hermes_cli.runtime_paths (venv generations, selection, activation) moves to
pm.environments, and gains venv_bin_dir / venv_python / project_python. Every
in-tree caller asks pm for an interpreter now; pm no longer reaches back into
hermes_cli for its own environment layout (pm.packages, pm.extras, pm.ensure,
pm.paths imported hermes_cli.runtime_paths). The three open-coded
"Scripts/python.exe or bin/python" ladders in pm collapse onto venv_python.
hermes_constants.venv_python_path / venv_bin_dir and hermes_cli.runtime_paths
stay as frozen-updater-surface shims only (tests/compat/old_updater_surface.json).
To keep the boot path light, pm/__init__ resolves its facade lazily (PEP 562)
and pm.registry loads the built-in package definitions on first read instead of
at import: `import hermes_bootstrap` now loads pm + pm.environments only (25ms,
was 37ms with the eager facade dragging in the downloader). The stripped-payload
fixtures that ship only pre-import files keep working for the same reason.
Also restores two frozen-surface re-exports the F401 sweep dropped
(banner._github_compare_behind, cua_backend.resolve_cua_driver_cmd).
Python 3.11 fails while PM records the replacement interpreter's tree digest. The bootstrap cannot require Path.is_junction before it installs the managed Python.
Use Windows reparse metadata for junction detection in the store and data cleanup. Retain junction target protection without requiring the newer pathlib API.
Verified the exact failure on real Python 3.11 before the fix. Cold provisioning and source-update relaunch pass afterward. Targeted tests: 16 passed, one Windows-only test skipped on Linux. Ruff passed. The full suite and native Windows test were not run.
Keep downloads bound to their remote representation and publish through
atomic destination-local staging. Serialize shared partial ownership.
Keep explicit CA trust scoped to provider probes. Preserve checkpoint
history and edited files, validate all profile inputs before dependency
publication, and separate data removal from installed runtime ownership.
Exclude machine-specific PM state from portable transfers. Keep plugin
files and nested skill tools intact. Preserve native test isolation.
Focused native Windows receipts cover the individual repairs and their
integration. This commit does not claim a full-suite or release build.
