build(dev): move internal dev tools from //tools/private to //dev - #4149
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Consolidate developer tools under //dev. //tools/private is reserved for internal release management tooling. Move publish_deps.bzl, sync_downloader_configs.py, update_deps, gazelle, and debug to //dev. Update import paths, target visibility, generation markers, pre-commit hooks, and developer documentation. Work towards bazel-contrib#4128
Downstream bazel-in-bazel integration tests use //:distribution to instantiate rules_python. Because //tools/publish loads //dev:publish_deps.bzl, //dev must be included in //:distribution so the dev package resolves in isolated workspaces.
Keep publish_deps.bzl under //tools/private. tools/publish/BUILD.bazel is part of //:distribution and loads publish_deps.bzl; keeping it under //tools/private avoids packaging internal //dev tools in distributions.
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Consolidate most developer tools under //dev. //tools/private is
reserved for internal release management tooling.
Move sync_downloader_configs.py, update_deps, gazelle, and debug to
//dev. Update import paths, target visibility, generation markers,
pre-commit hooks, and developer documentation.
Work towards #4128