make.tcl bootsupport re-vendor: cli 0.5.2 (mkzip fallback operative for make.tcl runs); project 0.17.6

Assisted-by: harness=claude; primary-model=claude-fable-5; api-location=anthropic.com

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ The latest `## [X.Y.Z]` header must match the `version` field in `punkproject.to
 Entries are newest-first; one bullet per notable change. See the root `AGENTS.md`
 "Project Versioning" section for the bump policy.
 
+## [0.17.6] - 2026-07-21
+
+- punk::mix::cli 0.5.2: the modpod zip build survives a failing `zipfs mkzip` by falling back to `punk::zip::mkzip` (the established path for zipfs-less interpreters), clearing the partial zip mkzip leaves behind and noting the interpreter + upstream ticket on stderr. Motivation: Tcl 8.7 builds predating core fix `c971e6c7c4` (tkt 7d5f1c13089d463e7796, "zipfs mkzip broken on Windows dotfiles") die with "non-unique path name" on dot-prefixed entries — hit by the templates modpod's layout `.fossil-custom` payloads when building under 8.7a6. Fallback-built modpods verified mounting identically under 9.0.3 and 8.7a6.
+
 ## [0.17.5] - 2026-07-21
 
 - punk86 kit restored to the build: mapped in `src/runtime/mapvfs.config` as tclkit-win64-dyn-8617 (Tcl 8.6.17) + punk8win.vfs, replacing the unmapped tclkit8613-era build whose fossilized kit-stamped `punk::args` 0.1.0 broke runtests under the kit ("invalid command name punk::args::define" - a stale registration satisfies an unversioned require, so `package unknown` never scans the modern paths). All kits rebuilt after a `vfscommonupdate`, so shipped kits now carry punkcheck 0.6.0 (G-095 lock protocol) and punk::lib 0.5.1.

punkproject.toml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [project]
 name = "punkshell"
-version = "0.17.5"
+version = "0.17.6"
 license = "BSD-2-Clause"

src/bootsupport/modules/punk/mix/cli-0.5.2.tm

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # (C) 2023
 #
 # @@ Meta Begin
-# Application punk::mix::cli 0.5.1
+# Application punk::mix::cli 0.5.2
 # Meta platform     tcl
 # Meta license      <unspecified>
 # @@ Meta End
@@ -951,8 +951,20 @@ namespace eval punk::mix::cli {
                                     set wd [pwd]
                                     cd $buildfolder
                                     puts "zipfs mkzip $zipfile #modpod-$basename-$module_build_version"
-                                    zipfs mkzip $zipfile #modpod-$basename-$module_build_version
+                                    set mkzip_failed [catch {zipfs mkzip $zipfile #modpod-$basename-$module_build_version} errMkzip]
                                     cd $wd
+                                    if {$mkzip_failed} {
+                                        #Known core defect: Tcl 8.7 builds predating core fix c971e6c7c4 error
+                                        #'non-unique path name' on dot-prefixed entries on Windows (core tkt
+                                        #7d5f1c13089d463e7796 'zipfs mkzip broken on Windows dotfiles') - hit by
+                                        #layout .fossil-custom/.fossil-settings payloads in the templates modpod.
+                                        #Fall back to punk::zip::mkzip, the established path for zipfs-less
+                                        #interps (stores unix-style permissions and folder entries - an accepted
+                                        #archive variant; modpod stubs read both shapes).
+                                        puts stderr "zipfs mkzip failed under Tcl [info patchlevel] ($errMkzip) - falling back to punk::zip::mkzip (known pre-c971e6c7c4 Tcl 8.7 zipfs dotfile defect - core tkt 7d5f1c13089d463e7796)"
+                                        catch {file delete -- $zipfile} ;#a failed zipfs mkzip can leave a partial target zip - punk::zip::mkzip refuses to overwrite
+                                        punk::zip::mkzip -base $buildfolder -directory $buildfolder/#modpod-$basename-$module_build_version  -- $zipfile *
+                                    }
 
                                 } else {
                                     #use -base $buildfolder so that -directory is included in the archive - the modpod stub relies on this - and extraction would be potentially messy otherwise
@@ -1652,6 +1664,6 @@ namespace eval punk::mix::cli {
 ##  Ready
 package provide punk::mix::cli [namespace eval punk::mix::cli {
     variable version
-    set version 0.5.1
+    set version 0.5.2
 }]
 return