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goals: note TEMP_REFERENCE/expect-6.0a1 in G-020/G-044/G-061

Readonly reference checkout of the community Tcl 9 port of classic
Expect (alpha, Linux-tested, unix-pty only - no ConPTY/windows
backend). Full assessment in the G-061 notes: reference for expect
primitive semantics, candidate unix-backend tool at arm's length,
pty-allocation reference. G-020/G-044 get pointers, plus stale
"candidate goal drafted" phrasing updated to name G-061.

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  1. 7
      goals/G-020-screencap-input-module.md
  2. 5
      goals/G-044-repl-command-completion.md
  3. 14
      goals/G-061-pseudoconsole-expect.md

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goals/G-020-screencap-input-module.md

@ -102,7 +102,12 @@ navigation - see the preserve-list in goals/G-044 detail) currently has no autom
harness: the underlying editbuf is console-coupled and there is no expect-like system. harness: the underlying editbuf is console-coupled and there is no expect-like system.
This module is the practical near-term bridge on windows: inject keystrokes at a live This module is the practical near-term bridge on windows: inject keystrokes at a live
punkshell window and capture/compare the rendered region. Coarser than a pseudoconsole punkshell window and capture/compare the rendered region. Coarser than a pseudoconsole
expect-alternative (the durable successor - candidate goal drafted 2026-07-11) but expect-alternative (the durable successor - that candidate became G-061) but
available sooner, and it can verify exactly the rendered-behaviour tier that unit tests available sooner, and it can verify exactly the rendered-behaviour tier that unit tests
cannot reach. Worth weighting this goal's priority accordingly when sequencing repl cannot reach. Worth weighting this goal's priority accordingly when sequencing repl
refactor work. refactor work.
Reference material (added 2026-07-21): `TEMP_REFERENCE/expect-6.0a1` (readonly) is
the community Tcl 9 port of classic Expect - unix-pty only, no windows/ConPTY
backend, so it does not displace this module's windows role; see the G-061 detail
file's notes for the full assessment.

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goals/G-044-repl-command-completion.md

@ -125,4 +125,7 @@ Testability findings (spikes 2026-07-11):
just a feature goal. just a feature goal.
- Interactive end-to-end verification tiers: G-020 (screencap+input injection) as the - Interactive end-to-end verification tiers: G-020 (screencap+input injection) as the
near-term windows-only harness; a pseudoconsole (ConPTY/pty) expect-alternative as near-term windows-only harness; a pseudoconsole (ConPTY/pty) expect-alternative as
the durable cross-platform mechanism (candidate goal drafted 2026-07-11). the durable cross-platform mechanism - that candidate became G-061. Reference
material for the latter (added 2026-07-21): `TEMP_REFERENCE/expect-6.0a1`
(readonly), the community Tcl 9 port of classic Expect (unix-pty only, no
ConPTY) - assessment recorded in the G-061 detail file's notes.

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@ -70,6 +70,20 @@ expect-like primitives over a REAL pseudo-terminal:
## Notes ## Notes
- Reference material (added 2026-07-21): `TEMP_REFERENCE/expect-6.0a1` is a readonly
checkout of the community Tcl 9 port of classic Expect (contributions from Steve
Shaw, Paul Obermeier, OpenMandriva, Ashok P. Nadkarni; per its README: builds on
Tcl 8.6 and 9.x, work-in-progress alpha, only Linux tested). It is unix-pty only -
it contains NO ConPTY/windows backend (the `_WIN32` occurrences are
autoconf/tcl.m4 boilerplate) - so it does not solve this goal's windows side.
Its value here: (a) the authoritative reference for expect primitive semantics
this harness mirrors - spawn/send/expect/interact, timeout and eof handling,
pattern matching over the pty byte stream (exp_command.c, exp_inter.c,
exp_event.c, exp_chan.c); (b) a concrete candidate for the "existing tool at
arm's length" option for the unix backend (see open implementation questions
above) - a Tcl 9-compatible expect proper may serve as the unix pty driver,
with the harness contract layered over it; (c) its pty allocation code
(pty_termios.c etc) as reference if we build our own openpty shim instead.
- Related: [[G-044]] (completion/hinting - consumes this for its own verification), - Related: [[G-044]] (completion/hinting - consumes this for its own verification),
[[G-001]] (fake-console unit tier), [[G-020]] (screen-capture tier), [[G-059]] (WSL [[G-001]] (fake-console unit tier), [[G-020]] (screen-capture tier), [[G-059]] (WSL
execution pattern), [[G-060]] (guest-driving contract - a pty harness inside a QEMU execution pattern), [[G-060]] (guest-driving contract - a pty harness inside a QEMU

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