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+# Bazel workspace file.
+workspace(name = "org_gwtproject_gwt")
diff --git a/user/BUILD.bazel b/user/BUILD.bazel
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+# Description:
+#   subset of bazel rules used by j2cl.
+package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
+
+licenses(["notice"]) # Apache2
+
+filegroup(
+    name = "java_emul",
+    srcs = glob(["super/com/google/gwt/emul/java/**/*.java"]),
+)
+
+filegroup(
+    name = "java_emul_internal",
+    srcs = glob(["super/com/google/gwt/emul/javaemul/internal/*.java"]),
+)
+
+java_library(
+    name = "gwt-javaemul-internal-annotations",
+    srcs = glob(["super/com/google/gwt/emul/javaemul/internal/annotations/*.java"]),
+)
+