Unfortunately, this format doesn't get matched properly in go_toolchain.bzl so it's not possible to use rc versions without patching VERSION, or you'll run into the error, for e.g., with the added test case:
no matching toolchains found for types @io_bazel_rules_go//go:toolchain
This PR adds a way to match rc versions for the toolchain.
What type of PR is this?
Bug fix
What does this PR do? Why is it needed?
Go release candidate versions are of the format
X.YrcZ. (ex: https://github.com/golang/go/commit/30b6fd60a63c738c2736e83b6a6886a032e6f269)Unfortunately, this format doesn't get matched properly in
go_toolchain.bzlso it's not possible to use rc versions without patchingVERSION, or you'll run into the error, for e.g., with the added test case:This PR adds a way to match
rcversions for the toolchain.