chore: upgrade to bazel 8

Author: simonresch

.bazelrc

@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ build:windows --extra_execution_platforms=//bazel/platforms:x64_windows-clang-cl
 build:windows --features=static_link_msvcrt
 build:windows --cxxopt=/std:c++17
 build:windows --host_cxxopt=/std:c++17
+# TODO: Remove once https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_kotlin/issues/1309 is addressed.
+build:windows --legacy_external_runfiles
 # Required as PATH doubles as the shared library search path on Windows and the
 # Java agent functionality depends on system-provided shared libraries.
 test:windows --noincompatible_strict_action_env

.bazelversion

@@ -1 +1 @@
-7.6.2
+8.4.2

MODULE.bazel

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ bazel_dep(name = "rules_jvm_external", version = "6.8")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_kotlin", version = "2.1.9")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_license", version = "1.0.0")
 bazel_dep(name = "rules_pkg", version = "1.1.0")
+bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.2.12")
 bazel_dep(name = "toolchains_llvm", version = "1.5.0")
 
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@@ -432,7 +433,7 @@ llvm.sysroot(
 use_repo(llvm, "llvm_toolchain")
 
 # Required by the reference to the Windows toolchain in @local_config_cc from .bazelrc.
-cc_configure = use_extension("@bazel_tools//tools/cpp:cc_configure.bzl", "cc_configure_extension")
+cc_configure = use_extension("@rules_cc//cc:extensions.bzl", "cc_configure_extension")
 use_repo(cc_configure, "local_config_cc")
 
 # Referenced in BUILD files.