ERROR from re2 with bazel 8.0 and bazel mod graph

[carpenterjc]

After upgrading to bazel 8.0.0 I have noticed re2 gives an error in bazel mod graph this previous worked.

D:\g\re2>bazel mod graph
Starting local Bazel server and connecting to it...
WARNING: For repository 'rules_cc', the root module requires module version [email protected], but got [email protected] in the resolved dependency graph. Please update the version in your MODULE.bazel or set --check_direct_dependencies=off
WARNING: For repository 'rules_python', the root module requires module version [email protected], but got [email protected] in the resolved dependency graph. Please update the version in your MODULE.bazel or set --check_direct_dependencies=off
ERROR: @@bazel_tools//tools/cpp:cc_configure.bzl does not export a module extension called cc_configure_extension, yet its use is requested at D:/g/re2/MODULE.bazel:22:29

If you switch back to bazel 7.3.2 for example it works.

This is reproducible by running bazel mod graph on the re2 repo directly, but it will give this message with anything which depends on re2.

[carpenterjc]

I believe this is the line and it looks like with bazel 8 it either isn't needed or needs an alternative solution.
https://github.com/google/re2/blob/main/MODULE.bazel#L22
@junyer seems to be mentioned in the comment.

[notxvilka]

Just met the same error. As Bazel 8.x is out of the bag, it is important to have this one fixed since the re2 is quite popular dependency.

[jmr]

This has been fixed by c84a140.

[j2kun]

This also prevents one from running, say, bazel mod deps, so any project which transitively depends on re2 cannot run this to update their lockfile dependencies.

Is it possible to get a release pushed for this?

Edit: I copied @moroten's patch in buildbarn/bb-deployments@9f79d37 Thanks!