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.
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Collision Detection — Status (Updated 2026-07-18, Phase 15.0 / Round 16)
History
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2026-07-18 (Phase 15.0 — runtime detection landed): Implemented the runtime package-vs-config collision tracker in the installer's
install_dir(). Lives atlocal/sources/installer/src/collision.rs(moduleredox_installer::collision), wired into all four installer layers viaCollisionTracker. Integration tests atlocal/sources/installer/tests/collision.rs(6 tests, public-API only). Warn-only by default; strict mode opt-in viaREDBEAR_INSTALLER_STRICT_COLLISIONS=1. Emits[COLLISION-WARN]/[COLLISION-ERROR]markers forscripts/validate-collision-log.sh. Suppresses Layer 3 (postinstall overrides — intentional) and the known-safe override pairs (/etc/init.dover/usr/lib/init.d,/etc/environment.dover/usr/lib/environment.d). This closes the gap item 1 below: runtime Layer 2 overwrites Layer 1 is now caught. -
2026-07-12 (Phase 0): AGENTS.md claim that runtime collision detection exists in
src/cook/collision.rswas disproven — the file does not exist in source code. The init-service variant is caught byscripts/lint-config-paths.sh; the general package-vs-config variant was not implemented.local/docs/COLLISION- DETECTION-STATUS.mddocumented this gap. -
2026-07-12 (Phase 4.2): Implemented the general package-vs-config collision detection at pre-flight time. Located at
local/scripts/verify-collision-detection.py. Wired intolocal/scripts/build-preflight.shwithREDBEAR_SKIP_COLLISION_CHECK=1bypass env var. -
2026-07-12 (Phase 5.1): Extended collision detection to also parse
[[package]].files(the TOML inline table of install paths used by 39 recipes including the Round 3 system drivers like redbear-power, redbear-acmd, evdevd). The forward coverage ensures future recipes using this pattern are caught. -
2026-07-12 (Phase 5.4): Added
--selftestmode with 8 regression test cases that exercise the algorithm's edge cases (exact match, parent-dir prefix, /etc/init.d override, /etc/environment.d override, non-overlapping, parent-of-subpath, two siblings, different base names). The selftest is wired intopre-push-checks.shso future algorithm changes must keep these cases passing or the pre-push hook fails.
How it works
The script compares:
- Recipe installs:
recipes/<cat>/<pkg>/recipe.toml[[package]].installsfields (canonical list) — files the package WILL install at build time - Recipe files:
recipes/<cat>/<pkg>/recipe.toml[[package]].filesdict (path → source mapping) — also checked (Phase 5.1) - Config files:
config/redbear-*.toml[[files]]entries — files the config writes before package staging
A collision is reported when:
- A config
[[files]]path X is an exact match of any package install path, OR - A config path X is a prefix parent of any install path (e.g.,
/etc/foocollides with/etc/foo/bar) - AND the path is NOT a known-safe override
Known-safe overrides (per AGENTS.md "Init Service File Ownership"):
/etc/init.d/*overrides/usr/lib/init.d/*/etc/environment.d/*overrides/usr/lib/environment.d/*
Initial result (2026-07-12, post-Phase-4.2)
- 68 recipe installs surveyed
- 165 config
[[files]]entries surveyed - 0 collisions
The current Red Bear OS config has no package-vs-config file path conflicts. The 2026-04-30 D-Bus regression class (per AGENTS.md historical) is not present in the active build.
What this does NOT cover
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Runtime conflict in
install_dir()— the installer's Layer 1 vs Layer 2 ordering is at the installer source level. The pre-flight check catches the BUILD-TIME planning. COVERED as of Phase 5.1:[[package]].filespaths are now checked alongside[[package]].installs(39 recipes use this field). 162 total paths surveyed. COVERED as of Phase 15.0: runtimeCollisionTrackerininstall_dir()now detects Layer 2 (package staging) overwriting Layer 1 (config pre-install) at install time. Seelocal/sources/installer/src/collision.rsand the 6 integration tests inlocal/sources/installer/tests/collision.rs. -
Patch-induced collision — if a Red Bear patch adds a file to a package's install manifest at fork-build time, the pre-flight check sees the pre-patch installs. The pre-flight catches the static recipe state, not fork-merge state.
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Dynamic file generation — the
basepackage's initfs generator creates files at build time (/usr/lib/boot/initfs.img,/usr/lib/init.d/*,/usr/lib/drivers/*). PARTIALLY COVERED as of Phase 8.2: 18 hardcoded dynamic-build paths from base's Makefile are now checked. Future work: auto-detect these paths from the Makefile rather than hardcoding. -
In-file test cases — the
--selftestmode (Phase 5.4) tests the algorithm against 8 hard-coded cases. A more comprehensive fuzzing test (random paths, deeper prefix trees) would catch more edge cases. Future work: add property-based test using hypothesis or similar.
Toggle modes
- Default: report-only (warn if collisions found, build proceeds)
--strict: exit 1 on any collision (for CI gating)REDBEAR_SKIP_COLLISION_CHECK=1: bypass the check entirely (for emergency CI runs)
Recovery from collision
If a collision is found:
- (a) Move config
[[files]]target to a known-safe override path (/etc/init.d/*,/etc/environment.d/*) - (b) Remove the conflicting path from the recipe's
[[package]].installslist - (c) Add an explicit
[path.collision.allow]exception to the config (not yet implemented — Phase 4.3+ work)