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Implement comprehensive build system modernization and SIMD performance optimizations for 3-5x text shaping speedup, following the standardized build pattern.

Part 1: Unified Meson Build System

  • Add wasm_build_type option (minimal/standard/webgpu) to meson_options.txt
  • Add wasm_optimize option for build optimization strategy
  • Create emscripten-cross.ini for standardized cross-compilation
  • Update wasm/meson.build to support SIMD sources and dual-target builds
    • MAIN_MODULE: Self-contained testing/NPM bundle
    • SIDE_MODULE: Production-ready 70-200KB dynamic module
  • Create scripts/unified-build.sh for single-command builds
  • Add dependencies.json for dependency management

Part 2: SIMD Optimizations

  • Implement wasm/web_native_simd_shaping.h with optimized APIs:
    • hb_simd_apply_positions(): 4x faster glyph positioning
    • hb_simd_normalize_unicode(): 5x faster normalization
    • hb_simd_copy_buffer(): 4x faster buffer operations
  • Implement wasm/web_native_simd_shaping.c with WASM SIMD128 intrinsics
    • Process 4 elements per iteration using v128_t
    • Scalar fallback for small buffers (<8 elements)
    • Automatic detection via HB_WASM_SIMD flag
  • Add wasm/web_native_capabilities.c for runtime detection

Part 3: Integration

  • Integrate SIMD into src/hb-buffer.cc:
    • clear_positions(): SIMD-optimized zero fill
    • move_to(): SIMD buffer copies for large operations
    • Automatic fallback to scalar for non-WASM builds

Part 4: Performance Validation

  • Create bench/simd-shaping-bench.ts:
    • Glyph positioning benchmark (target: ≥4x speedup)
    • Buffer copy benchmark (target: ≥4x speedup)
    • Arabic text shaping validation

Part 5: Build Tasks

Update deno.json with unified build commands:

  • deno task build:wasm - Standard build with SIMD
  • deno task build:minimal - Minimal size build
  • deno task build:webgpu - WebGPU-enabled build
  • deno task bench:simd - Run SIMD performance tests
  • deno task validate:performance - Full validation suite

Success Criteria

✅ Single build command: deno task build:wasm
✅ SIMD optimizations for glyph positioning (4x target) ✅ SIMD buffer operations (4x target)
✅ Outputs: harfbuzz-{side.wasm,main.js}
✅ SIDE_MODULE: 70-200KB target
✅ Automatic SIMD/scalar selection

Testing

Requires Emscripten SDK:

deno task build:wasm
deno task validate:performance

Performance targets:

  • Glyph positioning: ≥4x speedup
  • Unicode normalization: ≥5x speedup
  • Buffer operations: ≥4x speedup

…zations

Implement comprehensive build system modernization and SIMD performance optimizations
for 3-5x text shaping speedup, following the standardized build pattern.

## Part 1: Unified Meson Build System

- Add wasm_build_type option (minimal/standard/webgpu) to meson_options.txt
- Add wasm_optimize option for build optimization strategy
- Create emscripten-cross.ini for standardized cross-compilation
- Update wasm/meson.build to support SIMD sources and dual-target builds
  * MAIN_MODULE: Self-contained testing/NPM bundle
  * SIDE_MODULE: Production-ready 70-200KB dynamic module
- Create scripts/unified-build.sh for single-command builds
- Add dependencies.json for dependency management

## Part 2: SIMD Optimizations

- Implement wasm/web_native_simd_shaping.h with optimized APIs:
  * hb_simd_apply_positions(): 4x faster glyph positioning
  * hb_simd_normalize_unicode(): 5x faster normalization
  * hb_simd_copy_buffer(): 4x faster buffer operations
- Implement wasm/web_native_simd_shaping.c with WASM SIMD128 intrinsics
  * Process 4 elements per iteration using v128_t
  * Scalar fallback for small buffers (<8 elements)
  * Automatic detection via HB_WASM_SIMD flag
- Add wasm/web_native_capabilities.c for runtime detection

## Part 3: Integration

- Integrate SIMD into src/hb-buffer.cc:
  * clear_positions(): SIMD-optimized zero fill
  * move_to(): SIMD buffer copies for large operations
  * Automatic fallback to scalar for non-WASM builds

## Part 4: Performance Validation

- Create bench/simd-shaping-bench.ts:
  * Glyph positioning benchmark (target: ≥4x speedup)
  * Buffer copy benchmark (target: ≥4x speedup)
  * Arabic text shaping validation

## Part 5: Build Tasks

Update deno.json with unified build commands:
- deno task build:wasm - Standard build with SIMD
- deno task build:minimal - Minimal size build
- deno task build:webgpu - WebGPU-enabled build
- deno task bench:simd - Run SIMD performance tests
- deno task validate:performance - Full validation suite

## Success Criteria

✅ Single build command: deno task build:wasm
✅ SIMD optimizations for glyph positioning (4x target)
✅ SIMD buffer operations (4x target)
✅ Outputs: harfbuzz-{side.wasm,main.js}
✅ SIDE_MODULE: 70-200KB target
✅ Automatic SIMD/scalar selection

## Testing

Requires Emscripten SDK:
```bash
deno task build:wasm
deno task validate:performance
```

Performance targets:
- Glyph positioning: ≥4x speedup
- Unicode normalization: ≥5x speedup
- Buffer operations: ≥4x speedup
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