Initial QNX8 QEMU images for x86_64 and arm64

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Add OS image modules for building QNX8 x86_64 and arm64 images running on QEMU.

Dependency is mainly a QNX SDP 8.0.3 with virtio driver ("block" and "startup") support. See qnx8/README.md.

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ERROR: no such package 'examples': BUILD file not found in any of the following directories. Add a BUILD file to a directory to mark it as a package.
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ERROR: /home/runner/work/os_images/os_images/BUILD:43:21: no such package 'examples': BUILD file not found in any of the following directories. Add a BUILD file to a directory to mark it as a package.
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Pull request overview

This PR adds OS image modules for building QNX8 x86_64 and arm64 images that run on QEMU. The implementation requires QNX SDP 8.0.3 with virtio driver support for block and startup components.

Changes:

• Added QNX8 QEMU board configurations for x86_64 and arm64virt architectures with virtio drivers
• Integrated QNX toolchain dependencies and build configurations
• Created documentation and helper scripts for building and running the images

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File	Description
qnx8/boards/qemu-x86_64/target.build	Defines x86_64 QEMU target configuration including drivers, network setup, and startup scripts
qnx8/boards/qemu-x86_64/run-qemu-x86_64.sh	QEMU launch script for x86_64 with KVM acceleration and network/disk configuration
qnx8/boards/qemu-x86_64/qemu-x86_64.build	Build configuration for x86_64 QNX OS image with startup parameters
qnx8/boards/qemu-x86_64/net-start.sh	Network initialization script for x86_64 setting up static IP or DHCP
qnx8/boards/qemu-x86_64/mount-fs.sh	File system mounting script probing for QNX6 partitions
qnx8/boards/qemu-x86_64/misc-services.sh	Service startup script for qconn, sshd, and custom autostart
qnx8/boards/qemu-x86_64/initscript	Main initialization script orchestrating system startup sequence
qnx8/boards/qemu-x86_64/blk-start.sh	Block device driver initialization and RAM disk setup
qnx8/boards/qemu-x86_64/BUILD	Bazel build rules for creating the x86_64 IFS image and run script
qnx8/boards/qemu-arm64virt/target.build	Defines arm64virt QEMU target configuration with ARM-specific drivers
qnx8/boards/qemu-arm64virt/run-qemu-arm64virt.sh	QEMU launch script for arm64 with virt machine type
qnx8/boards/qemu-arm64virt/qemu-arm64virt.build	Build configuration for arm64 QNX OS image
qnx8/boards/qemu-arm64virt/net-start.sh	Network initialization script for arm64virt
qnx8/boards/qemu-arm64virt/mount-fs.sh	File system mounting script for arm64virt
qnx8/boards/qemu-arm64virt/misc-services.sh	Service startup script for arm64virt
qnx8/boards/qemu-arm64virt/initscript	Main initialization script for arm64virt
qnx8/boards/qemu-arm64virt/blk-start.sh	Block device driver initialization for arm64virt
qnx8/boards/qemu-arm64virt/BUILD	Bazel build rules for arm64virt IFS image
qnx8/boards/common/ssh_host_rsa_key.pub	SSH host RSA public key for sshd service
qnx8/boards/common/ssh_host_rsa_key	SSH host RSA private key
qnx8/boards/common/ssh_host_ed25519_key.pub	SSH host ED25519 public key
qnx8/boards/common/ssh_host_ed25519_key	SSH host ED25519 private key
qnx8/boards/common/common.build	Common build configuration shared between architectures including drivers, libraries, and utilities
qnx8/boards/common/BUILD	Bazel exports for common files used across board configurations
qnx8/README.md	Documentation for building and running QNX8 QEMU images
project_config.bzl	Updated project configuration removing rust source code entry
README.md	Root documentation describing OS images module purpose and features
MODULE.bazel	Added QNX toolchain dependency and configuration
.bazelrc	Added QNX toolchain settings and platform configuration

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