Use tar.xz instead of zip

[Jason2866]

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Chores

  • Switched release artifacts to .tar.xz for improved compression; downloads are now provided as framework-arduinoespressif32-*.tar.xz.
  • Updated build and CI pipelines to use xz utilities; removed 7zip/p7zip dependencies on macOS and Linux.
  • Packaging now excludes dotfiles consistently during archive creation.

• User Impact

  • Use tar/xz tools to extract archives (e.g., tar -Jxf .tar.xz).

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Walkthrough

Replaces ZIP/tar.gz packaging with tar.xz across CI workflow and tools. Updates GitHub release asset pattern, build archive path, and CI dependencies to use tar/xz. No other logic or public interfaces changed.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Change Summary
Build workflow packaging .github/workflows/parallel_build.yaml	Switched release artifact from framework-arduinoespressif32-*.zip to *.tar.xz; replaced 7z zip command with tar --exclude=.* -Jcf ... for archiving.
Packaging script update tools/archive-build.sh	Changed pio_archive_path extension from .tar.gz to .tar.xz; replaced 7z-based zip step with tar --exclude=.* -Jcf to produce xz-compressed tarball.
CI dependencies tools/prepare-ci.sh	macOS: brew install 7zip → brew install xz; Linux: apt install ... p7zip-full → apt install ... xz-utils.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
    autonumber
    actor Dev as Developer
    participant GH as GitHub Actions
    participant Build as Build Steps
    participant Tar as tar/xz
    participant Rel as Release

    Dev->>GH: Push / PR triggers workflow
    GH->>Build: Compile framework
    Build->>Tar: tar --exclude=.* -Jcf framework-arduinoespressif32-<idf>.tar.xz
    Tar-->>Build: .tar.xz artifact
    Build->>Rel: Upload asset matching framework-arduinoespressif32-*.tar.xz
    Rel-->>Dev: Release contains .tar.xz artifact

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Estimated code review effort

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Possibly related PRs

• Build and integrate slave firmware #117 — Introduced/used zip-based packaging in workflow and tools; this PR updates those same areas to tar.xz.

Poem

I bundled bits in crunchy xz,
Hopped past zips with breezy ease—
Tarballs twirl like carrot trees,
CI hums with quiet breeze.
Thump-thump—release, please! 🥕✨

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📒 Files selected for processing (3)

• .github/workflows/parallel_build.yaml (2 hunks)
• tools/archive-build.sh (2 hunks)
• tools/prepare-ci.sh (1 hunks)

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