chore: consolidate gRPC and protobuf linking into a dedicated support library

- Introduced a new `yaze_grpc_support` library to centralize all gRPC and protobuf usage, addressing Windows linker errors and improving build stability.
- Updated CMake configurations across various components to link against the new support library instead of individual protobuf targets, simplifying the linking process.
- Removed legacy whole-archive linking logic, ensuring a cleaner and more maintainable build setup.

Benefits:
- Reduces complexity in CMake files and enhances compatibility across platforms.
- Prevents potential linker errors by consolidating gRPC and protobuf dependencies into a single library.

cmake/dependencies.cmake

@@ -95,16 +95,7 @@ else()
   endif()
 endif()
 
-# Filter WHOLEARCHIVE targets to only include libraries (not executables like protoc)
-set(YAZE_PROTOBUF_WHOLEARCHIVE_TARGETS)
-foreach(_proto_target IN LISTS YAZE_PROTOBUF_TARGETS)
-  if(TARGET ${_proto_target})
-    get_target_property(_target_type ${_proto_target} TYPE)
-    if(_target_type MATCHES ".*_LIBRARY")
-      list(APPEND YAZE_PROTOBUF_WHOLEARCHIVE_TARGETS ${_proto_target})
-    endif()
-  endif()
-endforeach()
+# WHOLEARCHIVE logic removed - protobuf linking now handled by yaze_grpc_support library
 
 if(YAZE_PROTOBUF_TARGETS)
   list(GET YAZE_PROTOBUF_TARGETS 0 YAZE_PROTOBUF_TARGET)

cmake/grpc.cmake

@@ -114,12 +114,20 @@ set(gRPC_MSVC_STATIC_RUNTIME ON CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
 if(APPLE AND CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES STREQUAL "arm64")
   set(ABSL_USE_EXTERNAL_GOOGLETEST OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
   set(ABSL_BUILD_TEST_HELPERS OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+  # Disable problematic random targets that use x86-specific instructions
+  set(ABSL_RANDOM_HWAES_IMPL OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+  set(ABSL_RANDOM_HWAES OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+  # Disable all x86-specific random implementations
+  set(ABSL_RANDOM_INTERNAL_RANDEN_HWAES_IMPL OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+  set(ABSL_RANDOM_INTERNAL_RANDEN_HWAES OFF CACHE BOOL "" FORCE)
+  # Force use of portable random implementation
+  set(ABSL_RANDOM_INTERNAL_PLATFORM_IMPL "portable" CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
 endif()
 
-# Declare gRPC version - using latest for all platforms
-# v1.75.1 has ARM64 + modern compiler fixes
-set(_GRPC_VERSION "v1.75.1")
-set(_GRPC_VERSION_REASON "Latest stable - ARM64 macOS + modern Clang/MSVC compatibility")
+# Declare gRPC version - using stable version with better protobuf compatibility
+# v1.67.1 has good stability and protobuf compatibility
+set(_GRPC_VERSION "v1.67.1")
+set(_GRPC_VERSION_REASON "Stable version with good protobuf compatibility")
 
 # Windows-specific: Disable BoringSSL ASM to avoid NASM build issues
 if(WIN32)
@@ -212,7 +220,15 @@ endif()
 
 # Fix Abseil ARM64 macOS compile flags (remove x86-specific flags)
 if(APPLE AND DEFINED CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES AND CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES STREQUAL "arm64")
-  foreach(_absl_target IN ITEMS absl_random_internal_randen_hwaes absl_random_internal_randen_hwaes_impl)
+  # List of all Abseil targets that might have x86-specific flags
+  set(_absl_targets_with_x86_flags
+    absl_random_internal_randen_hwaes
+    absl_random_internal_randen_hwaes_impl
+    absl_random_internal_randen_hwaes_impl
+    absl_random_internal_randen_hwaes
+  )
+  
+  foreach(_absl_target IN LISTS _absl_targets_with_x86_flags)
     if(TARGET ${_absl_target})
       get_target_property(_absl_opts ${_absl_target} COMPILE_OPTIONS)
       if(_absl_opts AND NOT _absl_opts STREQUAL "NOTFOUND")
@@ -227,12 +243,13 @@ if(APPLE AND DEFINED CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES AND CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES STREQUA
             set(_absl_skip_next TRUE)
             continue()
           endif()
-          if(_absl_opt STREQUAL "-maes" OR _absl_opt STREQUAL "-msse4.1")
+          if(_absl_opt STREQUAL "-maes" OR _absl_opt STREQUAL "-msse4.1" OR _absl_opt STREQUAL "-msse2")
             continue()
           endif()
           list(APPEND _absl_filtered_opts ${_absl_opt})
         endforeach()
         set_property(TARGET ${_absl_target} PROPERTY COMPILE_OPTIONS ${_absl_filtered_opts})
+        message(STATUS "Fixed ARM64 flags for ${_absl_target}")
       endif()
     endif()
   endforeach()

cmake/grpc_windows.cmake

@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 
-# Option to use vcpkg for gRPC on Windows
-option(YAZE_USE_VCPKG_GRPC "Use vcpkg pre-compiled gRPC packages (Windows only)" ON)
+# Option to use vcpkg for gRPC on Windows (default OFF for CI reliability)
+option(YAZE_USE_VCPKG_GRPC "Use vcpkg pre-compiled gRPC packages (Windows only)" OFF)
 
-if(WIN32 AND YAZE_USE_VCPKG_GRPC)
+if(WIN32 AND YAZE_USE_VCPKG_GRPC AND DEFINED CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE)
   message(STATUS "Attempting to use vcpkg gRPC packages for faster Windows builds...")
   message(STATUS "  Note: If gRPC not in vcpkg.json, will fallback to FetchContent (recommended)")
   
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ if(WIN32 AND YAZE_USE_VCPKG_GRPC)
     
     # Export protobuf targets (vcpkg uses protobuf:: namespace)
     set(YAZE_PROTOBUF_TARGETS protobuf::libprotobuf PARENT_SCOPE)
-    set(YAZE_PROTOBUF_WHOLEARCHIVE_TARGETS protobuf::libprotobuf PARENT_SCOPE)
     
     # Get protobuf include directories for proto generation
     get_target_property(_PROTOBUF_INCLUDE_DIRS protobuf::libprotobuf