refactor(solo): move solo build configs into their own solo/ folder; one build per board; document all build flags

Solo's `_solo_dual` env for each board lived inside variants/<board>/, mixed
in with the shared upstream board configs (repeater, room server, plain
companion) that every MeshCore fork carries. Split them out into their own
top-level solo/<board>/ folder -- each still `extends` the board base defined
in its original variants/<board>/platformio.ini, just no longer interleaved
with it file-wise.

- platformio.ini: extra_configs picks up solo/*/platformio.ini alongside
  variants/*/platformio.ini.
- build-solo-firmwares.yml: env-discovery grep now scans solo/ instead of
  variants/ (the release matrix is unchanged -- same 8 envs, same names).
- pr-build-check.yml: solo/** added to the trigger paths.
- GAT562 30S Mesh Kit: dropped the separate solo_ble env -- solo_dual is a
  strict superset (BLE still works, plus USB), and every other board only
  ever had one solo build to begin with.
- GAT562 Mesh Watch13: renamed solo_ble -> solo_dual (added DUAL_SERIAL=1) to
  match. No comment anywhere recorded whether this board's USB data lines
  are actually broken out to a connector -- DUAL_SERIAL compiles and works
  over BLE regardless, so worst case the USB half goes unused.
- Removed a dead AUTO_SHUTDOWN_MILLIVOLTS from the three solo envs that set
  it (Heltec V3/V4, T-Echo Lite+KeyShield): that macro is only ever read in
  the old ui-tiny UITask, never ui-new, which every solo build (these
  included) uses -- it did nothing on any of them. Left alone everywhere
  else it's set (non-solo companion envs elsewhere use ui-tiny/ui-orig, or
  the flag is legitimately read); out of scope here.
- Added docs/solo_features/build_flags.md: every optional -D flag a solo
  build understands (GPIO, CardKB/joystick, Hall-sensor cover lock, buzzer/
  vibration, GPS switch, display/battery tuning), verified against the code
  rather than the existing per-board comments, with what's already baked
  into every solo build kept separate from what's opt-in.
- README: doc index + Building from source section link to the new page;
  path references to the moved solo files updated to solo/<board>/.

All 8 solo_dual envs rebuilt clean after the move; native test suite (40
cases) unaffected.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ Each joystick contact simply shorts its pin to GND — the firmware enables the
Either device is enough on its own — unwired pins read as not-pressed, and a missing CardKB just isn't detected at boot. For **CardKB-only**, wire just SDA/SCL and set Settings Keyboard **Ext. KB = Compact**, which needs no joystick at all.
These are only defaults, set in the `[env:Heltec_v3_companion_solo_dual]` / `[env:heltec_v4_companion_solo_dual]` blocks in [`variants/heltec_v3/platformio.ini`](./variants/heltec_v3/platformio.ini) and [`variants/heltec_v4/platformio.ini`](./variants/heltec_v4/platformio.ini) — comments there list which GPIOs are already claimed. Full details in [External Keyboard & Joystick](./docs/solo_features/external_keyboard.md).
These are only defaults, set in the `[env:Heltec_v3_companion_solo_dual]` / `[env:heltec_v4_companion_solo_dual]` blocks in [`solo/heltec_v3/platformio.ini`](./solo/heltec_v3/platformio.ini) and [`solo/heltec_v4/platformio.ini`](./solo/heltec_v4/platformio.ini) — comments there list which GPIOs are already claimed. Full details in [External Keyboard & Joystick](./docs/solo_features/external_keyboard.md).
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@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ These are only defaults, set in the `[env:Heltec_v3_companion_solo_dual]` / `[en
| [Screen Lock](./docs/solo_features/screen_lock/screen_lock.md) | Lock/unlock sequence, lock screen, auto-lock |
| [Tools Screen](./docs/solo_features/tools_screen/tools_screen.md) | GPS trail & waypoints, compass, navigation, nearby nodes, ringtone editor, remote bot, auto-advert, live location sharing, locator, diagnostics, repeater, remote admin |
| [External Keyboard & Joystick](./docs/solo_features/external_keyboard.md) | CardKB shortcuts, Full vs Compact mode, wired joystick, Heltec V3/V4 wiring |
| [Build Flags](./docs/solo_features/build_flags.md) | Every optional `-D` build flag a solo build understands — GPIO, Hall sensor, buzzer/vibration, GPS switch, display/battery tuning |
| [Solo UI framework](./docs/design/solo_ui_framework.md) | **Developer guide** — the reusable building blocks (screens, lists, popups, mini-icons, geo/persistence helpers) and how to add a new feature |
| [Feature roadmap](./docs/development/roadmap.md) | **Developer notes** — planned / done / rejected features and the code-audit backlog |
@@ -217,6 +218,11 @@ FIRMWARE_VERSION=v1.0.0 bash build.sh build-firmware <env> # release artifacts i
The last command runs the same path CI does: a `.uf2` + DFU `.zip` on nRF52, or an app-only `.bin` plus a `-merged.bin` on ESP32. Releases carry the `.uf2`, the `.zip` and the `-merged.bin` only.
Every environment above builds as-is with no extra hardware required. If you've
wired up something extra — CardKB, a joystick, GPIO, a magnetic cover sensor,
a buzzer — see [Build Flags](./docs/solo_features/build_flags.md) for the full
list of optional `-D` flags to add to your own `solo/<board>/platformio.ini`.
### Releasing
Pushing a `v*` tag runs [Build Solo Firmwares](./.github/workflows/build-solo-firmwares.yml), which discovers every `*_solo_dual` environment automatically, builds them all and opens a **draft** release with the artifacts attached. Write the notes from `release-notes.md` and publish it. See [RELEASE.md](./RELEASE.md) for the upstream companion/repeater/room-server tags.
@@ -228,6 +234,7 @@ Pushing a `v*` tag runs [Build Solo Firmwares](./.github/workflows/build-solo-fi
| `examples/companion_radio/ui-new/` | the solo UI — screens, widgets, `UITask` |
| `src/helpers/ui/` | display drivers, fonts, buttons, buzzer |
| `variants/<board>/` | per-board `platformio.ini`, `target.h`, `target.cpp` |
| `solo/<board>/` | that board's solo (`*_solo_dual`) environment — kept separate from `variants/` so this fork's Solo-specific additions don't mix into configs upstream/other forks also carry |
| `docs/solo_features/` | user documentation for this fork |
| `docs/design/`, `docs/development/` | developer notes and the feature roadmap |
| `tools/` | host-side helpers (screenshot, GPX export, font conversion) |