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Problem

The pinned Zig produces invalid unnamed section symbols in aws-lc objects, breaking Linux release links for moq-cli, moq-relay and moq-gst.

Approach

Update nixpkgs to e513db7b, which carries the upstream lld fix. Build cargo-llvm-cov with the shell's existing Rust 1.98.1 so its LLVM test helpers read the compiler's profiling format; nixpkgs' default Rust 1.99 fails those tests. Retire the completed quest and reconcile its references.

Impact

  • Public APIs and wire formats are unchanged.
  • The self-hosted runner VM is built from the same nixpkgs pin, so its next redeploy moves the guest to Linux 6.18.57, GitHub runner 2.338.0, systemd 262 and QEMU 11.1.2. The runner VM test, image and config flake checks pass on the new pin.

Validation

  • Reproduced all three release link failures with the old pin. Its aws-lc object contains 78 invalid undefined section symbols; the fixed objects contain none on either architecture.
  • Clean-cache cargo zigbuild --locked --release --target <triple>.2.34 -p moq-relay -p moq-cli -p moq-gst passed for x86_64 and aarch64. All six ELF artifacts have the expected architecture and require no GLIBC symbol newer than 2.34.
  • Generated moq-gst .deb and .rpm artifacts for both Linux architectures with the pinned packaging tools.
  • Both x86_64 executables run --version. aarch64 validation cross-links against the matching Rust std and Nix GStreamer libraries.
  • The coverage tool's upstream tests pass with the pinned compiler, including 20 integration tests.
  • just ci passed the Nix flake/VM checks, OBS compilation, quest validation and linters. It stopped in the unchanged foreign-listener relay fixture at its existing 15-second timeout, also recorded in moq-dev/moq#6086. No fixture, retry or timeout changes are included.
  • After merging main: just check passed (quest validation, OBS compilation, all 47 Nix flake checks including the runner VM test, and linters).

Alternatives

A separate Zig pin would duplicate toolchain ownership. The upstream fix keeps packaging and development on the shared nixpkgs pin and existing nightly release coverage.

Follow-ups

Repair the existing relay readiness fixture synchronization separately so the full local gate can finish. That fixture is unrelated to this change, so it does not block this PR.

(Written by GPT-6, updated by Claude Opus 5.5)

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Consume the upstream lld fix through nixpkgs and compile cargo-llvm-cov with the existing pinned Rust toolchain so its LLVM test helpers match the compiler profile format. Retire the completed release-link quest and reconcile its references.

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Resolve the quest index by retaining the completed release-link deletion and the abandoned draft-22 notices deletion.

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Release-link implementation is complete: all three crates link with glibc 2.34 for x86_64 and aarch64, both moq-gst package formats build for both architectures, and the invalid aws-lc section symbols are gone. The completed quest and its references are retired.

The draft retains the unchanged relay readiness fixture as a local CI blocker. Nix/VM checks, OBS compilation, quest validation and linters passed; no speculative fixture repair or retry/timeout change is included. Public APIs and wire formats are unchanged.

Toolchain choices are settled. Recommended follow-up: fix the existing fixture synchronization separately, then finish the local gate before making this PR ready.

(Written by GPT-6)

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The cargo-llvm-cov dependency now uses Cargo and rustc from the pinned rust-toolchain. Quest documentation reports successful per-language workflow checks and Linux release linking. It removes resolved release-build tracking items and assigns release toolchain links to the audit. The next scheduled Nightly must verify Shipping sizes.

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Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to fe476

The change itself is a toolchain pin and quest bookkeeping, with no API or wire-format change. Two quest notes are still imprecise: one gives an inaccurate cause for the Linux release-link break, and one has an unclear ownership statement. Both are minor documentation fixes that can be made before or after merge.

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Title check Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the primary change: restoring Linux release links through the Nix and toolchain updates.
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because the Linux release builds failed to link. The release toolchain is
now fixed; collect the next nightly report and remeasure main with
`cargo zigbuild`. These baselines come from published release assets (x86_64 Linux,

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P1 Badge Reconcile the milestone's stale toolchain status

This now says the release toolchain is fixed, but quest/m0/README.md:69-72 still says the lld fix is waiting on nixpkgs-unstable. Removing the completed quest while leaving the milestone summary in that state gives readers contradictory blocker status, so update that paragraph as part of this change.

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Fixed in af62091: the m0 milestone summary now says the lld break was fixed by bumping nixpkgs past the upstream fix.

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Merging: nixpkgs bump carrying the upstream lld fix (Linux release links), cargo-llvm-cov pinned to the shell Rust, and quest cleanup. CI green; Codex's one finding (stale m0 note) is fixed. The runner guest picks up the new pin (systemd 262 among others) only at its next manual just ci-update.

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Merged main again (8ea07d0) after #5543 and #5765 landed; the queue had dropped the PR for a merge conflict.

The conflicts were quest bookkeeping only:

No code changes, so the earlier review still covers it. quest check and just check pass.

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Nightly on main (triaged 2026-10-13): two build breaks from 2026-10-11 get
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GCC 16 miscompiles lld 21, fixed upstream and waiting on `nixpkgs-unstable`),
GCC 16 miscompiles lld 21; fixed by bumping nixpkgs past the upstream fix),

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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Correct the failure description.

This line attributes the break to “GCC 16 miscompiles lld 21”, but the PR objective identifies the upstream fix as lld handling invalid unnamed section symbols in aws-lc objects. Replace the parenthetical with the actual failure mechanism.

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The README parenthetical currently misattributes the failure to GCC 16
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and Rust advisories by [the dependency audit](/quest/m1/audit-deps.md). The
release toolchain now links.

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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Name the ownership target explicitly.

This sentence is under Owned elsewhere, but “the release toolchain now links” has no object and does not identify which audit owns the links. Replace it with explicit ownership, such as “Release toolchain links are owned by this audit.”

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Merged main again (fe47681) after the queue dropped 8ea07d0 for a merge conflict.

The one conflict was in the quest/m0/README.md Required list. Main finished and removed the Namespace advert errors quest (#6126), and this PR removes the release-link entry, so neither line remains. No code changes, so the earlier review still covers it. quest check and just check pass.

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