Tier 3 code improvements (from BUILD-SYSTEM-ASSESSMENT-2026-07-18 Part 6.2):
- Q2: Add run_command_with_retry() helper with exponential backoff (1s, 2s, 4s).
Wrap download_wget and git clone with 3 attempts. Git clone closure cleans
partial tmp dir between retries (git refuses non-empty clone targets).
- Q3: Preserve auto_deps.toml alongside dep_hashes.toml in binary store publish
(repo_builder.rs). Restore path prefers the preserved copy, falling back to
declared-depends-only reconstruction only when the preserved copy is absent
(e.g. published by an older cookbook). Preserves full ELF dynamic dep graph.
- Q4: DepHashes::read now returns Result<Option<Self>, String> discriminating
'missing' (legitimate first build, fall back to mtime) from 'corrupt' (loud
WARN + force rebuild). Closes a silent-swallow gap where a corrupt
dep_hashes.toml produced an incorrect mtime-fallback rebuild.
- Q6: Standardize error reporting in repo.rs nonstop path to {:#} format,
matching the pattern established in the earlier Tier 1 message commit.
Tier 1 message fixes (remaining items from assessment Part 5.3/5.4):
- M26: build-redbear.sh:569 '30-60 minutes' -> config-dependent range
- A6/A8: Makefile container messages add remediation hint
- B3: mk/config.mk sccache hint adds install guidance
- H2: mk/qemu.mk Unsupported ARCH lists supported values
- mk/redbear.mk comment 'fully-patched' -> 'versioned'
Verification: cargo check 0 errors, cargo test --lib 35/35 passed,
cargo clippy 0 new warnings vs baseline, make -n live + validate clean.
Phase 1 remediation of the build-system assessment:
- Makefile: wire 'validate' target into build/live/reimage flows; surface
lint-config and init-service validators as a first-class gate.
- mk/disk.mk: add 'validate' target running lint-config, init-service
validator, and file-ownership validator; suppress noisy unmount warnings
that masked real failures.
- mk/redbear.mk: add source-fingerprint tracking so integrate-redbear.sh
re-runs when local/recipes, local/Assets, or local/firmware change.
- src/cook/cook_build.rs: atomic dep_hashes.toml write (tmp + rename) to
prevent torn-write cache corruption; binary-store restore now checks
dep_hashes before silent restore; fix production bug in
collect_files_recursive that silently dropped subdirectories whose
name matched an exclude pattern.
- src/cook/fetch.rs, src/cook/fetch_repo.rs: harden atomic patch
application and protected-recipe gating.
- AGENTS.md, local/AGENTS.md, local/docs/COLLISION-DETECTION-STATUS.md:
sync collision-detection status to 'implemented (Phase 15.0)' now that
CollisionTracker is wired across all four installer layers
(installer submodule pointer tracked separately in 13cc6fb0c3).
Verified: cargo check (0 errors), cargo test --lib (35/35 passed),
cargo clippy (0 new warnings vs baseline), make -n validate, make -n live.
fstools.mk: Use canonical local/sources/ paths for installer and redoxfs
cargo install --path. The recipes/ symlink chain caused cargo to resolve
path dependencies (../libredox, ../redoxfs, ../syscall) relative to the
recipe directory instead of the canonical source location, breaking
the host build.
bison: Add cross-compilation cache variables for POSIX spawn support.
Gnulib's configure couldn't detect the system spawn.h during cross-compile,
causing generated lib/spawn.h to omit #include_next, leaving
POSIX_SPAWN_* constants undefined.
Previously only gcc-install was patched. Recipes use sysroot copy
which is a copy of relibc-install (NOT gcc-install), so the cstdlib
strtold fix never propagated to the actual compilation environment.
Patch both sysroot and redoxer toolchain copies.
Add explicit #include <stdlib.h> after #include_next <stdlib.h> in
GCC 13 cstdlib. This ensures ::strtold is declared before the
using-directives execute. Previously relibc's declaration was
not visible to the C++ wrapper.
Reverted unjustified ignores: qt6-sensors, kf6-ki18n, kf6-kidletime,
kf6-kwayland, redbear-greeter — per project policy: fix, don't ignore.
Also reverted kf6-ki18n to full build (stub removed).
Add redbear-usb-storage-check in-guest binary that validates USB mass
storage read and write I/O: discovers /scheme/disk/ devices, writes a
test pattern to sector 2048, reads it back, verifies match, restores
original content. Updates test-usb-storage-qemu.sh with write-proof
verification step.
Includes all accumulated Red Bear OS work: kernel patches, relibc
patches, driver infrastructure, DRM/GPU, KDE recipes, firmware,
validation tooling, build system hardening, and documentation.
5-phase hardening to prevent silent file-layer collisions (the D-Bus
regression class):
Phase 1: lint-config-paths.sh + make lint-config in depends.mk
Phase 2: CollisionTracker in installer (content-hash comparison)
Phase 3: installs manifests in recipe.toml + validate-file-ownership.sh
Phase 4: validate-init-services.sh + make validate in disk.mk
Phase 5: documentation (AGENTS.md, BUILD-SYSTEM-HARDENING-PLAN.md)
Both redbear-mini and redbear-full build and validate clean.
66 declared install paths in base, zero conflicts.
- Fixed repo .pkgar count: 13 (was 15 claimed). Updated all docs.
- Fixed stage-only count: 23 (was 21).
- Removed last stale '9 KF6 reach image' text from bottom line.
- Removed stale '22 additional recipes need enablement' text.
- Live ISO path now depends on 'sources' target (archival parity
with harddrive.img path).
- All counts now verified against actual repo artifacts.
make distclean now documents that local/ is protected and will NOT be deleted. Add make distclean-nuclear as the only path that can touch local overlay sources (requires REDBEAR_ALLOW_LOCAL_UNFETCH=1). Add unfetch risk comments in mk/repo.mk for local overlay recipes.
Consolidate the active desktop path around redbear-full while landing the greeter/session stack and the runtime fixes needed to keep Wayland and KWin bring-up moving forward.
Adds --bootloader and --filesystem to installer help text. Fixes
fstools host build by symlinking local/ directory alongside recipes/
so the ext4-blockdev path dependency resolves correctly.
integrate-redbear.sh is an idempotent overlay setup script: creates symlinks for custom recipes, patches, and configs; stages branding assets and firmware into local recipe sources; writes a tag file for the build system. mk/redbear.mk wires it as a make target with Podman support.
Replace all 'rbos'/'RBOS' references with 'redbear'/'Red Bear OS'
across the build system, scripts, docs, and configs. Renamed files:
rbos.ipxe → redbear.ipxe
assets/rbos-icon.png → assets/redbear-icon.png
recipes/system/rbos-info → recipes/system/redbear-info
Added redbear-info: a system tool that enumerates all Red Bear OS
custom components, checks runtime availability via scheme paths and
binary presence, and prints status/test info. Supports --verbose,
--json, and --test output modes. Zero external dependencies.
Derivative of Redox OS (https://www.redox-os.org) adding:
- AMD GPU driver (amdgpu) via LinuxKPI compat layer
- ext4 filesystem support (ext4d scheme daemon)
- ACPI fixes for AMD bare metal (x2APIC, DMAR, IVRS, MCFG)
- Custom branding (hostname, os-release, boot identity)
Build system is full upstream Redox with RBOS overlay in local/.
Patches for kernel, base, and relibc are symlinked from local/patches/
and protected from make clean/distclean. Custom recipes live in
local/recipes/ with symlinks into the recipes/ search path.
Build: make all CONFIG_NAME=redbear-full
Sync: ./local/scripts/sync-upstream.sh
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