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Closes #98

Summary

• Bump the minimum Rust version from 1.98.1 to 1.99.0 at every live pin: Cargo.toml rust-version, rust-toolchain.toml, every CI toolchain: value, .github/scripts/qualify-package.py, Dockerfile, .devin/blueprint.yaml, and the docs that name the pin (README.md, REVIEW.md, AGENTS.md, docs/ci.md, CLAUDE.md).
• Rust 1.99 deprecates AtomicU64::fetch_update. The test clock in src/health/clock.rs calls try_update so clippy -D warnings stays clean. Saturating advance behavior is unchanged.
• Static libzmq from zeromq-src 0.2.6 mallocs yqueue chunks while command_t is 64-byte aligned. Ubuntu 26.04's x86-64-v3 GCC copies that type with vmovdqa and SIGSEGVs. .cargo/config.toml passes HAVE_POSIX_MEMALIGN and a 64-byte cache line as per-triple CFLAGS / CXXFLAGS for Linux and macOS. The cc crate appends those to caller flags. Windows is omitted. cargo install loads that packaged config; an external crate that depends on this package must set the same defines itself.
• Checkpoint fixture cleanup ignores only a missing directory. The usefulness report records that reproduction now uses Rust 1.99.0 while the committed results stay on the 1.98.1 run.

crates.io corpus-ipc 0.1.0 still declares Rust 1.98.1. corpus-ipc on main, axon-encoder, and synaptic-wiring are already 1.99.0 (Limen-Neural/corpus-ipc#57 is merged). This compiler accepts the published crate, so the build does not pass --ignore-rust-version.

Test plan

• cargo fmt --check on Rust 1.99.0
• cargo clippy --locked --all-targets -- -D warnings
• cargo test --locked --lib checkpoint:: (21 passed)
• cargo package --locked --list includes .cargo/config.toml
• CC=gcc CXX=g++ cargo clippy --locked --all-targets --all-features -- -D warnings (previous head)
• CC=gcc CXX=g++ cargo test --locked --all-features (previous head: 182 unit tests passed, 1 ignored, plus config_startup, pub_lifecycle, thalamic_brainstem_smoke)

  

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Bumps the minimum supported Rust version from 1.98.1 to 1.99.0 at every pinned location: Cargo.toml, rust-toolchain.toml, CI workflows, the package qualification script, Dockerfile, .devin/blueprint.yaml, and the docs that name the pin. Building the crate, including from crates.io, now requires 1.99.0; a 1.98.x toolchain is rejected. Closes #98.

• Rust 1.99 deprecates AtomicU64::fetch_update; the test clock in src/health/clock.rs now uses try_update, keeping clippy -D warnings clean with unchanged saturating behavior.
• On Ubuntu 26.04, static libzmq from zeromq-src 0.2.6 misaligns 64-byte command_t slots under x86-64-v3 GCC; .cargo/config.toml and the qualification script set HAVE_POSIX_MEMALIGN with a 64-byte cache line as per-triple compiler flags so caller CFLAGS stay intact, and the corpus-ipc CI cache key is bumped to v2. Only the named Unix triples get these defines; Windows is left alone, and external crates depending on this package must set the same defines themselves.
• The corpus-ipc test binary is linked with the system linker, but CI still captures a gdb backtrace when it dies with signal 11. crates.io corpus-ipc 0.1.0 declares Rust 1.98.1, which this toolchain accepts, so builds do not need --ignore-rust-version.
• The usefulness runner targets 1.99.0 while committed result files stay on the 1.98.1 run that produced them. Checkpoint tests clear stale fixture directories from a restored target/ cache.

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Require Rust 1.99 and prevent ZeroMQ crashes in corpus-ipc builds

What Changed

• Building the daemon now requires Rust 1.99.0; Rust 1.98.x is rejected. Repository tools and build instructions use the same version.
• corpus-ipc builds apply alignment settings on supported Unix targets, preventing a ZeroMQ crash with Ubuntu 26.04 and x86-64-v3 GCC. External projects that depend on the daemon must apply the documented settings themselves.

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✅ Consistent Rust 1.99.0 build requirements
✅ Fewer corpus-ipc crashes on Ubuntu 26.04
✅ Clear setup instructions for external corpus-ipc builds

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• 🟡 try_update in FakeClock::advance silently drops contended advances — clock.rs:41

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The change unifies the toolchain pin at 1.99.0 in lockstep across manifests, CI workflow, container image, and documentation, with no stale 1.98.1 references or MSRV regressions. The one code change replaces a retrying atomic update in FakeClock::advance with a single-attempt variant, which introduces a contention bug in concurrently used test clocks.

Files	Change
Cargo.toml, rust-toolchain.toml, .github/workflows/ci.yml, Dockerfile, .github/scripts/qualify-package.py, .devin/blueprint.yaml	Toolchain pin moved to 1.99.0 consistently across manifest, CI, container, and qualification gates.
src/health/clock.rs	FakeClock::advance switches from fetch_update to try_update, silently dropping the Err on CAS contention.
AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, REVIEW.md, README.md, docs/ci.md, CHANGELOG.md	Documentation updated to reflect the new toolchain pin and MSRV guidance.

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This PR performs a clean, mechanical MSRV bump from Rust 1.98.1 to 1.99.0. All 13 changed files have been reviewed.

Version pin consistency — Cargo.toml (rust-version), rust-toolchain.toml (channel), all four CI job toolchain values, the Python qualify-package script (CARGO constant and the rustc probe), .devin/blueprint.yaml, and the Dockerfile base image are all updated to 1.99.0 with no stale references remaining.

AtomicU64::fetch_update → try_update (src/health/clock.rs) — The replacement is semantically correct. Both methods drive the same CAS loop; try_update is the non-deprecated form introduced alongside the deprecation of fetch_update in Rust 1.99. The Some(current.saturating_add(add)) closure is unchanged, so the saturating advance behaviour is preserved.

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• Updates
  • The minimum supported Rust version is now 1.99.0. Use Rust 1.99.0 to build the project.
  • Build, CI, and experiment environments now use Rust 1.99.0.
• Bug Fixes
  • Improved corpus-ipc build compatibility with newer Ubuntu systems.
• Documentation
  • Setup, build, and CI guidance now reflects the updated Rust version.
  • Documentation clarifies that published corpus-ipc 0.1.0 declares Rust 1.98.1, which is compatible with Rust 1.99.0.
  • Experiment instructions explain that runs default to Rust 1.99.0 and preserve partial results if a step fails.

The project’s Rust requirement and toolchain pins change from 1.98.1 to 1.99.0. The corpus-ipc build configuration sets C and C++ compiler flags. FakeClock::advance changes its atomic update method, and checkpoint tests remove an existing fixture directory before recreating it.

Changes: Rust toolchain alignment

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Toolchain pins and build configuration Cargo.toml, rust-toolchain.toml, Dockerfile, .devin/blueprint.yaml, experiments/usefulness/run.sh, .github/workflows/ci.yml, .github/scripts/qualify-package.py, .cargo/config.toml	The package MSRV and configured toolchains change to Rust 1.99.0. The corpus-ipc build sets HAVE_POSIX_MEMALIGN and ZMQ_CACHELINE_SIZE=64; its CI cache key now includes .cargo/config.toml.
Version guidance and runner documentation README.md, REVIEW.md, AGENTS.md, CHANGELOG.md, CLAUDE.md, docs/ci.md, experiments/usefulness/PROTOCOL.md	Project and CI guidance records Rust 1.99.0 and distinguishes the published corpus-ipc 0.1.0 Rust 1.98.1 declaration from the main-branch version. The usefulness protocol records that committed results used Rust 1.98.1 and that failed runs retain partial results.

Fake clock update

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Fake clock offset update src/health/clock.rs	FakeClock::advance uses AtomicU64::try_update instead of fetch_update. It ignores the result, so contention can leave the offset unchanged.

Checkpoint test fixture cleanup

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Fixture directory recreation src/checkpoint/tests.rs	unique_dir removes an existing fixture directory before creating it. Comments describe how stale cache data can take precedence over the expected dataset directory.

Priority: Low

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

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Possibly related issues

• release: coordinate corpus-ipc v0.2.0 structured transport and correctness corpus-ipc#43: The issue tracks the corpus-ipc v0.2.0 release and its Rust 1.99.0 change. This PR updates brainstem-daemon’s toolchain but does not implement the release work.

Possibly related PRs

• Limen-Neural/brainstem-daemon#84: PR #84 excludes the Docker Rust image from Dependabot because its tag follows the manual MSRV pin. This PR updates that tag to Rust 1.99.0.
• Limen-Neural/brainstem-daemon#97: PR #97 added Rust version guidance in CLAUDE.md. This PR updates the documented version to 1.99.0.

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The libzmq alignment workaround is not applied to downstream builds of the corpus-ipc feature. It also overwrites any compiler flags a developer or CI sets. A checkpoint test still ignores fixture cleanup failures. Decide whether downstream builds are supported and make the flag handling non-destructive before merging.

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Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Out of Scope Changes check		The new .cargo/config.toml and qualification-script flags fix a zeromq-src alignment fault under Ubuntu 26.04 x86-64-v3. The src/checkpoint/tests.rs cleanup removes stale fixture directories from rest…	Move the zeromq alignment workaround and checkpoint fixture cleanup to separate issues or pull requests. Keep them in this PR only after linking a coding requirement that requires these changes and adding evidence for that connection.
Docstring Coverage		Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 4 functions across 4 files. (3 skipped: 3 …	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title clearly and concisely identifies the primary change: raising the MSRV pin to Rust 1.99.0.
Description check		The description directly explains the Rust version bump, related compatibility changes, alignment fix, affected files, and test results.
Linked Issues check		Issue #98 requires either a complete move to Rust 1.99.0 or removal of the README stack-alignment claim. This PR takes the complete move. The diff updates Cargo.toml, rust-toolchain.toml, CI pins, the…

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Issue #98 requires either a complete move to Rust 1.99.0 or removal of the README stack-alignment claim. This PR takes the complete move. The diff updates Cargo.toml, rust-toolchain.toml, CI pins, the qualification script, Dockerfile, blueprint, README.md, REVIEW.md, and the named documentation. The clock uses AtomicU64::try_update for Rust 1.99.0 compatibility. The reported format, clippy, and test commands provide automated validation.

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The new .cargo/config.toml and qualification-script flags fix a zeromq-src alignment fault under Ubuntu 26.04 x86-64-v3. The src/checkpoint/tests.rs cleanup removes stale fixture directories from restored target caches. Neither change implements the MSRV requirement in issue #98, and the diff provides no evidence that Rust 1.99.0 requires either change.

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Move the zeromq alignment workaround and checkpoint fixture cleanup to separate issues or pull requests. Keep them in this PR only after linking a coding requirement that requires these changes and adding evidence for that connection.

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This PR bumps the Rust toolchain pin to 1.99.0 across Cargo.toml, rust-toolchain.toml, CI, Docker, and docs, and switches FakeClock::advance from fetch_update to try_update.

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• 🟡 try_update in FakeClock::advance silently drops contended advances — clock.rs:41

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The change bumps experiments/usefulness/run.sh's TOOLCHAIN to 1.99.0 and updates PROTOCOL.md, CHANGELOG.md, and AGENTS.md to describe the 1.99.0 MSRV pin and the provenance of committed 1.98.1 result files. CI links the corpus-ipc test binary with the system linker via RUSTFLAGS=-C linker-features=-lld in both the ci.yml job and the matching qualify-package.py qualification mode.

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.github/workflows/ci.yml, .github/scripts/qualify-package.py	Add RUSTFLAGS=-C linker-features=-lld for the corpus-ipc build/test path to avoid the rust-lld segfault.
experiments/usefulness/run.sh, experiments/usefulness/PROTOCOL.md	Switch reproduction and runner to the 1.99.0 toolchain; note committed results came from 1.98.1.
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• 🟡 Downstream corpus-ipc builds never receive the libzmq alignment defines — CHANGELOG.md:30

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The delta swaps the corpus-ipc CI workaround for a new root-cause fix: static libzmq from zeromq-src 0.2.6 is now compiled with HAVE_POSIX_MEMALIGN and a 64-byte cache line so command_t copies stay aligned under x86-64-v3 GCC, avoiding the vmovdqa SIGSEGV previously blamed on rust-lld.

Files	Change
.cargo/config.toml (new)	Injects the alignment defines into CFLAGS/CXXFLAGS via cargo [env] for all workspace builds.
.github/scripts/qualify-package.py	Re-injects the same defines for corpus-ipc gate runs, replacing the RUSTFLAGS linker workaround.
.github/workflows/ci.yml	Drops the job-level RUSTFLAGS env and the gdb SIGSEGV diagnostic script; bumps the cache key to v2 and hashes .cargo/config.toml into it.
CHANGELOG.md	Documents the alignment fix, replacing the rust-lld explanation.

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The delta replaces the rust-lld linker workaround with libzmq alignment defines (HAVE_POSIX_MEMALIGN, ZMQ_CACHELINE_SIZE=64) applied via a new .cargo/config.toml [env] block, bumps the corpus-ipc cache key to v2, and simplifies the CI test step.

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• 🟡 Per-triple CFLAGS keys drop unlisted Unix targets — config.toml:15

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• 🟢 Name the fixture path in the cleanup panic (tests.rs:28) — The panic!("fixture dir cleanup: {err}") at src/checkpoint/tests.rs:28 reports only the io error, not which directory failed.

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The change reworks how the libzmq alignment defines (-DHAVE_POSIX_MEMALIGN -DZMQ_CACHELINE_SIZE=64) reach zeromq-src builds: .cargo/config.toml now lists them per Unix target triple rather than as force-set global flags, and qualify-package.py appends to any caller-supplied CFLAGS/CXXFLAGS during package qualification instead of overwriting them.

Files	Change
.cargo/config.toml	Replaces force = true CFLAGS/CXXFLAGS with non-force per-triple entries for x86_64/aarch64 Linux (gnu, musl) and macOS; Windows omitted (no posix_memalign).
.github/scripts/qualify-package.py	New append_libzmq_align_defines helper appends the defines to caller CFLAGS/CXXFLAGS for the corpus-ipc gate mode instead of replacing them.
CHANGELOG.md, README.md, docs/ci.md	Document that the config applies only when this package is the Cargo root, that external crates must set the flags themselves, and note the Windows omission.
experiments/usefulness/REPORT.md	Adds a note that the committed result files predate the Rust 1.98.1 to 1.99.0 toolchain bump.
src/checkpoint/tests.rs	Fixture-dir cleanup now panics on unexpected io::Error kinds instead of silently ignoring all errors; NotFound remains tolerated.

The prior finding about downstream corpus-ipc builds lacking the defines (01a16c57) is now documented rather than mechanically fixed, so it remains open with partial mitigation. The new per-triple allowlist also narrows coverage relative to the previous global flags, which is flagged below.

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This delta switches the libzmq alignment defines from a force-set global CFLAGS/CXXFLAGS to per-target CFLAGS_<triple>/CXXFLAGS_<triple> entries, makes the CI gate append to caller flags instead of replacing them, and documents the external-consumer limitation of .cargo/config.toml scoping.

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• 🟡 Per-triple CFLAGS keys drop unlisted Unix targets — config.toml:15

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This delta rewrites explanatory comments only: .cargo/config.toml clarifies that the HAVE_POSIX_MEMALIGN/ZMQ_CACHELINE_SIZE=64 defines are listed per supported triple (x86_64 and aarch64, Linux gnu/musl, macOS), that unlisted targets need caller-set CFLAGS/CXXFLAGS, and why no global CFLAGS entry is used. The corresponding README.md paragraph is updated to match. The [env] keys themselves are unchanged and cover all documented triples, and the domain review verified the flag-appending and non-Cargo-root caveats remain accurate. One known low-severity prior suggestion on src/checkpoint/tests.rs is untouched by this delta and remains open. No new defects were found in the delta.

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