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## How this was measured

The minimal build (`make` → `src/eigenscript`, **v0.21.2**) imports **134**
The minimal build (`make` → `src/eigenscript`, **v0.26.0**) imports **136**
external symbols from `libc`/`libm`/`pthread`. Regenerate:

```bash
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| **HARDEN** | exists but is young; firm it up *before* it's load-bearing |

**The key distinction (and the correction to a flat reading of this ledger):**
the 134 symbols are *not* 134 things to build. They reduce to ~10 **ROOT**
the 136 symbols are *not* 136 things to build. They reduce to ~10 **ROOT**
families — the substrate that genuinely differs per platform — and a large body
of **ORDINARY** derived forms that are portable C written once. Below, each
subsystem names its root(s); the rest of its symbols are ordinary forms over
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## Critical path (what's actually new code)

The real per-platform work is the **~10 roots above**, not the 134 symbols. In
The real per-platform work is the **~10 roots above**, not the 136 symbols. In
rough order:

1. **The HAL seam itself** — the architectural change. A thin interface
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