verify rc

Author: kevinjqliu

.github/workflows/verify_rc.yml

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+
+name: Build Iceberg from Source with Docker
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch: # Allows manual triggering
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install Java 17
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+          java-version: '17'
+
+      - name: Ensure Docker is available
+        run: docker --version
+
+      - name: Download Iceberg source tarball
+        run: wget https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/iceberg/apache-iceberg-1.8.0-rc0/apache-iceberg-1.8.0.tar.gz
+
+      - name: Extract tarball
+        run: tar -xzf apache-iceberg-1.8.0.tar.gz
+
+      - name: Build Iceberg with Gradle (Docker Enabled)
+        run: |
+          cd apache-iceberg-1.8.0
+          ./gradlew build --info