action for generating release tarballs

.github/workflows/nwchem_releasetar.yaml

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+name: NWChem_Release_Tar
+
+on:
+  push:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - .gitlab-ci.yml
+  repository_dispatch:
+    types: [backend_automation]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+jobs:
+  do_tar:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: install pkg
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get install -y curl make perl bash bzip2 tar gzip          
+      - name: grab script
+        run: |
+          curl -LJO https://raw.githubusercontent.com/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY_OWNER/nwchem/$GITHUB_REF_NAME/contrib/git.nwchem/dotar_release.sh
+          chmod +x ./dotar_release.sh
+      - name: run script
+        run: |
+          ./dotar_release.sh
+          ls -Rlrt
+      - name: generate tempdir name
+        run: |
+          echo "tmpdir_name=temp.$(date +%Y%m%d)" >>  $GITHUB_ENV
+          ls -Rlrt ${{ env.tmpdir_name }}
+      - name: Upload artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: nwchem-tarball
+          path: ${{ env.tmpdir_name }}