[SwiftCompilerSources][build] Require recent Swift compiler in HOSTTOOLS
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Some code in SwiftCompilerSources, especially the parts that use C++ interop, triggers bugs in older versions of the Swift compiler. To make sure that
HOSTTOOLS
builds don't produce obscure compiler errors or crashes, let's require a relatively new Swift compiler forHOSTTOOLS
build.Since the CI currently uses Xcode 13.0 beta, let's require Swift 5.5 for now to avoid breaking the CI.