WalkLang Status
Current WalkLang version: v6.4.0.
Current architecture direction on 2026-05-26: docs/SYSTEMS_COMPILER_PORT_PLAN.md is the accepted execution contract for the systems architecture: C++ compiler core, C runtime and platform layer, C backend, optional assembly leaf routines, and no final Go or JavaScript implementation footprint. Phases 1 through 12 are complete. The systems compiler port is complete.
v6.4.0 keeps the completed C++/C systems compiler release line and resolves the open PicoNet-driven GitHub issues around struct-array append, module-local tests, scalable text output, and native runtime failure diagnostics. The repo-local walk binary builds from C++ sources, generated programs link with the Walk C runtime, the former Go reference implementation and Go module metadata are removed, JavaScript source files are removed, and the current language surface is verified against the recorded conformance oracle. Feature maturity is described with status labels instead of separate version lines.
Current feature status:
stable
core syntax, diagnostics, modules, tests, project tooling, and standard-library helpers
draft
do:, defer:, io, parse, process, file, dir, path, json, map, term, http, and html
experimental
structs, methods, and simple generic functions
standard platform
CLI standard-platform slice with `walktop` as the first official standalone
WalkLang-built toolCurrent release state: v6.4.0 is the current public release. It proves walk builds from C++/C, the docs site is static HTML/CSS without JavaScript assets, repo-local install/release packaging no longer depends on Go, and the PicoNet-driven struct-array, module-test, chunked text, and runtime diagnostic issues work through native execution. walktop remains under tools/walktop/ as a real WalkLang project and standalone native command.
Conformance state on 2026-06-09: tests/conformance/ preserves the recorded oracle and current post-port fixture coverage. The manifest covers 24 pass fixtures, 64 fail fixtures, 4 compatibility fixtures, 12 runtime-module fixtures, 3 generated-C snapshot fixtures, and 4 walktop fixture groups. make conformance now builds the active C++/C build/walk binary and verifies it against those recorded artifacts.
v6.4.0 release verification on 2026-06-09:
make clean passed
make walk WALK_VERSION=v6.4.0 passed
./build/walk version reported v6.4.0
./build/walk run --warnings=error tests/pass/struct_arrays.walk passed and printed struct-array append/index/module-return proof
./build/walk run --warnings=error tests/pass/module_with_tests.walk passed and printed 14 without running imported module tests
./build/walk test --warnings=error tests/pass/testable_module.walk passed with 1 module-local test
./build/walk run --warnings=error tests/runtime_modules/file.walk passed and printed string.join plus chunked file output proof
./build/walk run --warnings=error examples/large_text_stream.walk wrote 20,971,520 bytes to large-text-stream.txt
make test WALK_VERSION=v6.4.0 passed
make conformance WALK_VERSION=v6.4.0 passed with 24 pass fixtures, 64 fail fixtures, 41 native executions, 4 compat fixtures, 12 runtime module fixtures, 3 snapshot fixtures, and 4 walktop fixture groups
WALK_BIN=$PWD/build/walk scripts/stress-compatibility.sh passed and reported compatibility stress ok
scripts/release.sh v6.4.0 dist/v6.4.0 passed and produced current-host walk, runtime, walktop, and SHA256SUMS artifacts
shasum -a 256 -c dist/v6.4.0/SHA256SUMS passed for all 3 artifacts when run from dist/v6.4.0
dist/v6.4.0/walk-v6.4.0-darwin-arm64 version reported v6.4.0
NO_COLOR=1 dist/v6.4.0/walktop-v6.4.0-darwin-arm64 --once --fixture tools/walktop/testdata/basic passed
scripts/install-local.sh v6.4.0 passed, installed walk/runtime/walktop
walk version reported v6.4.0
NO_COLOR=1 walktop --once --fixture tools/walktop/testdata/basic passed
installed walk run --warnings=error tests/pass/struct_arrays.walk passed
installed walk run --warnings=error tests/runtime_modules/file.walk passed
PicoNet width-16 1024-step SFT completed with the repo-local v6.4.0 walk and saved checkpoints/chat.pn
PicoNet width-32 512-step SFT reported error[W5004]: program terminated by signal 9 (SIGKILL)
git push origin main pushed db7bc7c
git tag -a v6.4.0 and git push origin v6.4.0 passed
gh release create v6.4.0 published https://github.com/scwlkr/WalkLang/releases/tag/v6.4.0 with walk, runtime, walktop, and SHA256SUMS assets
gh issue list --state open returned []GitHub issue audit on 2026-06-10:
gh issue list --repo scwlkr/WalkLang --state open --limit 100 returned []
issues #3, #4, #5, and #6 remain closed against db7bc7c / v6.4.0
make walk WALK_VERSION=v6.4.0 passed
./build/walk version reported v6.4.0
./build/walk run --warnings=error tests/pass/struct_arrays.walk passed
./build/walk run --warnings=error tests/pass/module_with_tests.walk passed
./build/walk test --warnings=error tests/pass/testable_module.walk passed with 1 module-local test
./build/walk run --warnings=error tests/runtime_modules/file.walk passed
./build/walk run --warnings=error examples/large_text_stream.walk wrote 20 MiB to large-text-stream.txt
make test WALK_VERSION=v6.4.0 passed
make conformance WALK_VERSION=v6.4.0 passed with 24 pass fixtures, 64 fail fixtures, 41 native executions, 4 compat fixtures, 12 runtime module fixtures, 3 snapshot fixtures, and 4 walktop fixture groups
WALK_BIN=$PWD/build/walk scripts/stress-compatibility.sh passed and reported compatibility stress okv6.3.3 release verification on 2026-05-31:
make clean passed
make walk WALK_VERSION=v6.3.3 passed
./build/walk version reported v6.3.3
examples/tinychain ../../build/walk check --warnings=error passed
examples/tinychain ../../build/walk test --warnings=error passed with 5 tests
examples/tinychain ../../build/walk run --warnings=error src/main.walk printed the TinyChain banner, mining transcript, proof reports, and tamper audit
examples/tinychain env -u NO_COLOR CLICOLOR_FORCE=1 ./build/tinychain emitted ANSI bytes starting with 1b 5b after unsetting NO_COLOR
examples/tinychain ../../build/walk build --warnings=error passed and produced build/tinychain
examples/tinychain ./build/tinychain printed the TinyChain banner, mining transcript, proof reports, and tamper audit
make test WALK_VERSION=v6.3.3 passed
make conformance WALK_VERSION=v6.3.3 passed with 20 pass fixtures, 62 fail fixtures, 37 native executions, 4 compat fixtures, 12 runtime module fixtures, 3 snapshot fixtures, and 4 walktop fixture groups
WALK_BIN=$PWD/build/walk scripts/stress-compatibility.sh passed and reported compatibility stress ok
scripts/build-docs-site.sh passed
scripts/check-docs-site.sh passed after staging generated docs
scripts/release.sh v6.3.3 dist/v6.3.3 passed and produced current-host walk, runtime, walktop, and SHA256SUMS artifacts
shasum -a 256 -c dist/v6.3.3/SHA256SUMS passed for all 3 artifacts when run from dist/v6.3.3 as shasum -a 256 -c SHA256SUMS
dist/v6.3.3/walk-v6.3.3-darwin-arm64 version reported v6.3.3
NO_COLOR=1 dist/v6.3.3/walktop-v6.3.3-darwin-arm64 --once --fixture tools/walktop/testdata/basic passed
scripts/install-local.sh v6.3.3 passed, installed walk/runtime/walktop
walk version reported v6.3.3
NO_COLOR=1 walktop --once --fixture tools/walktop/testdata/basic passed
installed walk run --warnings=error examples/tinychain/src/main.walk printed the TinyChain banner, mining transcript, proof reports, and tamper audit
env -u NO_COLOR CLICOLOR_FORCE=1 walk run --warnings=error examples/tinychain/src/main.walk emitted ANSI bytes starting with 1b 5b after unsetting NO_COLORHealth check on 2026-05-31 before the v6.3.1 example release: v6.3.0 was the current public release and the repo-local compiler health was intact. make test WALK_VERSION=dev-status-check passed, make conformance WALK_VERSION=dev-status-check passed with 20 pass fixtures, 60 fail fixtures, 37 native executions, 4 compatibility fixtures, 12 runtime module fixtures, 3 snapshot fixtures, and 4 walktop fixture groups, scripts/build-docs-site.sh passed, scripts/check-docs-site.sh passed, and git diff --check passed. The practical next step is a narrow stability slice: choose one user-visible helper or workflow from docs/ROADMAP.md, update the contract docs first, add positive and negative proof, verify through the public compiler, and only then release.
v6.3.2 release verification on 2026-05-31:
make clean passed
make walk WALK_VERSION=v6.3.2 passed
./build/walk version reported v6.3.2
examples/tinychain ../../build/walk check --warnings=error passed
examples/tinychain ../../build/walk test --warnings=error passed with 5 tests
examples/tinychain ../../build/walk run --warnings=error src/main.walk printed chain valid: true and the updated language gap list
examples/tinychain ../../build/walk build --warnings=error passed and produced build/tinychain
examples/tinychain ./build/tinychain printed chain valid: true and the updated language gap list
make test WALK_VERSION=v6.3.2 passed
make conformance WALK_VERSION=v6.3.2 passed with 20 pass fixtures, 62 fail fixtures, 37 native executions, 4 compat fixtures, 12 runtime module fixtures, 3 snapshot fixtures, and 4 walktop fixture groups
WALK_BIN=$PWD/build/walk scripts/stress-compatibility.sh passed and reported compatibility stress ok
scripts/build-docs-site.sh passed
scripts/check-docs-site.sh passed after staging generated docs
scripts/release.sh v6.3.2 dist/v6.3.2 passed and produced current-host walk, runtime, walktop, and SHA256SUMS artifacts
shasum -a 256 -c dist/v6.3.2/SHA256SUMS passed for all 3 artifacts when run from dist/v6.3.2 as shasum -a 256 -c SHA256SUMS
dist/v6.3.2/walk-v6.3.2-darwin-arm64 version reported v6.3.2
NO_COLOR=1 dist/v6.3.2/walktop-v6.3.2-darwin-arm64 --once --fixture tools/walktop/testdata/basic passed
scripts/install-local.sh v6.3.2 passed, installed walk/runtime/walktop
walk version reported v6.3.2
command -v walktop returned /Users/shanewalker/.local/bin/walktop
NO_COLOR=1 walktop --once --fixture tools/walktop/testdata/basic passed
installed walk run --warnings=error examples/tinychain/src/main.walk printed chain valid: true and the updated language gap list
git ls-files '*.go' 'go.mod' 'go.sum' '*.js' returned empty
git diff --check passedv6.3.1 release verification on 2026-05-31:
make clean passed
make walk WALK_VERSION=v6.3.1 passed
./build/walk version reported v6.3.1
examples/tinychain ../../build/walk check --warnings=error passed
examples/tinychain ../../build/walk test passed with 5 tests
examples/tinychain ../../build/walk run src/main.walk printed chain valid: true and the language gap list
examples/tinychain ../../build/walk build --warnings=error passed and produced build/tinychain
examples/tinychain ./build/tinychain printed chain valid: true and the language gap list
make test WALK_VERSION=v6.3.1 passed
make conformance WALK_VERSION=v6.3.1 passed with 20 pass fixtures, 60 fail fixtures, 37 native executions, 4 compat fixtures, 12 runtime module fixtures, 3 snapshot fixtures, and 4 walktop fixture groups
WALK_BIN=$PWD/build/walk scripts/stress-compatibility.sh passed and reported compatibility stress ok
scripts/build-docs-site.sh passed
scripts/check-docs-site.sh passed after staging generated docs
scripts/release.sh v6.3.1 dist/v6.3.1 passed and produced current-host walk, runtime, walktop, and SHA256SUMS artifacts
shasum -a 256 -c dist/v6.3.1/SHA256SUMS passed for all 3 artifacts when run from dist/v6.3.1 as shasum -a 256 -c SHA256SUMS
dist/v6.3.1/walk-v6.3.1-darwin-arm64 version reported v6.3.1
NO_COLOR=1 dist/v6.3.1/walktop-v6.3.1-darwin-arm64 --once --fixture tools/walktop/testdata/basic passed
scripts/install-local.sh v6.3.1 passed, installed walk/runtime/walktop
walk version reported v6.3.1
command -v walktop returned /Users/shanewalker/.local/bin/walktop
NO_COLOR=1 walktop --once --fixture tools/walktop/testdata/basic passed
installed walk run --warnings=error examples/tinychain/src/main.walk printed chain valid: true and the language gap list
git ls-files '*.go' 'go.mod' 'go.sum' '*.js' returned emptyv6.3.0 release verification on 2026-05-27:
make clean passed
make walk WALK_VERSION=v6.3.0 passed
./build/walk version reported v6.3.0
./build/walk test tests/pass/walk_tests.walk passed
./build/walk run tests/pass/stdlib.walk printed the new string.slice/string.prefix outputs
make test WALK_VERSION=v6.3.0 passed
make conformance WALK_VERSION=v6.3.0 passed with 20 pass fixtures, 60 fail fixtures, 37 native executions, 4 compat fixtures, 12 runtime module fixtures, 3 snapshot fixtures, and 4 walktop fixture groups
WALK_BIN=$PWD/build/walk scripts/stress-compatibility.sh passed and reported compatibility stress ok
scripts/build-docs-site.sh passed
scripts/check-docs-site.sh passed after staging generated docs
scripts/release.sh v6.3.0 dist/v6.3.0 passed and produced current-host walk, runtime, walktop, and SHA256SUMS artifacts
shasum -a 256 -c dist/v6.3.0/SHA256SUMS passed for all 3 artifacts when run from dist/v6.3.0 as shasum -a 256 -c SHA256SUMS
dist/v6.3.0/walk-v6.3.0-darwin-arm64 version reported v6.3.0
dist/v6.3.0/walktop-v6.3.0-darwin-arm64 passed --once --fixture tools/walktop/testdata/basic
scripts/install-local.sh v6.3.0 passed, installed walk/runtime/walktop
walk version reported v6.3.0
command -v walktop returned /Users/shanewalker/.local/bin/walktop
NO_COLOR=1 walktop --once --fixture tools/walktop/testdata/basic passed
installed walk run --warnings=error tests/pass/stdlib.walk printed the new string.slice/string.prefix outputs
git ls-files '*.go' 'go.mod' 'go.sum' '*.js' returned emptyv6.2.0 release verification on 2026-05-26:
make clean passed
make walk WALK_VERSION=v6.2.0 passed
./build/walk version reported v6.2.0
make test passed after rebuilding the dev test binary
make conformance WALK_VERSION=v6.2.0 passed with 20 pass fixtures, 55 fail fixtures, 37 native executions, 4 compat fixtures, 12 runtime module fixtures, 3 snapshot fixtures, and 4 walktop fixture groups
WALK_BIN=$PWD/build/walk scripts/stress-compatibility.sh passed and reported compatibility stress ok
scripts/build-docs-site.sh passed
scripts/check-docs-site.sh passed after staging generated docs
normal-sampling recipe from docs/STDLIB.md passed ./build/walk check --warnings=error
installed walk run --warnings=error <temp>/args.walk -- alpha 'two words' printed 2, 2, alpha, and two words
scripts/release.sh v6.2.0 dist/v6.2.0 passed and produced current-host walk, runtime, walktop, and SHA256SUMS artifacts
shasum -a 256 -c dist/v6.2.0/SHA256SUMS passed for all 3 artifacts
dist/v6.2.0/walk-v6.2.0-darwin-arm64 version reported v6.2.0
dist/v6.2.0/walktop-v6.2.0-darwin-arm64 passed --once --fixture tools/walktop/testdata/basic
scripts/install-local.sh v6.2.0 passed, installed walk/runtime/walktop, and verified walktop fixture mode
walk version reported v6.2.0
command -v walktop returned /Users/shanewalker/.local/bin/walktop
NO_COLOR=1 walktop --once --fixture tools/walktop/testdata/basic passed
git ls-files '*.go' 'go.mod' 'go.sum' '*.js' returned emptyv6.1.0 release verification on 2026-05-26:
make clean passed
make walk WALK_VERSION=v6.1.0 passed
./build/walk version reported v6.1.0
make test passed
make conformance WALK_VERSION=v6.1.0 passed with 20 pass fixtures, 52 fail fixtures, 37 native executions, 4 compat fixtures, 12 runtime module fixtures, 3 snapshot fixtures, and 4 walktop fixture groups
scripts/build-docs-site.sh passed
scripts/check-docs-site.sh passed after staging generated docs
WALK_BIN=$PWD/build/walk scripts/stress-compatibility.sh passed and reported compatibility stress ok
scripts/release.sh v6.1.0 dist/v6.1.0 passed and produced current-host walk, runtime, walktop, and SHA256SUMS artifacts
shasum -a 256 -c dist/v6.1.0/SHA256SUMS passed for all 3 artifacts
dist/v6.1.0/walk-v6.1.0-darwin-arm64 version reported v6.1.0
dist/v6.1.0/walktop-v6.1.0-darwin-arm64 passed --once --fixture tools/walktop/testdata/basic
scripts/install-local.sh v6.1.0 passed, installed walk/runtime/walktop, and verified walktop fixture mode
walk version reported v6.1.0
command -v walktop returned /Users/shanewalker/.local/bin/walktop
NO_COLOR=1 walktop --once --fixture tools/walktop/testdata/basic passed
git ls-files '*.go' 'go.mod' 'go.sum' '*.js' returned emptyv6.0.0 systems compiler final release verification on 2026-05-26:
make clean passed
make walk WALK_VERSION=v6.0.0 passed
./build/walk version reported v6.0.0
make test passed
make conformance passed with 20 pass fixtures, 52 fail fixtures, 36 native executions, 4 compat fixtures, 11 runtime module fixtures, 3 snapshot fixtures, and 4 walktop fixture groups
make walk WALK_VERSION=v6.0.0 passed again after conformance and relinked build/walk back to v6.0.0
scripts/build-docs-site.sh passed
WALK_BIN=$PWD/build/walk scripts/stress-compatibility.sh passed and reported compatibility stress ok
scripts/release.sh v6.0.0 dist/v6.0.0 passed and produced current-host walk, runtime, walktop, and SHA256SUMS artifacts
shasum -a 256 -c dist/v6.0.0/SHA256SUMS passed for all 3 artifacts
dist/v6.0.0/walk-v6.0.0-darwin-arm64 version reported v6.0.0
dist/v6.0.0/walktop-v6.0.0-darwin-arm64 passed --once --fixture tools/walktop/testdata/basic
scripts/install-local.sh v6.0.0 passed, installed walk/runtime/walktop, and verified walktop fixture mode
walk version reported v6.0.0
command -v walktop returned /Users/shanewalker/.local/bin/walktop
NO_COLOR=1 walktop --once --fixture tools/walktop/testdata/basic passed
git ls-files '*.go' 'go.mod' 'go.sum' returned empty
git ls-files '*.js' returned emptyPhase 11 pre-removal parity proof on 2026-05-26:
make clean passed
make walk WALK_VERSION=v6.0.0-port-candidate passed
go build -trimpath -ldflags "-X main.version=v5.14.1" -o build/walk-ref ./cmd/walk passed before Go removal
WALK_REF=$PWD/build/walk-ref WALK_CANDIDATE=$PWD/build/walk-cpp tests/conformance/run.sh --check passed
WALK_REF=$PWD/build/walk-ref WALK_CANDIDATE=$PWD/build/walk-cpp tests/conformance/run.sh --native passed
WALK_REF=$PWD/build/walk-ref WALK_CANDIDATE=$PWD/build/walk-cpp tests/conformance/run.sh --runtime-modules passed
WALK_REF=$PWD/build/walk-ref WALK_CANDIDATE=$PWD/build/walk-cpp tests/conformance/run.sh --project passed
WALK_REF=$PWD/build/walk-ref WALK_CANDIDATE=$PWD/build/walk-cpp tests/conformance/run.sh --package passed
WALK_REF=$PWD/build/walk-ref WALK_CANDIDATE=$PWD/build/walk-cpp tests/conformance/run.sh --tooling passedPhase 11 removal verification on 2026-05-26:
make clean passed
make walk WALK_VERSION=v6.0.0-port-candidate passed
make test WALK_VERSION=v6.0.0-port-candidate passed
make conformance WALK_VERSION=v6.0.0-port-candidate passed with 20 pass fixtures, 52 fail fixtures, 36 native executions, 4 compat fixtures, 11 runtime module fixtures, 3 snapshot fixtures, and 4 walktop fixture groups
scripts/build-docs-site.sh passed
scripts/check-docs-site.sh passed after staging generated docs
WALK_BIN=$PWD/build/walk scripts/stress-compatibility.sh passed and reported compatibility stress ok
make release VERSION=v6.0.0-port-candidate OUT=<temp>/release passed and produced current-host walk, runtime, walktop, and SHA256SUMS artifacts
shasum -a 256 -c <temp>/release/SHA256SUMS passed
WALK_INSTALL_DIR=<temp>/bin scripts/install-local.sh v6.0.0-port-candidate passed, installed walk/runtime/walktop, and verified walktop fixture mode
git ls-files '*.go' 'go.mod' 'go.sum' returned empty
git ls-files '*.js' returned empty
find . -path ./.git -prune -o \( -name '*.go' -o -name 'go.mod' -o -name 'go.sum' -o -name '*.js' \) -print returned emptyPhase 1 conformance oracle verification on 2026-05-26:
go build -trimpath -ldflags "-X main.version=v5.14.1" -o build/walk-ref ./cmd/walk passed
WALK_REF=$PWD/build/walk-ref tests/conformance/run.sh --record passed
WALK_REF=$PWD/build/walk-ref tests/conformance/run.sh --verify passed
WALK_BIN=$PWD/build/walk-ref scripts/stress-compatibility.sh passed and reported compatibility stress ok
scripts/build-docs-site.sh passed
scripts/check-docs-site.sh passed after staging generated docs
go test -count=1 ./... passed
conformance summary: 20 pass, 52 fail, 25 native executions, 4 compat, 3 snapshot, and 4 walktop fixture groupsPhase 2 runtime extraction verification on 2026-05-26:
go test -count=1 ./... passed
go build -trimpath -ldflags "-X main.version=v5.14.1" -o build/walk ./cmd/walk passed
./build/walk version reported v5.14.1
WALK_BIN=$PWD/build/walk scripts/stress-compatibility.sh passed and reported compatibility stress ok
scripts/build-docs-site.sh passed
scripts/check-docs-site.sh passed after staging generated docs
scripts/release.sh v5.14-runtime <temp>/release produced 5 walk artifacts, 1 runtime source archive, 1 current-host walktop artifact, and SHA256SUMS
wc -l <temp>/release/SHA256SUMS reported 7
shasum -a 256 -c SHA256SUMS passed for all 7 artifacts
the Darwin arm64 walk release artifact reported v5.14-runtime
the Darwin arm64 walktop release artifact passed --once --fixture tools/walktop/testdata/basic
scripts/install-local.sh v5.14.1 refreshed the local walk, runtime source, and walktop install
installed walk built examples/hello.walk from a temp directory using ~/.local/lib/walk/runtimePhase 3 C++ skeleton verification on 2026-05-26:
make clean passed
make walk WALK_VERSION=v5.14-cpp-skeleton passed
./build/walk-cpp version reported v5.14-cpp-skeleton
./build/walk-cpp help listed the Phase 3 command surface
make test passed and reported C++ skeleton tests passed
go test -count=1 ./... passed
scripts/build-docs-site.sh passed
scripts/check-docs-site.sh passed
scripts/release.sh v5.14-cpp-skeleton <temp>/release produced 5 walk artifacts, 1 current-host walk-cpp skeleton artifact, 1 runtime source archive, 1 current-host walktop artifact, and SHA256SUMS
shasum -a 256 -c SHA256SUMS passed for all 8 artifacts
WALK_INSTALL_DIR=<temp>/bin scripts/install-local.sh v5.14-cpp-skeleton passed and installed temp walk, walk-cpp, runtime source, and walktop without touching the normal local install
git diff --check passed
language-accounting impact checked: active C++ source is now present under compiler/ and tests/cpp/ while Go remains as the reference compiler until the final removal phasePhase 4 lexer/parser/AST verification on 2026-05-26:
make test passed and reported C++ compiler tests passed
make walk WALK_VERSION=v5.14.1-phase4-dev passed
./build/walk-cpp check --parse-only tests/pass/hello.walk passed
./build/walk-cpp check --parse-only tests/fail/bad_indent.walk failed with a source-ranged syntax diagnostic
./build/walk-cpp check --parse-only tests/fail/top_break.walk failed with a source-ranged syntax diagnostic
./build/walk-cpp check tests/pass/hello.walk still returned the expected not-ported diagnostic without --parse-only
WALK_REF=$PWD/build/walk-ref WALK_CANDIDATE=$PWD/build/walk-cpp tests/conformance/run.sh --parse passed and reported 20 pass fixtures plus 2 syntax fail fixtures
go test -count=1 ./... passed
scripts/release.sh v5.14-cpp-parser <temp>/release produced 5 walk artifacts, 1 current-host walk-cpp parser artifact, 1 runtime source archive, 1 current-host walktop artifact, and SHA256SUMS
shasum -a 256 -c SHA256SUMS passed for all 8 artifacts
the current-host walk-cpp release artifact reported v5.14-cpp-parser and passed check --parse-only tests/pass/hello.walk
the current-host walktop release artifact passed --once --fixture tools/walktop/testdata/basic
WALK_INSTALL_DIR=<temp>/bin scripts/install-local.sh v5.14-cpp-parser passed and installed temp walk, walk-cpp, runtime source, and walktop without touching the normal local install
the temp installed walk-cpp passed check --parse-only tests/pass/hello.walk
language-accounting impact checked: Phase 4 adds active C++ lexer, parser, AST, and tests while Go and JavaScript remain until their later removal phasesPhase 5 semantic checker verification on 2026-05-26:
make test passed and reported C++ compiler tests passed
make walk WALK_VERSION=v5.14.1-phase5-dev passed
./build/walk-cpp check --warnings=error tests/pass/hello.walk passed and printed ok
./build/walk-cpp check --warnings=error tests/fail/type_mismatch.walk failed with the recorded type diagnostic
WALK_REF=$PWD/build/walk-ref WALK_CANDIDATE=$PWD/build/walk-cpp tests/conformance/run.sh --check passed and reported 20 pass fixtures, 52 fail fixtures, 4 compat fixtures, 2 walktop fixtures, and ok
WALK_CANDIDATE=$PWD/build/walk-cpp tests/conformance/run.sh --fail-diagnostics passed and reported 52 fail fixtures ok
go test -count=1 ./... passed
scripts/release.sh v5.14-cpp-sema <temp>/release produced 5 walk artifacts, 1 current-host walk-cpp semantic-checker artifact, 1 runtime source archive, 1 current-host walktop artifact, and SHA256SUMS
shasum -a 256 -c SHA256SUMS passed for all 8 artifacts
the current-host walk-cpp release artifact reported v5.14-cpp-sema and passed check --warnings=error tests/pass/hello.walk
the current-host walktop release artifact passed --once --fixture tools/walktop/testdata/basic
language-accounting impact checked: Phase 5 adds active C++ semantic-checker source and tests while Go and JavaScript remain until their later removal phasesPhase 6 C backend verification on 2026-05-26:
make test passed and reported C++ compiler tests passed
make walk WALK_VERSION=v5.14.1-phase6-dev passed
./build/walk-cpp emit-c --warnings=error tests/pass/hello.walk -o build/phase6-hello.c matched tests/snapshots/hello.c
./build/walk-cpp run --warnings=error tests/pass/hello.walk printed hello, 3, and true
./build/walk-cpp test --warnings=error tests/pass/walk_tests.walk passed with 2 tests
cd tools/walktop && ../../build/walk-cpp test --warnings=error passed with 4 tests
WALK_REF=$PWD/build/walk-ref WALK_CANDIDATE=$PWD/build/walk-cpp tests/conformance/run.sh --emit-c passed with 3 snapshot fixtures
WALK_REF=$PWD/build/walk-ref WALK_CANDIDATE=$PWD/build/walk-cpp tests/conformance/run.sh --native passed with 20 pass fixtures, 3 compat fixtures, 2 walktop fixtures, and 25 native executions
WALK_BIN=$PWD/build/walk-cpp scripts/stress-compatibility.sh passed and reported compatibility stress ok; the script explicitly skipped later-phase fmt/project lifecycle checks because walk-cpp still advertises those commands as not ported
go test -count=1 ./... passed
scripts/build-docs-site.sh passed
scripts/check-docs-site.sh passed after staging generated docs
scripts/release.sh v5.14-cpp-backend <temp>/release produced 5 walk artifacts, 1 current-host walk-cpp backend artifact, 1 runtime source archive, 1 current-host walktop artifact, and SHA256SUMS
shasum -a 256 -c SHA256SUMS passed for all 8 artifacts
the current-host walk-cpp release artifact reported v5.14-cpp-backend and emitted C matching tests/snapshots/hello.c
git diff --check passed
git diff --cached --check passed
language-accounting impact checked: Phase 6 adds active C++ IR and C backend source and tests while Go and JavaScript remain until their later removal phasesPhase 7 CLI/project/package verification on 2026-05-26:
make test passed and reported C++ compiler tests passed
make walk WALK_VERSION=v5.14.1-phase7-dev passed
go build -trimpath -ldflags "-X main.version=v5.14.1" -o build/walk-ref ./cmd/walk passed
WALK_REF=$PWD/build/walk-ref WALK_CANDIDATE=$PWD/build/walk-cpp tests/conformance/run.sh --project passed and reported conformance project: ok
WALK_REF=$PWD/build/walk-ref WALK_CANDIDATE=$PWD/build/walk-cpp tests/conformance/run.sh --package passed and reported conformance package: ok
WALK_BIN=$PWD/build/walk-cpp scripts/stress-compatibility.sh passed and reported compatibility stress ok with project lifecycle checks active
scripts/build-docs-site.sh passed
scripts/check-docs-site.sh passed after staging generated docs
WALK_RELEASE_BUILD_BIN=build/walk-cpp scripts/release.sh v5.14-cpp-project-package <temp>/release produced 5 walk artifacts, 1 current-host walk-cpp project/package artifact, 1 runtime source archive, 1 current-host walktop artifact, and SHA256SUMS
shasum -a 256 -c SHA256SUMS passed for all 8 artifacts
the current-host walk-cpp release artifact reported v5.14-cpp-project-package and passed project/package conformance smoke checks
WALK_INSTALL_DIR=<temp>/bin WALK_BUILD_BIN=build/walk-cpp scripts/install-local.sh v5.14-cpp-project-package passed and installed temp walk, walk-cpp, runtime source, and walktop without touching the normal local install
the temp installed walk-cpp reported v5.14-cpp-project-package and passed project/package conformance smoke checks with WALK_RUNTIME_DIR pointed at the temp runtime install
git diff --check passed
git diff --cached --check passed
language-accounting impact checked: Phase 7 adds active C++ project/package workflow source and tests while Go and JavaScript remain until their later removal phasesPhase 8 runtime module parity verification on 2026-05-26:
make test passed and reported C++ compiler tests passed
go build -trimpath -ldflags "-X main.version=dev" -o build/walk-ref ./cmd/walk passed
make walk passed and built build/walk-cpp
go test -count=1 ./... passed
WALK_REF=$PWD/build/walk-ref tests/conformance/run.sh --record passed with 11 runtime module fixtures and 36 native executions
WALK_REF=$PWD/build/walk-ref WALK_CANDIDATE=$PWD/build/walk-cpp tests/conformance/run.sh --runtime-modules passed and reported conformance runtime modules: 11 fixtures ok
WALK_BIN=$PWD/build/walk-cpp scripts/stress-compatibility.sh passed and reported compatibility stress ok
WALK_RELEASE_BUILD_BIN=build/walk-cpp scripts/release.sh v5.14-cpp-runtime-modules <temp>/release produced 5 walk artifacts, 1 current-host walk-cpp runtime-module artifact, 1 runtime source archive, 1 current-host walktop artifact, and SHA256SUMS
shasum -a 256 -c SHA256SUMS passed for all 8 artifacts
WALK_INSTALL_DIR=<temp>/bin WALK_BUILD_BIN=build/walk-cpp scripts/install-local.sh v5.14-cpp-runtime-modules passed and installed temp walk, walk-cpp, runtime source, and walktop without touching the normal local install
the temp installed walk-cpp reported v5.14-cpp-runtime-modules and passed runtime-module conformance with WALK_RUNTIME_DIR pointed at the temp runtime installPhase 9 tooling parity verification on 2026-05-26:
make test passed and reported C++ compiler tests passed
make walk WALK_VERSION=v5.14.1-phase9-dev passed
./build/walk-cpp version reported v5.14.1-phase9-dev
./build/walk-cpp help listed docs, debug-map, lsp, repl, and sitegen as ported commands
./build/walk-cpp fmt tests/pass/hello.walk printed formatted Walk source
./build/walk-cpp docs --strict generated Markdown and JSON API docs for examples/stable.walk
./build/walk-cpp debug-map generated JSON symbols for examples/stable.walk
printf '+ 1 2\n:quit\n' | ./build/walk-cpp repl printed 3 through the C++ compile/native execution path
scripts/build-docs-site.sh passed using build/walk-cpp
scripts/check-docs-site.sh passed
WALK_REF=$PWD/build/walk-ref WALK_CANDIDATE=$PWD/build/walk-cpp tests/conformance/run.sh --tooling passed and reported formatter, docs, debug-map, LSP, and REPL ok
WALK_BIN=$PWD/build/walk-cpp scripts/stress-compatibility.sh passed and reported compatibility stress ok
WALK_RELEASE_BUILD_BIN=build/walk-cpp scripts/release.sh v5.14-cpp-tooling <temp>/release produced 5 walk artifacts, 1 current-host walk-cpp tooling artifact, 1 runtime source archive, 1 current-host walktop artifact, and SHA256SUMS
shasum -a 256 -c SHA256SUMS passed for all 8 artifacts
the current-host walk-cpp release artifact reported v5.14-cpp-tooling and listed docs, debug-map, lsp, repl, and sitegen as ported commands
WALK_INSTALL_DIR=<temp>/bin WALK_BUILD_BIN=build/walk-cpp scripts/install-local.sh v5.14-cpp-tooling passed and installed temp walk, walk-cpp, runtime source, and walktop without touching the normal local install
the temp installed walk-cpp reported v5.14-cpp-tooling and passed tooling conformance
WALK_BUILD_BIN=build/walk-cpp scripts/install-local.sh v5.14.1 refreshed the normal local walk, walk-cpp, runtime source, and walktop install
the installed walk and walk-cpp reported v5.14.1
WALK_REF=~/.local/bin/walk WALK_CANDIDATE=~/.local/bin/walk-cpp WALK_RUNTIME_DIR=~/.local/lib/walk/runtime tests/conformance/run.sh --tooling passed
NO_COLOR=1 walktop --once --fixture tools/walktop/testdata/basic passed after the local refreshPhase 10 standard platform parity verification on 2026-05-26:
make walk WALK_VERSION=v5.14-cpp-platform passed
cd tools/walktop && ../../build/walk-cpp check --warnings=error passed
cd tools/walktop && ../../build/walk-cpp test --warnings=error passed with 4 tests
./build/walk-cpp build --mode release --warnings=error tools/walktop/src/main.walk -o build/walktop passed
NO_COLOR=1 ./build/walktop --once --fixture tools/walktop/testdata/basic matched the deterministic dashboard
NO_COLOR=1 ./build/walktop --once passed live local OS-command mode
scripts/install-local.sh v5.14-cpp-platform refreshed the local walk, walk-cpp, runtime source, and walktop install through the default C++ walktop build driver
walk version reported v5.14-cpp-platform
walk-cpp version reported v5.14-cpp-platform
command -v walktop reported ~/.local/bin/walktop
NO_COLOR=1 walktop --once --fixture tools/walktop/testdata/basic matched the deterministic dashboard
NO_COLOR=1 walktop --once passed live local OS-command mode
scripts/release.sh v5.14-cpp-platform <temp>/release produced 5 walk artifacts, 1 runtime source archive, 1 current-host walk-cpp artifact, 1 current-host walktop artifact built by walk-cpp, and SHA256SUMS
shasum -a 256 -c SHA256SUMS passed for all 8 artifacts
the current-host walk-cpp release artifact reported v5.14-cpp-platform
the current-host walktop release artifact passed --once --fixture tools/walktop/testdata/basic
make test passed and reported C++ compiler tests passed
go test -count=1 ./... passed
go build -trimpath -ldflags "-X main.version=v5.14.1" -o build/walk-ref ./cmd/walk passed
WALK_REF=$PWD/build/walk-ref WALK_CANDIDATE=$PWD/build/walk-cpp tests/conformance/run.sh --check passed with 20 pass fixtures, 52 fail fixtures, 4 compat fixtures, 2 walktop fixtures, and ok
WALK_REF=$PWD/build/walk-ref WALK_CANDIDATE=$PWD/build/walk-cpp tests/conformance/run.sh --native passed with 20 pass fixtures, 3 compat fixtures, 11 runtime module fixtures, 2 walktop fixtures, and 36 native executions
WALK_BIN=$PWD/build/walk-cpp scripts/stress-compatibility.sh passed and reported compatibility stress okLast release verification on 2026-05-26:
scripts/build-docs-site.sh passed
scripts/check-docs-site.sh passed
go test -count=1 ./... passed
go build -trimpath -ldflags "-X main.version=v5.14.1" -o build/walk ./cmd/walk passed
./build/walk version reported v5.14.1
WALK_BIN=$PWD/build/walk scripts/stress-compatibility.sh passed and reported compatibility stress ok
scripts/release.sh v5.14.1 <temp>/release produced 5 walk artifacts, 1 runtime source archive, 1 current-host walk-cpp artifact, 1 current-host walktop artifact, and SHA256SUMS
shasum -a 256 -c SHA256SUMS passed for all 8 artifacts
the Darwin arm64 walk release artifact reported v5.14.1
the Darwin arm64 walk-cpp release artifact reported v5.14.1
the Darwin arm64 walktop release artifact passed --once --fixture tools/walktop/testdata/basic
scripts/install-local.sh v5.14.1 refreshed the local walk, walk-cpp, runtime source, and walktop install
walk version reported v5.14.1
walk-cpp version reported v5.14.1
WALK_REF=~/.local/bin/walk WALK_CANDIDATE=~/.local/bin/walk-cpp WALK_RUNTIME_DIR=~/.local/lib/walk/runtime tests/conformance/run.sh --runtime-modules passed with 11 runtime module fixtures
command -v walktop reported ~/.local/bin/walktop
NO_COLOR=1 walktop --once --fixture tools/walktop/testdata/basic matched the deterministic dashboard
NO_COLOR=1 walktop --once passed live OS-command mode on the local Darwin host
git diff --check -- . ':(exclude)playground/hangman.walk' ':(exclude)playground/hangman-v2.walk' passed
git diff --cached --check passedPrevious full release verification for v5.14.0 on 2026-05-26:
go test -count=1 ./... passed
go build -trimpath -ldflags "-X main.version=v5.14.0" -o build/walk ./cmd/walk passed
./build/walk version reported v5.14.0
./build/walk check --warnings=error tests/pass/walk_tests.walk passed
cd tools/walktop && ../../build/walk check --warnings=error passed
cd tools/walktop && ../../build/walk test --warnings=error passed with 4 tests
./build/walk build --mode release --warnings=error tools/walktop/src/main.walk -o build/walktop passed
NO_COLOR=1 ./build/walktop --once --fixture tools/walktop/testdata/basic matched the deterministic dashboard
NO_COLOR=1 ./build/walktop --frames 5 --fixture tools/walktop/testdata/basic produced 40 dashboard lines
NO_COLOR=1 ./build/walktop --once passed live OS-command mode on the local Darwin host
WALK_BIN=$PWD/build/walk scripts/stress-compatibility.sh passed and reported compatibility stress ok
scripts/build-docs-site.sh passed
scripts/check-docs-site.sh passed
scripts/release.sh v5.14.0 <temp>/release produced 5 walk artifacts, 1 current-host walktop artifact, and SHA256SUMS
wc -l <temp>/release/SHA256SUMS reported 6
shasum -a 256 -c SHA256SUMS passed for all 6 artifacts
the Darwin arm64 walk release artifact reported v5.14.0
the Darwin arm64 walktop release artifact passed --once --fixture tools/walktop/testdata/basic
scripts/install-local.sh v5.14.0 refreshed the local walk and walktop install
walk version reported v5.14.0
command -v walktop reported ~/.local/bin/walktop
NO_COLOR=1 walktop --once --fixture tools/walktop/testdata/basic matched the deterministic dashboard
git diff --check -- . ':(exclude)playground/hangman.walk' ':(exclude)playground/hangman-v2.walk' passed
git diff --cached --check passedKnown local state: no unrelated playground edits are present in the current Phase 10 standard-platform parity worktree.
Standard platform implementation on 2026-05-26: WalkLang's intended product shape is recorded as one general-use language with one standard platform in one monorepo. CONTEXT.md records the standard-platform vocabulary, docs/adr/ records the monorepo decision, and docs/STANDARD_PLATFORM.md records the CLI-first implementation path. The first standard platform area is CLI. The first official standalone WalkLang-built tool is walktop, a release-quality system monitor installed by the normal local WalkLang install flow.
Focused standard platform verification on 2026-05-26:
go test ./cmd/walk -run TestWalktop -count=1 passed
../../build/walk test --warnings=error in tools/walktop passed 4 WalkLang tests
NO_COLOR=1 ./build/walktop --once --fixture tools/walktop/testdata/basic passed
NO_COLOR=1 ./build/walktop --once passed live local OS-command modeVersion-language cleanup baseline on 2026-05-26: current-facing docs moved to the single project version model during the v5.13.1 cleanup. The current project version is v5.14.1; historical version numbers remain in release notes and migration history. CONTEXT.md records the resolved terms **Project Version**, **Feature Status**, and **Historical Version Reference**.
Version-language cleanup verification on 2026-05-26:
go test ./cmd/walk -run 'TestStableCompatibilitySuite|TestCurrentReleaseDocsArePresent' -count=1 passed
go test ./scripts -run TestSidebarUsesTopicNavigationInsteadOfVersionMilestones -count=1 passed
scripts/build-docs-site.sh passed
scripts/check-docs-site.sh passed after staging generated docs
go test -count=1 ./... passed
WALK_BIN=$PWD/build/walk scripts/stress-compatibility.sh passed and reported compatibility stress ok
current-facing source and generated-page search found no old language-version wording outside release notes and migration historyDeveloper-facing path cleanup on 2026-05-26: active examples, compatibility fixtures, the compatibility stress script, current docs source pages, generated docs routes, and visible test names now use purpose-based names instead of old milestone labels. Release notes and migration history kept their historical version references unchanged.
Developer-facing path cleanup verification on 2026-05-26:
go test ./cmd/walk ./internal/format ./internal/checker ./scripts -run 'TestStableCompatibilitySuite|TestCurrentReleaseDocsArePresent|TestExamplesAreTestableFixtures|TestInExpression|TestFormatter|TestShadowingProducesWarning|TestSidebarUsesTopicNavigationInsteadOfVersionMilestones' -count=1 passed
WALK_BIN=$PWD/build/walk scripts/stress-compatibility.sh passed and reported compatibility stress ok
scripts/check-docs-site.sh passed
go test -count=1 ./... passed
git diff --check -- . ':(exclude)playground/hangman.walk' ':(exclude)playground/hangman-v2.walk' passed
git diff --cached --check passed
active-code search found no old developer-facing milestone path or test-name labels outside release notes, migration history, and deprecated docsDocs alignment cleanup on 2026-05-26: active docs now match the v5.14.1 project version, current verification scripts, current route_ranker smoke output, current editor-tooling wording, planned-only matrix API status, and live hosted-docs HTTPS behavior.
Hosted docs state checked on 2026-05-26:
https://walklang.wlkrlabs.com/docs/ returned HTTP/2 200
http://walklang.wlkrlabs.com/docs/ returned 301 to https://walklang.wlkrlabs.com/docs/Docs alignment verification on 2026-05-26:
walk run playground/route_ranker.walk reported Market Mile / 28
scripts/build-docs-site.sh passed
scripts/check-docs-site.sh passed
go test -count=1 ./... passed
WALK_BIN=$PWD/build/walk scripts/stress-compatibility.sh passed and reported compatibility stress ok
git diff --check -- . ':(exclude)playground/hangman.walk' ':(exclude)playground/hangman-v2.walk' passedGitHub Linguist recognition prep on 2026-05-26: WalkLang now has local, copy-ready recognition prep files without opening an upstream PR. The staged metadata records .walk as the extension, WalkLang as the language name, source.walk as the TextMate scope, and #000088 as the language color. Representative .walk samples live under samples/WalkLang/; draft upstream snippets live under linguist/; and .gitattributes has a future-facing WalkLang classification override. The upstream PR remains intentionally held until public GitHub usage is broad enough for Linguist review.
GitHub Linguist prep verification on 2026-05-26:
./build/walk check --warnings=error samples/WalkLang/route_ranker.walk passed
./build/walk check --warnings=error samples/WalkLang/pipeline_status.walk passed
ruby YAML validation for linguist/languages.yml and linguist/grammars.yml passed
scripts/build-docs-site.sh passed
scripts/check-docs-site.sh reported the expected generated STATUS page update plus pre-existing icon asset drift from icon_WalkLang.svg
git diff --check -- .gitattributes docs/GITHUB_LINGUIST.md docs/STATUS.md linguist/languages.yml linguist/grammars.yml samples/WalkLang passedNext: post-release maintenance should keep the C++/C compiler, C runtime, static docs surface, release artifacts, local install flow, and GitHub language accounting aligned with the v6 systems architecture.