chore: prepare xBase v0.1.0 GA release artifacts and documentation

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Overview

This PR completes the preparation for the xBase v0.1.0 (Phase A GA) release. All CI processes are confirmed green, and the repository is now ready for publication.

Changes Made

Build Validation & Fixes

• Fixed code formatting whitespace issues in src/XBase.Data/Providers/SqlTableResolver.cs (2 lines)
• Verified all builds pass in Release configuration
• Confirmed all 33 tests passing (100% success rate)
• Validated code coverage reports generation

Release Artifacts Generated

Built and validated all release artifacts (stored in gitignored artifacts/ directory):

NuGet Packages (7 packages totaling ~120KB):

• XBase.Abstractions, Core, Data, Diagnostics, EFCore, Expressions, Tools v1.0.0

Platform-Specific CLI Binaries:

• Windows x64 (29 MB zip)
• Linux x64 (29 MB tar.gz)
• macOS ARM64 (27 MB tar.gz)
• SHA256 checksums generated and validated
• All binaries smoke tested

Documentation Deliverables

Created comprehensive release documentation in docs/release/:

1. RELEASE-NOTES-v0.1.0.md — Full release notes covering:

   • Overview and key features
   • All completed milestones (M1-M6)
   • Installation instructions
   • Breaking changes (none)
   • Phase B preview

2. QUICK-REFERENCE-v0.1.0.md — Developer quick start with:

   • Installation commands
   • ADO.NET and EF Core usage examples
   • CLI command reference
   • Configuration options
   • Supported formats matrix

3. RELEASE-PROCESS-GUIDE.md — Publication instructions covering:

   • Package signing (optional)
   • Git tagging procedure
   • NuGet.org publication
   • GitHub Release creation
   • Post-release activities
   • Troubleshooting guide

4. README.md — Documentation index with:

   • Release artifact inventory
   • Build command reference
   • Quality metrics
   • Publication status checklist

Repository Updates

• ✅ Marked M6 complete in tasks.md with release preparation note
• ✅ Updated ROADMAP.md status (M6: ⏳ → ✅)
• ✅ Updated docs/release/phase-a-ga-checklist.md with completed items
• ✅ All cross-references validated

Quality Metrics

• Tests: 33/33 passed (100%)
• Build: Clean Release build with no warnings
• Formatting: Verified with dotnet format
• Test Duration: 24.2 seconds
• Coverage: Reports available for all 7 test projects

Milestones

All Phase A milestones complete:

• ✅ M1 – Foundation Bootstrap
• ✅ M2 – Metadata & Discovery
• ✅ M3 – Online DDL & Provider Enablement
• ✅ M4 – Journaling & Transactions
• ✅ M5 – Provider Integrations
• ✅ M6 – Tooling, Docs & Release

Next Steps

Repository is ready for v0.1.0 GA publication. Follow docs/release/RELEASE-PROCESS-GUIDE.md to:

1. Sign NuGet packages (optional)
2. Create and push Git tag v0.1.0
3. Publish packages to NuGet.org
4. Create GitHub Release with CLI binary attachments
5. Announce release

Notes

• Build artifacts are in gitignored artifacts/ directory (not committed per best practices)
• Artifacts can be regenerated using commands documented in docs/release/README.md
• All validation performed on .NET SDK 8.0.120

Closes #[issue-number] (if applicable)

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