test(daemon): pin the dev daemon-namespace contract, and correct its docs

[zackees]

Closes #1285.

The remaining work item was already done

#1285's tracking comment says the repin is what's left, because "the variable is inert until fbuild pins a zccache release honoring it". fbuild_paths::dev_daemon_namespace's module doc said the same.

That isn't true, and hasn't been since #1343 landed. The pinned zccache (1.13.1, 8cf6dd0) already folds the namespace into zccache_ipc::default_endpoint(). Measured on this branch:

bare   \.\pipe\zccache-<user>-0d204d7e-v1.13.1
stamp  \.\pipe\zccache-<user>-0d204d7e-2.5.20-bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb-v1.13.1

Two stamps, two pipes. The displace-stale war from zackees/soldr#2352 can't happen between co-located dev checkouts today — which is exactly what the issue's fbuild-specific ask was for:

ensure fbuild's dev invocations compute the stamp once at the top level […] and propagate the value down to every child and the spawned daemon, so co-located dev builds do not wage a displace-stale war on one pipe.

I checked the pinned source (daemon_namespace() is consumed by default_endpoint() and live_log_filename()) and then confirmed it behaviorally rather than trusting either the source read or the prose.

Why nobody noticed

Nothing could catch it. fbuild-paths produces the stamp and doesn't depend on zccache; zccache consumes it and is a pinned external dependency. The contract between them existed only in prose — so when the prose was wrong, every test still passed.

fbuild-build-engine/tests/dev_daemon_namespace_isolation.rs is the place that can tell, since that crate depends on both sides. It pins four properties:

assertion	why
two stamps → two endpoints	the isolation itself
stamp ≠ bare	the stamp actually participates
clearing restores the endpoint exactly	release builds keep single-daemon-on-upgrade semantics
the stamp stays legible in the endpoint	an operator can see which checkout owns a daemon

A future repin that dropped endpoint namespacing would otherwise pass the entire suite while quietly restoring the bug.

What actually remains zccache-side

zccache#1362 adds zccache deriving its own stamp when nothing exported one. fbuild doesn't need that — fbuild exports one. It's still unreleased (latest tag 1.13.5; the commit sits untagged on main), and it is no longer blocking anything here.

So the repin is now an ordinary dependency-currency decision rather than a fix for #1285. Worth saying plainly, since I'd otherwise have shipped a zccache 1.13.1 → 1.13.6 + running-process 4.8.1 → 4.10.5 lockstep move to "complete" an issue that was already complete — a real risk to the compile backend for no behavioral gain.

Verified

fbuild-build-engine 405 + the new test, fbuild-paths 47, workspace clippy -D warnings, RUSTDOCFLAGS="-D warnings" cargo doc, and a full dylint --all sweep — all clean locally.

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• Bug Fixes

  • Improved isolation between development daemon instances by ensuring each uses a distinct cache communication endpoint.
  • Restored the historical endpoint behavior when namespace isolation is cleared.
  • Added regression coverage to verify namespace stamping and prevent cross-instance cache collisions.

• Documentation

  • Clarified daemon namespace behavior and its integration with the cache service.

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The change documents the active ZCCACHE_DAEMON_NAMESPACE contract and adds an integration test for zccache daemon endpoint isolation, endpoint restoration, and namespace stamp visibility.

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Daemon namespace isolation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Namespace contract and regression test crates/fbuild-paths/src/dev_daemon_namespace.rs, crates/fbuild-build-engine/tests/dev_daemon_namespace_isolation.rs, crates/fbuild-build-engine/tests/README.md	Documentation describes current endpoint namespacing and the remaining zccache-side work. The single-threaded integration test validates stamped endpoint separation, restoration of the unstamped endpoint, and readable stamp inclusion.

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Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Linked Issues check	⚠️ Warning	The PR tests and documents the namespace contract but does not implement stamp computation or propagation required by issue #1285.	Implement top-level dev stamp computation and propagate the namespace value through all child processes and the spawned daemon.

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Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The test and documentation changes directly support the stated daemon namespace contract and issue #1285 objectives.
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Keep the documented test path contiguous.

Lines 18-19 split an inline code span. Rustdoc renders the line break as a space. The displayed path does not identify dev_daemon_namespace_isolation.rs. Keep the path on one line.

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-//! stamp landed. `crates/fbuild-build-engine/tests/
-//! dev_daemon_namespace_isolation.rs` pins the contract so a future repin
+//! stamp landed. `crates/fbuild-build-engine/tests/dev_daemon_namespace_isolation.rs`
+//! pins the contract so a future repin

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	//! stamp landed. `crates/fbuild-build-engine/tests/
	//! dev_daemon_namespace_isolation.rs` pins the contract so a future repin
	//! stamp landed. `crates/fbuild-build-engine/tests/dev_daemon_namespace_isolation.rs`
	//! pins the contract so a future repin

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