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Maintain StaticPHP v3 packages and artifacts. Use when adding, modifying, reviewing, or validating config under config/pkg or config/artifact; package classes under src/Package; extension/library/target/tool dependencies; PHP configure args; build hooks; package metadata; or related tests and docs.

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StaticPHP Package Maintenance

Overview

Use this skill to make focused package changes without re-reading the entire repository. StaticPHP v3 separates declarative package/artifact YAML from package-specific PHP build logic; prefer config-only edits unless current patterns require a class.

Quick Workflow

  1. Identify the package kind and exact name.

    • Extension: config/pkg/ext/ext-name.yml, class src/Package/Extension/name.php.
    • Library: config/pkg/lib/name.yml, class src/Package/Library/name.php.
    • Target or virtual target: config/pkg/target/name.yml, class src/Package/Target/name.php.
    • Tool: config/pkg/tool/name.yml, class src/Package/Tool/name.php.
    • Shared/custom artifact: config/artifact/name.yml, class src/Package/Artifact/name.php.

  2. Search for the closest existing package before designing anything new.

    • Similar build system: rg "#\\[BuildFor|UnixCMakeExecutor|UnixAutoconfExecutor|WindowsCMakeExecutor" src/Package.
    • Similar config fields: rg "static-libs|pkg-configs|arg-type|depends@" config/pkg.
    • Similar download type: rg "type: ghrel|type: pecl|type: pie|type: git|binary: hosted" config.

  3. Read references/package-reference.md when changing YAML fields, artifact definitions, package naming, dependencies, platform suffixes, or validation expectations.

  4. Read references/build-class-patterns.md when PHP build logic, attributes, lifecycle hooks, custom configure args, source patching, or executor usage is needed.

  5. Validate narrowly, then broadly if risk warrants it.

    • Config lint: php bin/spc dev:lint-config
    • Focused tests: vendor/bin/phpunit tests/StaticPHP/Config tests/StaticPHP/Registry tests/StaticPHP/Util/DependencyResolverTest.php --no-coverage
    • Full project checks: composer test, composer analyse

Editing Rules

  • Treat config/pkg/* and config/artifact/* as the source of package truth; package classes augment behavior.
  • Use platform suffix fields for declarative OS differences: @unix, @linux, @macos, @windows.
  • Add a PHP class only for custom build stages, validation, hook behavior, patches, or custom configure arguments.
  • Keep extension dependencies prefixed with ext-; libraries, tools, and targets use their package names.
  • Prefer existing helpers such as UnixAutoconfExecutor, UnixCMakeExecutor, WindowsCMakeExecutor, shell(), cmd(), and FileSystem.
  • Do not modify build outputs (buildroot/, source/, downloads/, pkgroot/) to fix package definitions.
  • If upstream metadata changes, update license metadata and smoke-test/display names when relevant.

Common Task Paths

  • Add a new PECL extension: define config/pkg/ext/ext-name.yml with type: php-extension, artifact.source.type: pecl, dependencies, and php-extension.arg-type; add a class only if configure args, patches, or hooks are non-standard.
  • Add a library: define config/pkg/lib/name.yml with artifact, dependencies, and install verification fields (headers, static-libs, pkg-configs, static-bins); add build class methods by OS.
  • Fix an existing package build: start from the failing package config/class, then inspect dependencies and hooks targeting that package before changing shared core code.
  • Update a version source: prefer artifact fields that support update checking (ghrel, ghtar, ghtagtar, git with regex, filelist, pecl, pie) over hard-coded URLs when upstream supports it.

Resources

  • references/package-reference.md: YAML package/artifact model, naming, fields, validation, and commands.
  • references/build-class-patterns.md: PHP package attributes, stages, hooks, executors, and class patterns.