Stand in the artifact store in the toolchain test's shelf: R4e's build modules require it (ADR 0513), and the group's composed check judges them at the catalogue's group head

go/catalogue/own_manifest_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package catalogue
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+// mesh-sdk's own manifest is judged by the controller that runs when it is checked, and that controller reads it
+// strictly: a manifest word ships one release ahead of its first user. R4e's group is judged by today's controller
+// (novox/hq ADR 0503 §4), which does not know `paths` (ADR 0499), so mesh-sdk's lib names no paths until a release
+// after R4e's delivery adds them back (ADR 0499 §6, issue 1758).
+func TestOwnManifestUsesNoWordTheRunningControllerRefuses(t *testing.T) {
+	raw, err := os.ReadFile("../../module.json")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	m, err := ParseManifest(raw)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("mesh-sdk's module.json does not parse: %v", err)
+	}
+	if m.Build == nil || len(m.Build.Artifacts) == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("mesh-sdk's module.json declares no artifact")
+	}
+	for _, a := range m.Build.Artifacts {
+		if a.Paths != nil {
+			t.Errorf("artifact %q names paths %v: the running controller refuses the word until R4e is delivered", a.Name, a.Paths)
+		}
+	}
+}

go/catalogue/toolchain_manifests_test.go

@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ import (
 // the provision, and does not find out at its first build. The manifests are the catalogue's, as they are.
 
 // builderNode is a machine that can run a build module: the package manager and user namespaces it asks of
-// the machine, and the forge account (mesh-scope, provided by the forge) stood in for.
+// the machine, and the forge account (mesh-scope, provided by the forge) and the artifact store the build
+// modules publish to (ADR 0513, provided by distribution) stood in for.
 func builderNode() Node {
 	return Node{Name: "builder", Site: "house",
 		Capabilities: map[string]bool{"package-manager": true, "user-namespaces": true}}
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ func builderNode() Node {
 func toolchainShelf(t *testing.T) map[string]Manifest {
 	t.Helper()
 	m := map[string]Manifest{
-		"forge": {Module: "forge", Version: "1", Provides: []Offer{{Name: "forge-account"}, {Name: "npm-package-registry"}}},
+		"forge": {Module: "forge", Version: "1", Provides: []Offer{{Name: "forge-account"}, {Name: "npm-package-registry"}, {Name: "artifact-store"}}},
 	}
 	for _, name := range []string{"go", "nodejs", "mesh-build-go", "mesh-build-node", "dev-tools"} {
 		m[name] = catalogueManifest(t, name)

module.json

@@ -4,12 +4,7 @@
   "slug": "sdk",
   "build": {
     "artifacts": [
-      {
-        "name": "lib",
-        "kind": "package",
-        "language": "typescript",
-        "paths": ["src", "test", "package.json", "package-lock.json", "tsconfig.json"]
-      }
+      { "name": "lib", "kind": "package", "language": "typescript" }
     ]
   },
   "resources": []