[Yash-Singh1]

Problem

macOS x64 desktop builds on ARM64 hosts skipped prepared server bytecode because the build host reports arm64, even when Rosetta can run the packaged x64 Electron. This left those builds without the startup optimization.

Change

Allow the cache preparation hook to run for macOS x64 targets on ARM64 hosts, and ensure Rosetta is installed in the macOS x64 release job. Add a regression test and update the development documentation.

Scope and approval

This is a focused fix to the existing prepared-bytecode capability: it enables cache generation for one additional executable build environment. The hook still skips other cross-platform and cross-architecture targets.

Verification

check:changed passed, including formatting, lint, knip, typechecking, and two focused test files (7 tests). A packaged Electron 44.10.0 runtime generated 12 x64 cache entries; after relocating the ASAR, V8 accepted all 12 entries. Reuse on a physical Intel Mac remains unverified.

GPT-6, Codex

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Approvability

Verdict: Approved at 418baa1

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — macOS x64 release builds can now generate prepared bytecode on ARM64 runners using Rosetta. The change is confined to build preparation and cache artifacts, with existing temporary-state isolation and runtime compatibility checks.

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Thread transfer impact

✅ Thread transfer remains within every enforced ceiling.

Provider	Metric	Main baseline	This PR	Impact	PR ceiling
Codex	Total thread wire	5.0 KiB	5.0 KiB	−6 B (−0.1%)	6.8 KiB	✅
Codex	Thread snapshot wire	3.8 KiB	3.8 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	4.9 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn WebSocket wire	1.3 KiB	1.2 KiB	−6 B (−0.5%)	2.0 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn WebSocket decoded	21.6 KiB	21.6 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	24.4 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn messages	2	2	0 (0.0%)	8	✅
Claude	Total thread wire	5.0 KiB	5.0 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	6.8 KiB	✅
Claude	Thread snapshot wire	3.8 KiB	3.8 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	4.9 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn WebSocket wire	1.3 KiB	1.3 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	2.0 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn WebSocket decoded	21.9 KiB	21.9 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	24.4 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn messages	2	2	0 (0.0%)	8	✅

Baseline: 6f41364 · PR result: 418baa1 · Source CI: success

Scenario and decoded snapshot size

10 historical turns, 5 command tools per turn, 878.9 KiB retained MCP result per historical turn, and a 1.05 MiB retained result in the measured turn.

• Codex decoded thread snapshot: 108.5 KiB
• Claude decoded thread snapshot: 108.8 KiB

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Walkthrough

The release workflow installs Rosetta when required for macOS x64 builds on ARM64 runners. The cache preparation script supports this host and target combination. An integration test checks the generated manifest and cache file, and the development documentation describes this build path.

Changes: macOS x64 compile-cache preparation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Rosetta setup in the release workflow .github/workflows/release-desktop.yml	The workflow installs Rosetta when the runner is ARM64 and cannot launch an x86_64 process.
x64 cache execution and validation scripts/prepare-server-compile-cache.cjs, scripts/lib/server-compile-cache.test.ts, docs/operations/development.md	The preparation script permits macOS ARM64 hosts to run x64 targets. The test checks for a manifest entry and a nonempty cache file. The documentation describes this build path.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Suggested reviewers: t3dotgg

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 418ba

The build prepares x64 bytecode under Rosetta. Physical Intel Mac reuse remains unverified, but no merge-blocking risk was identified.

Pre-merge checks: 4

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: preparing macOS x64 bytecode under Rosetta.
Description check		The description includes complete Problem, Change, Scope and approval, and Verification sections. It explains the behavior, scope, focused tests, observed results, and remaining verification limitatio…
Linked Issues check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.

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Nitpick comments: 1

scripts/lib/server-compile-cache.test.ts: 1

28-85: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Quick win

Assert the executable that the hook passes to spawnSync.

The test replaces childProcess.spawnSync with a function that ignores its executable argument and always runs process.execPath. The test therefore passes whether the hook runs the packaged x64 Electron binary or the host Node binary. Its assertions check only the manifest entry and a nonempty cache file, so a regression in executable selection would not fail this test.

Suggested fix

-      childProcess.spawnSync = (executable, args, options) => spawn(process.execPath, args, options);
+      childProcess.spawnSync = (executable, args, options) => {
+        if (executable !== ${JSON.stringify(NodePath.join(root, "Fixture.app", "Contents", "MacOS", "Fixture"))}) {
+          throw new Error("unexpected executable " + executable);
+        }
+        return spawn(process.execPath, args, options);
+      };

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Review comment at @scripts/lib/server-compile-cache.test.ts around lines 28 -
85:
Update the spawnSync stub in the “prepares macOS x64 cache on an ARM64 build
host” test to validate the executable supplied by the hook is the packaged x64
Electron binary before redirecting execution to process.execPath. Keep the
fixture-generation behavior and existing cache assertions intact.

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Nitpick comments:
Review comments at @scripts/lib/server-compile-cache.test.ts:
- Around line 28-85: Update the spawnSync stub in the “prepares macOS x64 cache
on an ARM64 build host” test to validate the executable supplied by the hook is
the packaged x64 Electron binary before redirecting execution to
process.execPath. Keep the fixture-generation behavior and existing cache
assertions intact.

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Note

Generated by GPT 6.1 Sol

Addressed CodeRabbit's executable-selection finding in 418baa1. The regression test now asserts that the hook selects the packaged Electron executable before using Node to generate the fixture cache. The latest main was merged without conflicts, and vp run check:changed passes on the updated branch.

The scope remains macOS x64 bytecode preparation under Rosetta. The real Electron 44.10.0 test generated 12 x64 entries and V8 accepted all 12 after ASAR relocation. Physical Intel Mac reuse remains unverified; incompatible runtime identities fall back to normal compilation.

Dismissing prior approval to re-evaluate 418baa1