bazel syntax: optimize calls to built-in methods

This change rewrites CallUtils.convertStarlarkArgumentsToJavaMethodArguments,
now called BuiltinCallable.getArgumentVector, to process arguments in three
steps---positional, named, defaults---avoiding all memory allocation
except for the argument vector itself. Evaluation of parameter default
value expressions has been moved into ParamDescriptor, so that concurrent
hash map lookups are avoided.

Also, the error messages have been improved in many ways
- they are more concise, and don't dump the whole signature.
- they state facts before expectations.
- they are better phrased (subject first, emphasis last).
- the called function is always named, but simply, not in fussy detail.
- the numbers of accepted parameters are stated, when relevant.
- the incorrect type is shown after a failed type check.
- unexpected keywords are spell-checked.
- plurals are correct.

The logic is somewhat simpler.

Except in lib.syntax itself, test expectations of these error messages
have been edited down to the crucial parts, for robustness.

This is a breaking API change for copybara.

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  8. .bazelrc
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  11. AUTHORS
  12. BUILD
  13. CHANGELOG.md
  14. CODEOWNERS
  15. combine_distfiles.py
  16. combine_distfiles_to_tar.sh
  17. compile.sh
  18. CONTRIBUTING.md
  19. CONTRIBUTORS
  20. distdir.bzl
  21. ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
  22. LICENSE
  23. README.md
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