docs: add comment regarding linux-arm64 JQ toolchain (#503)

bazel-contrib · Aug 24, 2023 · ef4830b · ef4830b
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diff --git a/lib/private/jq_toolchain.bzl b/lib/private/jq_toolchain.bzl
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ JQ_PLATFORMS = {
  "@platforms//cpu:aarch64",
  ],
  ),
+ # There is currently no linux-arm64 JQ toolchain, as there is no upstream binary.
+ # The alternative is to either build JQ manually from source, or use YQ which has the same functionality as JQ,
+ # and bazel-lib provides an linux-arm64 toolchain for.
+ # See https://github.com/aspect-build/bazel-lib/issues/268
  "linux_amd64": struct(
  release_platform = "linux64",
  compatible_with = [