Phase 10.2: Fix kernel fork upstream tag in fork-upstream-map.toml.
- Kernel fork Cargo.toml claimed '0.5.12+rb0.3.1' tracking
upstream tag 0.5.12 which does not exist remotely.
- Every preflight run showed: 'WARN: kernel: couldn't ls-remote
... tag 0.5.12, skipping content check'
- Verified: fork vs upstream 0.6.0 diff shows 316 files changed
(41K insertions, 21K deletions) — fork is substantively diverged.
- Fix: mark kernel as 'diverged' mode (like bootloader+installer)
tracking 0.6.0 tag. The tag 0.6.0 is the nearest existing tag.
Content check is skipped (diverged mode) — honest about state.
Phase 10.3: Fix AGENTS.md 'partially implemented' claim.
- The old text claimed fork version detection was 'partially
implemented via Cargo's own lockfile collision errors' — this
was from the 2026-04 era.
- Now fully implemented across 5 tools: sync-versions.sh,
verify-fork-versions.sh, verify-patch-content.py, bump-fork.sh,
push-fork-branches.sh. The full tool inventory is in
local/docs/HOOKS.md (10 tools as of Phase 9.2).
After Phase 10.2, verify-fork-versions.sh output changes:
Before: 'WARN: kernel: couldn't ls-remote ... tag 0.5.12'
After: 'WARN: kernel is in diverged mode — content check skipped'
(consistent with bootloader and installer warnings)
Build system improvements after Phase 2.0 / 2.1 / 2.2 patch work:
1. New 'diverged' mode in local/fork-upstream-map.toml:
- bootloader + installer marked 'diverged' (massive Red Bear work
that diverges from upstream tag)
- verify-fork-versions.sh: 'diverged' = WARN (advisory only)
with REDBEAR_STRICT_DIVERGED_CHECK=1 to escalate back to ERROR
for operators who want strict enforcement.
2. Bug fix in verify-fork-versions.sh (Phase 2.4):
The local_non_patch computation was using 'find local-patches/<fork>'
to get patch file names, NOT their actual git-apply --numstat output.
Fixed to use 'git apply --numstat' so files modified by a patch
are properly subtracted from 'only_local'.
3. Per-fork declarative expected-differ list:
- libredox: src/lib.rs (F_DUPFD_CLOEXEC + AcpiVerb re-export at
fork commit 6908adc) — fork has diverged via direct commit, not
via a local/patches/ file. Algorithm now recognizes this as
INTEGRATED.
- installer: gui/* files (TUI GUI added via prior fork merge;
recognized as INTEGRATED rather than 'non-patch file' error).
4. libredox fork cleanup:
- Removed .cargo-ok + .cargo_vcs_info.json from tracking (cargo
metadata that should be in .gitignore, not source control)
- Added /Cargo.lock to .gitignore (matches upstream .gitignore)
- This unblocks verify-fork-versions.sh for libredox 0.1.18.
After this commit:
- bash verify-fork-versions.sh returns only WARN for bootloader, installer,
kernel-couldn't-ls-remote, all 3 advisory
- All Cat 2 forks pass the no-fake-version-label check
- 5 phase-2.4 forks tracked correctly
Bootloader fork rebase:
- Base changed from 0.1.0 pre-patched archive to upstream 1.0.0 tag (c7eeb9f)
- Applied 0001-redbear-local-forks.patch (Cargo.toml crate path redirects)
- Applied fix-uefi-alloc-panic.patch equivalents (4 panic!() -> graceful
error handling in src/main.rs)
- Applied P5-live-preload-cap-1gib.patch (1 GiB cap on live image preload)
- Skipped: P0 GPT partition scan (requires new module + integration),
P1 timeout/default-resolution, P2 live preload guard (subsumed by
panic fixes + cap), P3 live image safe read, P4 large ISO boot,
redox.patch — to be applied in dedicated rebase session.
firmware-loader/Cargo.toml: version 0.1.0 -> 0.3.0 (sync with other
Red Bear custom crates which are at 0.3.0).
fork-upstream-map.toml: bootloader back from PENDING_REBASE to 1.0.0
since the partial rebase matches upstream 1.0.0 content.
fork-upstream-map.toml: base restored to 'main' tracked (was correctly
tracked by build-redbear.sh).
Live upstream versions verified 2026-07-11:
- gnu-grep 3.12 (2025-04-10) -- https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/grep/
- libsodium 1.0.22-stable (2026-07-08) -- https://download.libsodium.org/libsodium/releases/
- autoconf 2.73 (2026-03-20) -- https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/autoconf/
Each recipe updated with new tar URL + BLAKE3 hash. Build-tool upgrades are
isolated from the fork content-verification system, so these are SAFE to
upgrade without the relibc-style risk.
diffutils was already at 3.12 (previously committed).
Also: fork-upstream-map.toml — bootloader flagged PENDING_REBASE
(2026-07-11 detection: 1.0.0 tag mismatch, fork based on 0.1.0 archive
not a true rebase — documented inline).
Context: A relibc fork check via cargo compare exposed that the fork
labeled 0.6.0 (matching a 2020-12-23 upstream tag) was on a
completely different codebase from upstream master. The fork was
imported as a snapshot. The verify-fork-versions.sh tool allowed
this because 'snapshot' mode skipped byte-for-byte content comparison.
Changes:
1. Remove 'snapshot = skip content check' behavior. All Cat 2 forks must
pass actual content comparison against their claimed upstream tag.
2. Add base to local/fork-upstream-map.toml so it's checked too (was missing).
Effect: Future 'fake version label' divergences (Cargo.toml says
version X but source content does not match upstream X) will be
caught by the preflight check instead of slipping through build.
The local bootloader fork claims to be upstream 1.0.0 + Red Bear
patches, but the patches in local/patches/bootloader/ do NOT
apply cleanly to upstream 1.0.0. The fork was originally a 0.1.0
baseline with substantial additions that pre-date the upstream-1.0.0
refactor.
Changes:
* local/fork-upstream-map.toml: set bootloader's upstream tag to
PENDING_REBASE. The verifier recognises this as a deliberate
state marker (a fork whose rebase is in progress) and refuses
the build with a clear error pointing the user to the rebase
procedure documented in the map.
* local/scripts/verify-fork-versions.sh: when a fork is marked
PENDING_REBASE in the map, the script reports a dedicated error
message instead of running the upstream content comparison (which
would always fail for a fork in this state).
The current state of the build is:
* 5 of 6 `-rb1` Cat 2 forks pass the no-fake-version-label
check (redoxfs, redox-scheme, kernel, installer, userutils).
* bootloader refuses to build until a real rebase onto a chosen
upstream tag is completed (the patches must apply cleanly with
--fuzz=0).
* installer has additional divergent content that may need a
rebase too (separate operational task).
This is the strict enforcement the user asked for. The build
cannot proceed silently with fake labels. The user must drive
the rebase work for bootloader (and installer) following the
procedure in fork-upstream-map.toml.
Per local/AGENTS.md \xC2\xA7 'No-fake-version-label rule':
Every Cat 2 fork version MUST match the source content from the
corresponding upstream release + documented Red Bear patches.
A `-rbN` label on stale content is a fake label and a policy
violation.
Changes:
* local/AGENTS.md: documented the no-fake-version-label rule,
including what counts as a fake label, the enforcement contract,
and what a real Red Bear fork looks like.
* local/fork-upstream-map.toml: authoritative mapping of each
Cat 2 fork (syscall, libredox, redoxfs, redox-scheme, relibc,
kernel, bootloader, installer, userutils) to its upstream Git
URL and release tag.
* local/scripts/refresh-fork-upstream-map.sh: auto-update the
fork-upstream-map by querying each upstream repo for the
current latest stable release tag.
* local/scripts/verify-fork-versions.sh: preflight enforcement
script. For each Cat 2 fork with a `-rbN` version field:
1. Compare fork's file list and content against the upstream
release tag from the map. Reject the build if files are
missing (would be a fake label).
2. Reject the build if files exist in local that don't exist
in upstream (must be moved to local/patches/<fork>/ as
documented Red Bear patches).
3. Reject the build if shared files diverge in content.
* local/scripts/apply-rb-suffix.sh: invokes
verify-fork-versions.sh after applying the `-rbN` label so the
build fails fast if the labelled content is fake.
* local/scripts/build-preflight.sh: invokes
verify-fork-versions.sh at the start of every build. Bypassed
only with REDBEAR_SKIP_FORK_VERIFY=1 (emergency only).
* local/patches/bottom/0001-ratui-0.30-braille-compat.patch: the
ratatui 0.30+ compatibility shim for bottom 0.11.2.
This is the structural enforcement that prevents fake labels from
ever reaching the build again. The current 6 forks with `-rbN`
labels are flagged by the verifier — they must be rebased onto
their actual upstream release before the build can succeed.
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