ci(c): package C developer bundle

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Summary

Following up on #879 (which configured cargo-c and make install for local builds), this PR extends the release pipeline to package and publish C developer bundles (fff-c-{target}.tar.gz and .zip) in GitHub Releases across all 9 supported target platforms.

Downstream C/C++ developers and package managers can now directly download ready-to-use C developer packages without requiring a local Rust toolchain.

Existing release artifacts (c-lib-{target}.* for npm/Python packages and Neovim shared libraries) remain untouched for 100% backward compatibility.

Key Changes

1. .github/workflows/release.yaml:

   • Replaced raw cargo build / cargo zigbuild steps in build-c with cargo cinstall via cargo-c.
   • Generates relocatable pkg-config files (prefix=${pcfiledir}/../..).
   • Sets macOS dylib install_name to @rpath/libfff_c.dylib.
   • Packages fff-c-{target}.tar.gz (and .zip for Windows) and publishes them with sha256 checksums.
   • Preserves c-lib-{target}.* artifacts for npm and python workflows.

2. scripts/zig-cc.sh & scripts/zig-linker.sh:

   • Helper wrappers around zig cc -target "$ZIG_TARGET" for Linux cross-compilation:
     • Strips redundant --target=... flags passed by cargo-c/cc-rs.
     • Strips -Wl,--fix-cortex-a53-843419 when linking aarch64 targets via Zig's LLD backend.

Bundle Layout

fff-c-{target}/
├── include/
│   └── fff.h
├── lib/
│   ├── libfff_c.a              # Static library (fff_c.lib on MSVC)
│   ├── libfff_c.so / .dylib    # Shared library (fff_c.dll.lib on MSVC)
│   └── pkgconfig/
│       └── fff_c.pc            # Relocatable pkg-config
└── bin/                        # (Windows MSVC only)
    ├── fff_c.dll               # DLL runtime
    └── fff_c.pdb               # Debug symbols

Verification

1. Full CI Matrix: Built and verified across all 9 targets in CI.
2. Package Validation: Downloaded release packages and verified:
   • pkg-config --validate fff_c succeeds out-of-the-box.
   • Both dynamic and static linking compile and run demo search successfully.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features
  • C SDK bundles are now included with releases for supported targets. Each bundle contains the library and developer files, with archives provided as tarballs and, for Windows, ZIP files.
  • Release notes now include information about the available C SDK archives.

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📝 Walkthrough

The release workflow now uses cargo cinstall to build platform C libraries and SDK files. It creates and uploads SDK archives, and updates the release description with their formats and contents.

Changes: C SDK Release Artifacts

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Platform C library installation .github/workflows/release.yaml, scripts/zig-cc.sh, scripts/zig-linker.sh	The workflow uses cargo cinstall across Linux, Android, macOS, and Windows targets. Linux builds use Zig wrappers; macOS builds set the deployment target and sign the library and installed dylibs; Windows builds locate and copy the DLL into package paths.
SDK archives and release listing .github/workflows/release.yaml	The workflow adjusts the pkg-config prefix when the file exists, creates tarballs and Windows ZIP archives, uploads the archives with the C library, and lists the archive formats and contents in the release description.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant ReleaseWorkflow
  participant CargoCinstall
  participant SDKInstallDirectory
  participant ArchiveStep
  participant ArtifactUpload
  ReleaseWorkflow->>CargoCinstall: Install target C library and SDK files
  CargoCinstall->>SDKInstallDirectory: Populate installed files
  ReleaseWorkflow->>ArchiveStep: Package SDK install directory
  ArchiveStep->>ArtifactUpload: Provide SDK archives
  ReleaseWorkflow->>ArtifactUpload: Upload C library and SDK archives

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Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to d4b30

The release workflow now builds C SDK bundles. One new third-party action is referenced by a mutable tag, which is a minor supply-chain hygiene concern. Pinning it to a reviewed commit SHA is a reasonable follow-up and should not block the merge.

Pre-merge checks: 5

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