refactor(platform): record phase 1 research gate

[zackees]

Summary

• records the reviewed fbuild_core::platform architecture and cycle-safe no-new-crate decision
• commits a host-independent 490-row research inventory with occurrence classifications and manifest findings
• preserves RED compile evidence and validates deterministic inventory output on Windows, Linux, and macOS
• fixes scanner coverage for raw strings, nested cfgs, compile-host macros, native paths, and all target dependency table forms

RED -> GREEN evidence

RED: ci/fixtures/platform_boundary/research_red_pass.rs compiles today despite representative private/inactive host cfg, native imports, cfg!, and compile-host facts; the new matrix records that behavior on all supported hosts. Phase 2 converts these into negative boundary fixtures.

GREEN locally:

• uv run --no-project --with ruff ruff check ci/platform_boundary_research.py ci/test_platform_boundary_research.py
• uv run --no-project python ci/platform_boundary_research.py --check --host-label windows
• uv run --no-project python -m unittest ci.test_platform_boundary_research (6 passed)
• soldr rustfmt --check ci/fixtures/platform_boundary/research_red_pass.rs
• soldr rustc --crate-name platform_boundary_research --crate-type lib --emit metadata --out-dir target/platform-boundary-research ci/fixtures/platform_boundary/research_red_pass.rs
• clud-review: clean after one fix/review loop

The canonical bash test cold compile exceeded the 10-minute local command window without producing a result; this PR remains unmerged until required GitHub checks and the new three-host matrix are green.

Closes#1307
Parent: #1306

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • Added cross-platform research checks covering Windows, Linux, and macOS.
  • Added deterministic scanning and inventory of host-platform code and dependencies.
  • Added validation evidence for platform-specific Rust constructs.

• Documentation

  • Documented host-platform architecture, portability guidance, research findings, and reproduction steps.
  • Added links to the new platform-boundary resources across contributor documentation.

• Tests

  • Added coverage for platform detection, dependency-table analysis, filtering, classification, and deterministic inventory output.

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• ci/platform_boundary_research.py
• ci/test_platform_boundary_research.py

📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The change adds a host-platform boundary research decision, a deterministic Rust and Cargo inventory scanner, representative RED evidence, cross-platform CI validation, and documentation for the recorded inventory and architecture.

Changes

Platform boundary research

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Architecture decision and inventory baseline docs/platform-boundary-research.md, docs/architecture/portability.md, docs/platform-boundary-research-inventory.md, docs/INDEX.md, docs/README.md	The documentation defines the fbuild_core::platform boundary, separates host mechanics from embedded targets, records reconciled inventory totals, and specifies phase-2 requirements.
Inventory scanner and CLI ci/platform_boundary_research.py, ci/README.md	The scanner finds platform-specific Rust and Cargo constructs, classifies findings, renders deterministic TSV output, and supports writing, drift checks, host labels, and totals.
Fixture and cross-platform CI validation ci/fixtures/platform_boundary/*, ci/test_platform_boundary_research.py, .github/workflows/platform-boundary-research.yml, .github/workflows/README.md	The fixture preserves representative findings. Unit tests validate scanning and classification. CI runs inventory checks and fixture compilation on Linux, Windows, and macOS.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk:🟡 Moderate · up to cb8c1

The PR adds cross-host platform-boundary research and CI validation, but its current line-based classification can produce incorrect or unstable inventory results when source files change. This correctness issue should be fixed before merge; the workflow also has bounded credential-scoping and compiler-setting follow-up items.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
participant CI as platform-boundary-research.yml
participant Scanner as platform_boundary_research.py
participant Sources as Rust and Cargo sources
participant Fixture as research_red_pass.rs
CI->>Scanner: Run inventory on Linux, Windows, and macOS
Scanner->>Sources: Scan platform constructs and target dependencies
Scanner-->>CI: Render inventory and report drift
CI->>Fixture: Compile RED evidence
Fixture-->>CI: Return compilation result

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🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 3 | ❌ 2

❌ Failed checks (1 warning, 1 inconclusive)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 14.29% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
Linked Issues check	❓ Inconclusive	Most issue objectives are evidenced, but the reconciled inventory TSV is excluded by path filters and cannot be verified.	Review ci/platform_boundary_research.tsv and confirm the reconciled three-host inventory and authoritative totals.

✅ Passed checks (3 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly describes the main change: recording the phase 1 platform research gate.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The workflow, scanner, tests, fixture, and documentation changes directly support the phase 1 research gate objectives.

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• Commit unit tests in branch refactor/platform-phase-1-research

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Actionable comments posted: 3

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Inline comments:
In @.github/workflows/platform-boundary-research.yml:
- Line 26: Update the actions/checkout@v6 step to set persist-credentials to
false, ensuring the job does not retain token-backed Git credentials for later
steps.
- Around line 38-39: Update the “Preserve RED compile evidence” workflow command
to pass Rust edition 2021 and deny warnings directly to soldr rustc, while
preserving the existing crate type, metadata emission, and fixture arguments.
In `@ci/platform_boundary_research.py`:
- Around line 185-193: Remove the line-number checks in the fbuild-toolchain
branch of the classification logic, including the attr_cfg special case in the
relevant classifier. Classify esp_qemu.rs filesystem findings using stable
reviewed construct context instead, and update the corresponding tests in
test_platform_boundary_research.py to locate and validate those constructs
without relying on fixed source lines.

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• .github/workflows/README.md
• .github/workflows/platform-boundary-research.yml
• ci/README.md
• ci/fixtures/platform_boundary/README.md
• ci/fixtures/platform_boundary/research_red_pass.rs
• ci/platform_boundary_research.py
• ci/test_platform_boundary_research.py
• docs/INDEX.md
• docs/README.md
• docs/architecture/portability.md
• docs/platform-boundary-research-inventory.md
• docs/platform-boundary-research.md

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