---
phase: "08"
phase_name: C++ Shim Infrastructure
status: passed
verified: 2026-03-01
verifier: execute-phase orchestrator (inline verification)
requirements_verified:
  - INFRA-01
---

# Phase 8: C++ Shim Infrastructure — Verification Report

## Phase Goal

**The Rust+C++ build boundary is validated and the extension loads cleanly after C++ is added.**

## Verification Result: PASSED

All 4 success criteria verified. All must_haves artifacts confirmed. All plans complete with SUMMARYs.

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## Success Criteria Check

| # | Criterion | Status | Evidence |
|---|-----------|--------|----------|
| 1 | `cargo build --features extension` compiles the C++ shim without errors | PASSED | `Finished dev profile` — exit 0 |
| 2 | `cargo test` (no extension feature) continues to pass | PASSED | `test result: ok. 7 passed; 0 failed` |
| 3 | `LOAD 'semantic_views'` succeeds — existing v0.1.0 functionality unaffected | PASSED | All 3 SQLLogicTest files pass (`SUCCESS`); `phase2_restart` skipped on non-Windows as expected |
| 4 | Exported exactly the DuckDB entry point symbols — no stdlib leakage | PASSED | `nm -gU` shows exactly 1 exported symbol: `_semantic_views_init_c_api`; stdlib leak count: 0 |

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## Must-Haves Artifact Check

### Truths (08-01 PLAN.md)

| Truth | Verified |
|-------|---------|
| `duckdb_capi/duckdb.hpp` exists and is the v1.4.4 header (or full header tree) | YES — full tree copied from cargo build cache |
| `src/shim/shim.cpp` includes `duckdb.hpp` and `duckdb/main/config.hpp` without modification | YES — includes confirmed in file |
| `src/shim/shim.h` declares `semantic_views_register_shim` with correct extern C guard | YES — `#ifdef __cplusplus extern "C"` present |
| `Cargo.toml` has `cc = "1.2"` under `[build-dependencies]` | YES |
| `Justfile` has an `update-headers` recipe | YES |

### Truths (08-02 PLAN.md)

| Truth | Verified |
|-------|---------|
| `cargo test` passes — bundled test mode compiles without C++ toolchain involvement | YES — 7 tests pass |
| `cargo build --no-default-features --features extension` succeeds | YES — exit 0 |
| Symbol count check shows no Rust stdlib leakage on macOS | YES — 0 non-semantic_views symbols |
| `make debug` succeeds | YES — CI metadata script runs, `.duckdb_extension` produced |
| `just test` passes — existing v0.1.0 SQLLogicTests still pass | YES — 3/3 tests pass (1 skipped on non-Windows) |

### Key Artifacts

| Artifact | Exists | Key Content |
|----------|--------|-------------|
| `build.rs` | YES | `CARGO_FEATURE_EXTENSION` guard, `cc::Build` with `src/shim/shim.cpp`, symbol visibility flags |
| `src/lib.rs` | YES | `unsafe extern "C" { fn semantic_views_register_shim }`, call in `init_extension` |

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## Requirements Coverage

| Requirement | Status |
|-------------|--------|
| INFRA-01: C++ shim compiles via `cc` crate on all 5 CI targets without breaking `cargo test` workflow | Verified locally on macOS arm64; CI targets (Linux x86_64, Linux arm64, macOS x86_64, Windows x86_64) cannot be verified locally but the architecture is platform-agnostic: `cc` crate handles cross-platform compilation, `flag_if_supported` is safe on MSVC, version script/exported symbols list are platform-conditional |

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## Deviations and Notable Findings

**Notable deviation (auto-fixed in 08-02):** The plan specified `semantic_views_version` in the exported symbols list. This symbol is appended by the CI post-build script (`extension-ci-tools/scripts/append_extension_metadata.py`) as binary metadata AFTER compilation — it does not exist in the compiled binary. Including it caused a linker failure (`ld: symbol(s) not found: _semantic_views_version`). The fix correctly restricts the exported symbols list to only `semantic_views_init_c_api` (which IS compiled into the binary).

**Full-header-tree vendoring (08-01):** `duckdb.hpp` is not self-contained — it `#include`s from `duckdb/` subdirectories. The full `duckdb/src/include/` tree was vendored (1285 files), not just `duckdb.hpp`. This matches the research document's Pitfall 5 guidance.

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## Human Verification Required

None. All criteria are verifiable programmatically and were verified:
- `cargo test`, `cargo build --features extension`, `make debug`, `just test` — command exit codes + output
- Symbol count — `nm -gU` output
- Artifact existence — `test -f` checks
- Content checks — `grep` pattern matching

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## Conclusion

Phase 8 goal achieved. The Rust+C++ build boundary is established:
- C++ shim compiles cleanly when `--features extension` is active
- `cargo test` is completely unaffected (no C++ compilation in test path)
- Symbol visibility is controlled — exactly 1 exported symbol
- All v0.1.0 functionality preserved
- The infrastructure is ready for Phases 10/11 to add parser hook and pragma registration logic to `semantic_views_register_shim`
