ci: add build workflow for Alpine Linux on ARM64

Author: striezel

.github/workflows/alpine_arm.yml

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+name: Alpine on ARM 64
+
+on: push
+
+jobs:
+  alpine:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
+    container:
+      image: 'alpine:3.22'
+      # Needed for Monkey-patch step.
+      volumes:
+        - /:/host
+    steps:
+      - name: Install and prepare Git
+        run: |
+          apk update && apk upgrade
+          apk add git
+          git config --global --add safe.directory "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
+      - name: Monkey-patch Alpine Node.js into runner
+        # This step is required because the actions refuse to run on ARM 64
+        # while in a container. So the OS ID is changed and the host's Node.js
+        # binary is replaced with the one from the container.
+        # Works for now, but may fail when Node or other stuff gets updated on
+        # the runner's side.
+        run: |
+          apk add nodejs
+          sed -i 's~ID=alpine~ID=nopine~g' /etc/os-release
+          cd /host/home/runner/runners/*/externals/
+          rm -rf node20/*
+          mkdir node20/bin
+          ln -s /usr/bin/node node20/bin/node
+      # Checks-out the repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE.
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          submodules: 'recursive'
+      - name: Install packages
+        run: |
+          apk update
+          apk add catch2 cmake g++ libxml2-dev make pkgconf zlib-dev
+      - name: Build
+        run: |
+          cd "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
+          mkdir build
+          cd build
+          cmake ../
+          cmake --build . -j4
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: |
+          cd "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/build"
+          ctest -V
+      - name: Install statically linked libraries
+        run: |
+          apk add libxml2-static xz-static zlib-static
+      - name: Build statically linked executables
+        run: |
+          cd "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
+          mkdir build-static
+          cd build-static
+          cmake ../ -DENABLE_LTO=ON -DENABLE_STATIC_LINKING=ON
+          cmake --build . -j4
+      - name: Run tests for statically linked build
+        run: |
+          cd "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/build-static"
+          ctest -V
+      - name: Gather build artifacts
+        run: |
+          cd "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
+          mkdir artifacts
+          # binary files
+          cp build-static/code/pmdb artifacts/
+          # license + third-party notices
+          cp LICENSE artifacts/
+          cp third-party.md artifacts/
+          # template files
+          cp code/templates/*.tpl artifacts/
+          # documentation
+          cp -R documentation artifacts/documentation
+          unlink artifacts/documentation/msys2-build.md
+          # determine version
+          VERSION=$(git describe --always)
+          echo Version is $VERSION.
+          mv artifacts pmdb-$VERSION
+          tar czf pmdb_${VERSION}_linux-arm64-generic.tar.gz pmdb-$VERSION
+      - name: Archive build artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: pmdb_linux-arm64-generic
+          path: pmdb_*_linux-aarm64-generic.tar.gz
+          if-no-files-found: error