Build issues with Bazel 8.0

[vyi]

Hi John,

I tried to build this project using Bazel 8.0.0 on ubuntu system, the build fails with the following output:

bazel build --cpu=armeabi-v7a java/com/purplehatstands/wwf/cheating:cheating --enable_workspace=True
ERROR: Failed to load Starlark extension '@@bazel_skylib//lib:sets.bzl'.
Cycle in the workspace file detected. This indicates that a repository is used prior to being defined.
The following chain of repository dependencies lead to the missing definition.
 - @@bazel_skylib
This could either mean you have to add the '@@bazel_skylib' repository with a statement like `http_archive` in your WORKSPACE file (note that transitive dependencies are not added automatically), or move an existing definition earlier in your WORKSPACE file.
ERROR: Error computing the main repository mapping: cycles detected during computation of main repo mapping
Computing main repo mapping: 

If I'm able to resolve the issue on my own, I will post it here.