.bazelversion for Rust examples is too accurate

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3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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45/100
Issue type
Feature
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Mostly clear
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Quiet
Tech stack
rust
Domain
build-system, documentation

Research direction

Start with rust-examples/.bazelversion and README.md, then reproduce the build using Bazel 8.3.1 and the Debian-installed wrapper. Determine whether the version constraint can be made flexible; done means newer compatible Bazel versions are supported or README.md clearly documents the USE_BAZEL_VERSION workaround.

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Description

I am on Debian 12 with Bazel 8.3.1 installed according to these instructions.

Currently rust-examples/.bazelversion contains "8.1.1". I checked the examples - it builds with 8.3.1.

It would be good to allow builds for versions >= 8.1.1, not exactly 8.1.1. I tried '>=8.1.1' but the wrapper script installed on Debian seems to not support the syntax with modifiers.

Is there a way to specify the version constrain more flexibly? Maybe README.md should tell about USE_BAZEL_VERSION env var for new users to move along when they can not install exactly 8.1.1?

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