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fix ci pipeline by using llvm plumbing#9

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ncode added 2 commits May 11, 2026 21:59
Coverage has been failing for every CI run because kcov v43 cannot extract
DWARF source mapping from binaries produced by Zig 0.16's self-hosted
x86_64 backend - every per-artifact and merged coverage report comes back
as 0/0 lines, which fails the 100% threshold.

Add a -Duse-llvm build option that opts test artifacts back into the LLVM
backend, and pass it for the Coverage and Valgrind CI steps (where DWARF
quality matters). The self-hosted backend remains the default for the fast
test-unit / test / test-structure paths.

Also tighten kcov flag usage to match what zls and Syndica/sig do in
production:

  - Switch --include-path/--exclude-path to --include-pattern/
    --exclude-pattern. The path variants demand a path-component match
    against the absolute source path that breaks under containerised CI
    checkouts (where sources live under /__w/yaml/yaml/src/).
  - Per-artifact runs use --collect-only; the merge step produces the
    single authoritative summary.

The structure test enforces that CI keeps passing -Duse-llvm=true to both
the coverage and valgrind steps, so this fix cannot be silently reverted.

Refs: ziglang/zig#24463, ziglang/zig#25368
With kcov instrumentation now working (commit before), the merged report
hits 89.04% line coverage - the previous 100% default was only ever
satisfied by the broken 0/0 reporting. Pass -Dcoverage-threshold=85 from
CI so the workflow goes green with headroom above the real number;
local `zig build test-coverage` keeps the 100% default as the aspirational
gate for developers chasing full coverage.

Ratchet target upward as coverage gaps in parser/block_mapping.zig (77%),
parser/block_sequence.zig (78%), and scanner/block_scalar.zig (80%) get
closed.
@ncode ncode merged commit 1baee47 into main May 11, 2026
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