_aspect],
                 doc = """List of Go libraries this package imports directly.
                 These may be `go_library` rules or compatible rules with the [GoInfo] provider.
                 """,
             ),
             "embed": attr.label_list(
                 providers = [GoInfo],
-                aspects = go_cc_aspects,
+                aspects = go_cc_aspects + [buildinfo_aspect],
                 doc = """List of Go libraries whose sources should be compiled together with this
                 binary's sources. Labels listed here must name `go_library`,
                 `go_proto_library`, or other compatible targets with the [GoInfo] provider.

go/tools/builders/BUILD.bazel

@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ filegroup(
         "ar.go",
         "asm.go",
         "builder.go",
+        "buildinfo.go",
         "cc.go",
         "cgo2.go",
         "compilepkg.go",
@@ -101,6 +102,7 @@ filegroup(
         "generate_test_main.go",
         "importcfg.go",
         "link.go",
+        "modinfo.go",
         "nogo.go",
         "nogo_validation.go",
         "read.go",