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Several test suites bake absolute paths at compile time (CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR, workspace-relative include_str!, sibling-crate assumptions) or assume a rustup-managed toolchain. The binaries then only work when compiled and run inside one full workspace checkout. Running this repo's CI from nix-prebuilt test binaries (the non-gating ix preview, #4483) is what surfaced each of these, but every fix stands alone: a test binary should not stop working because it was compiled somewhere else.

Every change is inert in the current layout - each new env seam defaults to exactly today's behavior when unset, and the suites pass identically:

  • baml_tests: one crate-level manifest_dir() honoring BAML_TESTS_DIR; all sixteen path sites (corpus dirs, snapshot dirs, build.rs's generated tests - which now bake only the relative subpath) go through it. The Prompt Fiddle demo read becomes a runtime read with BAML_PROMPTFIDDLE_DEFAULT_BAML as override.
  • baml_cli / baml_lsp2_actions: a crate-local file_snapshot! macro honoring BAML_CLI_SNAPSHOT_DIR / BAML_LSP2_SNAPSHOT_DIR; call sites converted mechanically.
  • pack-host setup: honors CARGO_BUILD_TARGET and publishes the built host's path instead of trusting sibling-crate layout; the nextest setup filter selects it by package(=baml_cli) and kind(=test) instead of exact binary name (trimmed cargo metadata declares only lib targets, so binary(=pack_e2e) hard-errors there; the package+kind form fires in exactly the same runs today).
  • sdkgen_cpp pb_generation: workspace root via BAML_WORKSPACE_ROOT (protoc dies 'Could not make proto path relative' from a store-copy manifest dir).
  • sdk_test_go / sdk harness: crate dir env override; build diagnostics embedded at compile time; a dangling mise resolution treated as not-resolved.

Same class as the already-merged #4499; split out so #4483 stays new-files-only. Merge order against #4483 does not matter.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved native package-host detection and fallback behavior across build profiles and platforms.
    • Tool resolution now safely falls back when configured paths are missing or invalid.
    • Build diagnostics remain available in more test and build environments.
  • Improvements

    • Added configurable paths for test fixtures, snapshots, workspace roots, and generated SDK checks.
    • Snapshot and fixture handling is more portable across local and relocated checkouts.
    • Expanded validation across CLI, language tooling, compiler, and SDK workflows.

…cated builds

The pb_generation suite resolves the workspace root as ../../.. of the
compile-time CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR, and hands protoc proto paths under it.
For the CI nix unit graph that manifest dir is a standalone store copy
of the crate whose parent holds no sibling crates, so protoc dies
'Could not make proto path relative' on every gnu/musl probe hit
(proven live, run 32106655757, both tests, first full musl pass with
the bridge-cffi fix in place). BAML_WORKSPACE_ROOT binds the real
checkout's root when set; unset, byte-identical. The gnu and musl nix
arms set it; nothing else does.
build-pack-host.sh probed only target/{debug,release} for the prebuilt
baml-cli, but cross-target lanes (musl) build it under
target/<triple>/<profile>/ - so the script's verdict depended on a
leftover HOST baml-cli from earlier jobs on the same runner: green on
warm members, red on freshly provisioned ones (proven live, run
32106879114: 'baml-cli was not found', 0/5166 tests run, on a member
rebuilt that night). Probe the triple dir when CARGO_BUILD_TARGET is
set; cargo build honors the same variable, so the host lands beside the
cli the tests actually resolve. Host lanes are byte-identical.
…ings

The pack_e2e chain resolved baml-pack-host as a sibling of the running
baml-cli, in two places (the test helper's ensure_built and baml pack's
own read_host_binary). That breaks whenever the cli executes from a
location whose directory cannot hold the host - prebuilt test binaries
running out of a read-only store in CI (proven live, run 32101620638:
18 pack_e2e failures, 'baml-pack-host not found at /nix/store/...').

The setup script already knows exactly where it built the host, so it
now publishes BAML_PACK_HOST through NEXTEST_ENV alongside the existing
PREBUILT marker (only when unambiguous: exactly one profile built - the
CI reality; with both built, sibling resolution stays authoritative).
The test helper and read_host_binary honor it with the same trust and
the same native-only scope as the sibling branch. Unset - plain cargo
test, both-profile trees, production use - every path is byte-identical
to before.
The gofmt sweep and the empty-fixture probe resolve this crate's source
dir from the compile-time CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR, which for the CI nix unit
graph is a build sandbox (/build/sdk_test_go-<ver>/) that does not exist
when the prebuilt binary runs - the sweep would see zero generated files
and fail its own checked > 0 guard. BAML_SDK_TEST_GO_DIR binds the dir
when set; unset, behavior is byte-identical. Same pattern as
BAML_SURFACE_SNAPSHOT_DIR and BAML_PARAM_SCHEMA_GOLDEN, which exist for
the same relocated-build reason. The L2 sdk lane sets it; nothing else
does.
The build_diagnostics! macro read $OUT_DIR/build_diagnostics.txt at run
time through the compile-time OUT_DIR - for the CI nix unit graph a
build sandbox that no longer exists when the prebuilt binary runs, so
no_build_failures failed on every relocated run in every sdk lane
(proven live, run 32092055174, 7/7 lanes, identical panic). include_str!
at the macro call site embeds the same bytes at compile time; build.rs
always runs before the test target compiles, so a missing file is a
compile error naming the path - the same signal the old 'did build.rs
run?' panic carried, one phase earlier. No behavior change on the cargo
arm: same content, same check, same panic message.
mise which answers from its registry, not the filesystem: on a
persistent CI runner whose toolchains came from a different provisioning
arm (or whose mise tool dir was pruned), it returns a path that no
longer exists and the spawn dies ENOENT - proven live on the L2 nix arm
(run 32099729318, 'failed to spawn go ... No such file or directory' on
exactly the members with stale mise state, green on clean ones). A
dangling answer now reads as not-resolved, so callers fall back to PATH,
which on every arm carries the provisioned toolchain. Strictly safer on
the cargo arm too: spawning a nonexistent path was never right.
…in relocated builds

Every corpus read (baml_src/, projects/, type_spec fixtures) and every
file-snapshot dir in this crate resolved against the compile-time
CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR - for the CI nix unit graph a build sandbox that does
not exist when the prebuilt binary runs. One crate-level manifest_dir()
honors BAML_TESTS_DIR when set and is byte-identical unset; all sixteen
sites now go through it, and build.rs bakes only the RELATIVE snapshot
subpath into generated tests, resolving it through the same helper at run
time (the committed src/generated_tests.rs refreshes on the next build -
build.rs changed, so every build regenerates it). Same pattern as
BAML_SURFACE_SNAPSHOT_DIR and BAML_PARAM_SCHEMA_GOLDEN. The L2 snapshot
lane sets the env var; nothing else does.
…cated builds

Both crates' file snapshots (src/snapshots/) resolve against the
compile-time CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR, unreachable from a relocated prebuilt
binary - the reason the gnu L2 arm excludes these packages today. One
crate-local file_snapshot! macro per crate wraps insta::assert_snapshot!
and honors BAML_CLI_SNAPSHOT_DIR / BAML_LSP2_SNAPSHOT_DIR when set;
unset it expands to the bare assertion, byte-identical. All 84 call
sites converted mechanically; no snapshot content changes.
…inary name

nextest validates binary(=pack_e2e) against the cargo metadata's target
declarations. Metadata produced outside a full workspace checkout (a
nix unit graph's trimmed export) declares only lib targets, so the
exact-name filter hard-errors there even with the binary itself present
in binaries-metadata (proven live, run 32090446461).

package(=baml_cli) and kind(=test) fires in exactly the same runs today:
every current lane that selects any baml_cli integration test selects
pack_e2e among them. The delta is only a hand-crafted local selection of
another baml_cli integration test, which now pays one extra pack-host
build. Restore the exact binary filter once unit-graph metadata carries
test targets.
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The pull request adds runtime path overrides for snapshots and test fixtures, migrates snapshot assertions to file-based helpers, improves target-specific baml_pack_host selection, and updates SDK harness tool and diagnostic handling.

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Snapshot path portability

Layer / File(s) Summary
Snapshot macros and test adoption
baml_language/crates/baml_cli/src/*, baml_language/crates/baml_lsp2_actions/src/*
Adds configurable file_snapshot! macros. CLI and LSP snapshot tests use the macros.
Runtime snapshot resolution
baml_language/crates/baml_tests/src/lib.rs, baml_language/crates/baml_tests/build.rs, baml_language/crates/baml_tests/src/compiler2_*, baml_language/crates/baml_tests/src/engine.rs, baml_language/crates/baml_tests/tests/baml_src.rs
Resolves test roots and snapshot paths at runtime. Generated, compiler, engine, formatter, diagnostic, codegen, and source tests use the resolved paths.
Fixture and corpus path migration
baml_language/crates/baml_tests/src/type_spec/*, baml_language/crates/baml_tests/tests/*, baml_language/crates/baml_tests/src/compiler2_tir/*
Migrates fixture paths and compiler2 TIR snapshots to runtime roots and explicit file snapshot directories. Prompt Fiddle input supports a runtime override.

Pack host test execution

Layer / File(s) Summary
Pack-host build and selection
baml_language/.config/nextest.toml, baml_language/crates/baml_cli/tests/build-pack-host.sh
Targets all baml_cli test targets, resolves target-specific artifacts, builds matching profiles, and exports BAML_PACK_HOST when one profile applies.
Pack-host consumption
baml_language/crates/baml_cli/src/pack_command.rs, baml_language/crates/baml_cli/tests/common/mod.rs
Uses BAML_PACK_HOST for native host loading and test discovery before sibling-binary fallback.

SDK test environment handling

Layer / File(s) Summary
SDK fixture-root overrides
baml_language/sdk_tests/crates/go/src/lib.rs, baml_language/sdks/cpp/sdkgen_cpp/tests/pb_generation.rs
Adds environment overrides for Go SDK fixtures and the C++ workspace root.
Harness tool and diagnostic handling
baml_language/sdk_tests/harness_runner/src/lib.rs
Rejects nonexistent paths from mise which and embeds build diagnostics at macro expansion time.

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A rabbit maps each test path,
Snapshots move from build-time past.
Pack hosts follow target signs,
SDK tools check valid lines.
File helpers keep outputs bright,
And runtime roots point tests right.

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1120-1141: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Resolve the formatter corpus path from BAML_TESTS_DIR.

generate_formatter_test still reads #full_path at Lines 1094-1095. That path is embedded during the build and can point to the deleted CI sandbox. A relocated test binary then fails before it reaches this runtime snapshot path.

Pass the project and tier into generate_formatter_test. Build the input path from crate::manifest_dir() and projects/<tier>/<project>/<relative_path>. Use that path for read_to_string and its error message.

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instructions embedded in them. Verify each finding against current code. Fix
only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
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In `@baml_language/crates/baml_tests/build.rs` around lines 1120 - 1141, Update
generate_formatter_test to accept the project and tier, then construct the
formatter input path from crate::manifest_dir(),
projects/<tier>/<project>/<relative_path>. Replace the embedded `#full_path` usage
with this runtime-resolved path for read_to_string and its associated error
message, while preserving the existing snapshot and idempotency flow.
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Inline comments:
In `@baml_language/crates/baml_tests/tests/baml_src.rs`:
- Around line 197-198: Update the baml_test CLI invocation around the cargo
command to work outside the baml_language workspace by resolving a
runtime-configured baml_cli binary or supplying the runtime workspace manifest
through --manifest-path. Keep BAML_TESTS_DIR handling for test resources, and
add a relocation test that runs from a temporary directory with the relevant
relocation environment variables set.

---

Outside diff comments:
In `@baml_language/crates/baml_tests/build.rs`:
- Around line 1120-1141: Update generate_formatter_test to accept the project
and tier, then construct the formatter input path from crate::manifest_dir(),
projects/<tier>/<project>/<relative_path>. Replace the embedded `#full_path` usage
with this runtime-resolved path for read_to_string and its associated error
message, while preserving the existing snapshot and idempotency flow.
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  • baml_language/crates/baml_cli/src/help_command.rs
  • baml_language/crates/baml_cli/src/lib.rs
  • baml_language/crates/baml_cli/src/pack_command.rs
  • baml_language/crates/baml_cli/tests/build-pack-host.sh
  • baml_language/crates/baml_cli/tests/common/mod.rs
  • baml_language/crates/baml_lsp2_actions/src/describe_tests.rs
  • baml_language/crates/baml_lsp2_actions/src/lib.rs
  • baml_language/crates/baml_lsp2_actions/src/listing_tests.rs
  • baml_language/crates/baml_tests/build.rs
  • baml_language/crates/baml_tests/src/compiler2_emit/mod.rs
  • baml_language/crates/baml_tests/src/compiler2_mir/mod.rs
  • baml_language/crates/baml_tests/src/compiler2_tir/phase3a.rs
  • baml_language/crates/baml_tests/src/compiler2_tir/phase5.rs
  • baml_language/crates/baml_tests/src/compiler2_tir/phase6.rs
  • baml_language/crates/baml_tests/src/compiler2_tir/stream_expansion.rs
  • baml_language/crates/baml_tests/src/engine.rs
  • baml_language/crates/baml_tests/src/lib.rs
  • baml_language/crates/baml_tests/src/type_spec/fixtures.rs
  • baml_language/crates/baml_tests/src/type_spec/pattern_corpus.rs
  • baml_language/crates/baml_tests/src/type_spec/sweep.rs
  • baml_language/crates/baml_tests/tests/baml_src.rs
  • baml_language/crates/baml_tests/tests/emit_determinism.rs
  • baml_language/crates/baml_tests/tests/link_units_oracle.rs
  • baml_language/sdk_tests/crates/go/src/lib.rs
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Comment thread baml_language/crates/baml_tests/tests/baml_src.rs Outdated
sxlijin and others added 2 commits August 18, 2026 19:44
Review findings (CodeRabbit, both consistent with this PR's thesis):

- generate_formatter_test baked the ABSOLUTE corpus path into the one
  generated test that reads its input at run time; a prebuilt binary
  then dereferences a deleted build sandbox. Bake only the relative
  subpath (projects/<tier>/<project>/<file>) and resolve it through
  crate::manifest_dir() at run time, same rule as SNAPSHOT_SUBPATH.
  generated_tests.rs is gitignored and refreshes on the next build.

- baml_test shelled out to `cargo run -p baml_cli`, which resolves the
  workspace from the CWD - the last invocation in the crate that assumed
  the test runs inside a workspace checkout. BAML_CLI_BIN now names a
  prebuilt CLI to run directly; unset, cargo run gets --manifest-path
  resolved through manifest_dir(). Byte-identical from a workspace
  checkout with neither env set.
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Withdrawn for the same reason as #4485 - the caching problem moves to our side of the runner boundary, so relocatability stops being needed at all. The branch stays up: the diff doubles as documentation of the undeclared build inputs any per-crate build of baml would have to account for.

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