Windows CI: Remaining Python scripts in wit_markdown.bzl (non-critical)

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Background

After fixing the 3 critical Python scripts for Windows CI compatibility (wit_bindgen, symmetric_wit_bindgen, rust_wasm_component_bindgen), there are 2 remaining Python scripts in wit/wit_markdown.bzl:

1. _collect_docs.py - Collects documentation from WIT files
2. _build_docs.py - Builds documentation website

Status

✅ NOT IN WINDOWS CI CRITICAL PATH

These scripts are only used for documentation generation, which:

• Runs separately from component builds
• Not tested on Windows CI
• Can continue running on Linux runners

Windows Compatibility

Current verdict: LOW PRIORITY

Reasons:

• Documentation builds typically run on Linux in CI
• Not blocking Windows component builds
• Can be addressed when documentation CI moves to Windows

Future Work (Optional)

If documentation generation needs Windows support:

1. Option A: Replace with Go-based doc generator
2. Option B: Use Python via Bazel's py_binary with Windows support
3. Option C: Keep on Linux runners indefinitely

Related Work

• ✅ Fixed: wit_bindgen.bzl Python scripts
• ✅ Fixed: symmetric_wit_bindgen.bzl Python scripts
• ✅ Fixed: rust_wasm_component_bindgen.bzl Python scripts
• ⏳ See new issue: Deprecate multi_language_wasm_component.bzl

[avrabe]

✅ NON-CRITICAL - Correctly categorized

The remaining Python scripts in wit_markdown.bzl are documentation-generation scripts only and are NOT in the Windows CI critical path.

Status:

• Documentation generation runs on Linux runners
• Does not block Windows component builds
• Windows CI is fully functional without these scripts

These scripts can remain as-is or be migrated when documentation generation moves to Windows runners (if ever needed).

Closing as the issue correctly identified this as non-critical.