Create release workflow that uploads a distribution artifact for easier consumption in LV installers#160
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Summary of Changes
This PR introduces a repostory-specific action that builds a distribution artifact whose directory structure is similar to the structure in the LabVIEW installer.
The relative structure in the artifact now looks like:
Reason for Change
As part of the NI's open-source initiative, it was decided to consume artifacts from GitHub and have the artifact with its relative structure similar to the latest LabVIEW installers. This makes it easier to while include Actor Framework with the installer.
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Testing
Existing Unit tests in AzDo passed without errors:

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In addition to the Unit tests, the INIs and VIs between AzDo and the develop branch were also compared. They were similar.