Update copilot-instructions: clarify rush install/update workflow and fix version management example#5782
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Update copilot-instructions: clarify rush install/update workflow and fix version management example#5782
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Corrects misleading guidance around
rush installvsrush updateusage, adds commit hygiene rules for lockfile changes, and fixes a badcommon-versions.jsonexample.Changes
rush installis listed first as the default day-to-day command (first clone, pulling changes, switching branches, CI).rush updateis demoted to a secondary command only to be run whenrush installexplicitly emits an error requiring it.rush update --recheck: Added as a specific use case for whenpnpm-config.jsonor.pnpmfile.cjshas been modified and barerush updatefails to produce expected lockfile changes.rush updatemust be isolated in a dedicated(chore) rush updatecommit. Rebase workflow: drop prior(chore) rush updatecommits, rerunrush update, recreate the commit from rebased state.common-versions.jsonexamples — a version listed inpreferredVersionswas incorrectly also listed inallowedAlternativeVersions. Removed the duplicate.rush update --recheck" advice with the correct heuristic:rush installfirst,rush updateonly when explicitly prompted.