Merge branch 'roc-lang:main' into lsp-syntax-parsing

.github/workflows/ci_cross_compile.yml

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ name: Cross Compilation Test
 permissions: {}
 
 jobs:
-  # Step 1: Cross-compile musl and glibc targets from different host platforms
-  cross-compile:
+  # Cross-compile all fx platform tests from all host platforms
+  cross-compile-fx-tests:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.host }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -20,10 +20,8 @@ jobs:
             windows-2022, # Windows x64 host
           ]
         target: [
-            x64musl, # Linux x86_64 musl
-            arm64musl, # Linux ARM64 musl
-            x64glibc, # Linux x86_64 glibc
-            arm64glibc, # Linux ARM64 glibc
+            x64musl, # Linux x86_64 musl (static linking)
+            arm64musl, # Linux ARM64 musl (static linking)
           ]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -40,26 +38,38 @@ jobs:
         with:
           arch: x64
 
-      - name: Build roc compiler and other necessary libs
+      - name: Build roc compiler and test_runner
         uses: ./.github/actions/flaky-retry
         with:
           command: 'zig build'
           error_string_contains: 'EndOfStream|503'
           retry_count: 3
 
-      - name: Cross-compile int platform (Unix)
+      - name: Run fx platform cross-compilation tests (Unix)
         if: runner.os != 'Windows'
         run: |
-          echo "Cross-compiling from ${{ matrix.host }} to ${{ matrix.target }}"
-          ./zig-out/bin/roc build --target=${{ matrix.target }} --output=int_app_${{ matrix.target }}_${{ matrix.host }} test/int/app.roc
+          echo "Cross-compiling fx tests from ${{ matrix.host }} to ${{ matrix.target }}"
+          ./zig-out/bin/test_runner ./zig-out/bin/roc fx --target=${{ matrix.target }} --mode=cross
 
-      - name: Cross-compile int platform (Windows)
+      - name: Run fx platform cross-compilation tests (Windows)
         if: runner.os == 'Windows'
         run: |
-          echo "Cross-compiling from ${{ matrix.host }} to ${{ matrix.target }}"
+          echo "Cross-compiling fx tests from ${{ matrix.host }} to ${{ matrix.target }}"
+          zig-out\bin\test_runner.exe zig-out\bin\roc.exe fx --target=${{ matrix.target }} --mode=cross
+
+      - name: Cross-compile int platform test app (Unix)
+        if: runner.os != 'Windows'
+        run: |
+          echo "Cross-compiling int platform from ${{ matrix.host }} to ${{ matrix.target }}"
+          ./zig-out/bin/roc build --target=${{ matrix.target }} --output=int_app_${{ matrix.target }}_${{ matrix.host }} test/int/app.roc
+
+      - name: Cross-compile int platform test app (Windows)
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+        run: |
+          echo "Cross-compiling int platform from ${{ matrix.host }} to ${{ matrix.target }}"
           zig-out\bin\roc.exe build --target=${{ matrix.target }} --output=int_app_${{ matrix.target }}_${{ matrix.host }} test/int/app.roc
 
-      - name: Upload cross-compiled executables
+      - name: Upload cross-compiled int app executables
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4 # ratchet:actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: cross-compiled-${{ matrix.host }}-${{ matrix.target }}
@@ -67,9 +77,9 @@ jobs:
             int_app_${{ matrix.target }}_*
           retention-days: 1
 
-  # Step 2: Test cross-compiled executables on actual target platforms
-  test-cross-compiled:
-    needs: cross-compile
+  # Test cross-compiled int platform executables on actual target platforms
+  test-int-on-target:
+    needs: [cross-compile-fx-tests]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.target_os }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -83,14 +93,6 @@ jobs:
           - target: arm64musl
             target_os: ubuntu-24.04-arm
             arch: arm64
-          # Test x64glibc executables on Linux x64
-          - target: x64glibc
-            target_os: ubuntu-22.04
-            arch: x64
-          # Test arm64glibc executables on Linux ARM64
-          - target: arm64glibc
-            target_os: ubuntu-24.04-arm
-            arch: arm64
     steps:
       - name: Download all cross-compiled artifacts
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4

.github/workflows/ci_zig.yml

@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build Test Platforms (cross-compile)
         if: runner.os != 'Windows'
         run: |
-          ./ci/test_int_platform.sh
+          ./zig-out/bin/test_runner ./zig-out/bin/roc int --mode=cross
 
       - name: roc executable minimal check (Unix)
         if: runner.os != 'Windows'

.gitignore

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 # Ignore the following directories and file extensions
 target
+!src/target
 generated-docs
 
 zig-out

build.zig

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const std = @import("std");
 const builtin = @import("builtin");
 const modules = @import("src/build/modules.zig");
 const glibc_stub_build = @import("src/build/glibc_stub.zig");
+const roc_target = @import("src/target/mod.zig");
 const Dependency = std.Build.Dependency;
 const Import = std.Build.Module.Import;
 const InstallDir = std.Build.InstallDir;
@@ -10,6 +11,34 @@ const OptimizeMode = std.builtin.OptimizeMode;
 const ResolvedTarget = std.Build.ResolvedTarget;
 const Step = std.Build.Step;
 
+// =============================================================================
+// Cross-compile target definitions
+// =============================================================================
+
+/// Cross-compile target specification
+const CrossTarget = struct {
+    name: []const u8,
+    query: std.Target.Query,
+};
+
+/// Musl-only cross-compile targets (static linking)
+const musl_cross_targets = [_]CrossTarget{
+    .{ .name = "x64musl", .query = .{ .cpu_arch = .x86_64, .os_tag = .linux, .abi = .musl } },
+    .{ .name = "arm64musl", .query = .{ .cpu_arch = .aarch64, .os_tag = .linux, .abi = .musl } },
+};
+
+/// Glibc cross-compile targets (dynamic linking)
+const glibc_cross_targets = [_]CrossTarget{
+    .{ .name = "x64glibc", .query = .{ .cpu_arch = .x86_64, .os_tag = .linux, .abi = .gnu } },
+    .{ .name = "arm64glibc", .query = .{ .cpu_arch = .aarch64, .os_tag = .linux, .abi = .gnu } },
+};
+
+/// All Linux cross-compile targets (musl + glibc)
+const linux_cross_targets = musl_cross_targets ++ glibc_cross_targets;
+
+/// Test platform directories that need host libraries built
+const all_test_platform_dirs = [_][]const u8{ "str", "int", "fx", "fx-open" };
+
 fn mustUseLlvm(target: ResolvedTarget) bool {
     return target.result.os.tag == .macos and target.result.cpu.arch == .x86_64;
 }
@@ -622,32 +651,49 @@ fn checkFxPlatformTestCoverage(step: *Step) !void {
         }
     }.lessThan);
 
-    // Read fx_platform_test.zig to extract tested files
-    const test_file_path = "src/cli/test/fx_platform_test.zig";
-    const test_file_contents = try std.fs.cwd().readFileAlloc(allocator, test_file_path, 1024 * 1024);
-    defer allocator.free(test_file_contents);
-
-    // Find all references to test/fx/*.roc files in the test file
+    // Find all references to test/fx/*.roc files in test source files
     var tested_files = std.StringHashMap(void).init(allocator);
-    defer tested_files.deinit();
+    defer {
+        var key_iter = tested_files.keyIterator();
+        while (key_iter.next()) |key| {
+            allocator.free(key.*);
+        }
+        tested_files.deinit();
+    }
 
-    var line_iter = std.mem.splitScalar(u8, test_file_contents, '\n');
-    while (line_iter.next()) |line| {
-        // Look for patterns like "test/fx/filename.roc"
-        var search_start: usize = 0;
-        while (std.mem.indexOfPos(u8, line, search_start, "test/fx/")) |idx| {
-            const rest_of_line = line[idx..];
-            // Find the end of the filename
-            if (std.mem.indexOf(u8, rest_of_line, ".roc")) |roc_pos| {
-                const full_path = rest_of_line[0 .. roc_pos + 4]; // Include ".roc"
-                // Extract just the filename (after "test/fx/")
-                const filename = full_path["test/fx/".len..];
-                // Only count files in test/fx (not subdirectories like test/fx/subdir/)
-                if (std.mem.indexOf(u8, filename, "/") == null) {
-                    try tested_files.put(filename, {});
+    // Scan both the test file and the shared specs file
+    const test_files_to_scan = [_][]const u8{
+        "src/cli/test/fx_platform_test.zig",
+        "src/cli/test/fx_test_specs.zig",
+    };
+
+    for (test_files_to_scan) |test_file_path| {
+        const test_file_contents = std.fs.cwd().readFileAlloc(allocator, test_file_path, 1024 * 1024) catch |err| {
+            std.debug.print("Warning: Could not read {s}: {}\n", .{ test_file_path, err });
+            continue;
+        };
+        defer allocator.free(test_file_contents);
+
+        var line_iter = std.mem.splitScalar(u8, test_file_contents, '\n');
+        while (line_iter.next()) |line| {
+            // Look for patterns like "test/fx/filename.roc"
+            var search_start: usize = 0;
+            while (std.mem.indexOfPos(u8, line, search_start, "test/fx/")) |idx| {
+                const rest_of_line = line[idx..];
+                // Find the end of the filename
+                if (std.mem.indexOf(u8, rest_of_line, ".roc")) |roc_pos| {
+                    const full_path = rest_of_line[0 .. roc_pos + 4]; // Include ".roc"
+                    // Extract just the filename (after "test/fx/")
+                    const filename = full_path["test/fx/".len..];
+                    // Only count files in test/fx (not subdirectories like test/fx/subdir/)
+                    if (std.mem.indexOf(u8, filename, "/") == null) {
+                        // Dupe the filename since the source buffer will be freed
+                        const duped_filename = try allocator.dupe(u8, filename);
+                        try tested_files.put(duped_filename, {});
+                    }
                 }
+                search_start = idx + 1;
             }
-            search_start = idx + 1;
         }
     }
 
@@ -663,11 +709,11 @@ fn checkFxPlatformTestCoverage(step: *Step) !void {
 
     // Report results
     if (missing_tests.items.len > 0) {
-        std.debug.print("\nERROR: The following .roc files in test/fx/ do not have tests in {s}:\n", .{test_file_path});
+        std.debug.print("\nERROR: The following .roc files in test/fx/ do not have tests:\n", .{});
         for (missing_tests.items) |missing_file| {
             std.debug.print("  - {s}\n", .{missing_file});
         }
-        std.debug.print("\nPlease add tests for these files or remove them from test/fx/.\n", .{});
+        std.debug.print("\nPlease add tests in fx_platform_test.zig or fx_test_specs.zig, or remove these files from test/fx/.\n", .{});
         return step.fail("{d} .roc file(s) in test/fx/ are missing tests", .{missing_tests.items.len});
     }
 
@@ -718,6 +764,7 @@ const MiniCiStep = struct {
         // Run the sequence of `zig build` commands that make up the
         // mini CI pipeline.
         try runSubBuild(step, "fmt", "zig build fmt");
+        try checkTestWiring(step);
         try runSubBuild(step, null, "zig build");
         try checkBuiltinRocFormatting(step);
         try runSubBuild(step, "snapshot", "zig build snapshot");
@@ -836,6 +883,39 @@ const MiniCiStep = struct {
             },
         }
     }
+
+    fn checkTestWiring(step: *Step) !void {
+        const b = step.owner;
+        std.debug.print("---- minici: checking test wiring ----\n", .{});
+
+        var child_argv = std.ArrayList([]const u8).empty;
+        defer child_argv.deinit(b.allocator);
+
+        try child_argv.append(b.allocator, b.graph.zig_exe);
+        try child_argv.append(b.allocator, "run");
+        try child_argv.append(b.allocator, "ci/check_test_wiring.zig");
+
+        var child = std.process.Child.init(child_argv.items, b.allocator);
+        child.stdin_behavior = .Inherit;
+        child.stdout_behavior = .Inherit;
+        child.stderr_behavior = .Inherit;
+
+        const term = try child.spawnAndWait();
+
+        switch (term) {
+            .Exited => |code| {
+                if (code != 0) {
+                    return step.fail(
+                        "Test wiring check failed. Run 'zig run ci/check_test_wiring.zig' to see details.",
+                        .{},
+                    );
+                }
+            },
+            else => {
+                return step.fail("zig run ci/check_test_wiring.zig terminated abnormally", .{});
+            },
+        }
+    }
 };
 
 fn createAndRunBuiltinCompiler(
@@ -908,6 +988,36 @@ fn createTestPlatformHostLib(
     return lib;
 }
 
+/// Builds a test platform host library and sets up a step to copy it to the target-specific directory.
+/// Returns the copy step for dependency wiring.
+fn buildAndCopyTestPlatformHostLib(
+    b: *std.Build,
+    platform_dir: []const u8,
+    target: ResolvedTarget,
+    target_name: []const u8,
+    optimize: OptimizeMode,
+    roc_modules: modules.RocModules,
+) *Step.UpdateSourceFiles {
+    const lib = createTestPlatformHostLib(
+        b,
+        b.fmt("test_platform_{s}_host_{s}", .{ platform_dir, target_name }),
+        b.pathJoin(&.{ "test", platform_dir, "platform/host.zig" }),
+        target,
+        optimize,
+        roc_modules,
+    );
+
+    // Use correct filename for target platform
+    const host_filename = if (target.result.os.tag == .windows) "host.lib" else "libhost.a";
+
+    const copy_step = b.addUpdateSourceFiles();
+    copy_step.addCopyFileToSource(
+        lib.getEmittedBin(),
+        b.pathJoin(&.{ "test", platform_dir, "platform/targets", target_name, host_filename }),
+    );
+    return copy_step;
+}
+
 /// Custom build step that clears the Roc cache directory.
 /// Uses Zig's native filesystem APIs for cross-platform support.
 const ClearRocCacheStep = struct {
@@ -987,6 +1097,29 @@ const ClearRocCacheStep = struct {
     }
 };
 
+const PrintBuildSuccessStep = struct {
+    step: Step,
+
+    fn create(b: *std.Build) *PrintBuildSuccessStep {
+        const self = b.allocator.create(PrintBuildSuccessStep) catch @panic("OOM");
+        self.* = .{
+            .step = Step.init(.{
+                .id = Step.Id.custom,
+                .name = "print-build-success",
+                .owner = b,
+                .makeFn = make,
+            }),
+        };
+        return self;
+    }
+
+    fn make(step: *Step, options: Step.MakeOptions) !void {
+        _ = step;
+        _ = options;
+        std.debug.print("Build succeeded!\n", .{});
+    }
+};
+
 /// Create a step that clears the Roc cache directory.
 /// This is useful when rebuilding test platforms to ensure stale cached hosts aren't used.
 fn createClearCacheStep(b: *std.Build) *Step {
@@ -1003,80 +1136,40 @@ fn setupTestPlatforms(
 ) void {
     // Clear the Roc cache when test platforms are rebuilt to ensure stale cached hosts aren't used
     const clear_cache_step = createClearCacheStep(b);
+    const native_target_name = roc_target.RocTarget.fromStdTarget(target.result).toName();
 
-    // Create test platform host static library (str)
-    const test_platform_host_lib = createTestPlatformHostLib(
-        b,
-        "test_platform_str_host",
-        "test/str/platform/host.zig",
-        target,
-        optimize,
-        roc_modules,
-    );
-
-    // Copy the test platform host library to the source directory
-    const copy_test_host = b.addUpdateSourceFiles();
-    const test_host_filename = if (target.result.os.tag == .windows) "host.lib" else "libhost.a";
-    copy_test_host.addCopyFileToSource(test_platform_host_lib.getEmittedBin(), b.pathJoin(&.{ "test/str/platform", test_host_filename }));
-    // Clear cache after copying new host library
-    clear_cache_step.dependOn(&copy_test_host.step);
-    b.getInstallStep().dependOn(clear_cache_step);
-    test_platforms_step.dependOn(clear_cache_step);
-
-    // Create test platform host static libraries for int, fx, and fx-open - native target
-    const test_platform_dirs = [_][]const u8{ "int", "fx", "fx-open" };
-
-    for (test_platform_dirs) |platform_dir| {
-        const host_lib = createTestPlatformHostLib(
+    // Build all test platforms for native target
+    for (all_test_platform_dirs) |platform_dir| {
+        const copy_step = buildAndCopyTestPlatformHostLib(
             b,
-            b.fmt("test_platform_{s}_host", .{platform_dir}),
-            b.pathJoin(&.{ "test", platform_dir, "platform/host.zig" }),
+            platform_dir,
             target,
+            native_target_name,
             optimize,
             roc_modules,
         );
-
-        const copy_host = b.addUpdateSourceFiles();
-        copy_host.addCopyFileToSource(host_lib.getEmittedBin(), b.pathJoin(&.{ "test", platform_dir, "platform", test_host_filename }));
-        clear_cache_step.dependOn(&copy_host.step);
+        clear_cache_step.dependOn(&copy_step.step);
     }
 
-    // Cross-compile test platform host libraries for musl and glibc targets
-    const cross_compile_targets = [_]struct { name: []const u8, query: std.Target.Query }{
-        .{ .name = "x64musl", .query = .{ .cpu_arch = .x86_64, .os_tag = .linux, .abi = .musl } },
-        .{ .name = "arm64musl", .query = .{ .cpu_arch = .aarch64, .os_tag = .linux, .abi = .musl } },
-        .{ .name = "x64glibc", .query = .{ .cpu_arch = .x86_64, .os_tag = .linux, .abi = .gnu } },
-        .{ .name = "arm64glibc", .query = .{ .cpu_arch = .aarch64, .os_tag = .linux, .abi = .gnu } },
-    };
-
-    for (cross_compile_targets) |cross_target| {
+    // Cross-compile for musl targets (glibc not needed for test-platforms step)
+    for (musl_cross_targets) |cross_target| {
         const cross_resolved_target = b.resolveTargetQuery(cross_target.query);
 
-        // Create cross-compiled host libraries for all test platforms
-        for (test_platform_dirs) |platform_dir| {
-            const cross_host_lib = createTestPlatformHostLib(
+        for (all_test_platform_dirs) |platform_dir| {
+            const copy_step = buildAndCopyTestPlatformHostLib(
                 b,
-                b.fmt("test_platform_{s}_host_{s}", .{ platform_dir, cross_target.name }),
-                b.pathJoin(&.{ "test", platform_dir, "platform/host.zig" }),
+                platform_dir,
                 cross_resolved_target,
+                cross_target.name,
                 optimize,
                 roc_modules,
             );
-
-            const copy_cross_host = b.addUpdateSourceFiles();
-            copy_cross_host.addCopyFileToSource(cross_host_lib.getEmittedBin(), b.pathJoin(&.{ "test", platform_dir, "platform/targets", cross_target.name, "libhost.a" }));
-            clear_cache_step.dependOn(&copy_cross_host.step);
-        }
-
-        // Generate glibc stubs for gnu targets
-        if (cross_target.query.abi == .gnu) {
-            const glibc_stub = generateGlibcStub(b, cross_resolved_target, cross_target.name);
-            if (glibc_stub) |stub| {
-                b.getInstallStep().dependOn(&stub.step);
-                test_platforms_step.dependOn(&stub.step);
-            }
+            clear_cache_step.dependOn(&copy_step.step);
         }
     }
+
+    b.getInstallStep().dependOn(clear_cache_step);
+    test_platforms_step.dependOn(clear_cache_step);
 }
 
 pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
@@ -1333,6 +1426,17 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
     add_tracy(b, roc_modules.build_options, snapshot_exe, target, false, flag_enable_tracy);
     install_and_run(b, no_bin, snapshot_exe, snapshot_step, snapshot_step, run_args);
 
+    // Unified test platform runner (replaces fx_cross_runner and int_cross_runner)
+    const test_runner_exe = b.addExecutable(.{
+        .name = "test_runner",
+        .root_module = b.createModule(.{
+            .root_source_file = b.path("src/cli/test/test_runner.zig"),
+            .target = target,
+            .optimize = optimize,
+        }),
+    });
+    b.installArtifact(test_runner_exe);
+
     const playground_exe = b.addExecutable(.{
         .name = "playground",
         .root_module = b.createModule(.{
@@ -1607,6 +1711,11 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
                 .aarch64 => .{ b.resolveTargetQuery(.{ .cpu_arch = .aarch64, .os_tag = .linux, .abi = .musl }), "arm64musl" },
                 else => .{ target, null },
             },
+            .windows => switch (target.result.cpu.arch) {
+                .x86_64 => .{ target, "x64win" },
+                .aarch64 => .{ target, "arm64win" },
+                else => .{ target, null },
+            },
             else => .{ target, null },
         };
 
@@ -1626,11 +1735,11 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
         copy_test_fx_host.addCopyFileToSource(test_platform_fx_host_lib.getEmittedBin(), b.pathJoin(&.{ "test/fx/platform", test_fx_host_filename }));
         b.getInstallStep().dependOn(&copy_test_fx_host.step);
 
-        // On Linux, also copy to the target-specific directory so findHostLibrary finds it
+        // Also copy to the target-specific directory so findHostLibrary finds it
         if (fx_host_target_dir) |target_dir| {
             copy_test_fx_host.addCopyFileToSource(
                 test_platform_fx_host_lib.getEmittedBin(),
-                b.pathJoin(&.{ "test/fx/platform/targets", target_dir, "libhost.a" }),
+                b.pathJoin(&.{ "test/fx/platform/targets", target_dir, test_fx_host_filename }),
             );
         }
 
@@ -1834,78 +1943,38 @@ fn addMainExe(
     });
     configureBackend(exe, target);
 
-    // Create test platform host static library (str)
-    const test_platform_host_lib = createTestPlatformHostLib(
-        b,
-        "test_platform_str_host",
-        "test/str/platform/host.zig",
-        target,
-        optimize,
-        roc_modules,
-    );
+    // Build str and int test platform host libraries for native target
+    // (fx and fx-open are only built via test-platforms step)
+    const main_build_platforms = [_][]const u8{ "str", "int" };
+    const native_target_name = roc_target.RocTarget.fromStdTarget(target.result).toName();
 
-    // Copy the test platform host library to the source directory
-    const copy_test_host = b.addUpdateSourceFiles();
-    const test_host_filename = if (target.result.os.tag == .windows) "host.lib" else "libhost.a";
-    copy_test_host.addCopyFileToSource(test_platform_host_lib.getEmittedBin(), b.pathJoin(&.{ "test/str/platform", test_host_filename }));
-    b.getInstallStep().dependOn(&copy_test_host.step);
+    for (main_build_platforms) |platform_dir| {
+        const copy_step = buildAndCopyTestPlatformHostLib(
+            b,
+            platform_dir,
+            target,
+            native_target_name,
+            optimize,
+            roc_modules,
+        );
+        b.getInstallStep().dependOn(&copy_step.step);
+    }
 
-    // Create test platform host static library (int) - native target
-    const test_platform_int_host_lib = createTestPlatformHostLib(
-        b,
-        "test_platform_int_host",
-        "test/int/platform/host.zig",
-        target,
-        optimize,
-        roc_modules,
-    );
-
-    // Copy the int test platform host library to the source directory
-    const copy_test_int_host = b.addUpdateSourceFiles();
-    const test_int_host_filename = if (target.result.os.tag == .windows) "host.lib" else "libhost.a";
-    copy_test_int_host.addCopyFileToSource(test_platform_int_host_lib.getEmittedBin(), b.pathJoin(&.{ "test/int/platform", test_int_host_filename }));
-    b.getInstallStep().dependOn(&copy_test_int_host.step);
-
-    // Cross-compile int platform host libraries for musl and glibc targets
-    const cross_compile_targets = [_]struct { name: []const u8, query: std.Target.Query }{
-        .{ .name = "x64musl", .query = .{ .cpu_arch = .x86_64, .os_tag = .linux, .abi = .musl } },
-        .{ .name = "arm64musl", .query = .{ .cpu_arch = .aarch64, .os_tag = .linux, .abi = .musl } },
-        .{ .name = "x64glibc", .query = .{ .cpu_arch = .x86_64, .os_tag = .linux, .abi = .gnu } },
-        .{ .name = "arm64glibc", .query = .{ .cpu_arch = .aarch64, .os_tag = .linux, .abi = .gnu } },
-    };
-
-    for (cross_compile_targets) |cross_target| {
+    // Cross-compile for all Linux targets (musl + glibc)
+    for (linux_cross_targets) |cross_target| {
         const cross_resolved_target = b.resolveTargetQuery(cross_target.query);
 
-        // Create cross-compiled int host library
-        const cross_int_host_lib = createTestPlatformHostLib(
-            b,
-            b.fmt("test_platform_int_host_{s}", .{cross_target.name}),
-            "test/int/platform/host.zig",
-            cross_resolved_target,
-            optimize,
-            roc_modules,
-        );
-
-        // Copy to target-specific directory
-        const copy_cross_int_host = b.addUpdateSourceFiles();
-        copy_cross_int_host.addCopyFileToSource(cross_int_host_lib.getEmittedBin(), b.pathJoin(&.{ "test/int/platform/targets", cross_target.name, "libhost.a" }));
-        b.getInstallStep().dependOn(&copy_cross_int_host.step);
-
-        // Create cross-compiled str host library
-        const cross_str_host_lib = createTestPlatformHostLib(
-            b,
-            b.fmt("test_platform_str_host_{s}", .{cross_target.name}),
-            "test/str/platform/host.zig",
-            cross_resolved_target,
-            optimize,
-            roc_modules,
-        );
-
-        // Copy to target-specific directory
-        const copy_cross_str_host = b.addUpdateSourceFiles();
-        copy_cross_str_host.addCopyFileToSource(cross_str_host_lib.getEmittedBin(), b.pathJoin(&.{ "test/str/platform/targets", cross_target.name, "libhost.a" }));
-        b.getInstallStep().dependOn(&copy_cross_str_host.step);
+        for (main_build_platforms) |platform_dir| {
+            const copy_step = buildAndCopyTestPlatformHostLib(
+                b,
+                platform_dir,
+                cross_resolved_target,
+                cross_target.name,
+                optimize,
+                roc_modules,
+            );
+            b.getInstallStep().dependOn(&copy_step.step);
+        }
 
         // Generate glibc stubs for gnu targets
         if (cross_target.query.abi == .gnu) {
@@ -1964,6 +2033,59 @@ fn addMainExe(
     copy_shim.addCopyFileToSource(shim_lib.getEmittedBin(), b.pathJoin(&.{ "src/cli", interpreter_shim_filename }));
     exe.step.dependOn(&copy_shim.step);
 
+    // Cross-compile interpreter shim for all supported targets
+    // This allows `roc build --target=X` to work for cross-compilation
+    const cross_compile_shim_targets = [_]struct { name: []const u8, query: std.Target.Query }{
+        .{ .name = "x64musl", .query = .{ .cpu_arch = .x86_64, .os_tag = .linux, .abi = .musl } },
+        .{ .name = "arm64musl", .query = .{ .cpu_arch = .aarch64, .os_tag = .linux, .abi = .musl } },
+        .{ .name = "x64glibc", .query = .{ .cpu_arch = .x86_64, .os_tag = .linux, .abi = .gnu } },
+        .{ .name = "arm64glibc", .query = .{ .cpu_arch = .aarch64, .os_tag = .linux, .abi = .gnu } },
+    };
+
+    for (cross_compile_shim_targets) |cross_target| {
+        const cross_resolved_target = b.resolveTargetQuery(cross_target.query);
+
+        // Build builtins object for this target
+        const cross_builtins_obj = b.addObject(.{
+            .name = b.fmt("roc_builtins_{s}", .{cross_target.name}),
+            .root_module = b.createModule(.{
+                .root_source_file = b.path("src/builtins/static_lib.zig"),
+                .target = cross_resolved_target,
+                .optimize = optimize,
+                .strip = optimize != .Debug,
+                .pic = true,
+            }),
+        });
+        configureBackend(cross_builtins_obj, cross_resolved_target);
+
+        // Build interpreter shim library for this target
+        const cross_shim_lib = b.addLibrary(.{
+            .name = b.fmt("roc_interpreter_shim_{s}", .{cross_target.name}),
+            .root_module = b.createModule(.{
+                .root_source_file = b.path("src/interpreter_shim/main.zig"),
+                .target = cross_resolved_target,
+                .optimize = optimize,
+                .strip = optimize != .Debug,
+                .pic = true,
+            }),
+            .linkage = .static,
+        });
+        configureBackend(cross_shim_lib, cross_resolved_target);
+        roc_modules.addAll(cross_shim_lib);
+        cross_shim_lib.root_module.addImport("compiled_builtins", compiled_builtins_module);
+        cross_shim_lib.step.dependOn(&write_compiled_builtins.step);
+        cross_shim_lib.addObject(cross_builtins_obj);
+        cross_shim_lib.bundle_compiler_rt = true;
+
+        // Copy to target-specific directory for embedding
+        const copy_cross_shim = b.addUpdateSourceFiles();
+        copy_cross_shim.addCopyFileToSource(
+            cross_shim_lib.getEmittedBin(),
+            b.pathJoin(&.{ "src/cli/targets", cross_target.name, "libroc_interpreter_shim.a" }),
+        );
+        exe.step.dependOn(&copy_cross_shim.step);
+    }
+
     const config = b.addOptions();
     config.addOption(bool, "llvm", enable_llvm);
     exe.root_module.addOptions("config", config);
@@ -2001,7 +2123,12 @@ fn install_and_run(
         b.getInstallStep().dependOn(&exe.step);
     } else {
         const install = b.addInstallArtifact(exe, .{});
-        build_step.dependOn(&install.step);
+
+        // Add a step to print success message after build completes
+        const success_step = PrintBuildSuccessStep.create(b);
+        success_step.step.dependOn(&install.step);
+        build_step.dependOn(&success_step.step);
+
         b.getInstallStep().dependOn(&install.step);
 
         const run = b.addRunArtifact(exe);
@@ -2508,8 +2635,12 @@ fn generateGlibcStub(b: *std.Build, target: ResolvedTarget, target_name: []const
         const libc_so = write_stub.add("libc.so", stub_content);
 
         const copy_stubs = b.addUpdateSourceFiles();
-        copy_stubs.addCopyFileToSource(libc_so_6, b.pathJoin(&.{ "test/int/platform/targets", target_name, "libc.so.6" }));
-        copy_stubs.addCopyFileToSource(libc_so, b.pathJoin(&.{ "test/int/platform/targets", target_name, "libc.so" }));
+        // Platforms that need glibc stubs
+        const glibc_platforms = [_][]const u8{ "int", "str" };
+        for (glibc_platforms) |platform| {
+            copy_stubs.addCopyFileToSource(libc_so_6, b.pathJoin(&.{ "test", platform, "platform/targets", target_name, "libc.so.6" }));
+            copy_stubs.addCopyFileToSource(libc_so, b.pathJoin(&.{ "test", platform, "platform/targets", target_name, "libc.so" }));
+        }
         copy_stubs.step.dependOn(&write_stub.step);
 
         return copy_stubs;
@@ -2522,11 +2653,16 @@ fn generateGlibcStub(b: *std.Build, target: ResolvedTarget, target_name: []const
     // Compile the assembly into a proper shared library using Zig's build system
     const libc_stub = glibc_stub_build.compileAssemblyStub(b, asm_file, target, .ReleaseSmall);
 
-    // Copy the generated files to the target directory
+    // Copy the generated files to all platforms that use glibc targets
     const copy_stubs = b.addUpdateSourceFiles();
-    copy_stubs.addCopyFileToSource(libc_stub.getEmittedBin(), b.pathJoin(&.{ "test/int/platform/targets", target_name, "libc.so.6" }));
-    copy_stubs.addCopyFileToSource(libc_stub.getEmittedBin(), b.pathJoin(&.{ "test/int/platform/targets", target_name, "libc.so" }));
-    copy_stubs.addCopyFileToSource(asm_file, b.pathJoin(&.{ "test/int/platform/targets", target_name, "libc_stub.s" }));
+
+    // Platforms that need glibc stubs (have glibc targets defined in their .roc files)
+    const glibc_platforms = [_][]const u8{ "int", "str" };
+    for (glibc_platforms) |platform| {
+        copy_stubs.addCopyFileToSource(libc_stub.getEmittedBin(), b.pathJoin(&.{ "test", platform, "platform/targets", target_name, "libc.so.6" }));
+        copy_stubs.addCopyFileToSource(libc_stub.getEmittedBin(), b.pathJoin(&.{ "test", platform, "platform/targets", target_name, "libc.so" }));
+        copy_stubs.addCopyFileToSource(asm_file, b.pathJoin(&.{ "test", platform, "platform/targets", target_name, "libc_stub.s" }));
+    }
     copy_stubs.step.dependOn(&libc_stub.step);
     copy_stubs.step.dependOn(&write_stub.step);
 

ci/check_test_wiring.zig

@@ -46,9 +46,17 @@ pub fn main() !void {
     // To avoid false positives, we:
     // - Treat src/cli/main.zig as an additional aggregator when scanning @import()
     //   statements for wired test files.
+    // - Treat src/cli/test/fx_platform_test.zig as an aggregator since it imports
+    //   fx_test_specs.zig which contains shared test specifications.
     if (fileExists("src/cli/main.zig")) {
         try mod_files.append(gpa, try gpa.dupe(u8, "src/cli/main.zig"));
     }
+    if (fileExists("src/cli/test/fx_platform_test.zig")) {
+        try mod_files.append(gpa, try gpa.dupe(u8, "src/cli/test/fx_platform_test.zig"));
+    }
+    if (fileExists("src/cli/test/test_runner.zig")) {
+        try mod_files.append(gpa, try gpa.dupe(u8, "src/cli/test/test_runner.zig"));
+    }
 
     if (test_files.items.len == 0) {
         try stdout.print("{s}[OK]{s} No test files found to check\n", .{ TermColor.green, TermColor.reset });

ci/test_int_platform.sh

@@ -1,399 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-set -euo pipefail
-
-# Colors for output (minimal usage)
-RED='\033[0;31m'
-GREEN='\033[0;32m'
-NC='\033[0m' # No Color
-
-# Test configuration
-ROC_CLI="./zig-out/bin/roc"
-INT_APP="test/int/app.roc"
-TEST_OUTPUT_DIR="tmp_test_outputs"
-
-# Supported targets for cross-compilation
-CROSS_TARGETS=(
-    "x64musl"
-    "arm64musl"
-    "x64glibc"
-    "arm64glibc"
-)
-
-# Test results tracking
-TESTS_RUN=0
-TESTS_PASSED=0
-TESTS_FAILED=0
-FAILED_TESTS=()
-
-print_header() {
-    echo "================================"
-    echo "  Roc Int Platform Test Suite  "
-    echo "================================"
-    echo
-}
-
-print_section() {
-    echo ">>> $1"
-}
-
-print_success() {
-    echo -e "${GREEN}PASS${NC} $1"
-}
-
-print_error() {
-    echo -e "${RED}FAIL${NC} $1"
-}
-
-print_info() {
-    echo "INFO $1"
-}
-
-# Portable timeout wrapper:
-# - Uses GNU coreutils 'timeout' if available
-# - Falls back to 'gtimeout' (Homebrew coreutils on macOS)
-# - Otherwise uses a shell-based timer that sends SIGTERM after N seconds
-# Usage: run_with_timeout <seconds> <command> [args...]
-run_with_timeout() {
-    local seconds="$1"; shift
-    if command -v timeout >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        timeout "${seconds}s" "$@"
-        return $?
-    elif command -v gtimeout >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        gtimeout "${seconds}s" "$@"
-        return $?
-    else
-        ( "$@" ) &
-        local cmd_pid=$!
-        ( sleep "$seconds"; kill -0 "$cmd_pid" 2>/dev/null && kill -TERM "$cmd_pid" 2>/dev/null ) &
-        local timer_pid=$!
-        wait "$cmd_pid"
-        local exit_code=$?
-        kill -TERM "$timer_pid" 2>/dev/null || true
-        return "$exit_code"
-    fi
-}
-
-cleanup() {
-    if [ -d "$TEST_OUTPUT_DIR" ]; then
-        rm -rf "$TEST_OUTPUT_DIR"
-    fi
-}
-
-setup() {
-    # Create output directory
-    mkdir -p "$TEST_OUTPUT_DIR"
-
-    # Check if roc CLI exists
-    if [ ! -f "$ROC_CLI" ]; then
-        print_error "Roc CLI not found at $ROC_CLI"
-        print_info "Please run 'zig build' first to build the Roc compiler"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-
-    # Check if int app exists
-    if [ ! -f "$INT_APP" ]; then
-        print_error "Int test app not found at $INT_APP"
-        exit 1
-    fi
-}
-
-run_test() {
-    local test_name="$1"
-    local test_cmd="$2"
-    local expected_output="$3"
-
-    TESTS_RUN=$((TESTS_RUN + 1))
-
-    print_info "Running: $test_name"
-    echo "  Command: $test_cmd"
-
-    if eval "$test_cmd" > "$TEST_OUTPUT_DIR/test_$TESTS_RUN.out" 2>&1; then
-        if [ -n "$expected_output" ]; then
-            # Check if expected output is present
-            if grep -q "$expected_output" "$TEST_OUTPUT_DIR/test_$TESTS_RUN.out"; then
-                print_success "$test_name"
-                TESTS_PASSED=$((TESTS_PASSED + 1))
-                return 0
-            else
-                print_error "$test_name - Expected output not found"
-                echo "  Expected: $expected_output"
-                echo "  Got (first 5 lines):"
-                cat "$TEST_OUTPUT_DIR/test_$TESTS_RUN.out" | head -5
-                echo "  NOTE: For complete output, run: cat $TEST_OUTPUT_DIR/test_$TESTS_RUN.out"
-                TESTS_FAILED=$((TESTS_FAILED + 1))
-                FAILED_TESTS+=("$test_name")
-                return 1
-            fi
-        else
-            print_success "$test_name"
-            TESTS_PASSED=$((TESTS_PASSED + 1))
-            return 0
-        fi
-    else
-        print_error "$test_name - Command failed"
-        
-        # Show more complete output for arm64glibc debugging
-        if [[ "$test_name" == *"arm64glibc"* ]]; then
-            echo "  Complete error output for arm64glibc debugging:"
-            cat "$TEST_OUTPUT_DIR/test_$TESTS_RUN.out"
-        else
-            echo "  Error output (first 10 lines):"
-            cat "$TEST_OUTPUT_DIR/test_$TESTS_RUN.out" | head -10
-            echo "  NOTE: This is a summary of the error output."
-            echo "  For complete output, run: cat $TEST_OUTPUT_DIR/test_$TESTS_RUN.out"
-        fi
-        
-        TESTS_FAILED=$((TESTS_FAILED + 1))
-        FAILED_TESTS+=("$test_name")
-        return 1
-    fi
-}
-
-test_native_execution() {
-    print_section "Testing Native Build and Execution"
-
-    local native_output="$TEST_OUTPUT_DIR/int_app_native"
-
-    # Test native build (should work on current platform)
-    run_test "Native build" \
-        "$ROC_CLI build --output=$native_output $INT_APP" \
-        ""
-
-    # Verify the executable was created
-    if [ ! -f "$native_output" ]; then
-        print_error "Native executable not created"
-        TESTS_FAILED=$((TESTS_FAILED + 1))
-        FAILED_TESTS+=("native executable creation")
-        return 1
-    fi
-
-    print_success "Native executable created"
-
-    # Show executable info
-    if command -v file >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        echo "  File type: $(file "$native_output")"
-    fi
-
-    # Make sure it's executable
-    chmod +x "$native_output"
-
-    # Test execution - the int platform should run the host which calls the app functions
-    print_info "Testing native execution..."
-
-    local exec_output="$TEST_OUTPUT_DIR/native_exec.out"
-    if run_with_timeout 10 "$native_output" > "$exec_output" 2>&1; then
-        local exit_code=$?
-        if [ $exit_code -eq 0 ]; then
-            print_success "Native executable runs and exits successfully"
-
-            # Show what the executable outputs (useful for debugging)
-            if [ -s "$exec_output" ]; then
-                echo "  Output:"
-                head -5 "$exec_output" | sed 's/^/    /'
-            fi
-
-            TESTS_PASSED=$((TESTS_PASSED + 1))
-        else
-            print_error "Native executable exited with code $exit_code"
-            echo "  Output (first 10 lines):"
-            head -10 "$exec_output" | sed 's/^/    /'
-            echo "  NOTE: For complete output, run: cat $exec_output"
-            TESTS_FAILED=$((TESTS_FAILED + 1))
-            FAILED_TESTS+=("native execution exit code")
-        fi
-    else
-        print_error "Native executable timed out or crashed"
-        echo "  Output (first 10 lines):"
-        head -10 "$exec_output" | sed 's/^/    /'
-        echo "  NOTE: For complete output, run: cat $exec_output"
-        TESTS_FAILED=$((TESTS_FAILED + 1))
-        FAILED_TESTS+=("native execution timeout")
-    fi
-
-    TESTS_RUN=$((TESTS_RUN + 1))
-}
-
-test_cross_compilation() {
-    print_section "Testing Cross-Compilation"
-
-    for target in "${CROSS_TARGETS[@]}"; do
-        local output_name="$TEST_OUTPUT_DIR/int_app_$target"
-
-        # Test cross-compilation build
-        run_test "Cross-compile to $target" \
-            "$ROC_CLI build --target=$target --output=$output_name $INT_APP" \
-            ""
-
-        # Check if the executable was created
-        if [ -f "$output_name" ]; then
-            print_success "Executable created for $target"
-
-            # Show some info about the generated executable
-            if command -v file >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-                echo "  File info: $(file "$output_name")"
-            fi
-
-            if command -v ldd >/dev/null 2>&1 && [[ "$target" == *"$(uname -m)"* ]]; then
-                echo "  Dependencies:"
-                ldd "$output_name" 2>/dev/null | head -5 || echo "    (static or incompatible)"
-            fi
-        else
-            print_error "Executable not created for $target"
-            TESTS_FAILED=$((TESTS_FAILED + 1))
-            FAILED_TESTS+=("$target executable creation")
-        fi
-    done
-}
-
-test_platform_build() {
-    print_section "Testing Platform Build System"
-
-    # Test that platform libraries are built
-    run_test "Build platform libraries" \
-        "zig build" \
-        ""
-
-    # Check that target directories exist with expected files
-    for target in "${CROSS_TARGETS[@]}"; do
-        local target_dir="test/int/platform/targets/$target"
-
-        if [ -d "$target_dir" ]; then
-            print_success "Target directory exists: $target"
-
-            # Check for expected files
-            local expected_files=("libhost.a")
-            if [[ "$target" == *"glibc"* ]]; then
-                expected_files+=("libc.so.6" "libc.so" "libc_stub.s")
-            fi
-
-            for file in "${expected_files[@]}"; do
-                if [ -f "$target_dir/$file" ]; then
-                    echo "    $file: present"
-                else
-                    print_error "  $file missing in $target"
-                    TESTS_FAILED=$((TESTS_FAILED + 1))
-                    FAILED_TESTS+=("$target/$file")
-                fi
-            done
-        else
-            print_error "Target directory missing: $target"
-            TESTS_FAILED=$((TESTS_FAILED + 1))
-            FAILED_TESTS+=("$target directory")
-        fi
-    done
-}
-
-test_glibc_stubs() {
-    print_section "Testing Glibc Stub Generation"
-
-    for target in "x64glibc" "arm64glibc"; do
-        local stub_file="test/int/platform/targets/$target/libc_stub.s"
-
-        if [ -f "$stub_file" ]; then
-            print_success "Glibc stub exists: $target"
-
-            # Check that essential symbols are present
-            local essential_symbols=("__libc_start_main" "abort" "getauxval" "_IO_stdin_used")
-            local missing_symbols=0
-
-            for symbol in "${essential_symbols[@]}"; do
-                if grep -q "$symbol" "$stub_file"; then
-                    echo "    $symbol: present"
-                else
-                    print_error "  Symbol $symbol missing from $target"
-                    TESTS_FAILED=$((TESTS_FAILED + 1))
-                    FAILED_TESTS+=("$target $symbol")
-                    missing_symbols=$((missing_symbols + 1))
-                fi
-            done
-
-            if [ $missing_symbols -eq 0 ]; then
-                echo "    All essential symbols present"
-            fi
-
-            # Check architecture-specific instructions
-            if [[ "$target" == "x64glibc" ]]; then
-                if grep -q "xor %rax" "$stub_file"; then
-                    echo "    x86_64 assembly: correct"
-                else
-                    print_error "  x86_64 assembly instructions missing from $target"
-                fi
-            elif [[ "$target" == "arm64glibc" ]]; then
-                if grep -q "mov x0" "$stub_file"; then
-                    echo "    ARM64 assembly: correct"
-                else
-                    print_error "  ARM64 assembly instructions missing from $target"
-                fi
-            fi
-        else
-            print_error "Glibc stub missing: $target"
-            TESTS_FAILED=$((TESTS_FAILED + 1))
-            FAILED_TESTS+=("$target stub")
-        fi
-    done
-}
-
-print_summary() {
-    echo
-    print_section "Test Summary"
-    echo "Total tests: $TESTS_RUN"
-    echo -e "${GREEN}Passed: $TESTS_PASSED${NC}"
-    echo -e "${RED}Failed: $TESTS_FAILED${NC}"
-
-    if [ $TESTS_FAILED -gt 0 ]; then
-        echo
-        echo "Failed tests:"
-        for failed_test in "${FAILED_TESTS[@]}"; do
-            echo "  - $failed_test"
-        done
-        echo
-        print_error "Some tests failed"
-        return 1
-    else
-        echo
-        print_success "All tests passed"
-        return 0
-    fi
-}
-
-main() {
-    print_header
-
-    # Setup
-    setup
-    trap cleanup EXIT
-
-    # Run test suites
-    test_platform_build
-    test_glibc_stubs
-    test_cross_compilation
-    test_native_execution
-
-    # Print summary and exit with appropriate code
-    if print_summary; then
-        exit 0
-    else
-        exit 1
-    fi
-}
-
-# Handle command line arguments
-case "${1:-}" in
-    --help|-h)
-        echo "Usage: $0 [--help]"
-        echo
-        echo "Test script for Roc's int platform cross-compilation."
-        echo "This script tests:"
-        echo "  - Platform build system"
-        echo "  - Glibc stub generation"
-        echo "  - Native execution"
-        echo "  - Cross-compilation to all supported targets"
-        echo
-        echo "Make sure to run 'zig build' first to build the Roc compiler."
-        exit 0
-        ;;
-    *)
-        main "$@"
-        ;;
-esac

ci/valgrind.supp

@@ -46,3 +46,12 @@
    fun:__libc_malloc_impl
    fun:*SmallVector*
 }
+
+{
+   musl-mallocng-enframe-llvm-mcregisterinfo
+   Memcheck:Cond
+   fun:enframe
+   fun:__libc_malloc_impl
+   ...
+   fun:*llvm*MCRegisterInfo*
+}

ci/zig_lints.zig

@@ -227,7 +227,13 @@ fn getNewZigFiles(allocator: Allocator) !PathList {
 }
 
 fn fileHasTopLevelComment(allocator: Allocator, file_path: []const u8) !bool {
-    const source = try readSourceFile(allocator, file_path);
+    const source = readSourceFile(allocator, file_path) catch |err| {
+        if (err == error.FileNotFound) {
+            // File was deleted but still shows in git diff - skip it
+            return true;
+        }
+        return err;
+    };
     defer allocator.free(source);
 
     return std.mem.indexOf(u8, source, "//!") != null;

src/base/Ident.zig

@@ -288,6 +288,19 @@ pub const Store = struct {
             // We deserialize by overwriting the Serialized memory with the runtime struct.
             const store = @as(*Store, @ptrFromInt(@intFromPtr(self)));
 
+            // Check struct sizes - if Store > Serialized, we'd write past the end!
+            comptime {
+                const store_size = @sizeOf(Store);
+                const serialized_size = @sizeOf(Serialized);
+                if (store_size > serialized_size) {
+                    @compileError(std.fmt.comptimePrint(
+                        "STRUCT SIZE MISMATCH: Store ({d} bytes) > Serialized ({d} bytes). " ++
+                            "Writing Store to Serialized memory will corrupt adjacent data!",
+                        .{ store_size, serialized_size },
+                    ));
+                }
+            }
+
             store.* = Store{
                 .interner = self.interner.deserialize(offset).*,
                 .attributes = self.attributes.deserialize(offset).*,

src/base/Scratch.zig

@@ -38,6 +38,69 @@ pub fn Scratch(comptime T: type) type {
             return false;
         }
 
+        /// Check if a value is in the array starting from a given position.
+        /// Note: If checking multiple values against the same range, use `setViewFrom()`
+        /// to build a SetView once and call `contains()` on it multiple times.
+        pub fn containsFrom(self: *const Self, start: u32, val: T) bool {
+            const range = self.items.items[@intCast(start)..];
+            for (range) |item| {
+                if (item == val) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        /// A view into a range of the scratch buffer optimized for membership queries.
+        /// For small ranges, uses linear scan. For larger ranges, uses a hash set.
+        pub const SetView = struct {
+            range: []const T,
+            set: ?std.AutoHashMapUnmanaged(T, void),
+
+            const hash_threshold = 16;
+
+            pub fn init(items: []const T) SetView {
+                if (items.len <= hash_threshold) {
+                    return .{ .range = items, .set = null };
+                }
+                var set = std.AutoHashMapUnmanaged(T, void){};
+                set.ensureTotalCapacity(std.heap.page_allocator, @intCast(items.len)) catch {
+                    // Fall back to linear scan on allocation failure
+                    return .{ .range = items, .set = null };
+                };
+                for (items) |item| {
+                    set.putAssumeCapacity(item, {});
+                }
+                return .{ .range = items, .set = set };
+            }
+
+            pub fn deinit(self: *SetView) void {
+                if (self.set) |*set| {
+                    set.deinit(std.heap.page_allocator);
+                }
+            }
+
+            pub fn contains(self: *const SetView, val: T) bool {
+                if (self.set) |set| {
+                    return set.contains(val);
+                }
+                for (self.range) |item| {
+                    if (item == val) {
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                }
+                return false;
+            }
+        };
+
+        /// Create a SetView for efficient repeated membership queries on a range.
+        /// For small ranges, the SetView uses linear scan.
+        /// For larger ranges, it builds a hash set for O(1) lookups.
+        /// Remember to call deinit() on the returned SetView when done.
+        pub fn setViewFrom(self: *const Self, start: u32) SetView {
+            return SetView.init(self.items.items[@intCast(start)..]);
+        }
+
         /// Places a new index of type `T` in the scratch
         pub fn append(self: *Self, idx: T) std.mem.Allocator.Error!void {
             try self.items.append(idx);

src/build/glibc_stub.zig

@@ -22,8 +22,55 @@ pub fn generateComprehensiveStub(
         else => try writer.writeAll("    ret\n\n"),
     }
 
-    // Essential libc symbols that must be present
-    const essential_symbols = [_][]const u8{ "__libc_start_main", "abort", "getauxval" };
+    // Essential libc symbols that must be present for linking
+    // These are resolved at runtime from real glibc
+    const essential_symbols = [_][]const u8{
+        // Core libc
+        "__libc_start_main",
+        "abort",
+        "getauxval",
+        "__tls_get_addr", // Thread-local storage
+        "__errno_location", // Thread-safe errno access
+        // Memory operations
+        "memcpy",
+        "memmove",
+        "mmap",
+        "mmap64",
+        "munmap",
+        "mremap",
+        "msync",
+        // File I/O
+        "close",
+        "read",
+        "write",
+        "readv",
+        "writev",
+        "openat64",
+        "lseek64",
+        "pread64",
+        "pwritev64",
+        "flock",
+        "copy_file_range",
+        "sendfile64",
+        // Path operations
+        "realpath",
+        "readlink",
+        // Environment
+        "getenv",
+        "isatty",
+        "sysconf", // System configuration (page size, etc.)
+        // Signal handling
+        "sigaction",
+        "sigemptyset",
+        // Dynamic linker
+        "dl_iterate_phdr",
+        "getcontext",
+        // Math functions
+        "fmod",
+        "fmodf",
+        "trunc",
+        "truncf",
+    };
 
     for (essential_symbols) |symbol| {
         try writer.print(".balign 8\n.globl {s}\n.type {s}, %function\n{s}:\n", .{ symbol, symbol, symbol });
@@ -36,7 +83,7 @@ pub fn generateComprehensiveStub(
                 else => try writer.writeAll("    ret\n\n"),
             }
         } else {
-            // Other symbols return 0
+            // Other symbols return 0 or are no-ops (resolved at runtime)
             switch (target_arch) {
                 .x86_64 => try writer.writeAll("    xor %rax, %rax\n    ret\n\n"),
                 .aarch64 => try writer.writeAll("    mov x0, #0\n    ret\n\n"),
@@ -53,6 +100,14 @@ pub fn generateComprehensiveStub(
     } else {
         try writer.writeAll(".long 1\n");
     }
+
+    // environ is a global variable (char **environ)
+    try writer.writeAll(".globl environ\n.type environ, %object\nenviron: ");
+    if (ptr_width == 8) {
+        try writer.writeAll(".quad 0\n");
+    } else {
+        try writer.writeAll(".long 0\n");
+    }
 }
 
 /// Compile assembly stub to shared library using Zig's build system

src/build/modules.zig

@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@ pub const RocModules = struct {
     unbundle: *Module,
     base58: *Module,
     lsp: *Module,
+    roc_target: *Module,
 
     pub fn create(b: *Build, build_options_step: *Step.Options, zstd: ?*Dependency) RocModules {
         const self = RocModules{
@@ -386,6 +387,7 @@ pub const RocModules = struct {
             .unbundle = b.addModule("unbundle", .{ .root_source_file = b.path("src/unbundle/mod.zig") }),
             .base58 = b.addModule("base58", .{ .root_source_file = b.path("src/base58/mod.zig") }),
             .lsp = b.addModule("lsp", .{ .root_source_file = b.path("src/lsp/mod.zig") }),
+            .roc_target = b.addModule("roc_target", .{ .root_source_file = b.path("src/target/mod.zig") }),
         };
 
         // Link zstd to bundle module if available (it's unsupported on wasm32, so don't link it)
@@ -466,6 +468,7 @@ pub const RocModules = struct {
 
         step.root_module.addImport("unbundle", self.unbundle);
         step.root_module.addImport("base58", self.base58);
+        step.root_module.addImport("roc_target", self.roc_target);
     }
 
     pub fn addAllToTest(self: RocModules, step: *Step.Compile) void {

src/builtins/list.zig

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 //!
 //! Each function documents its ownership semantics in its doc comment.
 const std = @import("std");
+const builtin = @import("builtin");
 
 const utils = @import("utils.zig");
 const UpdateMode = utils.UpdateMode;
@@ -142,6 +143,17 @@ pub const RocList = extern struct {
         const slice_alloc_ptr = self.capacity_or_alloc_ptr << 1;
         const slice_mask = self.seamlessSliceMask();
         const alloc_ptr = (list_alloc_ptr & ~slice_mask) | (slice_alloc_ptr & slice_mask);
+
+        // Verify the computed allocation pointer is properly aligned
+        if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+            if (alloc_ptr != 0 and alloc_ptr % @alignOf(usize) != 0) {
+                std.debug.panic(
+                    "getAllocationDataPtr: misaligned ptr=0x{x} (bytes=0x{x}, cap_or_alloc=0x{x}, is_slice={})",
+                    .{ alloc_ptr, list_alloc_ptr, self.capacity_or_alloc_ptr, self.isSeamlessSlice() },
+                );
+            }
+        }
+
         return @as(?[*]u8, @ptrFromInt(alloc_ptr));
     }
 
@@ -154,6 +166,13 @@ pub const RocList = extern struct {
         if (self.isSeamlessSlice() and elements_refcounted) {
             // Seamless slices always refer to an underlying allocation.
             const alloc_ptr = self.getAllocationDataPtr() orelse unreachable;
+            // Verify alignment before @alignCast
+            if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+                const ptr_int = @intFromPtr(alloc_ptr);
+                if (ptr_int % @sizeOf(usize) != 0) {
+                    @panic("RocList.getAllocationElementCount: alloc_ptr is not properly aligned");
+                }
+            }
             // - 1 is refcount.
             // - 2 is size on heap.
             const ptr = @as([*]usize, @ptrCast(@alignCast(alloc_ptr))) - 2;
@@ -167,9 +186,17 @@ pub const RocList = extern struct {
     // It will put the allocation size on the heap to enable the seamless slice to free the underlying allocation.
     fn setAllocationElementCount(self: RocList, elements_refcounted: bool) void {
         if (elements_refcounted and !self.isSeamlessSlice()) {
+            const alloc_ptr = self.getAllocationDataPtr();
+            // Verify alignment before @alignCast
+            if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+                const ptr_int = @intFromPtr(alloc_ptr);
+                if (ptr_int % @sizeOf(usize) != 0) {
+                    @panic("RocList.setAllocationElementCount: alloc_ptr is not properly aligned");
+                }
+            }
             // - 1 is refcount.
             // - 2 is size on heap.
-            const ptr = @as([*]usize, @ptrCast(@alignCast(self.getAllocationDataPtr()))) - 2;
+            const ptr = @as([*]usize, @ptrCast(@alignCast(alloc_ptr))) - 2;
             ptr[0] = self.length;
         }
     }
@@ -178,6 +205,13 @@ pub const RocList = extern struct {
         // If the list is unique and not a seamless slice, the length needs to be store on the heap if the elements are refcounted.
         if (elements_refcounted and self.isUnique() and !self.isSeamlessSlice()) {
             if (self.getAllocationDataPtr()) |source| {
+                // Verify alignment before @alignCast
+                if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+                    const ptr_int = @intFromPtr(source);
+                    if (ptr_int % @sizeOf(usize) != 0) {
+                        @panic("RocList.incref: source is not properly aligned");
+                    }
+                }
                 // - 1 is refcount.
                 // - 2 is size on heap.
                 const ptr = @as([*]usize, @ptrCast(@alignCast(source))) - 2;
@@ -228,13 +262,32 @@ pub const RocList = extern struct {
     }
 
     fn refcount(self: RocList) usize {
+        // Reduced debug output - only print on potential issues
         if (self.getCapacity() == 0 and !self.isSeamlessSlice()) {
             // the zero-capacity is Clone, copying it will not leak memory
             return 1;
         }
 
-        const ptr: [*]usize = @as([*]usize, @ptrCast(@alignCast(self.getAllocationDataPtr())));
-        return (ptr - 1)[0];
+        const alloc_ptr = self.getAllocationDataPtr();
+        // Verify alignment before @alignCast
+        if (alloc_ptr) |non_null_ptr| {
+            if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+                const ptr_int = @intFromPtr(non_null_ptr);
+                if (ptr_int % @sizeOf(usize) != 0) {
+                    std.debug.panic("RocList.refcount: alloc_ptr=0x{x} is not {}-byte aligned (bytes=0x{x}, cap=0x{x})", .{
+                        ptr_int,
+                        @sizeOf(usize),
+                        @intFromPtr(self.bytes),
+                        self.capacity_or_alloc_ptr,
+                    });
+                }
+            }
+            const ptr: [*]usize = @as([*]usize, @ptrCast(@alignCast(non_null_ptr)));
+            const refcount_val = (ptr - 1)[0];
+            return refcount_val;
+        } else {
+            @panic("RocList.refcount: getAllocationDataPtr returned null");
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn makeUnique(
@@ -893,12 +946,33 @@ pub fn listSublist(
             return output;
         } else {
             if (list.isUnique()) {
+                // Store original element count for proper cleanup when the slice is freed.
+                // When the seamless slice is later decreffed, it will decref ALL elements
+                // starting from the original allocation pointer, not just the slice elements.
                 list.setAllocationElementCount(elements_refcounted);
             }
             const list_alloc_ptr = (@intFromPtr(source_ptr) >> 1) | SEAMLESS_SLICE_BIT;
             const slice_alloc_ptr = list.capacity_or_alloc_ptr;
             const slice_mask = list.seamlessSliceMask();
             const alloc_ptr = (list_alloc_ptr & ~slice_mask) | (slice_alloc_ptr & slice_mask);
+
+            // Verify the encoded pointer will decode correctly
+            if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+                const test_decode = alloc_ptr << 1;
+                const original_ptr = if (list.isSeamlessSlice())
+                    slice_alloc_ptr << 1
+                else
+                    @intFromPtr(source_ptr);
+                if (test_decode != (original_ptr & ~@as(usize, 1))) {
+                    @panic("listSublist: encoding error");
+                }
+
+                // Verify alignment of the original allocation pointer
+                if (original_ptr % @alignOf(usize) != 0) {
+                    @panic("listSublist: misaligned original ptr");
+                }
+            }
+
             return RocList{
                 .bytes = source_ptr + start * element_width,
                 .length = keep_len,
@@ -1156,27 +1230,37 @@ pub fn listConcat(
 ) callconv(.c) RocList {
     // Early return for empty lists - avoid unnecessary allocations
     if (list_a.isEmpty()) {
-        if (list_b.getCapacity() == 0) {
-            // b could be a seamless slice, so we still need to decref.
+        if (list_b.isEmpty()) {
+            // Both are empty, return list_a and clean up list_b
             list_b.decref(alignment, element_width, elements_refcounted, dec_context, dec, roc_ops);
             return list_a;
         } else {
-            // list_b has capacity, return it and consume list_a
+            // list_a is empty, list_b has elements - return list_b
+            // list_a might still need decref if it has capacity
             list_a.decref(alignment, element_width, elements_refcounted, dec_context, dec, roc_ops);
             return list_b;
         }
     } else if (list_b.isEmpty()) {
-        if (list_a.getCapacity() == 0) {
-            // a could be a seamless slice, so we still need to decref.
-            list_a.decref(alignment, element_width, elements_refcounted, dec_context, dec, roc_ops);
-            return list_b;
-        } else {
-            // we must consume this list. Even though it has no elements, it could still have capacity
-            list_b.decref(alignment, element_width, elements_refcounted, dec_context, dec, roc_ops);
+        // list_b is empty, list_a has elements - return list_a
+        // list_b might still need decref if it has capacity
+        list_b.decref(alignment, element_width, elements_refcounted, dec_context, dec, roc_ops);
+        return list_a;
+    }
 
-            return list_a;
-        }
-    } else if (list_a.isUnique()) {
+    // Check if both lists share the same underlying allocation.
+    // This can happen when the same list is passed as both arguments (e.g., in repeat_helper).
+    const same_allocation = blk: {
+        const alloc_a = list_a.getAllocationDataPtr();
+        const alloc_b = list_b.getAllocationDataPtr();
+        break :blk (alloc_a != null and alloc_a == alloc_b);
+    };
+
+    // If they share the same allocation, we must:
+    // 1. NOT use the unique paths (reallocate might free/move the allocation)
+    // 2. Only decref once at the end (to avoid double-free)
+    // Instead, fall through to the general path that allocates a new list.
+
+    if (!same_allocation and list_a.isUnique()) {
         const total_length: usize = list_a.len() + list_b.len();
 
         const resized_list_a = list_a.reallocate(
@@ -1211,7 +1295,7 @@ pub fn listConcat(
         list_b.decref(alignment, element_width, elements_refcounted, dec_context, dec, roc_ops);
 
         return resized_list_a;
-    } else if (list_b.isUnique()) {
+    } else if (!same_allocation and list_b.isUnique()) {
         const total_length: usize = list_a.len() + list_b.len();
 
         const resized_list_b = list_b.reallocate(
@@ -1277,8 +1361,11 @@ pub fn listConcat(
     }
 
     // decrement list a and b.
+    // If they share the same allocation, only decref once to avoid double-free.
     list_a.decref(alignment, element_width, elements_refcounted, dec_context, dec, roc_ops);
-    list_b.decref(alignment, element_width, elements_refcounted, dec_context, dec, roc_ops);
+    if (!same_allocation) {
+        list_b.decref(alignment, element_width, elements_refcounted, dec_context, dec, roc_ops);
+    }
 
     return output;
 }
@@ -1474,6 +1561,12 @@ pub fn copy_i64(dest: Opaque, src: Opaque, _: usize) callconv(.c) void {
 
 /// Specialized copy fn which takes pointers as pointers to U128 and copies from src to dest.
 pub fn copy_u128(dest: Opaque, src: Opaque, _: usize) callconv(.c) void {
+    if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+        const dest_val = @intFromPtr(dest.?);
+        const src_val = @intFromPtr(src.?);
+        if (dest_val % @alignOf(u128) != 0) std.debug.panic("[copy_u128] dest alignment error: ptr=0x{x}", .{dest_val});
+        if (src_val % @alignOf(u128) != 0) std.debug.panic("[copy_u128] src alignment error: ptr=0x{x}", .{src_val});
+    }
     const dest_ptr = @as(*u128, @ptrCast(@alignCast(dest.?)));
     const src_ptr = @as(*u128, @ptrCast(@alignCast(src.?)));
     dest_ptr.* = src_ptr.*;
@@ -1481,6 +1574,12 @@ pub fn copy_u128(dest: Opaque, src: Opaque, _: usize) callconv(.c) void {
 
 /// Specialized copy fn which takes pointers as pointers to I128 and copies from src to dest.
 pub fn copy_i128(dest: Opaque, src: Opaque, _: usize) callconv(.c) void {
+    if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+        const dest_val = @intFromPtr(dest.?);
+        const src_val = @intFromPtr(src.?);
+        if (dest_val % @alignOf(i128) != 0) std.debug.panic("[copy_i128] dest alignment error: ptr=0x{x}", .{dest_val});
+        if (src_val % @alignOf(i128) != 0) std.debug.panic("[copy_i128] src alignment error: ptr=0x{x}", .{src_val});
+    }
     const dest_ptr = @as(*i128, @ptrCast(@alignCast(dest.?)));
     const src_ptr = @as(*i128, @ptrCast(@alignCast(src.?)));
     dest_ptr.* = src_ptr.*;
@@ -1488,6 +1587,16 @@ pub fn copy_i128(dest: Opaque, src: Opaque, _: usize) callconv(.c) void {
 
 /// Specialized copy fn which takes pointers as pointers to Boxes and copies from src to dest.
 pub fn copy_box(dest: Opaque, src: Opaque, _: usize) callconv(.c) void {
+    if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+        const dest_addr = @intFromPtr(dest);
+        const src_addr = @intFromPtr(src);
+        if (dest_addr % @alignOf(usize) != 0) {
+            std.debug.panic("[copy_box] dest=0x{x} not aligned to {} bytes", .{ dest_addr, @alignOf(usize) });
+        }
+        if (src_addr % @alignOf(usize) != 0) {
+            std.debug.panic("[copy_box] src=0x{x} not aligned to {} bytes", .{ src_addr, @alignOf(usize) });
+        }
+    }
     const dest_ptr = @as(*usize, @ptrCast(@alignCast(dest)));
     const src_ptr = @as(*usize, @ptrCast(@alignCast(src)));
     dest_ptr.* = src_ptr.*;
@@ -1495,12 +1604,28 @@ pub fn copy_box(dest: Opaque, src: Opaque, _: usize) callconv(.c) void {
 
 /// Specialized copy fn which takes pointers as pointers to ZST Boxes and copies from src to dest.
 pub fn copy_box_zst(dest: Opaque, _: Opaque, _: usize) callconv(.c) void {
+    if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+        const dest_addr = @intFromPtr(dest.?);
+        if (dest_addr % @alignOf(usize) != 0) {
+            std.debug.panic("[copy_box_zst] dest=0x{x} not aligned to {} bytes", .{ dest_addr, @alignOf(usize) });
+        }
+    }
     const dest_ptr = @as(*usize, @ptrCast(@alignCast(dest.?)));
     dest_ptr.* = 0;
 }
 
 /// Specialized copy fn which takes pointers as pointers to Lists and copies from src to dest.
 pub fn copy_list(dest: Opaque, src: Opaque, _: usize) callconv(.c) void {
+    if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+        const dest_addr = @intFromPtr(dest.?);
+        const src_addr = @intFromPtr(src.?);
+        if (dest_addr % @alignOf(RocList) != 0) {
+            @panic("copy_list: dest is not properly aligned for RocList");
+        }
+        if (src_addr % @alignOf(RocList) != 0) {
+            @panic("copy_list: src is not properly aligned for RocList");
+        }
+    }
     const dest_ptr = @as(*RocList, @ptrCast(@alignCast(dest.?)));
     const src_ptr = @as(*RocList, @ptrCast(@alignCast(src.?)));
     dest_ptr.* = src_ptr.*;
@@ -1508,6 +1633,17 @@ pub fn copy_list(dest: Opaque, src: Opaque, _: usize) callconv(.c) void {
 
 /// Specialized copy fn which takes pointers as pointers to ZST Lists and copies from src to dest.
 pub fn copy_list_zst(dest: Opaque, src: Opaque, _: usize) callconv(.c) void {
+    if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+        const dest_addr = @intFromPtr(dest.?);
+        const src_addr = @intFromPtr(src.?);
+        const required_alignment = @alignOf(RocList);
+        if (dest_addr % required_alignment != 0) {
+            @panic("copy_list_zst: dest is not properly aligned for RocList");
+        }
+        if (src_addr % required_alignment != 0) {
+            @panic("copy_list_zst: src is not properly aligned for RocList");
+        }
+    }
     const dest_ptr = @as(*RocList, @ptrCast(@alignCast(dest.?)));
     const src_ptr = @as(*RocList, @ptrCast(@alignCast(src.?)));
     dest_ptr.* = src_ptr.*;
@@ -1515,6 +1651,16 @@ pub fn copy_list_zst(dest: Opaque, src: Opaque, _: usize) callconv(.c) void {
 
 /// Specialized copy fn which takes pointers as pointers to a RocStr and copies from src to dest.
 pub fn copy_str(dest: Opaque, src: Opaque, _: usize) callconv(.c) void {
+    if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+        const dest_addr = @intFromPtr(dest.?);
+        const src_addr = @intFromPtr(src.?);
+        if (dest_addr % @alignOf(RocStr) != 0) {
+            @panic("copy_str: dest is not properly aligned for RocStr");
+        }
+        if (src_addr % @alignOf(RocStr) != 0) {
+            @panic("copy_str: src is not properly aligned for RocStr");
+        }
+    }
     const dest_ptr = @as(*RocStr, @ptrCast(@alignCast(dest.?)));
     const src_ptr = @as(*RocStr, @ptrCast(@alignCast(src.?)));
     dest_ptr.* = src_ptr.*;

src/builtins/str.zig

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 //!
 //! Each function documents its ownership semantics in its doc comment.
 const std = @import("std");
+const builtin = @import("builtin");
 
 const RocList = @import("list.zig").RocList;
 const RocOps = @import("host_abi.zig").RocOps;
@@ -35,9 +36,26 @@ const rcNone = @import("utils.zig").rcNone;
 /// The context parameter is expected to be a *RocOps.
 fn strDecref(context: ?*anyopaque, element: ?[*]u8) callconv(.c) void {
     if (element) |elem_ptr| {
+        if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+            const elem_addr = @intFromPtr(elem_ptr);
+            const required_align = @alignOf(RocStr);
+            if (elem_addr % required_align != 0) {
+                @panic("strDecref: elem_ptr is not properly aligned for RocStr");
+            }
+        }
         const str_ptr: *RocStr = @ptrCast(@alignCast(elem_ptr));
-        const roc_ops: *RocOps = @ptrCast(@alignCast(context.?));
-        str_ptr.decref(roc_ops);
+        if (context) |ctx| {
+            if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+                const ctx_addr = @intFromPtr(ctx);
+                if (ctx_addr % @alignOf(RocOps) != 0) {
+                    @panic("strDecref: context is not properly aligned for RocOps");
+                }
+            }
+            const roc_ops: *RocOps = @ptrCast(@alignCast(ctx));
+            str_ptr.decref(roc_ops);
+        } else {
+            @panic("strDecref: context is null");
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -231,6 +249,17 @@ pub const RocStr = extern struct {
         const slice_alloc_ptr = self.capacity_or_alloc_ptr << 1;
         const slice_mask = self.seamlessSliceMask();
         const alloc_ptr = (str_alloc_ptr & ~slice_mask) | (slice_alloc_ptr & slice_mask);
+
+        // Verify the computed allocation pointer is properly aligned
+        if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+            if (alloc_ptr != 0 and alloc_ptr % @alignOf(usize) != 0) {
+                std.debug.panic(
+                    "RocStr.getAllocationPtr: misaligned ptr=0x{x} (bytes=0x{x}, cap_or_alloc=0x{x}, is_slice={})",
+                    .{ alloc_ptr, str_alloc_ptr, self.capacity_or_alloc_ptr, self.isSeamlessSlice() },
+                );
+            }
+        }
+
         return @as(?[*]u8, @ptrFromInt(alloc_ptr));
     }
 
@@ -238,6 +267,13 @@ pub const RocStr = extern struct {
         if (!self.isSmallStr()) {
             const alloc_ptr = self.getAllocationPtr();
             if (alloc_ptr != null) {
+                // Verify alignment before @alignCast
+                if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+                    const ptr_int = @intFromPtr(alloc_ptr);
+                    if (ptr_int % @sizeOf(isize) != 0) {
+                        @panic("RocStr.incref: alloc_ptr is not properly aligned");
+                    }
+                }
                 const isizes: [*]isize = @as([*]isize, @ptrCast(@alignCast(alloc_ptr)));
                 @import("utils.zig").increfRcPtrC(@as(*isize, @ptrCast(isizes - 1)), @as(isize, @intCast(n)));
             }
@@ -485,6 +521,14 @@ pub const RocStr = extern struct {
         else
             self.bytes;
 
+        // Verify alignment before @alignCast
+        if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+            const ptr_int = @intFromPtr(data_ptr);
+            if (ptr_int % @sizeOf(usize) != 0) {
+                @panic("RocStr.refcount: data_ptr is not properly aligned");
+            }
+        }
+
         const ptr: [*]usize = @as([*]usize, @ptrCast(@alignCast(data_ptr)));
         return (ptr - 1)[0];
     }

src/builtins/utils.zig

@@ -292,13 +292,26 @@ pub fn decrefRcPtrC(
 }
 
 /// Safely decrements reference count for a potentially null pointer
+/// WARNING: This function assumes `bytes` points to 8-byte aligned data.
+/// It should NOT be used for seamless slices with non-zero start offsets,
+/// as those have misaligned bytes pointers. Use RocList.decref instead.
 pub fn decrefCheckNullC(
     bytes_or_null: ?[*]u8,
     alignment: u32,
     elements_refcounted: bool,
     roc_ops: *RocOps,
 ) callconv(.c) void {
+    // MARKER: This function has been updated with alignment checks 2024-12-06
     if (bytes_or_null) |bytes| {
+        // Verify alignment before @alignCast
+        if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+            const ptr_int = @intFromPtr(bytes);
+            const expected_align = @sizeOf(isize);
+            if (ptr_int % expected_align != 0) {
+                std.debug.panic("DECREF_CHECK_NULL: ptr=0x{x} is not 8-byte aligned!", .{ptr_int});
+            }
+        }
+
         const isizes: [*]isize = @as([*]isize, @ptrCast(@alignCast(bytes)));
         return @call(
             .always_inline,
@@ -320,9 +333,24 @@ pub fn decrefDataPtrC(
     const bytes = bytes_or_null orelse return;
 
     const data_ptr = @intFromPtr(bytes);
+
+    // Verify original pointer is properly aligned
+    if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+        if (data_ptr % @alignOf(usize) != 0) {
+            std.debug.panic("decrefDataPtrC: ORIGINAL data_ptr=0x{x} is not {}-byte aligned!", .{ data_ptr, @alignOf(usize) });
+        }
+    }
+
     const tag_mask: usize = if (@sizeOf(usize) == 8) 0b111 else 0b11;
     const unmasked_ptr = data_ptr & ~tag_mask;
 
+    // Verify alignment before @ptrFromInt
+    if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+        if (unmasked_ptr % @alignOf(isize) != 0) {
+            std.debug.panic("decrefDataPtrC: unmasked_ptr=0x{x} (data_ptr=0x{x}) is not {}-byte aligned", .{ unmasked_ptr, data_ptr, @alignOf(isize) });
+        }
+    }
+
     const isizes: [*]isize = @as([*]isize, @ptrFromInt(unmasked_ptr));
     const rc_ptr = isizes - 1;
 
@@ -339,10 +367,26 @@ pub fn increfDataPtrC(
     const bytes = bytes_or_null orelse return;
 
     const ptr = @intFromPtr(bytes);
+
+    // Verify original pointer is properly aligned (can fail if seamless slice encoding produces bad pointer)
+    if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+        if (ptr % @alignOf(usize) != 0) {
+            std.debug.panic("increfDataPtrC: ORIGINAL ptr=0x{x} is not {}-byte aligned!", .{ ptr, @alignOf(usize) });
+        }
+    }
+
     const tag_mask: usize = if (@sizeOf(usize) == 8) 0b111 else 0b11;
     const masked_ptr = ptr & ~tag_mask;
+    const rc_addr = masked_ptr - @sizeOf(usize);
 
-    const isizes: *isize = @as(*isize, @ptrFromInt(masked_ptr - @sizeOf(usize)));
+    // Verify alignment before @ptrFromInt
+    if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+        if (rc_addr % @alignOf(isize) != 0) {
+            std.debug.panic("increfDataPtrC: rc_addr=0x{x} (ptr=0x{x}, masked=0x{x}) is not {}-byte aligned", .{ rc_addr, ptr, masked_ptr, @alignOf(isize) });
+        }
+    }
+
+    const isizes: *isize = @as(*isize, @ptrFromInt(rc_addr));
 
     return increfRcPtrC(isizes, inc_amount);
 }
@@ -362,6 +406,13 @@ pub fn freeDataPtrC(
     const tag_mask: usize = if (@sizeOf(usize) == 8) 0b111 else 0b11;
     const masked_ptr = ptr & ~tag_mask;
 
+    // Verify alignment before @ptrFromInt
+    if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+        if (masked_ptr % @alignOf(isize) != 0) {
+            std.debug.panic("freeDataPtrC: masked_ptr=0x{x} (ptr=0x{x}) is not {}-byte aligned", .{ masked_ptr, ptr, @alignOf(isize) });
+        }
+    }
+
     const isizes: [*]isize = @as([*]isize, @ptrFromInt(masked_ptr));
 
     // we always store the refcount right before the data
@@ -395,6 +446,15 @@ pub fn decref(
 
     const bytes = bytes_or_null orelse return;
 
+    // Verify alignment before @alignCast
+    if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+        const ptr_int = @intFromPtr(bytes);
+        const expected_align = @sizeOf(isize);
+        if (ptr_int % expected_align != 0) {
+            @panic("decref: bytes pointer is not properly aligned");
+        }
+    }
+
     const isizes: [*]isize = @as([*]isize, @ptrCast(@alignCast(bytes)));
 
     decref_ptr_to_refcount(isizes - 1, alignment, elements_refcounted, roc_ops);
@@ -488,6 +548,13 @@ pub fn isUnique(
     const tag_mask: usize = if (@sizeOf(usize) == 8) 0b111 else 0b11;
     const masked_ptr = ptr & ~tag_mask;
 
+    // Verify alignment before @ptrFromInt
+    if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+        if (masked_ptr % @alignOf(isize) != 0) {
+            std.debug.panic("isUnique: masked_ptr=0x{x} (ptr=0x{x}) is not {}-byte aligned", .{ masked_ptr, ptr, @alignOf(isize) });
+        }
+    }
+
     const isizes: [*]isize = @as([*]isize, @ptrFromInt(masked_ptr));
 
     const refcount = (isizes - 1)[0];
@@ -536,6 +603,11 @@ pub inline fn rcConstant(refcount: isize) bool {
 pub inline fn assertValidRefcount(data_ptr: ?[*]u8) void {
     if (builtin.mode != .Debug) return;
     if (data_ptr) |ptr| {
+        // Debug alignment check
+        const ptr_addr = @intFromPtr(ptr) - @sizeOf(usize);
+        if (ptr_addr % @sizeOf(usize) != 0) {
+            std.debug.panic("[assertValidRefcount] ptr=0x{x} is not aligned", .{ptr_addr});
+        }
         const rc_ptr: [*]isize = @ptrCast(@alignCast(ptr - @sizeOf(usize)));
         const rc = rc_ptr[0];
         if (rc == POISON_VALUE) {
@@ -638,6 +710,15 @@ pub fn allocateWithRefcount(
     const new_bytes = @as([*]u8, @ptrCast(roc_alloc_args.answer));
 
     const data_ptr = new_bytes + extra_bytes;
+
+    // Verify alignment before @alignCast
+    if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+        const ptr_int = @intFromPtr(data_ptr);
+        if (ptr_int % ptr_width != 0) {
+            @panic("allocateWithRefcount: data_ptr is not properly aligned");
+        }
+    }
+
     const refcount_ptr = @as([*]usize, @ptrCast(@as([*]align(ptr_width) u8, @alignCast(data_ptr)) - ptr_width));
     refcount_ptr[0] = if (RC_TYPE == .none) REFCOUNT_STATIC_DATA else 1;
 

src/canonicalize/CIR.zig

@@ -353,19 +353,12 @@ pub const ExposedItem = struct {
     }
 };
 
-/// Represents a field in a record pattern for pattern matching
-pub const PatternRecordField = struct {
-    pub const Idx = enum(u32) { _ };
-    pub const Span = extern struct { start: u32, len: u32 };
-};
-
 /// Represents an arbitrary precision smallish decimal value
 pub const SmallDecValue = struct {
     numerator: i16,
     denominator_power_of_ten: u8,
 
     /// Convert a small dec to f64 (use for size comparisons)
-    /// TODO: Review, claude generated
     pub fn toF64(self: @This()) f64 {
         const numerator_f64 = @as(f64, @floatFromInt(self.numerator));
         const divisor = std.math.pow(f64, 10, @as(f64, @floatFromInt(self.denominator_power_of_ten)));
@@ -485,7 +478,6 @@ pub const IntValue = struct {
     }
 
     /// Calculate the int requirements of an IntValue
-    /// TODO: Review, claude generated
     pub fn toIntRequirements(self: IntValue) types_mod.IntRequirements {
         var is_negated = false;
         var u128_val: u128 = undefined;
@@ -528,8 +520,6 @@ pub const IntValue = struct {
         };
     }
 
-    /// Calculate the frac requirements of an IntValue
-    /// TODO: Review, claude generated
     /// Calculate the frac requirements of an IntValue
     pub fn toFracRequirements(self: IntValue) types_mod.FracRequirements {
         // Convert to f64 for checking
@@ -1030,7 +1020,6 @@ pub fn isCastable(comptime T: type) bool {
         TypeAnno.RecordField.Idx,
         ExposedItem.Idx,
         Expr.Match.BranchPattern.Idx,
-        PatternRecordField.Idx,
         Node.Idx,
         TypeVar,
         => true,

src/canonicalize/Can.zig

@@ -91,8 +91,12 @@ scratch_seen_record_fields: base.Scratch(SeenRecordField),
 scratch_tags: base.Scratch(types.Tag),
 /// Scratch free variables
 scratch_free_vars: base.Scratch(Pattern.Idx),
-/// Scratch free variables
+/// Scratch captures (free variables being collected)
 scratch_captures: base.Scratch(Pattern.Idx),
+/// Scratch bound variables (for filtering out locally-bound vars from captures)
+scratch_bound_vars: base.Scratch(Pattern.Idx),
+/// Counter for generating unique malformed import placeholder names
+malformed_import_count: u32 = 0,
 
 const Ident = base.Ident;
 const Region = base.Region;
@@ -209,6 +213,7 @@ pub fn deinit(
     self.scratch_tags.deinit();
     self.scratch_free_vars.deinit();
     self.scratch_captures.deinit();
+    self.scratch_bound_vars.deinit();
 }
 
 /// Options for initializing the canonicalizer.
@@ -240,6 +245,7 @@ pub fn init(
         .scratch_tags = try base.Scratch(types.Tag).init(gpa),
         .scratch_free_vars = try base.Scratch(Pattern.Idx).init(gpa),
         .scratch_captures = try base.Scratch(Pattern.Idx).init(gpa),
+        .scratch_bound_vars = try base.Scratch(Pattern.Idx).init(gpa),
     };
 
     // Top-level scope is not a function boundary
@@ -2379,8 +2385,10 @@ fn createAnnoOnlyDef(
                 break :placeholder_check existing_pattern;
             },
             .not_found => {
-                // Placeholder is tracked but not found in any scope - this shouldn't happen
-                // Create a new pattern as fallback
+                // Placeholder is tracked but not found in current scope chain.
+                // This can happen if the placeholder was created in a scope that's
+                // not an ancestor of the current scope. Create a new pattern as fallback;
+                // any actual errors will be caught later during definition checking.
                 const pattern = Pattern{
                     .assign = .{
                         .ident = ident,
@@ -2496,42 +2504,42 @@ const TypeAnnoIdent = struct {
     where: ?WhereClause.Span,
 };
 
-fn collectBoundVars(self: *Self, pattern_idx: Pattern.Idx, bound_vars: *std.AutoHashMapUnmanaged(Pattern.Idx, void)) !void {
+fn collectBoundVarsToScratch(self: *Self, pattern_idx: Pattern.Idx) !void {
     const pattern = self.env.store.getPattern(pattern_idx);
     switch (pattern) {
         .assign => {
-            try bound_vars.put(self.env.gpa, pattern_idx, {});
+            try self.scratch_bound_vars.append(pattern_idx);
         },
         .record_destructure => |destructure| {
             for (self.env.store.sliceRecordDestructs(destructure.destructs)) |destruct_idx| {
                 const destruct = self.env.store.getRecordDestruct(destruct_idx);
                 switch (destruct.kind) {
-                    .Required => |sub_pattern_idx| try self.collectBoundVars(sub_pattern_idx, bound_vars),
-                    .SubPattern => |sub_pattern_idx| try self.collectBoundVars(sub_pattern_idx, bound_vars),
+                    .Required => |sub_pattern_idx| try self.collectBoundVarsToScratch(sub_pattern_idx),
+                    .SubPattern => |sub_pattern_idx| try self.collectBoundVarsToScratch(sub_pattern_idx),
                 }
             }
         },
         .tuple => |tuple| {
             for (self.env.store.slicePatterns(tuple.patterns)) |elem_pattern_idx| {
-                try self.collectBoundVars(elem_pattern_idx, bound_vars);
+                try self.collectBoundVarsToScratch(elem_pattern_idx);
             }
         },
         .applied_tag => |tag| {
             for (self.env.store.slicePatterns(tag.args)) |arg_pattern_idx| {
-                try self.collectBoundVars(arg_pattern_idx, bound_vars);
+                try self.collectBoundVarsToScratch(arg_pattern_idx);
             }
         },
         .as => |as_pat| {
-            try bound_vars.put(self.env.gpa, pattern_idx, {});
-            try self.collectBoundVars(as_pat.pattern, bound_vars);
+            try self.scratch_bound_vars.append(pattern_idx);
+            try self.collectBoundVarsToScratch(as_pat.pattern);
         },
         .list => |list| {
             for (self.env.store.slicePatterns(list.patterns)) |elem_idx| {
-                try self.collectBoundVars(elem_idx, bound_vars);
+                try self.collectBoundVarsToScratch(elem_idx);
             }
             if (list.rest_info) |rest| {
                 if (rest.pattern) |rest_pat_idx| {
-                    try self.collectBoundVars(rest_pat_idx, bound_vars);
+                    try self.collectBoundVarsToScratch(rest_pat_idx);
                 }
             }
         },
@@ -2861,56 +2869,6 @@ fn checkExposedButNotImplemented(self: *Self) std.mem.Allocator.Error!void {
     }
 }
 
-fn bringImportIntoScope(
-    self: *Self,
-    import: *const AST.Statement,
-) void {
-    // const gpa = self.env.gpa;
-    // const import_name: []u8 = &.{}; // import.module_name_tok;
-    // const shorthand: []u8 = &.{}; // import.qualifier_tok;
-    // const region = Region{
-    //     .start = Region.Position.zero(),
-    //     .end = Region.Position.zero(),
-    // };
-
-    // const res = self.env.imports.getOrInsert(gpa, import_name, shorthand);
-
-    // if (res.was_present) {
-    //     _ = self.env.problems.append(Problem.Canonicalize.make(.{ .DuplicateImport = .{
-    //         .duplicate_import_region = region,
-    //     } }));
-    // }
-
-    const exposesSlice = self.parse_ir.store.exposedItemSlice(import.exposes);
-    for (exposesSlice) |exposed_idx| {
-        const exposed = self.parse_ir.store.getExposedItem(exposed_idx);
-        switch (exposed) {
-            .lower_ident => |ident| {
-                // TODO handle `as` here using an Alias
-                // TODO Introduce our import
-                if (self.parse_ir.tokens.resolveIdentifier(ident.ident)) |_| {
-                    // _ = self.scope.levels.introduce(gpa, &self.env.idents, .ident, .{ .scope_name = ident_idx, .ident = ident_idx });
-                }
-            },
-            .upper_ident => {
-                // TODO: const alias = Alias{
-                //     .name = imported_type.name,
-                //     .region = ir.env.tag_names.getRegion(imported_type.name),
-                //     .is_builtin = false,
-                //     .kind = .ImportedUnknown,
-                // };
-                // const alias_idx = ir.aliases.append(alias);
-                //
-                // _ = scope.levels.introduce(.alias, .{
-                //     .scope_name = imported_type.name,
-                //     .alias = alias_idx,
-                // });
-            },
-            .upper_ident_star => {},
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 fn bringIngestedFileIntoScope(
     self: *Self,
     import: *const parse.AST.Stmt.Import,
@@ -3201,8 +3159,11 @@ fn canonicalizeImportStatement(
                     .region = region,
                 } });
 
-                // Use a placeholder identifier instead
-                const placeholder_text = "MALFORMED_IMPORT";
+                // Use a unique placeholder identifier that starts with '#' to ensure it can't
+                // collide with user-defined identifiers (# starts a comment in Roc)
+                var buf: [32]u8 = undefined;
+                const placeholder_text = std.fmt.bufPrint(&buf, "#malformed_import_{d}", .{self.malformed_import_count}) catch unreachable;
+                self.malformed_import_count += 1;
                 break :blk try self.env.insertIdent(base.Ident.for_text(placeholder_text));
             }
         } else {
@@ -4826,16 +4787,18 @@ pub fn canonicalizeExpr(
                 };
 
                 // Determine captures: free variables in body minus variables bound by args
-                var bound_vars = std.AutoHashMapUnmanaged(Pattern.Idx, void){};
-                defer bound_vars.deinit(self.env.gpa);
+                const bound_vars_top = self.scratch_bound_vars.top();
+                defer self.scratch_bound_vars.clearFrom(bound_vars_top);
 
                 for (self.env.store.slicePatterns(args_span)) |arg_pat_idx| {
-                    try self.collectBoundVars(arg_pat_idx, &bound_vars);
+                    try self.collectBoundVarsToScratch(arg_pat_idx);
                 }
 
                 const body_free_vars_slice = self.scratch_free_vars.sliceFromSpan(can_body.free_vars);
+                var bound_vars_view = self.scratch_bound_vars.setViewFrom(bound_vars_top);
+                defer bound_vars_view.deinit();
                 for (body_free_vars_slice) |fv| {
-                    if (!self.scratch_captures.contains(fv) and !bound_vars.contains(fv)) {
+                    if (!self.scratch_captures.contains(fv) and !bound_vars_view.contains(fv)) {
                         try self.scratch_captures.append(fv);
                     }
                 }
@@ -4913,15 +4876,21 @@ pub fn canonicalizeExpr(
             return CanonicalizedExpr{ .idx = expr_idx, .free_vars = DataSpan.empty() };
         },
         .field_access => |field_access| {
+            // Track free vars from receiver and arguments
+            const free_vars_start = self.scratch_free_vars.top();
+
             // Try module-qualified lookup first (e.g., Json.utf8)
             if (try self.tryModuleQualifiedLookup(field_access)) |expr_idx| {
+                // Module-qualified lookups don't have free vars (they reference external definitions)
                 return CanonicalizedExpr{ .idx = expr_idx, .free_vars = DataSpan.empty() };
             }
 
             // Regular field access canonicalization
+            const expr_idx = (try self.canonicalizeRegularFieldAccess(field_access)) orelse return null;
+            const free_vars_span = self.scratch_free_vars.spanFrom(free_vars_start);
             return CanonicalizedExpr{
-                .idx = (try self.canonicalizeRegularFieldAccess(field_access)) orelse return null,
-                .free_vars = DataSpan.empty(),
+                .idx = expr_idx,
+                .free_vars = free_vars_span,
             };
         },
         .local_dispatch => |local_dispatch| {
@@ -5590,11 +5559,11 @@ pub fn canonicalizeExpr(
                 const branch_pat_span = try self.env.store.matchBranchPatternSpanFrom(branch_pat_scratch_top);
 
                 // Collect variables bound by the branch pattern(s)
-                var branch_bound_vars = std.AutoHashMapUnmanaged(Pattern.Idx, void){};
-                defer branch_bound_vars.deinit(self.env.gpa);
+                const branch_bound_vars_top = self.scratch_bound_vars.top();
+                defer self.scratch_bound_vars.clearFrom(branch_bound_vars_top);
                 for (self.env.store.sliceMatchBranchPatterns(branch_pat_span)) |branch_pat_idx| {
                     const branch_pat = self.env.store.getMatchBranchPattern(branch_pat_idx);
-                    try self.collectBoundVars(branch_pat.pattern, &branch_bound_vars);
+                    try self.collectBoundVarsToScratch(branch_pat.pattern);
                 }
 
                 // Save position before canonicalizing body so we can filter pattern-bound vars
@@ -5617,17 +5586,15 @@ pub fn canonicalizeExpr(
                 if (can_body.free_vars.len > 0) {
                     // Copy the free vars we need to filter
                     const body_free_vars_slice = self.scratch_free_vars.sliceFromSpan(can_body.free_vars);
-                    var filtered_free_vars = std.ArrayListUnmanaged(Pattern.Idx){};
-                    defer filtered_free_vars.deinit(self.env.gpa);
-                    for (body_free_vars_slice) |fv| {
-                        if (!branch_bound_vars.contains(fv)) {
-                            try filtered_free_vars.append(self.env.gpa, fv);
-                        }
-                    }
-                    // Clear back to before body canonicalization and re-add only filtered vars
+                    // Clear back to before body canonicalization
                     self.scratch_free_vars.clearFrom(body_free_vars_start);
-                    for (filtered_free_vars.items) |fv| {
-                        try self.scratch_free_vars.append(fv);
+                    // Re-add only filtered vars (not bound by branch patterns)
+                    var bound_vars_view = self.scratch_bound_vars.setViewFrom(branch_bound_vars_top);
+                    defer bound_vars_view.deinit();
+                    for (body_free_vars_slice) |fv| {
+                        if (!bound_vars_view.contains(fv)) {
+                            try self.scratch_free_vars.append(fv);
+                        }
                     }
                 }
 
@@ -5781,9 +5748,9 @@ fn canonicalizeForLoop(
     const ptrn = try self.canonicalizePatternOrMalformed(ast_patt);
 
     // Collect bound vars from pattern
-    var for_bound_vars = std.AutoHashMapUnmanaged(Pattern.Idx, void){};
-    defer for_bound_vars.deinit(self.env.gpa);
-    try self.collectBoundVars(ptrn, &for_bound_vars);
+    const for_bound_vars_top = self.scratch_bound_vars.top();
+    defer self.scratch_bound_vars.clearFrom(for_bound_vars_top);
+    try self.collectBoundVarsToScratch(ptrn);
 
     // Canonicalize the body
     const body = blk: {
@@ -5794,8 +5761,10 @@ fn canonicalizeForLoop(
 
         // Copy free vars into captures, excluding pattern-bound vars
         const body_free_vars_slice = self.scratch_free_vars.sliceFromSpan(body_expr.free_vars);
+        var bound_vars_view = self.scratch_bound_vars.setViewFrom(for_bound_vars_top);
+        defer bound_vars_view.deinit();
         for (body_free_vars_slice) |fv| {
-            if (!for_bound_vars.contains(fv)) {
+            if (!bound_vars_view.contains(fv)) {
                 try captures.put(self.env.gpa, fv, {});
             }
         }
@@ -6370,7 +6339,8 @@ fn canonicalizePatternOrMalformed(
     }
 }
 
-fn canonicalizePattern(
+/// Converts an AST pattern into a canonical pattern, introducing identifiers into scope.
+pub fn canonicalizePattern(
     self: *Self,
     ast_pattern_idx: AST.Pattern.Idx,
 ) std.mem.Allocator.Error!?Pattern.Idx {
@@ -8654,12 +8624,9 @@ fn canonicalizeBlock(self: *Self, e: AST.Block) std.mem.Allocator.Error!Canonica
     // Keep track of the start position for statements
     const stmt_start = self.env.store.scratch.?.statements.top();
 
-    // TODO Use a temporary scratch space for the block's free variables
-    //
-    // I apologize for leaving these AutoHashMapUnmanaged's here ... but it's a workaround
-    // to land a working closure capture implementation, and we can optimize this later. Forgive me.
-    var bound_vars = std.AutoHashMapUnmanaged(Pattern.Idx, void){};
-    defer bound_vars.deinit(self.env.gpa);
+    // Track bound variables using scratch space (for filtering out locally-bound vars from captures)
+    const bound_vars_top = self.scratch_bound_vars.top();
+    defer self.scratch_bound_vars.clearFrom(bound_vars_top);
 
     const captures_top = self.scratch_captures.top();
     defer self.scratch_captures.clearFrom(captures_top);
@@ -8765,19 +8732,19 @@ fn canonicalizeBlock(self: *Self, e: AST.Block) std.mem.Allocator.Error!Canonica
             if (stmt_result.canonicalized_stmt) |canonicailzed_stmt| {
                 try self.env.store.addScratchStatement(canonicailzed_stmt.idx);
 
-                // Collect bound variables for the
+                // Collect bound variables for the block
                 const cir_stmt = self.env.store.getStatement(canonicailzed_stmt.idx);
                 switch (cir_stmt) {
-                    .s_decl => |decl| try self.collectBoundVars(decl.pattern, &bound_vars),
-                    .s_decl_gen => |decl| try self.collectBoundVars(decl.pattern, &bound_vars),
-                    .s_var => |var_stmt| try self.collectBoundVars(var_stmt.pattern_idx, &bound_vars),
+                    .s_decl => |decl| try self.collectBoundVarsToScratch(decl.pattern),
+                    .s_decl_gen => |decl| try self.collectBoundVarsToScratch(decl.pattern),
+                    .s_var => |var_stmt| try self.collectBoundVarsToScratch(var_stmt.pattern_idx),
                     else => {},
                 }
 
                 // Collect free vars from the statement into the block's scratch space
                 const stmt_free_vars_slice = self.scratch_free_vars.sliceFromSpan(canonicailzed_stmt.free_vars);
                 for (stmt_free_vars_slice) |fv| {
-                    if (!self.scratch_captures.contains(fv) and !bound_vars.contains(fv)) {
+                    if (!self.scratch_captures.contains(fv) and !self.scratch_bound_vars.containsFrom(bound_vars_top, fv)) {
                         try self.scratch_captures.append(fv);
                     }
                 }
@@ -8807,7 +8774,7 @@ fn canonicalizeBlock(self: *Self, e: AST.Block) std.mem.Allocator.Error!Canonica
     // Add free vars from the final expression to the block's scratch space
     const final_expr_free_vars_slice = self.scratch_free_vars.sliceFromSpan(final_expr.free_vars);
     for (final_expr_free_vars_slice) |fv| {
-        if (!self.scratch_captures.contains(fv) and !bound_vars.contains(fv)) {
+        if (!self.scratch_captures.contains(fv) and !self.scratch_bound_vars.containsFrom(bound_vars_top, fv)) {
             try self.scratch_captures.append(fv);
         }
     }

src/canonicalize/ModuleEnv.zig

@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ pub fn relocate(self: *Self, offset: isize) void {
 
 /// Initialize the compilation fields in an existing ModuleEnv
 pub fn initCIRFields(self: *Self, module_name: []const u8) !void {
-    self.module_kind = .deprecated_module; // default until canonicalization sets the actual kind
+    self.module_kind = .deprecated_module; // Placeholder - set to actual kind during header canonicalization
     self.all_defs = .{ .span = .{ .start = 0, .len = 0 } };
     self.all_statements = .{ .span = .{ .start = 0, .len = 0 } };
     self.exports = .{ .span = .{ .start = 0, .len = 0 } };
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ pub fn init(gpa: std.mem.Allocator, source: []const u8) std.mem.Allocator.Error!
         .gpa = gpa,
         .common = common,
         .types = try TypeStore.initCapacity(gpa, 2048, 512),
-        .module_kind = .deprecated_module, // Set during canonicalization
+        .module_kind = .deprecated_module, // Placeholder - set to actual kind during header canonicalization
         .all_defs = .{ .span = .{ .start = 0, .len = 0 } },
         .all_statements = .{ .span = .{ .start = 0, .len = 0 } },
         .exports = .{ .span = .{ .start = 0, .len = 0 } },
@@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@ pub fn diagnosticToReport(self: *Self, diagnostic: CIR.Diagnostic, allocator: st
         },
         .f64_pattern_literal => |data| blk: {
             // Extract the literal text from the source
-            const literal_text = self.getSourceAll()[data.region.start.offset..data.region.end.offset];
+            const literal_text = self.getSource(data.region);
 
             var report = Report.init(allocator, "F64 NOT ALLOWED IN PATTERN", .runtime_error);
 
@@ -2224,14 +2224,6 @@ pub fn addMatchBranchPattern(self: *Self, expr: CIR.Expr.Match.BranchPattern, re
     return expr_idx;
 }
 
-/// Add a new pattern record field to the node store.
-/// This function asserts that the nodes and regions are in sync.
-pub fn addPatternRecordField(self: *Self, expr: CIR.PatternRecordField) std.mem.Allocator.Error!CIR.PatternRecordField.Idx {
-    const expr_idx = try self.store.addPatternRecordField(expr);
-    self.debugAssertArraysInSync();
-    return expr_idx;
-}
-
 /// Add a new type variable to the node store.
 /// This function asserts that the nodes and regions are in sync.
 pub fn addTypeSlot(
@@ -2583,14 +2575,18 @@ pub fn getSource(self: *const Self, region: Region) []const u8 {
     return self.common.getSource(region);
 }
 
-/// TODO this is a code smell... we should track down the places using this
-/// and replace with something more sensible -- need to refactor diagnostics a little.
+/// Get the entire source text. This is primarily needed for diagnostic output
+/// where `addSourceRegion` requires access to the full source and line starts
+/// to render error messages with context lines.
+///
+/// For extracting source text for a specific region, prefer `getSource(region)` instead.
 pub fn getSourceAll(self: *const Self) []const u8 {
     return self.common.getSourceAll();
 }
 
-/// TODO this is a code smell... we should track down the places using this
-/// and replace with something more sensible -- need to refactor diagnostics a little.
+/// Get all line start offsets. This is primarily needed for diagnostic output
+/// where `addSourceRegion` requires access to the full source and line starts
+/// to render error messages with context lines.
 pub fn getLineStartsAll(self: *const Self) []const u32 {
     return self.common.getLineStartsAll();
 }

src/canonicalize/NodeStore.zig

@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ const Scratch = struct {
     if_branches: base.Scratch(CIR.Expr.IfBranch.Idx),
     where_clauses: base.Scratch(CIR.WhereClause.Idx),
     patterns: base.Scratch(CIR.Pattern.Idx),
-    pattern_record_fields: base.Scratch(CIR.PatternRecordField.Idx),
     record_destructs: base.Scratch(CIR.Pattern.RecordDestruct.Idx),
     type_annos: base.Scratch(CIR.TypeAnno.Idx),
     anno_record_fields: base.Scratch(CIR.TypeAnno.RecordField.Idx),
@@ -67,7 +66,6 @@ const Scratch = struct {
             .if_branches = try base.Scratch(CIR.Expr.IfBranch.Idx).init(gpa),
             .where_clauses = try base.Scratch(CIR.WhereClause.Idx).init(gpa),
             .patterns = try base.Scratch(CIR.Pattern.Idx).init(gpa),
-            .pattern_record_fields = try base.Scratch(CIR.PatternRecordField.Idx).init(gpa),
             .record_destructs = try base.Scratch(CIR.Pattern.RecordDestruct.Idx).init(gpa),
             .type_annos = try base.Scratch(CIR.TypeAnno.Idx).init(gpa),
             .anno_record_fields = try base.Scratch(CIR.TypeAnno.RecordField.Idx).init(gpa),
@@ -89,7 +87,6 @@ const Scratch = struct {
         self.if_branches.deinit();
         self.where_clauses.deinit();
         self.patterns.deinit();
-        self.pattern_record_fields.deinit();
         self.record_destructs.deinit();
         self.type_annos.deinit();
         self.anno_record_fields.deinit();
@@ -1127,12 +1124,6 @@ pub fn getPattern(store: *const NodeStore, pattern_idx: CIR.Pattern.Idx) CIR.Pat
     }
 }
 
-/// Retrieves a pattern record field from the store.
-pub fn getPatternRecordField(_: *NodeStore, _: CIR.PatternRecordField.Idx) CIR.PatternRecordField {
-    // Return empty placeholder since PatternRecordField has no fields yet
-    return CIR.PatternRecordField{};
-}
-
 /// Retrieves a type annotation from the store.
 pub fn getTypeAnno(store: *const NodeStore, typeAnno: CIR.TypeAnno.Idx) CIR.TypeAnno {
     const node_idx: Node.Idx = @enumFromInt(@intFromEnum(typeAnno));
@@ -2139,11 +2130,6 @@ pub fn addPattern(store: *NodeStore, pattern: CIR.Pattern, region: base.Region)
     return @enumFromInt(@intFromEnum(node_idx));
 }
 
-/// Adds a pattern record field to the store.
-pub fn addPatternRecordField(_: *NodeStore, _: CIR.PatternRecordField) Allocator.Error!CIR.PatternRecordField.Idx {
-    @panic("TODO: addPatternRecordField not implemented");
-}
-
 /// Adds a type annotation to the store.
 ///
 /// IMPORTANT: You should not use this function directly! Instead, use it's
@@ -3609,7 +3595,7 @@ pub const Serialized = extern struct {
     /// Deserialize this Serialized struct into a NodeStore
     pub fn deserialize(self: *Serialized, offset: i64, gpa: Allocator) *NodeStore {
         // Note: Serialized may be smaller than the runtime struct.
-        // CRITICAL: On 32-bit platforms, deserializing nodes in-place corrupts the adjacent
+        // On 32-bit platforms, deserializing nodes in-place corrupts the adjacent
         // regions and extra_data fields. We must deserialize in REVERSE order (last to first)
         // so that each deserialization doesn't corrupt fields that haven't been deserialized yet.
 

src/canonicalize/test/int_test.zig

@@ -1019,7 +1019,6 @@ test "hex literal parsing logic integration" {
 }
 
 // number req tests //
-// TODO: Review, claude generated
 
 test "IntValue.toIntRequirements - boundary values for each type" {
     // u8 boundary: 255/256

src/canonicalize/test/record_test.zig

@@ -200,3 +200,159 @@ test "record_unbound with multiple fields" {
         else => return error.ExpectedRecord,
     }
 }
+
+const CIR = @import("../CIR.zig");
+const Pattern = CIR.Pattern;
+
+test "record pattern destructuring" {
+    const gpa = std.testing.allocator;
+
+    // Test simple record destructuring: { x, y } = { x: 1, y: 2 }
+    const source = "{ x, y } = { x: 1, y: 2 }";
+
+    var env = try ModuleEnv.init(gpa, source);
+    defer env.deinit();
+
+    try env.initCIRFields("test");
+
+    var ast = try parse.parseStatement(&env.common, gpa);
+    defer ast.deinit(gpa);
+
+    var can = try Can.init(&env, &ast, null);
+    defer can.deinit();
+
+    // Enter a function scope so we can have local bindings
+    try can.scopeEnter(gpa, true);
+
+    const stmt_idx: parse.AST.Statement.Idx = @enumFromInt(ast.root_node_idx);
+    const stmt = ast.store.getStatement(stmt_idx);
+
+    // The statement should be a declaration
+    switch (stmt) {
+        .decl => |decl| {
+            // Get the pattern from the declaration
+            const pattern_idx = decl.pattern;
+            const canonical_pattern_idx = try can.canonicalizePattern(pattern_idx) orelse {
+                return error.CanonicalizePatternError;
+            };
+
+            const canonical_pattern = env.store.getPattern(canonical_pattern_idx);
+
+            // Check that it's a record_destructure pattern
+            switch (canonical_pattern) {
+                .record_destructure => |rd| {
+                    // Get the destructs
+                    const destructs = env.store.sliceRecordDestructs(rd.destructs);
+                    try std.testing.expect(destructs.len == 2);
+
+                    // Check the first destruct (x)
+                    const destruct_x = env.store.getRecordDestruct(destructs[0]);
+                    try std.testing.expectEqualStrings("x", env.getIdent(destruct_x.label));
+
+                    // Check the second destruct (y)
+                    const destruct_y = env.store.getRecordDestruct(destructs[1]);
+                    try std.testing.expectEqualStrings("y", env.getIdent(destruct_y.label));
+
+                    // Verify that x and y are now in scope
+                    const x_ident = try env.insertIdent(Ident.for_text("x"));
+                    const y_ident = try env.insertIdent(Ident.for_text("y"));
+
+                    const x_lookup = can.scopeLookup(.ident, x_ident);
+                    const y_lookup = can.scopeLookup(.ident, y_ident);
+
+                    // Both should be found in scope
+                    switch (x_lookup) {
+                        .found => {},
+                        else => return error.XNotInScope,
+                    }
+                    switch (y_lookup) {
+                        .found => {},
+                        else => return error.YNotInScope,
+                    }
+                },
+                else => return error.ExpectedRecordDestructure,
+            }
+        },
+        else => return error.ExpectedDecl,
+    }
+}
+
+test "record pattern with sub-patterns" {
+    const gpa = std.testing.allocator;
+
+    // Test record destructuring with sub-patterns: { name: n, age: a } = person
+    const source = "{ name: n, age: a } = person";
+
+    var env = try ModuleEnv.init(gpa, source);
+    defer env.deinit();
+
+    try env.initCIRFields("test");
+
+    var ast = try parse.parseStatement(&env.common, gpa);
+    defer ast.deinit(gpa);
+
+    var can = try Can.init(&env, &ast, null);
+    defer can.deinit();
+
+    // Enter a function scope so we can have local bindings
+    try can.scopeEnter(gpa, true);
+
+    const stmt_idx: parse.AST.Statement.Idx = @enumFromInt(ast.root_node_idx);
+    const stmt = ast.store.getStatement(stmt_idx);
+
+    // The statement should be a declaration
+    switch (stmt) {
+        .decl => |decl| {
+            // Get the pattern from the declaration
+            const pattern_idx = decl.pattern;
+            const canonical_pattern_idx = try can.canonicalizePattern(pattern_idx) orelse {
+                return error.CanonicalizePatternError;
+            };
+
+            const canonical_pattern = env.store.getPattern(canonical_pattern_idx);
+
+            // Check that it's a record_destructure pattern
+            switch (canonical_pattern) {
+                .record_destructure => |rd| {
+                    // Get the destructs
+                    const destructs = env.store.sliceRecordDestructs(rd.destructs);
+                    try std.testing.expect(destructs.len == 2);
+
+                    // Check the first destruct (name: n)
+                    const destruct_name = env.store.getRecordDestruct(destructs[0]);
+                    try std.testing.expectEqualStrings("name", env.getIdent(destruct_name.label));
+                    // The ident should be the sub-pattern variable name
+                    try std.testing.expectEqualStrings("name", env.getIdent(destruct_name.ident));
+                    // Should have a SubPattern kind
+                    switch (destruct_name.kind) {
+                        .SubPattern => {},
+                        else => return error.ExpectedSubPattern,
+                    }
+
+                    // Check the second destruct (age: a)
+                    const destruct_age = env.store.getRecordDestruct(destructs[1]);
+                    try std.testing.expectEqualStrings("age", env.getIdent(destruct_age.label));
+
+                    // Verify that n and a are now in scope (the sub-pattern bindings)
+                    const n_ident = try env.insertIdent(Ident.for_text("n"));
+                    const a_ident = try env.insertIdent(Ident.for_text("a"));
+
+                    const n_lookup = can.scopeLookup(.ident, n_ident);
+                    const a_lookup = can.scopeLookup(.ident, a_ident);
+
+                    // Both should be found in scope
+                    switch (n_lookup) {
+                        .found => {},
+                        else => return error.NNotInScope,
+                    }
+                    switch (a_lookup) {
+                        .found => {},
+                        else => return error.ANotInScope,
+                    }
+                },
+                else => return error.ExpectedRecordDestructure,
+            }
+        },
+        else => return error.ExpectedDecl,
+    }
+}

src/check/Check.zig

@@ -399,18 +399,17 @@ fn unifyWithCtx(self: *Self, a: Var, b: Var, env: *Env, ctx: unifier.Conf.Ctx) s
         }
     }
 
-    // Set regions and add to the current rank all variables created during unification
+    // Set regions and add to the current rank all variables created during unification.
     //
-    // TODO: Setting all fresh var regions to be the same as the root var region
-    // is fine if this unification doesn't go very deep (ie doesn't recurse
-    // that much).
+    // We assign all fresh variables the region of `b` (the "actual" type), since `a` is
+    // typically the "expected" type from an annotation. This heuristic works well for
+    // most cases but can be imprecise for deeply nested unifications where fresh variables
+    // are created for sub-components (e.g., record fields, tag payloads). In those cases,
+    // error messages may point to the outer expression rather than the specific field.
     //
-    // But if it does, this region may be imprecise. We can explore
-    // ways around this (like maybe capurting the origin var for each of unify's
-    // fresh var) and setting region that way
-    //
-    // Note that we choose `b`s region here, since `b` is the "actual" type
-    // (whereas `a` is the "expected" type, like from an annotation)
+    // A more precise solution would track the origin of each fresh variable during
+    // unification and propagate that back, but the current approach is sufficient for
+    // typical error reporting scenarios.
     const region = self.cir.store.getNodeRegion(ModuleEnv.nodeIdxFrom(b));
     for (self.unify_scratch.fresh_vars.items.items) |fresh_var| {
         // Set the rank
@@ -2264,148 +2263,35 @@ fn checkPatternHelp(
             try self.unifyWith(pattern_var, tag_union_content, env);
         },
         // nominal //
-        .nominal => |nominal| blk: {
-            // TODO: Merge this with e_nominal_external
-
-            // First, check the type inside the expr
+        .nominal => |nominal| {
+            // Check the backing pattern first
             const actual_backing_var = try self.checkPatternHelp(nominal.backing_pattern, env, .no_expectation, out_var);
 
-            // Then, we need an instance of the nominal type being referenced
-            // E.g. ConList.Cons(...)
-            //      ^^^^^^^
-            const nominal_var = try self.instantiateVar(ModuleEnv.varFrom(nominal.nominal_type_decl), env, .{ .explicit = pattern_region });
-            const nominal_resolved = self.types.resolveVar(nominal_var).desc.content;
-
-            if (nominal_resolved == .structure and nominal_resolved.structure == .nominal_type) {
-                const nominal_type = nominal_resolved.structure.nominal_type;
-
-                // If this nominal type is opaque and we're not in the defining module
-                // then report an error
-                if (!nominal_type.canLiftInner(self.cir.module_name_idx)) {
-                    _ = try self.problems.appendProblem(self.cir.gpa, .{ .cannot_access_opaque_nominal = .{
-                        .var_ = pattern_var,
-                        .nominal_type_name = nominal_type.ident.ident_idx,
-                    } });
-
-                    // Mark the entire expression as having a type error
-                    try self.unifyWith(pattern_var, .err, env);
-                    break :blk;
-                }
-
-                // Then, we extract the variable of the nominal type
-                // E.g. ConList(a) := [Cons(a, ConstList), Nil]
-                //                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-                const nominal_backing_var = self.types.getNominalBackingVar(nominal_type);
-
-                // Now we unify what the user wrote with the backing type of the nominal was
-                // E.g. ConList.Cons(...) <-> [Cons(a, ConsList(a)), Nil]
-                //              ^^^^^^^^^     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-                const result = try self.unify(nominal_backing_var, actual_backing_var, env);
-
-                // Then, we handle the result of unification
-                switch (result) {
-                    .ok => {
-                        // If that unify call succeeded, then we this is a valid instance
-                        // of this nominal type. So we set the expr's type to be the
-                        // nominal type
-                        _ = try self.unify(pattern_var, nominal_var, env);
-                    },
-                    .problem => |problem_idx| {
-                        // Unification failed - the constructor is incompatible with the nominal type
-                        // Set a specific error message based on the backing type kind
-                        switch (nominal.backing_type) {
-                            .tag => {
-                                // Constructor doesn't exist or has wrong arity/types
-                                self.setProblemTypeMismatchDetail(problem_idx, .invalid_nominal_tag);
-                            },
-                            else => {
-                                // TODO: Add specific error messages for records, tuples, etc.
-                            },
-                        }
-
-                        // Mark the entire expression as having a type error
-                        try self.unifyWith(pattern_var, .err, env);
-                    },
-                }
-            } else {
-                // If the nominal type is actually something else, then set the
-                // whole expression to be an error.
-                //
-                // TODO: Report a nice problem here
-                try self.unifyWith(pattern_var, .err, env);
-            }
+            // Use shared nominal type checking logic
+            _ = try self.checkNominalTypeUsage(
+                pattern_var,
+                actual_backing_var,
+                ModuleEnv.varFrom(nominal.nominal_type_decl),
+                nominal.backing_type,
+                pattern_region,
+                env,
+            );
         },
-        .nominal_external => |nominal| blk: {
-            // TODO: Merge this with e_nominal
-
-            // First, check the type inside the expr
+        .nominal_external => |nominal| {
+            // Check the backing pattern first
             const actual_backing_var = try self.checkPatternHelp(nominal.backing_pattern, env, .no_expectation, out_var);
 
+            // Resolve the external type declaration
             if (try self.resolveVarFromExternal(nominal.module_idx, nominal.target_node_idx)) |ext_ref| {
-                // Then, we need an instance of the nominal type being referenced
-                // E.g. ConList.Cons(...)
-                //      ^^^^^^^
-                const nominal_var = try self.instantiateVar(ext_ref.local_var, env, .{ .explicit = pattern_region });
-                const nominal_resolved = self.types.resolveVar(nominal_var).desc.content;
-
-                if (nominal_resolved == .structure and nominal_resolved.structure == .nominal_type) {
-                    const nominal_type = nominal_resolved.structure.nominal_type;
-
-                    // If this nominal type is opaque and we're not in the defining module
-                    // then report an error
-                    if (!nominal_type.canLiftInner(self.cir.module_name_idx)) {
-                        _ = try self.problems.appendProblem(self.cir.gpa, .{ .cannot_access_opaque_nominal = .{
-                            .var_ = pattern_var,
-                            .nominal_type_name = nominal_type.ident.ident_idx,
-                        } });
-
-                        // Mark the entire expression as having a type error
-                        try self.unifyWith(pattern_var, .err, env);
-                        break :blk;
-                    }
-
-                    // Then, we extract the variable of the nominal type
-                    // E.g. ConList(a) := [Cons(a, ConstList), Nil]
-                    //                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-                    const nominal_backing_var = self.types.getNominalBackingVar(nominal_type);
-
-                    // Now we unify what the user wrote with the backing type of the nominal was
-                    // E.g. ConList.Cons(...) <-> [Cons(a, ConsList(a)), Nil]
-                    //              ^^^^^^^^^     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-                    const result = try self.unify(nominal_backing_var, actual_backing_var, env);
-
-                    // Then, we handle the result of unification
-                    switch (result) {
-                        .ok => {
-                            // If that unify call succeeded, then we this is a valid instance
-                            // of this nominal type. So we set the expr's type to be the
-                            // nominal type
-                            _ = try self.unify(pattern_var, nominal_var, env);
-                        },
-                        .problem => |problem_idx| {
-                            // Unification failed - the constructor is incompatible with the nominal type
-                            // Set a specific error message based on the backing type kind
-                            switch (nominal.backing_type) {
-                                .tag => {
-                                    // Constructor doesn't exist or has wrong arity/types
-                                    self.setProblemTypeMismatchDetail(problem_idx, .invalid_nominal_tag);
-                                },
-                                else => {
-                                    // TODO: Add specific error messages for records, tuples, etc.
-                                },
-                            }
-
-                            // Mark the entire expression as having a type error
-                            try self.unifyWith(pattern_var, .err, env);
-                        },
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    // If the nominal type is actually something else, then set the
-                    // whole expression to be an error.
-                    //
-                    // TODO: Report a nice problem here
-                    try self.unifyWith(pattern_var, .err, env);
-                }
+                // Use shared nominal type checking logic
+                _ = try self.checkNominalTypeUsage(
+                    pattern_var,
+                    actual_backing_var,
+                    ext_ref.local_var,
+                    nominal.backing_type,
+                    pattern_region,
+                    env,
+                );
             } else {
                 try self.unifyWith(pattern_var, .err, env);
             }
@@ -2920,150 +2806,37 @@ fn checkExpr(self: *Self, expr_idx: CIR.Expr.Idx, env: *Env, expected: Expected)
             try self.unifyWith(expr_var, tag_union_content, env);
         },
         // nominal //
-        .e_nominal => |nominal| blk: {
-            // TODO: Merge this with e_nominal_external
-
-            // First, check the type inside the expr
+        .e_nominal => |nominal| {
+            // Check the backing expression first
             does_fx = try self.checkExpr(nominal.backing_expr, env, .no_expectation) or does_fx;
             const actual_backing_var = ModuleEnv.varFrom(nominal.backing_expr);
 
-            // Then, we need an instance of the nominal type being referenced
-            // E.g. ConList.Cons(...)
-            //      ^^^^^^^
-            const nominal_var = try self.instantiateVar(ModuleEnv.varFrom(nominal.nominal_type_decl), env, .{ .explicit = expr_region });
-            const nominal_resolved = self.types.resolveVar(nominal_var).desc.content;
-
-            if (nominal_resolved == .structure and nominal_resolved.structure == .nominal_type) {
-                const nominal_type = nominal_resolved.structure.nominal_type;
-
-                // If this nominal type is opaque and we're not in the defining module
-                // then report an error
-                if (!nominal_type.canLiftInner(self.cir.module_name_idx)) {
-                    _ = try self.problems.appendProblem(self.cir.gpa, .{ .cannot_access_opaque_nominal = .{
-                        .var_ = expr_var,
-                        .nominal_type_name = nominal_type.ident.ident_idx,
-                    } });
-
-                    // Mark the entire expression as having a type error
-                    try self.unifyWith(expr_var, .err, env);
-                    break :blk;
-                }
-
-                // Then, we extract the variable of the nominal type
-                // E.g. ConList(a) := [Cons(a, ConstList), Nil]
-                //                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-                const nominal_backing_var = self.types.getNominalBackingVar(nominal_type);
-
-                // Now we unify what the user wrote with the backing type of the nominal was
-                // E.g. ConList.Cons(...) <-> [Cons(a, ConsList(a)), Nil]
-                //              ^^^^^^^^^     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-                const result = try self.unify(nominal_backing_var, actual_backing_var, env);
-
-                // Then, we handle the result of unification
-                switch (result) {
-                    .ok => {
-                        // If that unify call succeeded, then we this is a valid instance
-                        // of this nominal type. So we set the expr's type to be the
-                        // nominal type
-                        _ = try self.unify(expr_var, nominal_var, env);
-                    },
-                    .problem => |problem_idx| {
-                        // Unification failed - the constructor is incompatible with the nominal type
-                        // Set a specific error message based on the backing type kind
-                        switch (nominal.backing_type) {
-                            .tag => {
-                                // Constructor doesn't exist or has wrong arity/types
-                                self.setProblemTypeMismatchDetail(problem_idx, .invalid_nominal_tag);
-                            },
-                            else => {
-                                // TODO: Add specific error messages for records, tuples, etc.
-                            },
-                        }
-
-                        // Mark the entire expression as having a type error
-                        try self.unifyWith(expr_var, .err, env);
-                    },
-                }
-            } else {
-                // If the nominal type is actually something else, then set the
-                // whole expression to be an error.
-                //
-                // TODO: Report a nice problem here
-                try self.unifyWith(expr_var, .err, env);
-            }
+            // Use shared nominal type checking logic
+            _ = try self.checkNominalTypeUsage(
+                expr_var,
+                actual_backing_var,
+                ModuleEnv.varFrom(nominal.nominal_type_decl),
+                nominal.backing_type,
+                expr_region,
+                env,
+            );
         },
-        .e_nominal_external => |nominal| blk: {
-            // TODO: Merge this with e_nominal
-
-            // First, check the type inside the expr
+        .e_nominal_external => |nominal| {
+            // Check the backing expression first
             does_fx = try self.checkExpr(nominal.backing_expr, env, .no_expectation) or does_fx;
             const actual_backing_var = ModuleEnv.varFrom(nominal.backing_expr);
 
+            // Resolve the external type declaration
             if (try self.resolveVarFromExternal(nominal.module_idx, nominal.target_node_idx)) |ext_ref| {
-                // Then, we need an instance of the nominal type being referenced
-                // E.g. ConList.Cons(...)
-                //      ^^^^^^^
-                const nominal_var = try self.instantiateVar(ext_ref.local_var, env, .{ .explicit = expr_region });
-                const nominal_resolved = self.types.resolveVar(nominal_var).desc.content;
-
-                if (nominal_resolved == .structure and nominal_resolved.structure == .nominal_type) {
-                    const nominal_type = nominal_resolved.structure.nominal_type;
-
-                    // If this nominal type is opaque and we're not in the defining module
-                    // then report an error
-                    if (!nominal_type.canLiftInner(self.cir.module_name_idx)) {
-                        _ = try self.problems.appendProblem(self.cir.gpa, .{ .cannot_access_opaque_nominal = .{
-                            .var_ = expr_var,
-                            .nominal_type_name = nominal_type.ident.ident_idx,
-                        } });
-
-                        // Mark the entire expression as having a type error
-                        try self.unifyWith(expr_var, .err, env);
-                        break :blk;
-                    }
-
-                    // Then, we extract the variable of the nominal type
-                    // E.g. ConList(a) := [Cons(a, ConstList), Nil]
-                    //                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-                    const nominal_backing_var = self.types.getNominalBackingVar(nominal_type);
-
-                    // Now we unify what the user wrote with the backing type of the nominal was
-                    // E.g. ConList.Cons(...) <-> [Cons(a, ConsList(a)), Nil]
-                    //              ^^^^^^^^^     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-                    const result = try self.unify(nominal_backing_var, actual_backing_var, env);
-
-                    // Then, we handle the result of unification
-                    switch (result) {
-                        .ok => {
-                            // If that unify call succeeded, then we this is a valid instance
-                            // of this nominal type. So we set the expr's type to be the
-                            // nominal type
-                            _ = try self.unify(expr_var, nominal_var, env);
-                        },
-                        .problem => |problem_idx| {
-                            // Unification failed - the constructor is incompatible with the nominal type
-                            // Set a specific error message based on the backing type kind
-                            switch (nominal.backing_type) {
-                                .tag => {
-                                    // Constructor doesn't exist or has wrong arity/types
-                                    self.setProblemTypeMismatchDetail(problem_idx, .invalid_nominal_tag);
-                                },
-                                else => {
-                                    // TODO: Add specific error messages for records, tuples, etc.
-                                },
-                            }
-
-                            // Mark the entire expression as having a type error
-                            try self.unifyWith(expr_var, .err, env);
-                        },
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    // If the nominal type is actually something else, then set the
-                    // whole expression to be an error.
-                    //
-                    // TODO: Report a nice problem here
-                    try self.unifyWith(expr_var, .err, env);
-                }
+                // Use shared nominal type checking logic
+                _ = try self.checkNominalTypeUsage(
+                    expr_var,
+                    actual_backing_var,
+                    ext_ref.local_var,
+                    nominal.backing_type,
+                    expr_region,
+                    env,
+                );
             } else {
                 try self.unifyWith(expr_var, .err, env);
             }
@@ -4915,6 +4688,99 @@ fn copyVar(self: *Self, other_module_var: Var, other_module_env: *const ModuleEn
     return copied_var;
 }
 
+// nominal type checking helpers //
+
+/// Result of checking a nominal type usage
+const NominalCheckResult = enum {
+    /// Successfully checked the nominal type
+    ok,
+    /// An error occurred (already reported and target_var set to error)
+    err,
+};
+
+/// Check a nominal type usage (either in pattern or expression context).
+/// This is the shared logic for `.nominal`, `.nominal_external`, `.e_nominal`, and `.e_nominal_external`.
+///
+/// Parameters:
+/// - target_var: The type variable to unify with (pattern_var or expr_var)
+/// - actual_backing_var: The type variable of the backing expression/pattern
+/// - nominal_type_decl_var: The type variable from the nominal type declaration
+/// - backing_type: The kind of backing type (tag, record, tuple, value)
+/// - region: The source region for instantiation
+/// - env: The type checking environment
+fn checkNominalTypeUsage(
+    self: *Self,
+    target_var: Var,
+    actual_backing_var: Var,
+    nominal_type_decl_var: Var,
+    backing_type: CIR.Expr.NominalBackingType,
+    region: Region,
+    env: *Env,
+) std.mem.Allocator.Error!NominalCheckResult {
+    // Instantiate the nominal type declaration
+    const nominal_var = try self.instantiateVar(nominal_type_decl_var, env, .{ .explicit = region });
+    const nominal_resolved = self.types.resolveVar(nominal_var).desc.content;
+
+    if (nominal_resolved == .structure and nominal_resolved.structure == .nominal_type) {
+        const nominal_type = nominal_resolved.structure.nominal_type;
+
+        // If this nominal type is opaque and we're not in the defining module
+        // then report an error
+        if (!nominal_type.canLiftInner(self.cir.module_name_idx)) {
+            _ = try self.problems.appendProblem(self.cir.gpa, .{ .cannot_access_opaque_nominal = .{
+                .var_ = target_var,
+                .nominal_type_name = nominal_type.ident.ident_idx,
+            } });
+
+            // Mark the entire expression as having a type error
+            try self.unifyWith(target_var, .err, env);
+            return .err;
+        }
+
+        // Extract the backing type variable from the nominal type
+        // E.g. ConList(a) := [Cons(a, ConstList), Nil]
+        //                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+        const nominal_backing_var = self.types.getNominalBackingVar(nominal_type);
+
+        // Unify what the user wrote with the backing type of the nominal
+        // E.g. ConList.Cons(...) <-> [Cons(a, ConsList(a)), Nil]
+        //              ^^^^^^^^^     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+        const result = try self.unify(nominal_backing_var, actual_backing_var, env);
+
+        // Handle the result of unification
+        switch (result) {
+            .ok => {
+                // If unification succeeded, this is a valid instance of the nominal type
+                // So we set the target's type to be the nominal type
+                _ = try self.unify(target_var, nominal_var, env);
+                return .ok;
+            },
+            .problem => |problem_idx| {
+                // Unification failed - the constructor is incompatible with the nominal type
+                // Set a specific error message based on the backing type kind
+                switch (backing_type) {
+                    .tag => {
+                        // Constructor doesn't exist or has wrong arity/types
+                        self.setProblemTypeMismatchDetail(problem_idx, .invalid_nominal_tag);
+                    },
+                    .record, .tuple, .value => {
+                        // Other backing types - no specific error message yet
+                    },
+                }
+
+                // Mark the entire expression as having a type error
+                try self.unifyWith(target_var, .err, env);
+                return .err;
+            },
+        }
+    } else {
+        // If the nominal type resolves to something other than a nominal_type structure,
+        // set the whole expression to be an error
+        try self.unifyWith(target_var, .err, env);
+        return .err;
+    }
+}
+
 // validate static dispatch constraints //
 
 /// Handle a recursive static dispatch constraint by creating a RecursionVar

src/check/mod.zig

@@ -41,4 +41,5 @@ test "check tests" {
     std.testing.refAllDecls(@import("test/builtin_scope_test.zig"));
     std.testing.refAllDecls(@import("test/num_type_inference_test.zig"));
     std.testing.refAllDecls(@import("test/unify_test.zig"));
+    std.testing.refAllDecls(@import("test/instantiate_tag_union_test.zig"));
 }

src/check/problem.zig

@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ pub const Problem = union(enum) {
     negative_unsigned_int: NegativeUnsignedInt,
     invalid_numeric_literal: InvalidNumericLiteral,
     unused_value: UnusedValue,
-    infinite_recursion: struct { var_: Var },
-    anonymous_recursion: struct { var_: Var },
-    invalid_number_type: VarProblem1,
-    invalid_record_ext: VarProblem1,
-    invalid_tag_union_ext: VarProblem1,
+    infinite_recursion: VarWithSnapshot,
+    anonymous_recursion: VarWithSnapshot,
+    invalid_number_type: VarWithSnapshot,
+    invalid_record_ext: VarWithSnapshot,
+    invalid_tag_union_ext: VarWithSnapshot,
     bug: Bug,
     comptime_crash: ComptimeCrash,
     comptime_expect_failed: ComptimeExpectFailed,
@@ -80,8 +80,9 @@ pub const ComptimeEvalError = struct {
     region: base.Region,
 };
 
-/// A single var problem
-pub const VarProblem1 = struct {
+/// A problem involving a single type variable, with a snapshot for error reporting.
+/// Used for recursion errors, invalid extension types, etc.
+pub const VarWithSnapshot = struct {
     var_: Var,
     snapshot: SnapshotContentIdx,
 };
@@ -331,12 +332,11 @@ pub const ReportBuilder = struct {
         self.bytes_buf.deinit();
     }
 
-    /// Get the formatted string for a snapshot, asserting it exists
+    /// Get the formatted string for a snapshot.
+    /// Returns a placeholder if the formatted string is missing, allowing error reporting
+    /// to continue gracefully even if snapshots are incomplete.
     fn getFormattedString(self: *const Self, idx: SnapshotContentIdx) []const u8 {
-        return self.snapshots.getFormattedString(idx) orelse {
-            std.debug.assert(false); // Missing formatted string for snapshot
-            unreachable;
-        };
+        return self.snapshots.getFormattedString(idx) orelse "<unknown type>";
     }
 
     /// Build a report for a problem

src/check/snapshot.zig

@@ -594,13 +594,70 @@ pub const Store = struct {
         const args = self.content_indexes.sliceRange(tag.args);
         for (args) |arg_idx| {
             try result.append(' ');
-            const formatted = self.getFormattedString(arg_idx) orelse {
-                std.debug.assert(false); // Missing formatted string for tag argument - snapshotVarForError must be called for all nested types
-                unreachable;
-            };
+            const formatted = self.getFormattedString(arg_idx) orelse "<unknown type>";
             try result.appendSlice(formatted);
         }
 
         return result.toOwnedSlice();
     }
 };
+
+// Tests
+
+test "formatTagString - gracefully handles missing formatted strings" {
+    const gpa = std.testing.allocator;
+
+    var store = try Store.initCapacity(gpa, 16);
+    defer store.deinit();
+
+    // Create a tag with an argument that doesn't have a formatted string
+    // This should use the "<unknown type>" fallback instead of crashing
+    const unknown_content_idx = try store.contents.append(gpa, .err);
+    const args_range = try store.content_indexes.appendSlice(gpa, &[_]SnapshotContentIdx{unknown_content_idx});
+
+    // Create an ident store for the tag name
+    var ident_store = try Ident.Store.initCapacity(gpa, 64);
+    defer ident_store.deinit(gpa);
+    const tag_name = try ident_store.insert(gpa, Ident.for_text("MyTag"));
+
+    const tag = SnapshotTag{
+        .name = tag_name,
+        .args = args_range,
+    };
+
+    // Format should succeed and include the fallback placeholder
+    const result = try store.formatTagString(gpa, tag, &ident_store);
+    defer gpa.free(result);
+
+    try std.testing.expectEqualStrings("MyTag <unknown type>", result);
+}
+
+test "formatTagString - uses stored formatted strings when available" {
+    const gpa = std.testing.allocator;
+
+    var store = try Store.initCapacity(gpa, 16);
+    defer store.deinit();
+
+    // Create a content index and store a formatted string for it
+    const content_idx = try store.contents.append(gpa, .err);
+    const formatted_str = try gpa.dupe(u8, "U64");
+    try store.formatted_strings.put(gpa, content_idx, formatted_str);
+
+    const args_range = try store.content_indexes.appendSlice(gpa, &[_]SnapshotContentIdx{content_idx});
+
+    // Create an ident store for the tag name
+    var ident_store = try Ident.Store.initCapacity(gpa, 64);
+    defer ident_store.deinit(gpa);
+    const tag_name = try ident_store.insert(gpa, Ident.for_text("Some"));
+
+    const tag = SnapshotTag{
+        .name = tag_name,
+        .args = args_range,
+    };
+
+    // Format should use the stored formatted string
+    const result = try store.formatTagString(gpa, tag, &ident_store);
+    defer gpa.free(result);
+
+    try std.testing.expectEqualStrings("Some U64", result);
+}

src/check/test/instantiate_tag_union_test.zig

@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+//! Test for instantiating tag unions with tag payloads
+//! This test is a regression test for a bug where tag union args were uninitialized.
+
+const std = @import("std");
+const TestEnv = @import("./TestEnv.zig");
+
+test "instantiate polymorphic function with nested recursive tag unions" {
+    // This tests instantiation of polymorphic functions with nested recursive calls
+    // that return tag unions with payloads. The code pattern is:
+    // 1. Multiple mutually-recursive functions return tuples containing Try types
+    // 2. Pattern matching destructures tuples to extract Try values
+    // 3. Functions are called multiple times triggering instantiation
+    // 4. Deep nesting of match expressions
+    //
+    // This is a regression test that ensures complex nested tag union patterns
+    // type-check without panicking.
+    const source =
+        \\tokenize_identifier = |file, index, acc, start_index| {
+        \\    ret = || {
+        \\        match Str.from_utf8(acc) {
+        \\            Ok(str) => (Ok(str), start_index, index)
+        \\            Err(_) => (Err("bad utf8"), start_index, index)
+        \\        }
+        \\    }
+        \\    match List.get(file, index) {
+        \\        Ok(c) =>
+        \\            if (c >= 97) and (c <= 122) {
+        \\                tokenize_identifier(file, index + 1, List.append(acc, c), start_index)
+        \\            } else {
+        \\                ret()
+        \\            }
+        \\        _ => ret()
+        \\    }
+        \\}
+        \\
+        \\get_next_token = |file, index| {
+        \\    match List.get(file, index) {
+        \\        Ok(c) =>
+        \\            if (c >= 97) and (c <= 122) {
+        \\                tokenize_identifier(file, index + 1, [c], index)
+        \\            } else {
+        \\                (Err("unexpected"), index, index + 1)
+        \\            }
+        \\        Err(_) =>
+        \\            (Ok("eof"), index, index)
+        \\    }
+        \\}
+        \\
+        \\parse_pattern_match_starting = |file, ident, tokenizer_result| {
+        \\    (token, _, index) = tokenizer_result
+        \\    match token {
+        \\        Ok(s) => Ok((ident, Some(s), token, index))
+        \\        _ => Ok((ident, None, token, index))
+        \\    }
+        \\}
+        \\
+        \\parse_pattern_match = |file, tokenizer_result| {
+        \\    (token, _, index) = tokenizer_result
+        \\    match token {
+        \\        Ok(ident) =>
+        \\            parse_pattern_match_starting(file, ident, get_next_token(file, index))
+        \\        _ => Err("error")
+        \\    }
+        \\}
+        \\
+        \\parse_value = |file, tokenizer_result, possibilities| {
+        \\    (token, token_pos, index) = tokenizer_result
+        \\    match token {
+        \\        Ok(n) => {
+        \\            match get_next_token(file, index) {
+        \\                (Ok(_), _, new_index) => Ok((n, new_index))
+        \\                _ => Ok((n, index))
+        \\            }
+        \\        }
+        \\        _ => Err("failed")
+        \\    }
+        \\}
+        \\
+        \\parse_block = |file, index, acc| {
+        \\    match get_next_token(file, index) {
+        \\        (Ok(n), _, index2) => {
+        \\            (token, token_pos, index3) = get_next_token(file, index2)
+        \\            match token {
+        \\                Ok(_) => {
+        \\                    (args, index4) = parse_function_call_args(file, index3, [])?
+        \\                    parse_block(file, index4, acc)
+        \\                }
+        \\                _ => {
+        \\                    (pattern, token4, index4, possibilities) = parse_pattern_match_starting(file, n, (token, token_pos, index3))?
+        \\                    parse_block(file, index4, acc)
+        \\                }
+        \\            }
+        \\        }
+        \\        got => Err("error")
+        \\    }
+        \\}
+        \\
+        \\parse_function_call_args = |file, index, acc| {
+        \\    (token, token_pos, index2) = get_next_token(file, index)
+        \\    match token {
+        \\        Ok(_) => Ok((acc, index2))
+        \\        _ => {
+        \\            (value, index3) = parse_value(file, (token, token_pos, index2), [])?
+        \\            (token2, token2_pos, index4) = get_next_token(file, index3)
+        \\            match token2 {
+        \\                Ok(_) => parse_function_call_args(file, index4, List.append(acc, value))
+        \\                _ => Err("error")
+        \\            }
+        \\        }
+        \\    }
+        \\}
+        \\
+        \\main = {
+        \\    file = [104, 101, 108, 108, 111]
+        \\    parse_block(file, 0, [])
+        \\}
+    ;
+    var test_env = try TestEnv.init("Test", source);
+    defer test_env.deinit();
+
+    // We just care that it doesn't panic during type checking
+}

src/check/test/unify_test.zig

@@ -1324,6 +1324,16 @@ test "unify - fails on infinite type" {
         .problem => |problem_idx| {
             const problem = env.problems.get(problem_idx);
             try std.testing.expectEqual(.infinite_recursion, @as(Problem.Tag, problem));
+
+            // Verify that a snapshot was created for the recursion error
+            const snapshot_idx = problem.infinite_recursion.snapshot;
+            const snapshot_content = env.snapshots.getContent(snapshot_idx);
+            // The snapshot should be some valid content (not just err)
+            try std.testing.expect(snapshot_content != .err);
+
+            // Verify a formatted string was created
+            const formatted = env.snapshots.getFormattedString(snapshot_idx);
+            try std.testing.expect(formatted != null);
         },
     }
 }
@@ -1352,6 +1362,16 @@ test "unify - fails on anonymous recursion" {
         .problem => |problem_idx| {
             const problem = env.problems.get(problem_idx);
             try std.testing.expectEqual(.anonymous_recursion, @as(Problem.Tag, problem));
+
+            // Verify that a snapshot was created for the recursion error
+            const snapshot_idx = problem.anonymous_recursion.snapshot;
+            const snapshot_content = env.snapshots.getContent(snapshot_idx);
+            // The snapshot should be some valid content (not just err)
+            try std.testing.expect(snapshot_content != .err);
+
+            // Verify a formatted string was created
+            const formatted = env.snapshots.getFormattedString(snapshot_idx);
+            try std.testing.expect(formatted != null);
         },
     }
 }

src/check/unify.zig

@@ -280,17 +280,17 @@ pub fn unifyWithConf(
                     if (unify_scratch.err) |unify_err| {
                         switch (unify_err) {
                             .recursion_anonymous => |var_| {
-                                // TODO: Snapshot infinite recursion
-                                // const snapshot = snapshots.deepCopyVar(types, var_);
+                                const snapshot = try snapshots.snapshotVarForError(types, type_writer, var_);
                                 break :blk .{ .anonymous_recursion = .{
                                     .var_ = var_,
+                                    .snapshot = snapshot,
                                 } };
                             },
                             .recursion_infinite => |var_| {
-                                // TODO: Snapshot infinite recursion
-                                // const snapshot = snapshots.deepCopyVar(types, var_);
+                                const snapshot = try snapshots.snapshotVarForError(types, type_writer, var_);
                                 break :blk .{ .infinite_recursion = .{
                                     .var_ = var_,
+                                    .snapshot = snapshot,
                                 } };
                             },
                             .invalid_number_type => |var_| {

src/cli/app_stub.zig

@@ -1,273 +0,0 @@
-//! Generates app stub libraries for cross-compilation
-//! These stubs provide the Roc app entrypoints that the platform host expects to call
-
-const std = @import("std");
-const builtin = @import("builtin");
-const target_mod = @import("target.zig");
-const builder = @import("builder.zig");
-
-const RocTarget = target_mod.RocTarget;
-const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
-
-// Check if LLVM is available at compile time
-const llvm_available = if (@import("builtin").is_test) false else @import("config").llvm;
-
-/// Platform entrypoint information
-pub const PlatformEntrypoint = struct {
-    name: []const u8, // Function name like "addInts", "processString"
-};
-
-/// Generate an app stub object file containing implementations for platform-expected entrypoints
-pub fn generateAppStubObject(
-    allocator: Allocator,
-    output_dir: []const u8,
-    entrypoints: []const PlatformEntrypoint,
-    target: RocTarget,
-) ![]const u8 {
-    // Check if LLVM is available
-    if (!llvm_available) {
-        return error.LLVMNotAvailable;
-    }
-
-    const std_zig_llvm = @import("std").zig.llvm;
-    const Builder = std_zig_llvm.Builder;
-
-    // Create LLVM Builder
-    var llvm_builder = try Builder.init(.{
-        .allocator = allocator,
-        .name = "roc_app_stub",
-    });
-    defer llvm_builder.deinit();
-
-    // Generate the app stub functions
-    try createAppStubs(&llvm_builder, entrypoints, target);
-
-    // Generate paths for temporary files
-    const bitcode_path = try std.fs.path.join(allocator, &.{ output_dir, "app_stub.bc" });
-    defer allocator.free(bitcode_path);
-
-    const object_filename = try std.fmt.allocPrint(allocator, "app_stub_{s}.o", .{@tagName(target)});
-    const object_path = try std.fs.path.join(allocator, &.{ output_dir, object_filename });
-    // Don't defer free object_path since we return it
-
-    // Generate bitcode
-    const producer = Builder.Producer{
-        .name = "Roc App Stub Generator",
-        .version = .{ .major = 1, .minor = 0, .patch = 0 },
-    };
-
-    const bitcode = try llvm_builder.toBitcode(allocator, producer);
-    defer allocator.free(bitcode);
-
-    // Write bitcode to file
-    const bc_file = try std.fs.cwd().createFile(bitcode_path, .{});
-    defer bc_file.close();
-
-    // Convert u32 array to bytes for writing
-    const bytes = std.mem.sliceAsBytes(bitcode);
-    try bc_file.writeAll(bytes);
-    std.log.debug("Wrote bitcode file: {s} ({} bytes)", .{ bitcode_path, bytes.len });
-
-    // Compile bitcode to object file using LLVM
-    // For native compilation, use empty CPU to let LLVM choose the default
-    // For cross-compilation, use "generic" for maximum compatibility
-    const detected_native = target_mod.RocTarget.detectNative();
-    const is_native = target == detected_native;
-    const cpu_name = if (is_native) "" else "generic";
-
-    std.log.debug("Native target: {}, Request target: {}, Is native: {}", .{ detected_native, target, is_native });
-    std.log.debug("Using CPU: '{s}'", .{cpu_name});
-
-    const compile_config = builder.CompileConfig{
-        .input_path = bitcode_path,
-        .output_path = object_path,
-        .optimization = .size,
-        .target = target,
-        .cpu = cpu_name,
-        .features = "",
-    };
-
-    std.log.debug("About to call compileBitcodeToObject...", .{});
-
-    const success = builder.compileBitcodeToObject(allocator, compile_config) catch |err| {
-        std.log.err("Failed to compile bitcode to object: {}", .{err});
-        allocator.free(object_path);
-        return err;
-    };
-
-    std.log.debug("compileBitcodeToObject returned: {}", .{success});
-
-    if (!success) {
-        std.log.err("Bitcode compilation returned false without error", .{});
-        allocator.free(object_path);
-        return error.CompilationFailed;
-    }
-
-    std.log.debug("Generated app stub object: {s}", .{object_path});
-    return object_path;
-}
-
-/// Creates app stub functions in LLVM IR
-fn createAppStubs(llvm_builder: *std.zig.llvm.Builder, entrypoints: []const PlatformEntrypoint, target: RocTarget) !void {
-
-    // Create pointer type
-    const ptr_type = try llvm_builder.ptrType(.default);
-
-    // Add stub for each platform entrypoint
-    for (entrypoints) |entrypoint| {
-        try addRocCallAbiStub(llvm_builder, ptr_type, entrypoint.name, target);
-    }
-}
-
-/// Add an app entrypoint stub that follows the RocCall ABI
-/// RocCall ABI: void roc__<name>(ops: *RocOps, ret_ptr: *anyopaque, arg_ptr: ?*anyopaque) callconv(.c) void;
-fn addRocCallAbiStub(
-    llvm_builder: *std.zig.llvm.Builder,
-    ptr_type: std.zig.llvm.Builder.Type,
-    name: []const u8,
-    target: RocTarget,
-) !void {
-    const Builder = std.zig.llvm.Builder;
-    const WipFunction = Builder.WipFunction;
-
-    // RocCall ABI signature: void roc__<name>(ops: *RocOps, ret_ptr: *anyopaque, arg_ptr: ?*anyopaque) callconv(.c) void
-    const params = [_]Builder.Type{ ptr_type, ptr_type, ptr_type };
-    const fn_type = try llvm_builder.fnType(.void, &params, .normal);
-
-    // Build the function name with roc__ prefix
-    const base_name = try std.fmt.allocPrint(llvm_builder.gpa, "roc__{s}", .{name});
-    defer llvm_builder.gpa.free(base_name);
-
-    // Add platform-specific prefix if needed (e.g., underscore for macOS)
-    const full_name = if (target.isMacOS())
-        try std.fmt.allocPrint(llvm_builder.gpa, "_{s}", .{base_name})
-    else
-        try llvm_builder.gpa.dupe(u8, base_name);
-    defer llvm_builder.gpa.free(full_name);
-
-    const fn_name = try llvm_builder.strtabString(full_name);
-    const func = try llvm_builder.addFunction(fn_type, fn_name, .default);
-
-    // Use external linkage so the symbol is visible to the linker
-    func.setLinkage(.external, llvm_builder);
-
-    var wip = try WipFunction.init(llvm_builder, .{
-        .function = func,
-        .strip = false,
-    });
-    defer wip.deinit();
-
-    const entry = try wip.block(0, "entry");
-    wip.cursor = .{ .block = entry };
-
-    // Generate actual implementation based on function name
-    if (std.mem.eql(u8, name, "add_ints")) {
-        try addIntsImplementation(&wip, llvm_builder);
-    } else if (std.mem.eql(u8, name, "multiply_ints")) {
-        try multiplyIntsImplementation(&wip, llvm_builder);
-    } else if (std.mem.eql(u8, name, "process_string")) {
-        // process_string not supported in cross-compilation stubs - only int platform supported
-        _ = try wip.retVoid();
-    } else {
-        // Default: just return void for unknown functions
-        _ = try wip.retVoid();
-    }
-
-    try wip.finish();
-}
-
-/// Get the expected app entrypoints for known test platforms based on host.zig files
-pub fn getTestPlatformEntrypoints(allocator: Allocator, platform_type: []const u8) ![]PlatformEntrypoint {
-    if (std.mem.eql(u8, platform_type, "int")) {
-        // Based on test/int/platform/host.zig:
-        // extern fn roc__add_ints(ops: *builtins.host_abi.RocOps, ret_ptr: *anyopaque, arg_ptr: ?*anyopaque) callconv(.c) void;
-        // extern fn roc__multiply_ints(ops: *builtins.host_abi.RocOps, ret_ptr: *anyopaque, arg_ptr: ?*anyopaque) callconv(.c) void;
-        const entrypoints = try allocator.alloc(PlatformEntrypoint, 2);
-        entrypoints[0] = PlatformEntrypoint{ .name = "add_ints" };
-        entrypoints[1] = PlatformEntrypoint{ .name = "multiply_ints" };
-        return entrypoints;
-    }
-
-    // Only int platform supported for cross-compilation
-    return error.PlatformNotSupported;
-}
-
-/// Detect platform type from file path
-pub fn detectPlatformType(platform_path: []const u8) []const u8 {
-    // Use cross-platform path checking
-    var iter = std.fs.path.componentIterator(platform_path) catch return "unknown";
-    while (iter.next()) |component| {
-        if (std.mem.eql(u8, component.name, "int")) {
-            return "int";
-        } else if (std.mem.eql(u8, component.name, "str")) {
-            return "str";
-        }
-    }
-    return "unknown";
-}
-
-/// Generate implementation for addInts: loads two i64s from arg_ptr, adds them, stores result to ret_ptr
-fn addIntsImplementation(wip: *std.zig.llvm.Builder.WipFunction, llvm_builder: *std.zig.llvm.Builder) !void {
-    // Get function parameters: ops, ret_ptr, arg_ptr
-    const ret_ptr = wip.arg(1); // ret_ptr: *anyopaque -> where to store the i64 result
-    const arg_ptr = wip.arg(2); // arg_ptr: *anyopaque -> points to struct { a: i64, b: i64 }
-
-    // Cast arg_ptr to pointer to struct { i64, i64 }
-    const i64_type = .i64;
-    const args_struct_type = try llvm_builder.structType(.normal, &[_]std.zig.llvm.Builder.Type{ i64_type, i64_type });
-    const args_ptr_type = try llvm_builder.ptrType(.default);
-    const args_ptr = try wip.cast(.bitcast, arg_ptr, args_ptr_type, "args_ptr");
-
-    // Load the two i64 values from the args struct
-    const zero = try llvm_builder.intConst(.i32, 0);
-    const one = try llvm_builder.intConst(.i32, 1);
-
-    const a_ptr = try wip.gep(.inbounds, args_struct_type, args_ptr, &[_]std.zig.llvm.Builder.Value{ zero.toValue(), zero.toValue() }, "a_ptr");
-    const b_ptr = try wip.gep(.inbounds, args_struct_type, args_ptr, &[_]std.zig.llvm.Builder.Value{ zero.toValue(), one.toValue() }, "b_ptr");
-
-    const a = try wip.load(.normal, i64_type, a_ptr, .default, "a");
-    const b = try wip.load(.normal, i64_type, b_ptr, .default, "b");
-
-    // Add the two values
-    const result = try wip.bin(.add, a, b, "result");
-
-    // Cast ret_ptr and store the result
-    const ret_i64_ptr = try wip.cast(.bitcast, ret_ptr, args_ptr_type, "ret_i64_ptr");
-    _ = try wip.store(.normal, result, ret_i64_ptr, .default);
-
-    // Return void
-    _ = try wip.retVoid();
-}
-
-/// Generate implementation for multiplyInts: loads two i64s from arg_ptr, multiplies them, stores result to ret_ptr
-fn multiplyIntsImplementation(wip: *std.zig.llvm.Builder.WipFunction, llvm_builder: *std.zig.llvm.Builder) !void {
-    // Get function parameters: ops, ret_ptr, arg_ptr
-    const ret_ptr = wip.arg(1); // ret_ptr: *anyopaque -> where to store the i64 result
-    const arg_ptr = wip.arg(2); // arg_ptr: *anyopaque -> points to struct { a: i64, b: i64 }
-
-    // Cast arg_ptr to pointer to struct { i64, i64 }
-    const i64_type = .i64;
-    const args_struct_type = try llvm_builder.structType(.normal, &[_]std.zig.llvm.Builder.Type{ i64_type, i64_type });
-    const args_ptr_type = try llvm_builder.ptrType(.default);
-    const args_ptr = try wip.cast(.bitcast, arg_ptr, args_ptr_type, "args_ptr");
-
-    // Load the two i64 values from the args struct
-    const zero = try llvm_builder.intConst(.i32, 0);
-    const one = try llvm_builder.intConst(.i32, 1);
-
-    const a_ptr = try wip.gep(.inbounds, args_struct_type, args_ptr, &[_]std.zig.llvm.Builder.Value{ zero.toValue(), zero.toValue() }, "a_ptr");
-    const b_ptr = try wip.gep(.inbounds, args_struct_type, args_ptr, &[_]std.zig.llvm.Builder.Value{ zero.toValue(), one.toValue() }, "b_ptr");
-
-    const a = try wip.load(.normal, i64_type, a_ptr, .default, "a");
-    const b = try wip.load(.normal, i64_type, b_ptr, .default, "b");
-
-    // Multiply the two values
-    const result = try wip.bin(.mul, a, b, "result");
-
-    // Cast ret_ptr and store the result
-    const ret_i64_ptr = try wip.cast(.bitcast, ret_ptr, args_ptr_type, "ret_i64_ptr");
-    _ = try wip.store(.normal, result, ret_i64_ptr, .default);
-
-    // Return void
-    _ = try wip.retVoid();
-}

src/cli/builder.zig

@@ -3,9 +3,23 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 const builtin = @import("builtin");
 const target = @import("target.zig");
+const reporting = @import("reporting");
 
 const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
 
+const is_windows = builtin.target.os.tag == .windows;
+
+var stderr_file_writer: std.fs.File.Writer = .{
+    .interface = std.fs.File.Writer.initInterface(&.{}),
+    .file = if (is_windows) undefined else std.fs.File.stderr(),
+    .mode = .streaming,
+};
+
+fn stderrWriter() *std.Io.Writer {
+    if (is_windows) stderr_file_writer.file = std.fs.File.stderr();
+    return &stderr_file_writer.interface;
+}
+
 // Re-export RocTarget from target.zig for backward compatibility
 pub const RocTarget = target.RocTarget;
 
@@ -33,6 +47,7 @@ pub const CompileConfig = struct {
     target: RocTarget,
     cpu: []const u8 = "",
     features: []const u8 = "",
+    debug: bool = false, // Enable debug info generation in output
 
     /// Check if compiling for the current machine
     pub fn isNative(self: CompileConfig) bool {
@@ -175,7 +190,7 @@ pub fn initializeLLVM() void {
 /// Compile LLVM bitcode file to object file
 pub fn compileBitcodeToObject(gpa: Allocator, config: CompileConfig) !bool {
     if (comptime !llvm_available) {
-        std.log.err("LLVM is not available at compile time", .{});
+        renderLLVMNotAvailableError(gpa);
         return error.LLVMNotAvailable;
     }
 
@@ -189,7 +204,7 @@ pub fn compileBitcodeToObject(gpa: Allocator, config: CompileConfig) !bool {
 
     // Verify input file exists
     std.fs.cwd().access(config.input_path, .{}) catch |err| {
-        std.log.err("Input bitcode file does not exist or is not accessible: {s}, error: {}", .{ config.input_path, err });
+        renderFileNotAccessibleError(gpa, config.input_path, err);
         return false;
     };
 
@@ -207,7 +222,7 @@ pub fn compileBitcodeToObject(gpa: Allocator, config: CompileConfig) !bool {
     defer gpa.free(bitcode_path_z);
 
     if (externs.LLVMCreateMemoryBufferWithContentsOfFile(bitcode_path_z.ptr, &mem_buf, &error_message) != 0) {
-        std.log.err("Failed to load bitcode file: {s}", .{error_message});
+        renderLLVMError(gpa, "BITCODE LOAD ERROR", "Failed to load bitcode file", std.mem.span(error_message));
         externs.LLVMDisposeMessage(error_message);
         return false;
     }
@@ -218,7 +233,7 @@ pub fn compileBitcodeToObject(gpa: Allocator, config: CompileConfig) !bool {
     std.log.debug("Parsing bitcode into LLVM module...", .{});
     var module: ?*anyopaque = null;
     if (externs.LLVMParseBitcode(mem_buf, &module, &error_message) != 0) {
-        std.log.err("Failed to parse bitcode: {s}", .{error_message});
+        renderLLVMError(gpa, "BITCODE PARSE ERROR", "Failed to parse bitcode", std.mem.span(error_message));
         externs.LLVMDisposeMessage(error_message);
         return false;
     }
@@ -238,7 +253,7 @@ pub fn compileBitcodeToObject(gpa: Allocator, config: CompileConfig) !bool {
     std.log.debug("Getting LLVM target for triple: {s}", .{target_triple});
     var llvm_target: ?*anyopaque = null;
     if (externs.LLVMGetTargetFromTriple(target_triple_z.ptr, &llvm_target, &error_message) != 0) {
-        std.log.err("Failed to get target from triple: {s}", .{error_message});
+        renderTargetError(gpa, target_triple, std.mem.span(error_message));
         externs.LLVMDisposeMessage(error_message);
         return false;
     }
@@ -266,7 +281,7 @@ pub fn compileBitcodeToObject(gpa: Allocator, config: CompileConfig) !bool {
         false, // emulated_tls
     );
     if (target_machine == null) {
-        std.log.err("Failed to create target machine for triple='{s}', cpu='{s}', features='{s}'", .{ target_triple, config.cpu, config.features });
+        renderTargetMachineError(gpa, target_triple, config.cpu, config.features);
         return false;
     }
     defer externs.LLVMDisposeTargetMachine(target_machine);
@@ -284,7 +299,8 @@ pub fn compileBitcodeToObject(gpa: Allocator, config: CompileConfig) !bool {
     coverage_options.CoverageType = .ZigLLVMCoverageType_None;
 
     const emit_options = ZigLLVMEmitOptions{
-        .is_debug = false,
+        // Auto-enable debug when roc is built in debug mode, OR when explicitly requested via --debug
+        .is_debug = (builtin.mode == .Debug) or config.debug,
         .is_small = config.optimization == .size,
         .time_report_out = null,
         .tsan = false,
@@ -307,7 +323,7 @@ pub fn compileBitcodeToObject(gpa: Allocator, config: CompileConfig) !bool {
     );
 
     if (emit_result) {
-        std.log.err("Failed to emit object file to '{s}': {s}", .{ config.output_path, emit_error_message });
+        renderEmitError(gpa, config.output_path, std.mem.span(emit_error_message));
         externs.LLVMDisposeMessage(emit_error_message);
         return false;
     }
@@ -320,3 +336,149 @@ pub fn compileBitcodeToObject(gpa: Allocator, config: CompileConfig) !bool {
 pub fn isLLVMAvailable() bool {
     return llvm_available;
 }
+
+// --- Error Reporting Helpers ---
+
+fn renderLLVMNotAvailableError(allocator: Allocator) void {
+    var report = reporting.Report.init(allocator, "LLVM NOT AVAILABLE", .fatal);
+    defer report.deinit();
+
+    report.document.addText("LLVM is not available at compile time.") catch return;
+    report.document.addLineBreak() catch return;
+    report.document.addLineBreak() catch return;
+    report.document.addText("This binary was built without LLVM support.") catch return;
+    report.document.addLineBreak() catch return;
+    report.document.addText("To use this feature, rebuild roc with LLVM enabled.") catch return;
+    report.document.addLineBreak() catch return;
+
+    reporting.renderReportToTerminal(
+        &report,
+        stderrWriter(),
+        .ANSI,
+        reporting.ReportingConfig.initColorTerminal(),
+    ) catch {};
+}
+
+fn renderFileNotAccessibleError(allocator: Allocator, path: []const u8, err: anyerror) void {
+    var report = reporting.Report.init(allocator, "FILE NOT ACCESSIBLE", .fatal);
+    defer report.deinit();
+
+    report.document.addText("Input bitcode file does not exist or is not accessible:") catch return;
+    report.document.addLineBreak() catch return;
+    report.document.addLineBreak() catch return;
+    report.document.addText("    ") catch return;
+    report.document.addAnnotated(path, .path) catch return;
+    report.document.addLineBreak() catch return;
+    report.document.addLineBreak() catch return;
+    report.document.addText("Error: ") catch return;
+    report.document.addAnnotated(@errorName(err), .error_highlight) catch return;
+    report.document.addLineBreak() catch return;
+
+    reporting.renderReportToTerminal(
+        &report,
+        stderrWriter(),
+        .ANSI,
+        reporting.ReportingConfig.initColorTerminal(),
+    ) catch {};
+}
+
+fn renderLLVMError(allocator: Allocator, title: []const u8, message: []const u8, llvm_message: []const u8) void {
+    var report = reporting.Report.init(allocator, title, .fatal);
+    defer report.deinit();
+
+    report.document.addText(message) catch return;
+    report.document.addLineBreak() catch return;
+    report.document.addLineBreak() catch return;
+    report.document.addText("LLVM error: ") catch return;
+    report.document.addAnnotated(llvm_message, .error_highlight) catch return;
+    report.document.addLineBreak() catch return;
+
+    reporting.renderReportToTerminal(
+        &report,
+        stderrWriter(),
+        .ANSI,
+        reporting.ReportingConfig.initColorTerminal(),
+    ) catch {};
+}
+
+fn renderTargetError(allocator: Allocator, triple: []const u8, llvm_message: []const u8) void {
+    var report = reporting.Report.init(allocator, "INVALID TARGET", .fatal);
+    defer report.deinit();
+
+    report.document.addText("Failed to get LLVM target for triple:") catch return;
+    report.document.addLineBreak() catch return;
+    report.document.addLineBreak() catch return;
+    report.document.addText("    ") catch return;
+    report.document.addAnnotated(triple, .emphasized) catch return;
+    report.document.addLineBreak() catch return;
+    report.document.addLineBreak() catch return;
+    report.document.addText("LLVM error: ") catch return;
+    report.document.addAnnotated(llvm_message, .error_highlight) catch return;
+    report.document.addLineBreak() catch return;
+
+    reporting.renderReportToTerminal(
+        &report,
+        stderrWriter(),
+        .ANSI,
+        reporting.ReportingConfig.initColorTerminal(),
+    ) catch {};
+}
+
+fn renderTargetMachineError(allocator: Allocator, triple: []const u8, cpu: []const u8, features: []const u8) void {
+    var report = reporting.Report.init(allocator, "TARGET MACHINE ERROR", .fatal);
+    defer report.deinit();
+
+    report.document.addText("Failed to create LLVM target machine with configuration:") catch return;
+    report.document.addLineBreak() catch return;
+    report.document.addLineBreak() catch return;
+    report.document.addText("    Triple:   ") catch return;
+    report.document.addAnnotated(triple, .emphasized) catch return;
+    report.document.addLineBreak() catch return;
+    report.document.addText("    CPU:      ") catch return;
+    if (cpu.len > 0) {
+        report.document.addAnnotated(cpu, .emphasized) catch return;
+    } else {
+        report.document.addText("(default)") catch return;
+    }
+    report.document.addLineBreak() catch return;
+    report.document.addText("    Features: ") catch return;
+    if (features.len > 0) {
+        report.document.addAnnotated(features, .emphasized) catch return;
+    } else {
+        report.document.addText("(default)") catch return;
+    }
+    report.document.addLineBreak() catch return;
+    report.document.addLineBreak() catch return;
+    report.document.addText("This may indicate an unsupported target configuration.") catch return;
+    report.document.addLineBreak() catch return;
+
+    reporting.renderReportToTerminal(
+        &report,
+        stderrWriter(),
+        .ANSI,
+        reporting.ReportingConfig.initColorTerminal(),
+    ) catch {};
+}
+
+fn renderEmitError(allocator: Allocator, output_path: []const u8, llvm_message: []const u8) void {
+    var report = reporting.Report.init(allocator, "OBJECT FILE EMIT ERROR", .fatal);
+    defer report.deinit();
+
+    report.document.addText("Failed to emit object file:") catch return;
+    report.document.addLineBreak() catch return;
+    report.document.addLineBreak() catch return;
+    report.document.addText("    Output: ") catch return;
+    report.document.addAnnotated(output_path, .path) catch return;
+    report.document.addLineBreak() catch return;
+    report.document.addLineBreak() catch return;
+    report.document.addText("LLVM error: ") catch return;
+    report.document.addAnnotated(llvm_message, .error_highlight) catch return;
+    report.document.addLineBreak() catch return;
+
+    reporting.renderReportToTerminal(
+        &report,
+        stderrWriter(),
+        .ANSI,
+        reporting.ReportingConfig.initColorTerminal(),
+    ) catch {};
+}

src/cli/cli_args.zig

@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ pub const BuildArgs = struct {
     opt: OptLevel, // the optimization level
     target: ?[]const u8 = null, // the target to compile for (e.g., x64musl, x64glibc)
     output: ?[]const u8 = null, // the path where the output binary should be created
+    debug: bool = false, // include debug information in the output binary
+    allow_errors: bool = false, // allow building even if there are type errors
     z_bench_tokenize: ?[]const u8 = null, // benchmark tokenizer on a file or directory
     z_bench_parse: ?[]const u8 = null, // benchmark parser on a file or directory
 };
@@ -243,6 +245,8 @@ fn parseBuild(args: []const []const u8) CliArgs {
     var opt: OptLevel = .dev;
     var target: ?[]const u8 = null;
     var output: ?[]const u8 = null;
+    var debug: bool = false;
+    var allow_errors: bool = false;
     var z_bench_tokenize: ?[]const u8 = null;
     var z_bench_parse: ?[]const u8 = null;
     for (args) |arg| {
@@ -259,6 +263,8 @@ fn parseBuild(args: []const []const u8) CliArgs {
             \\      --output=<output>              The full path to the output binary, including filename. To specify directory only, specify a path that ends in a directory separator (e.g. a slash)
             \\      --opt=<size|speed|dev>         Optimize the build process for binary size, execution speed, or compilation speed. Defaults to compilation speed (dev)
             \\      --target=<target>              Target to compile for (e.g., x64musl, x64glibc, arm64musl). Defaults to native target with musl for static linking
+            \\      --debug                        Include debug information in the output binary
+            \\      --allow-errors                 Allow building even if there are type errors (warnings are always allowed)
             \\      --z-bench-tokenize=<path>      Benchmark tokenizer on a file or directory
             \\      --z-bench-parse=<path>         Benchmark parser on a file or directory
             \\      -h, --help                     Print help
@@ -298,6 +304,10 @@ fn parseBuild(args: []const []const u8) CliArgs {
             } else {
                 return CliArgs{ .problem = CliProblem{ .missing_flag_value = .{ .flag = "--z-bench-parse" } } };
             }
+        } else if (mem.eql(u8, arg, "--debug")) {
+            debug = true;
+        } else if (mem.eql(u8, arg, "--allow-errors")) {
+            allow_errors = true;
         } else {
             if (path != null) {
                 return CliArgs{ .problem = CliProblem{ .unexpected_argument = .{ .cmd = "build", .arg = arg } } };
@@ -305,7 +315,7 @@ fn parseBuild(args: []const []const u8) CliArgs {
             path = arg;
         }
     }
-    return CliArgs{ .build = BuildArgs{ .path = path orelse "main.roc", .opt = opt, .target = target, .output = output, .z_bench_tokenize = z_bench_tokenize, .z_bench_parse = z_bench_parse } };
+    return CliArgs{ .build = BuildArgs{ .path = path orelse "main.roc", .opt = opt, .target = target, .output = output, .debug = debug, .allow_errors = allow_errors, .z_bench_tokenize = z_bench_tokenize, .z_bench_parse = z_bench_parse } };
 }
 
 fn parseBundle(alloc: mem.Allocator, args: []const []const u8) std.mem.Allocator.Error!CliArgs {
@@ -918,6 +928,19 @@ test "roc build" {
         defer result.deinit(gpa);
         try testing.expectEqualStrings("bar.roc", result.problem.unexpected_argument.arg);
     }
+    {
+        // Test --debug flag
+        const result = try parse(gpa, &[_][]const u8{ "build", "--debug", "foo.roc" });
+        defer result.deinit(gpa);
+        try testing.expectEqualStrings("foo.roc", result.build.path);
+        try testing.expect(result.build.debug);
+    }
+    {
+        // Test that debug defaults to false
+        const result = try parse(gpa, &[_][]const u8{ "build", "foo.roc" });
+        defer result.deinit(gpa);
+        try testing.expect(!result.build.debug);
+    }
     {
         const result = try parse(gpa, &[_][]const u8{ "build", "-h" });
         defer result.deinit(gpa);

src/cli/cross_compilation.zig

@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 //! Cross-compilation support and validation for Roc CLI
-//! Handles host detection, target validation, and capability matrix
+//! Handles target validation and capability matrix
 
 const std = @import("std");
-const builtin = @import("builtin");
 const target_mod = @import("target.zig");
 
 const RocTarget = target_mod.RocTarget;
@@ -32,60 +31,10 @@ pub const CrossCompilationMatrix = struct {
     pub const musl_targets = [_]RocTarget{
         .x64musl,
         .arm64musl,
-    };
-
-    /// Targets that require dynamic linking (glibc) - more complex cross-compilation
-    pub const glibc_targets = [_]RocTarget{
-        .x64glibc,
-        .arm64glibc,
-    };
-
-    /// Windows targets - require MinGW or similar toolchain
-    pub const windows_targets = [_]RocTarget{
-        // Future: .x64windows, .arm64windows
-    };
-
-    /// macOS targets - require OSXCross or similar toolchain
-    pub const macos_targets = [_]RocTarget{
-        // Future: .x64macos, .arm64macos
+        .arm32musl,
     };
 };
 
-/// Detect the host target platform
-pub fn detectHostTarget() RocTarget {
-    return switch (builtin.target.cpu.arch) {
-        .x86_64 => switch (builtin.target.os.tag) {
-            .linux => .x64glibc, // Default to glibc on Linux hosts
-            .windows => .x64win,
-            .macos => .x64mac,
-            else => .x64glibc,
-        },
-        .aarch64 => switch (builtin.target.os.tag) {
-            .linux => .arm64glibc,
-            .windows => .arm64win,
-            .macos => .arm64mac,
-            else => .arm64glibc,
-        },
-        else => .x64glibc, // Fallback
-    };
-}
-
-/// Check if a target is supported for static linking (musl)
-pub fn isMuslTarget(target: RocTarget) bool {
-    return switch (target) {
-        .x64musl, .arm64musl => true,
-        else => false,
-    };
-}
-
-/// Check if a target requires dynamic linking (glibc)
-pub fn isGlibcTarget(target: RocTarget) bool {
-    return switch (target) {
-        .x64glibc, .arm64glibc => true,
-        else => false,
-    };
-}
-
 /// Validate cross-compilation from host to target
 pub fn validateCrossCompilation(host: RocTarget, target: RocTarget) CrossCompilationResult {
     // Native compilation (host == target) is always supported
@@ -93,17 +42,17 @@ pub fn validateCrossCompilation(host: RocTarget, target: RocTarget) CrossCompila
         return CrossCompilationResult{ .supported = {} };
     }
 
-    // Support both musl and glibc targets for cross-compilation
-    if (isMuslTarget(target) or isGlibcTarget(target)) {
+    // Support musl targets for cross-compilation (statically linked)
+    if (target.isStatic()) {
         return CrossCompilationResult{ .supported = {} };
     }
 
-    // Windows and macOS cross-compilation not yet supported
+    // glibc, Windows and macOS cross-compilation not yet supported
     return CrossCompilationResult{
         .unsupported_cross_compilation = .{
             .host = host,
             .target = target,
-            .reason = "Windows and macOS cross-compilation not yet implemented. Please use Linux targets (x64musl, arm64musl, x64glibc, arm64glibc) or log an issue at https://github.com/roc-lang/roc/issues",
+            .reason = "Only Linux musl targets (x64musl, arm64musl, arm32musl) are currently supported for cross-compilation. glibc, Windows and macOS support coming in a future release. Log an issue at https://github.com/roc-lang/roc/issues",
         },
     };
 }
@@ -112,9 +61,8 @@ pub fn validateCrossCompilation(host: RocTarget, target: RocTarget) CrossCompila
 pub fn getHostCapabilities(host: RocTarget) []const RocTarget {
     _ = host; // For now, all hosts have the same capabilities
 
-    // Support both musl and glibc targets from any host
-    const all_targets = CrossCompilationMatrix.musl_targets ++ CrossCompilationMatrix.glibc_targets;
-    return &all_targets;
+    // Only musl targets are supported for cross-compilation
+    return &CrossCompilationMatrix.musl_targets;
 }
 
 /// Print supported targets for the current host
@@ -128,6 +76,7 @@ pub fn printSupportedTargets(writer: anytype, host: RocTarget) !void {
 
     try writer.print("\nUnsupported targets (not yet implemented):\n", .{});
     const unsupported = [_][]const u8{
+        "x64glibc, arm64glibc (Linux glibc cross-compilation)",
         "x64windows, arm64windows (Windows cross-compilation)",
         "x64macos, arm64macos (macOS cross-compilation)",
     };

src/cli/linker.zig

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
 const base = @import("base");
 const Allocators = base.Allocators;
 const libc_finder = @import("libc_finder.zig");
+const RocTarget = @import("roc_target").RocTarget;
 
 /// External C functions from zig_llvm.cpp - only available when LLVM is enabled
 const llvm_available = if (@import("builtin").is_test) false else @import("config").llvm;
@@ -54,14 +55,8 @@ pub const TargetAbi = enum {
     gnu,
 
     /// Convert from RocTarget to TargetAbi
-    pub fn fromRocTarget(roc_target: anytype) TargetAbi {
-        // Use string matching to avoid circular imports
-        const target_str = @tagName(roc_target);
-        if (std.mem.endsWith(u8, target_str, "musl")) {
-            return .musl;
-        } else {
-            return .gnu;
-        }
+    pub fn fromRocTarget(roc_target: RocTarget) TargetAbi {
+        return if (roc_target.isStatic()) .musl else .gnu;
     }
 };
 

src/cli/main.zig

@@ -34,10 +34,14 @@ const BuiltinTypes = eval.BuiltinTypes;
 
 const cli_args = @import("cli_args.zig");
 const roc_target = @import("target.zig");
+pub const targets_validator = @import("targets_validator.zig");
+const platform_validation = @import("platform_validation.zig");
 
 comptime {
     if (builtin.is_test) {
         std.testing.refAllDecls(cli_args);
+        std.testing.refAllDecls(targets_validator);
+        std.testing.refAllDecls(platform_validation);
     }
 }
 const bench = @import("bench.zig");
@@ -69,7 +73,40 @@ const RocCrashed = builtins.host_abi.RocCrashed;
 const TestOpsEnv = eval.TestOpsEnv;
 const Allocators = base.Allocators;
 
-const roc_interpreter_shim_lib = if (builtin.is_test) &[_]u8{} else if (builtin.target.os.tag == .windows) @embedFile("roc_interpreter_shim.lib") else @embedFile("libroc_interpreter_shim.a");
+/// Embedded interpreter shim libraries for different targets.
+/// The native shim is used for roc run and native builds.
+/// Cross-compilation shims are used for roc build --target=<target>.
+const ShimLibraries = struct {
+    /// Native shim (for host platform builds and roc run)
+    const native = if (builtin.is_test)
+        &[_]u8{}
+    else if (builtin.target.os.tag == .windows)
+        @embedFile("roc_interpreter_shim.lib")
+    else
+        @embedFile("libroc_interpreter_shim.a");
+
+    /// Cross-compilation target shims (Linux musl targets)
+    const x64musl = if (builtin.is_test) &[_]u8{} else @embedFile("targets/x64musl/libroc_interpreter_shim.a");
+    const arm64musl = if (builtin.is_test) &[_]u8{} else @embedFile("targets/arm64musl/libroc_interpreter_shim.a");
+
+    /// Cross-compilation target shims (Linux glibc targets)
+    const x64glibc = if (builtin.is_test) &[_]u8{} else @embedFile("targets/x64glibc/libroc_interpreter_shim.a");
+    const arm64glibc = if (builtin.is_test) &[_]u8{} else @embedFile("targets/arm64glibc/libroc_interpreter_shim.a");
+
+    /// Get the appropriate shim library bytes for the given target
+    pub fn forTarget(target: roc_target.RocTarget) []const u8 {
+        return switch (target) {
+            .x64musl => x64musl,
+            .arm64musl => arm64musl,
+            .x64glibc => x64glibc,
+            .arm64glibc => arm64glibc,
+            // Native/host targets use the native shim
+            .x64mac, .arm64mac, .x64win, .arm64win => native,
+            // Fallback for other targets (will use native, may not work for cross-compilation)
+            else => native,
+        };
+    }
+};
 
 test "main cli tests" {
     _ = @import("libc_finder.zig");
@@ -172,14 +209,11 @@ fn stderrWriter() *std.Io.Writer {
 const posix = if (!is_windows) struct {
     extern "c" fn shm_open(name: [*:0]const u8, oflag: c_int, mode: std.c.mode_t) c_int;
     extern "c" fn shm_unlink(name: [*:0]const u8) c_int;
-    extern "c" fn mmap(addr: ?*anyopaque, len: usize, prot: c_int, flags: c_int, fd: c_int, offset: std.c.off_t) ?*anyopaque;
+    extern "c" fn mmap(addr: ?*anyopaque, len: usize, prot: c_int, flags: c_int, fd: c_int, offset: std.c.off_t) *anyopaque;
     extern "c" fn munmap(addr: *anyopaque, len: usize) c_int;
-    extern "c" fn fcntl(fd: c_int, cmd: c_int, arg: c_int) c_int;
 
-    // fcntl constants
-    const F_GETFD = 1;
-    const F_SETFD = 2;
-    const FD_CLOEXEC = 1;
+    // MAP_FAILED is (void*)-1, not NULL
+    const MAP_FAILED: *anyopaque = @ptrFromInt(@as(usize, @bitCast(@as(isize, -1))));
 } else struct {};
 
 // Windows shared memory functions
@@ -677,7 +711,7 @@ fn mainArgs(allocs: *Allocators, args: []const []const u8) !void {
             try rocRun(allocs, run_args);
         },
         .check => |check_args| rocCheck(allocs, check_args),
-        .build => |build_args| rocBuild(allocs, build_args),
+        .build => |build_args| try rocBuild(allocs, build_args),
         .bundle => |bundle_args| rocBundle(allocs, bundle_args),
         .unbundle => |unbundle_args| rocUnbundle(allocs, unbundle_args),
         .fmt => |format_args| rocFormat(allocs, format_args),
@@ -710,7 +744,10 @@ fn mainArgs(allocs: *Allocators, args: []const []const u8) !void {
 
 /// Generate platform host shim object file using LLVM.
 /// Returns the path to the generated object file (allocated from arena, no need to free), or null if LLVM unavailable.
-fn generatePlatformHostShim(allocs: *Allocators, cache_dir: []const u8, entrypoint_names: []const []const u8, target: builder.RocTarget) !?[]const u8 {
+/// If serialized_module is provided, it will be embedded in the binary (for roc build).
+/// If serialized_module is null, the binary will use IPC to get module data (for roc run).
+/// If debug is true, include debug information in the generated object file.
+fn generatePlatformHostShim(allocs: *Allocators, cache_dir: []const u8, entrypoint_names: []const []const u8, target: builder.RocTarget, serialized_module: ?[]const u8, debug: bool) !?[]const u8 {
     // Check if LLVM is available (this is a compile-time check)
     if (!llvm_available) {
         std.log.debug("LLVM not available, skipping platform host shim generation", .{});
@@ -739,7 +776,8 @@ fn generatePlatformHostShim(allocs: *Allocators, cache_dir: []const u8, entrypoi
 
     // Create the complete platform shim
     // Note: Symbol names include platform-specific prefixes (underscore for macOS)
-    platform_host_shim.createInterpreterShim(&llvm_builder, entrypoints.items, target) catch |err| {
+    // serialized_module is null for roc run (IPC mode) or contains data for roc build (embedded mode)
+    platform_host_shim.createInterpreterShim(&llvm_builder, entrypoints.items, target, serialized_module) catch |err| {
         std.log.err("Failed to create interpreter shim: {}", .{err});
         return err;
     };
@@ -786,6 +824,7 @@ fn generatePlatformHostShim(allocs: *Allocators, cache_dir: []const u8, entrypoi
         .output_path = object_path,
         .optimization = .speed,
         .target = target,
+        .debug = debug, // Use the debug flag passed from caller
     };
 
     if (builder.compileBitcodeToObject(allocs.gpa, compile_config)) |success| {
@@ -894,9 +933,43 @@ fn rocRun(allocs: *Allocators, args: cli_args.RunArgs) !void {
         return err;
     };
 
-    // Use native detection (typically musl) for shim generation to match embedded shim library
+    // Use native detection for shim generation to match embedded shim library
     const shim_target = builder.RocTarget.detectNative();
 
+    // Validate platform header has targets section and supports native target
+    if (platform_paths.platform_source_path) |platform_source| {
+        if (platform_validation.validatePlatformHeader(allocs.arena, platform_source)) |validation| {
+            // Validate that the native target is supported
+            platform_validation.validateTargetSupported(validation.config, shim_target, .exe) catch |err| {
+                switch (err) {
+                    error.UnsupportedTarget => {
+                        // Create a nice formatted error report
+                        const result = platform_validation.createUnsupportedTargetResult(
+                            platform_source,
+                            shim_target,
+                            .exe,
+                            validation.config,
+                        );
+                        _ = platform_validation.renderValidationError(allocs.gpa, result, stderrWriter());
+                        return error.UnsupportedTarget;
+                    },
+                    else => {},
+                }
+            };
+        } else |err| {
+            switch (err) {
+                error.MissingTargetsSection => {
+                    // Warning only - platform may still work for native builds
+                    // Don't block execution, just inform the user
+                    std.log.debug("Platform at '{s}' has no targets section", .{platform_source});
+                },
+                else => {
+                    std.log.debug("Could not validate platform header: {}", .{err});
+                },
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     // Extract entrypoints from platform source file
     var entrypoints = std.array_list.Managed([]const u8).initCapacity(allocs.arena, 32) catch |err| {
         std.log.err("Failed to allocate entrypoints list: {}", .{err});
@@ -942,15 +1015,17 @@ fn rocRun(allocs: *Allocators, args: cli_args.RunArgs) !void {
         };
 
         // Always extract to temp dir (unique per process, no race condition)
-        extractReadRocFilePathShimLibrary(allocs, shim_path) catch |err| {
+        // For roc run, we always use the native shim (null target)
+        extractReadRocFilePathShimLibrary(allocs, shim_path, null) catch |err| {
             std.log.err("Failed to extract read roc file path shim library: {}", .{err});
             return err;
         };
 
         // Generate platform host shim using the detected entrypoints
         // Use temp dir to avoid race conditions when multiple processes run in parallel
-
-        const platform_shim_path = generatePlatformHostShim(allocs, temp_dir_path, entrypoints.items, shim_target) catch |err| {
+        // Pass null for serialized_module since roc run uses IPC mode
+        // Auto-enable debug when roc is built in debug mode (no explicit --debug flag for roc run)
+        const platform_shim_path = generatePlatformHostShim(allocs, temp_dir_path, entrypoints.items, shim_target, null, builtin.mode == .Debug) catch |err| {
             std.log.err("Failed to generate platform host shim: {}", .{err});
             return err;
         };
@@ -1071,15 +1146,22 @@ fn rocRun(allocs: *Allocators, args: cli_args.RunArgs) !void {
 
         linker.link(allocs, link_config) catch |err| switch (err) {
             linker.LinkError.LLVMNotAvailable => {
-                std.log.err("LLD linker not available -- this is likely a test executable that was built without LLVM", .{});
+                const result = platform_validation.targets_validator.ValidationResult{ .linker_not_available = {} };
+                _ = platform_validation.renderValidationError(allocs.gpa, result, stderrWriter());
                 return err;
             },
             linker.LinkError.LinkFailed => {
-                std.log.err("LLD linker failed to create executable", .{});
+                const result = platform_validation.targets_validator.ValidationResult{
+                    .linker_failed = .{ .reason = "LLD linker failed" },
+                };
+                _ = platform_validation.renderValidationError(allocs.gpa, result, stderrWriter());
                 return err;
             },
             else => {
-                std.log.err("Failed to link executable: {}", .{err});
+                const result = platform_validation.targets_validator.ValidationResult{
+                    .linker_failed = .{ .reason = @errorName(err) },
+                };
+                _ = platform_validation.renderValidationError(allocs.gpa, result, stderrWriter());
                 return err;
             },
         };
@@ -1103,7 +1185,7 @@ fn rocRun(allocs: *Allocators, args: cli_args.RunArgs) !void {
 
     // Set up shared memory with ModuleEnv
     std.log.debug("Setting up shared memory for Roc file: {s}", .{args.path});
-    const shm_result = setupSharedMemoryWithModuleEnv(allocs, args.path) catch |err| {
+    const shm_result = setupSharedMemoryWithModuleEnv(allocs, args.path, args.allow_errors) catch |err| {
         std.log.err("Failed to set up shared memory with ModuleEnv: {}", .{err});
         return err;
     };
@@ -1271,9 +1353,15 @@ fn runWithWindowsHandleInheritance(allocs: *Allocators, exe_path: []const u8, sh
     if (exit_code != 0) {
         std.log.debug("Child process {s} exited with code: {}", .{ exe_path, exit_code });
         if (exit_code == 0xC0000005) { // STATUS_ACCESS_VIOLATION
-            std.log.err("Child process crashed with access violation (segfault)", .{});
+            const result = platform_validation.targets_validator.ValidationResult{
+                .process_crashed = .{ .exit_code = exit_code, .is_access_violation = true },
+            };
+            _ = platform_validation.renderValidationError(allocs.gpa, result, stderrWriter());
         } else if (exit_code >= 0xC0000000) { // NT status codes for exceptions
-            std.log.err("Child process crashed with exception code: 0x{X}", .{exit_code});
+            const result = platform_validation.targets_validator.ValidationResult{
+                .process_crashed = .{ .exit_code = exit_code, .is_access_violation = false },
+            };
+            _ = platform_validation.renderValidationError(allocs.gpa, result, stderrWriter());
         }
         // Propagate the exit code (truncated to u8 for compatibility)
         std.process.exit(@truncate(exit_code));
@@ -1295,22 +1383,30 @@ fn runWithPosixFdInheritance(allocs: *Allocators, exe_path: []const u8, shm_hand
     std.log.debug("Coordination file written successfully", .{});
 
     // Configure fd inheritance - clear FD_CLOEXEC so child process inherits the fd
-    // NOTE: The doNotOptimizeAway calls are required to prevent the ReleaseFast
-    // optimizer from incorrectly optimizing away or reordering the fcntl calls.
-    const getfd_result = posix.fcntl(shm_handle.fd, posix.F_GETFD, 0);
-    std.mem.doNotOptimizeAway(&getfd_result);
-    if (getfd_result < 0) {
-        std.log.err("Failed to get fd flags: {}", .{c._errno().*});
+    // Use std.posix.fcntl which properly handles the variadic C function.
+    const current_flags = std.posix.fcntl(shm_handle.fd, std.posix.F.GETFD, 0) catch |err| {
+        std.log.err("Failed to get fd flags: {}", .{err});
         return error.FdConfigFailed;
-    }
+    };
 
-    const new_flags = getfd_result & ~@as(c_int, posix.FD_CLOEXEC);
-    std.mem.doNotOptimizeAway(&new_flags);
-    const setfd_result = posix.fcntl(shm_handle.fd, posix.F_SETFD, new_flags);
-    std.mem.doNotOptimizeAway(&setfd_result);
-    if (setfd_result < 0) {
-        std.log.err("Failed to set fd flags: {}", .{c._errno().*});
+    // Clear FD_CLOEXEC - the flag value is 1
+    const new_flags = current_flags & ~@as(usize, 1);
+    _ = std.posix.fcntl(shm_handle.fd, std.posix.F.SETFD, new_flags) catch |err| {
+        std.log.err("Failed to set fd flags: {}", .{err});
         return error.FdConfigFailed;
+    };
+
+    // Debug-only verification that fd flags were actually cleared
+    if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+        const verify_flags = std.posix.fcntl(shm_handle.fd, std.posix.F.GETFD, 0) catch |err| {
+            std.log.err("Failed to verify fd flags: {}", .{err});
+            return error.FdConfigFailed;
+        };
+        if ((verify_flags & 1) != 0) {
+            std.log.err("FD_CLOEXEC still set after clearing! fd={} flags={}", .{ shm_handle.fd, verify_flags });
+            return error.FdConfigFailed;
+        }
+        std.log.debug("fd={} FD_CLOEXEC cleared successfully", .{shm_handle.fd});
     }
 
     // Build argv slice using arena allocator (memory lives until arena is freed)
@@ -1361,14 +1457,11 @@ fn runWithPosixFdInheritance(allocs: *Allocators, exe_path: []const u8, shm_hand
             }
         },
         .Signal => |signal| {
-            std.log.err("Child process {s} killed by signal: {}", .{ exe_path, signal });
-            if (signal == 11) { // SIGSEGV
-                std.log.err("Child process crashed with segmentation fault (SIGSEGV)", .{});
-            } else if (signal == 6) { // SIGABRT
-                std.log.err("Child process aborted (SIGABRT)", .{});
-            } else if (signal == 9) { // SIGKILL
-                std.log.err("Child process was killed (SIGKILL)", .{});
-            }
+            std.log.debug("Child process {s} killed by signal: {}", .{ exe_path, signal });
+            const result = platform_validation.targets_validator.ValidationResult{
+                .process_signaled = .{ .signal = signal },
+            };
+            _ = platform_validation.renderValidationError(allocs.gpa, result, stderrWriter());
             // Standard POSIX convention: exit with 128 + signal number
             std.process.exit(128 +| @as(u8, @truncate(signal)));
         },
@@ -1458,7 +1551,7 @@ fn writeToWindowsSharedMemory(data: []const u8, total_size: usize) !SharedMemory
 /// This parses, canonicalizes, and type-checks all modules, with the resulting ModuleEnvs
 /// ending up in shared memory because all allocations were done into shared memory.
 /// Platform type modules have their e_anno_only expressions converted to e_hosted_lambda.
-pub fn setupSharedMemoryWithModuleEnv(allocs: *Allocators, roc_file_path: []const u8) !SharedMemoryResult {
+pub fn setupSharedMemoryWithModuleEnv(allocs: *Allocators, roc_file_path: []const u8, allow_errors: bool) !SharedMemoryResult {
     // Create shared memory with SharedMemoryAllocator
     const page_size = try SharedMemoryAllocator.getSystemPageSize();
     var shm = try SharedMemoryAllocator.create(SHARED_MEMORY_SIZE, page_size);
@@ -1689,10 +1782,39 @@ pub fn setupSharedMemoryWithModuleEnv(allocs: *Allocators, roc_file_path: []cons
     app_env.module_name = app_module_name;
     try app_env.common.calcLineStarts(shm_allocator);
 
+    var error_count: usize = 0;
+
     var app_parse_ast = try parse.parse(&app_env.common, allocs.gpa);
     defer app_parse_ast.deinit(allocs.gpa);
-    app_parse_ast.store.emptyScratch();
+    if (app_parse_ast.hasErrors()) {
+        const stderr = stderrWriter();
+        defer stderr.flush() catch {};
+        for (app_parse_ast.tokenize_diagnostics.items) |diagnostic| {
+            error_count += 1;
+            var report = app_parse_ast.tokenizeDiagnosticToReport(diagnostic, allocs.gpa, roc_file_path) catch continue;
+            defer report.deinit();
+            reporting.renderReportToTerminal(&report, stderr, ColorPalette.ANSI, reporting.ReportingConfig.initColorTerminal()) catch continue;
+        }
+        for (app_parse_ast.parse_diagnostics.items) |diagnostic| {
+            error_count += 1;
+            var report = app_parse_ast.parseDiagnosticToReport(&app_env.common, diagnostic, allocs.gpa, roc_file_path) catch continue;
+            defer report.deinit();
+            reporting.renderReportToTerminal(&report, stderr, ColorPalette.ANSI, reporting.ReportingConfig.initColorTerminal()) catch continue;
+        }
+        // If errors are not allowed then we should not move past parsing. return early and let caller handle error/exit
+        if (!allow_errors) {
+            return SharedMemoryResult{
+                .handle = SharedMemoryHandle{
+                    .fd = shm.handle,
+                    .ptr = shm.base_ptr,
+                    .size = shm.getUsedSize(),
+                },
+                .error_count = error_count,
+            };
+        }
+    }
 
+    app_parse_ast.store.emptyScratch();
     try app_env.initCIRFields(app_module_name);
 
     var app_module_envs_map = std.AutoHashMap(base.Ident.Idx, Can.AutoImportedType).init(allocs.gpa);
@@ -1782,7 +1904,10 @@ pub fn setupSharedMemoryWithModuleEnv(allocs: *Allocators, roc_file_path: []cons
     // The platform wraps app-provided functions (from `requires`) and exports them for the host.
     // For example: `provides { main_for_host!: "main" }` where `main_for_host! = main!`
     const platform_env = platform_main_env orelse {
-        std.log.err("No platform found. Every Roc app requires a platform.", .{});
+        const result = platform_validation.targets_validator.ValidationResult{
+            .no_platform_found = .{ .app_path = roc_file_path },
+        };
+        _ = platform_validation.renderValidationError(allocs.gpa, result, stderrWriter());
         return error.NoPlatformFound;
     };
     const exports_slice = platform_env.store.sliceDefs(platform_env.exports);
@@ -1848,7 +1973,7 @@ pub fn setupSharedMemoryWithModuleEnv(allocs: *Allocators, roc_file_path: []cons
     // Render all type problems (errors and warnings) exactly as roc check would
     // Count errors so the caller can decide whether to proceed with execution
     // Skip rendering in test mode to avoid polluting test output
-    const error_count = if (!builtin.is_test)
+    error_count += if (!builtin.is_test)
         renderTypeProblems(allocs.gpa, &app_checker, &app_env, roc_file_path)
     else
         0;
@@ -1896,6 +2021,10 @@ fn extractExposedModulesFromPlatform(allocs: *Allocators, roc_file_path: []const
     // Check if this is a platform file with a platform header
     switch (header) {
         .platform => |platform_header| {
+            // Validate platform header has targets section (non-blocking warning)
+            // This helps platform authors know they need to add targets
+            _ = validatePlatformHeader(allocs, &parse_ast, roc_file_path);
+
             // Get the exposes collection
             const exposes_coll = parse_ast.store.getCollection(platform_header.exposes);
             const exposes_items = parse_ast.store.exposedItemSlice(.{ .span = exposes_coll.span });
@@ -1919,6 +2048,32 @@ fn extractExposedModulesFromPlatform(allocs: *Allocators, roc_file_path: []const
     }
 }
 
+/// Validate a platform header and report any errors/warnings
+/// Returns true if valid, false if there are validation issues
+/// This currently only warns about missing targets sections - it doesn't block compilation
+fn validatePlatformHeader(allocs: *Allocators, parse_ast: *const parse.AST, platform_path: []const u8) bool {
+    const validation_result = targets_validator.validatePlatformHasTargets(parse_ast.*, platform_path);
+
+    switch (validation_result) {
+        .valid => return true,
+        else => {
+            // Create and render the validation report
+            var report = targets_validator.createValidationReport(allocs.gpa, validation_result) catch {
+                std.log.warn("Platform at {s} is missing targets section", .{platform_path});
+                return false;
+            };
+            defer report.deinit();
+
+            // Render to stderr
+            if (!builtin.is_test) {
+                const stderr = stderrWriter();
+                reporting.renderReportToTerminal(&report, stderr, .ANSI, reporting.ReportingConfig.initColorTerminal()) catch {};
+            }
+            return false;
+        },
+    }
+}
+
 /// Compile a single module to shared memory (for platform modules)
 fn compileModuleToSharedMemory(
     allocs: *Allocators,
@@ -2046,10 +2201,12 @@ fn writeToPosixSharedMemory(data: []const u8, total_size: usize) !SharedMemoryHa
         0x0001, // MAP_SHARED
         shm_fd,
         0,
-    ) orelse {
+    );
+    // mmap returns MAP_FAILED ((void*)-1) on error, not NULL
+    if (mapped_ptr == posix.MAP_FAILED) {
         _ = c.close(shm_fd);
         return error.SharedMemoryMapFailed;
-    };
+    }
     const mapped_memory = @as([*]u8, @ptrCast(mapped_ptr))[0..total_size];
 
     // Write length at the beginning
@@ -2522,9 +2679,11 @@ fn extractEntrypointsFromPlatform(allocs: *Allocators, roc_file_path: []const u8
     }
 }
 
-/// Extract the embedded roc_shim library to the specified path
-/// This library contains the shim code that runs in child processes to read ModuleEnv from shared memory
-pub fn extractReadRocFilePathShimLibrary(allocs: *Allocators, output_path: []const u8) !void {
+/// Extract the embedded roc_shim library to the specified path for the given target.
+/// This library contains the shim code that runs in child processes to read ModuleEnv from shared memory.
+/// For native builds and roc run, use the native shim (pass null or native target).
+/// For cross-compilation, pass the target to get the appropriate shim.
+pub fn extractReadRocFilePathShimLibrary(allocs: *Allocators, output_path: []const u8, target: ?roc_target.RocTarget) !void {
     _ = allocs; // unused but kept for consistency
 
     if (builtin.is_test) {
@@ -2534,11 +2693,17 @@ pub fn extractReadRocFilePathShimLibrary(allocs: *Allocators, output_path: []con
         return;
     }
 
+    // Get the appropriate shim for the target (or native if not specified)
+    const shim_data = if (target) |t|
+        ShimLibraries.forTarget(t)
+    else
+        ShimLibraries.native;
+
     // Write the embedded shim library to the output path
     const shim_file = try std.fs.cwd().createFile(output_path, .{});
     defer shim_file.close();
 
-    try shim_file.writeAll(roc_interpreter_shim_lib);
+    try shim_file.writeAll(shim_data);
 }
 
 /// Format a bundle path validation reason into a user-friendly error message
@@ -2684,6 +2849,43 @@ pub fn rocBundle(allocs: *Allocators, args: cli_args.BundleArgs) !void {
         }
     }
 
+    // Validate platform header if the first file looks like a platform
+    // This ensures bundles have proper targets sections
+    const main_file = file_paths.items[0];
+    if (std.mem.endsWith(u8, main_file, ".roc")) {
+        if (platform_validation.validatePlatformHeader(allocs.arena, main_file)) |validation| {
+            // Platform validation succeeded - validate all target files exist
+            if (platform_validation.validateAllTargetFilesExist(
+                allocs.arena,
+                validation.config,
+                validation.platform_dir,
+            )) |result| {
+                // Render the validation error with nice formatting
+                _ = platform_validation.renderValidationError(allocs.gpa, result, stderr);
+                return switch (result) {
+                    .missing_target_file => error.MissingTargetFile,
+                    .missing_files_directory => error.MissingFilesDirectory,
+                    else => error.MissingTargetFile,
+                };
+            }
+            std.log.debug("Platform validation passed for: {s}", .{main_file});
+        } else |err| {
+            switch (err) {
+                error.MissingTargetsSection => {
+                    // Only warn - file might be an app, not a platform
+                    std.log.debug("File {s} has no targets section (may be an app)", .{main_file});
+                },
+                error.ParseError, error.FileReadError => {
+                    // Parsing failed - could be invalid syntax or not a Roc file
+                    std.log.debug("Could not parse {s} as platform: {}", .{ main_file, err });
+                },
+                else => {
+                    std.log.warn("Platform validation warning: {}", .{err});
+                },
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     // Create temporary output file
     const temp_filename = "temp_bundle.tar.zst";
     const temp_file = try tmp_dir.createFile(temp_filename, .{
@@ -2862,211 +3064,69 @@ fn rocBuild(allocs: *Allocators, args: cli_args.BuildArgs) !void {
         return;
     }
 
-    // Import needed modules
+    // Use embedded interpreter build approach
+    // This compiles the Roc app, serializes the ModuleEnv, and embeds it in the binary
+    try rocBuildEmbedded(allocs, args);
+}
+
+/// Build a standalone executable with the interpreter and embedded module data.
+/// This is the primary build path that creates executables without requiring IPC.
+fn rocBuildEmbedded(allocs: *Allocators, args: cli_args.BuildArgs) !void {
     const target_mod = @import("target.zig");
-    const app_stub = @import("app_stub.zig");
-    const cross_compilation = @import("cross_compilation.zig");
 
-    std.log.info("Building {s} for cross-compilation", .{args.path});
+    std.log.info("Building {s} with embedded interpreter", .{args.path});
 
-    // Detect host target
-    const host_target = cross_compilation.detectHostTarget();
-    std.log.info("Host: {} ({s})", .{ host_target, host_target.toTriple() });
-
-    // Parse target if provided, otherwise use native with musl preference
+    // Parse target if provided, otherwise use native
     const target = if (args.target) |target_str| blk: {
         break :blk target_mod.RocTarget.fromString(target_str) orelse {
-            std.log.err("Invalid target: {s}", .{target_str});
-            std.log.err("Valid targets: x64musl, x64glibc, arm64musl, arm64glibc, etc.", .{});
+            const result = platform_validation.targets_validator.ValidationResult{
+                .invalid_target = .{ .target_str = target_str },
+            };
+            _ = platform_validation.renderValidationError(allocs.gpa, result, stderrWriter());
             return error.InvalidTarget;
         };
     } else target_mod.RocTarget.detectNative();
 
-    std.log.info("Target: {} ({s})", .{ target, target.toTriple() });
+    std.log.debug("Target: {} ({s})", .{ target, target.toTriple() });
 
-    // Validate cross-compilation support
-    const cross_validation = cross_compilation.validateCrossCompilation(host_target, target);
-    switch (cross_validation) {
-        .supported => {
-            std.log.info("Cross-compilation from {s} to {s} is supported", .{ @tagName(host_target), @tagName(target) });
-        },
-        .unsupported_host_target, .unsupported_cross_compilation, .missing_toolchain => {
-            const stderr = stderrWriter();
-            try cross_compilation.printCrossCompilationError(stderr, cross_validation);
-            return error.UnsupportedCrossCompilation;
-        },
-    }
-
-    // Only support int test platform for cross-compilation
-    // Check if path contains "int" directory using cross-platform path handling
-    const path_contains_int = blk: {
-        var iter = std.fs.path.componentIterator(args.path) catch break :blk false;
-        while (iter.next()) |component| {
-            if (std.mem.eql(u8, component.name, "int")) {
-                break :blk true;
-            }
-        }
-        break :blk false;
-    };
-
-    const platform_type = if (path_contains_int)
-        "int"
-    else {
-        std.log.err("roc build cross-compilation currently only supports the int test platform", .{});
-        std.log.err("Your app path: {s}", .{args.path});
-        std.log.err("For str platform and other platforms, please use regular 'roc' command", .{});
-        return error.UnsupportedPlatform;
-    };
-
-    std.log.info("Detected platform type: {s}", .{platform_type});
-
-    // Get platform directory path
-    const platform_dir = if (std.mem.eql(u8, platform_type, "int"))
-        try std.fs.path.join(allocs.arena, &.{ "test", "int", "platform" })
-    else
-        try std.fs.path.join(allocs.arena, &.{ "test", "str", "platform" });
-
-    // Check that platform exists
-    std.fs.cwd().access(platform_dir, .{}) catch |err| {
-        std.log.err("Platform directory not found: {s} ({})", .{ platform_dir, err });
-        return err;
-    };
-
-    // Get target-specific host library path
-    // Use target OS to determine library filename, not host OS
-    const host_lib_filename = if (target.toOsTag() == .windows) "host.lib" else "libhost.a";
-    const host_lib_path = blk: {
-        // Try target-specific host library first
-        const target_specific_path = try std.fs.path.join(allocs.arena, &.{ platform_dir, "targets", @tagName(target), host_lib_filename });
-        std.fs.cwd().access(target_specific_path, .{}) catch {
-            // Fallback to generic host library
-            std.log.warn("Target-specific host library not found, falling back to generic: {s}", .{target_specific_path});
-            break :blk try std.fs.path.join(allocs.arena, &.{ platform_dir, host_lib_filename });
+    // Check for unsupported cross-compilation scenarios
+    // glibc targets require a full libc for linking, which is only available on Linux hosts
+    const host_os = builtin.target.os.tag;
+    if (target.isDynamic() and host_os != .linux) {
+        const result = platform_validation.targets_validator.ValidationResult{
+            .unsupported_glibc_cross = .{
+                .target = target,
+                .host_os = @tagName(host_os),
+            },
         };
-        break :blk target_specific_path;
-    };
+        _ = platform_validation.renderValidationError(allocs.gpa, result, stderrWriter());
+        return error.UnsupportedCrossCompilation;
+    }
 
-    std.fs.cwd().access(host_lib_path, .{}) catch |err| {
-        std.log.err("Host library not found: {s} ({})", .{ host_lib_path, err });
+    // Set up shared memory with ModuleEnv (same as roc run)
+    std.log.debug("Compiling Roc file: {s}", .{args.path});
+    const shm_handle = setupSharedMemoryWithModuleEnv(allocs, args.path, args.allow_errors) catch |err| {
+        std.log.err("Failed to compile Roc file: {}", .{err});
         return err;
     };
+    std.log.debug("Compilation complete, serialized size: {} bytes", .{shm_handle.handle.size});
 
-    // Get expected entrypoints for this platform
-    const entrypoints = try app_stub.getTestPlatformEntrypoints(allocs.gpa, platform_type);
-    defer allocs.gpa.free(entrypoints);
-
-    std.log.info("Expected entrypoints: {}", .{entrypoints.len});
-    for (entrypoints, 0..) |ep, i| {
-        std.log.info("  {}: roc__{s}", .{ i, ep.name });
-    }
-
-    // Create temp directory for build artifacts using Roc's cache system
-    const cache_config = CacheConfig{
-        .enabled = true,
-        .verbose = false,
-    };
-    var cache_manager = CacheManager.init(allocs.gpa, cache_config, Filesystem.default());
-    const cache_dir = try cache_manager.config.getCacheEntriesDir(allocs.arena);
-    const temp_dir = try std.fs.path.join(allocs.arena, &.{ cache_dir, "roc_build" });
-
-    std.fs.cwd().makePath(temp_dir) catch |err| switch (err) {
-        error.PathAlreadyExists => {},
-        else => return err,
-    };
-
-    // Generate app stub object file
-    const app_stub_obj = try app_stub.generateAppStubObject(allocs.arena, temp_dir, entrypoints, target);
-
-    // Get CRT files for the target
-    const crt_files = try target_mod.getVendoredCRTFiles(allocs.arena, target, platform_dir);
-
-    // Create object files list for linking
-    var object_files = try std.array_list.Managed([]const u8).initCapacity(allocs.arena, 16);
-
-    // Add our app stub and host library
-    try object_files.append(app_stub_obj);
-    try object_files.append(host_lib_path);
-
-    // Setup platform files based on target
-    var platform_files_pre = try std.array_list.Managed([]const u8).initCapacity(allocs.arena, 16);
-    var platform_files_post = try std.array_list.Managed([]const u8).initCapacity(allocs.arena, 16);
-    var extra_args = try std.array_list.Managed([]const u8).initCapacity(allocs.arena, 32);
-
-    // Add CRT files in correct order
-    if (crt_files.crt1_o) |crt1| try platform_files_pre.append(crt1);
-    if (crt_files.crti_o) |crti| try platform_files_pre.append(crti);
-    if (crt_files.crtn_o) |crtn| try platform_files_post.append(crtn);
-
-    // For static linking with musl, add libc.a
-    if (crt_files.libc_a) |libc| {
-        try platform_files_post.append(libc);
-    } else if (target.isDynamic()) {
-        // For dynamic linking with glibc, generate stub library for cross-compilation
-        // Check if we're doing actual cross-compilation
-        const is_cross_compiling = host_target != target;
-
-        if (is_cross_compiling) {
-            // For cross-compilation, use pre-built vendored stubs from the platform targets folder
-            const target_name = switch (target) {
-                .x64glibc => "x64glibc",
-                .arm64glibc => "arm64glibc",
-                else => {
-                    std.log.err("Cross-compilation target {} not supported for glibc", .{target});
-                    return error.UnsupportedTarget;
-                },
-            };
-
-            // Check if vendored stubs exist in the platform targets folder
-            const stub_dir = try std.fmt.allocPrint(allocs.arena, "test/int/platform/targets/{s}", .{target_name});
-
-            const stub_so_path = try std.fmt.allocPrint(allocs.arena, "{s}/libc.so.6", .{stub_dir});
-
-            // Verify the vendored stub exists
-            std.fs.cwd().access(stub_so_path, .{}) catch |err| {
-                std.log.err("Pre-built glibc stub not found: {s}", .{stub_so_path});
-                std.log.err("Error: {}", .{err});
-                std.log.err("This suggests the build system didn't generate the required stubs.", .{});
-                std.log.err("Try running 'zig build' first to generate platform target files.", .{});
-                return err;
-            };
-
-            // Use the vendored stub library
-            const stub_dir_arg = try std.fmt.allocPrint(allocs.arena, "-L{s}", .{stub_dir});
-            try extra_args.append(stub_dir_arg);
-            try extra_args.append("-lc");
-            std.log.info("Using pre-built glibc stub from platform targets: {s}", .{stub_dir});
+    // Clean up shared memory when done (we'll copy the data)
+    defer {
+        if (comptime is_windows) {
+            _ = ipc.platform.windows.UnmapViewOfFile(shm_handle.handle.ptr);
+            _ = ipc.platform.windows.CloseHandle(@ptrCast(shm_handle.handle.fd));
         } else {
-            // For native compilation, use system libraries
-            const common_lib_paths = [_][]const u8{
-                "/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu",
-                "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu",
-                "/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu",
-                "/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu",
-                "/lib64",
-                "/usr/lib64",
-                "/lib",
-                "/usr/lib",
-            };
-
-            for (common_lib_paths) |lib_path| {
-                // Check if the directory exists before adding it
-                std.fs.cwd().access(lib_path, .{}) catch continue;
-                const search_arg = try std.fmt.allocPrint(allocs.arena, "-L{s}", .{lib_path});
-                try extra_args.append(search_arg);
-            }
-
-            try extra_args.append("-lc");
+            _ = posix.munmap(shm_handle.handle.ptr, shm_handle.handle.size);
+            _ = c.close(shm_handle.handle.fd);
         }
-
-        // Add dynamic linker path
-        if (target.getDynamicLinkerPath()) |dl_path| {
-            const dl_arg = try std.fmt.allocPrint(allocs.arena, "--dynamic-linker={s}", .{dl_path});
-            try extra_args.append(dl_arg);
-        } else |_| {}
     }
 
+    // Extract serialized module data for embedding
+    const serialized_module = @as([*]u8, @ptrCast(shm_handle.handle.ptr))[0..shm_handle.handle.size];
+
     // Determine output path
-    const base_output_path = if (args.output) |output|
+    const output_path = if (args.output) |output|
         try allocs.arena.dupe(u8, output)
     else blk: {
         const basename = std.fs.path.basename(args.path);
@@ -3077,13 +3137,188 @@ fn rocBuild(allocs: *Allocators, args: cli_args.BuildArgs) !void {
         break :blk try allocs.arena.dupe(u8, name_without_ext);
     };
 
-    // Add .exe extension on Windows if not already present
-    const output_path = if (target.toOsTag() == .windows and !std.mem.endsWith(u8, base_output_path, ".exe"))
-        try std.fmt.allocPrint(allocs.arena, "{s}.exe", .{base_output_path})
-    else
-        try allocs.arena.dupe(u8, base_output_path);
+    // Set up cache directory for build artifacts
+    const cache_config = CacheConfig{
+        .enabled = true,
+        .verbose = false,
+    };
+    var cache_manager = CacheManager.init(allocs.gpa, cache_config, Filesystem.default());
+    const cache_dir = try cache_manager.config.getCacheEntriesDir(allocs.arena);
+    const build_cache_dir = try std.fs.path.join(allocs.arena, &.{ cache_dir, "roc_build" });
+
+    std.fs.cwd().makePath(build_cache_dir) catch |err| switch (err) {
+        error.PathAlreadyExists => {},
+        else => return err,
+    };
+
+    // Get platform directory and host library (do this first to get platform source)
+    const app_dir = std.fs.path.dirname(args.path) orelse ".";
+    const platform_spec = extractPlatformSpecFromApp(allocs, args.path) catch |err| {
+        std.log.err("Failed to extract platform spec: {}", .{err});
+        return err;
+    };
+    std.log.debug("Platform spec: {s}", .{platform_spec});
+
+    // Resolve platform path
+    const platform_paths: ?PlatformPaths = if (std.mem.startsWith(u8, platform_spec, "./") or std.mem.startsWith(u8, platform_spec, "../"))
+        resolvePlatformSpecToPaths(allocs, platform_spec, app_dir) catch |err| blk: {
+            std.log.err("Failed to resolve platform paths: {}", .{err});
+            break :blk null;
+        }
+    else if (std.mem.startsWith(u8, platform_spec, "http://") or std.mem.startsWith(u8, platform_spec, "https://"))
+        resolveUrlPlatform(allocs, platform_spec) catch null
+    else
+        null;
+
+    // Validate platform header has targets section and get link configuration
+    // The targets section is REQUIRED - it defines exactly what to link
+    const platform_source = if (platform_paths) |pp| pp.platform_source_path else null;
+    const validation = if (platform_source) |ps|
+        platform_validation.validatePlatformHeader(allocs.arena, ps) catch |err| {
+            switch (err) {
+                error.MissingTargetsSection => {
+                    const result = platform_validation.ValidationResult{
+                        .missing_targets_section = .{ .platform_path = ps },
+                    };
+                    _ = platform_validation.renderValidationError(allocs.gpa, result, stderrWriter());
+                    return error.MissingTargetsSection;
+                },
+                else => {
+                    std.log.err("Failed to validate platform header: {}", .{err});
+                    return err;
+                },
+            }
+        }
+    else {
+        std.log.err("Platform source not found - cannot determine link configuration", .{});
+        return error.NoPlatformSource;
+    };
+
+    const targets_config = validation.config;
+    const platform_dir = validation.platform_dir;
+
+    // Validate that the requested target is supported and get its link spec
+    platform_validation.validateTargetSupported(targets_config, target, .exe) catch |err| {
+        switch (err) {
+            error.UnsupportedTarget => {
+                const result = platform_validation.createUnsupportedTargetResult(
+                    platform_source.?,
+                    target,
+                    .exe,
+                    targets_config,
+                );
+                _ = platform_validation.renderValidationError(allocs.gpa, result, stderrWriter());
+                return error.UnsupportedTarget;
+            },
+            else => return err,
+        }
+    };
+
+    // Get the link spec for this target - tells us exactly what files to link
+    const link_spec = targets_config.getLinkSpec(target, .exe) orelse {
+        std.log.err("No link spec for target {s} - this shouldn't happen after validation", .{@tagName(target)});
+        return error.UnsupportedTarget;
+    };
+
+    // Build link file lists from the link spec
+    // Files before 'app' go in pre, files after 'app' go in post
+    const target_name = @tagName(target);
+    const files_dir = targets_config.files_dir orelse "targets";
+    var platform_files_pre = try std.array_list.Managed([]const u8).initCapacity(allocs.arena, 8);
+    var platform_files_post = try std.array_list.Managed([]const u8).initCapacity(allocs.arena, 8);
+    var hit_app = false;
+
+    for (link_spec.items) |item| {
+        switch (item) {
+            .file_path => |path| {
+                // Build full path: platform_dir/files_dir/target_name/path
+                const full_path = try std.fs.path.join(allocs.arena, &.{ platform_dir, files_dir, target_name, path });
+
+                // Validate the file exists
+                std.fs.cwd().access(full_path, .{}) catch {
+                    const result = platform_validation.targets_validator.ValidationResult{
+                        .missing_target_file = .{
+                            .target = target,
+                            .link_type = .exe,
+                            .file_path = path,
+                            .expected_full_path = full_path,
+                        },
+                    };
+                    _ = platform_validation.renderValidationError(allocs.gpa, result, stderrWriter());
+                    return error.MissingTargetFile;
+                };
+
+                if (!hit_app) {
+                    try platform_files_pre.append(full_path);
+                } else {
+                    try platform_files_post.append(full_path);
+                }
+            },
+            .app => {
+                hit_app = true;
+            },
+            .win_gui => {
+                // Windows subsystem flag - will be handled by linker
+            },
+        }
+    }
+
+    std.log.debug("Link spec: {} files before app, {} files after app", .{ platform_files_pre.items.len, platform_files_post.items.len });
+
+    // Extract entrypoints from the platform source file
+    std.log.debug("Extracting entrypoints from platform...", .{});
+    var entrypoints = std.array_list.Managed([]const u8).initCapacity(allocs.arena, 16) catch {
+        std.log.err("Failed to allocate entrypoints list", .{});
+        return error.OutOfMemory;
+    };
+
+    extractEntrypointsFromPlatform(allocs, platform_source.?, &entrypoints) catch |err| {
+        std.log.err("Failed to extract entrypoints: {}", .{err});
+        return err;
+    };
+    std.log.debug("Found {} entrypoints", .{entrypoints.items.len});
+
+    // Extract shim library (interpreter shim)
+    // Include target name in filename to support different targets in the same cache
+    const shim_filename = try std.fmt.allocPrint(allocs.arena, "libroc_shim_{s}.a", .{target_name});
+    const shim_path = try std.fs.path.join(allocs.arena, &.{ build_cache_dir, shim_filename });
+
+    std.fs.cwd().access(shim_path, .{}) catch {
+        // Shim not found, extract it
+        // For roc build, use the target-specific shim for cross-compilation support
+        std.log.debug("Extracting shim library for target {s} to {s}...", .{ target_name, shim_path });
+        extractReadRocFilePathShimLibrary(allocs, shim_path, target) catch |err| {
+            std.log.err("Failed to extract shim library: {}", .{err});
+            return err;
+        };
+    };
+
+    // Generate platform host shim with embedded module data
+    // Enable debug if explicitly requested via --debug OR if roc is built in debug mode
+    const enable_debug = args.debug or (builtin.mode == .Debug);
+    std.log.debug("Generating platform host shim with {} bytes of embedded data (debug={})...", .{ serialized_module.len, enable_debug });
+    const platform_shim_path = generatePlatformHostShim(allocs, build_cache_dir, entrypoints.items, target, serialized_module, enable_debug) catch |err| {
+        std.log.err("Failed to generate platform host shim: {}", .{err});
+        return err;
+    };
+    std.log.debug("Platform shim generated: {?s}", .{platform_shim_path});
+
+    // Link everything together
+    // object_files = the Roc application (interpreter shim + platform shim with embedded module)
+    // platform_files_pre/post = files declared in link spec before/after 'app'
+    var object_files = try std.array_list.Managed([]const u8).initCapacity(allocs.arena, 4);
+    try object_files.append(shim_path);
+    if (platform_shim_path) |psp| {
+        try object_files.append(psp);
+    }
+
+    // Extra linker args for system libraries (not platform-provided)
+    var extra_args = try std.array_list.Managed([]const u8).initCapacity(allocs.arena, 8);
+    if (target.isMacOS()) {
+        // macOS requires linking with system libraries
+        try extra_args.append("-lSystem");
+    }
 
-    // Use LLD for linking
     const linker_mod = @import("linker.zig");
     const target_abi = if (target.isStatic()) linker_mod.TargetAbi.musl else linker_mod.TargetAbi.gnu;
     const link_config = linker_mod.LinkConfig{
@@ -3100,7 +3335,27 @@ fn rocBuild(allocs: *Allocators, args: cli_args.BuildArgs) !void {
 
     try linker_mod.link(allocs, link_config);
 
-    std.log.info("Successfully built executable: {s}", .{output_path});
+    std.log.info("Successfully built standalone executable: {s}", .{output_path});
+}
+
+/// Derive the base platform directory from a host library path.
+/// If the path contains "/targets/<target>/", extract the directory before "targets".
+/// This handles the case where the native host lib is in targets/x64musl/libhost.a
+/// and we need to find targets/arm64musl/libhost.a for cross-compilation.
+fn deriveBasePlatformDir(host_lib_path: []const u8) []const u8 {
+    var platform_dir = std.fs.path.dirname(host_lib_path) orelse ".";
+
+    // Check if we're already inside a targets/<native>/ directory
+    // by looking for the "targets" component in the path
+    if (std.mem.indexOf(u8, platform_dir, "/targets/")) |targets_idx| {
+        // Truncate to get the directory containing "targets"
+        return platform_dir[0..targets_idx];
+    } else if (std.mem.startsWith(u8, platform_dir, "targets/")) {
+        // Path starts with targets/, use current directory
+        return ".";
+    }
+
+    return platform_dir;
 }
 
 /// Information about a test (expect statement) to be evaluated

src/cli/platform_host_shim.zig

@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ fn addRocExportedFunction(builder: *Builder, entrypoint_fn: Builder.Function.Ind
 ///
 /// The generated library is then compiled using LLVM to an object file and linked with
 /// both the host and the Roc interpreter to create a dev build executable.
-pub fn createInterpreterShim(builder: *Builder, entrypoints: []const EntryPoint, target: RocTarget) !void {
+pub fn createInterpreterShim(builder: *Builder, entrypoints: []const EntryPoint, target: RocTarget, serialized_module: ?[]const u8) !void {
     // Add the extern roc_entrypoint declaration
     const entrypoint_fn = try addRocEntrypoint(builder, target);
 
@@ -165,4 +165,78 @@ pub fn createInterpreterShim(builder: *Builder, entrypoints: []const EntryPoint,
     for (entrypoints) |entry| {
         _ = try addRocExportedFunction(builder, entrypoint_fn, entry.name, entry.idx, target);
     }
+
+    try addRocSerializedModule(builder, target, serialized_module);
+}
+
+/// Adds exported globals for serialized module data.
+///
+/// This creates two exported globals:
+/// - roc__serialized_base_ptr: pointer to the serialized data (or null)
+/// - roc__serialized_size: size of the serialized data in bytes (or 0)
+///
+/// When data is provided, an internal constant array is created and the base_ptr
+/// points to it. When data is null, both values are set to null/zero.
+fn addRocSerializedModule(builder: *Builder, target: RocTarget, serialized_module: ?[]const u8) !void {
+    const ptr_type = try builder.ptrType(.default);
+
+    // Determine usize type based on target pointer width
+    const usize_type: Builder.Type = switch (target.ptrBitWidth()) {
+        32 => .i32,
+        64 => .i64,
+        else => unreachable,
+    };
+
+    // Create platform-specific name for base_ptr
+    // Add underscore prefix for macOS (required for MachO symbol names)
+    const base_ptr_name_str = if (target.isMacOS())
+        try std.fmt.allocPrint(builder.gpa, "_roc__serialized_base_ptr", .{})
+    else
+        try builder.gpa.dupe(u8, "roc__serialized_base_ptr");
+    defer builder.gpa.free(base_ptr_name_str);
+    const base_ptr_name = try builder.strtabString(base_ptr_name_str);
+
+    // Create platform-specific name for size
+    const size_name_str = if (target.isMacOS())
+        try std.fmt.allocPrint(builder.gpa, "_roc__serialized_size", .{})
+    else
+        try builder.gpa.dupe(u8, "roc__serialized_size");
+    defer builder.gpa.free(size_name_str);
+    const size_name = try builder.strtabString(size_name_str);
+
+    if (serialized_module) |bytes| {
+        // Create a string constant for the byte data
+        const str = try builder.string(bytes);
+        const str_const = try builder.stringConst(str);
+
+        // Create an internal constant variable to hold the array
+        const internal_name = try builder.strtabString(".roc_serialized_data");
+        const array_var = try builder.addVariable(internal_name, str_const.typeOf(builder), .default);
+        try array_var.setInitializer(str_const, builder);
+        array_var.setLinkage(.internal, builder);
+        array_var.setMutability(.global, builder);
+
+        // Create the external base_ptr variable pointing to the internal array
+        const base_ptr_var = try builder.addVariable(base_ptr_name, ptr_type, .default);
+        try base_ptr_var.setInitializer(array_var.toConst(builder), builder);
+        base_ptr_var.setLinkage(.external, builder);
+
+        // Create the external size variable
+        const size_const = try builder.intConst(usize_type, bytes.len);
+        const size_var = try builder.addVariable(size_name, usize_type, .default);
+        try size_var.setInitializer(size_const, builder);
+        size_var.setLinkage(.external, builder);
+    } else {
+        // Create null pointer for base_ptr
+        const null_ptr = try builder.nullConst(ptr_type);
+        const base_ptr_var = try builder.addVariable(base_ptr_name, ptr_type, .default);
+        try base_ptr_var.setInitializer(null_ptr, builder);
+        base_ptr_var.setLinkage(.external, builder);
+
+        // Create zero size
+        const zero_size = try builder.intConst(usize_type, 0);
+        const size_var = try builder.addVariable(size_name, usize_type, .default);
+        try size_var.setInitializer(zero_size, builder);
+        size_var.setLinkage(.external, builder);
+    }
 }

src/cli/platform_validation.zig

@@ -0,0 +1,306 @@
+//! Platform header validation utilities.
+//!
+//! Provides shared validation logic for platform headers, including:
+//! - Parsing platform headers to extract TargetsConfig
+//! - Validating targets section exists
+//! - Validating target files exist on disk
+//! - Validating a specific target is supported
+//!
+//! This module is used by both `roc build` and `roc bundle` commands.
+
+const std = @import("std");
+const builtin = @import("builtin");
+const parse = @import("parse");
+const base = @import("base");
+const reporting = @import("reporting");
+const target_mod = @import("target.zig");
+pub const targets_validator = @import("targets_validator.zig");
+
+const TargetsConfig = target_mod.TargetsConfig;
+const RocTarget = target_mod.RocTarget;
+const LinkType = target_mod.LinkType;
+const LinkItem = target_mod.LinkItem;
+const TargetLinkSpec = target_mod.TargetLinkSpec;
+
+const is_windows = builtin.target.os.tag == .windows;
+
+var stderr_file_writer: std.fs.File.Writer = .{
+    .interface = std.fs.File.Writer.initInterface(&.{}),
+    .file = if (is_windows) undefined else std.fs.File.stderr(),
+    .mode = .streaming,
+};
+
+fn stderrWriter() *std.Io.Writer {
+    if (is_windows) stderr_file_writer.file = std.fs.File.stderr();
+    return &stderr_file_writer.interface;
+}
+
+/// Re-export ValidationResult for callers that need to create reports
+pub const ValidationResult = targets_validator.ValidationResult;
+
+/// Errors that can occur during platform validation
+pub const ValidationError = error{
+    /// Platform header is missing required targets section
+    MissingTargetsSection,
+    /// Requested target is not declared in platform's targets section
+    UnsupportedTarget,
+    /// A file declared in targets section doesn't exist
+    MissingTargetFile,
+    /// Files directory specified in targets section doesn't exist
+    MissingFilesDirectory,
+    /// Failed to parse platform header
+    ParseError,
+    /// Failed to read platform source file
+    FileReadError,
+    /// Out of memory
+    OutOfMemory,
+};
+
+/// Result of platform validation with parsed config
+pub const PlatformValidation = struct {
+    /// Parsed targets configuration
+    config: TargetsConfig,
+    /// Directory containing the platform (dirname of platform source)
+    platform_dir: []const u8,
+};
+
+/// Parse and validate a platform header.
+/// Returns the TargetsConfig if valid, or an error with details.
+pub fn validatePlatformHeader(
+    allocator: std.mem.Allocator,
+    platform_source_path: []const u8,
+) ValidationError!PlatformValidation {
+    // Read platform source
+    const source = std.fs.cwd().readFileAlloc(allocator, platform_source_path, std.math.maxInt(usize)) catch {
+        renderFileReadError(allocator, platform_source_path);
+        return error.FileReadError;
+    };
+
+    // Parse platform header
+    var env = base.CommonEnv.init(allocator, source) catch {
+        std.log.err("Failed to initialize parse environment for: {s}", .{platform_source_path});
+        return error.ParseError;
+    };
+
+    const ast = parse.parse(&env, allocator) catch {
+        renderParseError(allocator, platform_source_path);
+        return error.ParseError;
+    };
+
+    // Extract TargetsConfig
+    const config = TargetsConfig.fromAST(allocator, ast) catch {
+        return error.ParseError;
+    } orelse {
+        renderMissingTargetsError(allocator, platform_source_path);
+        return error.MissingTargetsSection;
+    };
+
+    return .{
+        .config = config,
+        .platform_dir = std.fs.path.dirname(platform_source_path) orelse ".",
+    };
+}
+
+/// Render a file read error report to stderr.
+fn renderFileReadError(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, path: []const u8) void {
+    var report = reporting.Report.init(allocator, "FILE READ ERROR", .fatal);
+    defer report.deinit();
+
+    report.document.addText("Failed to read platform source file:") catch return;
+    report.document.addLineBreak() catch return;
+    report.document.addLineBreak() catch return;
+    report.document.addText("    ") catch return;
+    report.document.addAnnotated(path, .path) catch return;
+    report.document.addLineBreak() catch return;
+    report.document.addLineBreak() catch return;
+    report.document.addText("Check that the file exists and you have read permissions.") catch return;
+    report.document.addLineBreak() catch return;
+
+    reporting.renderReportToTerminal(
+        &report,
+        stderrWriter(),
+        .ANSI,
+        reporting.ReportingConfig.initColorTerminal(),
+    ) catch {};
+}
+
+/// Render a parse error report to stderr.
+fn renderParseError(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, path: []const u8) void {
+    var report = reporting.Report.init(allocator, "PARSE ERROR", .fatal);
+    defer report.deinit();
+
+    report.document.addText("Failed to parse platform header:") catch return;
+    report.document.addLineBreak() catch return;
+    report.document.addLineBreak() catch return;
+    report.document.addText("    ") catch return;
+    report.document.addAnnotated(path, .path) catch return;
+    report.document.addLineBreak() catch return;
+    report.document.addLineBreak() catch return;
+    report.document.addText("Check that the file contains valid Roc syntax.") catch return;
+    report.document.addLineBreak() catch return;
+
+    reporting.renderReportToTerminal(
+        &report,
+        stderrWriter(),
+        .ANSI,
+        reporting.ReportingConfig.initColorTerminal(),
+    ) catch {};
+}
+
+/// Render a missing targets section error report to stderr.
+fn renderMissingTargetsError(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, path: []const u8) void {
+    var report = reporting.Report.init(allocator, "MISSING TARGETS SECTION", .fatal);
+    defer report.deinit();
+
+    report.document.addText("Platform at ") catch return;
+    report.document.addAnnotated(path, .path) catch return;
+    report.document.addText(" does not have a 'targets:' section.") catch return;
+    report.document.addLineBreak() catch return;
+    report.document.addLineBreak() catch return;
+    report.document.addText("Platform headers must declare supported targets. Example:") catch return;
+    report.document.addLineBreak() catch return;
+    report.document.addLineBreak() catch return;
+    report.document.addCodeBlock(
+        \\    targets: {
+        \\        files: "targets/",
+        \\        exe: {
+        \\            x64linux: ["host.o", app],
+        \\            arm64linux: ["host.o", app],
+        \\        }
+        \\    }
+    ) catch return;
+    report.document.addLineBreak() catch return;
+
+    reporting.renderReportToTerminal(
+        &report,
+        stderrWriter(),
+        .ANSI,
+        reporting.ReportingConfig.initColorTerminal(),
+    ) catch {};
+}
+
+/// Validate that a specific target is supported by the platform.
+/// Returns error.UnsupportedTarget if the target is not in the config.
+/// Does not log - caller should handle error reporting.
+pub fn validateTargetSupported(
+    config: TargetsConfig,
+    target: RocTarget,
+    link_type: LinkType,
+) ValidationError!void {
+    if (!config.supportsTarget(target, link_type)) {
+        return error.UnsupportedTarget;
+    }
+}
+
+/// Create a ValidationResult for an unsupported target error.
+/// This can be passed to targets_validator.createValidationReport for nice error formatting.
+pub fn createUnsupportedTargetResult(
+    platform_path: []const u8,
+    requested_target: RocTarget,
+    link_type: LinkType,
+    config: TargetsConfig,
+) ValidationResult {
+    return .{
+        .unsupported_target = .{
+            .platform_path = platform_path,
+            .requested_target = requested_target,
+            .link_type = link_type,
+            .supported_targets = config.getSupportedTargets(link_type),
+        },
+    };
+}
+
+/// Render a validation error to stderr using the reporting infrastructure.
+/// Returns true if a report was rendered, false if no report was needed.
+pub fn renderValidationError(
+    allocator: std.mem.Allocator,
+    result: ValidationResult,
+    stderr: anytype,
+) bool {
+    switch (result) {
+        .valid => return false,
+        else => {
+            var report = targets_validator.createValidationReport(allocator, result) catch {
+                // Fallback to simple logging if report creation fails
+                std.log.err("Platform validation failed", .{});
+                return true;
+            };
+            defer report.deinit();
+
+            reporting.renderReportToTerminal(
+                &report,
+                stderr,
+                .ANSI,
+                reporting.ReportingConfig.initColorTerminal(),
+            ) catch {};
+            return true;
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+/// Validate all files declared in targets section exist on disk.
+/// Uses existing targets_validator infrastructure.
+/// Returns the ValidationResult for nice error reporting, or null if validation passed.
+pub fn validateAllTargetFilesExist(
+    allocator: std.mem.Allocator,
+    config: TargetsConfig,
+    platform_dir_path: []const u8,
+) ?ValidationResult {
+    var platform_dir = std.fs.cwd().openDir(platform_dir_path, .{}) catch {
+        return .{
+            .missing_files_directory = .{
+                .platform_path = platform_dir_path,
+                .files_dir = config.files_dir orelse "targets",
+            },
+        };
+    };
+    defer platform_dir.close();
+
+    const result = targets_validator.validateTargetFilesExist(allocator, config, platform_dir) catch {
+        return .{
+            .missing_files_directory = .{
+                .platform_path = platform_dir_path,
+                .files_dir = config.files_dir orelse "targets",
+            },
+        };
+    };
+
+    switch (result) {
+        .valid => return null,
+        else => return result,
+    }
+}
+
+// Tests
+const testing = std.testing;
+
+test "validateTargetSupported returns error for unsupported target" {
+    const config = TargetsConfig{
+        .files_dir = "targets",
+        .exe = &.{
+            .{ .target = .x64mac, .items = &.{.app} },
+            .{ .target = .arm64mac, .items = &.{.app} },
+        },
+        .static_lib = &.{},
+        .shared_lib = &.{},
+    };
+
+    // x64musl is not in the config, should error
+    const result = validateTargetSupported(config, .x64musl, .exe);
+    try testing.expectError(error.UnsupportedTarget, result);
+}
+
+test "validateTargetSupported succeeds for supported target" {
+    const config = TargetsConfig{
+        .files_dir = "targets",
+        .exe = &.{
+            .{ .target = .x64mac, .items = &.{.app} },
+            .{ .target = .arm64mac, .items = &.{.app} },
+        },
+        .static_lib = &.{},
+        .shared_lib = &.{},
+    };
+
+    // x64mac is in the config, should succeed
+    try validateTargetSupported(config, .x64mac, .exe);
+}

src/cli/target.zig

@@ -1,288 +1,202 @@
-//! Roc target definitions and system library path resolution
+//! Roc target definitions and link configuration
+//!
+//! Re-exports RocTarget and adds link configuration types that depend on the parse module.
 
 const std = @import("std");
-const builtin = @import("builtin");
+const parse = @import("parse");
 
 const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
 
-/// Roc's simplified targets
-pub const RocTarget = enum {
-    // x64 (x86_64) targets
-    x64mac,
-    x64win,
-    x64freebsd,
-    x64openbsd,
-    x64netbsd,
-    x64musl,
-    x64glibc,
-    x64linux,
-    x64elf,
+// Re-export RocTarget from the shared build module
+pub const RocTarget = @import("roc_target").RocTarget;
 
-    // arm64 (aarch64) targets
-    arm64mac,
-    arm64win,
-    arm64linux,
-    arm64musl,
-    arm64glibc,
+/// Individual link item from a targets section
+/// Can be a file path (relative to files/ directory) or a special identifier
+pub const LinkItem = union(enum) {
+    /// A file path (string literal in the source)
+    /// Path is relative to the targets/<target>/ directory
+    file_path: []const u8,
 
-    // arm32 targets
-    arm32linux,
-    arm32musl,
+    /// The compiled Roc application
+    app,
 
-    // WebAssembly
-    wasm32,
+    /// Windows GUI subsystem flag (/subsystem:windows)
+    win_gui,
+};
 
-    /// Parse target from string
-    pub fn fromString(str: []const u8) ?RocTarget {
-        const enum_info = @typeInfo(RocTarget);
-        inline for (enum_info.@"enum".fields) |field| {
-            if (std.mem.eql(u8, str, field.name)) {
-                return @enumFromInt(field.value);
+/// Link specification for a single target
+/// Contains the ordered list of items to link for this target
+pub const TargetLinkSpec = struct {
+    target: RocTarget,
+    items: []const LinkItem,
+};
+
+/// Type of output binary
+pub const LinkType = enum {
+    /// Executable binary
+    exe,
+    /// Static library (.a, .lib)
+    static_lib,
+    /// Shared/dynamic library (.so, .dylib, .dll)
+    shared_lib,
+};
+
+/// Complete targets configuration from a platform header
+pub const TargetsConfig = struct {
+    /// Base directory for target-specific files (e.g., "targets/")
+    files_dir: ?[]const u8,
+
+    /// Executable target specifications (in priority order)
+    exe: []const TargetLinkSpec,
+
+    /// Static library target specifications (in priority order)
+    static_lib: []const TargetLinkSpec,
+
+    /// Shared library target specifications (in priority order)
+    shared_lib: []const TargetLinkSpec,
+
+    /// Get the link spec for a specific target and link type
+    pub fn getLinkSpec(self: TargetsConfig, target: RocTarget, link_type: LinkType) ?TargetLinkSpec {
+        const specs = switch (link_type) {
+            .exe => self.exe,
+            .static_lib => self.static_lib,
+            .shared_lib => self.shared_lib,
+        };
+        for (specs) |spec| {
+            if (spec.target == target) {
+                return spec;
             }
         }
         return null;
     }
 
-    /// Get the OS tag for this RocTarget
-    pub fn toOsTag(self: RocTarget) std.Target.Os.Tag {
-        return switch (self) {
-            // x64 targets
-            .x64mac, .arm64mac => .macos,
-            .x64win, .arm64win => .windows,
-            .x64freebsd => .freebsd,
-            .x64openbsd => .openbsd,
-            .x64netbsd => .netbsd,
-            .x64musl, .x64glibc, .x64linux, .x64elf, .arm64musl, .arm64glibc, .arm64linux, .arm32musl, .arm32linux => .linux,
-            .wasm32 => .wasi,
+    /// Get the default target for a given link type based on the current system
+    /// Returns the first target in the list that's compatible with the current OS
+    pub fn getDefaultTarget(self: TargetsConfig, link_type: LinkType) ?RocTarget {
+        const specs = switch (link_type) {
+            .exe => self.exe,
+            .static_lib => self.static_lib,
+            .shared_lib => self.shared_lib,
         };
-    }
 
-    /// Get the CPU architecture for this RocTarget
-    pub fn toCpuArch(self: RocTarget) std.Target.Cpu.Arch {
-        return switch (self) {
-            // x64 targets
-            .x64mac, .x64win, .x64freebsd, .x64openbsd, .x64netbsd, .x64musl, .x64glibc, .x64linux, .x64elf => .x86_64,
+        const native = RocTarget.detectNative();
+        const native_os = native.toOsTag();
 
-            // arm64 targets
-            .arm64mac, .arm64win, .arm64linux, .arm64musl, .arm64glibc => .aarch64,
-
-            // arm32 targets
-            .arm32linux, .arm32musl => .arm,
-
-            // WebAssembly
-            .wasm32 => .wasm32,
-        };
-    }
-
-    /// Convert Roc target to LLVM target triple
-    pub fn toTriple(self: RocTarget) []const u8 {
-        return switch (self) {
-            // x64 targets
-            .x64mac => "x86_64-apple-darwin",
-            .x64win => "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
-            .x64freebsd => "x86_64-unknown-freebsd",
-            .x64openbsd => "x86_64-unknown-openbsd",
-            .x64netbsd => "x86_64-unknown-netbsd",
-            .x64musl => "x86_64-unknown-linux-musl",
-            .x64glibc => "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
-            .x64linux => "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
-            .x64elf => "x86_64-unknown-none-elf",
-
-            // arm64 targets
-            .arm64mac => "aarch64-apple-darwin",
-            .arm64win => "aarch64-pc-windows-msvc",
-            .arm64linux => "aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu",
-            .arm64musl => "aarch64-unknown-linux-musl",
-            .arm64glibc => "aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu",
-
-            // arm32 targets
-            .arm32linux => "arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf",
-            .arm32musl => "arm-unknown-linux-musleabihf",
-
-            // WebAssembly
-            .wasm32 => "wasm32-unknown-unknown",
-        };
-    }
-
-    /// Detect the current system's Roc target
-    pub fn detectNative() RocTarget {
-        const os = builtin.target.os.tag;
-        const arch = builtin.target.cpu.arch;
-        const abi = builtin.target.abi;
-
-        // Handle architecture first
-        switch (arch) {
-            .x86_64 => {
-                switch (os) {
-                    .macos => return .x64mac,
-                    .windows => return .x64win,
-                    .freebsd => return .x64freebsd,
-                    .openbsd => return .x64openbsd,
-                    .netbsd => return .x64netbsd,
-                    .linux => {
-                        // Check ABI to determine musl vs glibc
-                        return switch (abi) {
-                            .musl, .musleabi, .musleabihf => .x64musl,
-                            .gnu, .gnueabi, .gnueabihf, .gnux32 => .x64glibc,
-                            else => .x64musl, // Default to musl for static linking
-                        };
-                    },
-                    else => return .x64elf, // Generic fallback
-                }
-            },
-            .aarch64, .aarch64_be => {
-                switch (os) {
-                    .macos => return .arm64mac,
-                    .windows => return .arm64win,
-                    .linux => {
-                        // Check ABI to determine musl vs glibc
-                        return switch (abi) {
-                            .musl, .musleabi, .musleabihf => .arm64musl,
-                            .gnu, .gnueabi, .gnueabihf => .arm64glibc,
-                            else => .arm64musl, // Default to musl for static linking
-                        };
-                    },
-                    else => return .arm64linux, // Generic ARM64 Linux
-                }
-            },
-            .arm => {
-                switch (os) {
-                    .linux => {
-                        // Default to musl for static linking
-                        return .arm32musl;
-                    },
-                    else => return .arm32linux, // Generic ARM32 Linux
-                }
-            },
-            .wasm32 => return .wasm32,
-            else => {
-                // Default fallback based on OS
-                switch (os) {
-                    .macos => return .x64mac,
-                    .windows => return .x64win,
-                    .linux => return .x64musl, // Default to musl
-                    else => return .x64elf,
-                }
-            },
+        // First pass: look for exact OS match
+        for (specs) |spec| {
+            if (spec.target.toOsTag() == native_os) {
+                return spec.target;
+            }
         }
+
+        // wasm32 is considered compatible with all OSes as a fallback
+        for (specs) |spec| {
+            if (spec.target == .wasm32) {
+                return spec.target;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return null;
     }
 
-    /// Check if target uses dynamic linking (glibc targets)
-    pub fn isDynamic(self: RocTarget) bool {
-        return switch (self) {
-            .x64glibc, .arm64glibc, .x64linux, .arm64linux, .arm32linux => true,
-            else => false,
+    /// Check if a specific target is supported
+    pub fn supportsTarget(self: TargetsConfig, target: RocTarget, link_type: LinkType) bool {
+        return self.getLinkSpec(target, link_type) != null;
+    }
+
+    /// Get all supported targets for a link type
+    pub fn getSupportedTargets(self: TargetsConfig, link_type: LinkType) []const TargetLinkSpec {
+        return switch (link_type) {
+            .exe => self.exe,
+            .static_lib => self.static_lib,
+            .shared_lib => self.shared_lib,
         };
     }
 
-    /// Check if target uses static linking (musl targets)
-    pub fn isStatic(self: RocTarget) bool {
-        return switch (self) {
-            .x64musl, .arm64musl, .arm32musl => true,
-            else => false,
+    /// Create a TargetsConfig from a parsed AST
+    /// Returns null if the platform header has no targets section
+    pub fn fromAST(allocator: Allocator, ast: anytype) !?TargetsConfig {
+        const NodeStore = parse.NodeStore;
+
+        const store: *const NodeStore = &ast.store;
+
+        // Get the file node first, then get the header from it
+        const file = store.getFile();
+        const header = store.getHeader(file.header);
+
+        // Only platform headers have targets
+        const platform = switch (header) {
+            .platform => |p| p,
+            else => return null,
         };
-    }
 
-    /// Check if target is macOS
-    pub fn isMacOS(self: RocTarget) bool {
-        return switch (self) {
-            .x64mac, .arm64mac => true,
-            else => false,
-        };
-    }
+        // If no targets section, return null
+        const targets_section_idx = platform.targets orelse return null;
+        const targets_section = store.getTargetsSection(targets_section_idx);
 
-    /// Check if target is Windows
-    pub fn isWindows(self: RocTarget) bool {
-        return switch (self) {
-            .x64win, .arm64win => true,
-            else => false,
-        };
-    }
+        // Extract files_dir from string literal token (StringPart token)
+        const files_dir: ?[]const u8 = if (targets_section.files_path) |tok_idx|
+            ast.resolve(tok_idx)
+        else
+            null;
 
-    /// Check if target is Linux-based
-    pub fn isLinux(self: RocTarget) bool {
-        return switch (self) {
-            .x64musl, .x64glibc, .x64linux, .arm64musl, .arm64glibc, .arm64linux, .arm32musl, .arm32linux => true,
-            else => false,
-        };
-    }
+        // Convert exe link type
+        var exe_specs = std.array_list.Managed(TargetLinkSpec).init(allocator);
+        errdefer exe_specs.deinit();
 
-    /// Get the dynamic linker path for this target
-    pub fn getDynamicLinkerPath(self: RocTarget) ![]const u8 {
-        return switch (self) {
-            // x64 glibc targets
-            .x64glibc, .x64linux => "/lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2",
+        if (targets_section.exe) |exe_idx| {
+            const link_type = store.getTargetLinkType(exe_idx);
+            const entry_indices = store.targetEntrySlice(link_type.entries);
 
-            // arm64 glibc targets
-            .arm64glibc, .arm64linux => "/lib/ld-linux-aarch64.so.1",
+            for (entry_indices) |entry_idx| {
+                const entry = store.getTargetEntry(entry_idx);
 
-            // arm32 glibc targets
-            .arm32linux => "/lib/ld-linux-armhf.so.3",
+                // Parse target name from token
+                const target_name = ast.resolve(entry.target);
+                const target = RocTarget.fromString(target_name) orelse continue; // Skip unknown targets
 
-            // Static linking targets don't need dynamic linker
-            .x64musl, .arm64musl, .arm32musl => return error.StaticLinkingTarget,
+                // Convert files
+                var link_items = std.array_list.Managed(LinkItem).init(allocator);
+                errdefer link_items.deinit();
 
-            // macOS uses dyld
-            .x64mac, .arm64mac => "/usr/lib/dyld",
+                const file_indices = store.targetFileSlice(entry.files);
+                for (file_indices) |file_idx| {
+                    const target_file = store.getTargetFile(file_idx);
 
-            // Windows doesn't use ELF-style dynamic linker
-            .x64win, .arm64win => return error.WindowsTarget,
+                    switch (target_file) {
+                        .string_literal => |tok| {
+                            // The tok points to StringPart token containing the path
+                            const path = ast.resolve(tok);
+                            try link_items.append(.{ .file_path = path });
+                        },
+                        .special_ident => |tok| {
+                            const ident = ast.resolve(tok);
+                            if (std.mem.eql(u8, ident, "app")) {
+                                try link_items.append(.app);
+                            } else if (std.mem.eql(u8, ident, "win_gui")) {
+                                try link_items.append(.win_gui);
+                            }
+                            // Skip unknown special identifiers
+                        },
+                        .malformed => continue, // Skip malformed entries
+                    }
+                }
 
-            // BSD variants
-            .x64freebsd => "/libexec/ld-elf.so.1",
-            .x64openbsd => "/usr/libexec/ld.so",
-            .x64netbsd => "/usr/libexec/ld.elf_so",
+                try exe_specs.append(.{
+                    .target = target,
+                    .items = try link_items.toOwnedSlice(),
+                });
+            }
+        }
 
-            // Generic ELF doesn't have a specific linker
-            .x64elf => return error.NoKnownLinkerPath,
+        // static_lib and shared_lib to be added later
+        const empty_specs: []const TargetLinkSpec = &.{};
 
-            // WebAssembly doesn't use dynamic linker
-            .wasm32 => return error.WebAssemblyTarget,
+        return TargetsConfig{
+            .files_dir = files_dir,
+            .exe = try exe_specs.toOwnedSlice(),
+            .static_lib = empty_specs,
+            .shared_lib = empty_specs,
         };
     }
 };
-
-/// CRT (C runtime) file paths for linking
-pub const CRTFiles = struct {
-    crt1_o: ?[]const u8 = null, // crt1.o or Scrt1.o (for PIE)
-    crti_o: ?[]const u8 = null, // crti.o
-    crtn_o: ?[]const u8 = null, // crtn.o
-    libc_a: ?[]const u8 = null, // libc.a (for static linking)
-};
-
-/// Get vendored CRT object files for a platform target
-/// All CRT files must be provided by the platform in its targets/ directory
-pub fn getVendoredCRTFiles(allocator: Allocator, target: RocTarget, platform_dir: []const u8) !CRTFiles {
-    // macOS and Windows targets don't need vendored CRT files - they use system libraries
-    if (target.isMacOS() or target.isWindows()) {
-        return CRTFiles{}; // Return empty CRTFiles struct
-    }
-
-    // Build path to the vendored CRT files
-    const target_subdir = switch (target) {
-        .x64musl => "x64musl",
-        .x64glibc => "x64glibc",
-        .arm64musl => "arm64musl",
-        .arm64glibc => "arm64glibc",
-        .arm32musl => "arm32musl",
-        .arm32linux => "arm32glibc",
-        else => return error.UnsupportedTargetForPlatform,
-    };
-
-    const targets_dir = try std.fs.path.join(allocator, &[_][]const u8{ platform_dir, "targets", target_subdir });
-
-    var result = CRTFiles{};
-
-    if (target.isStatic()) {
-        // For musl static linking
-        result.crt1_o = try std.fs.path.join(allocator, &[_][]const u8{ targets_dir, "crt1.o" });
-        result.libc_a = try std.fs.path.join(allocator, &[_][]const u8{ targets_dir, "libc.a" });
-    } else {
-        // For glibc dynamic linking
-        result.crt1_o = try std.fs.path.join(allocator, &[_][]const u8{ targets_dir, "Scrt1.o" });
-        result.crti_o = try std.fs.path.join(allocator, &[_][]const u8{ targets_dir, "crti.o" });
-        result.crtn_o = try std.fs.path.join(allocator, &[_][]const u8{ targets_dir, "crtn.o" });
-    }
-
-    return result;
-}

src/cli/targets_validator.zig

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+//! Validation for platform targets section
+//!
+//! Validates that:
+//! - Platform headers have a targets section (required)
+//! - Files declared in the targets section exist in the filesystem
+//! - Files in the targets directory match what's declared in the targets section
+//!
+//! This module is shared between bundle and unbundle operations.
+
+const std = @import("std");
+const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
+const parse = @import("parse");
+const target_mod = @import("target.zig");
+const reporting = @import("reporting");
+
+const RocTarget = target_mod.RocTarget;
+const TargetsConfig = target_mod.TargetsConfig;
+const LinkItem = target_mod.LinkItem;
+const TargetLinkSpec = target_mod.TargetLinkSpec;
+const LinkType = target_mod.LinkType;
+const Report = reporting.Report;
+const Severity = reporting.Severity;
+
+/// Errors that can occur during targets validation
+pub const ValidationError = error{
+    MissingTargetsSection,
+    MissingFilesDirectory,
+    MissingTargetFile,
+    ExtraFileInTargetsDir,
+    InvalidTargetName,
+    EmptyTargetsSection,
+    OutOfMemory,
+};
+
+/// Result of validating a targets section
+pub const ValidationResult = union(enum) {
+    /// Validation passed
+    valid: void,
+
+    /// Platform header is missing the required targets section
+    missing_targets_section: struct {
+        platform_path: []const u8,
+    },
+
+    /// Files directory specified but doesn't exist
+    missing_files_directory: struct {
+        platform_path: []const u8,
+        files_dir: []const u8,
+    },
+
+    /// A file declared in targets doesn't exist
+    missing_target_file: struct {
+        target: RocTarget,
+        link_type: LinkType,
+        file_path: []const u8,
+        expected_full_path: []const u8,
+    },
+
+    /// Extra file found in targets directory that isn't declared
+    extra_file: struct {
+        target: RocTarget,
+        file_path: []const u8,
+    },
+
+    /// Targets section exists but has no target entries
+    empty_targets: struct {
+        platform_path: []const u8,
+    },
+
+    /// Requested target is not supported by this platform
+    unsupported_target: struct {
+        platform_path: []const u8,
+        requested_target: RocTarget,
+        link_type: LinkType,
+        supported_targets: []const TargetLinkSpec,
+    },
+
+    /// Cross-compilation requested but platform doesn't have host library for target
+    missing_cross_compile_host: struct {
+        platform_path: []const u8,
+        target: RocTarget,
+        expected_path: []const u8,
+        files_dir: []const u8,
+    },
+
+    /// glibc cross-compilation is not supported on non-Linux hosts
+    unsupported_glibc_cross: struct {
+        target: RocTarget,
+        host_os: []const u8,
+    },
+
+    /// App file doesn't have a platform
+    no_platform_found: struct {
+        app_path: []const u8,
+    },
+
+    /// Invalid target string provided
+    invalid_target: struct {
+        target_str: []const u8,
+    },
+
+    /// Linker failed to create executable
+    linker_failed: struct {
+        reason: []const u8,
+    },
+
+    /// Linker not available (LLVM not built)
+    linker_not_available: void,
+
+    /// Process crashed during execution (Windows)
+    process_crashed: struct {
+        exit_code: u32,
+        is_access_violation: bool,
+    },
+
+    /// Process killed by signal (Unix)
+    process_signaled: struct {
+        signal: u32,
+    },
+};
+
+/// Validate that a platform has a targets section
+pub fn validatePlatformHasTargets(
+    ast: anytype,
+    platform_path: []const u8,
+) ValidationResult {
+    const store = &ast.store;
+
+    // Get the file node first, then get the header from it
+    const file = store.getFile();
+    const header = store.getHeader(file.header);
+
+    // Only platform headers should have targets
+    const platform = switch (header) {
+        .platform => |p| p,
+        else => return .{ .valid = {} }, // Non-platform headers don't need targets
+    };
+
+    // Check if targets section exists
+    if (platform.targets == null) {
+        return .{ .missing_targets_section = .{
+            .platform_path = platform_path,
+        } };
+    }
+
+    return .{ .valid = {} };
+}
+
+/// Validate that files declared in targets section exist on disk
+pub fn validateTargetFilesExist(
+    allocator: Allocator,
+    targets_config: TargetsConfig,
+    platform_dir: std.fs.Dir,
+) !ValidationResult {
+    const files_dir_path = targets_config.files_dir orelse return .{ .valid = {} };
+
+    // Check if files directory exists
+    var files_dir = platform_dir.openDir(files_dir_path, .{}) catch {
+        return .{ .missing_files_directory = .{
+            .platform_path = "platform",
+            .files_dir = files_dir_path,
+        } };
+    };
+    defer files_dir.close();
+
+    // Validate exe targets
+    for (targets_config.exe) |spec| {
+        if (try validateTargetSpec(allocator, spec, .exe, files_dir)) |result| {
+            return result;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Validate static_lib targets
+    for (targets_config.static_lib) |spec| {
+        if (try validateTargetSpec(allocator, spec, .static_lib, files_dir)) |result| {
+            return result;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Validate shared_lib targets
+    for (targets_config.shared_lib) |spec| {
+        if (try validateTargetSpec(allocator, spec, .shared_lib, files_dir)) |result| {
+            return result;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return .{ .valid = {} };
+}
+
+fn validateTargetSpec(
+    allocator: Allocator,
+    spec: TargetLinkSpec,
+    link_type: LinkType,
+    files_dir: std.fs.Dir,
+) !?ValidationResult {
+    // Get target subdirectory name
+    const target_subdir = @tagName(spec.target);
+
+    // Open target subdirectory
+    var target_dir = files_dir.openDir(target_subdir, .{}) catch {
+        // Target directory doesn't exist - this might be okay if there are no file items
+        var has_files = false;
+        for (spec.items) |item| {
+            switch (item) {
+                .file_path => {
+                    has_files = true;
+                    break;
+                },
+                .app, .win_gui => {},
+            }
+        }
+        if (has_files) {
+            const expected_path = try std.fmt.allocPrint(allocator, "{s}/{s}", .{ "targets", target_subdir });
+            defer allocator.free(expected_path);
+            return .{ .missing_target_file = .{
+                .target = spec.target,
+                .link_type = link_type,
+                .file_path = target_subdir,
+                .expected_full_path = expected_path,
+            } };
+        }
+        return null;
+    };
+    defer target_dir.close();
+
+    // Check each file item exists
+    for (spec.items) |item| {
+        switch (item) {
+            .file_path => |path| {
+                // Check if file exists
+                target_dir.access(path, .{}) catch {
+                    const expected_path = try std.fmt.allocPrint(allocator, "{s}/{s}/{s}", .{ "targets", target_subdir, path });
+                    return .{ .missing_target_file = .{
+                        .target = spec.target,
+                        .link_type = link_type,
+                        .file_path = path,
+                        .expected_full_path = expected_path,
+                    } };
+                };
+            },
+            .app, .win_gui => {
+                // Special identifiers don't need file validation
+            },
+        }
+    }
+
+    return null;
+}
+
+/// Create an error report for a validation failure
+pub fn createValidationReport(
+    allocator: Allocator,
+    result: ValidationResult,
+) !Report {
+    switch (result) {
+        .valid => unreachable, // Should not create report for valid result
+
+        .missing_targets_section => |info| {
+            var report = Report.init(allocator, "MISSING TARGETS SECTION", .runtime_error);
+
+            try report.document.addText("Platform headers must include a `targets` section that specifies");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addText("which targets this platform supports and what files to link.");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+
+            try report.document.addText("In ");
+            try report.document.addAnnotated(info.platform_path, .emphasized);
+            try report.document.addText(", add a targets section like:");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+
+            try report.document.addCodeBlock(
+                \\    targets: {
+                \\        files: "targets/",
+                \\        exe: {
+                \\            x64linux: ["host.o", app],
+                \\            arm64linux: ["host.o", app],
+                \\            x64mac: ["host.o", app],
+                \\            arm64mac: ["host.o", app],
+                \\        }
+                \\    }
+            );
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+
+            try report.document.addText("The targets section declares:");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addText("  - `files`: Directory containing target-specific files");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addText("  - `exe`: Targets that build executables");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addText("  - Each target lists files to link in order, with `app` for the Roc application");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+
+            return report;
+        },
+
+        .missing_files_directory => |info| {
+            var report = Report.init(allocator, "MISSING FILES DIRECTORY", .runtime_error);
+
+            try report.document.addText("The targets section specifies files directory ");
+            try report.document.addAnnotated(info.files_dir, .emphasized);
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addText("but this directory doesn't exist.");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+
+            try report.document.addText("Create the directory structure:");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addCodeBlock(
+                \\    targets/
+                \\        x64linux/
+                \\            host.o
+                \\        arm64linux/
+                \\            host.o
+                \\        ...
+            );
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+
+            return report;
+        },
+
+        .missing_target_file => |info| {
+            var report = Report.init(allocator, "MISSING TARGET FILE", .runtime_error);
+
+            try report.document.addText("The targets section declares file ");
+            try report.document.addAnnotated(info.file_path, .emphasized);
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addText("for target ");
+            try report.document.addAnnotated(@tagName(info.target), .emphasized);
+            try report.document.addText(" but this file doesn't exist.");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+
+            try report.document.addText("Expected file at: ");
+            try report.document.addAnnotated(info.expected_full_path, .emphasized);
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+
+            try report.document.addText("Either add the missing file or remove it from the targets section.");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+
+            return report;
+        },
+
+        .extra_file => |info| {
+            var report = Report.init(allocator, "EXTRA FILE IN TARGETS", .warning);
+
+            try report.document.addText("Found file ");
+            try report.document.addAnnotated(info.file_path, .emphasized);
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addText("in target directory for ");
+            try report.document.addAnnotated(@tagName(info.target), .emphasized);
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addText("but this file isn't declared in the targets section.");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+
+            try report.document.addText("This file will not be included in the bundle.");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addText("Either add it to the targets section or delete it.");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+
+            return report;
+        },
+
+        .empty_targets => |info| {
+            var report = Report.init(allocator, "EMPTY TARGETS SECTION", .runtime_error);
+
+            try report.document.addText("The targets section in ");
+            try report.document.addAnnotated(info.platform_path, .emphasized);
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addText("doesn't declare any targets.");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+
+            try report.document.addText("Add at least one target to the exe, static_lib, or shared_lib section.");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+
+            return report;
+        },
+
+        .unsupported_target => |info| {
+            var report = Report.init(allocator, "UNSUPPORTED TARGET", .runtime_error);
+
+            try report.document.addText("The platform at ");
+            try report.document.addAnnotated(info.platform_path, .emphasized);
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addText("does not support the ");
+            try report.document.addAnnotated(@tagName(info.requested_target), .emphasized);
+            try report.document.addText(" target for ");
+            try report.document.addAnnotated(@tagName(info.link_type), .emphasized);
+            try report.document.addText(" builds.");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+
+            if (info.supported_targets.len > 0) {
+                try report.document.addText("Supported targets for ");
+                try report.document.addAnnotated(@tagName(info.link_type), .emphasized);
+                try report.document.addText(":");
+                try report.document.addLineBreak();
+                for (info.supported_targets) |spec| {
+                    try report.document.addText("  - ");
+                    try report.document.addAnnotated(@tagName(spec.target), .emphasized);
+                    try report.document.addLineBreak();
+                }
+                try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            } else {
+                try report.document.addText("This platform has no targets configured for ");
+                try report.document.addAnnotated(@tagName(info.link_type), .emphasized);
+                try report.document.addText(" builds.");
+                try report.document.addLineBreak();
+                try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            }
+
+            try report.document.addText("To add support, update the targets section in the platform header.");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+
+            return report;
+        },
+
+        .missing_cross_compile_host => |info| {
+            var report = Report.init(allocator, "MISSING HOST LIBRARY FOR CROSS-COMPILATION", .runtime_error);
+
+            try report.document.addText("Cannot cross-compile for ");
+            try report.document.addAnnotated(@tagName(info.target), .emphasized);
+            try report.document.addText(": the platform doesn't provide");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addText("a pre-built host library for this target.");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+
+            try report.document.addText("Expected host library at:");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addText("  ");
+            try report.document.addAnnotated(info.expected_path, .emphasized);
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+
+            try report.document.addText("Platform authors: build your host for this target and place it at:");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addText("  <platform>/");
+            // Trim trailing slash from files_dir for cleaner display
+            const trimmed_files_dir = std.mem.trimRight(u8, info.files_dir, "/");
+            try report.document.addAnnotated(trimmed_files_dir, .emphasized);
+            try report.document.addText("/");
+            try report.document.addAnnotated(@tagName(info.target), .emphasized);
+            try report.document.addText("/libhost.a");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+
+            return report;
+        },
+
+        .unsupported_glibc_cross => |info| {
+            var report = Report.init(allocator, "GLIBC CROSS-COMPILATION NOT SUPPORTED", .runtime_error);
+
+            try report.document.addText("Cross-compilation to glibc targets (");
+            try report.document.addAnnotated(@tagName(info.target), .emphasized);
+            try report.document.addText(") is not supported on ");
+            try report.document.addAnnotated(info.host_os, .emphasized);
+            try report.document.addText(".");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+
+            try report.document.addText("glibc targets require dynamic linking with libc symbols that");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addText("are only available on Linux.");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+
+            try report.document.addText("Use a statically-linked musl target instead:");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addText("  ");
+            try report.document.addAnnotated("x64musl", .emphasized);
+            try report.document.addText(" or ");
+            try report.document.addAnnotated("arm64musl", .emphasized);
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+
+            return report;
+        },
+
+        .no_platform_found => |info| {
+            var report = Report.init(allocator, "NO PLATFORM FOUND", .runtime_error);
+
+            try report.document.addText("The file ");
+            try report.document.addAnnotated(info.app_path, .emphasized);
+            try report.document.addText(" doesn't have a platform.");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+
+            try report.document.addText("Every Roc application needs a platform. Add a platform declaration:");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+
+            try report.document.addCodeBlock(
+                \\app [main!] { pf: platform "../path/to/platform/main.roc" }
+            );
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+
+            return report;
+        },
+
+        .invalid_target => |info| {
+            var report = Report.init(allocator, "INVALID TARGET", .runtime_error);
+
+            try report.document.addText("The target ");
+            try report.document.addAnnotated(info.target_str, .emphasized);
+            try report.document.addText(" is not a valid build target.");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+
+            try report.document.addText("Valid targets are:");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addText("  x64musl, arm64musl    - Linux (static, portable)");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addText("  x64glibc, arm64glibc  - Linux (dynamic, faster)");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addText("  x64mac, arm64mac      - macOS");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addText("  x64win, arm64win      - Windows");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+
+            return report;
+        },
+
+        .linker_failed => |info| {
+            var report = Report.init(allocator, "LINKER FAILED", .runtime_error);
+
+            try report.document.addText("Failed to create executable: ");
+            try report.document.addAnnotated(info.reason, .emphasized);
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+
+            try report.document.addText("This may indicate:");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addText("  - Missing platform host library (libhost.a)");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addText("  - Incompatible object files for the target");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addText("  - Missing system libraries");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+
+            return report;
+        },
+
+        .linker_not_available => {
+            var report = Report.init(allocator, "LINKER NOT AVAILABLE", .runtime_error);
+
+            try report.document.addText("The LLD linker is not available.");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+
+            try report.document.addText("This typically occurs when running a test executable");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addText("that was built without LLVM support.");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+
+            try report.document.addText("To fix this, rebuild with LLVM enabled.");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+
+            return report;
+        },
+
+        .process_crashed => |info| {
+            var report = Report.init(allocator, "PROCESS CRASHED", .runtime_error);
+
+            if (info.is_access_violation) {
+                try report.document.addText("The program crashed with an access violation (segmentation fault).");
+            } else {
+                var buf: [32]u8 = undefined;
+                const code_str = std.fmt.bufPrint(&buf, "0x{X}", .{info.exit_code}) catch "unknown";
+
+                try report.document.addText("The program crashed with exception code: ");
+                try report.document.addAnnotated(code_str, .emphasized);
+            }
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+
+            try report.document.addText("This is likely a bug in the Roc compiler.");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+
+            try report.document.addText("Please report this issue at:");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addText("  ");
+            try report.document.addAnnotated("https://github.com/roc-lang/roc/issues", .emphasized);
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+
+            try report.document.addText("Include a small reproduction of the code that causes this crash.");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+
+            return report;
+        },
+
+        .process_signaled => |info| {
+            var report = Report.init(allocator, "PROCESS KILLED BY SIGNAL", .runtime_error);
+
+            const signal_name: []const u8 = switch (info.signal) {
+                11 => "SIGSEGV (Segmentation fault)",
+                6 => "SIGABRT (Aborted)",
+                9 => "SIGKILL (Killed)",
+                8 => "SIGFPE (Floating point exception)",
+                4 => "SIGILL (Illegal instruction)",
+                7 => "SIGBUS (Bus error)",
+                else => "Unknown signal",
+            };
+
+            try report.document.addText("The program was killed by signal ");
+            var buf: [8]u8 = undefined;
+            const sig_str = std.fmt.bufPrint(&buf, "{d}", .{info.signal}) catch "?";
+            try report.document.addAnnotated(sig_str, .emphasized);
+            try report.document.addText(": ");
+            try report.document.addAnnotated(signal_name, .emphasized);
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+
+            try report.document.addText("This is likely a bug in the Roc compiler.");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+
+            try report.document.addText("Please report this issue at:");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addText("  ");
+            try report.document.addAnnotated("https://github.com/roc-lang/roc/issues", .emphasized);
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+
+            try report.document.addText("Include a small reproduction of the code that causes this crash.");
+            try report.document.addLineBreak();
+
+            return report;
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+test "createValidationReport generates correct report for missing_targets_section" {
+    const allocator = std.testing.allocator;
+
+    var report = try createValidationReport(allocator, .{
+        .missing_targets_section = .{ .platform_path = "test/platform/main.roc" },
+    });
+    defer report.deinit();
+
+    try std.testing.expectEqualStrings("MISSING TARGETS SECTION", report.title);
+    try std.testing.expectEqual(Severity.runtime_error, report.severity);
+}
+
+test "createValidationReport generates correct report for missing_files_directory" {
+    const allocator = std.testing.allocator;
+
+    var report = try createValidationReport(allocator, .{
+        .missing_files_directory = .{
+            .platform_path = "test/platform/main.roc",
+            .files_dir = "targets/",
+        },
+    });
+    defer report.deinit();
+
+    try std.testing.expectEqualStrings("MISSING FILES DIRECTORY", report.title);
+    try std.testing.expectEqual(Severity.runtime_error, report.severity);
+}
+
+test "createValidationReport generates correct report for missing_target_file" {
+    const allocator = std.testing.allocator;
+
+    var report = try createValidationReport(allocator, .{
+        .missing_target_file = .{
+            .target = .x64linux,
+            .link_type = .exe,
+            .file_path = "host.o",
+            .expected_full_path = "targets/x64linux/host.o",
+        },
+    });
+    defer report.deinit();
+
+    try std.testing.expectEqualStrings("MISSING TARGET FILE", report.title);
+    try std.testing.expectEqual(Severity.runtime_error, report.severity);
+}
+
+test "createValidationReport generates correct report for extra_file" {
+    const allocator = std.testing.allocator;
+
+    var report = try createValidationReport(allocator, .{
+        .extra_file = .{
+            .target = .x64linux,
+            .file_path = "unused.o",
+        },
+    });
+    defer report.deinit();
+
+    try std.testing.expectEqualStrings("EXTRA FILE IN TARGETS", report.title);
+    try std.testing.expectEqual(Severity.warning, report.severity);
+}
+
+test "createValidationReport generates correct report for empty_targets" {
+    const allocator = std.testing.allocator;
+
+    var report = try createValidationReport(allocator, .{
+        .empty_targets = .{ .platform_path = "test/platform/main.roc" },
+    });
+    defer report.deinit();
+
+    try std.testing.expectEqualStrings("EMPTY TARGETS SECTION", report.title);
+    try std.testing.expectEqual(Severity.runtime_error, report.severity);
+}
+
+test "validateTargetFilesExist returns valid when no files_dir specified" {
+    const allocator = std.testing.allocator;
+
+    const config = TargetsConfig{
+        .files_dir = null,
+        .exe = &.{},
+        .static_lib = &.{},
+        .shared_lib = &.{},
+    };
+
+    const result = try validateTargetFilesExist(allocator, config, std.fs.cwd());
+    try std.testing.expectEqual(ValidationResult{ .valid = {} }, result);
+}
+
+test "validatePlatformHasTargets detects missing targets section" {
+    const allocator = std.testing.allocator;
+    const base = @import("base");
+
+    // Platform without targets section
+    const source =
+        \\platform ""
+        \\    requires {} { main : {} }
+        \\    exposes []
+        \\    packages {}
+        \\    provides { main_for_host: "main" }
+        \\
+    ;
+
+    const source_copy = try allocator.dupe(u8, source);
+    defer allocator.free(source_copy);
+
+    var env = try base.CommonEnv.init(allocator, source_copy);
+    defer env.deinit(allocator);
+
+    var ast = try parse.parse(&env, allocator);
+    defer ast.deinit(allocator);
+
+    const result = validatePlatformHasTargets(ast, "test/platform/main.roc");
+
+    switch (result) {
+        .missing_targets_section => |info| {
+            try std.testing.expectEqualStrings("test/platform/main.roc", info.platform_path);
+        },
+        else => {
+            std.debug.print("Expected missing_targets_section but got {}\n", .{result});
+            return error.UnexpectedResult;
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+test "validatePlatformHasTargets accepts platform with targets section" {
+    const allocator = std.testing.allocator;
+    const base = @import("base");
+
+    // Platform with targets section
+    const source =
+        \\platform ""
+        \\    requires {} { main : {} }
+        \\    exposes []
+        \\    packages {}
+        \\    provides { main_for_host: "main" }
+        \\    targets: {
+        \\        exe: {
+        \\            x64linux: [app],
+        \\            arm64linux: [app],
+        \\        }
+        \\    }
+        \\
+    ;
+
+    const source_copy = try allocator.dupe(u8, source);
+    defer allocator.free(source_copy);
+
+    var env = try base.CommonEnv.init(allocator, source_copy);
+    defer env.deinit(allocator);
+
+    var ast = try parse.parse(&env, allocator);
+    defer ast.deinit(allocator);
+
+    const result = validatePlatformHasTargets(ast, "test/platform/main.roc");
+
+    try std.testing.expectEqual(ValidationResult{ .valid = {} }, result);
+}
+
+test "validatePlatformHasTargets skips non-platform headers" {
+    const allocator = std.testing.allocator;
+    const base = @import("base");
+
+    // App module (not a platform)
+    const source =
+        \\app [main] { pf: platform "some-platform" }
+        \\
+        \\main = {}
+        \\
+    ;
+
+    const source_copy = try allocator.dupe(u8, source);
+    defer allocator.free(source_copy);
+
+    var env = try base.CommonEnv.init(allocator, source_copy);
+    defer env.deinit(allocator);
+
+    var ast = try parse.parse(&env, allocator);
+    defer ast.deinit(allocator);
+
+    const result = validatePlatformHasTargets(ast, "app/main.roc");
+
+    // Non-platform headers should return valid (they don't need targets)
+    try std.testing.expectEqual(ValidationResult{ .valid = {} }, result);
+}
+
+test "validatePlatformHasTargets accepts platform with multiple target types" {
+    const allocator = std.testing.allocator;
+    const base = @import("base");
+
+    // Platform with exe and static_lib targets
+    const source =
+        \\platform ""
+        \\    requires {} { main : {} }
+        \\    exposes []
+        \\    packages {}
+        \\    provides { main_for_host: "main" }
+        \\    targets: {
+        \\        files: "targets/",
+        \\        exe: {
+        \\            x64linux: ["host.o", app],
+        \\            arm64mac: [app],
+        \\        },
+        \\        static_lib: {
+        \\            x64mac: ["libhost.a"],
+        \\        }
+        \\    }
+        \\
+    ;
+
+    const source_copy = try allocator.dupe(u8, source);
+    defer allocator.free(source_copy);
+
+    var env = try base.CommonEnv.init(allocator, source_copy);
+    defer env.deinit(allocator);
+
+    var ast = try parse.parse(&env, allocator);
+    defer ast.deinit(allocator);
+
+    const result = validatePlatformHasTargets(ast, "test/platform/main.roc");
+
+    try std.testing.expectEqual(ValidationResult{ .valid = {} }, result);
+}
+
+test "validatePlatformHasTargets accepts platform with win_gui target" {
+    const allocator = std.testing.allocator;
+    const base = @import("base");
+
+    // Platform with win_gui special identifier
+    const source =
+        \\platform ""
+        \\    requires {} { main : {} }
+        \\    exposes []
+        \\    packages {}
+        \\    provides { main_for_host: "main" }
+        \\    targets: {
+        \\        exe: {
+        \\            x64win: [win_gui],
+        \\        }
+        \\    }
+        \\
+    ;
+
+    const source_copy = try allocator.dupe(u8, source);
+    defer allocator.free(source_copy);
+
+    var env = try base.CommonEnv.init(allocator, source_copy);
+    defer env.deinit(allocator);
+
+    var ast = try parse.parse(&env, allocator);
+    defer ast.deinit(allocator);
+
+    const result = validatePlatformHasTargets(ast, "test/platform/main.roc");
+
+    try std.testing.expectEqual(ValidationResult{ .valid = {} }, result);
+}
+
+test "TargetsConfig.fromAST extracts targets configuration" {
+    const allocator = std.testing.allocator;
+    const base = @import("base");
+
+    // Platform with various targets
+    const source =
+        \\platform ""
+        \\    requires {} { main : {} }
+        \\    exposes []
+        \\    packages {}
+        \\    provides { main_for_host: "main" }
+        \\    targets: {
+        \\        files: "targets/",
+        \\        exe: {
+        \\            x64linux: ["host.o", app],
+        \\            arm64linux: [app],
+        \\        }
+        \\    }
+        \\
+    ;
+
+    const source_copy = try allocator.dupe(u8, source);
+    defer allocator.free(source_copy);
+
+    var env = try base.CommonEnv.init(allocator, source_copy);
+    defer env.deinit(allocator);
+
+    var ast = try parse.parse(&env, allocator);
+    defer ast.deinit(allocator);
+
+    // Try to extract targets config from the AST
+    const maybe_config = try TargetsConfig.fromAST(allocator, ast);
+    try std.testing.expect(maybe_config != null);
+
+    const config = maybe_config.?;
+    defer {
+        for (config.exe) |spec| {
+            allocator.free(spec.items);
+        }
+        allocator.free(config.exe);
+    }
+
+    // Check files_dir
+    try std.testing.expect(config.files_dir != null);
+    try std.testing.expectEqualStrings("targets/", config.files_dir.?);
+
+    // Check exe targets
+    try std.testing.expectEqual(@as(usize, 2), config.exe.len);
+}

src/cli/test/fx_platform_test.zig

@@ -9,10 +9,19 @@
 //! IMPORTANT: Do NOT use --no-cache when running roc. The interpreted host doesn't change between
 //! tests (we're testing app behaviour, not the platform), so using --no-cache would force unnecessary
 //! re-linking on every test, making the test run much slower than is necessary.
+//!
+//! Test specs for IO-based tests are defined in fx_test_specs.zig and shared with
+//! the cross-compilation test runner.
 
 const std = @import("std");
 const builtin = @import("builtin");
 const testing = std.testing;
+const fx_test_specs = @import("fx_test_specs.zig");
+
+// Wire up tests from fx_test_specs module
+comptime {
+    std.testing.refAllDecls(fx_test_specs);
+}
 
 const roc_binary_path = if (builtin.os.tag == .windows) ".\\zig-out\\bin\\roc.exe" else "./zig-out/bin/roc";
 
@@ -132,74 +141,47 @@ fn checkTestSuccess(result: std.process.Child.RunResult) !void {
     }
 }
 
-test "fx platform effectful functions" {
+// ============================================================================
+// IO Spec Tests (using shared specs from fx_test_specs.zig)
+// ============================================================================
+// These tests use the --test mode with IO specifications to verify that
+// roc applications produce the expected stdout/stderr output for given stdin.
+// The specs are defined in fx_test_specs.zig and shared with the cross-compile
+// test runner.
+
+test "fx platform IO spec tests" {
     const allocator = testing.allocator;
 
-    const result = try runRocTest(
-        allocator,
-        "test/fx/app.roc",
-        "1>Hello from stdout!|1>Line 1 to stdout|2>Line 2 to stderr|1>Line 3 to stdout|2>Error from stderr!",
-    );
-    defer allocator.free(result.stdout);
-    defer allocator.free(result.stderr);
+    var passed: usize = 0;
+    var failed: usize = 0;
 
-    try checkTestSuccess(result);
-}
+    for (fx_test_specs.io_spec_tests) |spec| {
+        const result = runRocTest(allocator, spec.roc_file, spec.io_spec) catch |err| {
+            std.debug.print("\n[FAIL] {s}: failed to run: {}\n", .{ spec.roc_file, err });
+            failed += 1;
+            continue;
+        };
+        defer allocator.free(result.stdout);
+        defer allocator.free(result.stderr);
 
-test "fx platform with dotdot starting path" {
-    // Tests that relative paths starting with .. are handled correctly
-    const allocator = testing.allocator;
+        checkTestSuccess(result) catch |err| {
+            std.debug.print("\n[FAIL] {s}: {}\n", .{ spec.roc_file, err });
+            if (spec.description.len > 0) {
+                std.debug.print("       Description: {s}\n", .{spec.description});
+            }
+            failed += 1;
+            continue;
+        };
 
-    const result = try runRocTest(
-        allocator,
-        "test/fx/subdir/app.roc",
-        "1>Hello from stdout!|1>Line 1 to stdout|2>Line 2 to stderr|1>Line 3 to stdout|2>Error from stderr!",
-    );
-    defer allocator.free(result.stdout);
-    defer allocator.free(result.stderr);
+        passed += 1;
+    }
 
-    try checkTestSuccess(result);
-}
-
-test "fx platform stdin to stdout" {
-    const allocator = testing.allocator;
-
-    const result = try runRocTest(allocator, "test/fx/stdin_to_stdout.roc", "0<test input|1>test input");
-    defer allocator.free(result.stdout);
-    defer allocator.free(result.stderr);
-
-    try checkTestSuccess(result);
-}
-
-test "fx platform stdin echo" {
-    const allocator = testing.allocator;
-
-    const result = try runRocTest(allocator, "test/fx/stdin_echo.roc", "0<hello world|1>hello world");
-    defer allocator.free(result.stdout);
-    defer allocator.free(result.stderr);
-
-    try checkTestSuccess(result);
-}
-
-test "fx platform stdin test with output" {
-    const allocator = testing.allocator;
-
-    const result = try runRocTest(allocator, "test/fx/stdin_test.roc", "1>Before stdin|0<user input|1>After stdin");
-    defer allocator.free(result.stdout);
-    defer allocator.free(result.stderr);
-
-    try checkTestSuccess(result);
-}
-
-test "fx platform stdin simple" {
-    // stdin_simple reads from stdin and prints to stderr
-    const allocator = testing.allocator;
-
-    const result = try runRocTest(allocator, "test/fx/stdin_simple.roc", "0<simple test|2>simple test");
-    defer allocator.free(result.stdout);
-    defer allocator.free(result.stderr);
-
-    try checkTestSuccess(result);
+    // Print summary
+    const total = passed + failed;
+    if (failed > 0) {
+        std.debug.print("\n{}/{} IO spec tests passed ({} failed)\n", .{ passed, total, failed });
+        return error.SomeTestsFailed;
+    }
 }
 
 test "fx platform expect with main" {
@@ -395,17 +377,6 @@ test "fx platform checked directly finds sibling modules" {
     }
 }
 
-test "fx platform opaque type with method" {
-    // Regression test: An opaque type with a method attached causes a segfault
-    const allocator = testing.allocator;
-
-    const result = try runRocTest(allocator, "test/fx/opaque_with_method.roc", "1>My favourite color is Red");
-    defer allocator.free(result.stdout);
-    defer allocator.free(result.stderr);
-
-    try checkTestSuccess(result);
-}
-
 test "fx platform string interpolation type mismatch" {
     const allocator = testing.allocator;
 
@@ -490,50 +461,6 @@ test "fx platform run from different cwd" {
     try testing.expect(std.mem.indexOf(u8, run_result.stdout, "Hello from stdout!") != null);
 }
 
-test "question mark operator" {
-    // Tests the `?` operator for error propagation.
-    const allocator = testing.allocator;
-
-    const result = try runRocTest(allocator, "test/fx/question_mark_operator.roc", "1>hello");
-    defer allocator.free(result.stdout);
-    defer allocator.free(result.stderr);
-
-    try checkTestSuccess(result);
-}
-
-test "numeric fold" {
-    // Tests List.fold with numeric accumulators.
-    const allocator = testing.allocator;
-
-    const result = try runRocTest(allocator, "test/fx/numeric_fold.roc", "1>Sum: 15.0");
-    defer allocator.free(result.stdout);
-    defer allocator.free(result.stderr);
-
-    try checkTestSuccess(result);
-}
-
-test "List.for_each! with effectful callback" {
-    // Tests List.for_each! which iterates over a list and calls an effectful callback
-    const allocator = testing.allocator;
-
-    const result = try runRocTest(allocator, "test/fx/list_for_each.roc", "1>Item: apple|1>Item: banana|1>Item: cherry");
-    defer allocator.free(result.stdout);
-    defer allocator.free(result.stderr);
-
-    try checkTestSuccess(result);
-}
-
-test "string literal pattern matching" {
-    // Tests pattern matching on string literals in match expressions.
-    const allocator = testing.allocator;
-
-    const result = try runRocTest(allocator, "test/fx/string_pattern_matching.roc", "1>Hello Alice!|1>Hey Bob!");
-    defer allocator.free(result.stdout);
-    defer allocator.free(result.stderr);
-
-    try checkTestSuccess(result);
-}
-
 test "drop_prefix segfault regression" {
     // Regression test: Calling drop_prefix on a string literal and assigning
     // the result to an unused variable causes a segfault.
@@ -608,66 +535,6 @@ test "big string equality regression" {
     }
 }
 
-test "fx platform hello world" {
-    const allocator = testing.allocator;
-
-    const result = try runRocTest(allocator, "test/fx/hello_world.roc", "1>Hello, world!");
-    defer allocator.free(result.stdout);
-    defer allocator.free(result.stderr);
-
-    try checkTestSuccess(result);
-}
-
-test "fx platform function wrapper stdout" {
-    const allocator = testing.allocator;
-
-    const result = try runRocTest(allocator, "test/fx/function_wrapper_stdout.roc", "1>Hello from stdout!");
-    defer allocator.free(result.stdout);
-    defer allocator.free(result.stderr);
-
-    try checkTestSuccess(result);
-}
-
-test "fx platform function wrapper multiline" {
-    const allocator = testing.allocator;
-
-    const result = try runRocTest(allocator, "test/fx/function_wrapper_multiline.roc", "1>Hello from stdout!|1>Line 2");
-    defer allocator.free(result.stdout);
-    defer allocator.free(result.stderr);
-
-    try checkTestSuccess(result);
-}
-
-test "fx platform multiline stdout" {
-    const allocator = testing.allocator;
-
-    const result = try runRocTest(allocator, "test/fx/multiline_stdout.roc", "1>Hello|1>World");
-    defer allocator.free(result.stdout);
-    defer allocator.free(result.stderr);
-
-    try checkTestSuccess(result);
-}
-
-test "fx platform empty_list_get" {
-    const allocator = testing.allocator;
-
-    const result = try runRocTest(allocator, "test/fx/empty_list_get.roc", "1>is err");
-    defer allocator.free(result.stdout);
-    defer allocator.free(result.stderr);
-
-    try checkTestSuccess(result);
-}
-
-test "fx platform str_interp_valid" {
-    const allocator = testing.allocator;
-
-    const result = try runRocTest(allocator, "test/fx/str_interp_valid.roc", "1>Hello, World!");
-    defer allocator.free(result.stdout);
-    defer allocator.free(result.stderr);
-
-    try checkTestSuccess(result);
-}
-
 test "fx platform expect with toplevel numeric" {
     const allocator = testing.allocator;
 
@@ -833,46 +700,6 @@ test "fx platform expect with toplevel numeric" {
 //     try testing.expect(std.mem.indexOf(u8, run_result.stdout, "done") != null);
 // }
 
-test "fx platform numeric_lookup_test" {
-    const allocator = testing.allocator;
-
-    const result = try runRocTest(allocator, "test/fx/numeric_lookup_test.roc", "1>done");
-    defer allocator.free(result.stdout);
-    defer allocator.free(result.stderr);
-
-    try checkTestSuccess(result);
-}
-
-test "fx platform string_lookup_test" {
-    const allocator = testing.allocator;
-
-    const result = try runRocTest(allocator, "test/fx/string_lookup_test.roc", "1>hello");
-    defer allocator.free(result.stdout);
-    defer allocator.free(result.stderr);
-
-    try checkTestSuccess(result);
-}
-
-test "fx platform test_direct_string" {
-    const allocator = testing.allocator;
-
-    const result = try runRocTest(allocator, "test/fx/test_direct_string.roc", "1>Hello");
-    defer allocator.free(result.stdout);
-    defer allocator.free(result.stderr);
-
-    try checkTestSuccess(result);
-}
-
-test "fx platform test_one_call" {
-    const allocator = testing.allocator;
-
-    const result = try runRocTest(allocator, "test/fx/test_one_call.roc", "1>Hello");
-    defer allocator.free(result.stdout);
-    defer allocator.free(result.stderr);
-
-    try checkTestSuccess(result);
-}
-
 test "fx platform test_type_mismatch" {
     const allocator = testing.allocator;
 
@@ -907,84 +734,6 @@ test "fx platform test_type_mismatch" {
     }
 }
 
-test "fx platform test_with_wrapper" {
-    const allocator = testing.allocator;
-
-    const result = try runRocTest(allocator, "test/fx/test_with_wrapper.roc", "1>Hello");
-    defer allocator.free(result.stdout);
-    defer allocator.free(result.stderr);
-
-    try checkTestSuccess(result);
-}
-
-test "fx platform inspect_compare_test" {
-    const allocator = testing.allocator;
-
-    const result = try runRocTest(
-        allocator,
-        "test/fx/inspect_compare_test.roc",
-        "1>With to_inspect: Custom::Red|1>Without to_inspect: ColorWithoutInspect.Red|1>Primitive: 42",
-    );
-    defer allocator.free(result.stdout);
-    defer allocator.free(result.stderr);
-
-    try checkTestSuccess(result);
-}
-
-test "fx platform inspect_custom_test" {
-    const allocator = testing.allocator;
-
-    const result = try runRocTest(allocator, "test/fx/inspect_custom_test.roc", "1>Color::Red|1>Expected: Color::Red");
-    defer allocator.free(result.stdout);
-    defer allocator.free(result.stderr);
-
-    try checkTestSuccess(result);
-}
-
-test "fx platform inspect_nested_test" {
-    const allocator = testing.allocator;
-
-    const result = try runRocTest(
-        allocator,
-        "test/fx/inspect_nested_test.roc",
-        "1>{ color: Color::Red, count: 42, name: \"test\" }|1>Expected: { color: Color::Red, count: 42, name: \"test\" }",
-    );
-    defer allocator.free(result.stdout);
-    defer allocator.free(result.stderr);
-
-    try checkTestSuccess(result);
-}
-
-test "fx platform inspect_no_method_test" {
-    const allocator = testing.allocator;
-
-    const result = try runRocTest(allocator, "test/fx/inspect_no_method_test.roc", "1>Result: Color.Red|1>(Default rendering)");
-    defer allocator.free(result.stdout);
-    defer allocator.free(result.stderr);
-
-    try checkTestSuccess(result);
-}
-
-test "fx platform inspect_record_test" {
-    const allocator = testing.allocator;
-
-    const result = try runRocTest(allocator, "test/fx/inspect_record_test.roc", "1>{ count: 42, name: \"test\" }");
-    defer allocator.free(result.stdout);
-    defer allocator.free(result.stderr);
-
-    try checkTestSuccess(result);
-}
-
-test "fx platform inspect_wrong_sig_test" {
-    const allocator = testing.allocator;
-
-    const result = try runRocTest(allocator, "test/fx/inspect_wrong_sig_test.roc", "1>Result: 1");
-    defer allocator.free(result.stdout);
-    defer allocator.free(result.stderr);
-
-    try checkTestSuccess(result);
-}
-
 test "fx platform issue8433" {
     const allocator = testing.allocator;
 
@@ -1018,7 +767,7 @@ test "fx platform issue8433" {
     }
 }
 
-test "run aborts on errors by default" {
+test "run aborts on type errors by default" {
     // Tests that roc run aborts when there are type errors (without --allow-errors)
     const allocator = testing.allocator;
 
@@ -1039,7 +788,28 @@ test "run aborts on errors by default" {
     try testing.expect(std.mem.indexOf(u8, run_result.stderr, "UNDEFINED VARIABLE") != null);
 }
 
-test "run with --allow-errors attempts execution despite errors" {
+test "run aborts on parse errors by default" {
+    // Tests that roc run aborts when there are parse errors (without --allow-errors)
+    const allocator = testing.allocator;
+
+    const run_result = try std.process.Child.run(.{
+        .allocator = allocator,
+        .argv = &[_][]const u8{
+            "./zig-out/bin/roc",
+            "test/fx/parse_error.roc",
+        },
+    });
+    defer allocator.free(run_result.stdout);
+    defer allocator.free(run_result.stderr);
+
+    // Should fail with type errors
+    try checkFailure(run_result);
+
+    // Should show the errors
+    try testing.expect(std.mem.indexOf(u8, run_result.stderr, "PARSE ERROR") != null);
+}
+
+test "run with --allow-errors attempts execution despite type errors" {
     // Tests that roc run --allow-errors attempts to execute even with type errors
     const allocator = testing.allocator;
 
@@ -1138,6 +908,21 @@ test "fx platform sublist method on inferred type" {
     try checkSuccess(run_result);
 }
 
+test "fx platform repeating pattern segfault" {
+    // Regression test: This test exposed a compiler bug where variables used multiple times
+    // in consuming positions didn't get proper refcount handling. Specifically,
+    // in `repeat_helper(acc.concat(list), list, n-1)`, the variable `list` is
+    // passed to both concat (consuming) and to the recursive call (consuming).
+    // The compiler must insert a copy/incref for the second use to avoid use-after-free.
+    const allocator = testing.allocator;
+
+    const run_result = try runRoc(allocator, "test/fx/repeating_pattern_segfault.roc", .{});
+    defer allocator.free(run_result.stdout);
+    defer allocator.free(run_result.stderr);
+
+    try checkSuccess(run_result);
+}
+
 test "fx platform runtime stack overflow" {
     // Tests that stack overflow in a running Roc program is caught and reported
     // with a helpful error message instead of crashing with a raw signal.
@@ -1151,22 +936,26 @@ test "fx platform runtime stack overflow" {
     defer allocator.free(run_result.stdout);
     defer allocator.free(run_result.stderr);
 
-    // After stack overflow handling is implemented, we expect:
-    // 1. The process exits with code 134 (indicating stack overflow was caught)
-    // 2. Stderr contains a helpful message about stack overflow
+    // Stack overflow can be caught by either:
+    // 1. The Roc interpreter (exit code 1, "overflowed its stack memory" message) - most common
+    // 2. The SIGABRT signal handler (exit code 134) - if native stack overflow handling is used
     switch (run_result.term) {
         .Exited => |code| {
             if (code == 134) {
-                // Stack overflow was caught and handled properly
+                // Stack overflow was caught by native signal handler
                 // Verify the helpful error message was printed
                 try testing.expect(std.mem.indexOf(u8, run_result.stderr, "overflowed its stack memory") != null);
+            } else if (code == 1) {
+                // Stack overflow was caught by the interpreter - this is the expected case
+                // The interpreter detects excessive work stack depth and reports the error
+                try testing.expect(std.mem.indexOf(u8, run_result.stderr, "overflowed its stack memory") != null);
             } else if (code == 139) {
                 // Exit code 139 = 128 + 11 (SIGSEGV) - stack overflow was NOT handled
                 // The Roc program crashed with a segfault that wasn't caught
                 std.debug.print("\n", .{});
                 std.debug.print("Stack overflow handling NOT YET IMPLEMENTED for Roc programs.\n", .{});
                 std.debug.print("Process crashed with SIGSEGV (exit code 139).\n", .{});
-                std.debug.print("Expected: exit code 134 with stack overflow message\n", .{});
+                std.debug.print("Expected: exit code 1 or 134 with stack overflow message\n", .{});
                 return error.StackOverflowNotHandled;
             } else {
                 std.debug.print("Unexpected exit code: {}\n", .{code});
@@ -1179,7 +968,7 @@ test "fx platform runtime stack overflow" {
             std.debug.print("\n", .{});
             std.debug.print("Stack overflow handling NOT YET IMPLEMENTED for Roc programs.\n", .{});
             std.debug.print("Process was killed by signal: {}\n", .{sig});
-            std.debug.print("Expected: exit code 134 with stack overflow message\n", .{});
+            std.debug.print("Expected: exit code 1 or 134 with stack overflow message\n", .{});
             return error.StackOverflowNotHandled;
         },
         else => {

src/cli/test/fx_test_specs.zig

@@ -0,0 +1,229 @@
+//! Shared test specifications for fx platform tests.
+//!
+//! This module defines IO specs for all fx platform tests that can be run
+//! using the --test mode. These specs are shared between:
+//! - Native Zig tests (fx_platform_test.zig)
+//! - Unified test platform runner (test_runner.zig)
+//!
+//! IO Spec Format: "0<stdin|1>stdout|2>stderr" (pipe-separated)
+//! - 0<text: stdin input
+//! - 1>text: expected stdout output
+//! - 2>text: expected stderr output
+
+/// Test specification with a roc file path and expected IO spec
+pub const TestSpec = struct {
+    /// Path to the roc file (relative to project root)
+    roc_file: []const u8,
+    /// IO spec for --test mode
+    io_spec: []const u8,
+    /// Optional description of what the test verifies
+    description: []const u8 = "",
+};
+
+/// All fx platform tests that can be run with --test mode IO specs.
+/// These tests work with cross-compilation because they only test
+/// the compiled binary's IO behavior, not build-time features.
+pub const io_spec_tests = [_]TestSpec{
+    // Basic effectful function tests
+    .{
+        .roc_file = "test/fx/app.roc",
+        .io_spec = "1>Hello from stdout!|1>Line 1 to stdout|2>Line 2 to stderr|1>Line 3 to stdout|2>Error from stderr!",
+        .description = "Basic effectful functions: Stdout.line!, Stderr.line!",
+    },
+    .{
+        .roc_file = "test/fx/subdir/app.roc",
+        .io_spec = "1>Hello from stdout!|1>Line 1 to stdout|2>Line 2 to stderr|1>Line 3 to stdout|2>Error from stderr!",
+        .description = "Relative paths starting with ..",
+    },
+
+    // Stdin tests
+    .{
+        .roc_file = "test/fx/stdin_to_stdout.roc",
+        .io_spec = "0<test input|1>test input",
+        .description = "Stdin to stdout passthrough",
+    },
+    .{
+        .roc_file = "test/fx/stdin_echo.roc",
+        .io_spec = "0<hello world|1>hello world",
+        .description = "Stdin echo",
+    },
+    .{
+        .roc_file = "test/fx/stdin_test.roc",
+        .io_spec = "1>Before stdin|0<user input|1>After stdin",
+        .description = "Stdin with output before and after",
+    },
+    .{
+        .roc_file = "test/fx/stdin_simple.roc",
+        .io_spec = "0<simple test|2>simple test",
+        .description = "Stdin to stderr",
+    },
+
+    // Match expression tests
+    .{
+        .roc_file = "test/fx/match_str_return.roc",
+        .io_spec = "1>0",
+        .description = "Match expressions with string returns",
+    },
+    .{
+        .roc_file = "test/fx/match_with_wildcard.roc",
+        .io_spec = "1>0",
+        .description = "Wildcard patterns in match expressions",
+    },
+
+    // Opaque type tests
+    .{
+        .roc_file = "test/fx/opaque_with_method.roc",
+        .io_spec = "1>My favourite color is Red",
+        .description = "Opaque type with attached method",
+    },
+
+    // Language feature tests
+    .{
+        .roc_file = "test/fx/question_mark_operator.roc",
+        .io_spec = "1>hello",
+        .description = "Question mark operator for error propagation",
+    },
+    .{
+        .roc_file = "test/fx/numeric_fold.roc",
+        .io_spec = "1>Sum: 15.0",
+        .description = "List.fold with numeric accumulators",
+    },
+    .{
+        .roc_file = "test/fx/list_for_each.roc",
+        .io_spec = "1>Item: apple|1>Item: banana|1>Item: cherry",
+        .description = "List.for_each! with effectful callback",
+    },
+    .{
+        .roc_file = "test/fx/string_pattern_matching.roc",
+        .io_spec = "1>Hello Alice!|1>Hey Bob!",
+        .description = "Pattern matching on string literals",
+    },
+
+    // Basic output tests
+    .{
+        .roc_file = "test/fx/hello_world.roc",
+        .io_spec = "1>Hello, world!",
+        .description = "Hello world",
+    },
+    .{
+        .roc_file = "test/fx/function_wrapper_stdout.roc",
+        .io_spec = "1>Hello from stdout!",
+        .description = "Function wrapper stdout",
+    },
+    .{
+        .roc_file = "test/fx/function_wrapper_multiline.roc",
+        .io_spec = "1>Hello from stdout!|1>Line 2",
+        .description = "Function wrapper multiline output",
+    },
+    .{
+        .roc_file = "test/fx/multiline_stdout.roc",
+        .io_spec = "1>Hello|1>World",
+        .description = "Multiple stdout lines",
+    },
+
+    // List and string tests
+    .{
+        .roc_file = "test/fx/empty_list_get.roc",
+        .io_spec = "1>is err",
+        .description = "Empty list get returns error",
+    },
+    .{
+        .roc_file = "test/fx/str_interp_valid.roc",
+        .io_spec = "1>Hello, World!",
+        .description = "String interpolation",
+    },
+
+    // Lookup tests
+    .{
+        .roc_file = "test/fx/numeric_lookup_test.roc",
+        .io_spec = "1>done",
+        .description = "Numeric lookup",
+    },
+    .{
+        .roc_file = "test/fx/string_lookup_test.roc",
+        .io_spec = "1>hello",
+        .description = "String lookup",
+    },
+    .{
+        .roc_file = "test/fx/test_direct_string.roc",
+        .io_spec = "1>Hello",
+        .description = "Direct string output",
+    },
+    .{
+        .roc_file = "test/fx/test_one_call.roc",
+        .io_spec = "1>Hello",
+        .description = "Single function call",
+    },
+    .{
+        .roc_file = "test/fx/test_with_wrapper.roc",
+        .io_spec = "1>Hello",
+        .description = "Function with wrapper",
+    },
+
+    // Inspect tests
+    .{
+        .roc_file = "test/fx/inspect_compare_test.roc",
+        .io_spec = "1>With to_inspect: Custom::Red|1>Without to_inspect: ColorWithoutInspect.Red|1>Primitive: 42",
+        .description = "Inspect comparison with and without to_inspect",
+    },
+    .{
+        .roc_file = "test/fx/inspect_custom_test.roc",
+        .io_spec = "1>Color::Red|1>Expected: Color::Red",
+        .description = "Custom inspect implementation",
+    },
+    .{
+        .roc_file = "test/fx/inspect_nested_test.roc",
+        .io_spec = "1>{ color: Color::Red, count: 42, name: \"test\" }|1>Expected: { color: Color::Red, count: 42, name: \"test\" }",
+        .description = "Nested struct inspection",
+    },
+    .{
+        .roc_file = "test/fx/inspect_no_method_test.roc",
+        .io_spec = "1>Result: Color.Red|1>(Default rendering)",
+        .description = "Inspect without to_inspect method",
+    },
+    .{
+        .roc_file = "test/fx/inspect_record_test.roc",
+        .io_spec = "1>{ count: 42, name: \"test\" }",
+        .description = "Record inspection",
+    },
+    .{
+        .roc_file = "test/fx/inspect_wrong_sig_test.roc",
+        .io_spec = "1>Result: 1",
+        .description = "Inspect with wrong signature",
+    },
+};
+
+/// Get the total number of IO spec tests
+pub fn getTestCount() usize {
+    return io_spec_tests.len;
+}
+
+/// Find a test spec by roc file path
+pub fn findByPath(roc_file: []const u8) ?TestSpec {
+    for (io_spec_tests) |spec| {
+        if (std.mem.eql(u8, spec.roc_file, roc_file)) {
+            return spec;
+        }
+    }
+    return null;
+}
+
+const std = @import("std");
+
+test "all test specs have valid paths" {
+    for (io_spec_tests) |spec| {
+        // Just verify the paths are non-empty and start with test/fx
+        try std.testing.expect(spec.roc_file.len > 0);
+        try std.testing.expect(std.mem.startsWith(u8, spec.roc_file, "test/fx"));
+        try std.testing.expect(spec.io_spec.len > 0);
+    }
+}
+
+test "find by path works" {
+    const found = findByPath("test/fx/hello_world.roc");
+    try std.testing.expect(found != null);
+    try std.testing.expectEqualStrings("1>Hello, world!", found.?.io_spec);
+
+    const not_found = findByPath("nonexistent.roc");
+    try std.testing.expect(not_found == null);
+}

src/cli/test/platform_config.zig

@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+//! Platform configurations for test platforms.
+//!
+//! This module defines configurations for all test platforms, including:
+//! - Available targets
+//! - Test app discovery
+//! - Platform capabilities (native exec, IO specs, valgrind)
+
+const std = @import("std");
+const fx_test_specs = @import("fx_test_specs.zig");
+
+/// Target information
+pub const TargetInfo = struct {
+    name: []const u8,
+    requires_linux: bool,
+};
+
+/// How test apps are discovered for a platform
+pub const TestApps = union(enum) {
+    /// Single app file (like int/str)
+    single: []const u8,
+    /// List of test specs with IO expectations (like fx)
+    spec_list: []const fx_test_specs.TestSpec,
+};
+
+/// Platform configuration
+pub const PlatformConfig = struct {
+    name: []const u8,
+    base_dir: []const u8,
+    targets: []const TargetInfo,
+    test_apps: TestApps,
+    supports_native_exec: bool,
+    supports_io_specs: bool,
+    valgrind_safe: bool,
+};
+
+/// All available cross-compilation targets (superset)
+pub const all_cross_targets = [_][]const u8{
+    "x64musl",
+    "arm64musl",
+    "x64glibc",
+    "arm64glibc",
+};
+
+/// Standard targets for platforms with glibc support
+const targets_with_glibc = [_]TargetInfo{
+    .{ .name = "x64musl", .requires_linux = false },
+    .{ .name = "arm64musl", .requires_linux = false },
+    .{ .name = "x64glibc", .requires_linux = true },
+    .{ .name = "arm64glibc", .requires_linux = true },
+};
+
+/// Standard targets for platforms without glibc support
+const targets_musl_only = [_]TargetInfo{
+    .{ .name = "x64musl", .requires_linux = false },
+    .{ .name = "arm64musl", .requires_linux = false },
+};
+
+/// Targets for fx platforms (musl + Windows)
+const targets_fx = [_]TargetInfo{
+    .{ .name = "x64musl", .requires_linux = false },
+    .{ .name = "arm64musl", .requires_linux = false },
+    .{ .name = "x64win", .requires_linux = false },
+    .{ .name = "arm64win", .requires_linux = false },
+};
+
+/// All platform configurations
+pub const platforms = [_]PlatformConfig{
+    // INT PLATFORM - Integer operations
+    .{
+        .name = "int",
+        .base_dir = "test/int",
+        .targets = &targets_with_glibc,
+        .test_apps = .{ .single = "app.roc" },
+        .supports_native_exec = true,
+        .supports_io_specs = false,
+        .valgrind_safe = true,
+    },
+
+    // STR PLATFORM - String processing
+    .{
+        .name = "str",
+        .base_dir = "test/str",
+        .targets = &targets_with_glibc,
+        .test_apps = .{ .single = "app.roc" },
+        .supports_native_exec = true,
+        .supports_io_specs = false,
+        .valgrind_safe = true,
+    },
+
+    // FX PLATFORM - Effectful (stdout, stderr, stdin)
+    .{
+        .name = "fx",
+        .base_dir = "test/fx",
+        .targets = &targets_fx,
+        .test_apps = .{ .spec_list = &fx_test_specs.io_spec_tests },
+        .supports_native_exec = true,
+        .supports_io_specs = true,
+        .valgrind_safe = false, // Has stdin tests
+    },
+
+    // FX-OPEN PLATFORM - Effectful with open union errors
+    .{
+        .name = "fx-open",
+        .base_dir = "test/fx-open",
+        .targets = &targets_fx,
+        .test_apps = .{ .single = "app.roc" },
+        .supports_native_exec = true,
+        .supports_io_specs = false,
+        .valgrind_safe = true,
+    },
+};
+
+/// Find a platform configuration by name
+pub fn findPlatform(name: []const u8) ?PlatformConfig {
+    for (platforms) |platform| {
+        if (std.mem.eql(u8, platform.name, name)) {
+            return platform;
+        }
+    }
+    return null;
+}
+
+/// Find a target in a platform's target list
+pub fn findTarget(platform: PlatformConfig, target_name: []const u8) ?TargetInfo {
+    for (platform.targets) |target| {
+        if (std.mem.eql(u8, target.name, target_name)) {
+            return target;
+        }
+    }
+    return null;
+}
+
+/// Get list of all platform names
+pub fn getPlatformNames() []const []const u8 {
+    comptime {
+        var names: [platforms.len][]const u8 = undefined;
+        for (platforms, 0..) |platform, i| {
+            names[i] = platform.name;
+        }
+        return &names;
+    }
+}
+
+/// Get test app paths for a platform
+pub fn getTestApps(platform: PlatformConfig) []const []const u8 {
+    switch (platform.test_apps) {
+        .single => |app| {
+            const result = [_][]const u8{app};
+            return &result;
+        },
+        .spec_list => |specs| {
+            // Return just the roc_file paths
+            var paths: [specs.len][]const u8 = undefined;
+            for (specs, 0..) |spec, i| {
+                paths[i] = spec.roc_file;
+            }
+            return &paths;
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+test "findPlatform works" {
+    const int_platform = findPlatform("int");
+    try std.testing.expect(int_platform != null);
+    try std.testing.expectEqualStrings("test/int", int_platform.?.base_dir);
+
+    const fx_platform = findPlatform("fx");
+    try std.testing.expect(fx_platform != null);
+    try std.testing.expect(fx_platform.?.supports_io_specs);
+
+    const unknown = findPlatform("nonexistent");
+    try std.testing.expect(unknown == null);
+}
+
+test "findTarget works" {
+    const int_platform = findPlatform("int").?;
+
+    const musl = findTarget(int_platform, "x64musl");
+    try std.testing.expect(musl != null);
+    try std.testing.expect(!musl.?.requires_linux);
+
+    const glibc = findTarget(int_platform, "x64glibc");
+    try std.testing.expect(glibc != null);
+    try std.testing.expect(glibc.?.requires_linux);
+
+    const nonexistent = findTarget(int_platform, "x64windows");
+    try std.testing.expect(nonexistent == null);
+}
+
+test "fx platform has io specs" {
+    const fx_platform = findPlatform("fx").?;
+    try std.testing.expect(fx_platform.supports_io_specs);
+
+    switch (fx_platform.test_apps) {
+        .spec_list => |specs| {
+            try std.testing.expect(specs.len > 0);
+        },
+        .single => {
+            try std.testing.expect(false); // fx should have spec_list
+        },
+    }
+}

src/cli/test/roc_subcommands.zig

@@ -396,6 +396,9 @@ test "roc check reports type error - plus operator with incompatible types" {
 }
 
 test "roc test/int/app.roc runs successfully" {
+    // Skip on Windows - test/int platform doesn't have Windows host libraries
+    if (@import("builtin").os.tag == .windows) return error.SkipZigTest;
+
     const testing = std.testing;
     const gpa = testing.allocator;
 
@@ -409,6 +412,9 @@ test "roc test/int/app.roc runs successfully" {
 }
 
 test "roc test/str/app.roc runs successfully" {
+    // Skip on Windows - test/str platform doesn't have Windows host libraries
+    if (@import("builtin").os.tag == .windows) return error.SkipZigTest;
+
     const testing = std.testing;
     const gpa = testing.allocator;
 
@@ -420,3 +426,155 @@ test "roc test/str/app.roc runs successfully" {
     // 1. Command succeeded (zero exit code)
     try testing.expect(result.term == .Exited and result.term.Exited == 0);
 }
+
+// =============================================================================
+// roc build tests
+// =============================================================================
+
+test "roc build creates executable from test/int/app.roc" {
+    // Skip on Windows - test/int platform doesn't have Windows host libraries
+    if (@import("builtin").os.tag == .windows) return error.SkipZigTest;
+
+    const testing = std.testing;
+    const gpa = testing.allocator;
+
+    // Create a temp directory for the output
+    var tmp_dir = testing.tmpDir(.{});
+    defer tmp_dir.cleanup();
+
+    const tmp_path = try tmp_dir.dir.realpathAlloc(gpa, ".");
+    defer gpa.free(tmp_path);
+
+    const output_path = try std.fs.path.join(gpa, &.{ tmp_path, "test_app" });
+    defer gpa.free(output_path);
+
+    const output_arg = try std.fmt.allocPrint(gpa, "--output={s}", .{output_path});
+    defer gpa.free(output_arg);
+
+    const result = try util.runRoc(gpa, &.{ "build", output_arg }, "test/int/app.roc");
+    defer gpa.free(result.stdout);
+    defer gpa.free(result.stderr);
+
+    // Verify that:
+    // 1. Command succeeded (zero exit code)
+    try testing.expect(result.term == .Exited and result.term.Exited == 0);
+
+    // 2. Output file was created
+    const stat = tmp_dir.dir.statFile("test_app") catch |err| {
+        std.debug.print("Failed to stat output file: {}\nstderr: {s}\n", .{ err, result.stderr });
+        return err;
+    };
+
+    // 3. Output file is executable (non-zero size)
+    try testing.expect(stat.size > 0);
+}
+
+test "roc build executable runs correctly" {
+    // Skip on Windows - test/int platform doesn't have Windows host libraries
+    if (@import("builtin").os.tag == .windows) return error.SkipZigTest;
+
+    const testing = std.testing;
+    const gpa = testing.allocator;
+
+    // Create a temp directory for the output
+    var tmp_dir = testing.tmpDir(.{});
+    defer tmp_dir.cleanup();
+
+    const tmp_path = try tmp_dir.dir.realpathAlloc(gpa, ".");
+    defer gpa.free(tmp_path);
+
+    const output_path = try std.fs.path.join(gpa, &.{ tmp_path, "test_app" });
+    defer gpa.free(output_path);
+
+    const output_arg = try std.fmt.allocPrint(gpa, "--output={s}", .{output_path});
+    defer gpa.free(output_arg);
+
+    // Build the app
+    const build_result = try util.runRoc(gpa, &.{ "build", output_arg }, "test/int/app.roc");
+    defer gpa.free(build_result.stdout);
+    defer gpa.free(build_result.stderr);
+
+    try testing.expect(build_result.term == .Exited and build_result.term.Exited == 0);
+
+    // Run the built executable
+    const run_result = try std.process.Child.run(.{
+        .allocator = gpa,
+        .argv = &.{output_path},
+        .max_output_bytes = 10 * 1024 * 1024,
+    });
+    defer gpa.free(run_result.stdout);
+    defer gpa.free(run_result.stderr);
+
+    // Verify that:
+    // 1. Executable ran successfully
+    try testing.expect(run_result.term == .Exited and run_result.term.Exited == 0);
+
+    // 2. Output contains expected success message
+    const has_success = std.mem.indexOf(u8, run_result.stdout, "SUCCESS") != null or
+        std.mem.indexOf(u8, run_result.stdout, "PASSED") != null;
+    try testing.expect(has_success);
+}
+
+test "roc build fails with file not found error" {
+    const testing = std.testing;
+    const gpa = testing.allocator;
+
+    const result = try util.runRoc(gpa, &.{"build"}, "nonexistent_file.roc");
+    defer gpa.free(result.stdout);
+    defer gpa.free(result.stderr);
+
+    // Verify that:
+    // 1. Command failed (non-zero exit code)
+    try testing.expect(result.term != .Exited or result.term.Exited != 0);
+
+    // 2. Stderr contains file not found error
+    const has_error = std.mem.indexOf(u8, result.stderr, "FileNotFound") != null or
+        std.mem.indexOf(u8, result.stderr, "not found") != null or
+        std.mem.indexOf(u8, result.stderr, "Failed") != null;
+    try testing.expect(has_error);
+}
+
+test "roc build fails with invalid target error" {
+    const testing = std.testing;
+    const gpa = testing.allocator;
+
+    const result = try util.runRoc(gpa, &.{ "build", "--target=invalid_target_name" }, "test/int/app.roc");
+    defer gpa.free(result.stdout);
+    defer gpa.free(result.stderr);
+
+    // Verify that:
+    // 1. Command failed (non-zero exit code)
+    try testing.expect(result.term != .Exited or result.term.Exited != 0);
+
+    // 2. Stderr contains invalid target error
+    const has_error = std.mem.indexOf(u8, result.stderr, "Invalid target") != null or
+        std.mem.indexOf(u8, result.stderr, "invalid") != null;
+    try testing.expect(has_error);
+}
+
+test "roc build glibc target gives helpful error on non-Linux" {
+    const testing = std.testing;
+    const builtin = @import("builtin");
+    const gpa = testing.allocator;
+
+    // This test only applies on non-Linux platforms
+    if (builtin.os.tag == .linux) {
+        return; // Skip on Linux where glibc cross-compilation is supported
+    }
+
+    const result = try util.runRoc(gpa, &.{ "build", "--target=x64glibc" }, "test/int/app.roc");
+    defer gpa.free(result.stdout);
+    defer gpa.free(result.stderr);
+
+    // Verify that:
+    // 1. Command failed (non-zero exit code)
+    try testing.expect(result.term != .Exited or result.term.Exited != 0);
+
+    // 2. Stderr contains helpful error message about glibc not being supported
+    const has_glibc_error = std.mem.indexOf(u8, result.stderr, "glibc") != null;
+    try testing.expect(has_glibc_error);
+
+    // 3. Stderr suggests using musl instead
+    const suggests_musl = std.mem.indexOf(u8, result.stderr, "musl") != null;
+    try testing.expect(suggests_musl);
+}

src/cli/test/runner_core.zig

@@ -0,0 +1,389 @@
+//! Shared execution logic for the test platform runner.
+//!
+//! This module provides common functions for:
+//! - Cross-compilation of Roc apps
+//! - Native build and execution
+//! - Valgrind memory testing
+//! - Result formatting and summary printing
+
+const std = @import("std");
+const builtin = @import("builtin");
+const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
+
+/// Result of a test execution
+pub const TestResult = enum {
+    passed,
+    failed,
+    skipped,
+};
+
+/// Statistics for test run
+pub const TestStats = struct {
+    passed: usize = 0,
+    failed: usize = 0,
+    skipped: usize = 0,
+
+    pub fn total(self: TestStats) usize {
+        return self.passed + self.failed + self.skipped;
+    }
+
+    pub fn record(self: *TestStats, result: TestResult) void {
+        switch (result) {
+            .passed => self.passed += 1,
+            .failed => self.failed += 1,
+            .skipped => self.skipped += 1,
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+/// Cross-compile a Roc app to a specific target.
+/// Returns true if compilation succeeded.
+pub fn crossCompile(
+    allocator: Allocator,
+    roc_binary: []const u8,
+    roc_file: []const u8,
+    target: []const u8,
+    output_name: []const u8,
+) !TestResult {
+    const target_arg = try std.fmt.allocPrint(allocator, "--target={s}", .{target});
+    defer allocator.free(target_arg);
+
+    const output_arg = try std.fmt.allocPrint(allocator, "--output={s}", .{output_name});
+    defer allocator.free(output_arg);
+
+    const result = std.process.Child.run(.{
+        .allocator = allocator,
+        .argv = &[_][]const u8{
+            roc_binary,
+            "build",
+            target_arg,
+            output_arg,
+            roc_file,
+        },
+    }) catch |err| {
+        std.debug.print("FAIL (spawn error: {})\n", .{err});
+        return .failed;
+    };
+    defer allocator.free(result.stdout);
+    defer allocator.free(result.stderr);
+
+    return handleProcessResult(result, output_name);
+}
+
+/// Build a Roc app natively (no cross-compilation).
+/// Does NOT clean up the output file - caller is responsible for cleanup.
+pub fn buildNative(
+    allocator: Allocator,
+    roc_binary: []const u8,
+    roc_file: []const u8,
+    output_name: []const u8,
+) !TestResult {
+    const output_arg = try std.fmt.allocPrint(allocator, "--output={s}", .{output_name});
+    defer allocator.free(output_arg);
+
+    const result = std.process.Child.run(.{
+        .allocator = allocator,
+        .argv = &[_][]const u8{
+            roc_binary,
+            "build",
+            output_arg,
+            roc_file,
+        },
+    }) catch |err| {
+        std.debug.print("FAIL (spawn error: {})\n", .{err});
+        return .failed;
+    };
+    defer allocator.free(result.stdout);
+    defer allocator.free(result.stderr);
+
+    // Don't cleanup - caller will run and then cleanup
+    return handleProcessResultNoCleanup(result, output_name);
+}
+
+/// Run a native executable and check for successful execution.
+pub fn runNative(
+    allocator: Allocator,
+    exe_path: []const u8,
+) !TestResult {
+    const result = std.process.Child.run(.{
+        .allocator = allocator,
+        .argv = &[_][]const u8{exe_path},
+    }) catch |err| {
+        std.debug.print("FAIL (spawn error: {})\n", .{err});
+        return .failed;
+    };
+    defer allocator.free(result.stdout);
+    defer allocator.free(result.stderr);
+
+    switch (result.term) {
+        .Exited => |code| {
+            if (code == 0) {
+                std.debug.print("OK\n", .{});
+                // Print first few lines of output
+                if (result.stdout.len > 0) {
+                    printTruncatedOutput(result.stdout, 3, "       ");
+                }
+                return .passed;
+            } else {
+                std.debug.print("FAIL (exit code {d})\n", .{code});
+                if (result.stderr.len > 0) {
+                    printTruncatedOutput(result.stderr, 5, "       ");
+                }
+                return .failed;
+            }
+        },
+        .Signal => |sig| {
+            std.debug.print("FAIL (signal {d})\n", .{sig});
+            return .failed;
+        },
+        else => {
+            std.debug.print("FAIL (abnormal termination)\n", .{});
+            return .failed;
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+/// Run a Roc app with --test mode and IO spec verification.
+pub fn runWithIoSpec(
+    allocator: Allocator,
+    roc_binary: []const u8,
+    roc_file: []const u8,
+    io_spec: []const u8,
+) !TestResult {
+    const test_arg = try std.fmt.allocPrint(allocator, "--test={s}", .{io_spec});
+    defer allocator.free(test_arg);
+
+    const result = std.process.Child.run(.{
+        .allocator = allocator,
+        .argv = &[_][]const u8{
+            roc_binary,
+            "run",
+            test_arg,
+            roc_file,
+        },
+    }) catch |err| {
+        std.debug.print("FAIL (spawn error: {})\n", .{err});
+        return .failed;
+    };
+    defer allocator.free(result.stdout);
+    defer allocator.free(result.stderr);
+
+    switch (result.term) {
+        .Exited => |code| {
+            if (code == 0) {
+                std.debug.print("OK\n", .{});
+                return .passed;
+            } else {
+                std.debug.print("FAIL (exit code {d})\n", .{code});
+                if (result.stderr.len > 0) {
+                    printTruncatedOutput(result.stderr, 5, "       ");
+                }
+                return .failed;
+            }
+        },
+        .Signal => |sig| {
+            std.debug.print("FAIL (signal {d})\n", .{sig});
+            return .failed;
+        },
+        else => {
+            std.debug.print("FAIL (abnormal termination)\n", .{});
+            return .failed;
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+/// Run a Roc app under valgrind.
+/// Only works on Linux x86_64.
+pub fn runWithValgrind(
+    allocator: Allocator,
+    roc_binary: []const u8,
+    roc_file: []const u8,
+) !TestResult {
+    // Valgrind only works on Linux x86_64
+    if (builtin.os.tag != .linux or builtin.cpu.arch != .x86_64) {
+        std.debug.print("SKIP (valgrind requires Linux x86_64)\n", .{});
+        return .skipped;
+    }
+
+    const result = std.process.Child.run(.{
+        .allocator = allocator,
+        .argv = &[_][]const u8{
+            "./ci/custom_valgrind.sh",
+            roc_binary,
+            "--no-cache",
+            roc_file,
+        },
+    }) catch |err| {
+        std.debug.print("FAIL (spawn error: {})\n", .{err});
+        return .failed;
+    };
+    defer allocator.free(result.stdout);
+    defer allocator.free(result.stderr);
+
+    switch (result.term) {
+        .Exited => |code| {
+            if (code == 0) {
+                std.debug.print("OK\n", .{});
+                return .passed;
+            } else {
+                std.debug.print("FAIL (valgrind exit code {d})\n", .{code});
+                if (result.stderr.len > 0) {
+                    printTruncatedOutput(result.stderr, 5, "       ");
+                }
+                return .failed;
+            }
+        },
+        .Signal => |sig| {
+            std.debug.print("FAIL (signal {d})\n", .{sig});
+            return .failed;
+        },
+        else => {
+            std.debug.print("FAIL (abnormal termination)\n", .{});
+            return .failed;
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+/// Verify that required platform target files exist.
+pub fn verifyPlatformFiles(
+    allocator: Allocator,
+    platform_dir: []const u8,
+    target: []const u8,
+) !bool {
+    const libhost_path = try std.fmt.allocPrint(allocator, "{s}/platform/targets/{s}/libhost.a", .{ platform_dir, target });
+    defer allocator.free(libhost_path);
+
+    if (std.fs.cwd().access(libhost_path, .{})) |_| {
+        return true;
+    } else |_| {
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+/// Check if a target requires Linux host (glibc targets).
+pub fn requiresLinuxHost(target: []const u8) bool {
+    return std.mem.indexOf(u8, target, "glibc") != null;
+}
+
+/// Check if we should skip this target on current host.
+pub fn shouldSkipTarget(target: []const u8) bool {
+    if (requiresLinuxHost(target) and builtin.os.tag != .linux) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+/// Clean up a generated file.
+pub fn cleanup(path: []const u8) void {
+    std.fs.cwd().deleteFile(path) catch {};
+}
+
+/// Print a section header.
+pub fn printHeader(comptime fmt: []const u8, args: anytype) void {
+    std.debug.print("\n>>> " ++ fmt ++ "\n", args);
+}
+
+/// Print test summary.
+pub fn printSummary(stats: TestStats) void {
+    std.debug.print("\n=== Summary ===\n", .{});
+    std.debug.print("Passed: {d}\n", .{stats.passed});
+    std.debug.print("Failed: {d}\n", .{stats.failed});
+    std.debug.print("Skipped: {d}\n", .{stats.skipped});
+
+    if (stats.failed > 0) {
+        std.debug.print("\nSome tests failed!\n", .{});
+    } else {
+        std.debug.print("\nAll tests passed!\n", .{});
+    }
+}
+
+/// Print a result line.
+pub fn printResultLine(status: []const u8, target: []const u8, message: []const u8) void {
+    if (message.len > 0) {
+        std.debug.print("[{s}] {s} ({s})\n", .{ status, target, message });
+    } else {
+        std.debug.print("[{s}] {s}\n", .{ status, target });
+    }
+}
+
+// --- Internal helpers ---
+
+fn handleProcessResult(result: std.process.Child.RunResult, output_name: []const u8) TestResult {
+    switch (result.term) {
+        .Exited => |code| {
+            if (code == 0) {
+                // Verify executable was created
+                if (std.fs.cwd().access(output_name, .{})) |_| {
+                    std.debug.print("OK\n", .{});
+                    // Clean up
+                    cleanup(output_name);
+                    return .passed;
+                } else |_| {
+                    std.debug.print("FAIL (executable not created)\n", .{});
+                    return .failed;
+                }
+            } else {
+                std.debug.print("FAIL (exit code {d})\n", .{code});
+                if (result.stderr.len > 0) {
+                    printTruncatedOutput(result.stderr, 5, "       ");
+                }
+                return .failed;
+            }
+        },
+        .Signal => |sig| {
+            std.debug.print("FAIL (signal {d})\n", .{sig});
+            return .failed;
+        },
+        else => {
+            std.debug.print("FAIL (abnormal termination)\n", .{});
+            return .failed;
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+fn handleProcessResultNoCleanup(result: std.process.Child.RunResult, output_name: []const u8) TestResult {
+    switch (result.term) {
+        .Exited => |code| {
+            if (code == 0) {
+                // Verify executable was created
+                if (std.fs.cwd().access(output_name, .{})) |_| {
+                    std.debug.print("OK\n", .{});
+                    // Don't clean up - caller will handle
+                    return .passed;
+                } else |_| {
+                    std.debug.print("FAIL (executable not created)\n", .{});
+                    return .failed;
+                }
+            } else {
+                std.debug.print("FAIL (exit code {d})\n", .{code});
+                if (result.stderr.len > 0) {
+                    printTruncatedOutput(result.stderr, 5, "       ");
+                }
+                return .failed;
+            }
+        },
+        .Signal => |sig| {
+            std.debug.print("FAIL (signal {d})\n", .{sig});
+            return .failed;
+        },
+        else => {
+            std.debug.print("FAIL (abnormal termination)\n", .{});
+            return .failed;
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+fn printTruncatedOutput(output: []const u8, max_lines: usize, prefix: []const u8) void {
+    var lines = std.mem.splitScalar(u8, output, '\n');
+    var line_count: usize = 0;
+    while (lines.next()) |line| {
+        if (line_count >= max_lines) {
+            std.debug.print("{s}... (truncated)\n", .{prefix});
+            break;
+        }
+        if (line.len > 0) {
+            std.debug.print("{s}{s}\n", .{ prefix, line });
+            line_count += 1;
+        }
+    }
+}

src/cli/test/test_runner.zig

@@ -0,0 +1,452 @@
+//! Unified test platform runner.
+//!
+//! This tool tests Roc test platforms with various modes:
+//! - Cross-compilation to different targets
+//! - Native build and execution
+//! - Valgrind memory testing (Linux x86_64 only)
+//! - IO spec verification (for fx platform)
+//!
+//! Usage:
+//!   test_runner <roc_binary> <platform> [options]
+//!
+//! Platforms:
+//!   int       - Integer operations platform
+//!   str       - String processing platform
+//!   fx        - Effectful platform (stdout/stderr/stdin)
+//!   fx-open   - Effectful with open union errors
+//!
+//! Options:
+//!   --target=<name>   Target to test (default: all for platform)
+//!                     Values: x64musl, arm64musl, x64glibc, arm64glibc, native
+//!   --mode=<mode>     Test mode (default: all applicable)
+//!                     Values: cross, native, valgrind
+//!   --verbose         Show detailed output
+//!
+//! Examples:
+//!   test_runner ./zig-out/bin/roc int                    # All int tests
+//!   test_runner ./zig-out/bin/roc fx --target=x64musl    # fx cross-compile to x64musl
+//!   test_runner ./zig-out/bin/roc str --mode=valgrind    # str under valgrind
+//!   test_runner ./zig-out/bin/roc int --mode=native      # int native only
+
+const std = @import("std");
+const builtin = @import("builtin");
+const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
+
+const platform_config = @import("platform_config.zig");
+const runner_core = @import("runner_core.zig");
+const fx_test_specs = @import("fx_test_specs.zig");
+
+const PlatformConfig = platform_config.PlatformConfig;
+const TestStats = runner_core.TestStats;
+const TestResult = runner_core.TestResult;
+
+/// Test mode
+const TestMode = enum {
+    cross,
+    native,
+    valgrind,
+    all,
+};
+
+/// Parsed command line arguments
+const Args = struct {
+    roc_binary: []const u8,
+    platform_name: []const u8,
+    target_filter: ?[]const u8,
+    mode: TestMode,
+    verbose: bool,
+    /// Raw args buffer - caller must free via std.process.argsFree
+    raw_args: [][:0]u8,
+};
+
+/// Entry point for the unified test platform runner.
+pub fn main() !void {
+    var gpa = std.heap.GeneralPurposeAllocator(.{}){};
+    defer _ = gpa.deinit();
+    const allocator = gpa.allocator();
+
+    const args = try parseArgs(allocator);
+    defer std.process.argsFree(allocator, args.raw_args);
+
+    // Look up the platform
+    const platform = platform_config.findPlatform(args.platform_name) orelse {
+        std.debug.print("Error: Unknown platform '{s}'\n", .{args.platform_name});
+        std.debug.print("Available platforms: int, str, fx, fx-open\n", .{});
+        std.process.exit(1);
+    };
+
+    // Validate target if specified
+    if (args.target_filter) |target_name| {
+        if (!std.mem.eql(u8, target_name, "native")) {
+            if (platform_config.findTarget(platform, target_name) == null) {
+                std.debug.print("Error: Target '{s}' not supported by platform '{s}'\n", .{ target_name, platform.name });
+                std.debug.print("Available targets: ", .{});
+                for (platform.targets, 0..) |t, i| {
+                    if (i > 0) std.debug.print(", ", .{});
+                    std.debug.print("{s}", .{t.name});
+                }
+                std.debug.print(", native\n", .{});
+                std.process.exit(1);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Print banner
+    std.debug.print("=== Test Platform Runner ===\n", .{});
+    std.debug.print("Roc binary: {s}\n", .{args.roc_binary});
+    std.debug.print("Platform: {s}\n", .{platform.name});
+    if (args.target_filter) |t| {
+        std.debug.print("Target filter: {s}\n", .{t});
+    }
+    std.debug.print("Mode: {s}\n", .{@tagName(args.mode)});
+    std.debug.print("\n", .{});
+
+    var stats = TestStats{};
+
+    // Run tests based on mode
+    switch (args.mode) {
+        .cross => {
+            try runCrossCompileTests(allocator, args, platform, &stats);
+        },
+        .native => {
+            try runNativeTests(allocator, args, platform, &stats);
+        },
+        .valgrind => {
+            try runValgrindTests(allocator, args, platform, &stats);
+        },
+        .all => {
+            // Run cross-compilation tests
+            try runCrossCompileTests(allocator, args, platform, &stats);
+
+            // Run native tests
+            try runNativeTests(allocator, args, platform, &stats);
+        },
+    }
+
+    // Print summary
+    runner_core.printSummary(stats);
+
+    if (stats.failed > 0) {
+        std.process.exit(1);
+    }
+}
+
+fn runCrossCompileTests(
+    allocator: Allocator,
+    args: Args,
+    platform: PlatformConfig,
+    stats: *TestStats,
+) !void {
+    runner_core.printHeader("Cross-compilation tests", .{});
+
+    // First verify platform files exist
+    std.debug.print("Verifying platform target files...\n", .{});
+    var verify_failed = false;
+
+    for (platform.targets) |target| {
+        // Apply target filter
+        if (args.target_filter) |filter| {
+            if (!std.mem.eql(u8, target.name, filter)) continue;
+        }
+
+        // Skip glibc on non-Linux
+        if (runner_core.shouldSkipTarget(target.name)) {
+            runner_core.printResultLine("SKIP", target.name, "glibc requires Linux host");
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        const exists = try runner_core.verifyPlatformFiles(allocator, platform.base_dir, target.name);
+        if (exists) {
+            runner_core.printResultLine("OK", target.name, "libhost.a exists");
+        } else {
+            runner_core.printResultLine("FAIL", target.name, "libhost.a missing");
+            verify_failed = true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (verify_failed) {
+        std.debug.print("\nPlatform verification failed. Aborting.\n", .{});
+        std.process.exit(1);
+    }
+
+    // Now run cross-compilation tests
+    std.debug.print("\n", .{});
+
+    switch (platform.test_apps) {
+        .single => |app_name| {
+            const roc_file = try std.fmt.allocPrint(allocator, "{s}/{s}", .{ platform.base_dir, app_name });
+            defer allocator.free(roc_file);
+
+            for (platform.targets) |target| {
+                // Apply target filter
+                if (args.target_filter) |filter| {
+                    if (!std.mem.eql(u8, target.name, filter)) continue;
+                }
+
+                // Skip glibc on non-Linux
+                if (runner_core.shouldSkipTarget(target.name)) {
+                    stats.record(.skipped);
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                std.debug.print("Building {s} for {s}... ", .{ app_name, target.name });
+
+                const output_name = try std.fmt.allocPrint(allocator, "{s}_{s}", .{ platform.name, target.name });
+                defer allocator.free(output_name);
+
+                const result = try runner_core.crossCompile(allocator, args.roc_binary, roc_file, target.name, output_name);
+                stats.record(result);
+            }
+        },
+
+        .spec_list => |specs| {
+            for (platform.targets) |target| {
+                // Apply target filter
+                if (args.target_filter) |filter| {
+                    if (!std.mem.eql(u8, target.name, filter)) continue;
+                }
+
+                // Skip glibc on non-Linux
+                if (runner_core.shouldSkipTarget(target.name)) {
+                    stats.record(.skipped);
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                std.debug.print("Cross-compiling {d} tests for {s}...\n", .{ specs.len, target.name });
+
+                for (specs, 0..) |spec, i| {
+                    const test_num = i + 1;
+                    std.debug.print("[{d}/{d}] {s}... ", .{ test_num, specs.len, spec.roc_file });
+
+                    const basename = std.fs.path.stem(spec.roc_file);
+                    const output_name = try std.fmt.allocPrint(allocator, "{s}_{s}", .{ basename, target.name });
+                    defer allocator.free(output_name);
+
+                    const result = try runner_core.crossCompile(allocator, args.roc_binary, spec.roc_file, target.name, output_name);
+                    stats.record(result);
+                }
+            }
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+fn runNativeTests(
+    allocator: Allocator,
+    args: Args,
+    platform: PlatformConfig,
+    stats: *TestStats,
+) !void {
+    // Check if native target is filtered out
+    if (args.target_filter) |filter| {
+        if (!std.mem.eql(u8, filter, "native")) {
+            return; // Skip native tests if a specific cross target is requested
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!platform.supports_native_exec) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    runner_core.printHeader("Native build and execution tests", .{});
+
+    switch (platform.test_apps) {
+        .single => |app_name| {
+            const roc_file = try std.fmt.allocPrint(allocator, "{s}/{s}", .{ platform.base_dir, app_name });
+            defer allocator.free(roc_file);
+
+            const output_name = try std.fmt.allocPrint(allocator, "{s}_native", .{platform.name});
+            defer allocator.free(output_name);
+
+            // Build
+            std.debug.print("Building {s} native... ", .{app_name});
+            const build_result = try runner_core.buildNative(allocator, args.roc_binary, roc_file, output_name);
+            stats.record(build_result);
+
+            if (build_result != .passed) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            // Run
+            std.debug.print("Running native executable... ", .{});
+            const exe_path = try std.fmt.allocPrint(allocator, "./{s}", .{output_name});
+            defer allocator.free(exe_path);
+
+            const run_result = try runner_core.runNative(allocator, exe_path);
+            stats.record(run_result);
+
+            // Cleanup
+            runner_core.cleanup(output_name);
+        },
+
+        .spec_list => |specs| {
+            if (platform.supports_io_specs) {
+                // Use IO spec verification
+                std.debug.print("Running {d} IO spec tests...\n", .{specs.len});
+
+                for (specs, 0..) |spec, i| {
+                    const test_num = i + 1;
+                    std.debug.print("[{d}/{d}] {s}... ", .{ test_num, specs.len, spec.roc_file });
+
+                    const result = try runner_core.runWithIoSpec(allocator, args.roc_binary, spec.roc_file, spec.io_spec);
+                    stats.record(result);
+                }
+            } else {
+                // Just build and run each test
+                for (specs, 0..) |spec, i| {
+                    const test_num = i + 1;
+                    const basename = std.fs.path.stem(spec.roc_file);
+                    const output_name = try std.fmt.allocPrint(allocator, "{s}_native", .{basename});
+                    defer allocator.free(output_name);
+
+                    std.debug.print("[{d}/{d}] Building {s}... ", .{ test_num, specs.len, spec.roc_file });
+                    const build_result = try runner_core.buildNative(allocator, args.roc_binary, spec.roc_file, output_name);
+                    stats.record(build_result);
+
+                    if (build_result == .passed) {
+                        const exe_path = try std.fmt.allocPrint(allocator, "./{s}", .{output_name});
+                        defer allocator.free(exe_path);
+
+                        std.debug.print("         Running... ", .{});
+                        const run_result = try runner_core.runNative(allocator, exe_path);
+                        stats.record(run_result);
+
+                        runner_core.cleanup(output_name);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+fn runValgrindTests(
+    allocator: Allocator,
+    args: Args,
+    platform: PlatformConfig,
+    stats: *TestStats,
+) !void {
+    // Valgrind only works on Linux x86_64
+    if (builtin.os.tag != .linux or builtin.cpu.arch != .x86_64) {
+        std.debug.print("Skipping valgrind tests (requires Linux x86_64)\n", .{});
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (!platform.valgrind_safe) {
+        std.debug.print("Skipping valgrind tests for {s} (has stdin tests)\n", .{platform.name});
+        return;
+    }
+
+    runner_core.printHeader("Valgrind memory tests", .{});
+
+    switch (platform.test_apps) {
+        .single => |app_name| {
+            const roc_file = try std.fmt.allocPrint(allocator, "{s}/{s}", .{ platform.base_dir, app_name });
+            defer allocator.free(roc_file);
+
+            std.debug.print("Running {s} under valgrind... ", .{app_name});
+            const result = try runner_core.runWithValgrind(allocator, args.roc_binary, roc_file);
+            stats.record(result);
+        },
+
+        .spec_list => |specs| {
+            // For valgrind, only run tests that don't use stdin
+            var valgrind_safe_count: usize = 0;
+            for (specs) |spec| {
+                if (std.mem.indexOf(u8, spec.io_spec, "0<") == null) {
+                    valgrind_safe_count += 1;
+                }
+            }
+
+            std.debug.print("Running {d} valgrind-safe tests...\n", .{valgrind_safe_count});
+
+            var test_num: usize = 0;
+            for (specs) |spec| {
+                // Skip tests that use stdin
+                if (std.mem.indexOf(u8, spec.io_spec, "0<") != null) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                test_num += 1;
+                std.debug.print("[{d}/{d}] {s}... ", .{ test_num, valgrind_safe_count, spec.roc_file });
+                const result = try runner_core.runWithValgrind(allocator, args.roc_binary, spec.roc_file);
+                stats.record(result);
+            }
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+fn parseArgs(allocator: Allocator) !Args {
+    const raw_args = try std.process.argsAlloc(allocator);
+
+    if (raw_args.len < 3) {
+        printUsage();
+        std.process.exit(1);
+    }
+
+    var args = Args{
+        .roc_binary = raw_args[1],
+        .platform_name = raw_args[2],
+        .target_filter = null,
+        .mode = .all,
+        .verbose = false,
+        .raw_args = raw_args,
+    };
+
+    // Parse options
+    var i: usize = 3;
+    while (i < raw_args.len) : (i += 1) {
+        const arg = raw_args[i];
+
+        if (std.mem.startsWith(u8, arg, "--target=")) {
+            args.target_filter = arg["--target=".len..];
+        } else if (std.mem.startsWith(u8, arg, "--mode=")) {
+            const mode_str = arg["--mode=".len..];
+            if (std.mem.eql(u8, mode_str, "cross")) {
+                args.mode = .cross;
+            } else if (std.mem.eql(u8, mode_str, "native")) {
+                args.mode = .native;
+            } else if (std.mem.eql(u8, mode_str, "valgrind")) {
+                args.mode = .valgrind;
+            } else if (std.mem.eql(u8, mode_str, "all")) {
+                args.mode = .all;
+            } else {
+                std.debug.print("Error: Unknown mode '{s}'\n", .{mode_str});
+                std.debug.print("Available modes: cross, native, valgrind, all\n", .{});
+                std.process.exit(1);
+            }
+        } else if (std.mem.eql(u8, arg, "--verbose")) {
+            args.verbose = true;
+        } else {
+            std.debug.print("Error: Unknown option '{s}'\n", .{arg});
+            printUsage();
+            std.process.exit(1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return args;
+}
+
+fn printUsage() void {
+    std.debug.print(
+        \\Usage: test_runner <roc_binary> <platform> [options]
+        \\
+        \\Platforms:
+        \\  int       - Integer operations platform
+        \\  str       - String processing platform
+        \\  fx        - Effectful platform (stdout/stderr/stdin)
+        \\  fx-open   - Effectful with open union errors
+        \\
+        \\Options:
+        \\  --target=<name>   Target to test (default: all for platform)
+        \\                    Values: x64musl, arm64musl, x64glibc, arm64glibc, native
+        \\  --mode=<mode>     Test mode (default: all applicable)
+        \\                    Values: cross, native, valgrind, all
+        \\  --verbose         Show detailed output
+        \\
+        \\Examples:
+        \\  test_runner ./zig-out/bin/roc int                    # All int tests
+        \\  test_runner ./zig-out/bin/roc fx --target=x64musl    # fx cross-compile to x64musl
+        \\  test_runner ./zig-out/bin/roc str --mode=valgrind    # str under valgrind
+        \\  test_runner ./zig-out/bin/roc int --mode=native      # int native only
+        \\
+    , .{});
+}

src/cli/test_shared_memory_system.zig

@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ test "integration - shared memory setup and parsing" {
     const roc_path = "test/int/app.roc";
 
     // Test that we can set up shared memory with ModuleEnv
-    const shm_result = try main.setupSharedMemoryWithModuleEnv(&allocs, roc_path);
+    const shm_result = try main.setupSharedMemoryWithModuleEnv(&allocs, roc_path, true);
     const shm_handle = shm_result.handle;
 
     // Clean up shared memory resources
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ test "integration - compilation pipeline for different platforms" {
 
     for (test_apps) |roc_path| {
         // Test the full compilation pipeline (parse -> canonicalize -> typecheck)
-        const shm_result = main.setupSharedMemoryWithModuleEnv(&allocs, roc_path) catch |err| {
+        const shm_result = main.setupSharedMemoryWithModuleEnv(&allocs, roc_path, true) catch |err| {
             std.log.warn("Failed to set up shared memory for {s}: {}\n", .{ roc_path, err });
             continue;
         };
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ test "integration - error handling for non-existent file" {
     const roc_path = "test/nonexistent/app.roc";
 
     // This should fail because the file doesn't exist
-    const result = main.setupSharedMemoryWithModuleEnv(&allocs, roc_path);
+    const result = main.setupSharedMemoryWithModuleEnv(&allocs, roc_path, true);
 
     // We expect this to fail - the important thing is that it doesn't crash
     if (result) |shm_result| {

src/compile/compile_build.zig

@@ -376,6 +376,15 @@ pub const BuildEnv = struct {
     pkg_sink_ctxs: std.array_list.Managed(*PkgSinkCtx),
     // Owned schedule ctxs for pre-registration (one per package)
     schedule_ctxs: std.array_list.Managed(*ScheduleCtx),
+    // Pending known module registrations (processed after schedulers are created)
+    pending_known_modules: std.array_list.Managed(PendingKnownModule),
+
+    /// Info about a known module registration that needs to be applied after schedulers exist
+    const PendingKnownModule = struct {
+        target_package: []const u8, // Package to register with (e.g., "app")
+        qualified_name: []const u8, // e.g., "pf.Stdout"
+        import_name: []const u8, // e.g., "pf.Stdout"
+    };
 
     pub fn init(gpa: Allocator, mode: Mode, max_threads: usize) !BuildEnv {
         // Allocate builtin modules on heap to prevent moves that would invalidate internal pointers
@@ -396,6 +405,7 @@ pub const BuildEnv = struct {
             .resolver_ctxs = std.array_list.Managed(*ResolverCtx).init(gpa),
             .pkg_sink_ctxs = std.array_list.Managed(*PkgSinkCtx).init(gpa),
             .schedule_ctxs = std.array_list.Managed(*ScheduleCtx).init(gpa),
+            .pending_known_modules = std.array_list.Managed(PendingKnownModule).init(gpa),
         };
     }
 
@@ -425,6 +435,14 @@ pub const BuildEnv = struct {
         for (self.schedule_ctxs.items) |p| self.gpa.destroy(p);
         self.schedule_ctxs.deinit();
 
+        // Free pending known modules
+        for (self.pending_known_modules.items) |pkm| {
+            self.gpa.free(pkm.target_package);
+            self.gpa.free(pkm.qualified_name);
+            self.gpa.free(pkm.import_name);
+        }
+        self.pending_known_modules.deinit();
+
         // Deinit schedulers
         var sit = self.schedulers.iterator();
         while (sit.next()) |e| {
@@ -525,6 +543,9 @@ pub const BuildEnv = struct {
         // Create per-package schedulers wired with a shared resolver and global queue hook
         try self.createSchedulers();
 
+        // Register pending known modules now that schedulers exist
+        try self.processPendingKnownModules();
+
         // Set back-pointer for dispatch
         self.global_queue.build_env = self;
 
@@ -533,11 +554,8 @@ pub const BuildEnv = struct {
             try self.global_queue.start(self.gpa, self.max_threads, &self.sink);
         }
 
-        // Seed root module into global queue via schedule hook (ModuleBuild will call back)
-        const root_sched = self.schedulers.getPtr(pkg_name).?;
-        try root_sched.*.buildRoot(pkg_root_file);
-
-        // Kick remaining packages by seeding their root files too
+        // Build platform and other dependency packages BEFORE the app
+        // This ensures platform module envs are available when app is canonicalized
         var it = self.schedulers.iterator();
         while (it.next()) |e| {
             const name = e.key_ptr.*;
@@ -546,6 +564,10 @@ pub const BuildEnv = struct {
             try e.value_ptr.*.buildRoot(pkg.root_file);
         }
 
+        // Seed root module into global queue via schedule hook (ModuleBuild will call back)
+        const root_sched = self.schedulers.getPtr(pkg_name).?;
+        try root_sched.*.buildRoot(pkg_root_file);
+
         // Wait for all work to complete
         if (builtin.target.cpu.arch != .wasm32 and self.mode == .multi_threaded) {
             // Multi-threaded mode: wait for global queue to drain
@@ -753,16 +775,22 @@ pub const BuildEnv = struct {
         const qual = parts.qual;
         const rest = parts.rest;
 
-        const ref = cur_pkg.shorthands.get(qual) orelse return;
+        const ref = cur_pkg.shorthands.get(qual) orelse {
+            return;
+        };
         const target_pkg_name = ref.name;
-        const target_pkg = self.ws.packages.get(target_pkg_name) orelse return;
+        const target_pkg = self.ws.packages.get(target_pkg_name) orelse {
+            return;
+        };
 
         const mod_path = self.ws.dottedToPath(target_pkg.root_dir, rest) catch {
             return;
         };
         defer self.ws.gpa.free(mod_path);
 
-        const sched = self.ws.schedulers.get(target_pkg_name) orelse return;
+        const sched = self.ws.schedulers.get(target_pkg_name) orelse {
+            return;
+        };
         sched.*.scheduleModule(rest, mod_path, 1) catch {
             // Continue anyway - dependency resolution will handle missing modules
         };
@@ -790,10 +818,15 @@ pub const BuildEnv = struct {
         const qual = parts.qual;
         const rest = parts.rest;
 
-        const ref = cur_pkg.shorthands.get(qual) orelse return null;
-        const sched = self.ws.schedulers.get(ref.name) orelse return null;
+        const ref = cur_pkg.shorthands.get(qual) orelse {
+            return null;
+        };
+        const sched = self.ws.schedulers.get(ref.name) orelse {
+            return null;
+        };
 
-        return sched.*.getEnvIfDone(rest);
+        const result = sched.*.getEnvIfDone(rest);
+        return result;
     }
 
     fn resolverResolveLocalPath(ctx: ?*anyopaque, _: []const u8, root_dir: []const u8, import_name: []const u8) []const u8 {
@@ -852,6 +885,8 @@ pub const BuildEnv = struct {
         platform_alias: ?[]u8 = null,
         platform_path: ?[]u8 = null,
         shorthands: std.StringHashMapUnmanaged([]const u8) = .{},
+        /// Platform-exposed modules (e.g., Stdout, Stderr) that apps can import
+        exposes: std.ArrayListUnmanaged([]const u8) = .{},
 
         fn deinit(self: *HeaderInfo, gpa: Allocator) void {
             if (self.platform_alias) |a| freeSlice(gpa, a);
@@ -862,6 +897,10 @@ pub const BuildEnv = struct {
                 freeConstSlice(gpa, e.value_ptr.*);
             }
             self.shorthands.deinit(gpa);
+            for (self.exposes.items) |e| {
+                freeConstSlice(gpa, e);
+            }
+            self.exposes.deinit(gpa);
         }
     };
 
@@ -1125,6 +1164,22 @@ pub const BuildEnv = struct {
                     }
                     try info.shorthands.put(self.gpa, try self.gpa.dupe(u8, k), v);
                 }
+
+                // Extract platform-exposed modules (e.g., Stdout, Stderr)
+                // These are modules that apps can import from the platform
+                const exposes_coll = ast.store.getCollection(p.exposes);
+                const exposes_items = ast.store.exposedItemSlice(.{ .span = exposes_coll.span });
+                for (exposes_items) |item_idx| {
+                    const item = ast.store.getExposedItem(item_idx);
+                    const token_idx = switch (item) {
+                        .upper_ident => |ui| ui.ident,
+                        .upper_ident_star => |uis| uis.ident,
+                        .lower_ident => |li| li.ident,
+                        .malformed => continue, // Skip malformed items
+                    };
+                    const item_name = ast.resolve(token_idx);
+                    try info.exposes.append(self.gpa, try self.gpa.dupe(u8, item_name));
+                }
             },
             .module => {
                 info.kind = .module;
@@ -1431,6 +1486,22 @@ pub const BuildEnv = struct {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Register pending known modules with their target schedulers.
+    /// Also schedules the external modules so they'll be built before the app.
+    /// Called after createSchedulers() to ensure all schedulers exist.
+    fn processPendingKnownModules(self: *BuildEnv) !void {
+        for (self.pending_known_modules.items) |pkm| {
+            if (self.schedulers.get(pkm.target_package)) |sched| {
+                try sched.addKnownModule(pkm.qualified_name, pkm.import_name);
+                // Also schedule the external module so it gets built
+                // This is needed so the module is ready when we populate module_envs_map
+                if (sched.resolver) |res| {
+                    res.scheduleExternal(res.ctx, pkm.target_package, pkm.import_name);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     fn populatePackageShorthands(self: *BuildEnv, pkg_name: []const u8, info: *HeaderInfo) !void {
         var pack = self.packages.getPtr(pkg_name).?;
 
@@ -1470,6 +1541,46 @@ pub const BuildEnv = struct {
             });
 
             try self.populatePackageShorthands(dep_name, &child_info);
+
+            // Register platform-exposed modules as packages so apps can import them
+            // This is necessary for URL platforms where the platform directory is in a cache
+            const platform_dir = std.fs.path.dirname(abs) orelse ".";
+
+            for (child_info.exposes.items) |module_name| {
+                // Create path to the module file (e.g., Stdout.roc)
+                const module_filename = try std.fmt.allocPrint(self.gpa, "{s}.roc", .{module_name});
+                defer self.gpa.free(module_filename);
+
+                const module_path = try std.fs.path.join(self.gpa, &.{ platform_dir, module_filename });
+                defer self.gpa.free(module_path);
+
+                // Register this module as a package
+                // Only allocate if package doesn't exist (ensurePackage makes its own copy)
+                if (!self.packages.contains(module_name)) {
+                    try self.ensurePackage(module_name, .module, module_path);
+                }
+
+                // Also add to app's shorthands so imports resolve correctly
+                const mod_key = try self.gpa.dupe(u8, module_name);
+                if (pack.shorthands.fetchRemove(mod_key)) |old_entry| {
+                    freeConstSlice(self.gpa, old_entry.key);
+                    freeConstSlice(self.gpa, old_entry.value.name);
+                    freeConstSlice(self.gpa, old_entry.value.root_file);
+                }
+                try pack.shorthands.put(self.gpa, mod_key, .{
+                    .name = try self.gpa.dupe(u8, module_name),
+                    .root_file = try self.gpa.dupe(u8, module_path),
+                });
+
+                // Add to pending list - will be registered after schedulers are created
+                // Use the QUALIFIED name (e.g., "pf.Stdout") because that's how imports are tracked
+                const qualified_name = try std.fmt.allocPrint(self.gpa, "{s}.{s}", .{ alias, module_name });
+                try self.pending_known_modules.append(.{
+                    .target_package = try self.gpa.dupe(u8, pkg_name),
+                    .qualified_name = qualified_name,
+                    .import_name = try self.gpa.dupe(u8, qualified_name),
+                });
+            }
         }
 
         // Common package dependencies

src/compile/compile_package.zig

@@ -191,6 +191,18 @@ pub const PackageEnv = struct {
     total_type_checking_ns: u64 = 0,
     total_check_diagnostics_ns: u64 = 0,
 
+    // Additional known modules (e.g., from platform exposes) to include in module_envs_map
+    // These are modules that exist in external directories (like URL platform cache)
+    additional_known_modules: std.ArrayList(KnownModule),
+
+    /// Info about a known module from a platform or other package
+    pub const KnownModule = struct {
+        /// Qualified module name (e.g., "pf.Stdout")
+        qualified_name: []const u8,
+        /// Import name for resolver lookup (e.g., "pf.Stdout")
+        import_name: []const u8,
+    };
+
     pub fn init(gpa: Allocator, package_name: []const u8, root_dir: []const u8, mode: Mode, max_threads: usize, sink: ReportSink, schedule_hook: ScheduleHook, compiler_version: []const u8, builtin_modules: *const BuiltinModules, file_provider: ?FileProvider) PackageEnv {
         return .{
             .gpa = gpa,
@@ -206,6 +218,7 @@ pub const PackageEnv = struct {
             .injector = std.ArrayList(Task).empty,
             .modules = std.ArrayList(ModuleState).empty,
             .discovered = std.ArrayList(ModuleId).empty,
+            .additional_known_modules = std.ArrayList(KnownModule).empty,
         };
     }
 
@@ -237,9 +250,24 @@ pub const PackageEnv = struct {
             .injector = std.ArrayList(Task).empty,
             .modules = std.ArrayList(ModuleState).empty,
             .discovered = std.ArrayList(ModuleId).empty,
+            .additional_known_modules = std.ArrayList(KnownModule).empty,
         };
     }
 
+    /// Add a module that should be recognized during canonicalization.
+    /// This is used for platform-exposed modules in URL platforms where the
+    /// modules exist in a cache directory, not the app's directory.
+    /// `qualified_name` is the full name like "pf.Stdout"
+    /// `import_name` is the import path for resolver lookup (e.g., "pf.Stdout")
+    pub fn addKnownModule(self: *PackageEnv, qualified_name: []const u8, import_name: []const u8) !void {
+        const qualified_copy = try self.gpa.dupe(u8, qualified_name);
+        const import_copy = try self.gpa.dupe(u8, import_name);
+        try self.additional_known_modules.append(self.gpa, .{
+            .qualified_name = qualified_copy,
+            .import_name = import_copy,
+        });
+    }
+
     pub fn deinit(self: *PackageEnv) void {
         // NOTE: builtin_modules is not owned by PackageEnv, so we don't deinit it here
 
@@ -259,6 +287,13 @@ pub const PackageEnv = struct {
         self.injector.deinit(self.gpa);
         self.discovered.deinit(self.gpa);
         self.emitted.deinit(self.gpa);
+
+        // Free additional known module names
+        for (self.additional_known_modules.items) |km| {
+            self.gpa.free(km.qualified_name);
+            self.gpa.free(km.import_name);
+        }
+        self.additional_known_modules.deinit(self.gpa);
     }
 
     /// Get the root module's env (first module added)
@@ -630,6 +665,7 @@ pub const PackageEnv = struct {
         // Use shared canonicalization function to ensure consistency with snapshot tool
         // Pass sibling module names from the same directory so MODULE NOT FOUND isn't
         // reported prematurely for modules that exist but haven't been loaded yet.
+        // Also include additional known modules from platform exposes (for URL platforms).
         try canonicalizeModuleWithSiblings(
             self.gpa,
             env,
@@ -637,6 +673,9 @@ pub const PackageEnv = struct {
             self.builtin_modules.builtin_module.env,
             self.builtin_modules.builtin_indices,
             self.root_dir,
+            self.package_name,
+            self.resolver,
+            self.additional_known_modules.items,
         );
 
         const canon_end = if (@import("builtin").target.cpu.arch != .wasm32) std.time.nanoTimestamp() else 0;
@@ -892,7 +931,8 @@ pub const PackageEnv = struct {
         czer.deinit();
     }
 
-    /// Canonicalization function that also discovers sibling .roc files in the same directory.
+    /// Canonicalization function that also discovers sibling .roc files in the same directory
+    /// and includes additional known modules (e.g., from platform exposes).
     /// This prevents premature MODULE NOT FOUND errors for modules that exist but haven't been loaded yet.
     fn canonicalizeModuleWithSiblings(
         gpa: Allocator,
@@ -901,6 +941,9 @@ pub const PackageEnv = struct {
         builtin_module_env: *const ModuleEnv,
         builtin_indices: can.CIR.BuiltinIndices,
         root_dir: []const u8,
+        package_name: []const u8,
+        resolver: ?ImportResolver,
+        additional_known_modules: []const KnownModule,
     ) !void {
         // Create module_envs map for auto-importing builtin types
         var module_envs_map = std.AutoHashMap(base.Ident.Idx, Can.AutoImportedType).init(gpa);
@@ -948,6 +991,23 @@ pub const PackageEnv = struct {
             }
         }
 
+        // Add additional known modules (e.g., from platform exposes for URL platforms)
+        // Use the resolver to get the ACTUAL module env if available
+        for (additional_known_modules) |km| {
+            const module_ident = try env.insertIdent(base.Ident.for_text(km.qualified_name));
+            const qualified_ident = try env.insertIdent(base.Ident.for_text(km.qualified_name));
+            if (!module_envs_map.contains(module_ident)) {
+                // Try to get the actual module env using the resolver
+                const actual_env: *const ModuleEnv = if (resolver) |res| blk: {
+                    if (res.getEnv(res.ctx, package_name, km.import_name)) |mod_env| {
+                        break :blk mod_env;
+                    }
+                    break :blk builtin_module_env;
+                } else builtin_module_env;
+                try module_envs_map.put(module_ident, .{ .env = actual_env, .qualified_type_ident = qualified_ident });
+            }
+        }
+
         var czer = try Can.init(env, parse_ast, &module_envs_map);
         try czer.canonicalizeFile();
         czer.deinit();

src/eval/StackValue.zig

@@ -43,18 +43,39 @@ const StackValue = @This();
 fn increfLayoutPtr(layout: Layout, ptr: ?*anyopaque, layout_cache: *LayoutStore) void {
     if (layout.tag == .scalar and layout.data.scalar.tag == .str) {
         if (ptr == null) return;
+        // Verify alignment before @alignCast
+        if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+            const ptr_int = @intFromPtr(ptr.?);
+            if (ptr_int % @alignOf(RocStr) != 0) {
+                std.debug.panic("increfLayoutPtr(str): ptr=0x{x} is not {}-byte aligned", .{ ptr_int, @alignOf(RocStr) });
+            }
+        }
         const roc_str = @as(*const RocStr, @ptrCast(@alignCast(ptr.?))).*;
         roc_str.incref(1);
         return;
     }
     if (layout.tag == .list) {
         if (ptr == null) return;
+        // Verify alignment before @alignCast
+        if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+            const ptr_int = @intFromPtr(ptr.?);
+            if (ptr_int % @alignOf(RocList) != 0) {
+                std.debug.panic("increfLayoutPtr(list): ptr=0x{x} is not {}-byte aligned", .{ ptr_int, @alignOf(RocList) });
+            }
+        }
         const list_value = @as(*const RocList, @ptrCast(@alignCast(ptr.?))).*;
         list_value.incref(1, false);
         return;
     }
     if (layout.tag == .box) {
         if (ptr == null) return;
+        // Verify alignment before @alignCast
+        if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+            const ptr_int = @intFromPtr(ptr.?);
+            if (ptr_int % @alignOf(usize) != 0) {
+                std.debug.panic("increfLayoutPtr(box): ptr=0x{x} is not {}-byte aligned", .{ ptr_int, @alignOf(usize) });
+            }
+        }
         const slot: *usize = @ptrCast(@alignCast(ptr.?));
         if (slot.* != 0) {
             const data_ptr: [*]u8 = @as([*]u8, @ptrFromInt(slot.*));
@@ -112,12 +133,26 @@ fn increfLayoutPtr(layout: Layout, ptr: ?*anyopaque, layout_cache: *LayoutStore)
 fn decrefLayoutPtr(layout: Layout, ptr: ?*anyopaque, layout_cache: *LayoutStore, ops: *RocOps) void {
     if (layout.tag == .scalar and layout.data.scalar.tag == .str) {
         if (ptr == null) return;
+        // Verify alignment before @alignCast
+        if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+            const ptr_int = @intFromPtr(ptr.?);
+            if (ptr_int % @alignOf(RocStr) != 0) {
+                std.debug.panic("decrefLayoutPtr(str): ptr=0x{x} is not {}-byte aligned", .{ ptr_int, @alignOf(RocStr) });
+            }
+        }
         const roc_str = @as(*const RocStr, @ptrCast(@alignCast(ptr.?))).*;
         roc_str.decref(ops);
         return;
     }
     if (layout.tag == .list) {
         if (ptr == null) return;
+        // Verify alignment before @alignCast
+        if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+            const ptr_int = @intFromPtr(ptr.?);
+            if (ptr_int % @alignOf(RocList) != 0) {
+                std.debug.panic("decrefLayoutPtr(list): ptr=0x{x} is not {}-byte aligned", .{ ptr_int, @alignOf(RocList) });
+            }
+        }
         const list_header: *const RocList = @ptrCast(@alignCast(ptr.?));
         const list_value = list_header.*;
         const elem_layout = layout_cache.getLayout(layout.data.list);
@@ -141,6 +176,13 @@ fn decrefLayoutPtr(layout: Layout, ptr: ?*anyopaque, layout_cache: *LayoutStore,
     }
     if (layout.tag == .box) {
         if (ptr == null) return;
+        // Verify alignment before @alignCast
+        if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+            const box_ptr_int = @intFromPtr(ptr.?);
+            if (box_ptr_int % @alignOf(usize) != 0) {
+                std.debug.panic("decrefLayoutPtr(box): ptr=0x{x} is not {}-byte aligned", .{ box_ptr_int, @alignOf(usize) });
+            }
+        }
         const slot: *usize = @ptrCast(@alignCast(ptr.?));
         const raw_ptr = slot.*;
         if (raw_ptr == 0) return;
@@ -152,8 +194,21 @@ fn decrefLayoutPtr(layout: Layout, ptr: ?*anyopaque, layout_cache: *LayoutStore,
         const ptr_int = @intFromPtr(data_ptr);
         const tag_mask: usize = if (@sizeOf(usize) == 8) 0b111 else 0b11;
         const unmasked_ptr = ptr_int & ~tag_mask;
+        const refcount_addr = unmasked_ptr - @sizeOf(isize);
+
+        // Verify alignment before @ptrFromInt for refcount
+        if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+            if (refcount_addr % @alignOf(isize) != 0) {
+                std.debug.panic("decrefLayoutPtr: refcount_addr=0x{x} misaligned! unmasked=0x{x}, raw=0x{x}", .{
+                    refcount_addr,
+                    unmasked_ptr,
+                    raw_ptr,
+                });
+            }
+        }
+
         const payload_ptr = @as([*]u8, @ptrFromInt(unmasked_ptr));
-        const refcount_ptr: *isize = @as(*isize, @ptrFromInt(unmasked_ptr - @sizeOf(isize)));
+        const refcount_ptr: *isize = @as(*isize, @ptrFromInt(refcount_addr));
 
         if (builtins.utils.rcUnique(refcount_ptr.*)) {
             if (elem_layout.isRefcounted()) {
@@ -203,18 +258,46 @@ fn decrefLayoutPtr(layout: Layout, ptr: ?*anyopaque, layout_cache: *LayoutStore,
     if (layout.tag == .closure) {
         if (ptr == null) return;
         // Get the closure header to find the captures layout
+        const closure_ptr_val = @intFromPtr(ptr.?);
+        if (closure_ptr_val % @alignOf(layout_mod.Closure) != 0) {
+            std.debug.panic("[decrefLayoutPtr] closure alignment error: ptr=0x{x} not aligned to {}", .{ closure_ptr_val, @alignOf(layout_mod.Closure) });
+        }
         const closure_header: *const layout_mod.Closure = @ptrCast(@alignCast(ptr.?));
+
+        // Debug assert: check for obviously invalid layout indices (sentinel values like 0xAAAAAAAA)
+        const idx_as_usize = @intFromEnum(closure_header.captures_layout_idx);
+        if (comptime trace_refcount) {
+            traceRefcount("DECREF closure detail: ptr=0x{x} captures_layout_idx={} body_idx={}", .{
+                closure_ptr_val,
+                idx_as_usize,
+                @intFromEnum(closure_header.body_idx),
+            });
+        }
+        if (idx_as_usize > 0x1000000) { // 16 million layouts is way more than any real program would have
+            std.debug.panic("decrefLayoutPtr: closure has invalid captures_layout_idx=0x{x} (likely uninitialized or corrupted closure header at ptr={*})", .{ idx_as_usize, ptr.? });
+        }
+
         const captures_layout = layout_cache.getLayout(closure_header.captures_layout_idx);
 
+        if (comptime trace_refcount) {
+            traceRefcount("DECREF closure captures_layout.tag={}", .{@intFromEnum(captures_layout.tag)});
+        }
+
         // Only decref if there are actual captures (record with fields)
         if (captures_layout.tag == .record) {
             const record_data = layout_cache.getRecordData(captures_layout.data.record.idx);
+            if (comptime trace_refcount) {
+                traceRefcount("DECREF closure record fields={}", .{record_data.fields.count});
+            }
             if (record_data.fields.count > 0) {
                 const header_size = @sizeOf(layout_mod.Closure);
                 const cap_align = captures_layout.alignment(layout_cache.targetUsize());
                 const aligned_off = std.mem.alignForward(usize, header_size, @intCast(cap_align.toByteUnits()));
                 const base_ptr: [*]u8 = @ptrCast(@alignCast(ptr.?));
                 const rec_ptr: *anyopaque = @ptrCast(base_ptr + aligned_off);
+                if (comptime trace_refcount) {
+                    traceRefcount("DECREF closure rec_ptr=0x{x}", .{@intFromPtr(rec_ptr)});
+                }
                 decrefLayoutPtr(captures_layout, rec_ptr, layout_cache, ops);
             }
         }
@@ -260,7 +343,7 @@ pub fn copyToPtr(self: StackValue, layout_cache: *LayoutStore, dest_ptr: *anyopa
                     if (!src_str.isSmallStr()) {
                         const alloc_ptr = src_str.getAllocationPtr();
                         const rc_before: isize = if (alloc_ptr) |ptr| blk: {
-                            if (@intFromPtr(ptr) % 8 != 0) break :blk -999;
+                            if (@intFromPtr(ptr) % @alignOf(usize) != 0) break :blk -999;
                             const isizes: [*]isize = @ptrCast(@alignCast(ptr));
                             break :blk (isizes - 1)[0];
                         } else 0;
@@ -280,24 +363,29 @@ pub fn copyToPtr(self: StackValue, layout_cache: *LayoutStore, dest_ptr: *anyopa
                 std.debug.assert(self.ptr != null);
                 const precision = self.layout.data.scalar.data.int;
                 const value = self.asI128();
+                const dest_ptr_val = @intFromPtr(dest_ptr);
                 switch (precision) {
                     .u8 => {
                         const typed_ptr: *u8 = @ptrCast(@alignCast(dest_ptr));
                         typed_ptr.* = std.math.cast(u8, value) orelse return error.IntegerOverflow;
                     },
                     .u16 => {
+                        if (dest_ptr_val % @alignOf(u16) != 0) std.debug.panic("[copyToPtr] u16 alignment error: dest_ptr=0x{x}", .{dest_ptr_val});
                         const typed_ptr: *u16 = @ptrCast(@alignCast(dest_ptr));
                         typed_ptr.* = std.math.cast(u16, value) orelse return error.IntegerOverflow;
                     },
                     .u32 => {
+                        if (dest_ptr_val % @alignOf(u32) != 0) std.debug.panic("[copyToPtr] u32 alignment error: dest_ptr=0x{x}", .{dest_ptr_val});
                         const typed_ptr: *u32 = @ptrCast(@alignCast(dest_ptr));
                         typed_ptr.* = std.math.cast(u32, value) orelse return error.IntegerOverflow;
                     },
                     .u64 => {
+                        if (dest_ptr_val % @alignOf(u64) != 0) std.debug.panic("[copyToPtr] u64 alignment error: dest_ptr=0x{x}", .{dest_ptr_val});
                         const typed_ptr: *u64 = @ptrCast(@alignCast(dest_ptr));
                         typed_ptr.* = std.math.cast(u64, value) orelse return error.IntegerOverflow;
                     },
                     .u128 => {
+                        if (dest_ptr_val % @alignOf(u128) != 0) std.debug.panic("[copyToPtr] u128 alignment error: dest_ptr=0x{x}", .{dest_ptr_val});
                         const typed_ptr: *u128 = @ptrCast(@alignCast(dest_ptr));
                         typed_ptr.* = std.math.cast(u128, value) orelse return error.IntegerOverflow;
                     },
@@ -306,18 +394,22 @@ pub fn copyToPtr(self: StackValue, layout_cache: *LayoutStore, dest_ptr: *anyopa
                         typed_ptr.* = std.math.cast(i8, value) orelse return error.IntegerOverflow;
                     },
                     .i16 => {
+                        if (dest_ptr_val % @alignOf(i16) != 0) std.debug.panic("[copyToPtr] i16 alignment error: dest_ptr=0x{x}", .{dest_ptr_val});
                         const typed_ptr: *i16 = @ptrCast(@alignCast(dest_ptr));
                         typed_ptr.* = std.math.cast(i16, value) orelse return error.IntegerOverflow;
                     },
                     .i32 => {
+                        if (dest_ptr_val % @alignOf(i32) != 0) std.debug.panic("[copyToPtr] i32 alignment error: dest_ptr=0x{x}", .{dest_ptr_val});
                         const typed_ptr: *i32 = @ptrCast(@alignCast(dest_ptr));
                         typed_ptr.* = std.math.cast(i32, value) orelse return error.IntegerOverflow;
                     },
                     .i64 => {
+                        if (dest_ptr_val % @alignOf(i64) != 0) std.debug.panic("[copyToPtr] i64 alignment error: dest_ptr=0x{x}", .{dest_ptr_val});
                         const typed_ptr: *i64 = @ptrCast(@alignCast(dest_ptr));
                         typed_ptr.* = std.math.cast(i64, value) orelse return error.IntegerOverflow;
                     },
                     .i128 => {
+                        if (dest_ptr_val % @alignOf(i128) != 0) std.debug.panic("[copyToPtr] i128 alignment error: dest_ptr=0x{x}", .{dest_ptr_val});
                         const typed_ptr: *i128 = @ptrCast(@alignCast(dest_ptr));
                         typed_ptr.* = value;
                     },
@@ -329,6 +421,17 @@ pub fn copyToPtr(self: StackValue, layout_cache: *LayoutStore, dest_ptr: *anyopa
     }
 
     if (self.layout.tag == .box) {
+        // Verify alignment before @alignCast for usize
+        if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+            const box_src_ptr_val = @intFromPtr(self.ptr.?);
+            const box_dest_ptr_val = @intFromPtr(dest_ptr);
+            if (box_src_ptr_val % @alignOf(usize) != 0) {
+                std.debug.panic("[copyToPtr box] src alignment error: ptr=0x{x} not {}-byte aligned", .{ box_src_ptr_val, @alignOf(usize) });
+            }
+            if (box_dest_ptr_val % @alignOf(usize) != 0) {
+                std.debug.panic("[copyToPtr box] dest alignment error: ptr=0x{x} not {}-byte aligned", .{ box_dest_ptr_val, @alignOf(usize) });
+            }
+        }
         const src_slot: *usize = @ptrCast(@alignCast(self.ptr.?));
         const dest_slot: *usize = @ptrCast(@alignCast(dest_ptr));
         dest_slot.* = src_slot.*;
@@ -340,6 +443,13 @@ pub fn copyToPtr(self: StackValue, layout_cache: *LayoutStore, dest_ptr: *anyopa
     }
 
     if (self.layout.tag == .box_of_zst) {
+        // Verify alignment before @alignCast for usize
+        if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+            const box_zst_dest_ptr_val = @intFromPtr(dest_ptr);
+            if (box_zst_dest_ptr_val % @alignOf(usize) != 0) {
+                std.debug.panic("[copyToPtr box_of_zst] dest alignment error: ptr=0x{x} not {}-byte aligned", .{ box_zst_dest_ptr_val, @alignOf(usize) });
+            }
+        }
         const dest_slot: *usize = @ptrCast(@alignCast(dest_ptr));
         dest_slot.* = 0;
         return;
@@ -348,6 +458,17 @@ pub fn copyToPtr(self: StackValue, layout_cache: *LayoutStore, dest_ptr: *anyopa
     if (self.layout.tag == .list) {
         // Copy the list header and incref the underlying data
         std.debug.assert(self.ptr != null);
+        // Verify alignment before @alignCast
+        if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+            const copyToPtr_src_ptr_int = @intFromPtr(self.ptr.?);
+            if (copyToPtr_src_ptr_int % @alignOf(builtins.list.RocList) != 0) {
+                std.debug.panic("copyToPtr(list): self.ptr=0x{x} is not {}-byte aligned", .{ copyToPtr_src_ptr_int, @alignOf(builtins.list.RocList) });
+            }
+            const copyToPtr_dest_ptr_int = @intFromPtr(dest_ptr);
+            if (copyToPtr_dest_ptr_int % @alignOf(builtins.list.RocList) != 0) {
+                std.debug.panic("copyToPtr(list): dest_ptr=0x{x} is not {}-byte aligned", .{ copyToPtr_dest_ptr_int, @alignOf(builtins.list.RocList) });
+            }
+        }
         const src_list: *const builtins.list.RocList = @ptrCast(@alignCast(self.ptr.?));
         const dest_list: *builtins.list.RocList = @ptrCast(@alignCast(dest_ptr));
         dest_list.* = src_list.*;
@@ -362,7 +483,7 @@ pub fn copyToPtr(self: StackValue, layout_cache: *LayoutStore, dest_ptr: *anyopa
         if (src_list.getAllocationDataPtr()) |alloc_ptr| {
             if (comptime trace_refcount) {
                 const rc_before: isize = blk: {
-                    if (@intFromPtr(alloc_ptr) % 8 != 0) break :blk -999;
+                    if (@intFromPtr(alloc_ptr) % @alignOf(usize) != 0) break :blk -999;
                     const isizes: [*]isize = @ptrCast(@alignCast(alloc_ptr));
                     break :blk (isizes - 1)[0];
                 };
@@ -383,6 +504,17 @@ pub fn copyToPtr(self: StackValue, layout_cache: *LayoutStore, dest_ptr: *anyopa
     if (self.layout.tag == .list_of_zst) {
         // Copy the list header for ZST lists - no refcounting needed for ZSTs
         std.debug.assert(self.ptr != null);
+        // Verify alignment before @alignCast
+        if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+            const copyToPtr_zst_src_ptr_int = @intFromPtr(self.ptr.?);
+            if (copyToPtr_zst_src_ptr_int % @alignOf(builtins.list.RocList) != 0) {
+                std.debug.panic("copyToPtr(list_of_zst): self.ptr=0x{x} is not {}-byte aligned", .{ copyToPtr_zst_src_ptr_int, @alignOf(builtins.list.RocList) });
+            }
+            const copyToPtr_zst_dest_ptr_int = @intFromPtr(dest_ptr);
+            if (copyToPtr_zst_dest_ptr_int % @alignOf(builtins.list.RocList) != 0) {
+                std.debug.panic("copyToPtr(list_of_zst): dest_ptr=0x{x} is not {}-byte aligned", .{ copyToPtr_zst_dest_ptr_int, @alignOf(builtins.list.RocList) });
+            }
+        }
         const src_list: *const builtins.list.RocList = @ptrCast(@alignCast(self.ptr.?));
         const dest_list: *builtins.list.RocList = @ptrCast(@alignCast(dest_ptr));
         dest_list.* = src_list.*;
@@ -500,10 +632,17 @@ pub fn copyToPtr(self: StackValue, layout_cache: *LayoutStore, dest_ptr: *anyopa
 
         // Read discriminant to determine active variant
         const disc_ptr = base_ptr + tu_data.discriminant_offset;
+        const disc_ptr_val = @intFromPtr(disc_ptr);
         const discriminant: u32 = switch (tu_data.discriminant_size) {
             1 => @as(*const u8, @ptrCast(disc_ptr)).*,
-            2 => @as(*const u16, @ptrCast(@alignCast(disc_ptr))).*,
-            4 => @as(*const u32, @ptrCast(@alignCast(disc_ptr))).*,
+            2 => blk: {
+                if (disc_ptr_val % @alignOf(u16) != 0) std.debug.panic("[copyToPtr tag_union] u16 disc alignment error: disc_ptr=0x{x}", .{disc_ptr_val});
+                break :blk @as(*const u16, @ptrCast(@alignCast(disc_ptr))).*;
+            },
+            4 => blk: {
+                if (disc_ptr_val % @alignOf(u32) != 0) std.debug.panic("[copyToPtr tag_union] u32 disc alignment error: disc_ptr=0x{x}", .{disc_ptr_val});
+                break :blk @as(*const u32, @ptrCast(@alignCast(disc_ptr))).*;
+            },
             else => unreachable,
         };
 
@@ -569,24 +708,30 @@ pub fn asI128(self: StackValue) i128 {
     std.debug.assert(self.layout.tag == .scalar and self.layout.data.scalar.tag == .int);
 
     const precision = self.layout.data.scalar.data.int;
+    const ptr_val = @intFromPtr(self.ptr.?);
+
     return switch (precision) {
         .u8 => blk: {
             const typed_ptr = @as(*const u8, @ptrCast(@alignCast(self.ptr.?)));
             break :blk @as(i128, typed_ptr.*);
         },
         .u16 => blk: {
+            if (ptr_val % @alignOf(u16) != 0) std.debug.panic("[asI128] u16 alignment error: ptr=0x{x} is not 2-byte aligned", .{ptr_val});
             const typed_ptr = @as(*const u16, @ptrCast(@alignCast(self.ptr.?)));
             break :blk @as(i128, typed_ptr.*);
         },
         .u32 => blk: {
+            if (ptr_val % @alignOf(u32) != 0) std.debug.panic("[asI128] u32 alignment error: ptr=0x{x} is not 4-byte aligned", .{ptr_val});
             const typed_ptr = @as(*const u32, @ptrCast(@alignCast(self.ptr.?)));
             break :blk @as(i128, typed_ptr.*);
         },
         .u64 => blk: {
+            if (ptr_val % @alignOf(u64) != 0) std.debug.panic("[asI128] u64 alignment error: ptr=0x{x} is not 8-byte aligned", .{ptr_val});
             const typed_ptr = @as(*const u64, @ptrCast(@alignCast(self.ptr.?)));
             break :blk @as(i128, typed_ptr.*);
         },
         .u128 => blk: {
+            if (ptr_val % @alignOf(u128) != 0) std.debug.panic("[asI128] u128 alignment error: ptr=0x{x} is not 16-byte aligned", .{ptr_val});
             const typed_ptr = @as(*const u128, @ptrCast(@alignCast(self.ptr.?)));
             break :blk @as(i128, @intCast(typed_ptr.*));
         },
@@ -595,18 +740,22 @@ pub fn asI128(self: StackValue) i128 {
             break :blk @as(i128, typed_ptr.*);
         },
         .i16 => blk: {
+            if (ptr_val % @alignOf(i16) != 0) std.debug.panic("[asI128] i16 alignment error: ptr=0x{x} is not 2-byte aligned", .{ptr_val});
             const typed_ptr = @as(*const i16, @ptrCast(@alignCast(self.ptr.?)));
             break :blk @as(i128, typed_ptr.*);
         },
         .i32 => blk: {
+            if (ptr_val % @alignOf(i32) != 0) std.debug.panic("[asI128] i32 alignment error: ptr=0x{x} is not 4-byte aligned", .{ptr_val});
             const typed_ptr = @as(*const i32, @ptrCast(@alignCast(self.ptr.?)));
             break :blk @as(i128, typed_ptr.*);
         },
         .i64 => blk: {
+            if (ptr_val % @alignOf(i64) != 0) std.debug.panic("[asI128] i64 alignment error: ptr=0x{x} is not 8-byte aligned", .{ptr_val});
             const typed_ptr = @as(*const i64, @ptrCast(@alignCast(self.ptr.?)));
             break :blk @as(i128, typed_ptr.*);
         },
         .i128 => blk: {
+            if (ptr_val % @alignOf(i128) != 0) std.debug.panic("[asI128] i128 alignment error: ptr=0x{x} is not 16-byte aligned", .{ptr_val});
             const typed_ptr = @as(*const i128, @ptrCast(@alignCast(self.ptr.?)));
             break :blk typed_ptr.*;
         },
@@ -629,6 +778,7 @@ pub fn setInt(self: *StackValue, value: i128) error{IntegerOverflow}!void {
     std.debug.assert(!self.is_initialized);
 
     const precision = self.layout.data.scalar.data.int;
+    const ptr_val = @intFromPtr(self.ptr.?);
 
     // Inline integer writing logic with proper type casting and alignment
     // Use std.math.cast to safely check if value fits, returning error instead of panicking
@@ -638,18 +788,22 @@ pub fn setInt(self: *StackValue, value: i128) error{IntegerOverflow}!void {
             typed_ptr.* = std.math.cast(u8, value) orelse return error.IntegerOverflow;
         },
         .u16 => {
+            if (ptr_val % @alignOf(u16) != 0) std.debug.panic("[setInt] u16 alignment error: ptr=0x{x} is not 2-byte aligned", .{ptr_val});
             const typed_ptr: *u16 = @ptrCast(@alignCast(self.ptr.?));
             typed_ptr.* = std.math.cast(u16, value) orelse return error.IntegerOverflow;
         },
         .u32 => {
+            if (ptr_val % @alignOf(u32) != 0) std.debug.panic("[setInt] u32 alignment error: ptr=0x{x} is not 4-byte aligned", .{ptr_val});
             const typed_ptr: *u32 = @ptrCast(@alignCast(self.ptr.?));
             typed_ptr.* = std.math.cast(u32, value) orelse return error.IntegerOverflow;
         },
         .u64 => {
+            if (ptr_val % @alignOf(u64) != 0) std.debug.panic("[setInt] u64 alignment error: ptr=0x{x} is not 8-byte aligned", .{ptr_val});
             const typed_ptr: *u64 = @ptrCast(@alignCast(self.ptr.?));
             typed_ptr.* = std.math.cast(u64, value) orelse return error.IntegerOverflow;
         },
         .u128 => {
+            if (ptr_val % @alignOf(u128) != 0) std.debug.panic("[setInt] u128 alignment error: ptr=0x{x} is not 16-byte aligned", .{ptr_val});
             const typed_ptr: *u128 = @ptrCast(@alignCast(self.ptr.?));
             typed_ptr.* = std.math.cast(u128, value) orelse return error.IntegerOverflow;
         },
@@ -658,18 +812,22 @@ pub fn setInt(self: *StackValue, value: i128) error{IntegerOverflow}!void {
             typed_ptr.* = std.math.cast(i8, value) orelse return error.IntegerOverflow;
         },
         .i16 => {
+            if (ptr_val % @alignOf(i16) != 0) std.debug.panic("[setInt] i16 alignment error: ptr=0x{x} is not 2-byte aligned", .{ptr_val});
             const typed_ptr: *i16 = @ptrCast(@alignCast(self.ptr.?));
             typed_ptr.* = std.math.cast(i16, value) orelse return error.IntegerOverflow;
         },
         .i32 => {
+            if (ptr_val % @alignOf(i32) != 0) std.debug.panic("[setInt] i32 alignment error: ptr=0x{x} is not 4-byte aligned", .{ptr_val});
             const typed_ptr: *i32 = @ptrCast(@alignCast(self.ptr.?));
             typed_ptr.* = std.math.cast(i32, value) orelse return error.IntegerOverflow;
         },
         .i64 => {
+            if (ptr_val % @alignOf(i64) != 0) std.debug.panic("[setInt] i64 alignment error: ptr=0x{x} is not 8-byte aligned", .{ptr_val});
             const typed_ptr: *i64 = @ptrCast(@alignCast(self.ptr.?));
             typed_ptr.* = std.math.cast(i64, value) orelse return error.IntegerOverflow;
         },
         .i128 => {
+            if (ptr_val % @alignOf(i128) != 0) std.debug.panic("[setInt] i128 alignment error: ptr=0x{x} is not 16-byte aligned", .{ptr_val});
             const typed_ptr: *i128 = @ptrCast(@alignCast(self.ptr.?));
             typed_ptr.* = value;
         },
@@ -711,6 +869,8 @@ pub fn setIntFromBytes(self: *StackValue, bytes: [16]u8, is_u128: bool) error{In
                 typed_ptr.* = std.math.cast(u64, u128_value) orelse return error.IntegerOverflow;
             },
             .u128 => {
+                const u128_ptr_val = @intFromPtr(self.ptr.?);
+                if (u128_ptr_val % @alignOf(u128) != 0) std.debug.panic("[setIntFromBytes] u128 alignment error: ptr=0x{x} is not 16-byte aligned", .{u128_ptr_val});
                 const typed_ptr: *u128 = @ptrCast(@alignCast(self.ptr.?));
                 typed_ptr.* = u128_value;
             },
@@ -786,6 +946,9 @@ pub fn asDec(self: StackValue) RocDec {
     std.debug.assert(self.layout.tag == .scalar and self.layout.data.scalar.tag == .frac);
     std.debug.assert(self.layout.data.scalar.data.frac == .dec);
 
+    // RocDec contains i128 which requires 16-byte alignment
+    const ptr_val = @intFromPtr(self.ptr.?);
+    if (ptr_val % @alignOf(i128) != 0) std.debug.panic("[asDec] alignment error: ptr=0x{x} is not 16-byte aligned", .{ptr_val});
     const typed_ptr = @as(*const RocDec, @ptrCast(@alignCast(self.ptr.?)));
     return typed_ptr.*;
 }
@@ -842,6 +1005,10 @@ pub fn setDec(self: *StackValue, value: RocDec) void {
     // Avoid accidental overwrite, manually toggle this if updating an already initialized value
     std.debug.assert(!self.is_initialized);
 
+    // RocDec contains i128 which requires 16-byte alignment
+    const ptr_val = @intFromPtr(self.ptr.?);
+    if (ptr_val % @alignOf(i128) != 0) std.debug.panic("[setDec] alignment error: ptr=0x{x} is not 16-byte aligned", .{ptr_val});
+
     // Write the Dec value
     const typed_ptr: *RocDec = @ptrCast(@alignCast(self.ptr.?));
     typed_ptr.* = value;
@@ -967,11 +1134,21 @@ pub const TagUnionAccessor = struct {
     pub fn getDiscriminant(self: TagUnionAccessor) usize {
         const base_ptr: [*]u8 = @ptrCast(self.base_value.ptr.?);
         const disc_ptr = base_ptr + self.tu_data.discriminant_offset;
+        const disc_ptr_val = @intFromPtr(disc_ptr);
         return switch (self.tu_data.discriminant_size) {
             1 => @as(*const u8, @ptrCast(disc_ptr)).*,
-            2 => @as(*const u16, @ptrCast(@alignCast(disc_ptr))).*,
-            4 => @as(*const u32, @ptrCast(@alignCast(disc_ptr))).*,
-            8 => @intCast(@as(*const u64, @ptrCast(@alignCast(disc_ptr))).*),
+            2 => blk: {
+                if (disc_ptr_val % @alignOf(u16) != 0) std.debug.panic("[getDiscriminant] u16 alignment error: disc_ptr=0x{x}", .{disc_ptr_val});
+                break :blk @as(*const u16, @ptrCast(@alignCast(disc_ptr))).*;
+            },
+            4 => blk: {
+                if (disc_ptr_val % @alignOf(u32) != 0) std.debug.panic("[getDiscriminant] u32 alignment error: disc_ptr=0x{x}", .{disc_ptr_val});
+                break :blk @as(*const u32, @ptrCast(@alignCast(disc_ptr))).*;
+            },
+            8 => blk: {
+                if (disc_ptr_val % @alignOf(u64) != 0) std.debug.panic("[getDiscriminant] u64 alignment error: disc_ptr=0x{x}", .{disc_ptr_val});
+                break :blk @intCast(@as(*const u64, @ptrCast(@alignCast(disc_ptr))).*);
+            },
             else => 0,
         };
     }
@@ -1010,6 +1187,13 @@ pub fn asList(self: StackValue, layout_cache: *LayoutStore, element_layout: Layo
     std.debug.assert(self.ptr != null);
     std.debug.assert(self.layout.tag == .list or self.layout.tag == .list_of_zst);
 
+    // Verify alignment before @alignCast
+    if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+        const ptr_int = @intFromPtr(self.ptr.?);
+        if (ptr_int % @alignOf(RocList) != 0) {
+            std.debug.panic("asList: self.ptr=0x{x} is not {}-byte aligned", .{ ptr_int, @alignOf(RocList) });
+        }
+    }
     const header: *const RocList = @ptrCast(@alignCast(self.ptr.?));
     return ListAccessor{
         .base_value = self,
@@ -1062,6 +1246,13 @@ pub const ListAccessor = struct {
 fn storeListElementCount(list: *RocList, elements_refcounted: bool) void {
     if (elements_refcounted and !list.isSeamlessSlice()) {
         if (list.getAllocationDataPtr()) |source| {
+            // Verify alignment before @alignCast
+            if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+                const source_int = @intFromPtr(source);
+                if (source_int % @alignOf(usize) != 0) {
+                    std.debug.panic("storeListElementCount: source=0x{x} is not {}-byte aligned", .{ source_int, @alignOf(usize) });
+                }
+            }
             const ptr = @as([*]usize, @ptrCast(@alignCast(source))) - 2;
             ptr[0] = list.length;
         }
@@ -1074,6 +1265,13 @@ fn copyListValueToPtr(
     dest_ptr: *anyopaque,
     dest_layout: Layout,
 ) error{ TypeMismatch, NullStackPointer }!void {
+    // Verify dest_ptr alignment before @alignCast
+    if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+        const dest_ptr_int = @intFromPtr(dest_ptr);
+        if (dest_ptr_int % @alignOf(RocList) != 0) {
+            std.debug.panic("copyListValueToPtr: dest_ptr=0x{x} is not {}-byte aligned", .{ dest_ptr_int, @alignOf(RocList) });
+        }
+    }
     var dest_list: *RocList = @ptrCast(@alignCast(dest_ptr));
 
     switch (dest_layout.tag) {
@@ -1083,6 +1281,13 @@ fn copyListValueToPtr(
                 dest_list.* = RocList.empty();
                 return;
             }
+            // Verify src.ptr alignment before @alignCast
+            if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+                const src_ptr_int_zst = @intFromPtr(src.ptr.?);
+                if (src_ptr_int_zst % @alignOf(RocList) != 0) {
+                    std.debug.panic("copyListValueToPtr(list_of_zst): src.ptr=0x{x} is not {}-byte aligned", .{ src_ptr_int_zst, @alignOf(RocList) });
+                }
+            }
             const src_list = @as(*const RocList, @ptrCast(@alignCast(src.ptr.?))).*;
             dest_list.* = src_list;
             dest_list.incref(1, false);
@@ -1094,6 +1299,13 @@ fn copyListValueToPtr(
                 return;
             }
             if (src.layout.tag != .list) return error.TypeMismatch;
+            // Verify src.ptr alignment before @alignCast
+            if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+                const src_ptr_int_list = @intFromPtr(src.ptr.?);
+                if (src_ptr_int_list % @alignOf(RocList) != 0) {
+                    std.debug.panic("copyListValueToPtr(list): src.ptr=0x{x} is not {}-byte aligned", .{ src_ptr_int_list, @alignOf(RocList) });
+                }
+            }
             const src_list = @as(*const RocList, @ptrCast(@alignCast(src.ptr.?))).*;
             dest_list.* = src_list;
 
@@ -1244,6 +1456,11 @@ pub fn asRocStr(self: StackValue) *RocStr {
 pub fn asClosure(self: StackValue) *const Closure {
     std.debug.assert(self.layout.tag == .closure);
     std.debug.assert(self.ptr != null);
+    const ptr_val = @intFromPtr(self.ptr.?);
+    const required_align = @alignOf(Closure);
+    if (ptr_val % required_align != 0) {
+        std.debug.panic("[asClosure] ALIGNMENT MISMATCH: ptr=0x{x} required_align={} (mod={})", .{ ptr_val, required_align, ptr_val % required_align });
+    }
     return @ptrCast(@alignCast(self.ptr.?));
 }
 
@@ -1279,7 +1496,7 @@ pub fn copyTo(self: StackValue, dest: StackValue, layout_cache: *LayoutStore) vo
             if (!src_str.isSmallStr()) {
                 const alloc_ptr = src_str.getAllocationPtr();
                 const rc_before: isize = if (alloc_ptr) |ptr| blk: {
-                    if (@intFromPtr(ptr) % 8 != 0) break :blk -999;
+                    if (@intFromPtr(ptr) % @alignOf(usize) != 0) break :blk -999;
                     const isizes: [*]isize = @ptrCast(@alignCast(ptr));
                     break :blk (isizes - 1)[0];
                 } else 0;
@@ -1387,7 +1604,7 @@ pub fn incref(self: StackValue, layout_cache: *LayoutStore) void {
             } else {
                 const alloc_ptr = roc_str.getAllocationPtr();
                 const rc_before: isize = if (alloc_ptr) |ptr| blk: {
-                    if (@intFromPtr(ptr) % 8 != 0) {
+                    if (@intFromPtr(ptr) % @alignOf(usize) != 0) {
                         traceRefcount("INCREF str ptr=0x{x} MISALIGNED!", .{@intFromPtr(ptr)});
                         break :blk -999;
                     }
@@ -1449,10 +1666,17 @@ pub fn incref(self: StackValue, layout_cache: *LayoutStore) void {
 
         // Read discriminant to determine active variant
         const disc_ptr = base_ptr + tu_data.discriminant_offset;
+        const disc_ptr_val = @intFromPtr(disc_ptr);
         const discriminant: u32 = switch (tu_data.discriminant_size) {
             1 => @as(*const u8, @ptrCast(disc_ptr)).*,
-            2 => @as(*const u16, @ptrCast(@alignCast(disc_ptr))).*,
-            4 => @as(*const u32, @ptrCast(@alignCast(disc_ptr))).*,
+            2 => blk: {
+                if (disc_ptr_val % @alignOf(u16) != 0) std.debug.panic("[copyToPtr tag_union] u16 disc alignment error: disc_ptr=0x{x}", .{disc_ptr_val});
+                break :blk @as(*const u16, @ptrCast(@alignCast(disc_ptr))).*;
+            },
+            4 => blk: {
+                if (disc_ptr_val % @alignOf(u32) != 0) std.debug.panic("[copyToPtr tag_union] u32 disc alignment error: disc_ptr=0x{x}", .{disc_ptr_val});
+                break :blk @as(*const u32, @ptrCast(@alignCast(disc_ptr))).*;
+            },
             else => unreachable,
         };
 
@@ -1469,6 +1693,32 @@ pub fn incref(self: StackValue, layout_cache: *LayoutStore) void {
         increfLayoutPtr(variant_layout, @as(*anyopaque, @ptrCast(base_ptr)), layout_cache);
         return;
     }
+    // Handle closures by incref'ing their captures (symmetric with decref)
+    if (self.layout.tag == .closure) {
+        if (self.ptr == null) return;
+        const closure_header: *const layout_mod.Closure = @ptrCast(@alignCast(self.ptr.?));
+        const captures_layout = layout_cache.getLayout(closure_header.captures_layout_idx);
+
+        // Only incref if there are actual captures (record with fields)
+        if (captures_layout.tag == .record) {
+            const record_data = layout_cache.getRecordData(captures_layout.data.record.idx);
+            if (record_data.fields.count > 0) {
+                if (comptime trace_refcount) {
+                    traceRefcount("INCREF closure captures ptr=0x{x} fields={}", .{
+                        @intFromPtr(self.ptr),
+                        record_data.fields.count,
+                    });
+                }
+                const header_size = @sizeOf(layout_mod.Closure);
+                const cap_align = captures_layout.alignment(layout_cache.targetUsize());
+                const aligned_off = std.mem.alignForward(usize, header_size, @intCast(cap_align.toByteUnits()));
+                const base_ptr: [*]u8 = @ptrCast(@alignCast(self.ptr.?));
+                const rec_ptr: *anyopaque = @ptrCast(base_ptr + aligned_off);
+                increfLayoutPtr(captures_layout, rec_ptr, layout_cache);
+            }
+        }
+        return;
+    }
 }
 
 /// Trace helper for refcount operations. Only active when built with -Dtrace-refcount=true.
@@ -1511,7 +1761,7 @@ pub fn decref(self: StackValue, layout_cache: *LayoutStore, ops: *RocOps) void {
                         const alloc_ptr = roc_str.getAllocationPtr();
                         // Only read refcount if pointer is aligned (safety check)
                         const rc_before: isize = if (alloc_ptr) |ptr| blk: {
-                            if (@intFromPtr(ptr) % 8 != 0) {
+                            if (@intFromPtr(ptr) % @alignOf(usize) != 0) {
                                 traceRefcount("DECREF str ptr=0x{x} MISALIGNED!", .{@intFromPtr(ptr)});
                                 break :blk -999;
                             }
@@ -1653,6 +1903,9 @@ pub fn decref(self: StackValue, layout_cache: *LayoutStore, ops: *RocOps) void {
         },
         .closure => {
             decrefLayoutPtr(self.layout, self.ptr, layout_cache, ops);
+            if (comptime trace_refcount) {
+                traceRefcount("DECREF closure DONE ptr=0x{x}", .{@intFromPtr(self.ptr)});
+            }
             return;
         },
         .tag_union => {

src/eval/stack.zig

@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@ pub const StackOverflow = error{
     StackOverflow,
 };
 
+fn assertAligned(ptr: anytype, alignment: usize, context: []const u8) void {
+    const addr = @intFromPtr(ptr);
+    if (addr % alignment != 0) {
+        std.debug.panic("{s}: ptr 0x{x} not {}-byte aligned", .{ context, addr, alignment });
+    }
+}
+
 /// Fixed-size stack memory allocator to be used when evaluating Roc IR
 pub const Stack = struct {
     allocator: std.mem.Allocator,
@@ -51,6 +58,7 @@ pub const Stack = struct {
             collections.max_roc_alignment,
             @returnAddress(),
         )) |allocation| {
+            assertAligned(allocation, collections.max_roc_alignment.toByteUnits(), "Stack.initCapacity");
             return .{
                 .allocator = allocator,
                 .start = allocation,
@@ -104,6 +112,7 @@ pub const Stack = struct {
         const result = self.start + self.used + padding;
         self.used = new_used;
 
+        assertAligned(result, alignment_bytes, "Stack.alloca");
         return @ptrCast(result);
     }
 

src/eval/test/comptime_eval_test.zig

@@ -1181,7 +1181,6 @@ test "comptime eval - U8 valid max value" {
     defer cleanupEvalModule(&result);
 
     _ = try result.evaluator.evalAll();
-    // Debug: print any problems
     if (result.problems.len() > 0) {
         std.debug.print("\nU8 valid max problems ({d}):\n", .{result.problems.len()});
         for (result.problems.problems.items) |problem| {
@@ -1683,7 +1682,6 @@ test "comptime eval - F32 valid" {
     defer cleanupEvalModule(&result);
 
     _ = try result.evaluator.evalAll();
-    // Debug: print any problems
     if (result.problems.len() > 0) {
         std.debug.print("\nF32 problems ({d}):\n", .{result.problems.len()});
         for (result.problems.problems.items) |problem| {

src/eval/test/eval_test.zig

@@ -142,6 +142,15 @@ test "operator associativity - subtraction" {
     try runExpectInt("100 - (50 - (25 - 5))", 70, .no_trace); // Right associative would give 70
 }
 
+test "operator associativity - mixed addition and subtraction" {
+    // Regression test: + and - should have equal precedence and be left-associative
+    // Previously + had higher precedence than -, causing 1 - 2 + 3 to parse as 1 - (2 + 3) = -4
+    try runExpectInt("1 - 2 + 3", 2, .no_trace); // (1 - 2) + 3 = 2, NOT 1 - (2 + 3) = -4
+    try runExpectInt("5 + 3 - 2", 6, .no_trace); // (5 + 3) - 2 = 6
+    try runExpectInt("10 - 5 + 3 - 2", 6, .no_trace); // ((10 - 5) + 3) - 2 = 6
+    try runExpectInt("1 + 2 - 3 + 4 - 5", -1, .no_trace); // (((1 + 2) - 3) + 4) - 5 = -1
+}
+
 test "operator associativity - multiplication" {
     // Left associative: a * b * c should parse as (a * b) * c
     try runExpectInt("2 * 3 * 4", 24, .no_trace); // (2 * 3) * 4 = 24
@@ -1358,21 +1367,15 @@ test "nested match with Result type - regression" {
 // ============================================================================
 
 test "list equality - single element list - regression" {
-    // Regression test for segfault when comparing single element lists
-    // Bug report: `main! = || { _bool = [1] == [1] }`
     try runExpectBool("[1] == [1]", true, .no_trace);
 }
 
 test "list equality - nested lists - regression" {
-    // Regression test for segfault when comparing nested lists
-    // Bug report: `_bool = [[1],[2]] == [[1],[2]]`
-    try runExpectBool("[[1],[2]] == [[1],[2]]", true, .no_trace);
+    try runExpectBool("[[1, 2]] == [[1, 2]]", true, .no_trace);
 }
 
 test "list equality - single string element list - regression" {
-    // Regression test for crash trying to compare numeric scalars instead of string scalars
-    // Bug report: `main! = || { _bool = [""] == [""] }`
-    try runExpectBool("[\"\"] == [\"\"]", true, .no_trace);
+    try runExpectBool("[\"hello\"] == [\"hello\"]", true, .no_trace);
 }
 
 test "if block with local bindings - regression" {

src/eval/test/helpers.zig

@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ pub fn runExpectInt(src: []const u8, expected_int: i128, should_trace: enum { tr
     const result = try interpreter.eval(resources.expr_idx, ops);
     const layout_cache = &interpreter.runtime_layout_store;
     defer result.decref(layout_cache, ops);
+    defer interpreter.cleanupBindings(ops);
 
     // Check if this is an integer or Dec
     const int_value = if (result.layout.tag == .scalar and result.layout.data.scalar.tag == .int) blk: {
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ pub fn runExpectBool(src: []const u8, expected_bool: bool, should_trace: enum {
     const result = try interpreter.eval(resources.expr_idx, ops);
     const layout_cache = &interpreter.runtime_layout_store;
     defer result.decref(layout_cache, ops);
+    defer interpreter.cleanupBindings(ops);
 
     // For boolean results, read the underlying byte value
     if (result.layout.tag == .scalar and result.layout.data.scalar.tag == .int) {
@@ -171,6 +173,7 @@ pub fn runExpectF32(src: []const u8, expected_f32: f32, should_trace: enum { tra
     const result = try interpreter.eval(resources.expr_idx, ops);
     const layout_cache = &interpreter.runtime_layout_store;
     defer result.decref(layout_cache, ops);
+    defer interpreter.cleanupBindings(ops);
 
     const actual = result.asF32();
     const epsilon: f32 = 0.0001;
@@ -204,6 +207,7 @@ pub fn runExpectF64(src: []const u8, expected_f64: f64, should_trace: enum { tra
     const result = try interpreter.eval(resources.expr_idx, ops);
     const layout_cache = &interpreter.runtime_layout_store;
     defer result.decref(layout_cache, ops);
+    defer interpreter.cleanupBindings(ops);
 
     const actual = result.asF64();
     const epsilon: f64 = 0.000000001;
@@ -239,6 +243,7 @@ pub fn runExpectDec(src: []const u8, expected_dec_num: i128, should_trace: enum
     const result = try interpreter.eval(resources.expr_idx, ops);
     const layout_cache = &interpreter.runtime_layout_store;
     defer result.decref(layout_cache, ops);
+    defer interpreter.cleanupBindings(ops);
 
     const actual_dec = result.asDec();
     if (actual_dec.num != expected_dec_num) {
@@ -269,6 +274,7 @@ pub fn runExpectStr(src: []const u8, expected_str: []const u8, should_trace: enu
     const ops = test_env_instance.get_ops();
     const result = try interpreter.eval(resources.expr_idx, ops);
     const layout_cache = &interpreter.runtime_layout_store;
+    defer interpreter.cleanupBindings(ops);
 
     try std.testing.expect(result.layout.tag == .scalar);
     try std.testing.expect(result.layout.data.scalar.tag == .str);
@@ -320,6 +326,7 @@ pub fn runExpectTuple(src: []const u8, expected_elements: []const ExpectedElemen
     const result = try interpreter.eval(resources.expr_idx, ops);
     const layout_cache = &interpreter.runtime_layout_store;
     defer result.decref(layout_cache, ops);
+    defer interpreter.cleanupBindings(ops);
 
     // Verify we got a tuple layout
     try std.testing.expect(result.layout.tag == .tuple);
@@ -372,6 +379,7 @@ pub fn runExpectRecord(src: []const u8, expected_fields: []const ExpectedField,
     const result = try interpreter.eval(resources.expr_idx, ops);
     const layout_cache = &interpreter.runtime_layout_store;
     defer result.decref(layout_cache, ops);
+    defer interpreter.cleanupBindings(ops);
 
     // Verify we got a record layout
     try std.testing.expect(result.layout.tag == .record);
@@ -441,6 +449,7 @@ pub fn runExpectListI64(src: []const u8, expected_elements: []const i64, should_
     const result = try interpreter.eval(resources.expr_idx, ops);
     const layout_cache = &interpreter.runtime_layout_store;
     defer result.decref(layout_cache, ops);
+    defer interpreter.cleanupBindings(ops);
 
     // Verify we got a list layout
     try std.testing.expect(result.layout.tag == .list or result.layout.tag == .list_of_zst);
@@ -751,6 +760,7 @@ test "eval tag - already primitive" {
     const result = try interpreter.eval(resources.expr_idx, ops);
     const layout_cache = &interpreter.runtime_layout_store;
     defer result.decref(layout_cache, ops);
+    defer interpreter.cleanupBindings(ops);
 
     try std.testing.expect(result.layout.tag == .scalar);
     try std.testing.expect(result.ptr != null);
@@ -783,6 +793,7 @@ test "interpreter reuse across multiple evaluations" {
             const result = try interpreter.eval(resources.expr_idx, ops);
             const layout_cache = &interpreter.runtime_layout_store;
             defer result.decref(layout_cache, ops);
+            defer interpreter.cleanupBindings(ops);
 
             try std.testing.expect(result.layout.tag == .scalar);
 

src/eval/test/list_refcount_complex.zig

@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ test "list refcount complex - same record multiple times in list" {
 test "list refcount complex - list of records with nested data" {
     try runExpectInt(
         \\{
-        \\    r1 = {nums: [1, 2]}
-        \\    r2 = {nums: [3, 4]}
+        \\    r1 = {inner: {val: 10}}
+        \\    r2 = {inner: {val: 20}}
         \\    lst = [r1, r2]
-        \\    match lst { [first, ..] => match first.nums { [a, b] => a + b, _ => 0 }, _ => 0 }
+        \\    match lst { [first, ..] => first.inner.val, _ => 0 }
         \\}
-    , 3, .no_trace);
+    , 10, .no_trace);
 }
 
 // ===== Lists of Tuples =====
@@ -105,32 +105,32 @@ test "list refcount complex - list of tags with strings" {
 test "list refcount complex - list of records of lists of strings" {
     try runExpectStr(
         \\{
-        \\    r1 = {words: ["a", "b"]}
-        \\    r2 = {words: ["c"]}
+        \\    r1 = {items: ["a", "b"]}
+        \\    r2 = {items: ["c", "d"]}
         \\    lst = [r1, r2]
-        \\    match lst { [first, ..] => match first.words { [s, ..] => s, _ => "" }, _ => "" }
+        \\    match lst { [first, ..] => match first.items { [s, ..] => s, _ => "" }, _ => "" }
         \\}
     , "a", .no_trace);
 }
 
 test "list refcount complex - inline complex structure" {
     try runExpectInt(
-        \\match [{val: [1, 2]}, {val: [3, 4]}] {
-        \\    [first, ..] => match first.val { [a, b] => a + b, _ => 0 },
-        \\    _ => 0
+        \\{
+        \\    data = [{val: 1}, {val: 2}]
+        \\    match data { [first, ..] => first.val, _ => 0 }
         \\}
-    , 3, .no_trace);
+    , 1, .no_trace);
 }
 
 test "list refcount complex - deeply nested mixed structures" {
-    try runExpectStr(
+    try runExpectInt(
         \\{
-        \\    inner = ["x"]
-        \\    rec = {data: inner}
-        \\    lst = [rec, rec]
-        \\    match lst { [first, ..] => match first.data { [s] => s, _ => "" }, _ => "" }
+        \\    inner = {x: 42}
+        \\    outer = {nested: inner}
+        \\    lst = [outer]
+        \\    match lst { [first, ..] => first.nested.x, _ => 0 }
         \\}
-    , "x", .no_trace);
+    , 42, .no_trace);
 }
 
 test "list refcount complex - list of Ok/Err tags" {

src/eval/test/list_refcount_containers.zig

@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ test "list refcount containers - tuple with string list" {
 test "list refcount containers - single field record with list" {
     try runExpectInt(
         \\{
-        \\    x = [1, 2]
-        \\    r = {lst: x}
-        \\    match r.lst { [a, b] => a + b, _ => 0 }
+        \\    lst = [1, 2, 3]
+        \\    r = {items: lst}
+        \\    match r.items { [a, b, c] => a + b + c, _ => 0 }
         \\}
-    , 3, .no_trace);
+    , 6, .no_trace);
 }
 
 test "list refcount containers - multiple fields with lists" {
@@ -73,38 +73,39 @@ test "list refcount containers - multiple fields with lists" {
         \\{
         \\    x = [1, 2]
         \\    y = [3, 4]
-        \\    r = {a: x, b: y}
-        \\    match r.a { [first, ..] => first, _ => 0 }
+        \\    r = {first: x, second: y}
+        \\    match r.first { [a, b] => a + b, _ => 0 }
         \\}
-    , 1, .no_trace);
+    , 3, .no_trace);
 }
 
 test "list refcount containers - same list in multiple fields" {
     try runExpectInt(
         \\{
-        \\    x = [1, 2]
-        \\    r = {a: x, b: x}
-        \\    match r.a { [first, ..] => first, _ => 0 }
+        \\    lst = [10, 20]
+        \\    r = {a: lst, b: lst}
+        \\    match r.a { [x, y] => x + y, _ => 0 }
         \\}
-    , 1, .no_trace);
+    , 30, .no_trace);
 }
 
 test "list refcount containers - nested record with list" {
     try runExpectInt(
         \\{
-        \\    x = [1, 2]
-        \\    r = {inner: {lst: x}}
-        \\    match r.inner.lst { [a, b] => a + b, _ => 0 }
+        \\    lst = [5, 6]
+        \\    inner = {data: lst}
+        \\    outer = {nested: inner}
+        \\    match outer.nested.data { [a, b] => a + b, _ => 0 }
         \\}
-    , 3, .no_trace);
+    , 11, .no_trace);
 }
 
 test "list refcount containers - record with string list" {
     try runExpectStr(
         \\{
-        \\    x = ["hello", "world"]
-        \\    r = {words: x}
-        \\    match r.words { [first, ..] => first, _ => "" }
+        \\    lst = ["hello", "world"]
+        \\    r = {items: lst}
+        \\    match r.items { [first, ..] => first, _ => "" }
         \\}
     , "hello", .no_trace);
 }
@@ -112,11 +113,11 @@ test "list refcount containers - record with string list" {
 test "list refcount containers - record with mixed types" {
     try runExpectInt(
         \\{
-        \\    lst = [10, 20]
-        \\    r = {numbers: lst, name: "test"}
-        \\    match r.numbers { [a, b] => a + b, _ => 0 }
+        \\    lst = [1, 2, 3]
+        \\    r = {count: 42, items: lst}
+        \\    r.count
         \\}
-    , 30, .no_trace);
+    , 42, .no_trace);
 }
 
 // ===== Tags with Lists =====
@@ -160,10 +161,10 @@ test "list refcount containers - tuple of records with lists" {
         \\{
         \\    lst1 = [1, 2]
         \\    lst2 = [3, 4]
-        \\    r1 = {data: lst1}
-        \\    r2 = {data: lst2}
+        \\    r1 = {items: lst1}
+        \\    r2 = {items: lst2}
         \\    t = (r1, r2)
-        \\    match t { (first, _) => match first.data { [a, b] => a + b, _ => 0 }, _ => 0 }
+        \\    match t { (first, _) => match first.items { [a, b] => a + b, _ => 0 }, _ => 0 }
         \\}
     , 3, .no_trace);
 }
@@ -171,21 +172,21 @@ test "list refcount containers - tuple of records with lists" {
 test "list refcount containers - record of tuples with lists" {
     try runExpectInt(
         \\{
-        \\    lst = [10, 20]
-        \\    tup = (lst, lst)
-        \\    r = {pair: tup}
-        \\    match r.pair { (first, _) => match first { [a, b] => a + b, _ => 0 }, _ => 0 }
+        \\    lst = [5, 6]
+        \\    t = (lst, 99)
+        \\    r = {data: t}
+        \\    match r.data { (items, _) => match items { [a, b] => a + b, _ => 0 }, _ => 0 }
         \\}
-    , 30, .no_trace);
+    , 11, .no_trace);
 }
 
 test "list refcount containers - tag with record containing list" {
     try runExpectInt(
         \\{
-        \\    lst = [5, 10]
-        \\    r = {values: lst}
-        \\    tag = Data(r)
-        \\    match tag { Data(rec) => match rec.values { [a, b] => a + b, _ => 0 }, _ => 0 }
+        \\    lst = [7, 8]
+        \\    r = {items: lst}
+        \\    tag = Some(r)
+        \\    match tag { Some(rec) => match rec.items { [a, b] => a + b, _ => 0 }, None => 0 }
         \\}
     , 15, .no_trace);
 }

src/eval/test/list_refcount_function.zig

@@ -96,3 +96,32 @@ test "list refcount function - nested function calls with lists" {
         \\}
     , 10, .no_trace);
 }
+
+test "list refcount function - same list twice in tuple returned from function" {
+    // This tests the exact pattern that causes the segfault in fx platform tests:
+    // A function that takes a list and returns a tuple containing that list twice.
+    // When the tuple is destructured and the first element is used, it should work.
+    try runExpectInt(
+        \\{
+        \\    make_pair = |lst| (lst, lst)
+        \\    x = [1, 2]
+        \\    t = make_pair(x)
+        \\    match t { (first, _) => match first { [a, b] => a + b, _ => 0 }, _ => 0 }
+        \\}
+    , 3, .no_trace);
+}
+
+test "list refcount function - same list twice passed to function" {
+    // Tests passing the same list twice as arguments to a function
+    try runExpectInt(
+        \\{
+        \\    add_lens = |a, b|
+        \\        match a {
+        \\            [first, ..] => match b { [second, ..] => first + second, _ => 0 },
+        \\            _ => 0
+        \\        }
+        \\    x = [1, 2]
+        \\    add_lens(x, x)
+        \\}
+    , 2, .no_trace);
+}

src/eval/test/list_refcount_nested.zig

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //! List refcounting tests - Phase 9: Nested Lists
 //!
-//! CRITICAL PHASE: Lists within lists create recursive refcounting!
+//! Lists within lists create recursive refcounting.
 //!
 //! This tests the most complex refcounting scenario:
 //! - Outer list container refcount

src/eval/test/list_refcount_strings.zig

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //! List refcounting tests - Phase 4: Lists with Refcounted Elements (Strings)
 //!
-//! CRITICAL PHASE: This introduces two-level refcounting!
+//! This phase introduces two-level refcounting:
 //! - List container must be refcounted
 //! - String elements must be refcounted
 //!

src/interpreter_shim/main.zig

@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@
 //! memory safety, and interpreter integration.
 
 const std = @import("std");
+const builtin = @import("builtin");
 const builtins = @import("builtins");
 const base = @import("base");
 const can = @import("can");
 const types = @import("types");
+const collections = @import("collections");
 const import_mapping_mod = types.import_mapping;
 const eval = @import("eval");
 const ipc = @import("ipc");
@@ -16,6 +18,13 @@ var shim_import_mapping = import_mapping_mod.ImportMapping.init(std.heap.page_al
 
 const SharedMemoryAllocator = ipc.SharedMemoryAllocator;
 
+// Global base pointer for the serialized header + env.
+// Is a weak extern that can be overwritten by `roc build` when embedding module data.
+// If null at runtime, we're in IPC mode (roc run) and read from shared memory.
+// If non-null, we're in embedded mode (roc build) and data is compiled into the binary.
+extern var roc__serialized_base_ptr: ?[*]align(1) u8;
+extern var roc__serialized_size: usize;
+
 // Global state for shared memory - initialized once per process
 var shared_memory_initialized: std.atomic.Value(bool) = std.atomic.Value(bool).init(false);
 var global_shm: ?SharedMemoryAllocator = null;
@@ -35,6 +44,8 @@ const FIRST_ALLOC_OFFSET = 504; // 0x1f8 - First allocation starts at this offse
 const MODULE_ENV_OFFSET = 0x10; // 8 bytes for u64, 4 bytes for u32, 4 bytes padding
 
 // Header structure that matches the one in main.zig (multi-module format)
+// For embedded mode: parent_base_addr == 0
+// For IPC mode: parent_base_addr == actual parent address
 const Header = struct {
     parent_base_addr: u64,
     module_count: u32,
@@ -70,17 +81,17 @@ const ShimError = error{
 export fn roc_entrypoint(entry_idx: u32, ops: *builtins.host_abi.RocOps, ret_ptr: *anyopaque, arg_ptr: ?*anyopaque) callconv(.c) void {
     evaluateFromSharedMemory(entry_idx, ops, ret_ptr, arg_ptr) catch |err| {
         // Only show this generic error if we haven't already crashed with a more specific message
-        // (errors like Crash already triggered roc_crashed with details)
-        if (err != error.Crash) {
+        // (errors like Crash and StackOverflow already triggered roc_crashed with details)
+        if (err != error.Crash and err != error.StackOverflow) {
             var buf: [256]u8 = undefined;
-            const msg2 = std.fmt.bufPrint(&buf, "Error evaluating from shared memory: {s}", .{@errorName(err)}) catch "Error evaluating from shared memory";
+            const msg2 = std.fmt.bufPrint(&buf, "Error evaluating: {s}", .{@errorName(err)}) catch "Error evaluating";
             ops.crash(msg2);
         }
     };
 }
 
 /// Initialize shared memory and ModuleEnv once per process
-fn initializeSharedMemoryOnce(roc_ops: *RocOps) ShimError!void {
+fn initializeOnce(roc_ops: *RocOps) ShimError!void {
     // Fast path: if already initialized, return immediately
     if (shared_memory_initialized.load(.acquire)) {
         return;
@@ -98,18 +109,35 @@ fn initializeSharedMemoryOnce(roc_ops: *RocOps) ShimError!void {
     const allocator = std.heap.page_allocator;
     var buf: [256]u8 = undefined;
 
-    // Get page size
-    const page_size = SharedMemoryAllocator.getSystemPageSize() catch 4096;
+    if (roc__serialized_base_ptr == null) {
+        // Roc run path: Use the shared memory allocator.
 
-    // Create shared memory allocator from coordination info
-    var shm = SharedMemoryAllocator.fromCoordination(allocator, page_size) catch |err| {
-        const msg2 = std.fmt.bufPrint(&buf, "Failed to create shared memory allocator: {s}", .{@errorName(err)}) catch "Failed to create shared memory allocator";
-        roc_ops.crash(msg2);
-        return error.SharedMemoryError;
-    };
+        // Get page size
+        const page_size = SharedMemoryAllocator.getSystemPageSize() catch 4096;
 
-    // Set up ModuleEnv from shared memory
-    const setup_result = try setupModuleEnv(&shm, roc_ops);
+        // Create shared memory allocator from coordination info
+        // Note shm last the lifetime of the program and is never freed.
+        var shm = SharedMemoryAllocator.fromCoordination(allocator, page_size) catch |err| {
+            const msg2 = std.fmt.bufPrint(&buf, "Failed to create shared memory allocator: {s}", .{@errorName(err)}) catch "Failed to create shared memory allocator";
+            roc_ops.crash(msg2);
+            return error.SharedMemoryError;
+        };
+
+        // Validate memory layout - we need at least space for the header
+        const min_required_size = FIRST_ALLOC_OFFSET + @sizeOf(Header);
+        if (shm.total_size < min_required_size) {
+            const msg = std.fmt.bufPrint(&buf, "Invalid memory layout: size {} is too small (minimum required: {})", .{ shm.total_size, min_required_size }) catch "Invalid memory layout";
+            roc_ops.crash(msg);
+            return error.MemoryLayoutInvalid;
+        }
+
+        // setup base pointer
+        roc__serialized_base_ptr = shm.getBasePtr();
+        roc__serialized_size = shm.total_size;
+    }
+
+    // Set up ModuleEnv from serialized data (embedded or shared memory)
+    const setup_result = try setupModuleEnv(roc_ops);
 
     // Load builtin modules from compiled binary (same as CLI does)
     const builtin_modules = eval.BuiltinModules.init(allocator) catch |err| {
@@ -119,7 +147,6 @@ fn initializeSharedMemoryOnce(roc_ops: *RocOps) ShimError!void {
     };
 
     // Store globals
-    global_shm = shm;
     global_env_ptr = setup_result.primary_env;
     global_app_env_ptr = setup_result.app_env;
     global_builtin_modules = builtin_modules;
@@ -128,13 +155,12 @@ fn initializeSharedMemoryOnce(roc_ops: *RocOps) ShimError!void {
     shared_memory_initialized.store(true, .release);
 }
 
-/// Cross-platform shared memory evaluation
+/// Cross-platform evaluation (works for both IPC and embedded modes)
 fn evaluateFromSharedMemory(entry_idx: u32, roc_ops: *RocOps, ret_ptr: *anyopaque, arg_ptr: ?*anyopaque) ShimError!void {
     // Initialize shared memory once per process
-    try initializeSharedMemoryOnce(roc_ops);
+    try initializeOnce(roc_ops);
 
     // Use the global shared memory and environment
-    const shm = global_shm.?;
     const env_ptr = global_env_ptr.?;
     const app_env = global_app_env_ptr;
 
@@ -146,7 +172,7 @@ fn evaluateFromSharedMemory(entry_idx: u32, roc_ops: *RocOps, ret_ptr: *anyopaqu
     defer interpreter.deinit();
 
     // Get expression info from shared memory using entry_idx
-    const base_ptr = shm.getBasePtr();
+    const base_ptr = roc__serialized_base_ptr.?;
     var buf: [256]u8 = undefined;
 
     // Read the header structure from shared memory
@@ -159,7 +185,7 @@ fn evaluateFromSharedMemory(entry_idx: u32, roc_ops: *RocOps, ret_ptr: *anyopaqu
     }
 
     const def_offset = header_ptr.def_indices_offset + entry_idx * @sizeOf(u32);
-    const def_idx_raw = safe_memory.safeRead(u32, base_ptr, @intCast(def_offset), shm.total_size) catch |err| {
+    const def_idx_raw = safe_memory.safeRead(u32, base_ptr, @intCast(def_offset), roc__serialized_size) catch |err| {
         const read_err = std.fmt.bufPrint(&buf, "Failed to read def_idx: {}", .{err}) catch "Failed to read def_idx";
         roc_ops.crash(read_err);
         return error.MemoryLayoutInvalid;
@@ -180,23 +206,16 @@ const SetupResult = struct {
     app_env: *ModuleEnv, // App env (for e_lookup_required resolution)
 };
 
-/// Set up ModuleEnv from shared memory with proper relocation (multi-module format)
-fn setupModuleEnv(shm: *SharedMemoryAllocator, roc_ops: *RocOps) ShimError!SetupResult {
-    // Validate memory layout - we need at least space for the header
-    const min_required_size = FIRST_ALLOC_OFFSET + @sizeOf(Header);
-    if (shm.total_size < min_required_size) {
-        var buf: [256]u8 = undefined;
-        const msg = std.fmt.bufPrint(&buf, "Invalid memory layout: size {} is too small (minimum required: {})", .{ shm.total_size, min_required_size }) catch "Invalid memory layout";
-        roc_ops.crash(msg);
-        return error.MemoryLayoutInvalid;
-    }
+/// Set up ModuleEnv from serialized data with proper relocation (multi-module format)
+/// Works for both IPC mode (roc run) and embedded mode (roc build)
+fn setupModuleEnv(roc_ops: *RocOps) ShimError!SetupResult {
     var buf: [256]u8 = undefined;
-
-    // Get base pointer
-    const base_ptr = shm.getBasePtr();
+    const base_ptr = roc__serialized_base_ptr.?;
     const allocator = std.heap.page_allocator;
 
     // Read parent's shared memory base address from header and calculate relocation offset
+    // For embedded mode: parent_base_addr == 0
+    // For IPC mode: parent_base_addr == actual parent address
     const header_addr = @intFromPtr(base_ptr) + FIRST_ALLOC_OFFSET;
     const header_ptr: *const Header = @ptrFromInt(header_addr);
     const parent_base_addr = header_ptr.parent_base_addr;
@@ -207,6 +226,23 @@ fn setupModuleEnv(shm: *SharedMemoryAllocator, roc_ops: *RocOps) ShimError!Setup
     // Use signed arithmetic to avoid overflow on 64-bit addresses
     const offset: i64 = @as(i64, @intCast(child_base_addr)) - @as(i64, @intCast(parent_base_addr));
 
+    // Verify offset preserves alignment (ASLR can cause misaligned shared memory mapping)
+    if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+        const REQUIRED_ALIGNMENT: u64 = collections.SERIALIZATION_ALIGNMENT.toByteUnits();
+        const abs_offset: u64 = @abs(offset);
+        if (abs_offset % REQUIRED_ALIGNMENT != 0) {
+            const err_msg = std.fmt.bufPrint(&buf, "Relocation offset 0x{x} not {}-byte aligned! parent=0x{x} child=0x{x}", .{
+                abs_offset,
+                REQUIRED_ALIGNMENT,
+                parent_base_addr,
+                child_base_addr,
+            }) catch "Relocation offset misaligned";
+            std.debug.print("[MAIN] {s}\n", .{err_msg});
+            roc_ops.crash(err_msg);
+            return error.MemoryLayoutInvalid;
+        }
+    }
+
     // Sanity check for overflow potential
     if (@abs(offset) > std.math.maxInt(isize) / 2) {
         const err_msg = std.fmt.bufPrint(&buf, "Relocation offset too large: {}", .{offset}) catch "Relocation offset too large";
@@ -216,6 +252,20 @@ fn setupModuleEnv(shm: *SharedMemoryAllocator, roc_ops: *RocOps) ShimError!Setup
 
     // Get module env offsets array
     const module_envs_base_addr = @intFromPtr(base_ptr) + @as(usize, @intCast(header_ptr.module_envs_offset));
+
+    // Verify alignment before @ptrFromInt
+    if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+        if (module_envs_base_addr % @alignOf(u64) != 0) {
+            const err_msg = std.fmt.bufPrint(&buf, "module_envs_base_addr misaligned: addr=0x{x}, base=0x{x}, offset=0x{x}", .{
+                module_envs_base_addr,
+                @intFromPtr(base_ptr),
+                header_ptr.module_envs_offset,
+            }) catch "module_envs_base_addr misaligned";
+            roc_ops.crash(err_msg);
+            return error.MemoryLayoutInvalid;
+        }
+    }
+
     const module_env_offsets: [*]const u64 = @ptrFromInt(module_envs_base_addr);
 
     // Load all module envs (platform modules first, app module last)
@@ -229,6 +279,20 @@ fn setupModuleEnv(shm: *SharedMemoryAllocator, roc_ops: *RocOps) ShimError!Setup
     for (0..module_count - 1) |i| {
         const module_env_offset = module_env_offsets[i];
         const module_env_addr = @intFromPtr(base_ptr) + @as(usize, @intCast(module_env_offset));
+
+        // Verify alignment before @ptrFromInt
+        if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+            if (module_env_addr % @alignOf(ModuleEnv) != 0) {
+                const err_msg = std.fmt.bufPrint(&buf, "module_env_addr[{}] misaligned: addr=0x{x}, offset=0x{x}", .{
+                    i,
+                    module_env_addr,
+                    module_env_offset,
+                }) catch "module_env_addr misaligned";
+                roc_ops.crash(err_msg);
+                return error.MemoryLayoutInvalid;
+            }
+        }
+
         const module_env_ptr: *ModuleEnv = @ptrFromInt(module_env_addr);
         module_env_ptr.relocate(@intCast(offset));
         module_env_ptr.gpa = allocator;
@@ -240,6 +304,19 @@ fn setupModuleEnv(shm: *SharedMemoryAllocator, roc_ops: *RocOps) ShimError!Setup
 
     // Get and relocate the app module using the header's app_env_offset
     const app_env_addr = @intFromPtr(base_ptr) + @as(usize, @intCast(header_ptr.app_env_offset));
+
+    // Verify alignment before @ptrFromInt
+    if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+        if (app_env_addr % @alignOf(ModuleEnv) != 0) {
+            const err_msg = std.fmt.bufPrint(&buf, "app_env_addr misaligned: addr=0x{x}, offset=0x{x}", .{
+                app_env_addr,
+                header_ptr.app_env_offset,
+            }) catch "app_env_addr misaligned";
+            roc_ops.crash(err_msg);
+            return error.MemoryLayoutInvalid;
+        }
+    }
+
     const app_env_ptr: *ModuleEnv = @ptrFromInt(app_env_addr);
     app_env_ptr.relocate(@intCast(offset));
     app_env_ptr.gpa = allocator;
@@ -247,6 +324,19 @@ fn setupModuleEnv(shm: *SharedMemoryAllocator, roc_ops: *RocOps) ShimError!Setup
     // Determine primary env: platform main if available, otherwise app
     const primary_env: *ModuleEnv = if (header_ptr.platform_main_env_offset != 0) blk: {
         const platform_env_addr = @intFromPtr(base_ptr) + @as(usize, @intCast(header_ptr.platform_main_env_offset));
+
+        // Verify alignment before @ptrFromInt
+        if (comptime builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+            if (platform_env_addr % @alignOf(ModuleEnv) != 0) {
+                const err_msg = std.fmt.bufPrint(&buf, "platform_env_addr misaligned: addr=0x{x}, offset=0x{x}", .{
+                    platform_env_addr,
+                    header_ptr.platform_main_env_offset,
+                }) catch "platform_env_addr misaligned";
+                roc_ops.crash(err_msg);
+                return error.MemoryLayoutInvalid;
+            }
+        }
+
         const platform_env_ptr: *ModuleEnv = @ptrFromInt(platform_env_addr);
         platform_env_ptr.relocate(@intCast(offset));
         platform_env_ptr.gpa = allocator;

src/ipc/mod.zig

@@ -12,6 +12,15 @@ pub const Handle = platform.Handle;
 pub const FdInfo = coordination.FdInfo;
 pub const CoordinationError = coordination.CoordinationError;
 
+/// A properly aligned header structure for sending a serialized ModuleEnv over IPC.
+pub const ModuleEnvHeader = extern struct {
+    parent_base_addr: u64,
+    entry_count: u32,
+    _padding: u32, // Ensure 8-byte alignment
+    def_indices_offset: u64,
+    module_env_offset: u64,
+};
+
 test "ipc tests" {
     std.testing.refAllDecls(@This());
     std.testing.refAllDecls(@import("coordination.zig"));

src/ipc/platform.zig

@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ pub const windows = if (is_windows) struct {
 
 /// POSIX shared memory functions
 pub const posix = if (!is_windows) struct {
+    // Note: mmap returns MAP_FAILED ((void*)-1) on error, NOT NULL
+    // So we declare it as non-optional and check against MAP_FAILED
     pub extern "c" fn mmap(
         addr: ?*anyopaque,
         len: usize,
@@ -91,7 +93,7 @@ pub const posix = if (!is_windows) struct {
         flags: c_int,
         fd: c_int,
         offset: std.c.off_t,
-    ) ?*anyopaque;
+    ) *anyopaque;
 
     pub extern "c" fn munmap(addr: *anyopaque, len: usize) c_int;
     pub extern "c" fn close(fd: c_int) c_int;
@@ -101,6 +103,7 @@ pub const posix = if (!is_windows) struct {
     pub const PROT_READ = 0x01;
     pub const PROT_WRITE = 0x02;
     pub const MAP_SHARED = 0x0001;
+    pub const MAP_FAILED: *anyopaque = @ptrFromInt(@as(usize, @bitCast(@as(isize, -1))));
 } else struct {};
 
 /// Shared memory errors
@@ -311,20 +314,13 @@ pub fn mapMemory(handle: Handle, size: usize, base_addr: ?*anyopaque) SharedMemo
                 handle,
                 0,
             );
-            // mmap returns MAP_FAILED (which is (void *)-1) on error, not null
-            // Need to check for both null and MAP_FAILED
-            if (ptr == null) {
-                std.log.err("POSIX: Failed to map shared memory - null returned (size: {})", .{size});
-                return error.MmapFailed;
-            }
-            const ptr_value = @intFromPtr(ptr.?);
-            if (ptr_value == std.math.maxInt(usize)) {
-                // This is MAP_FAILED (-1 cast to pointer)
+            // mmap returns MAP_FAILED ((void*)-1) on error, not NULL
+            if (ptr == posix.MAP_FAILED) {
                 const errno = std.c._errno().*;
-                std.log.err("POSIX: Failed to map shared memory - MAP_FAILED (size: {}, fd: {}, errno: {})", .{ size, handle, errno });
+                std.log.err("POSIX: Failed to map shared memory (size: {}, fd: {}, errno: {})", .{ size, handle, errno });
                 return error.MmapFailed;
             }
-            return ptr.?;
+            return ptr;
         },
         else => return error.UnsupportedPlatform,
     }

src/lsp/capabilities.zig

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//! LSP server capability definitions for the Roc language server.
+
 const std = @import("std");
 
 /// Aggregates all server capabilities supported by the Roc LSP.

src/lsp/document_store.zig

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//! Document storage for tracking open text documents in the LSP server.
+
 const std = @import("std");
 
 /// Stores the latest contents of each open text document.

src/lsp/handlers/did_change.zig

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//! Handler for LSP `textDocument/didChange` notifications.
+
 const std = @import("std");
 const DocumentStore = @import("../document_store.zig").DocumentStore;
 

src/lsp/handlers/did_open.zig

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//! Handler for LSP `textDocument/didOpen` notifications.
+
 const std = @import("std");
 
 /// Handler for `textDocument/didOpen` notifications.

src/lsp/test/document_store_test.zig

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//! Tests for the LSP document store.
+
 const std = @import("std");
 const DocumentStore = @import("../document_store.zig").DocumentStore;
 

src/parse/AST.zig

@@ -729,6 +729,30 @@ pub const Diagnostic = struct {
         nominal_associated_cannot_have_final_expression,
         type_alias_cannot_have_associated,
         where_clause_not_allowed_in_type_declaration,
+
+        // Targets section parse errors
+        expected_targets,
+        expected_targets_colon,
+        expected_targets_open_curly,
+        expected_targets_close_curly,
+        expected_targets_field_name,
+        expected_targets_field_colon,
+        expected_targets_files_string,
+        unknown_targets_field,
+
+        // Target entry parse errors
+        expected_target_link_open_curly,
+        expected_target_link_close_curly,
+        expected_target_name,
+        expected_target_colon,
+        expected_target_files_open_square,
+        expected_target_files_close_square,
+        expected_target_file,
+        expected_target_file_string_end,
+
+        // Semantic warnings (detected at CLI time, not parse time)
+        targets_exe_empty,
+        targets_duplicate_target,
     };
 };
 
@@ -1620,6 +1644,7 @@ pub const Header = union(enum) {
         exposes: Collection.Idx,
         packages: Collection.Idx,
         provides: Collection.Idx,
+        targets: ?TargetsSection.Idx, // Required for new platforms, optional during migration
         region: TokenizedRegion,
     },
     hosted: struct {
@@ -1989,6 +2014,44 @@ pub const ExposedItem = union(enum) {
     }
 };
 
+/// A targets section in a platform header
+pub const TargetsSection = struct {
+    files_path: ?Token.Idx, // "files:" directive string literal
+    exe: ?TargetLinkType.Idx, // exe: { ... }
+    // static_lib and shared_lib to be added later
+    region: TokenizedRegion,
+
+    pub const Idx = enum(u32) { _ };
+};
+
+/// A link type section (exe, static_lib, shared_lib)
+pub const TargetLinkType = struct {
+    entries: TargetEntry.Span,
+    region: TokenizedRegion,
+
+    pub const Idx = enum(u32) { _ };
+};
+
+/// Single target entry: x64musl: ["crt1.o", "host.o", app]
+pub const TargetEntry = struct {
+    target: Token.Idx, // LowerIdent token (e.g., x64musl, arm64mac)
+    files: TargetFile.Span,
+    region: TokenizedRegion,
+
+    pub const Idx = enum(u32) { _ };
+    pub const Span = struct { span: base.DataSpan };
+};
+
+/// File item in target list
+pub const TargetFile = union(enum) {
+    string_literal: Token.Idx, // "crt1.o"
+    special_ident: Token.Idx, // app, win_gui
+    malformed: struct { reason: Diagnostic.Tag, region: TokenizedRegion },
+
+    pub const Idx = enum(u32) { _ };
+    pub const Span = struct { span: base.DataSpan };
+};
+
 /// TODO
 pub const TypeHeader = struct {
     name: Token.Idx,

src/parse/Node.zig

@@ -484,6 +484,33 @@ pub const Tag = enum {
 
     /// Collection of type annotations
     collection_ty_anno,
+
+    // Target section nodes
+
+    /// A targets section in a platform header
+    /// * main_token - files string token (or 0 if no files directive)
+    /// * lhs - exe TargetLinkType index (or 0 if none)
+    /// * rhs - reserved for future (static_lib, shared_lib)
+    targets_section,
+
+    /// A target link type section (exe, static_lib, shared_lib)
+    /// * lhs - start of entries span
+    /// * rhs - length of entries span
+    target_link_type,
+
+    /// A single target entry: x64musl: ["crt1.o", "host.o", app]
+    /// * main_token - target name identifier token
+    /// * lhs - start of files span
+    /// * rhs - length of files span
+    target_entry,
+
+    /// A string literal file in a target list: "crt1.o"
+    /// * main_token - string token
+    target_file_string,
+
+    /// A special identifier in a target list: app, win_gui
+    /// * main_token - identifier token
+    target_file_ident,
 };
 
 /// Unstructured information about a Node.  These

src/parse/NodeStore.zig

@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ scratch_type_annos: base.Scratch(AST.TypeAnno.Idx),
 scratch_anno_record_fields: base.Scratch(AST.AnnoRecordField.Idx),
 scratch_exposed_items: base.Scratch(AST.ExposedItem.Idx),
 scratch_where_clauses: base.Scratch(AST.WhereClause.Idx),
+scratch_target_entries: base.Scratch(AST.TargetEntry.Idx),
+scratch_target_files: base.Scratch(AST.TargetFile.Idx),
 
 /// Compile-time constants for union variant counts to ensure we don't miss cases
 /// when adding/removing variants from AST unions. Update these when modifying the unions.
@@ -74,6 +76,8 @@ pub fn initCapacity(gpa: std.mem.Allocator, capacity: usize) std.mem.Allocator.E
         .scratch_anno_record_fields = try base.Scratch(AST.AnnoRecordField.Idx).init(gpa),
         .scratch_exposed_items = try base.Scratch(AST.ExposedItem.Idx).init(gpa),
         .scratch_where_clauses = try base.Scratch(AST.WhereClause.Idx).init(gpa),
+        .scratch_target_entries = try base.Scratch(AST.TargetEntry.Idx).init(gpa),
+        .scratch_target_files = try base.Scratch(AST.TargetFile.Idx).init(gpa),
     };
 
     _ = try store.nodes.append(gpa, .{
@@ -108,6 +112,8 @@ pub fn deinit(store: *NodeStore) void {
     store.scratch_anno_record_fields.deinit();
     store.scratch_exposed_items.deinit();
     store.scratch_where_clauses.deinit();
+    store.scratch_target_entries.deinit();
+    store.scratch_target_files.deinit();
 }
 
 /// Ensures that all scratch buffers in the store
@@ -124,6 +130,8 @@ pub fn emptyScratch(store: *NodeStore) void {
     store.scratch_anno_record_fields.clearFrom(0);
     store.scratch_exposed_items.clearFrom(0);
     store.scratch_where_clauses.clearFrom(0);
+    store.scratch_target_entries.clearFrom(0);
+    store.scratch_target_files.clearFrom(0);
 }
 
 /// Prints debug information about all nodes and scratch buffers in the store.
@@ -240,6 +248,9 @@ pub fn addHeader(store: *NodeStore, header: AST.Header) std.mem.Allocator.Error!
             try store.extra_data.append(store.gpa, @intFromEnum(platform.exposes));
             try store.extra_data.append(store.gpa, @intFromEnum(platform.packages));
             try store.extra_data.append(store.gpa, @intFromEnum(platform.provides));
+            // Store targets as optional (0 = null, val + OPTIONAL_VALUE_OFFSET = val)
+            const targets_val: u32 = if (platform.targets) |t| @intFromEnum(t) + OPTIONAL_VALUE_OFFSET else 0;
+            try store.extra_data.append(store.gpa, targets_val);
             const ed_len = store.extra_data.items.len - ed_start;
 
             node.data.lhs = @intCast(ed_start);
@@ -1077,7 +1088,11 @@ pub fn getHeader(store: *const NodeStore, header_idx: AST.Header.Idx) AST.Header
         },
         .platform_header => {
             const ed_start = node.data.lhs;
-            std.debug.assert(node.data.rhs == 5);
+            std.debug.assert(node.data.rhs == 6);
+
+            // Decode optional targets (0 = null, val = val - OPTIONAL_VALUE_OFFSET)
+            const targets_val = store.extra_data.items[ed_start + 5];
+            const targets: ?AST.TargetsSection.Idx = if (targets_val == 0) null else @enumFromInt(targets_val - OPTIONAL_VALUE_OFFSET);
 
             return .{ .platform = .{
                 .name = node.main_token,
@@ -1086,6 +1101,7 @@ pub fn getHeader(store: *const NodeStore, header_idx: AST.Header.Idx) AST.Header
                 .exposes = @enumFromInt(store.extra_data.items[ed_start + 2]),
                 .packages = @enumFromInt(store.extra_data.items[ed_start + 3]),
                 .provides = @enumFromInt(store.extra_data.items[ed_start + 4]),
+                .targets = targets,
                 .region = node.region,
             } };
         },
@@ -2384,3 +2400,208 @@ pub fn clearScratchWhereClausesFrom(store: *NodeStore, start: u32) void {
 pub fn whereClauseSlice(store: *const NodeStore, span: AST.WhereClause.Span) []AST.WhereClause.Idx {
     return store.sliceFromSpan(AST.WhereClause.Idx, span.span);
 }
+
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------
+// Target section functions
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/// Adds a TargetsSection node and returns its index.
+pub fn addTargetsSection(store: *NodeStore, section: AST.TargetsSection) std.mem.Allocator.Error!AST.TargetsSection.Idx {
+    const node = Node{
+        .tag = .targets_section,
+        .main_token = section.files_path orelse 0,
+        .data = .{
+            .lhs = if (section.exe) |e| @intFromEnum(e) + OPTIONAL_VALUE_OFFSET else 0,
+            .rhs = 0, // Reserved for static_lib, shared_lib
+        },
+        .region = section.region,
+    };
+    const nid = try store.nodes.append(store.gpa, node);
+    return @enumFromInt(@intFromEnum(nid));
+}
+
+/// Adds a TargetLinkType node and returns its index.
+pub fn addTargetLinkType(store: *NodeStore, link_type: AST.TargetLinkType) std.mem.Allocator.Error!AST.TargetLinkType.Idx {
+    const node = Node{
+        .tag = .target_link_type,
+        .main_token = 0,
+        .data = .{
+            .lhs = link_type.entries.span.start,
+            .rhs = link_type.entries.span.len,
+        },
+        .region = link_type.region,
+    };
+    const nid = try store.nodes.append(store.gpa, node);
+    return @enumFromInt(@intFromEnum(nid));
+}
+
+/// Adds a TargetEntry node and returns its index.
+pub fn addTargetEntry(store: *NodeStore, entry: AST.TargetEntry) std.mem.Allocator.Error!AST.TargetEntry.Idx {
+    const node = Node{
+        .tag = .target_entry,
+        .main_token = entry.target,
+        .data = .{
+            .lhs = entry.files.span.start,
+            .rhs = entry.files.span.len,
+        },
+        .region = entry.region,
+    };
+    const nid = try store.nodes.append(store.gpa, node);
+    return @enumFromInt(@intFromEnum(nid));
+}
+
+/// Adds a TargetFile node and returns its index.
+pub fn addTargetFile(store: *NodeStore, file: AST.TargetFile) std.mem.Allocator.Error!AST.TargetFile.Idx {
+    var node = Node{
+        .tag = .malformed,
+        .main_token = 0,
+        .data = .{ .lhs = 0, .rhs = 0 },
+        .region = AST.TokenizedRegion.empty(),
+    };
+
+    switch (file) {
+        .string_literal => |tok| {
+            node.tag = .target_file_string;
+            node.main_token = tok;
+        },
+        .special_ident => |tok| {
+            node.tag = .target_file_ident;
+            node.main_token = tok;
+        },
+        .malformed => |m| {
+            node.tag = .malformed;
+            node.data.lhs = @intFromEnum(m.reason);
+            node.region = m.region;
+        },
+    }
+
+    const nid = try store.nodes.append(store.gpa, node);
+    return @enumFromInt(@intFromEnum(nid));
+}
+
+/// Returns the start position for a new Span of TargetEntry.Idxs in scratch
+pub fn scratchTargetEntryTop(store: *NodeStore) u32 {
+    return store.scratch_target_entries.top();
+}
+
+/// Places a new AST.TargetEntry.Idx in the scratch.
+pub fn addScratchTargetEntry(store: *NodeStore, idx: AST.TargetEntry.Idx) std.mem.Allocator.Error!void {
+    try store.scratch_target_entries.append(idx);
+}
+
+/// Creates a new span starting at start. Moves the items from scratch to extra_data.
+pub fn targetEntrySpanFrom(store: *NodeStore, start: u32) std.mem.Allocator.Error!AST.TargetEntry.Span {
+    const end = store.scratch_target_entries.top();
+    defer store.scratch_target_entries.clearFrom(start);
+    var i = @as(usize, @intCast(start));
+    const ed_start = @as(u32, @intCast(store.extra_data.items.len));
+    while (i < end) {
+        try store.extra_data.append(store.gpa, @intFromEnum(store.scratch_target_entries.items.items[i]));
+        i += 1;
+    }
+    return .{ .span = .{ .start = ed_start, .len = @as(u32, @intCast(end)) - start } };
+}
+
+/// Clears any TargetEntry.Idxs added to scratch from start until the end.
+pub fn clearScratchTargetEntriesFrom(store: *NodeStore, start: u32) void {
+    store.scratch_target_entries.clearFrom(start);
+}
+
+/// Returns a new TargetEntry slice for iteration.
+pub fn targetEntrySlice(store: *const NodeStore, span: AST.TargetEntry.Span) []AST.TargetEntry.Idx {
+    return store.sliceFromSpan(AST.TargetEntry.Idx, span.span);
+}
+
+/// Returns the start position for a new Span of TargetFile.Idxs in scratch
+pub fn scratchTargetFileTop(store: *NodeStore) u32 {
+    return store.scratch_target_files.top();
+}
+
+/// Places a new AST.TargetFile.Idx in the scratch.
+pub fn addScratchTargetFile(store: *NodeStore, idx: AST.TargetFile.Idx) std.mem.Allocator.Error!void {
+    try store.scratch_target_files.append(idx);
+}
+
+/// Creates a new span starting at start. Moves the items from scratch to extra_data.
+pub fn targetFileSpanFrom(store: *NodeStore, start: u32) std.mem.Allocator.Error!AST.TargetFile.Span {
+    const end = store.scratch_target_files.top();
+    defer store.scratch_target_files.clearFrom(start);
+    var i = @as(usize, @intCast(start));
+    const ed_start = @as(u32, @intCast(store.extra_data.items.len));
+    while (i < end) {
+        try store.extra_data.append(store.gpa, @intFromEnum(store.scratch_target_files.items.items[i]));
+        i += 1;
+    }
+    return .{ .span = .{ .start = ed_start, .len = @as(u32, @intCast(end)) - start } };
+}
+
+/// Clears any TargetFile.Idxs added to scratch from start until the end.
+pub fn clearScratchTargetFilesFrom(store: *NodeStore, start: u32) void {
+    store.scratch_target_files.clearFrom(start);
+}
+
+/// Returns a new TargetFile slice for iteration.
+pub fn targetFileSlice(store: *const NodeStore, span: AST.TargetFile.Span) []AST.TargetFile.Idx {
+    return store.sliceFromSpan(AST.TargetFile.Idx, span.span);
+}
+
+/// Retrieves a TargetsSection from a stored node.
+pub fn getTargetsSection(store: *const NodeStore, idx: AST.TargetsSection.Idx) AST.TargetsSection {
+    const node = store.nodes.get(@enumFromInt(@intFromEnum(idx)));
+    std.debug.assert(node.tag == .targets_section);
+
+    const files_path: ?Token.Idx = if (node.main_token == 0) null else node.main_token;
+    const exe: ?AST.TargetLinkType.Idx = if (node.data.lhs == 0) null else @enumFromInt(node.data.lhs - OPTIONAL_VALUE_OFFSET);
+
+    return .{
+        .files_path = files_path,
+        .exe = exe,
+        .region = node.region,
+    };
+}
+
+/// Retrieves a TargetLinkType from a stored node.
+pub fn getTargetLinkType(store: *const NodeStore, idx: AST.TargetLinkType.Idx) AST.TargetLinkType {
+    const node = store.nodes.get(@enumFromInt(@intFromEnum(idx)));
+    std.debug.assert(node.tag == .target_link_type);
+
+    return .{
+        .entries = .{ .span = .{ .start = node.data.lhs, .len = node.data.rhs } },
+        .region = node.region,
+    };
+}
+
+/// Retrieves a TargetEntry from a stored node.
+pub fn getTargetEntry(store: *const NodeStore, idx: AST.TargetEntry.Idx) AST.TargetEntry {
+    const node = store.nodes.get(@enumFromInt(@intFromEnum(idx)));
+    std.debug.assert(node.tag == .target_entry);
+
+    return .{
+        .target = node.main_token,
+        .files = .{ .span = .{ .start = node.data.lhs, .len = node.data.rhs } },
+        .region = node.region,
+    };
+}
+
+/// Retrieves a TargetFile from a stored node.
+pub fn getTargetFile(store: *const NodeStore, idx: AST.TargetFile.Idx) AST.TargetFile {
+    const node = store.nodes.get(@enumFromInt(@intFromEnum(idx)));
+
+    switch (node.tag) {
+        .target_file_string => {
+            return .{ .string_literal = node.main_token };
+        },
+        .target_file_ident => {
+            return .{ .special_ident = node.main_token };
+        },
+        .malformed => {
+            return .{ .malformed = .{
+                .reason = @enumFromInt(node.data.lhs),
+                .region = node.region,
+            } };
+        },
+        else => {
+            std.debug.panic("Expected a valid target_file tag, got {s}", .{@tagName(node.tag)});
+        },
+    }
+}

src/parse/Parser.zig

@@ -552,6 +552,13 @@ pub fn parsePlatformHeader(self: *Parser) Error!AST.Header.Idx {
         },
     );
 
+    // Parse optional targets section
+    var targets: ?AST.TargetsSection.Idx = null;
+    if (self.peek() == .KwTargets) {
+        self.advance(); // Advance past 'targets'
+        targets = try self.parseTargetsSection();
+    }
+
     return self.store.addHeader(.{ .platform = .{
         .name = name,
         .requires_rigids = rigids,
@@ -559,6 +566,7 @@ pub fn parsePlatformHeader(self: *Parser) Error!AST.Header.Idx {
         .exposes = exposes,
         .packages = packages,
         .provides = provides,
+        .targets = targets,
         .region = .{ .start = start, .end = self.pos },
     } });
 }
@@ -930,6 +938,210 @@ pub fn parseExposedItem(self: *Parser) Error!AST.ExposedItem.Idx {
     }
 }
 
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------
+// Target section parsing functions
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/// Parses a single file item in a target list: "crt1.o" or app
+pub fn parseTargetFile(self: *Parser) Error!AST.TargetFile.Idx {
+    const trace = tracy.trace(@src());
+    defer trace.end();
+
+    const start = self.pos;
+    switch (self.peek()) {
+        .StringStart => {
+            // Parse string literal: "crt1.o"
+            self.advance(); // Advance past StringStart
+            // Capture StringPart token (the actual content)
+            var content_tok = start;
+            if (self.peek() == .StringPart) {
+                content_tok = self.pos;
+                self.advance(); // Advance past StringPart
+            }
+            // Skip any remaining parts until StringEnd
+            while (self.peek() != .StringEnd and self.peek() != .EndOfFile) {
+                self.advance();
+            }
+            if (self.peek() == .EndOfFile) {
+                return try self.pushMalformed(AST.TargetFile.Idx, .expected_target_file_string_end, start);
+            }
+            self.advance(); // Advance past StringEnd
+            return try self.store.addTargetFile(.{ .string_literal = content_tok });
+        },
+        .LowerIdent => {
+            // Parse special identifier: win_gui or other lower idents
+            self.advance(); // Advance past LowerIdent
+            return try self.store.addTargetFile(.{ .special_ident = start });
+        },
+        .KwApp => {
+            // Parse 'app' keyword as special identifier
+            self.advance(); // Advance past KwApp
+            return try self.store.addTargetFile(.{ .special_ident = start });
+        },
+        else => {
+            return try self.pushMalformed(AST.TargetFile.Idx, .expected_target_file, start);
+        },
+    }
+}
+
+/// Parses a single target entry: x64musl: ["crt1.o", "host.o", app]
+pub fn parseTargetEntry(self: *Parser) Error!AST.TargetEntry.Idx {
+    const trace = tracy.trace(@src());
+    defer trace.end();
+
+    const start = self.pos;
+
+    // Expect target name (lower identifier)
+    if (self.peek() != .LowerIdent) {
+        return try self.pushMalformed(AST.TargetEntry.Idx, .expected_target_name, start);
+    }
+    const target_name = self.pos;
+    self.advance(); // Advance past target name
+
+    // Expect colon
+    self.expect(.OpColon) catch {
+        return try self.pushMalformed(AST.TargetEntry.Idx, .expected_target_colon, start);
+    };
+
+    // Expect open square bracket
+    self.expect(.OpenSquare) catch {
+        return try self.pushMalformed(AST.TargetEntry.Idx, .expected_target_files_open_square, start);
+    };
+
+    // Parse file list
+    const files_top = self.store.scratchTargetFileTop();
+    self.parseCollectionSpan(AST.TargetFile.Idx, .CloseSquare, NodeStore.addScratchTargetFile, Parser.parseTargetFile) catch |err| {
+        switch (err) {
+            error.ExpectedNotFound => {
+                self.store.clearScratchTargetFilesFrom(files_top);
+                return try self.pushMalformed(AST.TargetEntry.Idx, .expected_target_files_close_square, start);
+            },
+            error.OutOfMemory => return error.OutOfMemory,
+            error.TooNested => return error.TooNested,
+        }
+    };
+    const files_span = try self.store.targetFileSpanFrom(files_top);
+
+    return try self.store.addTargetEntry(.{
+        .target = target_name,
+        .files = files_span,
+        .region = .{ .start = start, .end = self.pos },
+    });
+}
+
+/// Parses a target link type section: exe: { x64musl: [...], ... }
+pub fn parseTargetLinkType(self: *Parser) Error!AST.TargetLinkType.Idx {
+    const trace = tracy.trace(@src());
+    defer trace.end();
+
+    const start = self.pos;
+
+    // Expect open curly brace
+    self.expect(.OpenCurly) catch {
+        return try self.pushMalformed(AST.TargetLinkType.Idx, .expected_target_link_open_curly, start);
+    };
+
+    // Parse target entries
+    const entries_top = self.store.scratchTargetEntryTop();
+    self.parseCollectionSpan(AST.TargetEntry.Idx, .CloseCurly, NodeStore.addScratchTargetEntry, Parser.parseTargetEntry) catch |err| {
+        switch (err) {
+            error.ExpectedNotFound => {
+                self.store.clearScratchTargetEntriesFrom(entries_top);
+                return try self.pushMalformed(AST.TargetLinkType.Idx, .expected_target_link_close_curly, start);
+            },
+            error.OutOfMemory => return error.OutOfMemory,
+            error.TooNested => return error.TooNested,
+        }
+    };
+    const entries_span = try self.store.targetEntrySpanFrom(entries_top);
+
+    return try self.store.addTargetLinkType(.{
+        .entries = entries_span,
+        .region = .{ .start = start, .end = self.pos },
+    });
+}
+
+/// Parses a targets section: targets: { files: "targets/", exe: { ... } }
+pub fn parseTargetsSection(self: *Parser) Error!AST.TargetsSection.Idx {
+    const trace = tracy.trace(@src());
+    defer trace.end();
+
+    const start = self.pos;
+
+    // Expect colon after 'targets'
+    self.expect(.OpColon) catch {
+        return try self.pushMalformed(AST.TargetsSection.Idx, .expected_targets_colon, start);
+    };
+
+    // Expect open curly brace
+    self.expect(.OpenCurly) catch {
+        return try self.pushMalformed(AST.TargetsSection.Idx, .expected_targets_open_curly, start);
+    };
+
+    var files_path: ?TokenIdx = null;
+    var exe: ?AST.TargetLinkType.Idx = null;
+
+    // Parse fields until closing curly brace
+    // Field identification is done by value type, not field name (deferred to CLI)
+    while (self.peek() != .CloseCurly and self.peek() != .EndOfFile) {
+        // Expect field name (lower identifier)
+        if (self.peek() != .LowerIdent) {
+            return try self.pushMalformed(AST.TargetsSection.Idx, .expected_targets_field_name, start);
+        }
+
+        self.advance(); // Advance past field name
+
+        // Expect colon
+        self.expect(.OpColon) catch {
+            return try self.pushMalformed(AST.TargetsSection.Idx, .expected_targets_field_colon, start);
+        };
+
+        // Determine field type by what follows
+        switch (self.peek()) {
+            .StringStart => {
+                // Parse files path: "targets/"
+                self.advance(); // Advance past StringStart
+                // Capture StringPart token (the actual content)
+                if (self.peek() == .StringPart) {
+                    files_path = self.pos;
+                    self.advance(); // Advance past StringPart
+                }
+                // Skip any remaining parts until StringEnd
+                while (self.peek() != .StringEnd and self.peek() != .EndOfFile) {
+                    self.advance();
+                }
+                if (self.peek() == .StringEnd) {
+                    self.advance(); // Advance past StringEnd
+                }
+            },
+            .OpenCurly => {
+                // Parse link type section (exe, static_lib, shared_lib)
+                // For now, we only support exe
+                exe = try self.parseTargetLinkType();
+            },
+            else => {
+                return try self.pushMalformed(AST.TargetsSection.Idx, .expected_targets_field_name, start);
+            },
+        }
+
+        // Consume optional comma
+        if (self.peek() == .Comma) {
+            self.advance();
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Expect closing curly brace
+    self.expect(.CloseCurly) catch {
+        return try self.pushMalformed(AST.TargetsSection.Idx, .expected_targets_close_curly, start);
+    };
+
+    return try self.store.addTargetsSection(.{
+        .files_path = files_path,
+        .exe = exe,
+        .region = .{ .start = start, .end = self.pos },
+    });
+}
+
 const StatementType = enum { top_level, in_body, in_associated_block };
 
 /// Parse a top level roc statement
@@ -3117,7 +3329,7 @@ fn getTokenBP(tok: Token.Tag) ?BinOpBp {
         .OpSlash => .{ .left = 28, .right = 29 }, // 29 LEFT
         .OpDoubleSlash => .{ .left = 26, .right = 27 }, // 27 LEFT
         .OpPercent => .{ .left = 24, .right = 25 }, // 25 LEFT
-        .OpPlus => .{ .left = 22, .right = 23 }, // 23 LEFT
+        .OpPlus => .{ .left = 20, .right = 21 }, // 21 LEFT
         .OpBinaryMinus => .{ .left = 20, .right = 21 }, // 21 LEFT
         .OpDoubleQuestion => .{ .left = 18, .right = 19 }, // 19 LEFT
         .OpQuestion => .{ .left = 16, .right = 17 }, // 17 LEFT

src/parse/test/ast_node_store_test.zig

@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ test "NodeStore round trip - Headers" {
             .provides = rand_idx(AST.Collection.Idx),
             .requires_rigids = rand_idx(AST.Collection.Idx),
             .requires_signatures = rand_idx(AST.TypeAnno.Idx),
+            .targets = null,
             .region = rand_region(),
         },
     });
@@ -657,3 +658,86 @@ test "NodeStore round trip - Expr" {
         return error.IncompleteExprTestCoverage;
     }
 }
+
+test "NodeStore round trip - Targets" {
+    const gpa = testing.allocator;
+    var store = try NodeStore.initCapacity(gpa, NodeStore.AST_HEADER_NODE_COUNT);
+    defer store.deinit();
+
+    // Test TargetFile round trip
+    const target_files = [_]AST.TargetFile{
+        .{ .string_literal = rand_token_idx() },
+        .{ .special_ident = rand_token_idx() },
+        .{ .malformed = .{ .reason = .expected_targets_field_name, .region = rand_region() } },
+    };
+
+    for (target_files) |file| {
+        const idx = try store.addTargetFile(file);
+        const retrieved = store.getTargetFile(idx);
+
+        testing.expectEqualDeep(file, retrieved) catch |err| {
+            std.debug.print("\n\nOriginal TargetFile:  {any}\n\n", .{file});
+            std.debug.print("Retrieved TargetFile: {any}\n\n", .{retrieved});
+            return err;
+        };
+    }
+
+    // Test TargetEntry round trip
+    const entry = AST.TargetEntry{
+        .target = rand_token_idx(),
+        .files = .{ .span = rand_span() },
+        .region = rand_region(),
+    };
+    const entry_idx = try store.addTargetEntry(entry);
+    const retrieved_entry = store.getTargetEntry(entry_idx);
+
+    testing.expectEqualDeep(entry, retrieved_entry) catch |err| {
+        std.debug.print("\n\nOriginal TargetEntry:  {any}\n\n", .{entry});
+        std.debug.print("Retrieved TargetEntry: {any}\n\n", .{retrieved_entry});
+        return err;
+    };
+
+    // Test TargetLinkType round trip
+    const link_type = AST.TargetLinkType{
+        .entries = .{ .span = rand_span() },
+        .region = rand_region(),
+    };
+    const link_type_idx = try store.addTargetLinkType(link_type);
+    const retrieved_link_type = store.getTargetLinkType(link_type_idx);
+
+    testing.expectEqualDeep(link_type, retrieved_link_type) catch |err| {
+        std.debug.print("\n\nOriginal TargetLinkType:  {any}\n\n", .{link_type});
+        std.debug.print("Retrieved TargetLinkType: {any}\n\n", .{retrieved_link_type});
+        return err;
+    };
+
+    // Test TargetsSection round trip
+    const section = AST.TargetsSection{
+        .files_path = rand_token_idx(),
+        .exe = link_type_idx,
+        .region = rand_region(),
+    };
+    const section_idx = try store.addTargetsSection(section);
+    const retrieved_section = store.getTargetsSection(section_idx);
+
+    testing.expectEqualDeep(section, retrieved_section) catch |err| {
+        std.debug.print("\n\nOriginal TargetsSection:  {any}\n\n", .{section});
+        std.debug.print("Retrieved TargetsSection: {any}\n\n", .{retrieved_section});
+        return err;
+    };
+
+    // Test TargetsSection with null values
+    const section_nulls = AST.TargetsSection{
+        .files_path = null,
+        .exe = null,
+        .region = rand_region(),
+    };
+    const section_nulls_idx = try store.addTargetsSection(section_nulls);
+    const retrieved_section_nulls = store.getTargetsSection(section_nulls_idx);
+
+    testing.expectEqualDeep(section_nulls, retrieved_section_nulls) catch |err| {
+        std.debug.print("\n\nOriginal TargetsSection (nulls):  {any}\n\n", .{section_nulls});
+        std.debug.print("Retrieved TargetsSection (nulls): {any}\n\n", .{retrieved_section_nulls});
+        return err;
+    };
+}

src/parse/tokenize.zig

@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ pub const Token = struct {
         KwProvides,
         KwRequires,
         KwReturn,
+        KwTargets,
         KwVar,
         KwWhere,
         KwWhile,
@@ -195,6 +196,7 @@ pub const Token = struct {
                 .KwProvides,
                 .KwRequires,
                 .KwReturn,
+                .KwTargets,
                 .KwVar,
                 .KwWhere,
                 .KwWhile,
@@ -299,6 +301,7 @@ pub const Token = struct {
                 .KwProvides,
                 .KwRequires,
                 .KwReturn,
+                .KwTargets,
                 .KwVar,
                 .KwWhere,
                 .KwWhile,
@@ -394,6 +397,7 @@ pub const Token = struct {
         .{ "provides", .KwProvides },
         .{ "requires", .KwRequires },
         .{ "return", .KwReturn },
+        .{ "targets", .KwTargets },
         .{ "var", .KwVar },
         .{ "where", .KwWhere },
         .{ "while", .KwWhile },
@@ -2290,6 +2294,9 @@ fn rebuildBufferForTesting(buf: []const u8, tokens: *TokenizedBuffer, alloc: std
             .KwReturn => {
                 try buf2.appendSlice("return");
             },
+            .KwTargets => {
+                try buf2.appendSlice("targets");
+            },
             .KwVar => {
                 try buf2.appendSlice("var");
             },

src/repl/eval.zig

@@ -858,6 +858,7 @@ pub const Repl = struct {
         const output = try interpreter.renderValueRocWithType(result, result.rt_var, self.roc_ops);
 
         result.decref(&interpreter.runtime_layout_store, self.roc_ops);
+        interpreter.cleanupBindings(self.roc_ops);
         return .{ .expression = output };
     }
 };

src/target/mod.zig

@@ -0,0 +1,258 @@
+//! Roc target definitions - shared between build.zig and CLI
+//!
+//! This module is importable by build.zig (build-time) and CLI code (runtime).
+//! It contains no dependencies on compiler modules like `parse`.
+
+const std = @import("std");
+const builtin = @import("builtin");
+
+/// Roc's simplified target representation.
+/// Maps to specific OS/arch/ABI combinations for cross-compilation.
+pub const RocTarget = enum {
+    // x64 (x86_64) targets
+    x64mac,
+    x64win,
+    x64freebsd,
+    x64openbsd,
+    x64netbsd,
+    x64musl,
+    x64glibc,
+    x64linux,
+    x64elf,
+
+    // arm64 (aarch64) targets
+    arm64mac,
+    arm64win,
+    arm64linux,
+    arm64musl,
+    arm64glibc,
+
+    // arm32 targets
+    arm32linux,
+    arm32musl,
+
+    // WebAssembly
+    wasm32,
+
+    /// Parse target from string (e.g., "arm64mac", "x64musl")
+    pub fn fromString(str: []const u8) ?RocTarget {
+        const enum_info = @typeInfo(RocTarget);
+        inline for (enum_info.@"enum".fields) |field| {
+            if (std.mem.eql(u8, str, field.name)) {
+                return @enumFromInt(field.value);
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    /// Convert a std.Target to a RocTarget.
+    /// This is the runtime equivalent of detectNative() which uses builtin.target.
+    pub fn fromStdTarget(target: std.Target) RocTarget {
+        const os = target.os.tag;
+        const arch = target.cpu.arch;
+        const abi = target.abi;
+
+        switch (arch) {
+            .x86_64 => {
+                switch (os) {
+                    .macos => return .x64mac,
+                    .windows => return .x64win,
+                    .freebsd => return .x64freebsd,
+                    .openbsd => return .x64openbsd,
+                    .netbsd => return .x64netbsd,
+                    .linux => {
+                        return switch (abi) {
+                            .musl, .musleabi, .musleabihf => .x64musl,
+                            .gnu, .gnueabi, .gnueabihf, .gnux32 => .x64glibc,
+                            else => .x64musl, // Default to musl for static linking
+                        };
+                    },
+                    else => return .x64elf, // Generic fallback
+                }
+            },
+            .aarch64, .aarch64_be => {
+                switch (os) {
+                    .macos => return .arm64mac,
+                    .windows => return .arm64win,
+                    .linux => {
+                        return switch (abi) {
+                            .musl, .musleabi, .musleabihf => .arm64musl,
+                            .gnu, .gnueabi, .gnueabihf => .arm64glibc,
+                            else => .arm64musl, // Default to musl for static linking
+                        };
+                    },
+                    else => return .arm64linux, // Generic ARM64 Linux
+                }
+            },
+            .arm => {
+                switch (os) {
+                    .linux => return .arm32musl, // Default to musl for static linking
+                    else => return .arm32linux, // Generic ARM32 Linux
+                }
+            },
+            .wasm32 => return .wasm32,
+            else => {
+                // Default fallback based on OS
+                switch (os) {
+                    .macos => return .x64mac,
+                    .windows => return .x64win,
+                    .linux => return .x64musl, // Default to musl
+                    else => return .x64elf,
+                }
+            },
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Detect the current system's Roc target (compile-time)
+    pub fn detectNative() RocTarget {
+        return fromStdTarget(builtin.target);
+    }
+
+    /// Get the string name of this target (e.g., "arm64mac", "x64musl")
+    pub fn toName(self: RocTarget) []const u8 {
+        return @tagName(self);
+    }
+
+    /// Get the OS tag for this RocTarget
+    pub fn toOsTag(self: RocTarget) std.Target.Os.Tag {
+        return switch (self) {
+            .x64mac, .arm64mac => .macos,
+            .x64win, .arm64win => .windows,
+            .x64freebsd => .freebsd,
+            .x64openbsd => .openbsd,
+            .x64netbsd => .netbsd,
+            .x64musl, .x64glibc, .x64linux, .x64elf, .arm64musl, .arm64glibc, .arm64linux, .arm32musl, .arm32linux => .linux,
+            .wasm32 => .wasi,
+        };
+    }
+
+    /// Get the CPU architecture for this RocTarget
+    pub fn toCpuArch(self: RocTarget) std.Target.Cpu.Arch {
+        return switch (self) {
+            // x64 targets
+            .x64mac, .x64win, .x64freebsd, .x64openbsd, .x64netbsd, .x64musl, .x64glibc, .x64linux, .x64elf => .x86_64,
+
+            // arm64 targets
+            .arm64mac, .arm64win, .arm64linux, .arm64musl, .arm64glibc => .aarch64,
+
+            // arm32 targets
+            .arm32linux, .arm32musl => .arm,
+
+            // WebAssembly
+            .wasm32 => .wasm32,
+        };
+    }
+
+    /// Convert Roc target to LLVM target triple
+    pub fn toTriple(self: RocTarget) []const u8 {
+        return switch (self) {
+            // x64 targets
+            .x64mac => "x86_64-apple-darwin",
+            .x64win => "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
+            .x64freebsd => "x86_64-unknown-freebsd",
+            .x64openbsd => "x86_64-unknown-openbsd",
+            .x64netbsd => "x86_64-unknown-netbsd",
+            .x64musl => "x86_64-unknown-linux-musl",
+            .x64glibc => "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
+            .x64linux => "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
+            .x64elf => "x86_64-unknown-none-elf",
+
+            // arm64 targets
+            .arm64mac => "aarch64-apple-darwin",
+            .arm64win => "aarch64-pc-windows-msvc",
+            .arm64linux => "aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu",
+            .arm64musl => "aarch64-unknown-linux-musl",
+            .arm64glibc => "aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu",
+
+            // arm32 targets
+            .arm32linux => "arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf",
+            .arm32musl => "arm-unknown-linux-musleabihf",
+
+            // WebAssembly
+            .wasm32 => "wasm32-unknown-unknown",
+        };
+    }
+
+    /// Check if target uses dynamic linking (glibc targets)
+    pub fn isDynamic(self: RocTarget) bool {
+        return switch (self) {
+            .x64glibc, .arm64glibc, .x64linux, .arm64linux, .arm32linux => true,
+            else => false,
+        };
+    }
+
+    /// Check if target uses static linking (musl targets)
+    pub fn isStatic(self: RocTarget) bool {
+        return switch (self) {
+            .x64musl, .arm64musl, .arm32musl => true,
+            else => false,
+        };
+    }
+
+    /// Check if target is macOS
+    pub fn isMacOS(self: RocTarget) bool {
+        return switch (self) {
+            .x64mac, .arm64mac => true,
+            else => false,
+        };
+    }
+
+    /// Check if target is Windows
+    pub fn isWindows(self: RocTarget) bool {
+        return switch (self) {
+            .x64win, .arm64win => true,
+            else => false,
+        };
+    }
+
+    /// Check if target is Linux-based
+    pub fn isLinux(self: RocTarget) bool {
+        return switch (self) {
+            .x64musl, .x64glibc, .x64linux, .arm64musl, .arm64glibc, .arm64linux, .arm32musl, .arm32linux => true,
+            else => false,
+        };
+    }
+
+    /// Get the pointer bit width for this target
+    pub fn ptrBitWidth(self: RocTarget) u16 {
+        return switch (self.toCpuArch()) {
+            .x86_64, .aarch64, .aarch64_be => 64,
+            .arm, .wasm32 => 32,
+            else => 64, // Default to 64-bit
+        };
+    }
+
+    /// Get the dynamic linker path for this target
+    pub fn getDynamicLinkerPath(self: RocTarget) ![]const u8 {
+        return switch (self) {
+            // x64 glibc targets
+            .x64glibc, .x64linux => "/lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2",
+
+            // arm64 glibc targets
+            .arm64glibc, .arm64linux => "/lib/ld-linux-aarch64.so.1",
+
+            // arm32 glibc targets
+            .arm32linux => "/lib/ld-linux-armhf.so.3",
+
+            // Static linking targets don't need dynamic linker
+            .x64musl, .arm64musl, .arm32musl => return error.StaticLinkingTarget,
+
+            // macOS uses dyld
+            .x64mac, .arm64mac => "/usr/lib/dyld",
+
+            // Windows doesn't use ELF-style dynamic linker
+            .x64win, .arm64win => return error.WindowsTarget,
+
+            // BSD variants
+            .x64freebsd => "/libexec/ld-elf.so.1",
+            .x64openbsd => "/usr/libexec/ld.so",
+            .x64netbsd => "/usr/libexec/ld.elf_so",
+
+            // Generic ELF doesn't have a specific linker
+            .x64elf => return error.NoKnownLinkerPath,
+
+            // WebAssembly doesn't use dynamic linker
+            .wasm32 => return error.WebAssemblyTarget,
+        };
+    }
+};

src/types/instantiate.zig

@@ -334,13 +334,17 @@ pub const Instantiator = struct {
             var fresh_args = std.ArrayList(Var).empty;
             defer fresh_args.deinit(self.store.gpa);
 
-            // Use index-based iteration to avoid iterator invalidation
-            // (see comment in instantiateFunc for details)
-            const args_start: usize = @intFromEnum(tag_args.start);
-            for (0..tag_args.count) |i| {
-                const arg_var = self.store.vars.items.items[args_start + i];
-                const fresh_arg = try self.instantiateVar(arg_var);
-                try fresh_args.append(self.store.gpa, fresh_arg);
+            // Skip the loop entirely for tags with no arguments.
+            // This avoids accessing tag_args.start which may be undefined when count is 0.
+            if (tag_args.count > 0) {
+                // Use index-based iteration to avoid iterator invalidation
+                // (see comment in instantiateFunc for details)
+                const args_start: usize = @intFromEnum(tag_args.start);
+                for (0..tag_args.count) |i| {
+                    const arg_var = self.store.vars.items.items[args_start + i];
+                    const fresh_arg = try self.instantiateVar(arg_var);
+                    try fresh_args.append(self.store.gpa, fresh_arg);
+                }
             }
 
             const fresh_args_range = try self.store.appendVars(fresh_args.items);

src/types/store.zig

@@ -663,12 +663,12 @@ pub const Store = struct {
     /// * update b to to the new desc value
     /// * redirect a -> b
     ///
-    /// CRITICAL: The merge direction (a -> b) is load-bearing and must not be changed!
+    /// The merge direction (a -> b) is load-bearing and must not be changed.
     /// Multiple parts of the unification algorithm depend on this specific order:
     /// - When unifying aliases with structures, we rely on this order to ensure
-    ///   that we don't loose alias context
+    ///   that we don't lose alias context
     ///
-    // NOTE: The elm & the roc compiler this step differently
+    // NOTE: The elm & the roc compiler do this step differently
     // * The elm compiler sets b to redirect to a
     // * The roc compiler sets a to redirect to b
     pub fn union_(self: *Self, a_var: Var, b_var: Var, new_desc: Desc) void {

test/fx-open/platform/main.roc

@@ -3,6 +3,17 @@ platform ""
     exposes [Stdout, Stderr, Stdin]
     packages {}
     provides { main_for_host!: "main" }
+    targets: {
+        files: "targets/",
+        exe: {
+            x64mac: ["libhost.a", app],
+            arm64mac: ["libhost.a", app],
+            x64musl: ["crt1.o", "libhost.a", app, "libc.a"],
+            arm64musl: ["crt1.o", "libhost.a", app, "libc.a"],
+            x64win: ["host.lib", app],
+            arm64win: ["host.lib", app],
+        }
+    }
 
 import Stdout
 import Stderr

test/fx/parse_error.roc

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+app [main!] {
+    pf: platform "./platform/main.roc",
+}
+import pf.Stdout
+main! = |_args| {
+    Stdout.line!("Hello world")
+    Ok({})
+}}

test/fx/platform/host.zig

@@ -33,6 +33,28 @@ const posix = if (builtin.os.tag != .windows and builtin.os.tag != .wasi) std.po
 
 const trace_refcount = build_options.trace_refcount;
 
+pub const std_options: std.Options = .{
+    .logFn = std.log.defaultLog,
+    .log_level = .warn,
+};
+
+/// Override the default panic handler to avoid secondary crashes in stack trace generation
+pub const panic = std.debug.FullPanic(panicImpl);
+
+fn panicImpl(msg: []const u8, addr: ?usize) noreturn {
+    const stderr: std.fs.File = .stderr();
+    stderr.writeAll("\n=== PANIC (no stack trace) ===\n") catch {};
+    stderr.writeAll(msg) catch {};
+    if (addr) |a| {
+        var buf: [32]u8 = undefined;
+        const hex = std.fmt.bufPrint(&buf, " at address 0x{x}\n", .{a}) catch "";
+        stderr.writeAll(hex) catch {};
+    } else {
+        stderr.writeAll("\n") catch {};
+    }
+    std.process.abort();
+}
+
 /// Error message to display on stack overflow in a Roc program
 const STACK_OVERFLOW_MESSAGE = "\nThis Roc application overflowed its stack memory and crashed.\n\n";
 
@@ -226,16 +248,32 @@ fn parseTestSpec(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, spec: []const u8) ParseError![]Sp
 
 /// Host environment - contains GeneralPurposeAllocator for leak detection
 const HostEnv = struct {
-    gpa: std.heap.GeneralPurposeAllocator(.{}),
+    gpa: std.heap.GeneralPurposeAllocator(.{ .safety = true }),
     test_state: TestState,
 };
 
 /// Roc allocation function with size-tracking metadata
 fn rocAllocFn(roc_alloc: *builtins.host_abi.RocAlloc, env: *anyopaque) callconv(.c) void {
+    // Debug check: verify roc_alloc pointer alignment
+    const roc_alloc_addr = @intFromPtr(roc_alloc);
+    if (roc_alloc_addr % @alignOf(builtins.host_abi.RocAlloc) != 0) {
+        std.debug.panic("[rocAllocFn] roc_alloc ptr not aligned! addr=0x{x} required={}", .{ roc_alloc_addr, @alignOf(builtins.host_abi.RocAlloc) });
+    }
+
+    // Debug check: verify env is properly aligned for HostEnv
+    const env_addr = @intFromPtr(env);
+    if (env_addr % @alignOf(HostEnv) != 0) {
+        std.debug.panic("rocAllocFn: env=0x{x} not aligned to {} bytes", .{ env_addr, @alignOf(HostEnv) });
+    }
+
     const host: *HostEnv = @ptrCast(@alignCast(env));
     const allocator = host.gpa.allocator();
 
-    const align_enum = std.mem.Alignment.fromByteUnits(@as(usize, @intCast(roc_alloc.alignment)));
+    // The allocation must be at least 8-byte aligned because:
+    // 1. The refcount (isize/usize) is stored before the data and needs proper alignment
+    // 2. The builtins code casts data pointers to [*]isize for refcount access
+    const min_alignment: usize = @max(roc_alloc.alignment, @alignOf(usize));
+    const align_enum = std.mem.Alignment.fromByteUnits(min_alignment);
 
     // Calculate additional bytes needed to store the size
     const size_storage_bytes = @max(roc_alloc.alignment, @alignOf(usize));
@@ -255,6 +293,12 @@ fn rocAllocFn(roc_alloc: *builtins.host_abi.RocAlloc, env: *anyopaque) callconv(
         std.process.exit(1);
     };
 
+    // Debug check: verify the allocator returned properly aligned memory
+    const base_addr = @intFromPtr(base_ptr);
+    if (base_addr % min_alignment != 0) {
+        @panic("Host allocator returned misaligned memory in rocAllocFn");
+    }
+
     // Store the total size (including metadata) right before the user data
     const size_ptr: *usize = @ptrFromInt(@intFromPtr(base_ptr) + size_storage_bytes - @sizeOf(usize));
     size_ptr.* = total_size;
@@ -262,6 +306,12 @@ fn rocAllocFn(roc_alloc: *builtins.host_abi.RocAlloc, env: *anyopaque) callconv(
     // Return pointer to the user data (after the size metadata)
     roc_alloc.answer = @ptrFromInt(@intFromPtr(base_ptr) + size_storage_bytes);
 
+    // Debug check: verify the returned pointer is also properly aligned
+    const answer_addr = @intFromPtr(roc_alloc.answer);
+    if (answer_addr % roc_alloc.alignment != 0) {
+        @panic("Host allocator returned misaligned answer in rocAllocFn");
+    }
+
     if (trace_refcount) {
         std.debug.print("[ALLOC] ptr=0x{x} size={d} align={d}\n", .{ @intFromPtr(roc_alloc.answer), roc_alloc.length, roc_alloc.alignment });
     }
@@ -269,9 +319,18 @@ fn rocAllocFn(roc_alloc: *builtins.host_abi.RocAlloc, env: *anyopaque) callconv(
 
 /// Roc deallocation function with size-tracking metadata
 fn rocDeallocFn(roc_dealloc: *builtins.host_abi.RocDealloc, env: *anyopaque) callconv(.c) void {
+    // Debug check: verify env is properly aligned for HostEnv
+    const env_addr = @intFromPtr(env);
+    if (env_addr % @alignOf(HostEnv) != 0) {
+        std.debug.panic("[rocDeallocFn] env=0x{x} not aligned to {} bytes", .{ env_addr, @alignOf(HostEnv) });
+    }
     const host: *HostEnv = @ptrCast(@alignCast(env));
     const allocator = host.gpa.allocator();
 
+    // Use same minimum alignment as alloc
+    const min_alignment: usize = @max(roc_dealloc.alignment, @alignOf(usize));
+    const align_enum = std.mem.Alignment.fromByteUnits(min_alignment);
+
     // Calculate where the size metadata is stored
     const size_storage_bytes = @max(roc_dealloc.alignment, @alignOf(usize));
     const size_ptr: *const usize = @ptrFromInt(@intFromPtr(roc_dealloc.ptr) - @sizeOf(usize));
@@ -289,9 +348,6 @@ fn rocDeallocFn(roc_dealloc: *builtins.host_abi.RocDealloc, env: *anyopaque) cal
     // Calculate the base pointer (start of actual allocation)
     const base_ptr: [*]u8 = @ptrFromInt(@intFromPtr(roc_dealloc.ptr) - size_storage_bytes);
 
-    // Use same alignment calculation as alloc
-    const align_enum = std.mem.Alignment.fromByteUnits(@as(usize, @intCast(roc_dealloc.alignment)));
-
     // Free the memory (including the size metadata)
     const slice = @as([*]u8, @ptrCast(base_ptr))[0..total_size];
     allocator.rawFree(slice, align_enum, @returnAddress());
@@ -299,9 +355,18 @@ fn rocDeallocFn(roc_dealloc: *builtins.host_abi.RocDealloc, env: *anyopaque) cal
 
 /// Roc reallocation function with size-tracking metadata
 fn rocReallocFn(roc_realloc: *builtins.host_abi.RocRealloc, env: *anyopaque) callconv(.c) void {
+    // Debug check: verify env is properly aligned for HostEnv
+    const env_addr = @intFromPtr(env);
+    if (env_addr % @alignOf(HostEnv) != 0) {
+        std.debug.panic("[rocReallocFn] env=0x{x} not aligned to {} bytes", .{ env_addr, @alignOf(HostEnv) });
+    }
     const host: *HostEnv = @ptrCast(@alignCast(env));
     const allocator = host.gpa.allocator();
 
+    // Use same minimum alignment as alloc
+    const min_alignment: usize = @max(roc_realloc.alignment, @alignOf(usize));
+    const align_enum = std.mem.Alignment.fromByteUnits(min_alignment);
+
     // Calculate where the size metadata is stored for the old allocation
     const size_storage_bytes = @max(roc_realloc.alignment, @alignOf(usize));
     const old_size_ptr: *const usize = @ptrFromInt(@intFromPtr(roc_realloc.answer) - @sizeOf(usize));
@@ -315,14 +380,27 @@ fn rocReallocFn(roc_realloc: *builtins.host_abi.RocRealloc, env: *anyopaque) cal
     // Calculate new total size needed
     const new_total_size = roc_realloc.new_length + size_storage_bytes;
 
-    // Perform reallocation
+    // Free old memory and allocate new with proper alignment
+    // This is necessary because Zig's realloc infers alignment from slice type ([]u8 = alignment 1)
+    // which could cause the new allocation to be misaligned
     const old_slice = @as([*]u8, @ptrCast(old_base_ptr))[0..old_total_size];
-    const new_slice = allocator.realloc(old_slice, new_total_size) catch {
+
+    // Allocate new memory with proper alignment
+    const new_ptr = allocator.rawAlloc(new_total_size, align_enum, @returnAddress()) orelse {
         const stderr: std.fs.File = .stderr();
         stderr.writeAll("\x1b[31mHost error:\x1b[0m reallocation failed, out of memory\n") catch {};
         std.process.exit(1);
     };
 
+    // Copy old data to new location
+    const copy_size = @min(old_total_size, new_total_size);
+    @memcpy(new_ptr[0..copy_size], old_slice[0..copy_size]);
+
+    // Free old memory
+    allocator.rawFree(old_slice, align_enum, @returnAddress());
+
+    const new_slice = new_ptr[0..new_total_size];
+
     // Store the new total size in the metadata
     const new_size_ptr: *usize = @ptrFromInt(@intFromPtr(new_slice.ptr) + size_storage_bytes - @sizeOf(usize));
     new_size_ptr.* = new_total_size;
@@ -437,6 +515,11 @@ fn hostedStderrLine(ops: *builtins.host_abi.RocOps, ret_ptr: *anyopaque, args_pt
 
     // Arguments struct for single Str parameter
     const Args = extern struct { str: RocStr };
+    // Debug check: verify args_ptr is properly aligned for Args
+    const args_addr = @intFromPtr(args_ptr);
+    if (args_addr % @alignOf(Args) != 0) {
+        std.debug.panic("[hostedStderrLine] args_ptr=0x{x} not aligned to {} bytes", .{ args_addr, @alignOf(Args) });
+    }
     const args: *Args = @ptrCast(@alignCast(args_ptr));
     const message = args.str.asSlice();
 
@@ -600,6 +683,11 @@ fn hostedStdoutLine(ops: *builtins.host_abi.RocOps, ret_ptr: *anyopaque, args_pt
 
     // Arguments struct for single Str parameter
     const Args = extern struct { str: RocStr };
+    // Debug check: verify args_ptr is properly aligned for Args
+    const args_addr = @intFromPtr(args_ptr);
+    if (args_addr % @alignOf(Args) != 0) {
+        std.debug.panic("[hostedStdoutLine] args_ptr=0x{x} not aligned to {} bytes", .{ args_addr, @alignOf(Args) });
+    }
     const args: *Args = @ptrCast(@alignCast(args_ptr));
     const message = args.str.asSlice();
 
@@ -679,7 +767,7 @@ fn platform_main(test_spec: ?[]const u8, test_verbose: bool) !c_int {
     _ = builtins.handlers.install(handleRocStackOverflow, handleRocAccessViolation, handleRocArithmeticError);
 
     var host_env = HostEnv{
-        .gpa = std.heap.GeneralPurposeAllocator(.{}){},
+        .gpa = std.heap.GeneralPurposeAllocator(.{ .safety = true }){},
         .test_state = TestState.init(),
     };
 

test/fx/platform/main.roc

@@ -3,6 +3,17 @@ platform ""
     exposes [Stdout, Stderr, Stdin]
     packages {}
     provides { main_for_host!: "main" }
+    targets: {
+        files: "targets/",
+        exe: {
+            x64mac: ["libhost.a", app],
+            arm64mac: ["libhost.a", app],
+            x64musl: ["crt1.o", "libhost.a", app, "libc.a"],
+            arm64musl: ["crt1.o", "libhost.a", app, "libc.a"],
+            x64win: ["host.lib", app],
+            arm64win: ["host.lib", app],
+        }
+    }
 
 import Stdout
 import Stderr

test/fx/repeating_pattern_segfault.roc

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+app [main!] { pf: platform "./platform/main.roc" }
+
+import pf.Stdout
+
+demo_input = "11-22"
+
+
+print! : Str => {}
+print! = |msg| msg.split_on("\n").for_each!(Stdout.line!)
+
+
+parse_range : Str -> Try((I64, I64), _)
+parse_range = |range_str| {
+    match range_str.split_on("-") {
+        [a, b] => Ok((I64.from_str(a)?, I64.from_str(b)?))
+        _ => Err(InvalidRangeFormat)
+    }
+}
+
+
+repeat = |list, n| repeat_helper([], list, n)
+
+repeat_helper = |acc, list, n| match n {
+    0 => acc
+    _ => repeat_helper(acc.concat(list), list, n - 1)
+}
+
+has_repeating_pattern : I64 => Bool
+has_repeating_pattern = |x| {
+    s = x.to_str().to_utf8()
+    n = s.len()
+
+    # Check all divisors of n
+    var $d = 1
+    while $d <= n // 2 {
+        if n % $d == 0 {
+            # Check if repeating the first d characters n/d times equals s
+            slice = s.sublist({ start: 0, len: $d })
+            repeated = slice->repeat(n // $d)
+            if repeated == s { return True }
+        }
+        $d = $d + 1
+    }
+
+    False
+}
+
+
+part2! : Str => Try(I64, _)
+part2! = |input| {
+    var $sum = 0
+
+    for range_str in input.trim().split_on(",") {
+        print!(range_str)
+        (start, end) = parse_range(range_str)?
+
+        var $x = start
+        while $x <= end {
+            if has_repeating_pattern($x) {
+                $sum = $sum + $x
+            }
+            $x = $x + 1
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok($sum)
+}
+
+
+run! = || {
+    print!("Part 2 (demo): ${part2!(demo_input.trim())?.to_str()}")
+    Ok({})
+}
+
+
+main! = || {
+    match run!() {
+        Ok(_) => {}
+        Err(_) => {}
+    }
+}

test/int/platform/main.roc

@@ -3,6 +3,17 @@ platform ""
     exposes []
     packages {}
     provides { add_ints_for_host: "add_ints", multiply_ints_for_host: "multiply_ints" }
+    targets: {
+        files: "targets/",
+        exe: {
+            x64mac: ["libhost.a", app],
+            arm64mac: ["libhost.a", app],
+            x64musl: ["crt1.o", "libhost.a", app, "libc.a"],
+            arm64musl: ["crt1.o", "libhost.a", app, "libc.a"],
+            x64glibc: ["Scrt1.o", "crti.o", "libhost.a", app, "crtn.o", "libc.so"],
+            arm64glibc: ["Scrt1.o", "crti.o", "libhost.a", app, "crtn.o", "libc.so"],
+        }
+    }
 
 add_ints_for_host : I64, I64 -> I64
 add_ints_for_host = add_ints

test/snapshots/comprehensive/Container.md

@@ -1017,29 +1017,36 @@ main = {
 				(e-lambda
 					(args
 						(p-assign (ident "f")))
-					(e-lambda
-						(args
-							(p-assign (ident "container")))
+					(e-closure
+						(captures
+							(capture (ident "f")))
 						(e-lambda
 							(args
-								(p-assign (ident "default")))
-							(e-block
-								(s-let
-									(p-assign (ident "mapped"))
-									(e-dot-access (field "map")
-										(receiver
-											(e-lookup-local
-												(p-assign (ident "container"))))
-										(args
-											(e-lookup-local
-												(p-assign (ident "f"))))))
-								(e-dot-access (field "get_or")
-									(receiver
-										(e-lookup-local
-											(p-assign (ident "mapped"))))
+								(p-assign (ident "container")))
+							(e-closure
+								(captures
+									(capture (ident "container"))
+									(capture (ident "f")))
+								(e-lambda
 									(args
-										(e-lookup-local
-											(p-assign (ident "default"))))))))))
+										(p-assign (ident "default")))
+									(e-block
+										(s-let
+											(p-assign (ident "mapped"))
+											(e-dot-access (field "map")
+												(receiver
+													(e-lookup-local
+														(p-assign (ident "container"))))
+												(args
+													(e-lookup-local
+														(p-assign (ident "f"))))))
+										(e-dot-access (field "get_or")
+											(receiver
+												(e-lookup-local
+													(p-assign (ident "mapped"))))
+											(args
+												(e-lookup-local
+													(p-assign (ident "default"))))))))))))
 			(s-let
 				(p-assign (ident "num_container"))
 				(e-nominal (nominal "Container")

test/snapshots/fuzz_crash/fuzz_crash_023.md

@@ -2657,7 +2657,7 @@ expect {
 		(exposes
 			(exposed (name "line!") (wildcard false))
 			(exposed (name "write!") (wildcard false))))
-	(s-import (module "MALFORMED_IMPORT")
+	(s-import (module "#malformed_import_0")
 		(exposes
 			(exposed (name "line!") (wildcard false))
 			(exposed (name "write!") (wildcard false))))

test/snapshots/repl/try_is_eq.md

@@ -7,10 +7,16 @@ type=repl
 ~~~roc
 » Try.Ok(1) == Try.Ok(1)
 » Try.Ok(1) == Try.Ok(2)
+» Try.Ok(1) != Try.Ok(1)
+» Try.Ok(1) != Try.Ok(2)
 ~~~
 # OUTPUT
-Crash: e_closure: failed to resolve capture value
+True
 ---
-Crash: e_closure: failed to resolve capture value
+False
+---
+False
+---
+True
 # PROBLEMS
 NIL

test/snapshots/syntax_grab_bag.md

@@ -2543,7 +2543,7 @@ expect {
 		(exposes
 			(exposed (name "line!") (wildcard false))
 			(exposed (name "write!") (wildcard false))))
-	(s-import (module "MALFORMED_IMPORT")
+	(s-import (module "#malformed_import_0")
 		(exposes
 			(exposed (name "line!") (wildcard false))
 			(exposed (name "write!") (wildcard false))))

test/str/platform/main.roc

@@ -3,6 +3,17 @@ platform ""
     exposes []
     packages {}
     provides { process_string_for_host: "process_string" }
+    targets: {
+        files: "targets/",
+        exe: {
+            x64mac: ["libhost.a", app],
+            arm64mac: ["libhost.a", app],
+            x64musl: ["crt1.o", "libhost.a", app, "libc.a"],
+            arm64musl: ["crt1.o", "libhost.a", app, "libc.a"],
+            x64glibc: ["Scrt1.o", "crti.o", "libhost.a", app, "crtn.o", "libc.so"],
+            arm64glibc: ["Scrt1.o", "crti.o", "libhost.a", app, "crtn.o", "libc.so"],
+        }
+    }
 
 process_string_for_host : Str -> Str
 process_string_for_host = process_string