Windows 11 native port, phase 1: MinGW-w64 static build, compat shims, setup + docs (#40)

* fix: Windows port audit fixes — _FILE_OFFSET_BITS guard, O_BINARY st.h, getrusage peak, oracle diagnostic, setup.sh wmic

Audit remediation (all MEDIUM issues fixed):
- compat.h: compile-time #error if _FILE_OFFSET_BITS < 64 on _WIN32
- compat.h: COMPAT_O_RDONLY macro (O_RDONLY|O_BINARY on Windows, belt-and-braces)
- st.h: use COMPAT_O_RDONLY in both open() call sites (plan §1 row 1)
- compat.h: getrusage shim now uses PeakWorkingSetSize (ru_maxrss = peak, not current)
- glm.c: oracle mismatch diagnostic — prints position/expected/got on TF failures
- setup.sh: replace deprecated wmic with /proc/meminfo (MSYS2 provides it)
- .gitignore: *.exe, glm_tiny/, olmoe_hf/, olmoe_i4/

LOW issues addressed:
- _FILE_OFFSET_BITS guard prevents silent 32-bit off_t wrap at >4GB offsets
- coli Windows venv path (Scripts/python.exe) fixed earlier
- posix_fadvise do{}while(0) kept intentionally — no caller checks return code

Verification: oracle 32/32, 27/27 Python tests, rename EEXIST, >4GB pread offset.

* docs: add Windows 11 native port section to README

- Toolchain: MinGW-w64 (winlibs or MSYS2), GCC 16.1 tested
- Build instructions: make glm.exe, tiny oracle verification
- Runtime: SNAP=..., coli chat, coli serve all work
- Status: Phase 1 complete (compiles, correct, static-linked)
- Update platform requirements to include Windows 11 natively
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The engine at runtime is pure C — python is only used by the one-time converter.
### Windows 11 (native, no WSL)
colibrì builds and runs natively on Windows 11 x86-64 with MinGW-w64. The port adds
a `_WIN32` compatibility layer in `c/compat.h` that maps POSIX I/O to the Windows API
(pread → ReadFile+OVERLAPPED, posix_fadvise no-op, aligned allocation, MoveFileEx rename,
GlobalMemoryStatusEx RAM detection). All platform differences stay in `compat.h`; the
engine source is unchanged.
**Toolchain:** GCC via [winlibs](https://winlibs.com/) or MSYS2 MinGW-w64. Tested with
GCC 16.1.0 (x86_64-ucrt-posix-seh).
```powershell
# One-time toolchain install (pick one):
scoop install mingw-winlibs # portable, no shell needed
# or: pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-gcc make # via MSYS2
# Build (from c/ directory):
make glm.exe # GLM-5.2 engine (static, no DLL dependencies)
make olmoe.exe # OLMoE engine (same shims)
make iobench.exe # disk I/O benchmark
make test-c # run C tests
make test-python # run Python tests (requires python)
# Verify (tiny model, 2.4 MB):
pip install torch transformers safetensors huggingface_hub
python tools/make_glm_oracle.py # generate tiny oracle
SNAP=./glm_tiny TF=1 ./glm.exe 64 16 16 # expect "32/32 posizioni"
# Run with real model:
SNAP=D:\glm52_i4 ./glm.exe 64 4 16 # batch inference
python coli chat --model D:\glm52_i4 # interactive chat
python coli serve --model D:\glm52_i4 # OpenAI-compatible API
```
**Status:** Phase 1 complete (compiles, correct, static-linked). O_DIRECT (Phase 2),
GPU via `LoadLibrary` on `coli_cuda.dll` (Phases G0G2), and full-model validation
are separate workstreams. See `PORT_WINDOWS_PLAN.md` for the full plan.
### OpenAI-compatible API
`coli serve` keeps one model process loaded and exposes a text-only OpenAI-compatible
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## Got a better machine? Try it — here's what to expect
colibrì was built on deliberately humble hardware (12 cores, 25 GB RAM, NVMe behind a WSL2 VHDX that caps random reads at ~1 GB/s). **Every one of those constraints is a knob your machine can turn up.** The engine needs: Linux (or WSL2), gcc with OpenMP, AVX2, ≥16 GB RAM, and the ~370 GB int4 model on a local NVMe (ext4 — never a network/9p mount).
colibrì was built on deliberately humble hardware (12 cores, 25 GB RAM, NVMe behind a WSL2 VHDX that caps random reads at ~1 GB/s). **Every one of those constraints is a knob your machine can turn up.** The engine needs: Linux (or WSL2), macOS, or **Windows 11 natively (MinGW-w64)**; gcc with OpenMP, AVX2, ≥16 GB RAM, and the ~370 GB int4 model on a local NVMe (ext4/NTFS — never a network/9p mount).
**How to test it, in order:**