Update docs

Author: luispadron

rules/BUILD.bazel

@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ bzl_library(
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
         ":transition_support",
-        ":utils.bzl",
+        ":utils",
         "@bazel_skylib//lib:partial",
         "@bazel_skylib//lib:paths",
         "@build_bazel_apple_support//lib:apple_support",
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ bzl_library(
         ":hmap",
         ":import_middleman",
         ":precompiled_apple_resource_bundle",
-        ":utils.bzl",
+        ":utils",
         "//rules/framework:vfs_overlay",
         "//rules/library:resources",
         "//rules/library:xcconfig",
@@ -203,3 +203,9 @@ bzl_library(
         "@build_bazel_rules_apple//apple:ios",
     ],
 )
+
+bzl_library(
+    name = "utils",
+    srcs = ["utils.bzl"],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)

rules/force_load_direct_deps.bzl

@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 load("//rules:providers.bzl", "AvoidDepsInfo")
 load("//rules:transition_support.bzl", "transition_support")
-load("//rules:utils.bzl", "supports_objc_provider_linking")
 
 def _impl(ctx):
     if not ctx.attr.should_force_load:
         return [
             apple_common.new_objc_provider(),
-            CcInfo()
+            CcInfo(),
         ]
 
     force_load_libraries = []
@@ -38,17 +37,14 @@ def _impl(ctx):
                     if not library_to_link in avoid_libraries:
                         force_load_libraries_to_link.append(library_to_link)
 
-    if supports_objc_provider_linking:
-        legacy_objc_provider = apple_common.new_objc_provider(
-            force_load_library = depset(force_load_libraries),
-            link_inputs = depset(force_load_libraries),
-        )
-    else:
-        legacy_objc_provider = apple_common.new_objc_provider()
+    legacy_objc_provider = apple_common.new_objc_provider(
+        force_load_library = depset(force_load_libraries),
+        link_inputs = depset(force_load_libraries),
+    )
 
-        # Set `alwayslink` to `True` for all the libraries that are being force loaded.
-        for library_to_link in force_load_libraries_to_link:
-            library_to_link.alwayslink = True
+    # Set `alwayslink` to `True` for all the libraries that are being force loaded.
+    for library_to_link in force_load_libraries_to_link:
+        library_to_link.alwayslink = True
 
     return [
         legacy_objc_provider,

rules/internal/objc_provider_utils.bzl

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-load("//rules:utils.bzl", "supports_objc_provider_linking")
-
 def _add_to_dict_if_present(dict, key, value):
     if value:
         dict[key] = value
@@ -53,10 +51,9 @@ def _merge_dynamic_framework_providers(dynamic_framework_providers):
         )
         _add_to_dict_if_present(fields, key, set)
 
-    if supports_objc_provider_linking:
-        fields["objc"] = apple_common.new_objc_provider()
-    else:
-        fields["cc_info"] = CcInfo()
+
+    fields["objc"] = apple_common.new_objc_provider()
+    fields["cc_info"] = CcInfo()
 
     return apple_common.new_dynamic_framework_provider(**fields)
 

rules/utils.bzl

@@ -6,6 +6,3 @@ def bundle_identifier_for_bundle(bundle_name):
 # This is a proxy for being on bazel 7.x.
 is_bazel_7 = not hasattr(apple_common, "apple_crosstool_transition")
 
-# This is a proxy for Bazel igration of `ObjcProvider` to `CcInfo`
-# This is `False` when `--incompatible_objc_provider_remove_linking_info` is enabled.
-supports_objc_provider_linking = hasattr(apple_common.new_objc_provider(), "linkopt")