Bazel 7 Release

Bazel 7 is the latest major release of Google's open-source build system, designed to facilitate fast and accurate software builds, particularly for Android and iOS platforms, while supporting both client and server software. This release introduces several key features, including Bzlmod, a new modular external dependency management system now enabled by default, which allows for improved project organization alongside the traditional WORKSPACE mechanism. Another feature, Build without the Bytes (BwoB), enhances remote build performance by downloading only the outputs of top-level targets rather than all intermediate outputs. Additionally, the Skymeld project merges the analysis and execution phases for better multi-target build performance, and platform-based toolchain resolution is streamlined for Android and C++ to unify the toolchain resolution API across rulesets. Users are encouraged to explore the full release notes for Bazel 7 and engage with the development community as work progresses towards Bazel 8.

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