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+"""Creates config_setting that allows selecting based on 'compiler' value."""
+
+def create_compiler_config_setting(name, value):
+    # The "do_not_use_tools_cpp_compiler_present" attribute exists to
+    # distinguish between older versions of Bazel that do not support
+    # "@bazel_tools//tools/cpp:compiler" flag_value, and newer ones that do.
+    # In the future, the only way to select on the compiler will be through
+    # flag_values{"@bazel_tools//tools/cpp:compiler"} and the else branch can
+    # be removed.
+    if hasattr(cc_common, "do_not_use_tools_cpp_compiler_present"):
+        native.config_setting(
+            name = name,
+            flag_values = {
+                "@bazel_tools//tools/cpp:compiler": value,
+            },
+        )
+    else:
+        native.config_setting(
+            name = name,
+            values = {"compiler": value},
+        )