Robert Allan JamesandClaude Sonnet 5
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Real fix for task 0.8's finding. register_framebuffer_words() was
called unconditionally from register_forth79_words() (word_registry.c),
itself called unconditionally from vm_init_with_host() -- the generic
per-VM bootstrap every VM goes through, with no way to know a VM's
name at that point.
Removed the unconditional call. Added a name-gated call instead in
capsule_birth_baby() (capsule_birth.c), beside the existing
is_fleet_foundation check -- the one place in the birth path where
capsule_name and the newly-allocated VM* are both in scope together:
Hestia gets register_framebuffer_words(), nobody else does.
Positively verified live, exactly as the task's own check demands:
FB-WIDTH via VM-EXEC returns UNKNOWN WORD in Hermes and Artemis, 1280
in Hestia. Confirmed at the fundamental level too: Hera's own base
PARITY:M7.1a word count dropped from 531 to 528 -- exactly the three
words removed -- identical across all three architectures.
Three-arch boot clean: amd64/aarch64/riscv64 all reach [zuse@Hera] ok>,
zero UNKNOWN WORD during boot. mkcapsule --lint capsules/ clean, 38
files / 0 violations (pure C change, no capsule content touched). No
compiler warnings.
Side effect on the vendored hosted build, expected and not a
regression: capsule_birth.c is kernel-only, so the hosted starforth
binary has no Hestia concept and now never registers these words at
all -- confirmed live. framebuffer_words.c's own top comment already
calls this surface "kernel-only, no-op on hosted builds," so the prior
stub registration was already vestigial. Ran a plain `make` sanity
build per CLAUDE.md's own stated purpose for that target; regenerated
lfs/amd64/starforth included here rather than left stale.
Authorized by Captain Bob ("yes").
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
capsules/
FORTH personality files loaded by the VM at boot. A capsule is an immutable, content-addressed payload; its XXHash64 hash is its identity. Any mutation changes the hash and the birth protocol rejects the image.
Key files
| File | Type | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
init.4th |
(m) MAMA_INIT |
Default Mama VM personality — loaded at LBN 2048 |
ACL.4th |
user | Word-level ACL system; self-activating at boot |
zuse.4th |
user | Bootstrap superuser; loaded by ACL.4th |
doe.4th |
user | DoE workload words (EXEC-DOE) — opt-in |
workload-0.4th … workload-9.4th |
(p) |
Numbered personality variants |
init-l8-*.4th |
(p) |
L8 Jacquard mode variants (stable/volatile/diverse/temporal/transition/omni) |
hermes/init.4th |
(p) |
Hermes baby VM personality |
artemis/init.4th |
(p) |
Artemis baby VM personality |
Block namespace
Block ranges are shared across all loaded capsules — collisions cause silent word-definition overwrites.
| Range | Owner |
|---|---|
| 2048–2099 | init.4th |
| 2100–2199 | doe.4th |
| 3000–3999 | workload capsules |
| 4000+ | user-defined (ACL.4th, zuse.4th, …) |
Each block is limited to 1024 bytes. Verify with wc -c before committing.
See also
experiments/bare_metal/README.md— DoE protocols and block namespace rulesdocs/03-architecture/word-acl/DESIGN.md— ACL system designtools/mkcapsule.c— assembles capsules intocapsule_generated.c- Project root