Windows: java_binary can be an action executable

This change introduces a new output of java_binary
on Windows: %{name}.cmd, a Windows-compatible Java
launcher script. This simply calls out to bash.exe
passing the shell launcher we use on other
platforms.

This change allows java_binary to be the
executable of a Skylark action or any SpawnAction.

Fixes https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/1925

RELNOTES[NEW]: Bazel on Windows: java_binary can now be a the executable of Skylark rule actions (ctx.action's executable argument)

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