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96. Compilation Pipeline
Stable section ID: S05-CON-008-SECTION-42 · 29 content blocks
The Compilation Pipeline is the controlled sequence through which source information is transformed into resolved, evaluated, and target-specific engineering outputs.
The pipeline shall coordinate:
package integrity checking;
source loading;
lexical and syntax analysis;
module, namespace, and schema resolution;
type, unit, identity, and reference validation;
coordinate, spatial, geometry, and relationship resolution;
profile and requirement application;
constraint evaluation;
topology and graph construction;
engineering, compatibility, evidence, safety, and regulatory evaluation;
target-readiness evaluation;
output generation;
output signing and packaging.
Pipeline stages may operate sequentially, incrementally, iteratively, or in parallel where their dependencies permit. Their logical dependencies and completion criteria shall nevertheless remain explicit.
Each stage shall receive versioned inputs and produce versioned outputs, diagnostics, provenance records, and a defined status. Stage outcomes may include:
passed;
passed with warnings;
conditionally passed;
failed;
blocked;
indeterminate;
deferred;
not applicable.
A downstream stage shall not treat an indeterminate or recovered upstream result as fully valid. Safety-significant stages shall fail safely when prerequisite validity cannot be established.
The pipeline may preserve valid partial results, but partial compilation shall identify excluded domains, unresolved information, unavailable evaluations, and prohibited uses.
Incremental compilation may reprocess only affected stages when the Dependency Graph proves that cached results remain applicable.
Every formal pipeline execution shall produce a Compilation Record describing stage order, resolved inputs, decisions, diagnostics, exceptions, approvals, and final target status.