The repository '@com_google_protobuf' could not be resolved

[tinkerbeast]

What version of gazelle are you using?

Not using gazelle.

What version of rules_go are you using?

Not using rules_go.

What version of Bazel are you using?

bazel 3.5.1- (@non-git)

Does this issue reproduce with the latest releases of all the above?

Did not check this since these are the latest available version on Ubuntu 22.04 and I am stuck with the OS.

What operating system and processor architecture are you using?

Linux 6.2.0-36-generic 22.04.1-Ubuntu x86_64

What did you do?

Directory structure as follows:

├── proto
│   ├── BUILD
│   └── hello.proto
└── WORKSPACE

Empty WORKSPACE file.

The BUILD file is as follows:

package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])

load("@rules_proto//proto:defs.bzl", "proto_library")

proto_library(
    name = "hello_proto",
    srcs = ["hello.proto"],
)

My protoc version is libprotoc 3.12.4.

The build command was bazel build proto:hello_proto.

What did you expect to see?

Build go through.

What did you see instead?

ERROR: /home/rishin/workspace/grpc_blaze/proto/BUILD:5:14: every rule of type proto_library implicitly depends upon the target '@com_google_protobuf//:protoc', but this target could not be found because of: no such package '@com_google_protobuf//': The repository '@com_google_protobuf' could not be resolved
ERROR: Analysis of target '//proto:hello_proto' failed; build aborted: Analysis failed

[tinkerbeast]

Fixed after I added protoc dependency as http archive -

load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")

http_archive(
    name = "com_google_protobuf",
    sha256 = "540200ef1bb101cf3f86f257f7947035313e4e485eea1f7eed9bc99dd0e2cb68",
    strip_prefix = "protobuf-3.25.0",
    # latest, as of 2023-11-02
    urls = [
        "https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/archive/v3.25.0.tar.gz",
    ],
)

load("@com_google_protobuf//:protobuf_deps.bzl", "protobuf_deps")

protobuf_deps()