fix(cli): atomic mds build/watch outputs and .map sidecars via atomic_write_file (removes the spurious metadata warning); empty directory exits non-zero; atomic_write_file contract documented (#227, #225, #204, #226) - #385

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fix/c4-atomic-outputs-empty-dir

Sep 14, 2026

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fix(cli): atomic_write_file creates missing targets, refuses symlink targets, takes the mode from lstat — removes the spurious metadata warning (#227, #225)
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fix(cli): route every mds build/watch artifact and .map sidecar through atomic_write_file; add the write-funnel guard (#227)
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test(cli): RED — empty directory errors on build/check/fmt/lint; watch keeps waiting (#204)
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fix(cli): empty directory exits non-zero on build/check/fmt/lint — nothing to do is an error, like all-excluded (#204)
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docs: atomic build outputs and the replace-by-rename contract (spec §7.2, SECURITY.md, RELEASING.md); empty-directory exit contract (spec §7.2/§7.4/§7.5/§7.9, README); CHANGELOG (#227, #225, #226, …
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test(cli): drop decision-ledger ids from added test comments; record the exit-0 reversal in cli_commands.rs (#204)
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fix(cli): correct the mds init raw-write justification — --force truncates in place and both exists()/write follow a symlink at the target (#227)
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docs: note that non-regular-file output targets (/dev/null, FIFOs) are not accepted by the atomic writer (#227)
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