From 9c1cb43c7dee3dbfb142e028516bdb31ca07daa7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John Alanbrook <john@pockle.world>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:39:55 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] fix repeated loads

---
 help.ce            |  2 +-
 internal/engine.cm | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
 2 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/help.ce b/help.ce
index 43ecd431..89cff72c 100644
--- a/help.ce
+++ b/help.ce
@@ -123,4 +123,4 @@ log.console("")
 log.console("Run 'cell help <command>' for more information.")
 }
 
-$$stop()
+$stop()
diff --git a/internal/engine.cm b/internal/engine.cm
index 5883ad62..3caf2e88 100644
--- a/internal/engine.cm
+++ b/internal/engine.cm
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Engine is self-sufficient: defines its own compilation pipeline
 var ACTORDATA = actorsym
 var native_mode = false
+var _no_warn = (init != null && init.no_warn) ? true : false
 var SYSYM = '__SYSTEM__'
 
 var _cell = {}
@@ -52,6 +53,11 @@ function ensure_build_dir() {
   return dir
 }
 
+function warn_marker_path(hash) {
+  if (!shop_path) return null
+  return shop_path + '/build/' + hash + '.w'
+}
+
 // --- Native compilation support ---
 
 function detect_host_target() {
@@ -158,7 +164,7 @@ function load_pipeline_module(name, env) {
       compiled = boot_sl(compiled)
       mcode_json = json.encode(compiled)
       mach_blob = mach_compile_mcode_bin(name, mcode_json)
-      if (!native_mode && cached) {
+      if (cached) {
         ensure_build_dir()
         fd.slurpwrite(cached, mach_blob)
       }
@@ -222,6 +228,7 @@ function analyze(src, filename) {
   var col = null
   var has_errors = _ast.errors != null && length(_ast.errors) > 0
   var folded = null
+  var _wm = null
   if (has_errors) {
     while (_i < length(_ast.errors)) {
       e = _ast.errors[_i]
@@ -242,11 +249,18 @@ function analyze(src, filename) {
   }
   folded = fold_mod(_ast)
   if (!_no_warn && folded._diagnostics != null && length(folded._diagnostics) > 0) {
-    _i = 0
-    while (_i < length(folded._diagnostics)) {
-      e = folded._diagnostics[_i]
-      os.print(`${filename}:${text(e.line)}:${text(e.col)}: ${e.severity}: ${e.message}\n`)
-      _i = _i + 1
+    _wm = warn_marker_path(content_hash(stone(blob(src))))
+    if (!_wm || !fd.is_file(_wm)) {
+      _i = 0
+      while (_i < length(folded._diagnostics)) {
+        e = folded._diagnostics[_i]
+        os.print(`${filename}:${text(e.line)}:${text(e.col)}: ${e.severity}: ${e.message}\n`)
+        _i = _i + 1
+      }
+      if (_wm) {
+        ensure_build_dir()
+        fd.slurpwrite(_wm, stone(blob("1")))
+      }
     }
   }
   folded._diagnostics = null
@@ -480,8 +494,7 @@ var _init = init
 if (_init != null && _init.native_mode)
   native_mode = true
 
-// Inherit warn mode from init (set by C for --no-warn)
-var _no_warn = (_init != null && _init.no_warn) ? true : false
+// _no_warn already set from init at top of file
 
 // CLI path: convert args to init record
 if (args != null && (_init == null || !_init.program)) {
@@ -618,7 +631,9 @@ function use_core(path) {
         native_path = compile_core_native('core:' + path, file_path)
         native_handle = os.dylib_open(native_path)
         result = os.native_module_load_named(native_handle, 'cell_main', env)
-      } disruption {}
+      } disruption {
+        os.print(`[engine] native compilation failed for '${path}'; falling back to bytecode\n`)
+      }
       _try_native()
       if (result != null) {
         use_cache[cache_key] = result
@@ -1732,6 +1747,8 @@ $_.clock(_ => {
   }
   env.args = _cell.args.arg
   env.log  = log
+  os.print(`[debug] env keys: ${text(array(env), ',')}\n`)
+  os.print(`[debug] $stop in env: ${text(env['$stop'] != null)}\n`)
   env = stone(env)
 
   var native_build = null