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Chris Tate 64b2a285d5 feat(runtime): ship precompiled macOS artifacts (#248)
* feat(runtime): ship precompiled macOS artifacts

- Add a versioned macOS arm64 runtime pack with deterministic feature selection and artifact verification.
- Link LLVM helper objects against release-built runtime and vendor inputs without compiling user-machine C.
- Wire package publishing, cache validation, documentation, and full-gate coverage for the new path.

* fix(runtime): harden precompiled artifact handling

* fix(runtime): make precompiled artifacts reproducible

* fix(runtime): reject opaque linkers from executable cache

* fix(runtime): normalize precompiled archive metadata

* fix(runtime): harden precompiled artifact caching

* fix(runtime): close executable cache link race

* fix(runtime): stage verified pack artifacts

* fix(runtime): bracket helper cache inputs

* fix(runtime): preserve executable link identity

* fix(runtime): trace selected linker dependencies
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Agent Guide

Guidance for agents (and humans) working on this repository. These conventions apply repo-wide; the docs site under docs/ additionally has its own conventions in docs/AGENTS.md.

Build and test

pnpm install && pnpm -r build   # build the workspace
pnpm test:sandbox              # full gate: ~4m custom image, ~9m cold managed fallback

The ordinary workspace build does not rebuild packaged macOS native artifacts. When changing native assembly/object emission or runtime-pack selection, install CMake, Ninja, and Homebrew llvm@22, then run pnpm --filter @scriptc/llvm-darwin-arm64 build:native and pnpm --filter @scriptc/runtime-darwin-arm64 build:native explicitly. The macOS full test suite also needs those generated artifacts.

Use focused local tests while iterating, then use pnpm test:sandbox whenever a full validation gate is required. It loads Sandbox configuration from the shell and .env.local, runs portable coverage across disposable Linux Sandboxes, and retains the Darwin-native contracts on macOS. Linux hosts run their supported native-clang contracts locally; other hosts retain those checks in the Sandboxes. Both lanes green is the bar before shipping any change.

VERCEL_OIDC_TOKEN is the preferred credential. VERCEL_TOKEN remains supported with explicit VERCEL_TEAM_ID and VERCEL_PROJECT_ID. The custom SCRIPTC_SANDBOX_IMAGE is optional: without it, the gate starts from vercel/sandbox/universal and installs the repository-pinned Node, pnpm, and LLVM toolchain plus workspace dependencies before building. Team/project selection never comes from the image reference. The legacy VCR image command uses VERCEL_TOKEN or the existing Vercel CLI login for authentication; OIDC claims can still provide its team/project scope.

Only when Vercel Sandbox credentials are unavailable, run the slower local fallback:

SCRIPTC_TEST_WORKERS=4 pnpm test                 # plain lane
SCRIPTC_TEST_WORKERS=4 SCRIPTC_SAN=1 pnpm test  # sanitized lane

SCRIPTC_TEST_WORKERS caps the vitest worker pool so concurrent agents don't contend for cores; full local suites also queue behind an advisory lock per lane.

Corpus programs are differential tests against Node: every program runs under Node and as a compiled native binary, and stdout, stderr, and exit codes must match byte-for-byte. A new feature lands with corpus programs that pin its behavior both ways.

Test location follows scope:

  • Co-locate white-box unit tests with implementation files under packages/*/src; name them after the source file (cc.ts → cc.test.ts).
  • Put package-level API and integration tests in packages/*/test.
  • Put cross-package differential, harness, and end-to-end tests in the root tests/ tree.

Keep existing tests in place unless a change already touches their organization; new tests should follow this convention.

Where things live

  • packages/compiler — the frontend (tsc API to IR), the typed IR with validator and serializer, and the LLVM and C backends.
  • packages/runtime — the C runtime compiled into every scriptc binary.
  • packages/cli — scriptc build | run | coverage.
  • tests/ — the differential corpus, diagnostics snapshots, and the harness.
  • docs/ — the documentation site (standalone pnpm workspace); see docs/AGENTS.md.
  • scripts/ — repo tooling, including the release version stamp.

Releases

Releases are maintainer-run; see RELEASING.md.