Add $USE_BAZEL_VERSION and .bazelversion support to Bazel's wrapper script.

Also simplify the installation instructions for Ubuntu and how to

RELNOTES: Bazel's Debian package and the binary installer now include an improved wrapper that understands `<WORKSPACE>/.bazelversion` files and the `$USE_BAZEL_VERSION` environment variable. This is similar to what Bazelisk offers (https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazelisk#how-does-bazelisk-know-which-bazel-version-to-run-and-where-to-get-it-from), except that it works offline and integrates with apt-get.
PiperOrigin-RevId: 283031899
5 files changed
tree: ca85182311e25839d05347a4fbde358db5f90413
  1. .bazelci/
  2. examples/
  3. scripts/
  4. site/
  5. src/
  6. third_party/
  7. tools/
  8. .bazelrc
  9. .gitattributes
  10. .gitignore
  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
  24. WORKSPACE
README.md

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