Pace build optional CI

.github/workflows/pace-build-ci.yml

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+name: NASA/NOAA Pace repository build test
+
+on:
+    workflow_dispatch:
+
+defaults:
+    run:
+        shell: bash
+
+jobs:
+    build_pace:
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        strategy:
+            matrix:
+                python-version: [3.8.10]
+
+        steps:
+        - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+          with:
+                repository: '[email protected]:GEOS-ESM/pace.git'
+                ref: 911368
+                submodules: 'recursive'
+        - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+          uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+          with:
+                python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        - name: Install dependencies & pull correct DaCe
+          run: |
+            cd pace
+            python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+            pip install -e external/gt4py
+            pip install -e external/dace
+            pip install -r requirements_dev.txt
+            cd external/dace
+            git checkout ${{ github.sha }}
+            cd ../..
+        - name: Download data
+          run: |
+            cd pace
+            mkdir -p test_data
+            cd test_data
+            wget https://portal.nccs.nasa.gov/datashare/astg/smt/pace-regression-data/8.1.3_c12_6_ranks_standard.Remapping.tar.gz
+            tar -xzvf 8.1.3_c12_6_ranks_standard.Remapping.tar.gz
+            cd ../..
+        - name: Run regression test of Remapping
+          run: |
+            export FV3_DACEMODE=BuildAndRun
+            export PACE_CONSTANTS=GFS
+            cd pace
+            pytest -v -s --data_path=./test_data/8.1.3/c12_6ranks_standard/dycore \
+                --backend=dace:cpu --which_modules=Remapping --which_rank=0 \
+                --threshold_overrides_file=./fv3core/tests/savepoint/translate/overrides/standard.yaml \
+                ./fv3core/tests/savepoint