try manual build for testdeps

.github/workflows/codeql.yml

@@ -87,3 +87,34 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: 'perform analysis'
         uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@192325c86100d080feab897ff886c34abd4c83a3 # v3
+
+  c-tests:
+    name: 'C tests'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      security-events: write
+    steps:
+      - name: 'install prereqs'
+        run: |
+          sudo rm -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/microsoft-prod.list
+          sudo apt-get -o Dpkg::Use-Pty=0 update
+          sudo rm -f /var/lib/man-db/auto-update
+          sudo apt-get -o Dpkg::Use-Pty=0 install libpsl-dev
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: 'initialize'
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@192325c86100d080feab897ff886c34abd4c83a3 # v3
+        with:
+          languages: cpp
+          build-mode: manual
+
+      - name: 'build'
+        run: |
+          cmake -B . -G Ninja
+          cmake --build . --target testdeps
+
+      - name: 'perform analysis'
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@192325c86100d080feab897ff886c34abd4c83a3 # v3