Cross-build staging surface (both payloads in parity, rewrapped polyglot,
layout copy + .ps1 twin refreshed, roundtrip pin PASS):
- fetch/list/use accept -platform <p> (punkbin platform-DIR names, never
zig triples); resolution: -platform arg > PUNK_RUNTIME_PLATFORM env >
detected local platform; shape-only lowercase validation (server URL
paths are case-sensitive - ps1 uses -cnotmatch; default -notmatch is
case-insensitive and passed Win32-X86_64-class typos in testing).
- foreign fetch requires an explicit runtime name (fetch defaults only
make sense for the platform you stand on).
- use -platform manages that folder's active.toml/materialization - the
marker travels with the folder when deployed (provisioning story; unix
exec bits restored at deploy time).
- list flags !TARGET-MISMATCH when a runtime's metadata target disagrees
with the folder it sits in (cross-fetch misfiling guard).
- run stays LOCAL ONLY: rejects a leading -platform, ignores the env
override, later args pass through to the runtime untouched.
- new 'help' action (actions, options, env vars, examples) and a real
usage block on no-args invocation (was a bare action list).
- bash FreeBSD platform dir aligned to punkbin's actual freebsd-x86_64
(was freebsd-amd64; the G-105 platform-dir naming-alignment item).
Verified on both payloads directly and through the wrapped cmd: noargs,
help, local list unchanged, foreign use-materialization + mismatch flags,
foreign-fetch refusal, run guard, env override (and run's immunity to
it), bad-name validation. Project 0.17.9.
Assisted-by: harness=claude; primary-model=claude-fable-5; api-location=anthropic.com
Scriptset extension (ps1 + bash payloads in parity, rewrapped polyglot,
layout-shipped copy + untracked .ps1 twin refreshed, roundtrip pin PASS):
- list: per-runtime summary parsed from the <rootname>.toml metadata record
beside each runtime (variant, tcl patchlevel, revision, piperepl on/off,
from=<artifact> on materialized working copies).
- use <artifact-r<N>-name>: materializes the immutable artifact into its
WORKING name (minus -r<N>) with the metadata toml copied alongside, then
selects it - the G-103 naming decision's artifact->working mapping, so
republishing never churns consumers. use <workingname> unchanged.
- fetch of -r<N> artifacts also retrieves the metadata toml from punkbin
(absence tolerated for pre-family runtimes).
- rootname handling strips only .exe (dotted patchlevels break last-dot
stripping for extensionless unix names); same exe_split fix applied to
family_artifacts.tcl artifact/toml naming for the G-105 cross-target
future. Candidate listing excludes directories and .log files (parity
cleanup; bash side previously listed directories).
Verified on the wrapped bin/punk-runtime.cmd (powershell 5 branch) and the
bash payload under git-bash: all three family members materialized from
their -r1 artifacts with metadata shown in list, and 'punk-runtime run'
launched the active punk family runtime (9.0.5, piperepl machinery,
//zipfs:/app/tcl_library). Project 0.17.7.
Assisted-by: harness=claude; primary-model=claude-fable-5; api-location=anthropic.com
The remaining pre-policy punkshell-own bin utilities take the punk- prefix
(bin/AGENTS.md policy, G-096); external-tool wrappers (dtplite/sdx/kettle)
and getpunk stay unprefixed. No behaviour changes ride along.
- runtime scriptset: sources/toml renamed (src/scriptapps/bin/punk-runtime.*),
the eight ps1 usage/guidance messages now say punk-runtime.cmd, the bash
payload's filename-derivation comment example updated; REWRAPPED ->
bin/punk-runtime.cmd (checkfile clean) with the .ps1 twin regenerated as a
byte-copy. The roundtrip + checkfile pins retarget the new names and pass.
- tclargs + bits: sources/tomls renamed; bin artifacts moved BYTE-FAITHFULLY
(git mv, no rewrap): a pre-rename drift check showed both carry
pre-template-refresh wraps (477-byte delta = the template's 2025
wmic-deprecation timestamp fix; runtime was in sync). Regenerating them is
a behaviour change and is deliberately not smuggled into the rename -
recorded in the goal. Fresh .ps1 twins cut from the current .cmds; stale
untracked bits.bat/bits.ps1/tclargs.ps1/runtime.ps1 removed.
- selfsign experiments: SELFSIGN.PS1 -> punk-selfsign.ps1 (case normalized),
wrap toml + cert-create script renamed; the four untracked bin experiment
scripts renamed on disk; the exported .cer is not a script and keeps its
name.
- runtimebash_wsl.test: functional staged-filename sites updated (bash
./punk-runtime.bash; solo-fixture cp) along with comments.
- Docs: bin/AGENTS.md (examples, policy paragraph records the sweep, runtime
contract section, pin pointer corrected to runtimecmd_roundtrip.test),
src/scriptapps/AGENTS.md, root AGENTS.md, README.md, src/README.md,
untracked bin/runtime/README.md, G-060 reference, libunknown comment (src
copy; root modules/ + bootsupport copies catch up on their re-vendor
cycles).
Suites green: scriptwrap + binscripts 26 run / 25 passed / 1 constraint-skip
/ 0 failed - the roundtrip pin passes against the renamed artifact.
Discovered and recorded for user decision (goal Progress): the project
LAYOUT stores ship stale utility copies - runtime.cmd (2025-era payload) and
getzig.cmd (the G-096 rename missed this channel) - so generated projects
still receive old-named utilities; folding the layout channel into this
goal's scope vs a layout-sync mechanism is flagged.
Assisted-by: harness=claude; primary-model=claude-fable-5; api-location=anthropic.com
The zig version is now the first argument (default = the suite pin,
0.16.0) and each version installs into tools/zig-x86_64-windows-<version>
- the zip's own root folder name, so the old rename-to-tools/zig step and
its post-ExtractToDirectory lock retry/GC dance are gone. Installed-check
warns if the exe's reported version mismatches its versioned folder.
Documented limitations: dev builds (/builds/) and pre-0.14.1 releases
(old zig-<os>-<arch> naming) are not handled - the punkbin flat tools/
mirror path covers those if one must be pinned. The bash side stays an
honest stub with the same argument convention.
Rewrapped via scriptwrap::multishell (punk905_beta src script) ->
bin/punk-getzig.cmd (the untracked .ps1 twin byte-synced locally).
Verified all four paths through the polyglot: explicit present version,
no-arg default, existing-zip verify+extract (0.15.2 zip with no dir), and
the FULL network path (0.15.2 artifacts removed then re-materialized:
mirror latency selection -> download zip+minisig -> signature verified ->
versioned extract -> ZIG VERSION 0.15.2). G-096's remaining item is now
the final clean-checkout re-verification only.
Assisted-by: harness=claude; primary-model=claude-fable-5; api-location=anthropic.com
The build016 experiment port lands in the tracked recipe (root_module/
createModule creation, addLibrary+linkage, .root_module.* method sweep,
linkSystemLibrary options arg, array_list.Managed, Io.Dir dir-walks with
b.graph.io, wrapfiletofile ported to the 0.16 entry/Io idiom). 0.14 support
deprecated per user direction; 0.14.1 remains archived on punkbin. Verified
on the pinned default (bin/tools/zig-x86_64-windows-0.16.0): build PASS,
shells 9.0.5, tcl-test parity 557/357/200/0 identical to the 0.14.1 build.
punk-getzig payload pins -> 0.16.0 (windows zip + linux tarball), re-wrapped
checkfile ERROR-free, ps1 twin refreshed. punkbin commit 54714d7 holds the
0.16.0 archive; push pending gitea recovery (server currently 500s).
Assisted-by: harness=claude; primary-model=claude-fable-5; api-location=anthropic.com
Scriptset (src/scriptapps/bin) and the generated bin wrapper renamed; the
untracked bin/getzig.ps1 twin replaced by punk-getzig.ps1 (byte-copy of the
.cmd - launchability convenience for cmd.exe-or-powershell starts). Payload
improvements: self-references updated, and the ziglang.org release URL now
derives its version from the single $releasearchive pin (was a separately
hardcoded 0.15.1 vs the 0.15.2 archive). Re-wrapped via scriptwrap multishell;
checkfile ERROR-free (the two boundary-scan warnings are the documented-normal
polyglot ones). bin/AGENTS.md gains the punk- naming policy section
(exceptions: dtplite/sdx/kettle wrappers, getpunk; sweep of bits/runtime/
tclargs/selfsign is G-097).
Assisted-by: harness=claude; primary-model=claude-fable-5; api-location=anthropic.com
'dev doc.validate' invokes a bare dtplite command which the repl
unknown-handler resolves via auto_execok on PATH - no dtplite executable
existed (only the legacy misnamed bin/dtplite_run.bat), giving
"invalid command name dtplite".
- src/scriptapps/dtplite.tcl: LF-converted (polyglot payloads are embedded
verbatim into the LF-only multishell output); fall back to the
project-vendored tcllib (src/vendorlib_tcl9/<arch>/tcllib*) when the
invoking tclsh lacks the dtplite package
- src/scriptapps/dtplite_wrap.toml: new scriptset config (tclsh nextshell
on all platforms)
- bin/dtplite.cmd: generated polyglot via
punk::mix::commandset::scriptwrap::multishell (checkfile-clean, LF-only)
- src/tests/shell/testsuites/binscripts/dtplite.test: artifact pins
(LF-only, checkfile, byte-identical round-trip re-wrap) + execution
usecases (usage error, validate good/bad file, validate directory tree,
html generation) - 8/8 pass under runtests
- AGENTS.md (bin, src/scriptapps): record the dtplite scriptset, its test
pin and the LF-only payload requirement
- punkproject.toml: 0.12.22 -> 0.12.23
Verified: 'dev doc.validate' in punk902z src validates all 64
src/doc .man files clean. The doctools pipeline remains interim -
punk::args is the intended doc source of truth.
Assisted-by: harness=claude; primary-model=claude-fable-5; api-location=anthropic.com
- list -remote against an unreachable artifact server now warns and compares using the previously fetched sha1sums.txt instead of dying on an unhandled Invoke-WebRequest error (parity with the bash payload); no cached copy -> clear error + return
- the fetch path always fell through silently to a cached sha1sums.txt on download failure - it now announces "proceeding with cached copy" (behaviour unchanged, messaging explicit)
- fixed latent undefined-variable bug: the list -remote branch created the runtime folder with $container (only defined in the fetch branch) - now $archfolder
- bin/runtime.cmd regenerated (checkfile clean, roundtrip pin green 9 pass + 1 skip); verified live: unreachable PUNKBIN_URL -> cached-fallback table renders (tclsfe-x64 "Same version" against the punkbin pin), normal fetch path unchanged
Assisted-by: harness=claude; primary-model=claude-fable-5; api-location=anthropic.com
- bash/zsh payload gains list -remote parity with the powershell payload: local-vs-server sha1 comparison table (Same version / UPDATE AVAILABLE / not listed on server, plus remote-only entries), falling back to a cached sha1sums.txt with a warning when the server is unreachable (the powershell version has no cached fallback - candidate backport)
- both payloads: artifact server base url overridable via PUNKBIN_URL (mirrors/testing - also what makes the new feature testable offline)
- first real catch for the 512-byte label guard: the payload growth pushed the template's :exit_multishell target label across a boundary from its callsite (checkfile ERROR at wrap time); fixed with a documented byte-alignment spacer comment at the end of runtime.bash, and the resize-the-spacer workflow recorded in bin/AGENTS.md
- bin/runtime.cmd regenerated via scriptwrap (roundtrip pin green; multishell suite 9 pass + 1 skip on 9.0.3 and 8.7); runtime.bash syntax-checked under bash and zsh; windows list/use/run sanity re-verified
Assisted-by: harness=claude; primary-model=claude-fable-5; api-location=anthropic.com
- run no longer launches the last runtime alphabetically: resolution is PUNK_ACTIVE_RUNTIME env override -> bin/runtime/<platform>/active.toml (constrained single-key toml, written by the new 'use <name>' subcommand, marked with * in list, covered by the existing bin/* VCS ignores) -> sole installed candidate -> error listing candidates. First fetch sets active only when none recorded; later fetches never steal it. Stale active (file removed) reported with reselect guidance.
- bash/zsh payload fetch reaches checksum parity with the powershell payload: fetches sha1sums.txt, locates the stored hash, skips when the local copy matches, downloads to .tmp and installs only on sha1 match; sha1 tool detection (sha1sum/shasum/sha1/openssl) with refusal of unverified downloads when none present; optional runtime-name argument added (fetch <name>)
- fixes: powershell "stored hash from sha1sums.txt" printed an undefined variable ($storedhash -> $stored_sha1); bash MSYS branch invalid assignment (interp = ...); candidate listings for run/list/use exclude .tmp leftovers and non-runtime files (a stray .txt could previously be selected by run)
- runtime scriptset sources relocated to src/scriptapps/bin (proper home alongside getzig.*); bin/runtime.cmd regenerated via scriptwrap from the new location - roundtrip test path updated, suite green on 9.0.3 (8 pass + unix-gated skip), runtime.bash syntax-checked under bash and zsh
- verified live on windows: multiple-runtimes-no-active errors with candidates (previously silently launched tksfe-twapi-x64), use/list/run against tclsfe-x64 and env override to tclsh902z, fetch no-steal + first-fetch auto-set, checksum-match no-download path
- docs: bin/AGENTS.md documents the fetch/use/run contract and updated generated-polyglot workflow paths; src/scriptapps/AGENTS.md scriptset-home wording updated
Assisted-by: harness=claude; primary-model=claude-fable-5; api-location=anthropic.com
- new src/tests/modules/punk/mix/testsuites/scriptwrap/multishell.test (9 tests, green on tcl 9.0.3 + 8.7, unix exec case constraint-gated): scriptset wrap via the module-provided punk.multishell.cmd template (payloads + _wrap.toml fixture) - output produced, MULTISHELL magic line, payloads embedded verbatim, configured win32 nextshell present, LF-only endings, byte-identical re-wrap determinism; checkfile 512-byte label/boundary validation reports no label location errors for a fresh wrap AND for the committed bin/runtime.cmd; the runtime scriptset ROUND-TRIP pin - re-wrapping src/scriptapps runtime.ps1+runtime.bash+runtime_wrap.toml reproduces bin/runtime.cmd byte for byte (verified identical before pinning), so hand-edits to the output or unregenerated payload changes both fail; execution smoke - cmd.exe runs the polyglot and dispatches the powershell payload (windows), sh payload execution gated to unix (on windows the shell layer deliberately relaunches via the win32 nextshell)
- guidance strengthened so "fix bin/<name>.cmd" routes to sources: root AGENTS.md bin/ index entry now states the .cmd polyglots are scriptwrap-generated from src/scriptapps; bin/AGENTS.md gains a "Generated polyglot .cmd scripts - never edit in place" section with the 4-step fix workflow (edit payloads/toml, re-wrap with multishell -askme 0, heed checkfile ERRORs, commit source + regenerated output together); src/scriptapps/AGENTS.md documents the scriptset->bin/*.cmd relationship and regeneration command; tests index updated
- context: the polyglot technique is deliberately maintained despite fragility (user direction 2026-07-10) until hiding techniques close in the underlying languages - these pins are the guardrails
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The dash-delimited launch package modes of built punk shells (dev/os/src/
internal, implemented in src/vfs/_config/punk_main.tcl) had no agent-facing
record. bin/AGENTS.md now documents the mode grammar and, in operational
terms, the src mode that matters for verifying working-tree changes:
exe-location-based project-root discovery, the source module paths it
prepends, package prefer latest (dev 999999.0a1.0 modules beating
kit-stamped snapshots), and how 'package present' distinguishes a src-mode
session from a plain kit launch. Also records the both-Tcl-generations
interactive verification convention (a Tcl 8.6-based shell plus the current
Tcl 9-based incarnation, deliberately not version-pinned) and the role of
the plain runtime kits under bin/runtime/ for punk-free probes.
Root AGENTS.md Child DOX Index gains the bin/ entry, and .gitignore gains
a !/bin/AGENTS.md negation alongside the other source-controlled bin items
(the /bin/* ignore is why no doc lived there before).
Assisted-by: harness=claude; primary-model=claude-fable-5; api-location=anthropic.com