workflows: explicitly add a dummy ext/ directory

Having it checked in to git caused problems with Grist Desktop and Grist Static because their build processes expected to have nothing there, as well as interfering with checking out Grist Core as a submodule. So we do this instead.
gristlabs · Jul 11, 2024 · a437dfa · a437dfa
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker_latest.yml b/.github/workflows/docker_latest.yml
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ref: ${{ env.BRANCH }}
 
+      - name: Add a dummy ext/ directory
+        run:
+          mkdir ext && touch ext/dummy
+
       - name: Check out the ext/ directory
         if: matrix.image.name != 'grist-oss'
         run: buildtools/checkout-ext-directory.sh ${{ matrix.image.repo }}

diff --git a/ext/README.md b/ext/README.md