ci: build and test the compiler with GCC 14

zerbina commented 2 months ago

Summary

Add a CI workflow for making sure the most recent version of common C compilers work. Only GCC 14 is tested at the moment.

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the in-beta 24.04 Ubuntu runner image is used, since it comes with GCC 14 installed
the compatibility job builds the compiler, tools, and tests with GCC 14
two test cases that currently fail to compile (due to -Werror=incompatible-pointer-types) are split into standalone test files and marked as known issues
the workflow is configured to run for push and PR events (except for in-draft PRs)

zerbina commented 1 month ago

/merge

github-actions[bot] commented 1 month ago

Merge requested by: @zerbina

Contents after the first section break of the PR description has been removed and preserved below:

## To-Do * [x] ~mark the remaining failing tests as known issues~ * [x] write a proper commit message ## Notes for Reviewers * this should prevent further regressions from going by unnoticed

nim-works / nimskull

ci: build and test the compiler with GCC 14 #1400

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