[joshblack]

Follow up to #8562.

This PR enables React Compiler for ButtonBase, which is shared by Button, IconButton, and LinkButton. We move development-only validation into useDevOnlyEffect so it reads the attached DOM ref after commit instead of during render.

Production interactions and public APIs stay unchanged.

Changelog

New

Changed

• Enable React Compiler for ButtonBase.
• Update development-only validation to run after the DOM ref is attached.

Removed

Rollout strategy

Selected minor for the compiler rollout, consistent with the earlier entries in this stack. No consumer migration is needed.

• No changes needed in github/github-ui
• Needs changes in github/github-ui
• Ships with feature flag(s)
• Not sure
• None

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Latest commit: 762d6d8

The changes in this PR will be included in the next version bump.

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The focused changes preserve production behavior and include targeted regression coverage; no blocking issues were identified.

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What changed in this PR

Continues the React Compiler rollout by enabling optimization for the shared ButtonBase component without changing public APIs.

Changes:

• Enables React Compiler for ButtonBase.
• Moves development-only validation after commit and adds regression coverage.
• Adds a minor-release changeset.

File	Description
packages/​react/​src/​Button/​ButtonBase.tsx	Runs validation through useDevOnlyEffect.
packages/​react/​src/​Button/​__tests__/​Button.test.tsx	Tests validation after ref attachment.
packages/​react/​script/​react-compiler.mjs	Removes the ButtonBase compiler exclusion.
.changeset/​react-compiler-button-base.md	Documents the rendering performance improvement.

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