[C++] Vendor backward for better stack traces
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Description
is a neat single-header library which allows capture of very expressive stack traces. It is compatible with c++11 and is cross platform, I think it would greatly improve error reporting in arrow.

In particular, the stack traces provided by a failed DCHECK are much less expressive than they could be and don't include file/line information, while the traces added to statuses by `ARROW_EXTRA_ERROR_CONTEXT` don't include the frame in which the status was constructed- which is frequently the frame which we most need information from. Backward addresses these shortcomings and then some.
**Reporter**: [Ben Kietzman](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ARROW-17311) / @bkietz
**Note**: *This issue was originally created as [ARROW-17311](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ARROW-17311). Please see the [migration documentation](https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/14542) for further details.*
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Research direction
Read the backward-cpp proposal and inspect Arrow's existing stack traces for failed DCHECKs and the traces added by ARROW_EXTRA_ERROR_CONTEXT. Determine how backward could be integrated across supported platforms; done means those traces include the file, line, and relevant status-construction frame described in the issue.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- developer-experience
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100