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Two stacked defects that stopped a compiled production App Route at startup

The #8034 fixture compiled all 104 modules into an app-only dylib and then died before serving anything:

Error: Cannot find module './chunks/2.js'

chunks/2.js was compiled into the image. Two independent bugs kept it unreachable, and either one alone still fails — which is why fixing the first showed no visible improvement at all.

1. A computed relative specifier never matched the registry

Next's production webpack runtime loads lazy chunks with a computed relative specifier — .next/server/webpack-runtime.js does require("./chunks/" + g.u(a)). The CJS shim handed that raw string to the path→module registry, which is keyed by each module's absolute source path, so the lookup could never hit. Statically-known relative specifiers are resolved at compile time and never reach that branch; only computed ones do, which is why only the real production route exposed it.

Computed relative specifiers are now joined against the requiring module's own directory. The ./ prefix is stripped textually rather than left to std::fs::canonicalize, which only normalizes paths that exist on disk while registration falls back to the raw string when they do not — relying on it would work from a source tree and silently fail in the deployed case the dylib packaging exists for.

Measured, via a temporary diagnostic on the lookup's miss path:

build key looked up
before "./chunks/2.js" — raw, unresolvable
after "/…/.next/server/chunks/2.js" — correct

2. Path→init addresses were recorded after the inits that need them

With the correct key the lookup still missed. perry_module_init ran every non-entry module's __init first and only then emitted the js_register_path_init calls, so a module performing a runtime path-require during its own init — exactly when webpack loads a chunk — queried an empty init registry. The address it needed was recorded a few instructions later.

Recording runs no init, only ptrtoint bookkeeping, so it now happens before the eager-init loop.

Verified in the emitted object, not the source. A first attempt at this hoist nested the eager-init loop inside the registration loop — valid Rust, so it compiled and looked right — and emitted register, init, register, init…. otool -tV on the app dylib showed 103 js_register_path_init call sites with only one executing at runtime, because the first module's init threw before the rest were recorded. Reading the emitted call sequence is what caught it.

Result

before after
js_register_path_init executed 1 103
chunks/2.js registered no yes
path-require misses 1 0

The route now gets past chunk resolution. It does not yet serve requests — the next boundary is a separate exception-transport defect (a provider workspace missing panic = "abort", #7302's third instance), tracked apart from this PR.

Test

computed_relative_requires_are_joined_against_the_module_dir asserts the registry lookup uses the joined path and that the raw-specifier form is gone, so a revert fails it in both directions. It also asserts the registry branch and the module-dir literal still exist, so it cannot pass by being about code that no longer exists.

Refs #8040, #5438.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed production App Route startup failures involving runtime-computed relative module imports.
    • Relative require() paths now resolve from the current module’s directory, including both ./ and ../ paths.
    • Improved module initialization so runtime imports are available during startup.
  • Tests
    • Added regression coverage to ensure resolved paths are used consistently and raw relative paths are not looked up.

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The runtime now resolves computed relative require() paths against the requiring module directory. Deferred module initialization addresses are registered before eager initialization. Canary tests cover resolved registry lookups and prevent raw-specifier lookups.

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Runtime chunk loading

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Resolve computed relative requires
crates/perry/src/commands/compile/cjs_wrap/wrap.rs, crates/perry/src/commands/compile/cjs_wrap/preamble_canary_tests.rs
Computed ./... and ../... paths now use the module directory before path-module lookup. Canary tests validate resolved paths and registry presence checks.
Register module init addresses before startup
crates/perry-codegen/src/codegen/entry.rs, changelog.d/8040-runtime-relative-chunk-require.md
Deferred module path-init addresses are registered before eager non-deferred module initialization. The changelog documents both runtime fixes.

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Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 48c1b

The fix enables computed chunk resolution but does not yet cover valid exact "." and ".." relative requires, which could still fail for affected modules. The PR is otherwise mergeable with explicit owner awareness and a bounded follow-up to handle those specifiers.

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Next's production webpack runtime loads lazy chunks with a computed relative
specifier (`require("./chunks/" + g.u(a))` from
`.next/server/webpack-runtime.js`). The CJS shim handed that raw string to the
path->module registry, which is keyed by absolute source path, so every lazy
chunk missed and the compiled App Route died at startup with
`Cannot find module './chunks/2.js'` — despite that chunk being compiled into
the image.

Static relative specifiers are resolved at compile time and never reach this
branch, so only computed ones need the join. Strip `./` textually rather than
leaning on std::fs::canonicalize: it only normalizes paths that exist on disk,
and registration falls back to the raw string when they do not.

Refs #8040, #5438.
Asserts the registry lookup uses the joined `__perry_path_spec` AND that the
raw-`specifier` form is gone, so a revert fails it in both directions. Both
strings are decided by the fix itself, unlike an earlier attempt on the RS4GC
side that passed because the pass under test never ran.

Also asserts the registry branch and the module-dir literal still exist, so the
test cannot pass by being about code that no longer exists.

Refs #8040.
perry_module_init called every non-entry module's __init first and only then
emitted the js_register_path_init calls. A module that performs a runtime
path-require during its own eager init therefore queried an empty init
registry: Next's webpack-runtime loads chunk 2 while initializing, missed, and
the App Route died with `Cannot find module './chunks/2.js'` — moments before
that chunk's init address would have been recorded.

Recording runs no init, only ptrtoint bookkeeping, so hoisting it above the
eager-init loop is safe by the emission's own reasoning.

Verified in the emitted object, not just the source: `otool -tV` on the app
dylib previously showed 103 `js_register_path_init` call sites but only ONE
executing at runtime, because an interleaved `register, init, register, init`
sequence let the first module's init throw before the rest were recorded.
After this change all 103 execute before any init, chunks/2.js is registered,
and path-require misses go from 1 to 0.

Refs #8040, #5438.
`path_module_wrap_publishes_partial_then_final_exports_and_tracks_undefined`
pinned the shim's registry line by its literal text, which named `specifier`.
Joining a computed relative request against the module directory renamed that
operand to `__perry_path_spec`, so the assertion no longer matched.

Updated to the current text, with the reason spelled out: the value lookup and
the presence probe must consult the SAME resolved specifier, or an
exists-but-undefined export is read from a different path than its value.

Refs #8040.
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Add implementation paths and validation notes.

Name crates/perry/src/commands/compile/cjs_wrap/wrap.rs and crates/perry-codegen/src/codegen/entry.rs. State the canary and generated-entry validation that covers the two fixes.

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In `@changelog.d/8040-runtime-relative-chunk-require.md` around lines 1 - 15,
Update the changelog entry to name
crates/perry/src/commands/compile/cjs_wrap/wrap.rs and
crates/perry-codegen/src/codegen/entry.rs as the implementation paths, and add
validation notes covering the `#8034` canary plus generated-entry validation for
both relative chunk resolution and recording init addresses before eager
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In `@crates/perry/src/commands/compile/cjs_wrap/wrap.rs`:
- Around line 846-855: Update the path-specifier normalization around
__perry_path_spec to resolve exact "." to module_dir_literal and exact ".."
using the same parent-path behavior as the existing "../" branch, while
preserving current handling for "./" and "../" prefixes. Add canary coverage for
require("." + "") and require(".." + "") to verify both forms resolve correctly.

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- Around line 1-15: Update the changelog entry to name
crates/perry/src/commands/compile/cjs_wrap/wrap.rs and
crates/perry-codegen/src/codegen/entry.rs as the implementation paths, and add
validation notes covering the `#8034` canary plus generated-entry validation for
both relative chunk resolution and recording init addresses before eager
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var __perry_path_spec = specifier;
if (specifier.charCodeAt(0) === 46) {{
if (specifier.charCodeAt(1) === 47) {{
__perry_path_spec = {module_dir_literal} + '/' + specifier.slice(2);
}} else if (specifier.charCodeAt(1) === 46 && specifier.charCodeAt(2) === 47) {{
__perry_path_spec = {module_dir_literal} + '/' + specifier;
}}
}}
const __perry_path_mod = __perry_require_path_module(__perry_path_spec);
if (__perry_path_mod !== undefined || __perry_has_path_module(__perry_path_spec)) return __perry_path_mod;

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Resolve exact . and .. specifiers.

"." and ".." are valid relative specifiers. This branch leaves both as raw registry keys, so a computed form such as require("." + "") can still throw MODULE_NOT_FOUND. Join "." to module_dir_literal and preserve ".." like the existing ../ branch. Add canaries for both forms.

Proposed fix
 var __perry_path_spec = specifier;
-if (specifier.charCodeAt(0) === 46) {{
+if (specifier === '.') {{
+    __perry_path_spec = {module_dir_literal};
+}} else if (specifier === '..') {{
+    __perry_path_spec = {module_dir_literal} + '/..';
+}} else if (specifier.charCodeAt(0) === 46) {{
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var __perry_path_spec = specifier;
if (specifier.charCodeAt(0) === 46) {{
if (specifier.charCodeAt(1) === 47) {{
__perry_path_spec = {module_dir_literal} + '/' + specifier.slice(2);
}} else if (specifier.charCodeAt(1) === 46 && specifier.charCodeAt(2) === 47) {{
__perry_path_spec = {module_dir_literal} + '/' + specifier;
}}
}}
const __perry_path_mod = __perry_require_path_module(__perry_path_spec);
if (__perry_path_mod !== undefined || __perry_has_path_module(__perry_path_spec)) return __perry_path_mod;
var __perry_path_spec = specifier;
if (specifier === '.') {{
__perry_path_spec = {module_dir_literal};
}} else if (specifier === '..') {{
__perry_path_spec = {module_dir_literal} + '/..';
}} else if (specifier.charCodeAt(0) === 46) {{
if (specifier.charCodeAt(1) === 47) {{
__perry_path_spec = {module_dir_literal} + '/' + specifier.slice(2);
}} else if (specifier.charCodeAt(1) === 46 && specifier.charCodeAt(2) === 47) {{
__perry_path_spec = {module_dir_literal} + '/' + specifier;
}}
}}
const __perry_path_mod = __perry_require_path_module(__perry_path_spec);
if (__perry_path_mod !== undefined || __perry_has_path_module(__perry_path_spec)) return __perry_path_mod;
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In `@crates/perry/src/commands/compile/cjs_wrap/wrap.rs` around lines 846 - 855,
Update the path-specifier normalization around __perry_path_spec to resolve
exact "." to module_dir_literal and exact ".." using the same parent-path
behavior as the existing "../" branch, while preserving current handling for
"./" and "../" prefixes. Add canary coverage for require("." + "") and
require(".." + "") to verify both forms resolve correctly.

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proggeramlug pushed a commit that referenced this pull request Aug 16, 2026
Merged rather than rebased: an earlier rebase of this branch silently
dropped five pushed commits, one of which (the landing-pad regression
revert, re-landed here as c133250) is load-bearing — without it a plain
try/catch aborts FATAL "no landing pad" under the default statepoint
build, because #7982 retypes every JS catch pad to a zero-action cleanup.

Conflict resolutions:

* crates/perry-hir/src/lower/expr_new.rs — main's `forward_class_shadows_local`
  (#8153) supersedes this branch's `is_current_class_self` gate on the callee
  snapshot. The depth rule keeps the mysql2 case working (a module-scope
  `class e` must not beat a factory-local `let e`) and is the form the branch's
  own class_self_new_shadowing tests are written against.
* crates/perry/src/commands/compile/cjs_wrap/wrap.rs — main's #8146 structure
  (explicit prefix test that STRIPS the leading `./`, `.json` fallthrough
  outside the block), plus this branch's bare `'.'` / `'..'` join. The latter
  is shipped behaviour the changeset claims: `js_require_path_module` resolves
  those through `directory_module_candidates`, and without the join the
  registry key stays a bare `.` and can never hit.
* crates/perry/src/commands/compile/build_cache.rs — both knobs kept.
  `PERRY_LL_RS4GC_OPTNONE_INSTRS` is already registered on main (#8128, with
  its own comment) and this branch listed it a second time; keeping main's
  line leaves both it and `PERRY_LL_O0_MAX_FN_BYTES` (#8144) registered
  exactly once each rather than duplicating one of them.
* crates/perry-codegen/src/codegen/entry.rs — comment-only divergence, main's.
* crates/perry/src/commands/compile/cjs_wrap/preamble_canary_tests.rs —
  `__perry_path_specifier` -> `__perry_path_spec` rename, main's.

Retargeted the two cjs_wrap tests that pinned this branch's pre-#8146
ternary form onto #8146's emitted shape.
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…/server

With the abort gone, every request 500'd: Next opens .next/routes-manifest.json
relative to cwd, which does not exist under .next/server. The chunk-require
reason for that cwd is obsolete since #8146; the release fixture serves from
the package root and is the layout with production evidence.
proggeramlug pushed a commit that referenced this pull request Aug 16, 2026
…/server

With the abort gone, every request 500'd: Next opens .next/routes-manifest.json
relative to cwd, which does not exist under .next/server. The chunk-require
reason for that cwd is obsolete since #8146; the release fixture serves from
the package root and is the layout with production evidence.
proggeramlug added a commit that referenced this pull request Aug 16, 2026
…gate (#8205) (#8209)

* fix(test): C host + two-level namespace for the Next App Route dylib gate (#8205)

The gate aborted on its first request: the Rust provider-host exported rustc's
System-allocator shim, and the stdlib provider image was linked with
-flat_namespace, so its __rust_dealloc import bound to the host's shim while
the runtime image's shim is mimalloc. The first cross-image Vec drop in
js_node_http_server_process_pending freed a mimalloc pointer with libsystem
free() and aborted.

Replace provider-host.rs with a C host (same load order, flags, probe check
and event loop; no Rust allocator shim in the executable) and drop
-flat_namespace -interposable from provider-linker.sh so the stdlib image
binds its runtime imports two-level to libperry_runtime.dylib.

* changelog: fragment for #8209

* fix(test): serve the dylib gate host from the fixture root, not .next/server

With the abort gone, every request 500'd: Next opens .next/routes-manifest.json
relative to cwd, which does not exist under .next/server. The chunk-require
reason for that cwd is obsolete since #8146; the release fixture serves from
the package root and is the layout with production evidence.

* fix(test): exec the provider host so kill reaches it, not its subshell

Each cold start launched the host inside a (cd; host) & subshell and killed
the subshell pid; the host survived orphaned, kept serving, and held the port,
so a second cold start could never bind. Observed directly: a leaked
provider-host with ppid 1 still listening after the gate exited.

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Co-authored-by: Ralph Küpper <ralph@skelpo.com>
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