Add GraalVM native-image question & answer to FAQ

[msgilligan]

This PR was suggested by @Vampire in Issue #2169.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Documentation
  • Added FAQ entry explaining that Spock tests are incompatible with GraalVM native-image due to their reliance on dynamic Groovy/JVM features.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

A new FAQ entry was added explaining that Spock tests cannot be compiled and run with GraalVM native-image due to their dependency on dynamic Groovy/JVM features, with a reference to Issue #2169.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
Documentation docs/faq.adoc	Added new FAQ entry clarifying incompatibility between Spock tests and GraalVM native-image, referencing dynamic language requirements.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 1 (Trivial) | ⏱️ ~2 minutes

Poem

🐰 A question was asked, so clear and so true,
About Spock and GraalVM—what tests cannot do,
Dynamic Groovy magic needs freedom to dance,
Native-image binaries just won't give it a chance! ✨

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Title check	✅ Passed	The title accurately describes the main change—adding a GraalVM native-image Q&A entry to the FAQ documentation.
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Greptile Summary

Adds a new FAQ entry to docs/faq.adoc explaining that Spock tests cannot be compiled and run with GraalVM native-image due to their reliance on dynamic Groovy/JVM features. The entry links to Issue #2169 for further details.

• Adds one new Q&A section to the FAQ documentation
• Follows existing AsciiDoc formatting conventions in the file
• No code changes; documentation-only PR

Confidence Score: 5/5

• This PR is safe to merge — it is a minimal, documentation-only change with no code impact.
• The PR adds 5 lines of documentation to an existing FAQ file. The AsciiDoc syntax is correct and consistent with the rest of the file. There are no code changes, no logic changes, and no risk of regressions.
• No files require special attention.

Important Files Changed

Filename	Overview
docs/faq.adoc	Adds a new FAQ entry clarifying that Spock tests are not compatible with GraalVM native-image, with a link to the relevant GitHub issue. No issues found.

Flowchart

%%{init: {'theme': 'neutral'}}%%
flowchart TD
    A["docs/faq.adoc"] --> B["Existing FAQ entries"]
    A --> C["New: GraalVM native-image Q&A"]
    C --> D["Links to Issue #2169"]
    B --> E["Optional dependencies"]
    B --> F["ByteBuddy vs CGLIB"]

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Codecov Report

✅ All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests.
✅ Project coverage is 82.16%. Comparing base (9c6342c) to head (15432e9).

Additional details and impacted files

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