Update dependency rules_java to v8.12.0

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This PR contains the following updates:

Package	Type	Update	Change
rules_java	bazel_dep	minor	8.11.0 -> 8.12.0

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Release Notes

bazelbuild/rules_java (rules_java)

v8.12.0

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IMPORTANT: Bazel 8 users still using WORKSPACE please note the change in the setup below.

Changes since 8.11.0
808f849 Use the launcher_maker toolchain if available (#​294)
042e9a6 Use @platforms//host instead of @local_config_platform
4ce6ca9 Validate java_common.compile(strict_deps) in Starlark
94426d1 Fix case handling of java_common.compile(strict_deps)
1d2eecd Remove support for empty jars attribute from java_import
86962f9 Change deprecation message to be more helpful for java_proto_library/java_lite_proto_library
9fac3ac Configure coverage helpers for the test exec group (#​292)
4b5e2a9 Fix empty jars check for Bazel java_import
ad510ed Remove usages of --incompatible_disable_non_executable_java_binary
2779574 The test_class of a java_test for JUnit4 does not have to have @RunWith.
bf2fb43 Fix comment
da9eee2 Fix classpath separator when cross-compiling from Windows to Unix (#​290)
bd9c5f8 Change type of output_licenses from attr.license to attr.string_list.
804e93e Update to java_tools v14.0 (#​286)
05ee692 Add ppc64le platform support (#​274)
1b5a8b2 Set use_default_shell_env = True consistently. (#​276)

MODULE.bazel setup

bazel_dep(name = "rules_java", version = "8.12.0")

WORKSPACE setup

With Bazel 8.0.0 and before 8.3.0, add the following to your file:

### https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/pull/26119
common --repositories_without_autoloads=bazel_features_version,bazel_features_globals

In all cases, add the following to your file:

load("@​bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
http_archive(
    name = "rules_java",
    urls = [
        "https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_java/releases/download/8.12.0/rules_java-8.12.0.tar.gz",
    ],
    sha256 = "1558508fc6c348d7f99477bd21681e5746936f15f0436b5f4233e30832a590f9",
)

load("@​rules_java//java:rules_java_deps.bzl", "rules_java_dependencies")
rules_java_dependencies()

load("@​bazel_features//:deps.bzl", "bazel_features_deps")
bazel_features_deps()
### note that the following line is what is minimally required from protobuf for the java rules
### consider using the protobuf_deps() public API from @​com_google_protobuf//:protobuf_deps.bzl
load("@​com_google_protobuf//bazel/private:proto_bazel_features.bzl", "proto_bazel_features")  # buildifier: disable=bzl-visibility
proto_bazel_features(name = "proto_bazel_features")
### register toolchains
load("@​rules_java//java:repositories.bzl", "rules_java_toolchains")
rules_java_toolchains()

Using the rules
See the source.

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