Add an automated task to upload archive of master
This commit adds a `cache-repo` step in the `sync` stage of the CI build. It builds a cached .tar.gz of the master branch with full history so that the deltas and uploads it to Google Cloud Storage. This archive is downloaded by a script defined by a CI/CD variable named CI_PRE_CLONE_SCRIPT. This has two benefits: 1. It speeds up builds. A 800 MB download only takes seconds. 2. It significantly reduces load on the file server. Smaller deltas means less time spent in git pack-objects. Since the destination directory of the archive depends on the project ID, this is only run on GitLab.com. CI_REPO_CACHE_CREDENTIALS contains the Google Cloud service account JSON for uploading to the gitlab-ci-git-repo-cache bucket. These credentials are stored in the Production vault. Note that this bucket should be located in the same continent as the runner, or network egress charges will apply: https://cloud.google.com/storage/pricing Closes https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/issues/39134
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