"bazel info install_base" not working outside a workspace

[dmivankov]

Description of the problem / feature request:

Running bazel info install_base doesn't work outside workspaces. But some of parameters aren't workspace-specific, I think, like install_base, release and jvm info.

Feature requests: what underlying problem are you trying to solve with this feature?

get a hold of bazel binaries like linux-sandbox

Bugs: what's the simplest, easiest way to reproduce this bug? Please provide a minimal example if possible.

$ bazel info install_base
Extracting Bazel installation...
ERROR: The 'info' command is only supported from within a workspace (below a directory having a WORKSPACE file).
See documentation at https://docs.bazel.build/versions/master/build-ref.html#workspace

What operating system are you running Bazel on?

NixOS

What's the output of bazel info release?

release 4.2.1- (@non-git)

If bazel info release returns "development version" or "(@non-git)", tell us how you built Bazel.

NixOS nixpkgs

[philwo]

Hehe. I agree with this feature request, this has annoyed me in the past repeatedly. :)

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