Fix Node.js binding path to match node-pre-gyp versioning

[afarber]

Fix #7272 by:

• Update BINDING_DIR from lib/binding to lib/binding_napi_v8 to align with node-pre-gyp's versioning
  conventions
• Add file(MAKE_DIRECTORY) to create the binding directory during CMake configuration
• Update all references in lib/index.js, package.json, CI scripts, and documentation

Tasklist

• CHANGELOG.md entry (How to write a changelog entry)
• update relevant Wiki pages
• add tests (see testing documentation)
• review
• adjust for comments

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[afarber]

Hi @DennisOSRM and @SiarheiFedartsou please take a look at my fix

[YoelRidgway]

Thanks for this @afarber. I wasted so much time trying to understand what was going on!

[afarber]

Hi @DennisOSRM please consider merging this fix and then releasing the 6.0.1 version

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Pull request overview

This PR fixes the Node.js binding path to align with node-pre-gyp versioning conventions by updating the binding directory from lib/binding to lib/binding_napi_v8.

Key changes:

• Updated BINDING_DIR in CMakeLists.txt to use lib/binding_napi_v8 and added directory creation during CMake configuration
• Removed the lib/binding_napi_v8 symlink that previously pointed to lib/binding
• Updated all references across code, documentation, CI scripts, and configuration files to use the new path

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File	Description
src/nodejs/CMakeLists.txt	Updates BINDING_DIR variable to new path and adds file(MAKE_DIRECTORY) command to ensure directory exists
lib/index.js	Updates require path to load native binding from new location
src/nodejs/node_osrm.cpp	Updates documentation comments with corrected binary paths
docs/nodejs/api.md	Updates API documentation examples with new binding path
package.json	Updates nodejs-tests script to reference new binary location
scripts/ci/run_benchmarks.sh	Updates benchmark script to use new node_osrm.node path
scripts/ci/node_package.sh	Updates packaging script to check binary in new location
.github/workflows/osrm-backend.yml	Updates commented-out test commands with new binary paths
.gitignore	Updates ignored directory from lib/binding to lib/binding_napi_v8
lib/binding_napi_v8	Removes symlink that previously pointed to binding directory
CHANGELOG.md	Adds entry documenting the fix

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[DennisOSRM]

Good sleuthing finding this fix. 😉