feat: Runtime and JVM compiler improvements for context and regex handling

[fglock]

Summary

This PR consolidates runtime and JVM compiler enhancements, providing net improvements across regex and other test suites with no new regressions.

Features Added

• ✅ escapeInvalidQuantifierBraces function for Perl regex compatibility (disabled pending refinement)
• ✅ DEBUG_REGEX environment variable support for regex debugging

Fixes

• ✅ Preserve RUNTIME context for RHS of logical operators in JVM compiler
• ✅ Evaluate LHS of logical operators in SCALAR context (for boolean test)
• ✅ Add debug logging to RuntimeRegex.compile() and matchRegexDirect()

Implementation Details

EmitLogicalOperator: Changed context handling for logical operators

• LHS evaluated in SCALAR context for boolean test
• RHS preserves RUNTIME context when in RUNTIME mode
• Prevents context loss at subroutine exits

RegexPreprocessor: Added escapeInvalidQuantifierBraces()

• Handles Perl-style quantifier braces like {1}, {,3}, {2,5}
• Escapes invalid braces that would cause Java Pattern.compile() errors
• Currently disabled (line 82-84) due to edge case regressions
• Function ready for future refinement and re-enabling

RuntimeRegex: Added DEBUG_REGEX support

• Set DEBUG_REGEX=1 environment variable to enable regex debug output
• Logs pattern compilation, cache hits/misses, and matching operations
• Helps diagnose regex preprocessing and matching issues

Files Modified

• EmitLogicalOperator.java: +17/-12 lines
• RegexPreprocessor.java: +212/-0 lines
• RegexPreprocessorHelper.java: +123/-71 lines (refactored)
• RuntimeRegex.java: +41/-13 lines

Total: 4 files changed, 323 insertions(+), 70 deletions(-)

Test Results (vs master)

Regex Tests

• ✅ re/regexp.t: 1788/2210 (+2)
• ✅ re/pat.t: 896/1296 (+1)
• ✅ re/pat_rt_report.t: 2384/2514 (+3)
• re/reg_mesg.t: 1642/2479 (no change)

Other Tests

• ✅ io/open.t: 181/216 (+2)
• ✅ op/filetest.t: 227/436 (+1)
• op/signatures.t: 594/908 (no change)
• test_pl/examples.t: 7/17 (no change)

Net result: +9 improvements, 0 new regressions

Test Plan

• Run make to verify build and unit tests
• Run regex test suite
• Verify no new regressions
• Merge after approval and CI passes

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