Fix "Argument list too long" error when linking modules with many object files

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When compiling modules with hundreds of .o files, ninja fails with posix_spawn: Argument list too long because command-line arguments exceed OS limits (~128KB).

Changes

New: scripts/compilation/fix_ninja_response_files.py

• Post-processes IRPF90-generated ninja files to use response files (@file syntax)
• Identifies link/archive rules by checking command lines for compiler keywords (gfortran, gcc, ar, etc.)
• Replaces $in with @$out.rsp and adds rspfile/rspfile_content directives
• Uses regex \$in(?=\s|$|[^a-zA-Z0-9_]) to avoid matching $include_dir and similar variables

Modified: scripts/compilation/qp_create_ninja

• Calls post-processing script after IRPF90 runs
• Uses && chaining to fail build if post-processing fails

Example

Before (causes error with many files):

rule link_fortran
  command = gfortran $in -o $out $LDFLAGS

After (uses response file):

rule link_fortran
  command = gfortran @$out.rsp -o $out $LDFLAGS
  rspfile = $out.rsp
  rspfile_content = $in_newline

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Original prompt

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This section details on the original issue you should resolve

<issue_title>Argument List too long</issue_title>
<issue_description>When I try co compile a new module, I get the following error message:

Link: irpf90.a ninja: fatal: posix_spawn: Argument list too long

It seems that a very long list of .o files is created in a build.ninja.
We need to modify the python scripts that build ninja files to solve this problem
</issue_description>

<agent_instructions>Only commit python scripts, avoid git commit *</agent_instructions>

Comments on the Issue (you are @copilot in this section)

• Fixes Argument List too long #382

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