Remove Arrow C++ dependency from C++ tests

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Description

Removes the Arrow C++ dependency from the core C++ test configuration by replacing the Arrow-backed interop coverage with small direct Arrow C data interface test producers and consumers.

This keeps coverage for both directions of the interface:

• from_arrow_host is tested with a custom Arrow C producer.
• to_arrow_host is tested with a direct Arrow C consumer that validates schema, array, and buffer output.

The PR also keeps percentile_approx_text coverage without Arrow by replacing the Arrow tdigest oracle with fixed gold cases, and moves get_arrow.cmake under the Java tree where Arrow C++ is still needed.

Prior to the change, the C++ test build contained 223 Arrow C++ object build edges, 2 legacy Arrow interop test object edges, and _deps/arrow-src/_deps/arrow-build trees totaling about 343 MiB. The delta from this PR is saving about 25m of compile wall time (serial) and about 350 MiB on disk.

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• New or existing tests cover these changes.
• The documentation is up to date with these changes.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes

  • Improved Arrow interoperability when exchanging nullable integer and string data between host and device memory.
  • Strengthened percentile approximation validation for grouped, reduced, and null-containing results.

• Chores

  • Simplified test configuration by removing unnecessary Arrow linkage.
  • Updated native build configuration and copyright attribution for improved maintainability.

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Changes

The pull request removes selected Arrow test setup and linkage, adds direct host Arrow C data interface tests, replaces Arrow-based percentile references with exact gold tests, and updates the Java Arrow helper include path and copyright metadata.

Arrow test and build updates

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Direct Arrow host interoperability coverage cpp/tests/CMakeLists.txt, cpp/tests/interop/*_arrow_host_test.cpp	Host interop tests construct and validate nullable integer and string data through the Arrow C data interface. CMake selects device-specific interop tests without Arrow linkage.
Percentile reference removal and gold validation cpp/tests/CMakeLists.txt, cpp/tests/quantiles/percentile_approx_test.cpp	Percentile tests remove the Arrow reference path and add exact reduction, grouped, and null-handling gold cases.
Java Arrow helper path update java/src/main/native/CMakeLists.txt, java/src/main/native/cmake/thirdparty/get_arrow.cmake	The Java native build uses the local Arrow helper path. Copyright metadata is updated through 2026.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to a269d

This localized test and build-configuration change has no actionable merge-blocking risk remaining and is merge-ready after normal checks and review.

Suggested reviewers: kingcrimsontianyu, pointkernel, kylefromnvidia, res-life

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❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 5.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 20 functions across 3 files.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

✅ Passed checks (4 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly summarizes the main change: removing the Arrow C++ dependency from C++ tests.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description directly explains the dependency removal, replacement tests, percentile coverage, and Java-specific Arrow usage.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
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