fix(runtime): un-gate the value-held builtin construct arm from global-webfetch (#8223)

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Fixes #8223 — the last blocker that reds two gates at once (gap-suite full mode AND parity, where the trio was deliberately left un-parked by #8273).

Root cause

The construct.rs dispatch arm for builtins reached through a value (alias variable, intrinsic lookup, cross-module re-export) — covering Map, Set, WeakMap, WeakSet, WeakRef, EventTarget, AbortController, TextEncoder, URLSearchParams, DisposableStack — carried a #[cfg(feature = "global-webfetch")] inherited positionally from #7008's web-platform size gating when #7779 extracted the arms into builtin_alias_construct.rs. The factories behind the arm are all unconditional modules; the gate was never intentional for these names.

Auto-optimize rebuilds the runtime with a computed minimal feature set — a test importing only util gets features=async-runtime, no global-webfetch — so the whole arm compiled out: new (Map-as-value)() fell to the call path (TypeError: Constructor Map requires 'new'), an aliased EventTarget instance had no surface. The prebuilt full stdlib (PERRY_SKIP_BUILD fast mode) masked it, which is exactly the fast/auto-optimize mode divergence #8223 documents — and the reason the tiered CI keeps the 8-shard auto-optimize arm in the full tier.

Timeline: dormant since 08-11 (#7779), first observed 08-15/16 — not because anything regressed then, but because every earlier gap-suite run was cancelled in the queue saturation. The feature-detect (uses_global_webfetch) is unchanged since 08-12; there is no second bug.

Fix

Remove the cfg (one line + an explanatory comment). No behavior change for full-feature builds — the arm was always present there.

Validation

A/B in the failing configuration (same release compiler, auto-opt archive cache wiped between arms, stripped runtime rebuilt from source each side):

witness	pre-fix (auto-opt)	post-fix (auto-opt)
test_gap_dynamic_builtin_construct_dispatch	DIVERGE, dies mid-run (Constructor Map requires 'new')	MATCH, rc=0
test_gap_new_globalthis_builtin_6726	DIVERGE, dies mid-run (Constructor Set requires 'new')	MATCH, rc=0
test_gap_builtin_alias_construct_7524	EventTarget: undefined	MATCH, rc=0

Plus cargo check -p perry-stdlib --no-default-features --features async-runtime clean (the minimal set the failing compile used).

After this merges, the parity gate's only intentional reds are gone from the trio and full-suite-gate's remaining blockers are #8222, #8226, #8227, the packet's content regressions (#8225 items 2–3), and the doc-tests-windows hang.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes

  • Restored access to several built-in constructors, including Map, Set, EventTarget, AbortController, TextEncoder, URLSearchParams, and DisposableStack, in minimal-feature builds.
  • Ensured consistent constructor behavior across optimized and minimal configurations.

• Documentation

  • Added a changelog entry describing the restored constructor availability and validation results.

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Walkthrough

The runtime removes an inherited global-webfetch feature gate from builtin constructor alias dispatch. The changelog documents the affected constructors, feature-stripped build failures, and validation results.

Changes

Builtin constructor dispatch

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Unconditional alias constructor dispatch crates/perry-runtime/src/object/class_registry/construct.rs, changelog.d/8287-alias-construct-featurestrip.md	Builtin constructor alias handlers and implementation now compile without global-webfetch. The changelog records the affected constructors and validation results.

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✅ Passed checks (5 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly identifies the runtime fix and the removed feature gate, matching the main change.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description explains the root cause, fix, related issue, affected behavior, and validation results.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The changes directly resolve issue #8223 by restoring value-held builtin construction in auto-optimized minimal-feature runtimes.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The runtime change and changelog entry are limited to the linked issue and stated pull request objectives.
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13-14: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Keep the changeset focused on shipped behavior.

Remove the queue-cancellation timeline. It describes internal development history, not the released runtime behavior. Keep the root cause and validation details.

Based on learnings, changelog fragments should describe the final shipped behavior as one coherent release-note entry.

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In `@changelog.d/8280-alias-construct-featurestrip.md` around lines 13 - 14,
Remove the queue-cancellation timeline from the changelog entry while retaining
the root cause, validation details, and coherent description of the shipped
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3-8: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Use the full affected file path.

Replace construct.rs with crates/perry-runtime/src/object/class_registry/construct.rs. This makes the release note traceable when similar filenames exist.

Based on learnings, changelog fragments should include affected file paths, root-cause details, and validation notes.

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In `@changelog.d/8280-alias-construct-featurestrip.md` around lines 3 - 8, Update
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complete repository-qualified path, making the note unambiguous while preserving
its existing root-cause details.

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In `@changelog.d/8280-alias-construct-featurestrip.md`:
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Merging. Runtime suite 2568 passed / 0 failed, cargo fmt clean, merges into current main with no conflicts.

This is a satisfying root cause. A #[cfg(feature = "global-webfetch")] inherited positionally when #7779 moved the arms out of #7008's web-platform gating — so an arm dispatching Map, Set, WeakMap, WeakSet, WeakRef, EventTarget, AbortController, TextEncoder, URLSearchParams and DisposableStack was gated behind a feature none of them need. The comment explaining why it is not gated is the right thing to leave behind; the next person to tidy that file would otherwise re-add it.

And it explains the fast/full divergence rather than papering over it. Auto-optimize builds the runtime with a minimal feature set, so the arm compiled out and every value-held builtin constructor fell through; the prebuilt full stdlib in PERRY_SKIP_BUILD fast mode masked it. That is precisely the mode gap #8223 documents, which is why the trio could pass the gap snapshot and fail parity at the same time.

Worth noting what this unblocks: #8273 deliberately refused to park these three in known_failures.json while gap_snapshot.json asserted they pass in fast mode, on the grounds that the divergence was the bug. That call is vindicated — the fix landed instead of the failure being absorbed. Two gates go green together.

One fix pushed: the changelog fragment was named 8280-alias-construct-featurestrip.md; #8280 is a different open PR. Renamed to 8287-.