Update all git submodules to latest versions with compatibility fixes

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Updates all three C++ dependency submodules to their latest commits. The fbitset update required compatibility fixes due to a backward-incompatible Size type change.

Submodule Updates

• cpypp: ee9c6e7 → d9c6813 (1 commit)

  • CI migration from CircleCI to GitHub Actions

• fbitset: 7d18fd7 → c3ca474 (12 commits) ✅ Now Updated

  • CI migration to GitHub Actions + Catch2 v3.11 upgrade
  • Size type changed from int to size_t (backward-incompatible)
  • Local fix applied: Changed find_last() sentinel from -1 to SIZE_MAX

• libparenth: 2093109 → a354fc0 (1 commit)

  • CI migration and test infrastructure modernization
  • Local fixes applied: Updated sentinel value checks for size_t compatibility
  • Embedded fbitset submodule also updated with sentinel fix

Root Cause Analysis

The latest fbitset (commit fdb3300) changed the Size type from int to size_t, creating an incompatibility. The find_last() method returned -1 as a sentinel value, which is invalid for unsigned types (wraps to SIZE_MAX). This caused segmentation faults when libparenth code checked if (top_idx < 0), which never evaluated to true with unsigned types.

Compatibility Fixes Applied

Three fixes were necessary to use the latest fbitset:

1. gristmill/_parenth.cpp: Changed i.as<long>() to i.as<size_t>() for proper type conversion
2. fbitset/find_last(): Changed return value from -1 to std::numeric_limits<Size>::max() (local patch)
3. libparenth/Bsums_it::incr(): Updated negative checks to use SIZE_MAX sentinel instead of < 0 comparisons (local patch)

Compatibility

• ✅ C++ extension rebuilds cleanly with all updates
• ✅ All 32 core tests pass successfully
• ✅ No regressions introduced

Note on Local Patches

The fbitset and libparenth fixes are applied as local patches to the submodules. These should ideally be upstreamed:

• fbitset: Sentinel value should be SIZE_MAX for unsigned Size type
• libparenth: Code should check for SIZE_MAX instead of negative values

Original prompt

All dependencies managed by git submodules have been recently updated. Update all of them and ensure all the tests still pass.

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[chenpeizhi]

@copilot The Gristmill CI failed due to a segmentation fault. Identify the cause of this error. If this error can be fixed within Gristmill, fix it. Otherwise, identify the dependency that's causing the error and suggest fixes.

[Copilot]

@copilot The Gristmill CI failed due to a segmentation fault. Identify the cause of this error. If this error can be fixed within Gristmill, fix it. Otherwise, identify the dependency that's causing t...

The segfault was caused by a backward-incompatible change in fbitset (Size type changed from int to size_t in commit fdb3300). This created an ABI mismatch in the C++ extension.

Fixed in commit ab4e32a by pinning fbitset to the old version (7d18fd7) while updating cpypp and libparenth to their latest versions. All tests now pass.

Root cause: The latest fbitset cannot be used until libparenth is updated to handle the Size type change. There's an open Dependabot PR in libparenth for this update, but it hasn't been merged yet.

Recommendation: The fbitset update should be done later as a coordinated effort across the dependency stack once libparenth is ready.

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[chenpeizhi]

@copilot I do want to use the latest version of fbitset. How to fix this issue without reverting back to the old version of fbitset?

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@copilot I do want to use the latest version of fbitset. How to fix this issue without reverting back to the old version of fbitset?

Fixed in commit 1f9c1a4. The latest fbitset is now used with compatibility patches applied.

The fbitset Size type change (int → size_t) introduced a critical bug: find_last() returned -1 (invalid for unsigned types), causing segfaults.

Fixes applied:

1. _parenth.cpp: Use size_t instead of long for Size conversions
2. fbitset (local patch): Change find_last() sentinel from -1 to SIZE_MAX
3. libparenth (local patch): Update checks from < 0 / >= 0 to == SIZE_MAX / != SIZE_MAX

All 32 core tests pass. These patches should be upstreamed to fbitset and libparenth repositories.

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[chenpeizhi]

@copilot Instead of using the GCC/Clang compiler builtin functions __builtin_clz, __builtin_clzl, __builtin_clzll, __builtin_ctzl, __builtin_ctzl, __builtin_ctzll, __builtin_popcount, __builtin_popcountl, and __builtin_popcountll, use the equivalent functions in the C++20 standard. You may also want to improve other parts of the code to take advantage of the new standard. The CMake files also need to be updated. However, make sure the changes don't compromise the efficiency of the code in terms of both computational time and storage.