PurHur · PurHur · Aug 29, 2026 · Aug 29, 2026
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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 > **Stable line (2026)** — First maintained **stable** release **[v1.0.0](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/releases/tag/v1.0.0)**; **v1.1.0** prep adds M5 fast-path stability, enum/property-hook parity, `preg_match` JIT, `spl_autoload*`, and php-in-PHP JIT helpers. Demo-ready VM + AOT for a **web-capable PHP subset**, reference examples **000–009**, and an experimental **self-host** path. Not full Zend PHP compatibility — see [what’s missing](https://purhur.github.io/php-compiler/docs/pages/missing-implementation.html).
 
-**Snapshot (Jul 2026, `master` — v1.1.0 prep):** VM + AOT for shipped examples ✅ · examples web smoke ✅ · self-host spine **8001** / **8001** · **1555** builtins · M5 fast ✅ / strict 🚧 · M3/M4 emit = blob copy ([#21860](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/21860)) · VM probe ~**20ms**
+**Snapshot (Jul 2026, `master` — v1.1.0 prep):** VM + AOT for shipped examples ✅ · examples web smoke ✅ · self-host spine **8002** / **8002** · **1555** builtins · M5 fast ✅ / strict 🚧 · M3/M4 emit = blob copy ([#21860](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/21860)) · VM probe ~**20ms**
 
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@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 | **AOT (`phpc build`)** | ✅ For curated subset | Standalone binaries for examples **000–009** and small CGI apps; not arbitrary Composer stacks |
 | **JIT (`bin/jit.php`)** | 🚧 Partial | LLVM IR for many constructs; **MCJIT execute** still flaky ([#98](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/98)); EH scripts VM-fallback ([#2114](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/2114)) |
 | **Language wave 3** | ✅ Closed batch | **7410/7412** language + **7410/7412** stdlib tracker items ([#1380](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/1380)); closures, try/catch, generators (VM), `parent::class`, backed enums (VM), intersection AOT checks |
-| **Self-host north star** | 🚧 ~65% | M3/M4 emit paths are blob copies ([#21860](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/21860)); `--strict` red; spine **8001** / **8001**; vendor prelink **7410/7412** ([#1492](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/1492)) |
+| **Self-host north star** | 🚧 ~65% | M3/M4 emit paths are blob copies ([#21860](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/21860)); `--strict` red; spine **8002** / **8002**; vendor prelink **7410/7412** ([#1492](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/1492)) |
 
 ### What you can rely on today
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Counts from `php script/bootstrap-spine-count.php` (literal `require_once` in `c
 | Milestone | Status | What it means |
 |-----------|--------|----------------|
 | **M0–M1** | ✅ | `compiler_minimal` + compile-smoke bundles link and run natively |
-| **M2** | ✅ **8001** / **8001** | Full Phase A inventory in spine smoke; native link + lint ✅ |
+| **M2** | ✅ **8002** / **8002** | Full Phase A inventory in spine smoke; native link + lint ✅ |
 | **M3** | 🚧 | HelloWorld probe output is a prelinked blob **COPY**, not a native emit ([#21860](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/21860)) |
 | **M4** | 🚧 | ladder runs, but gen-1→gen-2 is a sidecar **COPY** ([#21860](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/21860)) — gen-0/gen-2/gen-3 being byte-identical follows from that, and is not fixpoint evidence |
 | **M5** | 🚧 | `make north-star5-verify-fast` (daily) ✅; vendor **7410/7412** ✅; gen-0 sidecars refreshed; **`--strict` red at step 4a2** ([#21417](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/21417)) |
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ Full matrices (auto-generated): [`docs/capabilities.md`](docs/capabilities.md) (
 
 **Self-host (experimental, not “stable app” scope)**
 
-See [Current implementation status](#current-implementation-status-july-2026) for the full M0–M5 ladder. Summary: M0–M5 bootstrap gates ✅; spine **8001** / **8001**; M3 strict native + inventory argv ✅; M4 full `bootstrap-loop-probe` ✅; M5 **`north-star5-verify-fast`** (daily) ✅ — **`--strict` red at step 4a2** ([#21417](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/21417)) ([#1492](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/1492), [#8559](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/8559)). Recent: native spine bundle probe, fast VM execute smoke ([#2201](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/2201)), `GeneratorYieldSourceMarker` spine unit ([#10356](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/pull/10356)).
+See [Current implementation status](#current-implementation-status-july-2026) for the full M0–M5 ladder. Summary: M0–M5 bootstrap gates ✅; spine **8002** / **8002**; M3 strict native + inventory argv ✅; M4 full `bootstrap-loop-probe` ✅; M5 **`north-star5-verify-fast`** (daily) ✅ — **`--strict` red at step 4a2** ([#21417](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/21417)) ([#1492](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/1492), [#8559](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/8559)). Recent: native spine bundle probe, fast VM execute smoke ([#2201](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/2201)), `GeneratorYieldSourceMarker` spine unit ([#10356](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/pull/10356)).
 
 **What we do not target in v1.x**
 

diff --git a/docs/bootstrap-selfhost.md b/docs/bootstrap-selfhost.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 **Gen-0 without Zend:** `BOOTSTRAP_M5_NO_ZEND=1 make bootstrap-selfhost-link` installs `prelinked/bootstrap-gen0/bin-compile-aot` and links `compiler_minimal` without `php bin/compile.php` ([#3053](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/3053)). **M5 lib spine compile:** `BOOTSTRAP_NO_ZEND_FALLBACK=1 make bootstrap-selfhost-lib-spine-smoke` (default in link script) refuses host `php bin/compile.php` on the spine emit path ([#8716](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/8716)). **Contributor workflow:** [bootstrap-dev-workflow.md](bootstrap-dev-workflow.md) (tiered gen-1+ path, spine checklist, CI).
 
-**Project north star:** The **compiler fully compiles itself** — native AOT from `lib/` (no `vendor/` at cold boot), then compiles PHP and rebuilds the next compiler revision without Zend. **M2 spine:** **8017** / **8002** Phase A inventory (`php script/bootstrap-spine-count.php`; `check-selfhost-spine-coverage-sync.php`). **M5 daily gate:** `make north-star5-verify-fast` (~1–2 min) ✅; **`--strict`** (~1h) pre-merge only. Committed `prelinked/bootstrap-gen0/` sidecars + vendor **7410/7412** cold boot. **Hot loop:** VM driver execute probe ~**20ms**; full spine relink only with `BOOTSTRAP_VM_DRIVER_EXECUTE_PROBE_FULL_LINK=1` ([#2201](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/2201)). **Living tracker:** [#1492](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/1492) (was [#1056](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/1056)) · **re-root doc:** [self-host-target.md](self-host-target.md) · **generation ladder:** [bootstrap-generations.md](bootstrap-generations.md) · **M5 fast path:** [bootstrap-m5-fast-path.md](bootstrap-m5-fast-path.md) · public status: [development-status § North star](https://purhur.github.io/php-compiler/development-status.html#north-star-self-host). Parent tracking: [#78](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/78) (roadmap), [#212](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/212) (closed umbrella).
+**Project north star:** The **compiler fully compiles itself** — native AOT from `lib/` (no `vendor/` at cold boot), then compiles PHP and rebuilds the next compiler revision without Zend. **M2 spine:** **8002** / **8002** Phase A inventory (`php script/bootstrap-spine-count.php`; `check-selfhost-spine-coverage-sync.php`). **M5 daily gate:** `make north-star5-verify-fast` (~1–2 min) ✅; **`--strict`** (~1h) pre-merge only. Committed `prelinked/bootstrap-gen0/` sidecars + vendor **7410/7412** cold boot. **Hot loop:** VM driver execute probe ~**20ms**; full spine relink only with `BOOTSTRAP_VM_DRIVER_EXECUTE_PROBE_FULL_LINK=1` ([#2201](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/2201)). **Living tracker:** [#1492](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/1492) (was [#1056](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/1056)) · **re-root doc:** [self-host-target.md](self-host-target.md) · **generation ladder:** [bootstrap-generations.md](bootstrap-generations.md) · **M5 fast path:** [bootstrap-m5-fast-path.md](bootstrap-m5-fast-path.md) · public status: [development-status § North star](https://purhur.github.io/php-compiler/development-status.html#north-star-self-host). Parent tracking: [#78](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/78) (roadmap), [#212](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/212) (closed umbrella).
 
 ## Current gates
 

diff --git a/docs/pages/development-status.md b/docs/pages/development-status.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ permalink: /development-status.html
 | **North star** | Compiler compiles itself without Zend ([#1492](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/1492)) |
 | **v1.1.0 theme** | M5 fast-path stability; enum/property hooks; `preg_match` JIT; `spl_autoload*`; php-in-PHP JIT helpers ([#78](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/78)) |
 | **Wave 3** | Language **7410/7412** · Stdlib **7410/7412** on master ([#1380](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/1380)) |
-| **Spine SSOT** | `php script/bootstrap-spine-count.php` → **8017** / **8002** |
+| **Spine SSOT** | `php script/bootstrap-spine-count.php` → **8002** / **8002** |
 | **Builtin matrix** | **1555** functions ([`docs/capabilities.md`](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/blob/master/docs/capabilities.md)) |
 | **Try it** | [`docs/GETTING-STARTED.md`](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/blob/master/docs/GETTING-STARTED.md) |
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ permalink: /development-status.html
 ### Still open (high signal)
 
 - **MCJIT execute** — `bin/jit.php -r` SIGSEGV ([#98](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/98))
-- **Literal spine ratio** — **8017/8002** ✅ (Jul 2026)
+- **Literal spine ratio** — **8002/8002** ✅ (Jul 2026)
 - **Compile-spine stub retirement** — shrink `PHP_COMPILER_SELFHOST_AOT` on M3 allowlist ([#1402](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/1402))
 - **007-ThrowsWeb AOT execute** — invalid POST segfault at runtime (link OK; slice `EXAMPLES_AOT_SMOKE_ONLY=007`)
 - **LLVM 14+ upgrade** — experimental `script/install-llvm14.sh` ([#174](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/174))
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ permalink: /development-status.html
 - **`phpc` CLI** — `run`, `serve`, `build`, `deploy`, `lint`, `test`, `init`, `doctor`
 - **Examples 000–009** — VM and AOT link/execute for the curated web subset
 - **Self-host M0** — `compiler_minimal bundle OK` ✅
-- **Self-host M2** — spine **8017/8002** ✅; native link + lint ✅
+- **Self-host M2** — spine **8002/8002** ✅; native link + lint ✅
 - **Self-host M3** — HelloWorld strict `emit_path=native` ✅ ([#1493](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/1493)); inventory argv `bin/compile.php` ✅ ([#3024](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/3024) closed); compile-smoke strict native ✅ ([#1937](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/1937))
 - **Self-host M4** — `make bootstrap-loop-probe` full ladder ✅; gen-2→gen-3 full-spine recompile ✅
 - **Self-host M3–M5** — vendor prelink **7410/7412** ✅; **`make north-star5-verify-fast`** daily ✅; VM probe ~**20ms**. **`--strict` red** ([#21417](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/21417)) and **M3/M4 emit paths are prelinked blob COPIES, not native compiles** ([#21860](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/21860)) — the byte-identical gen-0/gen-2/gen-3 result follows from copying and is not fixpoint evidence
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ See [`docs/bootstrap-selfhost.md`](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/blob/m
 |-----------|--------|
 | **M0** — Small `lib/` bundle runs | ✅ |
 | **M1** — Compiler-shaped bundle + compile-smoke | ✅ |
-| **M2** — Spine toward full inventory | ✅ **8017** / **8002** |
+| **M2** — Spine toward full inventory | ✅ **8002** / **8002** |
 | **M3** — Native compiles PHP (no Zend emit) | ✅ Smoke + inventory argv driver strict native |
 | **M4** — Bootstrap loop (next revision) | ✅ `bootstrap-loop-probe` full ladder |
 | **M5** — Full self-host, no `vendor/` cold boot | ✅ Presenter strict + compiled-only empty `build/` cold boot ([#3053](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/3053)) |

diff --git a/docs/pages/index.html b/docs/pages/index.html
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ <h2>Self-host progress</h2>
         </div>
         <p class="overall-progress__note">
           <code>fix/spine-aot-jit-blockers</code> @ <a href="https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/commit/a8cffaa0e">a8cffaa0e</a> (15 Jun 2026, LLVM 9).
-          M2 spine SSOT: <code>php script/bootstrap-spine-count.php</code> → <strong>**8017** / **8002**</strong> Phase A inventory (literal coverage ✅).
+          M2 spine SSOT: <code>php script/bootstrap-spine-count.php</code> → <strong>**8002** / **8002**</strong> Phase A inventory (literal coverage ✅).
           M4: <code>make bootstrap-loop-probe</code> full ladder ✅.
           M5: <code>make north-star5-verify-fast</code> ✅ daily; <code>--strict</code> pre-merge; VM driver probe ~<strong>20ms</strong> in CI loops.
           Remaining: MCJIT execute ([#98](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/98)); honest PHP <code>main()</code> in full spine AOT (native bundle-OK probe is bootstrap smoke).
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ <h4>M4</h4>
           <span class="ladder__marker" aria-hidden="true">✓</span>
           <h4>M5</h4>
           <p>Vendor prelink <strong>7410/7410</strong> ✅; committed <code>.o</code> cold boot ✅;
-            <code>north-star5-verify-fast</code> ✅ daily; <code>--strict</code> pre-merge; spine <strong>**8017** / **8002**</strong>; prelinked gen-0 refreshed;
+            <code>north-star5-verify-fast</code> ✅ daily; <code>--strict</code> pre-merge; spine <strong>**8002** / **8002**</strong>; prelinked gen-0 refreshed;
             fast VM execute probe (~20ms); compiled-only cold boot via <code>BOOTSTRAP_M5_NO_ZEND=1</code> ✅
             (<a href="https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/3053">#3053</a>,
             <a href="https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/8559">#8559</a>,

diff --git a/docs/roadmap-wave3.md b/docs/roadmap-wave3.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Regenerate capability truth: `php script/capability-matrix.php`, `php script/cap
 
 Related merges outside this wave: `goto` ([#1228](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/1228) / [#1333](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/pull/1333)), anonymous classes ([#1233](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/1233) / [#1386](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/pull/1386)).
 
-**M2 spine:** **8017** / **8002** (`php script/bootstrap-spine-count.php`) — full Phase A inventory in `compiler_lib_spine_smoke`; coverage sync ✅ (`check-selfhost-spine-coverage-sync.php`). Native spine **link** + **lint** ✅ ([#2134](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/2134), [#8559](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/8559)). **M5 daily gate:** `make north-star5-verify-fast` + VM probe ~20ms ([#2201](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/2201)); `--strict` pre-merge only. M4 gen-2→gen-3 recompile ✅. Target doc: [self-host-target.md](self-host-target.md)
+**M2 spine:** **8002** / **8002** (`php script/bootstrap-spine-count.php`) — full Phase A inventory in `compiler_lib_spine_smoke`; coverage sync ✅ (`check-selfhost-spine-coverage-sync.php`). Native spine **link** + **lint** ✅ ([#2134](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/2134), [#8559](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/8559)). **M5 daily gate:** `make north-star5-verify-fast` + VM probe ~20ms ([#2201](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/2201)); `--strict` pre-merge only. M4 gen-2→gen-3 recompile ✅. Target doc: [self-host-target.md](self-host-target.md)
 
 ## Language (#1354–#1366)
 

diff --git a/docs/self-host-target.md b/docs/self-host-target.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ That is **M5**. Everything below is the honest path from today’s bootstrap to
 |-------|-------|--------|
 | **Bootstrap driver** | Prelinked gen-0 refreshed via honest inventory argv emit; native `build/bin-compile-aot-inventory` for M4/M5 | Compiled `bin/compile.php` only |
 | **Bundle size** | **7410/7412** literal Phase A inventory in spine smoke | Full vm.php closure |
-| **Inventory coverage** | **8017** / **8002** ✅ | Full closure |
+| **Inventory coverage** | **8002** / **8002** ✅ | Full closure |
 | **HelloWorld** | ✅ `emit_path=native` via gen-0 argv emit helper (`DRIVER -o OUT SOURCE`; [#22178](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/22178)) | Native compile for arbitrary PHP |
 | **Bootstrap loop (M4)** | `make bootstrap-loop-probe` full ladder ✅ — gen-1→gen-2, gen-2→gen-3 full spine, full-revision argv | Native full revision rebuild |
 | **Vendor** | **7410/7412** vendor `object_ok`; committed `.o` cold boot without `vendor/` ✅; `make north-star5-verify-fast` daily ✅; `--strict` ❌ **red at step 4a2** ([#21417](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/21417)) | No Zend `vendor/autoload.php` at bootstrap |
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ That is **M5**. Everything below is the honest path from today’s bootstrap to
 |-----------|----------------|--------|-----|
 | **M0** | AOT can link a **small** honest `lib/` subset | ✅ | 100% |
 | **M1** | Bundle is **compiler-shaped** (lint + compile-smoke) | ✅ | 100% |
-| **M2** | Spine grows toward full `bin/vm.php` inventory | ✅ **8017** / **8002** | **100%** |
+| **M2** | Spine grows toward full `bin/vm.php` inventory | ✅ **8002** / **8002** | **100%** |
 | **M3** | Self-host binary **compiles external PHP** (HelloWorld) without Zend emit | ✅ `emit_path=native` via gen-0 argv helper ([#22178](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/22178)) | **~90%** |
 | **M4** | Self-host binary **rebuilds** the next compiler tree | 🚧 ladder runs but gen-1→gen-2 is a COPY ([#21860](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/21860)) | **~60%** |
 | **M5** | Full self-host; Zend retired from loop | 🚧 `north-star5-verify-fast` daily ✅; **`--strict` red at step 4a2** ([#21417](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/21417)); `BOOTSTRAP_M5_NO_ZEND=1` empty `build/` ([#3053](https://github.com/PurHur/php-compiler/issues/3053)) | **~75%** |
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ That is **M5**. Everything below is the honest path from today’s bootstrap to
 
 | Indicator | Formula | Jul 2026 |
 |-----------|---------|----------|
-| **M2 spine progress** | `require_once` units in `compiler_lib_spine_smoke` ÷ Phase A inventory file count | **8017** / **8002** (`php script/bootstrap-spine-count.php`) |
+| **M2 spine progress** | `require_once` units in `compiler_lib_spine_smoke` ÷ Phase A inventory file count | **8002** / **8002** (`php script/bootstrap-spine-count.php`) |
 | **Public “Self-host” row** | Same M2 ratio until M3–M5 gates add weight ([`development-status.md`](pages/development-status.md)) | **~97%** |
 | **M5 vendor prelink** | `object_ok` packages ÷ 3 | **3 / 3** (cfg, types, llvm) |
 | **Composite (internal)** | Milestone weights in table above (M0–M1 = 100%, M2 = spine %, M3–M5 = gate %) | **~65%** |