docs: Add recommendations for lockfile (#3467) I did some experiments on [this example](https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_rust/blob/e38fa8c2bc0990debceaf28daa4fcb2c57dcdc1c/examples/hello_world/MODULE.bazel#L25-L30) to evaluate the `lockfile` attribute vs. using `MODULE.bazel.lock`: I ran `bazel test //... --profile=...`. After every run, I did a `bazel clean && bazel shutdown` to start clean. 1. Run (`MODULE.bazel.lock` file only): No `cargo-bazel` call found in the profile generated 1. Run (add the `lockfile`, run `CARGO_BAZEL_REPIN=true bazel mod tidy`, then `bazel test`): No `cargo-bazel` call found in the profile generated 1. Run (delete `MODULE.bazel.lock`): `cargo-bazel` was called, but cargo splicing was very fast. The `MODULE.bazel.lock` was recreated 1. Run (delete`MODULE.bazel.lock` and run with `--lockfile_mode=off`): `cargo-bazel` was called, similar to above This suggests: * If you have the `MODULE.bazel.lock` file up to date, no `cargo-bazel` is called regardless of using the `lockfile` or not * If the `MODULE.bazel.lock` is not tracked in VCS the `lockfile` seems to be helpful and should be used * Comparing the `MODULE.bazel.lock` file and the `lockfile` a bit more in detail, shows they store similar information. The `lockfile` is a bit more well structured json (for the rust specific content) while the `MODULE.bazel.lock` file seems to store the entire content generated for every crate in a single string.
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