default GCOV_PREFIX_STRIP value incorrect on macOS
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### Description of the bug:
When generating coverage on macOS and when using a gcc toolchain or an llvm toolchain configured to emit gcov, gcda files are not found unless `GCOV_PREFIX_STRIP` is set.
I'm able to set up the correct gcda path with `GCOV_PREFIX_STRIP=10`, although I don't know if that is specific to my laptop.
There are my `.bazelrc` settings for a hermetic LLVM toolchain:
```
coverage:gcov --experimental_generate_llvm_lcov=false
coverage:gcov --features=-coverage
coverage:gcov --copt=-coverage
coverage:gcov --linkopt=-coverage
coverage:gcov --test_env=GCOV_PREFIX_STRIP=10
coverage:gcov --test_env=COVERAGE_GCOV_PATH=./external/llvm18_toolchain_llvm/bin/llvm-cov
```
Can the documentation for this be improved in some way? And is it possible to use a better default value for macOS?
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### Which operating system are you running Bazel on?
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### What is the output of `bazel info release`?
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### If `bazel info release` returns `development version` or `(@non-git)`, tell us how you built Bazel.
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### If this is a regression, please try to identify the Bazel commit where the bug was introduced with bazelisk --bisect.
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### Have you found anything relevant by searching the web?
https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/blob/2df98cb5eaf1cb1ad08555c0e0c21390deae28c2/tools/test/collect_coverage.sh#L91-L92
https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/discussions/19144
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