Test on AIX

Author: mattjala

.github/workflows/aix.yml

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+name: AIX CI
+
+# Triggers the workflow on push or pull request or on demand
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ develop ]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '.github/CODEOWNERS'
+      - '.github/FUNDING.yml'
+      - 'doc/**'
+      - 'release_docs/**'
+      - 'ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS'
+      - 'LICENSE**'
+      - '**.md'
+
+# Using concurrency to cancel any in-progress job or run
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref && github.ref || github.run_id }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  aix-build-and-test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: AIX 7.3 Build and Test
+
+    # Don't run the action if the commit message says to skip CI
+    if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'skip-ci')"
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+
+      - name: Build and test on AIX
+        uses: vmactions/aix-vm@v1
+        with:
+          release: '7.3'
+          usesh: true
+          prepare: |
+            # Install required build tools
+            # AIX uses yum for package management in some configurations
+            yum install -y cmake gcc gcc-c++ make bash curl zlib-devel || \
+            # Fallback to AIX toolbox if yum not available
+            /opt/freeware/bin/rpm -Uvh http://www.oss4aix.org/download/RPMS/cmake/cmake-*.rpm || \
+          run: |
+            set -e
+
+            # Ensure we have the right shell
+            export SHELL=/usr/bin/bash
+
+            # Configure the build
+            mkdir build
+            cd build
+            cmake -C ../config/cmake/cacheinit.cmake \
+              --log-level=VERBOSE \
+              -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+              -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS:BOOL=ON \
+              -DHDF5_ENABLE_ALL_WARNINGS:BOOL=ON \
+              -DHDF5_ENABLE_PARALLEL:BOOL=OFF \
+              -DHDF5_BUILD_CPP_LIB:BOOL=ON \
+              -DHDF5_BUILD_FORTRAN:BOOL=OFF \
+              -DHDF5_BUILD_JAVA:BOOL=OFF \
+              -DHDF5_BUILD_DOC:BOOL=OFF \
+              -DHDF5_ENABLE_ZLIB_SUPPORT:BOOL=ON \
+              -DHDF5_ENABLE_SZIP_SUPPORT:BOOL=OFF \
+              -DHDF5_TEST_API:BOOL=ON \
+              -DHDF5_TEST_SHELL_SCRIPTS:BOOL=OFF \
+              -DENABLE_EXTENDED_TESTS:BOOL=OFF \
+              ..
+
+            # Build
+            cmake --build . --parallel 3 --config Release
+
+            # Run tests
+            ctest . --parallel 2 -C Release -V