Update codeql.yml (#21819)

* Update codeql.yml

this splits the cpp scan into a separate file, makes the configuration more readable and cleaner checks in push and pull requests

* Create codeql_cpp.yml

.github/workflows/codeql_cpp.yml

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+# For most projects, this workflow file will not need changing; you simply need
+# to commit it to your repository.
+#
+# You may wish to alter this file to override the set of languages analyzed,
+# or to provide custom queries or build logic.
+#
+# ******** NOTE ********
+# We have attempted to detect the languages in your repository. Please check
+# the `language` matrix defined below to confirm you have the correct set of
+# supported CodeQL languages.
+#
+name: "CodeQL Advanced (c-cpp)"
+
+on:
+  # push:
+  #   branches: [ "main" ]
+  # pull_request:
+  #   branches: [ "main" ]
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '28 12 * * 6'
+  workflow_dispatch:  # Allow manual triggers
+
+env:
+  CODEQL_EXTRACTOR_CPP_AUTOINSTALL_DEPENDENCIES: false
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  analyze:
+    name: Analyze (${{ matrix.language }})
+    # Runner size impacts CodeQL analysis time. To learn more, please see:
+    #   - https://gh.io/recommended-hardware-resources-for-running-codeql
+    #   - https://gh.io/supported-runners-and-hardware-resources
+    #   - https://gh.io/using-larger-runners (GitHub.com only)
+    # Consider using larger runners or machines with greater resources for possible analysis time improvements.
+    runs-on: ${{ (matrix.language == 'swift' && 'macos-latest') || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
+    permissions:
+      # required for all workflows
+      security-events: write
+
+      # required to fetch internal or private CodeQL packs
+      packages: read
+
+      # only required for workflows in private repositories
+      actions: read
+      contents: read
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+        # - language: actions
+        #   build-mode: none
+        - language: c-cpp
+          build-mode: autobuild
+        # - language: javascript-typescript
+        #   build-mode: none
+        # - language: python
+        #   build-mode: none
+        # CodeQL supports the following values keywords for 'language': 'actions', 'c-cpp', 'csharp', 'go', 'java-kotlin', 'javascript-typescript', 'python', 'ruby', 'swift'
+        # Use `c-cpp` to analyze code written in C, C++ or both
+        # Use 'java-kotlin' to analyze code written in Java, Kotlin or both
+        # Use 'javascript-typescript' to analyze code written in JavaScript, TypeScript or both
+        # To learn more about changing the languages that are analyzed or customizing the build mode for your analysis,
+        # see https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/code-scanning/creating-an-advanced-setup-for-code-scanning/customizing-your-advanced-setup-for-code-scanning.
+        # If you are analyzing a compiled language, you can modify the 'build-mode' for that language to customize how
+        # your codebase is analyzed, see https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/code-scanning/creating-an-advanced-setup-for-code-scanning/codeql-code-scanning-for-compiled-languages
+    steps:
+    - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
+      uses: step-security/harden-runner@0634a2670c59f64b4a01f0f96f84700a4088b9f0 # v2.12.0
+      with:
+        egress-policy: audit
+
+    - name: Checkout repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 2
+        submodules: recursive
+
+    # prevent running out of disk space on Ubuntu runners.
+    - name: Maximize build space
+      uses: AdityaGarg8/remove-unwanted-software@90e01b21170618765a73370fcc3abbd1684a7793 # v5
+      with:
+        verbose: 'true'
+        remove-android: 'true'      # (frees ~9 GB)
+        remove-cached-tools: 'true' # (frees ~8.3 GB)
+
+    # Install FreeCAD dependencies (cpp)
+    - name: Setup build environment
+      run: ./package/ubuntu/install-apt-packages.sh
+
+    # Add any setup steps before running the `github/codeql-action/init` action.
+    # This includes steps like installing compilers or runtimes (`actions/setup-node`
+    # or others). This is typically only required for manual builds.
+    # - name: Setup runtime (example)
+    #   uses: actions/setup-example@v1
+
+    # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
+    - name: Initialize CodeQL
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@fca7ace96b7d713c7035871441bd52efbe39e27e # v3.28.19
+      with:
+        languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
+        build-mode: ${{ matrix.build-mode }}
+        # If you wish to specify custom queries, you can do so here or in a config file.
+        # By default, queries listed here will override any specified in a config file.
+        # Prefix the list here with "+" to use these queries and those in the config file.
+
+        # For more details on CodeQL's query packs, refer to: https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/code-scanning/automatically-scanning-your-code-for-vulnerabilities-and-errors/configuring-code-scanning#using-queries-in-ql-packs
+        # queries: security-extended
+        queries: security-and-quality
+
+        # Change the CodeQL Bundle version
+        # tools: https://github.com/github/codeql-action/releases/download/codeql-bundle-v2.20.7/codeql-bundle-linux64.tar.gz
+
+        # Add exclusions
+        # config: |
+        #   query-filters:
+        #   - exclude:
+        #       id: py/file-not-closed
+
+    # If the analyze step fails for one of the languages you are analyzing with
+    # "We were unable to automatically build your code", modify the matrix above
+    # to set the build mode to "manual" for that language. Then modify this step
+    # to build your code.
+    # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
+    # 📚 See https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idstepsrun
+    - if: matrix.build-mode == 'manual'
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        echo 'If you are using a "manual" build mode for one or more of the' \
+          'languages you are analyzing, replace this with the commands to build' \
+          'your code, for example:'
+        echo '  make bootstrap'
+        echo '  make release'
+        exit 1
+
+    - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@fca7ace96b7d713c7035871441bd52efbe39e27e # v3.28.19
+      with:
+        category: "/language:${{matrix.language}}"