Change @rules_pkg// to @// to allow users to name the repo what they want.

pkg/BUILD

@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ filegroup(
         "BUILD",
         "//experimental:standard_package",
     ],
-    visibility = ["@//distro:__pkg__"],
+    visibility = ["//distro:__pkg__"],
 )
 
-exports_files(["WORKSPACE"], visibility = ["@//distro:__pkg__"])
+exports_files(["WORKSPACE"], visibility = ["//distro:__pkg__"])
 
 py_library(
     name = "archive",

pkg/build_tar.py

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 import tarfile
 import tempfile
 
-from rules_pkg import archive
+import archive
 
 from helpers import GetFlagValue, SplitNameValuePairAtSeparator
 

pkg/distro/BUILD

@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ package(
     default_visibility = ["//visibility:private"],
 )
 
+load("//:pkg.bzl", "pkg_tar")
+load("//:version.bzl", "version")
+load("//releasing:defs.bzl", "print_rel_notes")
 load("@bazel_skylib//:bzl_library.bzl", "bzl_library")
 load("@bazel_stardoc//stardoc:stardoc.bzl", "stardoc")
-load("@rules_pkg//:pkg.bzl", "pkg_tar")
-load("@rules_pkg//releasing:defs.bzl", "print_rel_notes")
-load("@rules_pkg//:version.bzl", "version")
 load("@rules_python//python:defs.bzl", "py_test")
 
 # Build the artifact to put on the github release page.
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ py_test(
     ],
     deps = [
         "@bazel_tools//tools/python/runfiles",
-        "@rules_pkg//releasing:release_utils",
+        "//releasing:release_utils",
     ],
 )
 
@@ -73,18 +73,18 @@ genrule(
 bzl_library(
     name = "rules_pkg_lib",
     srcs = [
-        "@//:path.bzl",
-        "@//:pkg.bzl",
-        "@//:rpm.bzl",
-        "@//:version.bzl",
+        "//:path.bzl",
+        "//:pkg.bzl",
+        "//:rpm.bzl",
+        "//:version.bzl",
     ],
     visibility = ["//visibility:private"],
 )
 
 stardoc(
     name = "docs_deb",
     out = "pkg_deb.md",
-    input = "@//:pkg.bzl",
+    input = "//:pkg.bzl",
     symbol_names = [
         "pkg_deb",
         "pkg_deb_impl",
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ stardoc(
 stardoc(
     name = "docs_tar",
     out = "pkg_tar.md",
-    input = "@//:pkg.bzl",
+    input = "//:pkg.bzl",
     symbol_names = [
         "pkg_tar",
         "pkg_tar_impl",
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ stardoc(
 stardoc(
     name = "docs_zip",
     out = "pkg_zip.md",
-    input = "@//:pkg.bzl",
+    input = "//:pkg.bzl",
     symbol_names = [
         "pkg_zip",
         "pkg_zip_impl",
@@ -117,6 +117,6 @@ stardoc(
 stardoc(
     name = "docs_rpm",
     out = "pkg_rpm.md",
-    input = "@//:rpm.bzl",
+    input = "//:rpm.bzl",
     deps = [":rules_pkg_lib"],
 )

pkg/distro/packaging_test.py

@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ class PackagingTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
   def setUp(self):
     self.data_files = runfiles.Create()
-    self.repo = 'rules_pkg'
+    self.source_repo = 'rules_pkg'
+    self.dest_repo = 'not_named_rules_pkg'
     self.version = release_version.RELEASE_VERSION
 
   def testBuild(self):
@@ -39,14 +40,15 @@ def testBuild(self):
     if not os.path.exists(tempdir):
       os.makedirs(tempdir)
     with open(os.path.join(tempdir, 'WORKSPACE'), 'w') as workspace:
-      file_name = release_tools.package_basename(self.repo, self.version)
+      file_name = release_tools.package_basename(self.source_repo, self.version)
       local_path = runfiles.Create().Rlocation(
           os.path.join('rules_pkg', 'distro', file_name))
       sha256 = release_tools.get_package_sha256(local_path)
       workspace_content = '\n'.join((
         'workspace(name = "test_rules_pkg_packaging")',
         release_tools.workspace_content(
-            'file://%s' % local_path, self.repo, sha256,
+            'file://%s' % local_path, self.source_repo, sha256,
+            rename_repo=self.dest_repo,
             deps_method='rules_pkg_dependencies'
         )
       ))

pkg/distro/testdata/BUILD.tmpl

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-load("@rules_pkg//:pkg.bzl", "pkg_tar")
+load("@not_named_rules_pkg//:pkg.bzl", "pkg_tar")
 
 pkg_tar(
     name = "dummy_tar",

pkg/experimental/BUILD

@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ py_binary(
     srcs_version = "PY2AND3",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
-        "@rules_pkg//:archive",
-        "@rules_pkg//:make_rpm_lib",
+        "//:archive",
+        "//:make_rpm_lib",
     ],
 )
 
@@ -42,5 +42,5 @@ filegroup(
         "BUILD",
         "template.spec.in",
     ],
-    visibility = ["@//:__pkg__"],
+    visibility = ["//:__pkg__"],
 )

pkg/experimental/rpm.bzl

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 """Provides rules for creating RPM packages via pkg_filegroup and friends."""
 
-load("@rules_pkg//experimental:pkg_filegroup.bzl", "PackageDirInfo", "PackageFileInfo")
+load("//experimental:pkg_filegroup.bzl", "PackageDirInfo", "PackageFileInfo")
 
 rpm_filetype = [".rpm"]
 
@@ -601,12 +601,12 @@ pkg_rpm = rule(
             In most cases, you should not need to override this attribute.
             """,
             allow_single_file = spec_filetype,
-            default = "@rules_pkg//experimental:template.spec.in",
+            default = "//experimental:template.spec.in",
         ),
 
         # Implicit dependencies.
         "_make_rpm": attr.label(
-            default = Label("@rules_pkg//experimental:make_rpm"),
+            default = Label("//experimental:make_rpm"),
             cfg = "exec",
             executable = True,
             allow_files = True,

pkg/experimental/tests/external_repo/pkg/BUILD

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-load("@rules_pkg//experimental:pkg_filegroup.bzl", "make_strip_prefix", "pkg_filegroup")
+load("@//experimental:pkg_filegroup.bzl", "make_strip_prefix", "pkg_filegroup")
 load("test.bzl", "test_referencing_remote_file")
 
 package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])

pkg/experimental/tests/external_repo/pkg/test.bzl

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Test implementation copied from pkg/experimental/tests/pkg_filegroup_test.bzl
 
 load("@bazel_skylib//lib:new_sets.bzl", "sets")
 load("@bazel_skylib//lib:unittest.bzl", "analysistest", "asserts")
-load("@rules_pkg//experimental:pkg_filegroup.bzl", "PackageFileInfo", "make_strip_prefix", "pkg_filegroup")
+load("@//experimental:pkg_filegroup.bzl", "PackageFileInfo", "make_strip_prefix", "pkg_filegroup")
 
 #### BEGIN copied code
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def test_referencing_remote_file(name):
     pkg_filegroup(
         name = "{}_g".format(name),
         prefix = "usr/share",
-        srcs = ["@rules_pkg//tests:loremipsum_txt"],
+        srcs = ["@//tests:loremipsum_txt"],
         # The prefix in rules_pkg.  Why yes, this is knotty
         strip_prefix = make_strip_prefix(from_root = "tests"),
     )

pkg/experimental/tests/pkg_filegroup_test.bzl

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 load("@bazel_skylib//lib:new_sets.bzl", "sets")
 load("@bazel_skylib//lib:unittest.bzl", "analysistest", "asserts", "unittest")
 load(
-    "@rules_pkg//experimental:pkg_filegroup.bzl",
+    "@//experimental:pkg_filegroup.bzl",
     "PackageDirInfo",
     "PackageFileInfo",
     "make_strip_prefix",

pkg/pkg.bzl

@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ pkg_tar_impl = rule(
 
         # Implicit dependencies.
         "build_tar": attr.label(
-            default = Label("@rules_pkg//:build_tar"),
+            default = Label("//:build_tar"),
             cfg = "exec",
             executable = True,
             allow_files = True,
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ pkg_deb_impl = rule(
 
         # Implicit dependencies.
         "make_deb": attr.label(
-            default = Label("@rules_pkg//:make_deb"),
+            default = Label("//:make_deb"),
             cfg = "exec",
             executable = True,
             allow_files = True,
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ pkg_zip_impl = rule(
         "out": attr.output(),
         # Implicit dependencies.
         "build_zip": attr.label(
-            default = Label("@rules_pkg//:build_zip"),
+            default = Label("//:build_zip"),
             cfg = "exec",
             executable = True,
             allow_files = True,

pkg/releasing/BUILD

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ filegroup(
         "*.bzl",
         "*.py",
     ]),
-    visibility = ["@//distro:__pkg__"],
+    visibility = ["//distro:__pkg__"],
 )
 
 py_library(

pkg/releasing/defs.bzl

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ def print_rel_notes(name, repo, version, outs=None, setup_file="",
                     deps_method="", toolchains_method=""):
     tarball_name = ":%s-%s.tar.gz" % (repo, version)
     cmd = [
-        "$(location @rules_pkg//releasing:print_rel_notes)",
+        "$(location //releasing:print_rel_notes)",
         "--repo=%s" % repo,
         "--version=%s" % version,
         "--tarball=$(location %s)" % tarball_name,
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ def print_rel_notes(name, repo, version, outs=None, setup_file="",
         outs = outs or ["relnotes.txt"],
         cmd = " ".join(cmd),
         tools = [
-            "@rules_pkg//releasing:print_rel_notes",
+            "//releasing:print_rel_notes",
         ],
     )

pkg/releasing/release_tools.py

@@ -48,8 +48,14 @@ def get_package_sha256(tarball_path):
   return tar_sha256
 
 
-def workspace_content(url, repo, sha256, setup_file=None, deps_method=None,
-                      toolchains_method=None):
+def workspace_content(
+    url,
+    repo,
+    sha256,
+    rename_repo=None,
+    setup_file=None,
+    deps_method=None,
+    toolchains_method=None):
   # Create the WORKSPACE stanza needed for this rule set.
   if setup_file and not (deps_method or toolchains_method):
       print(
@@ -67,6 +73,7 @@ def workspace_content(url, repo, sha256, setup_file=None, deps_method=None,
 
   # If the github repo has a '-' in the name, that breaks bazel unless we remove
   # it or change it to an '_'
+  repo = rename_repo or repo
   repo = repo.replace('-', '_')
   # Correct the common mistake of not putting a ':' in your setup file name
   if setup_file and ':' not in setup_file:

pkg/tests/BUILD

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 licenses(["notice"])  # Apache 2.0
 
-load("@rules_pkg//:pkg.bzl", "pkg_deb", "pkg_tar", "pkg_zip")
-load("@rules_pkg//:rpm.bzl", "pkg_rpm")
+load("//:pkg.bzl", "pkg_deb", "pkg_tar", "pkg_zip")
+load("//:rpm.bzl", "pkg_rpm")
 load("@rules_python//python:defs.bzl", "py_test")
 
 genrule(
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ py_test(
         "test_zip_package_dir2.zip",
     ],
     deps = [
-        "@rules_pkg//:build_zip",
+        "//:build_zip",
         "@bazel_tools//tools/python/runfiles",
     ],
 )
@@ -128,15 +128,15 @@ py_test(
         "no_windows",
     ],
     deps = [
-        "@rules_pkg//:archive",
+        "//:archive",
         "@bazel_tools//tools/python/runfiles",
     ],
 )
 
 py_test(
     name = "path_test",
     srcs = ["path_test.py"],
-    data = ["@rules_pkg//:path.bzl"],
+    data = ["//:path.bzl"],
     srcs_version = "PY2AND3",
 )
 
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ py_test(
         "no_windows",
     ],
     deps = [
-        "@rules_pkg//:make_rpm_lib",
-        "@rules_pkg//:archive",
+        "//:make_rpm_lib",
+        "//:archive",
     ],
 )
 
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ py_test(
     python_version = "PY3",
     srcs_version = "PY2AND3",
     deps = [
-        "@rules_pkg//:archive",
+        "//:archive",
     ],
 )
 
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ pkg_deb(
     description = "toto ®, Й, ק ,م, ๗, あ, 叶, 葉, 말, ü and é",
     distribution = "trusty",
     maintainer = "soméone@somewhere.com",
-    make_deb = "@rules_pkg//:make_deb",
+    make_deb = "//:make_deb",
     package = "titi",
     breaks = ["oldbrokenpkg"],
     replaces = ["oldpkg"],
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ pkg_deb(
     description = "toto ®, Й, ק ,م, ๗, あ, 叶, 葉, 말, ü and é",
     distribution = "trusty",
     maintainer = "soméone@somewhere.com",
-    make_deb = "@rules_pkg//:make_deb_py2",
+    make_deb = "//:make_deb_py2",
     package = "titi",
     breaks = ["oldbrokenpkg"],
     replaces = ["oldpkg"],
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ pkg_deb(
         ":etc/nsswitch.conf",
         ":usr/titi",
     ],
-    build_tar = "@rules_pkg//:build_tar",
+    build_tar = "//:build_tar",
     extension = "tar%s" % ext,
     mode = "0644",
     modes = {"usr/titi": "0755"},
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ pkg_deb(
 
 [pkg_tar(
     name = "test-tar-inclusion-%s" % ext,
-    build_tar = "@rules_pkg//:build_tar",
+    build_tar = "//:build_tar",
     deps = [":test-tar-%s" % ext],
 ) for ext in [
     "",
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ sh_test(
         "no_windows",
     ],
     deps = [
-        "@rules_pkg//third_party/test/shell:bashunit",
+        "//third_party/test/shell:bashunit",
     ],
 )