fix(compile): key the build cache on PERRY_CONCAT_SITE_CACHE

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The break

The cargo-test job on main is red — one test out of 1074:

test commands::compile::build_cache::tests::codegen_env_vars_are_build_cache_inputs ... FAILED
thread '...' panicked at crates/perry/src/commands/compile/build_cache.rs:410:9
these codegen env vars key neither the build cache nor an exclusion
(#6394's rule): ["PERRY_CONCAT_SITE_CACHE"]
test result: FAILED. 1073 passed; 1 failed

Failing run: https://github.com/PerryTS/perry/actions/runs/33926006467 (main at 12efed12220e).

Root cause

codegen_env_vars_are_build_cache_inputs scans crates/perry-codegen/src for every
env::var("PERRY_…") and requires each to appear in BUILD_CACHE_ENV_VARS or in
BUILD_CACHE_ENV_EXCLUSIONS. Its own doc comment explains why it scans rather than trusting
a hand-maintained list: "the list rotted once already and did so silently."

It has rotted again. 0b68a25cf — "perf(strings): per-site concat cache for "literal" +
proven-small value (#9514)" added std::env::var("PERRY_CONCAT_SITE_CACHE") at
crates/perry-codegen/src/concat_site_cache.rs:78 and registered it in neither list.

This is the guard working, not a stale test

PERRY_CONCAT_SITE_CACHE is a build-time kill switch, not a diagnostic:

• concat_site_cache.rs:52 (module doc): "PERRY_CONCAT_SITE_CACHE=0 removes the lane at
  build time."
• crates/perry/tests/concat_site_cache.rs:243 compiles a fixture with
  ("PERRY_CONCAT_SITE_CACHE", "0") and asserts the emitted code differs.

So it demonstrably changes generated code, which makes it a cache input rather than an
exclusion. Until it is one, a build with the switch flipped can be served a stale cached
object produced with it in the other state — a real cache-correctness hole, which is exactly
what #6394's rule exists to prevent. Added with a comment in the same form as its neighbours.

Verification

The test is a pure source scan — no compilation semantics — so its logic can be replicated
exactly. Re-running all three of its assertions over the tree with this change applied:

scanned: 72   BUILD_CACHE_ENV_VARS: 88   EXCLUSIONS: 11
assert found.len() > 20      : PASS
assert missing.is_empty()    : PASS   (was FAIL ["PERRY_CONCAT_SITE_CACHE"])
assert no stale exclusions   : PASS

Scope

This fixes cargo-test only. main is red for four further independent reasons, tracked
separately — the warnings compile error is #9776; check (API-docs drift) and ext-link
both trace to 868787448 "feat(bun): add TCP socket facades"; and gc-stress matrix (4/4) /
gap-suite (2) are older, deterministic output mismatches.

https://claude.ai/code/session_01YPfnmWZmSpSWpmnoXvH8z2

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes

  • Build caching now correctly distinguishes builds using different PERRY_CONCAT_SITE_CACHE settings, preventing incompatible cached objects from being reused.

• Documentation

  • Added documentation explaining the build-cache input and how environment-variable checks identify code-generation settings.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The build cache now includes PERRY_CONCAT_SITE_CACHE in its cache-key environment inputs. The changelog documents the change and the related codegen environment-variable check.

Changes

Build cache environment tracking

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Cache environment input crates/perry/src/commands/compile/build_cache.rs, changelog.d/9777-build-cache-concat-site-cache.md	PERRY_CONCAT_SITE_CACHE is added to BUILD_CACHE_ENV_VARS. The changelog documents why builds with different values require separate cached objects.

Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~5 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 0a1c4

Builds using different PERRY_CONCAT_SITE_CACHE settings now use separate cache entries, preventing reuse across different generated-code configurations. The implementation is ready; the changelog should be condensed to focus on this user-visible behavior.

Suggested reviewers: jdalton

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5

✅ Passed checks (5 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: adding PERRY_CONCAT_SITE_CACHE to the build-cache key.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description is detailed and on-topic. It explains the failure, root cause, cache-correctness impact, implementation scope, related references, and verification results. It does not use the reposit…
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 0 functions across 1…
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🧹 Nitpick comments (1)

changelog.d/9777-build-cache-concat-site-cache.md (1)

1-10: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Keep the changelog focused on shipped behavior.

The entry includes internal implementation and test details. Replace it with one concise statement that builds with different PERRY_CONCAT_SITE_CACHE settings use separate cache entries.

Proposed changelog text

-**`PERRY_CONCAT_SITE_CACHE` is now a build-cache input.** `#9514`'s per-site
-concat cache reads the variable as a build-time kill switch — setting it to
-`0` removes the lowering lane entirely — but it was registered neither in
-`BUILD_CACHE_ENV_VARS` nor as a justified exclusion. A build with the switch
-flipped could therefore be served a cached object produced with it in the
-other state.
-
-`codegen_env_vars_are_build_cache_inputs` caught this by scanning
-`crates/perry-codegen/src` for every `env::var("PERRY_…")`, which is why the
-check scans the source instead of trusting a hand-maintained list.
+**Build cache now keys on `PERRY_CONCAT_SITE_CACHE`.** Builds with the
+per-site concatenation cache enabled or disabled use separate cached objects.

Based on learnings, keep this as one coherent release-note entry focused on final shipped behavior.

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In `@changelog.d/9777-build-cache-concat-site-cache.md` around lines 1 - 10,
Rewrite the changelog entry as one concise release-note statement focused on
shipped behavior: builds with different PERRY_CONCAT_SITE_CACHE settings must
use separate cache entries. Remove the implementation, test, issue-reference,
and justification details while preserving the variable name and
cache-separation behavior.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@changelog.d/9777-build-cache-concat-site-cache.md`:
- Around line 1-10: Rewrite the changelog entry as one concise release-note
statement focused on shipped behavior: builds with different
PERRY_CONCAT_SITE_CACHE settings must use separate cache entries. Remove the
implementation, test, issue-reference, and justification details while
preserving the variable name and cache-separation behavior.

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Landed on main via merge train #9804 (rebase-merged, so your commits keep their authorship). Thanks!