incompatible_disable_starlark_host_transitions
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Description
#### Change:
[--incompatible_disable_starlark_host_transitions](https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/blob/27f0f0f947a6f066b752f0212a19780706005c4e/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/packages/semantics/BuildLanguageOptions.java#L624-L630) makes this Starlark syntax illegal:
cfg = "host"
Instead use:
cfg = "exec"
#### Rationale:
Rules can't be configured for the *host* configuration, which is the machine Bazel rules on. They must be configured for the *exec* configuration, which is the machine that runs builds actions. Sometimes these are the same (local builds), but not always (remote execution builds). `exec` correctly captures these differences.
Even with this flag disabled, `cfg = "host"` is an alias for `cfg = "exec"`. So this is a no-op beyond the syntax cleanup.
#### Expected error for unmigrated code:
Error in label: 'cfg = "host"' is deprecated and should no longer be used. Please use 'cfg = "exec"' instead.
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