fix: hermes-compiler path for RN 0.82+ in the hermes bytecode plugin

[ismarbesic]

Summary

The path of the hermesc binary was recently changed to support bundling the app using hermes v1, see facebook/react-native#53581. This makes the HermesBytecodePlugin fail since the old path isn't present anymore in React Native 0.82+. This PR adds support for the new path while preserving a fallback to the old path.

Test plan

• Make sure the app compiles with older react native versions. The test app can be used for this.
• Make sure the app compiles with newer react native versions. This has been tested with a RN 0.83 example app.

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[jbroma]

Hey! Thank you for your contribution 🎉

The change looks good, I see that you have also included the compatibility for previous RN versions 🚀

[ismarbesic]

Thanks @jbroma @thymikee. I missed there were test cases for this. Those should be updated now and also added a test case to cover the new path and old path.

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[jbroma]

LGTM 🚀

[jbroma]

Thanks again for your contribution @ismarbesic 🎉