GH-148112: Add configure.py, a configure.ac replacement#146034

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Review conf_security.py: fix docstring, add missing checking/result calls.
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Add PYTHON_FOR_CONFIGURE env var.
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Remove implicit "checking" output.
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Review conf_threads.py: fix checking/result output and _REENTRANT order.
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Use configure.py not awk.
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Review conf_math.py: fix __fpu_control order, libmpdec bug flags scope, and wchar.h double-define.
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Fix init_args to convert VAR=VALUE command-line args like CONFIG_SITE does.
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Review conf_net.py: fix socket extra_libs and getaddrinfo ipv6 check.
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Review conf_syslibs.py: fix check_funcs return value and minor cleanup.
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Review conf_sharedlib.py: fix docstring and MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET parsing.
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Review conf_macos.py: fix xcodebuild error handling and missing checking call.
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Review conf_wasm.py: fix ERRNO_CODES, WASI CFLAGS, and dlopen logic.
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Review conf_extlibs.py: fix docstring, Darwin libffi check, and UUID save_env.
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Revise comments in conf_modules.py.
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Review conf_output.py: fix warning/notice functions and add missing notices.
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Fix cross-platform configure comparison: CONFIG_ARGS, OpenSSL paths, blank lines.
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Restructure detect_libffi().
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Avoid using gawk, it crashes.
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