fix(build): break the nested-cargo deadlock in fixture bootstrap - #1938
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A fresh/lean checkout fails `cargo test` / `cargo build` for
crates/zk-prover: the build script chain is
cargo -> build.rs -> build_fixtures.sh -> pnpm build:circuits
-> `cargo run generate_parity_matrices`
and the inner cargo invocation waits on the outer
target/release/.cargo-lock forever (outer process retest harness took
minutes-to-hours, easily misread as "the build is just slow").
Fixes, all non-behavioral (no circuit/protocol/cryptographic change):
1. scripts/build-circuits.ts: new `--skip-regen-parity` flag.
Regenerating the parity matrices only rewrites the git-COMMITTED
literals under circuits/lib/src/configs/committee/<committee>/
parity_{insecure,secure}.nr, which are already in a lean checkout;
the cargo path now early-returns trusting them. The documented
refresh path is a top-level `pnpm build:circuits --committee <x>`
OUTSIDE of cargo, where no lock is contested.
2. crates/zk-prover/scripts/build_fixtures.sh: pass
--skip-regen-parity so the build-script path never spawns the
nested cargo.
3. scripts/build-circuits.ts: lib-package classifier. Nargo
[package] type = "lib" packages (c3_fold_batch_lib) compile clean
but emit no target directory, so the artifact-existence gate
falsely failed them on a lean tree. Dep-only packages are now
skipped by that check.
Regression: crates/zk-prover/tests/bootstrap_fixtures_r130.rs
asserts the flag wiring, the skip-guard precedence over the
regeneration path, and the lib-classifier policy, so the three
wiring points cannot silently drift.
Verified end-to-end on an 8c/32GiB box, simulating the lean
checkout (the 4 commit-required artifacts deleted, an exclusive
flock held on the cargo lock for the whole run = the r127 deadlock
shape): the composite build completes RC 0 in 180s
("Built 36/36 circuits"), spawns ZERO nested cargo processes, peaks
at 9.3 GiB RSS (no swap), and post-run artifacts are
byte-identical to the pre-fix anchors (c3_fold / c6_fold /
c6_fold_kernel); the new regression test passes.
Provenance: developed and RAN-verified on the i5/dkg-research
branch (interfold-research r129-r131); this commit is the
cherry-picked, evidence-stripped squashed fix (r130 fix stack:
6ea8c29 + 5dcd172, restricted to the three files above). The
poc/r130/ run scripts and logs were deliberately left out as they
are internal research evidence.
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe circuit builder adds a parity-regeneration skip option and excludes library-only Noir packages. Fixture bootstrapping uses the option, and a regression test verifies the related safeguards. ChangesFixture bootstrap and circuit build
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In `@crates/zk-prover/tests/bootstrap_fixtures_r130.rs`:
- Line 60: Update the bootstrap fixture assertions to verify active control-flow
branches rather than generic token presence: assert that the guard contains its
early return, and that the isLibOnly(nargoPath) branch performs the skip via
continue. Keep the existing sh assertion focused on the build-command flag while
replacing the weak ts.contains checks and order-only validation.
In `@scripts/build-circuits.ts`:
- Around line 879-883: Update the package-block boundary logic around pkgStart,
pkgEndMatch, and pkgBlock so the search for the next table header begins after
the current [package] header, not from the start of content. Preserve the
existing fallback to content.length and ensure pkgBlock includes the package
declaration and type = "lib" when leading blank lines or comments precede it.
- Line 860: Update computeSourceHash() to hash the complete circuits/lib tree
separately from discovered circuit directories, including files under
circuits/lib/src, while preserving findCircuitsInDir() exclusion so the library
remains excluded from circuit discovery and compilation.
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| // FIX2: the in-cargo bootstrap must pass the no-nested-cargo flag. | ||
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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Assert the active branches, not generic tokens.
sh.contains("--skip-regen-parity") matches the build command, so removing that flag makes this assertion fail. However, ts.contains("skipRegenParity") can remain true after removing the early return; the existing order check only proves that the guard text precedes execSync. ts.contains("isLibOnly") can remain true from the method declaration after removing its active call or continue branch. Assert the guard’s early return and the isLibOnly(nargoPath) skip branch.
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In `@crates/zk-prover/tests/bootstrap_fixtures_r130.rs` at line 60, Update the
bootstrap fixture assertions to verify active control-flow branches rather than
generic token presence: assert that the guard contains its early return, and
that the isLibOnly(nargoPath) branch performs the skip via continue. Keep the
existing sh assertion focused on the build-command flag while replacing the weak
ts.contains checks and order-only validation.
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| // `nargo compile` returns RC 0 with no artifact emitted, which the | ||
| // artifact-existence check after would reject. Consumers pull them in | ||
| // as path deps at their own compile time. | ||
| if (this.isLibOnly(nargoPath)) { |
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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
Hash the full circuits/lib tree in computeSourceHash().
findCircuitsInDir() excludes the library package. computeSourceHash() hashes only selected configuration directories and discovered circuit directories. Therefore, an edit to another file under circuits/lib/src leaves sourceHash unchanged. When the existing stamp and artifact markers match, --skip-if-built can reuse artifacts built from the previous library source. This violates agent/INVARIANTS.md:455-459, which requires each build stamp to contain the exact source hash.
Hash the full library tree separately. Keep the library excluded from circuit discovery and compilation.
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In `@scripts/build-circuits.ts` at line 860, Update computeSourceHash() to hash
the complete circuits/lib tree separately from discovered circuit directories,
including files under circuits/lib/src, while preserving findCircuitsInDir()
exclusion so the library remains excluded from circuit discovery and
compilation.
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| const pkgStart = content.indexOf('[package]') | ||
| if (pkgStart < 0) return false | ||
| const pkgEndMatch = content.search(/\n\s*\[/) | ||
| const pkgEnd = pkgEndMatch < 0 ? content.length : pkgEndMatch | ||
| const pkgBlock = content.slice(pkgStart, pkgEnd) |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Bound the [package] block search.
When Nargo.toml has a leading blank line or comment, content.search() can match the newline before [package]. pkgBlock is then empty, so isLibOnly() misses type = "lib". discoverCircuits() includes the library, and buildCircuit() later throws compiled artifact not found because library compilation emits no circuit artifact.
Search for the next table header only after the current [package] header.
Proposed fix
const pkgStart = content.indexOf('[package]')
if (pkgStart < 0) return false
-const pkgEndMatch = content.search(/\n\s*\[/)
-const pkgEnd = pkgEndMatch < 0 ? content.length : pkgEndMatch
+const packageHeaderEnd = pkgStart + '[package]'.length
+const nextHeaderOffset = content.slice(packageHeaderEnd).search(/\n\s*\[/)
+const pkgEnd = nextHeaderOffset < 0 ? content.length : packageHeaderEnd + nextHeaderOffset
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| const pkgStart = content.indexOf('[package]') | |
| if (pkgStart < 0) return false | |
| const pkgEndMatch = content.search(/\n\s*\[/) | |
| const pkgEnd = pkgEndMatch < 0 ? content.length : pkgEndMatch | |
| const pkgBlock = content.slice(pkgStart, pkgEnd) | |
| const pkgStart = content.indexOf('[package]') | |
| if (pkgStart < 0) return false | |
| const packageHeaderEnd = pkgStart + '[package]'.length | |
| const nextHeaderOffset = content.slice(packageHeaderEnd).search(/\n\s*\[/) | |
| const pkgEnd = nextHeaderOffset < 0 ? content.length : packageHeaderEnd + nextHeaderOffset | |
| const pkgBlock = content.slice(pkgStart, pkgEnd) |
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In `@scripts/build-circuits.ts` around lines 879 - 883, Update the package-block
boundary logic around pkgStart, pkgEndMatch, and pkgBlock so the search for the
next table header begins after the current [package] header, not from the start
of content. Preserve the existing fallback to content.length and ensure pkgBlock
includes the package declaration and type = "lib" when leading blank lines or
comments precede it.
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Problem
A fresh git clone hangs forever during cargo build / cargo test for crates/zk-prover. The build triggers a chain — build_fixtures.sh → pnpm build:circuits → a nested cargo run — and that nested cargo waits on the outer build's lock file, so nothing ever proceeds.
Fix (no behavioral change)
Nothing about the circuits, protocol, or cryptography changes. Three files:
Plus a regression test (crates/zk-prover/tests/bootstrap_fixtures_r130.rs) so these three wiring points can't silently drift.
Verification
Tested on a clean checkout with the deadlock condition reproduced:
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