chore: remove references to @rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl

python/private/BUILD.bazel

@@ -631,7 +631,6 @@ bzl_library(
     ],
 )
 
-# @rules_cc does not offer a bzl_library target for @rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl
 bzl_library(
     name = "rules_cc_srcs_bzl",
     srcs = [
@@ -644,7 +643,10 @@ bzl_library(
         "@rules_cc//cc/common",
         "@rules_cc//cc/toolchains:toolchain_rules",
     ],
-    deps = [":bazel_tools_bzl"],
+    deps = [
+        ":bazel_tools_bzl",
+        "@rules_cc//cc/common",
+    ],
 )
 
 bzl_library(

python/private/attributes.bzl

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 """Attributes for Python rules."""
 
 load("@bazel_skylib//rules:common_settings.bzl", "BuildSettingInfo")
-load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "CcInfo")
+load("@rules_cc//cc/common:cc_info.bzl", "CcInfo")
 load(":common.bzl", "union_attrs")
 load(":enum.bzl", "enum")
 load(":flags.bzl", "PrecompileFlag", "PrecompileSourceRetentionFlag")

python/private/common_bazel.bzl

@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
 
 load("@bazel_skylib//lib:paths.bzl", "paths")
 load("@bazel_skylib//rules:common_settings.bzl", "BuildSettingInfo")
-load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "CcInfo", "cc_common")
+load("@rules_cc//cc/common:cc_common.bzl", "cc_common")
+load("@rules_cc//cc/common:cc_info.bzl", "CcInfo")
 load(":attributes.bzl", "PrecompileAttr", "PrecompileInvalidationModeAttr", "PrecompileSourceRetentionAttr")
 load(":common.bzl", "is_bool")
 load(":flags.bzl", "PrecompileFlag")

python/private/current_py_cc_headers.bzl

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 """Implementation of current_py_cc_headers rule."""
 
-load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "CcInfo")
+load("@rules_cc//cc/common:cc_info.bzl", "CcInfo")
 
 def _current_py_cc_headers_impl(ctx):
     py_cc_toolchain = ctx.toolchains["//python/cc:toolchain_type"].py_cc_toolchain

python/private/current_py_cc_libs.bzl

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 """Implementation of current_py_cc_libs rule."""
 
-load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "CcInfo")
+load("@rules_cc//cc/common:cc_info.bzl", "CcInfo")
 
 def _current_py_cc_libs_impl(ctx):
     py_cc_toolchain = ctx.toolchains["//python/cc:toolchain_type"].py_cc_toolchain

python/private/hermetic_runtime_repo_setup.bzl

@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 """Setup a python-build-standalone based toolchain."""
 
-load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_import", "cc_library")
+load("@rules_cc//cc:cc_import.bzl", "cc_import")
+load("@rules_cc//cc:cc_library.bzl", "cc_library")
 load("//python:py_runtime.bzl", "py_runtime")
 load("//python:py_runtime_pair.bzl", "py_runtime_pair")
 load("//python/cc:py_cc_toolchain.bzl", "py_cc_toolchain")

python/private/local_runtime_repo_setup.bzl

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 """Setup code called by the code generated by `local_runtime_repo`."""
 
 load("@bazel_skylib//lib:selects.bzl", "selects")
-load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_library")
+load("@rules_cc//cc:cc_library.bzl", "cc_library")
 load("@rules_python//python:py_runtime.bzl", "py_runtime")
 load("@rules_python//python:py_runtime_pair.bzl", "py_runtime_pair")
 load("@rules_python//python/cc:py_cc_toolchain.bzl", "py_cc_toolchain")

python/private/py_cc_link_params_info.bzl

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 """Providers for Python rules."""
 
-load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "CcInfo")
+load("@rules_cc//cc/common:cc_info.bzl", "CcInfo")
 load(":util.bzl", "define_bazel_6_provider")
 
 DEFAULT_STUB_SHEBANG = "#!/usr/bin/env python3"

python/private/py_cc_toolchain_rule.bzl

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_python/issues/824 is considered done.
 """
 
 load("@bazel_skylib//rules:common_settings.bzl", "BuildSettingInfo")
-load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "CcInfo")
+load("@rules_cc//cc/common:cc_info.bzl", "CcInfo")
 load(":py_cc_toolchain_info.bzl", "PyCcToolchainInfo")
 
 def _py_cc_toolchain_impl(ctx):

python/private/py_executable.bzl

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 load("@bazel_skylib//lib:dicts.bzl", "dicts")
 load("@bazel_skylib//lib:structs.bzl", "structs")
 load("@bazel_skylib//rules:common_settings.bzl", "BuildSettingInfo")
-load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_common")
+load("@rules_cc//cc/common:cc_common.bzl", "cc_common")
 load(
     ":attributes.bzl",
     "AGNOSTIC_EXECUTABLE_ATTRS",

python/private/py_repositories.bzl

@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ def py_repositories():
         urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_cc/releases/download/0.0.13/rules_cc-0.0.13.tar.gz"],
     )
 
+    # Needed by rules_cc, triggerred by @rules_java_prebuilt in Bazel by using @rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl
     http_archive(
         name = "protobuf",
         sha256 = "da288bf1daa6c04d03a9051781caa52aceb9163586bff9aa6cfb12f69b9395aa",

python/private/runtime_env_toolchain.bzl

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 """Definitions related to the Python toolchain."""
 
-load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_library")
+load("@rules_cc//cc:cc_library.bzl", "cc_library")
 load("//python:py_runtime.bzl", "py_runtime")
 load("//python:py_runtime_pair.bzl", "py_runtime_pair")
 load("//python/cc:py_cc_toolchain.bzl", "py_cc_toolchain")

python/private/whl_filegroup/whl_filegroup.bzl

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ An empty pattern will match all files.
 
 Example usage:
 ```starlark
-load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_library")
+load("@rules_cc//cc:cc_library.bzl", "cc_library")
 load("@rules_python//python:pip.bzl", "whl_filegroup")
 
 whl_filegroup(

tests/cc/current_py_cc_headers/current_py_cc_headers_tests.bzl

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 """Tests for current_py_cc_headers."""
 
-load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "CcInfo")
+load("@rules_cc//cc/common:cc_info.bzl", "CcInfo")
 load("@rules_testing//lib:analysis_test.bzl", "analysis_test", "test_suite")
 load("@rules_testing//lib:truth.bzl", "matching")
 load("//tests/support:cc_info_subject.bzl", "cc_info_subject")

tests/cc/current_py_cc_libs/current_py_cc_libs_tests.bzl

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 """Tests for current_py_cc_libs."""
 
-load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "CcInfo")
+load("@rules_cc//cc/common:cc_info.bzl", "CcInfo")
 load("@rules_testing//lib:analysis_test.bzl", "analysis_test", "test_suite")
 load("@rules_testing//lib:truth.bzl", "matching")
 load("//tests/support:cc_info_subject.bzl", "cc_info_subject")

tests/support/cc_toolchains/BUILD.bazel

@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_toolchain", "cc_toolchain_suite")
+load("@rules_cc//cc/toolchains:cc_toolchain.bzl", "cc_toolchain")
+load("@rules_cc//cc/toolchains:cc_toolchain_suite.bzl", "cc_toolchain_suite")
 load("@rules_testing//lib:util.bzl", "PREVENT_IMPLICIT_BUILDING_TAGS")
 load("//python/cc:py_cc_toolchain.bzl", "py_cc_toolchain")
 load(":fake_cc_toolchain_config.bzl", "fake_cc_toolchain_config")

tests/support/cc_toolchains/fake_cc_toolchain_config.bzl

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 """Fake for providing CcToolchainConfigInfo."""
 
-load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_common")
+load("@rules_cc//cc/common:cc_common.bzl", "cc_common")
 
 def _impl(ctx):
     return cc_common.create_cc_toolchain_config_info(

tests/whl_filegroup/BUILD.bazel

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 load("@bazel_skylib//rules:write_file.bzl", "write_file")
-load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_library", "cc_test")
+load("@rules_cc//cc:cc_library.bzl", "cc_library")
+load("@rules_cc//cc:cc_test.bzl", "cc_test")
 load("//python:defs.bzl", "py_library", "py_test")
 load("//python:packaging.bzl", "py_package", "py_wheel")
 load("//python:pip.bzl", "whl_filegroup")