Rename the toolchain commands to rb msvc enable/exec

README.md

@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ after the language (`%LOCALAPPDATA%\Ruby`, like `%LocalAppData%\Python`)
 rather than after the tool. rbmanager remains the product name.
 
 ```
-rb setup [--yes]        copy rb onto PATH and set up the VC++ runtime
-rb install <zip|url>    install a ruby binary package
-rb list                 list installed rubies
-rb use <version>        switch the active ruby
-rb uninstall <version>  remove an installed ruby
-rb enable [shell]       print C++ build env to eval (cmd|powershell)
-rb exec <command...>    run a command with the C++ build env applied
+rb setup [--yes]           copy rb onto PATH and set up the VC++ runtime
+rb install <zip|url>       install a ruby binary package
+rb list                    list installed rubies
+rb use <version>           switch the active ruby
+rb uninstall <version>     remove an installed ruby
+rb msvc enable [shell]     print the MSVC build env to eval (cmd|powershell)
+rb msvc exec <command...>  run a command with the MSVC build env applied
 ```
 
 rb is a bare exe; `setup` copies it to
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ ship. It also checks for the VC++ 2015-2022 redistributable the
 official mswin packages depend on, and offers to download and install
 it (signature-verified, elevated); `--yes` skips the consent prompt.
 
-`enable` and `exec` are the `ridk enable` equivalent for building
-C extension gems with MSVC; see
-[docs/devkit-enable.md](docs/devkit-enable.md).
+`msvc enable` and `msvc exec` activate an installed Visual Studio (or
+Build Tools) MSVC toolchain for building C extension gems; see
+[docs/msvc-enable.md](docs/msvc-enable.md).
 
 The active ruby is exposed through an NTFS directory junction
 `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Ruby\current`, and `install` appends

docs/devkit-enable.md → docs/msvc-enable.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# A `ridk enable` equivalent for the mswin packages
+# Activating the MSVC build environment for the mswin packages
 
 ## Problem
 
@@ -35,14 +35,14 @@ Studio.
 - `VsDevCmd.bat -arch=amd64 -host_arch=amd64` puts `cl`/`nmake`/`link`
   on PATH and sets `INCLUDE`/`LIB`/`LIBPATH`/`VCToolsRedistDir`
   (exit 0).
-- Under the prototype `rb exec`, mkmf's `find_executable('cl')`
+- Under the prototype `rb msvc exec`, mkmf's `find_executable('cl')`
   succeeds, and a trivial C extension compiles, links, and loads:
   `extconf.rb` -> `nmake` -> `require './hello.so'` returns a value from
   native code.
-- `rb enable powershell | Invoke-Expression` puts `cl` on the current
-  session's PATH (ridk parity).
+- `rb msvc enable powershell | Invoke-Expression` puts `cl` on the
+  current session's PATH.
 
-The conclusion is that a compiler-only `rb enable`/`rb exec` is fully
+The conclusion is that a compiler-only `rb msvc enable`/`rb msvc exec` is fully
 feasible and small. The interesting decisions are the command surface
 and how far to go on third-party dependency headers.
 
@@ -53,40 +53,40 @@ environment. `ridk enable` only works because it is a shell function
 whose output is eval'd into the current shell. Any activation feature
 must work around this, and the two useful shapes are:
 
-1. **`rb exec <command...>` (primary).** Spawns a child process with the
-   toolchain and active ruby already applied. No parent mutation, so
-   nothing to eval and nothing to get wrong. `rb exec gem install
-   nokogiri` just works. This is the recommended path for the common
-   case (one build command) and for scripts/CI, and it is the surface
-   that is bulletproof by construction.
+1. **`rb msvc exec <command...>` (primary).** Spawns a child process
+   with the toolchain and active ruby already applied. No parent
+   mutation, so nothing to eval and nothing to get wrong. `rb msvc exec
+   gem install nokogiri` just works. This is the recommended path for
+   the common case (one build command) and for scripts/CI, and it is
+   the surface that is bulletproof by construction.
 
-2. **`rb enable [cmd|powershell|pwsh]` (ridk parity).** Prints
+2. **`rb msvc enable [cmd|powershell|pwsh]` (shell activation).** Prints
    environment assignments for the user to eval into the current shell,
    for interactive sessions where several build commands follow:
 
    ```
    rem cmd
-   for /f "delims=" %L in ('rb enable cmd') do @%L
+   for /f "delims=" %L in ('rb msvc enable cmd') do @%L
 
    # PowerShell / pwsh
-   rb enable powershell | Invoke-Expression
+   rb msvc enable powershell | Invoke-Expression
    ```
 
-   This mirrors `ridk enable` and is the escape hatch for users who want
-   a persistently activated shell rather than a per-command wrapper.
+   This is the escape hatch for users who want a persistently activated
+   shell rather than a per-command wrapper.
 
-Recommend shipping both. `rb exec` is the headline; `rb enable` covers
-the interactive workflow ridk users expect. A third option, writing a
+Recommend shipping both. `rb msvc exec` is the headline; `rb msvc
+enable` covers the interactive workflow. A third option, writing a
 dot-sourced activation script into `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Ruby`, adds a file to
 manage and a staleness problem (the resolved VS path is baked in) for no
-gain over `rb enable`, so it is not recommended.
+gain over `rb msvc enable`, so it is not recommended.
 
-The parent-shell-mutation constraint is handled cleanly: `rb exec`
+The parent-shell-mutation constraint is handled cleanly: `rb msvc exec`
 sidesteps it entirely by owning the child's environment;
-`rb enable` respects it by making the caller responsible for the eval,
-exactly as ridk does.
+`rb msvc enable` respects it by making the caller responsible for the
+eval.
 
-### Shell selection for `rb enable`
+### Shell selection for `rb msvc enable`
 
 The prototype takes the shell as an explicit argument and defaults to
 PowerShell (the common interactive shell on modern Windows). Auto-
@@ -147,12 +147,12 @@ cmd /s /c "call "<installationPath>\Common7\Tools\VsDevCmd.bat" \
 child inherits the calling shell's environment, so diffing the captured
 `set` output against rb's own environment yields exactly the variables
 VsDevCmd added or changed (PATH, INCLUDE, LIB, LIBPATH,
-VCToolsRedistDir, and the VSCMD bookkeeping vars). `rb exec` applies
-that delta to the child it spawns; `rb enable` prints it as `set
+VCToolsRedistDir, and the VSCMD bookkeeping vars). `rb msvc exec`
+applies that delta to the child it spawns; `rb msvc enable` prints it as `set
 "K=V"` (cmd) or `$env:K = '...'` (PowerShell, single-quoted literal
 with `'` doubled).
 
-`rb exec` routes the user command through `cmd /s /c` so that `.cmd`
+`rb msvc exec` routes the user command through `cmd /s /c` so that `.cmd`
 shims (`gem`, `bundle`) and PATHEXT resolve the way they would if the
 user had typed the command directly; a bare `CreateProcess` would not
 find `gem` (it is `gem.cmd`).
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ name and the loader refuses to find it in the current directory, which
 surfaces as the same cryptic "install development tools first" error
 even though the compiler is present.
 
-Both surfaces clear it for the activated environment: `rb exec` removes
-the variable from the child's environment block, and `rb enable` emits
+Both surfaces clear it for the activated environment: `rb msvc exec`
+removes the variable from the child's environment block, and `rb msvc enable` emits
 the unset (`set "NoDefault...="` for cmd, `Remove-Item Env:\NoDefault...`
 for PowerShell). This is cheap insurance against a confusing failure and
 is recommended.
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ and no opt-dir pointing at any such tree on the destination machine.
 
 ### Recommendation: phase 1 is compiler-only
 
-Ship `rb exec`/`rb enable` as compiler-only first, and document the
+Ship `rb msvc exec`/`rb msvc enable` as compiler-only first, and document the
 dependency-linking limitation. This unblocks the large class of pure-C
 gems immediately, is small and low-risk, and does not commit rbmanager
 to shipping or versioning a pile of vcpkg dev files whose provenance and
@@ -241,20 +241,20 @@ should not depend on it.)
 
 ## Prototype
 
-`src/rbmanager/Devkit.cs` implements both subcommands, wired into
-`Program.cs`'s dispatch switch as `rb enable [shell]` and
-`rb exec <command...>`. It is ~180 lines, marked as a prototype, and
+`src/rbmanager/Msvc.cs` implements both subcommands, wired into
+`Program.cs`'s dispatch switch as `rb msvc enable [shell]` and
+`rb msvc exec <command...>`. It is ~180 lines, marked as a prototype, and
 covers VS discovery, VsDevCmd activation with env-diffing, the
 `NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath` clearing, and the per-shell output.
 It is compiler-only (phase 1). What was exercised:
 
-- `rb enable powershell|cmd` prints correct assignments; the PowerShell
-  form activates a live session via `| Invoke-Expression`.
-- `rb exec ruby -rmkmf -e "find_executable('cl')"` finds the compiler.
-- `rb exec` drives a full `extconf.rb` -> `nmake` -> load of a native
+- `rb msvc enable powershell|cmd` prints correct assignments; the
+  PowerShell form activates a live session via `| Invoke-Expression`.
+- `rb msvc exec ruby -rmkmf -e "find_executable('cl')"` finds the compiler.
+- `rb msvc exec` drives a full `extconf.rb` -> `nmake` -> load of a native
   extension.
 
-A `gem install msgpack` under `rb exec` compiled several files (proving
+A `gem install msgpack` under `rb msvc exec` compiled several files (proving
 the toolchain is live) before failing on an
 `RBIMPL_UNREACHABLE_RETURN`/`C2059` macro error in msgpack 1.8.3 against
 Ruby 4.0's headers. That is an upstream gem/source incompatibility, not
@@ -263,14 +263,14 @@ appearing on the compile line.
 
 ## Open questions
 
-1. Auto-detect the parent shell for `rb enable`, or keep the explicit
+1. Auto-detect the parent shell for `rb msvc enable`, or keep the explicit
    argument with a default? (Prototype: explicit, default PowerShell.)
-2. Should `rb exec`/`rb enable` also guarantee the active ruby's
+2. Should `rb msvc exec`/`rb msvc enable` also guarantee the active ruby's
    `current\bin` is on PATH, or continue to rely on `install` having put
    it there? (Prototype relies on install.)
 3. Phase 2 trigger: is dependency-linking demand high enough to justify
    bundling vcpkg dev files, and should the dev-file tree ship inside
    the mswin package or as a separate rbmanager-managed download?
 4. Should a leaked/nonexistent `--with-opt-dir` in `configure_args` be
-   actively stripped or overridden by `rb enable` even in phase 1, to
+   actively stripped or overridden by `rb msvc enable` even in phase 1, to
    remove the confusing `-I<nonexistent>` from every compile line?

docs/test-plan.md

@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ Command surface and contracts:
 | `rb list` | Installed names sorted, active one starred | 0 |
 | `rb use <query>` | Resolve query (exact or case-insensitive substring; must be unambiguous), recreate the `current` junction, ensure PATH | 0 / 1 |
 | `rb uninstall <query>` | Resolve; if active, delete the junction first and print a hint; delete the install dir recursively | 0 / 1 |
-| `rb enable [shell]` | Locate VsDevCmd via vswhere, compute the env delta of activation, print per-shell assignments plus an unset of `NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath`. Shell defaults to PowerShell; `cmd`/`bat` selects cmd syntax. No toolchain: actionable warning on stderr | 0 / 1 |
-| `rb exec <cmd...>` | Same delta applied to a `cmd /s /c` child (so `.cmd` shims resolve); removes `NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath`; propagates the child's exit code | child / 1 |
+| `rb msvc enable [shell]` | Locate VsDevCmd via vswhere, compute the env delta of activation, print per-shell assignments plus an unset of `NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath`. Shell defaults to PowerShell; `cmd`/`bat` selects cmd syntax. No toolchain: actionable warning on stderr | 0 / 1 |
+| `rb msvc exec <cmd...>` | Same delta applied to a `cmd /s /c` child (so `.cmd` shims resolve); removes `NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath`; propagates the child's exit code | child / 1 |
 | anything else | Usage text | 2 |
 
 Any thrown exception is caught in `Main`, printed as `rb: <message>` to
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ stderr, exit 1.
     and deletes it in `Dispose`. Junction targets and junction points
     both live inside it.
   - Tests that redirect `Console.Out`/`Console.Error` or mutate the
-    process environment (`Program`/`Devkit` in-process tests) go in one
+    process environment (`Program`/`Msvc` in-process tests) go in one
     xUnit collection (`[Collection("process-global")]`) so they never
     run in parallel with each other. E2E tests spawn processes and can
     stay parallel because each gets its own root via the env seam.
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ Keep this to the minimum below; each item is a mechanical change.
    an env var `RBMANAGER_ENV_KEY` naming an alternative HKCU-relative
    subkey (and suppress the broadcast when it is set) so a full
    `rb install` run never touches the real PATH.
-3. `Devkit` seams. Make `VsWhere` an internal settable property (env
+3. `Msvc` seams. Make `VsWhere` an internal settable property (env
    override `RBMANAGER_VSWHERE` for E2E), and make `ActivatedDelta`,
    `LocateVsDevCmd`, `ParseShell`, `Assignment`, `Unset`, `QuoteArg`
    internal instead of private. `ActivatedDelta(vsdevcmd)` already takes
@@ -208,9 +208,9 @@ Drive the exe built by `dotnet build` (see section 5 for AOT).
 
 34. No args → usage on stdout, exit 2.
 35. Unknown command → usage, exit 2.
-36. `install` with no argument, `use` with no argument, `exec` with no
-    command → usage, exit 2 (the `exec` pattern requires a non-empty
-    command).
+36. `install` with no argument, `use` with no argument, `msvc` with no
+    subcommand, `msvc exec` with no command → usage, exit 2 (the
+    `msvc exec` pattern requires a non-empty command).
 37. Failing command (e.g. `use nosuch`) → stderr starts with `rb: `,
     exit 1, stdout empty.
 38. Full lifecycle: install A → list (A starred) → install B → list (B
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ All against `HKCU\Software\rbmanager-tests\<guid>` with
 55. Empty-string existing value → result is exactly the entry, no
     leading `;`.
 
-### 4.8 Devkit: pure helpers — Unit
+### 4.8 Msvc: pure helpers — Unit
 
 56. `ParseShell`: `null`, `powershell`, `pwsh`, `ps` → PowerShell;
     `cmd`, `bat` → Cmd; `zsh` → throws `unknown shell 'zsh'`. (Note
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ All against `HKCU\Software\rbmanager-tests\<guid>` with
     quotes; empty string → `""`; tab → quoted; embedded `"` → not
     escaped (pin as known limitation; see 6.7).
 
-### 4.9 Devkit: activation with a stub VsDevCmd — Integration
+### 4.9 Msvc: activation with a stub VsDevCmd — Integration
 
 Stub `.bat` fixture written per test, e.g. sets `RB_TEST_NEW=hello`,
 modifies `PATH` by prefixing a marker dir, sets a var whose value
@@ -300,29 +300,29 @@ contains `=` and one containing non-ASCII, and `exit /b 0`.
 66. `Enable`/`Exec` with the toolchain seam pointing nowhere and
     `VsWhere` set to a nonexistent path → stderr warning containing the
     winget hint, exit 1, stdout empty (the warning must not go to
-    stdout, since `rb enable | Invoke-Expression` would eval it).
+    stdout, since `rb msvc enable | Invoke-Expression` would eval it).
 67. `LocateVsDevCmd` with `VsWhere` nonexistent → null (covered
     behaviorally by 66; also assert directly).
 68. `Exec` with stub: run `cmd /c set` as the command, capture output →
     child sees the stub's variables and does not see
     `NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath` (set it in the test process
     first).
-69. `Exec` exit-code propagation: `rb exec cmd /c exit 7` → 7.
+69. `Exec` exit-code propagation: `rb msvc exec cmd /c exit 7` → 7.
 70. `Exec` resolves `.cmd` shims: put a `hello.cmd` on the stub-added
-    PATH dir, `exec hello` → runs it (proves the `cmd /s /c` routing
+    PATH dir, `msvc exec hello` → runs it (proves the `cmd /s /c` routing
     and PATHEXT behavior).
 71. `Exec` argument quoting: an argument with spaces survives to the
     child (child echoes `%1`-style or a tiny script writes its argv to
     a file).
 
-### 4.10 Devkit against real Visual Studio — RequiresVS (opt-in)
+### 4.10 Msvc against real Visual Studio — RequiresVS (opt-in)
 
 Skipped unless vswhere resolves an install (use a runtime skip, e.g.
 `Assert.Skip`/`SkippableFact`).
 
 72. `LocateVsDevCmd` returns an existing `VsDevCmd.bat`.
 73. `ActivatedDelta` includes `INCLUDE`, `LIB`, and a `PATH` change.
-74. `rb exec cl` (E2E) exits 0 with cl's banner on stderr.
+74. `rb msvc exec cl` (E2E) exits 0 with cl's banner on stderr.
 
 ### 4.11 AOT publish smoke — E2E (opt-in, slow)
 
@@ -390,6 +390,6 @@ a comment. Each is a product decision to make separately.
 5. Dangling `current` (target deleted out of band) has unpinned
    semantics in `CurrentTarget`/`Uninstall` (case 30 pins it).
 6. `ParseShell` is case-sensitive (`PowerShell` is rejected).
-7. `QuoteArg` does not escape embedded quotes; `rb exec` with an
+7. `QuoteArg` does not escape embedded quotes; `rb msvc exec` with an
    argument containing `"` produces a broken cmd line (case 60 pins
    the helper's output only).

src/rbmanager/Devkit.cs → src/rbmanager/Msvc.cs

@@ -2,22 +2,24 @@
 
 namespace RbManager;
 
-// PROTOTYPE: a `ridk enable` equivalent for the mswin packages.
+// PROTOTYPE: MSVC build-environment activation for the mswin packages.
 //
-// The official mswin binary carries no devkit, so `gem install <native>`
-// has no compiler on PATH and fails with mkmf's cryptic "install
+// The official mswin binary ships no compiler, so `gem install <native>`
+// has no toolchain on PATH and fails with mkmf's cryptic "install
 // development tools first". This locates an installed Visual Studio (or
-// Build Tools) C++ toolchain, activates it the same way ruby/actions'
-// mswin-build workflow does (VsDevCmd.bat), and exposes that environment
-// two ways:
+// Build Tools) MSVC toolchain, activates it the same way ruby/actions'
+// mswin-build workflow does (VsDevCmd.bat, the script behind Visual
+// Studio's Developer Command Prompt), and exposes that environment two
+// ways:
 //
-//   rb enable [cmd|powershell|pwsh]  print env assignments to eval in the
-//                                    current shell (ridk-parity)
-//   rb exec -- <command...>          run one command with the toolchain
-//                                    already applied (no shell mutation)
+//   rb msvc enable [cmd|powershell|pwsh]  print env assignments to eval
+//                                         in the current shell
+//   rb msvc exec <command...>             run one command with the
+//                                         toolchain already applied
+//                                         (no shell mutation)
 //
-// See docs/devkit-enable.md for the design rationale.
-internal static class Devkit
+// See docs/msvc-enable.md for the design rationale.
+internal static class Msvc
 {
     // vswhere ships at a fixed, versionless path with the VS Installer and
     // is the only supported way to locate installs (including Build-Tools-
@@ -154,7 +156,7 @@ public static int Exec(string[] command)
 
     // Fails fast with the setup steps instead of letting mkmf die later
     // with its cryptic "install development tools first". stderr only, so
-    // an eval'd `rb enable` pipeline never swallows it.
+    // an eval'd `rb msvc enable` pipeline never swallows it.
     private static int WarnMissingToolchain()
     {
         Console.Error.WriteLine("""