CHANGELOG.md

+# [1.0.0-beta.6](https://git.gitlab.arm.com/bazel/ape/compare/v1.0.0-beta.5...v1.0.0-beta.6) (2024-05-07)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- **binary:** find external runfiles on Windows ([a6a8df0](https://git.gitlab.arm.com/bazel/ape/commit/a6a8df04ed1181c30c01d68e6ef1b9e5512c1374))
+
 # [1.0.0-beta.5](https://git.gitlab.arm.com/bazel/ape/compare/v1.0.0-beta.4...v1.0.0-beta.5) (2024-05-04)
 
 ### Bug Fixes

MODULE.bazel

 module(
     name = "ape",
-    version = "1.0.0-beta.5",
+    version = "1.0.0-beta.6",
     bazel_compatibility = [
         ">=7.0.0",
     ],

ape/binary/nt.tmpl.bat

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ if errorlevel 1 exit /b %ERRORLEVEL%
 call :runfiles APE "{{ape}}"
 if errorlevel 1 exit /b %ERRORLEVEL%
 
+:: Run the binary!
+for %%a in ("%APE%") do set "APE=%%~fa"
 %APE% %TARGET% %*
 exit /b %ERRORLEVEL%
 
@@ -40,6 +42,10 @@ if exist "%RUNFILES_MANIFEST_FILE%" (
   )
 )
 
+if [%RESOLVED%] equ [] if exist "external/%TARGET:../=%" (
+  set "RESOLVED=external/%TARGET:../=%"
+)
+
 if [%RESOLVED%] equ [] (
   echo>&2.Failed to find runfile: %TARGET%
   exit /b 2