build: fix bazel run invocations of js_binary/js_test

.bazelrc

@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ build --action_env=NG_FORCE_TTY=false
 # Required by `rules_ts`.
 common --@aspect_rules_ts//ts:skipLibCheck=always
 common --@aspect_rules_ts//ts:default_to_tsc_transpiler
-# TODO: remove this flag once we get to bazel version >7.
-common --incompatible_merge_fixed_and_default_shell_env
 
 # Make TypeScript compilation fast, by keeping a few copies of the compiler
 # running as daemons, and cache SourceFile AST's to reduce parse time.
@@ -156,12 +154,8 @@ build:remote-cache --google_default_credentials
 # Additional flags added when running a "trusted build" with additional access
 build:trusted-build --remote_upload_local_results=true
 
-###############################
-# NodeJS rules settings
-# These settings are required for rules_nodejs
-###############################
-
-# Fixes use of npm paths with spaces such as some within the puppeteer module
+# Fixes issues with browser archives and files with spaces. Could be
+# removed in Bazel 8 when Bazel runfiles supports spaces.
 build --experimental_inprocess_symlink_creation
 
 ####################################################
@@ -172,6 +166,11 @@ build --experimental_inprocess_symlink_creation
 # Prevents the npm package extract from occuring or caching on RBE which overwhelms our quota
 build --modify_execution_info=NpmPackageExtract=+no-remote
 
+# Allow the Bazel server to check directory sources for changes. `rules_js` previously
+# heavily relied on this, but still uses directory "inputs" in some cases.
+# See: https://github.com/aspect-build/rules_js/issues/1408.
+startup --host_jvm_args=-DBAZEL_TRACK_SOURCE_DIRECTORIES=1
+
 ####################################################
 # User bazel configuration
 # NOTE: This needs to be the *last* entry in the config.

.bazelversion

@@ -1 +1 @@
-6.5.0
+7.4.0

MODULE.bazel

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# TODO(devversion): Investigate bzlmod and use it where possible.
+
+module(
+    name = "angular_cli",
+)