chore: bump version to 0.0.4

When spamming file changes rapidly, inotify can report stale UNLOAD/RELOAD
events for modules that were already unloaded by previous events in the same
poll cycle. This caused is_mod_loaded() to return -1, which was then cast to
size_t (18446744073709551615) and used as an array index, causing segfaults.

Additionally, event counts were calculated before validation, causing loops to
run more iterations than valid indices were populated, reading garbage values.

Changes:
- stk.c: Check if is_mod_loaded() returns valid index (>= 0) before adding
  to unload/reload lists
- stk.c: Reset and recalculate counts after populating arrays with only valid
  indices to prevent loop overrun
- Skip processing events for modules that are no longer loaded

This completes the Linux stability fixes started in v0.0.2.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,6 +7,34 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.0.4] - 2026-02-11
+
+### Fixed
+- **Linux**: Fixed segfault from invalid module indices during extremely rapid file changes
+  - Added validation check to skip stale UNLOAD/RELOAD events for already-unloaded modules
+  - Prevents is_mod_loaded() returning -1 from being used as array index (SIZE_MAX)
+  - Fixed event count mismatch where loops would run more iterations than valid indices populated
+  - Completes the Linux hot-reload stability fixes from v0.0.2
+
+## [0.0.3] - 2026-02-10
+
+### Fixed
+- **Compilation**: Fixed GCC `-Wrestrict` warning in Linux directory watching code by replacing `strncpy` with `memmove` for overlapping memory operations
+  - Ensures clean compilation without warnings while maintaining identical runtime behavior
+  - Uses semantically correct function for moving memory within the same buffer
+
+## [0.0.2] - 2026-02-09
+
+### Fixed
+- **Linux**: Fixed segfaults during rapid module reloads when file changes are detected in quick succession
+  - Enabled file readiness checks on Linux (previously only used on Windows/BSD) to prevent loading partially-written shared libraries
+  - Fixed inotify event deduplication to actually remove duplicate events instead of just marking them
+  - Reordered reload operations to only unload old module after successfully copying new version, preventing invalid state when copy fails
+- **All platforms**: Improved reload safety by deferring module unload until after successful file copy
+
+### Changed
+- Made `is_file_ready()` check available on all Unix platforms (was previously excluded on Linux)
+
 ## [0.0.1] - 2026-02-01
 
 ### Added
@@ -25,5 +53,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Dependency management and versioning not yet implemented
 - API is unstable and subject to change in future releases
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/compare/v0.0.1...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/compare/v0.0.3...HEAD
+[0.0.3]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/releases/tag/v0.0.3
+[0.0.2]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/releases/tag/v0.0.2
 [0.0.1]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/releases/tag/v0.0.1

README.md

@@ -173,14 +173,15 @@ stk_init();
 
 ## Project Status
 
-**Current Version:** 0.0.1 (Pre-release)
+**Current Version:** 0.0.4 (Pre-release)
 
-This is an early release proving the core hot-reload foundation. Phase 1 is still in progress.
+This is a bugfix release completing the Linux hot-reload stability improvements. Phase 1 is still in progress.
 
 ### What Works
 - Cross-platform module loading and hot-reloading
 - File watching (inotify/kqueue/FindFirstFile)
 - Basic error handling
+- Robust hot-reload even during extremely rapid file changes (Linux fixes in 0.0.2-0.0.4)
 
 ### In Progress (Phase 1)
 - Complete logging system (log levels, verbosity, output configuration)

include/stk_version.h

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 #define STK_VERSION_MAJOR 0
 #define STK_VERSION_MINOR 0
-#define STK_VERSION_PATCH 1
+#define STK_VERSION_PATCH 4
 
 #define STK_STRINGIFY_HELPER(x) #x
 #define STK_STRINGIFY(x) STK_STRINGIFY_HELPER(x)

src/platform.c

@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ int is_mod_loaded(const char *module_name);
 uint8_t is_valid_module_file(const char *filename);
 void extract_module_id(const char *path, char *out_id);
 
-#ifndef __linux__
 static uint8_t is_file_ready(const char *dir_path, const char *filename)
 {
 	char full_path[STK_PATH_MAX_OS];
@@ -80,6 +79,7 @@ static uint8_t is_file_ready(const char *dir_path, const char *filename)
 #endif
 }
 
+#ifndef __linux__
 typedef struct {
 	char filename[STK_PATH_MAX];
 #ifdef _WIN32
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ uint8_t platform_copy_file(const char *from, const char *to)
 	FILE *src = NULL, *dst = NULL;
 	char tmp_path[STK_PATH_MAX_OS];
 	size_t n;
-#ifndef __linux__
 	char dir_path[STK_PATH_MAX_OS];
 	const char *filename;
 
@@ -163,7 +162,6 @@ uint8_t platform_copy_file(const char *from, const char *to)
 
 	if (!is_file_ready(dir_path, filename))
 		goto done;
-#endif
 
 	sprintf(tmp_path, "%s.tmp", to);
 
@@ -286,11 +284,10 @@ void *platform_get_symbol(void *h, const char *s)
 #endif
 }
 
-char (*platform_directory_init_scan(const char *dir_path,
+char (*platform_directory_init_scan(const char *dir_path, size_t *out_count))
-				    size_t *out_count))[STK_PATH_MAX]
+    [STK_PATH_MAX] {
-{
 	    size_t count = 0, i = 0, name_len;
-	char(*list)[STK_PATH_MAX] = NULL;
+	    char (*list)[STK_PATH_MAX] = NULL;
 #ifdef _WIN32
 	    WIN32_FIND_DATAA fd;
 	    HANDLE h;
@@ -338,9 +335,9 @@ char (*platform_directory_init_scan(const char *dir_path,
 	    FindClose(h);
 	    goto exit;
 
-create_and_exit:
+    create_and_exit:
 	    platform_mkdir(dir_path);
-exit:
+    exit:
 	    *out_count = i;
 	    return list;
 #else
@@ -353,7 +350,7 @@ exit:
 	    if (!d)
 		    goto create_and_exit;
 
-count_loop:
+    count_loop:
 	    e = readdir(d);
 	    if (!e)
 		    goto count_done;
@@ -368,7 +365,7 @@ count_loop:
 	    count++;
 	    goto count_loop;
 
-count_done:
+    count_done:
 	    if (count == 0)
 		    goto close_and_exit;
 
@@ -377,7 +374,7 @@ count_done:
 	    if (!list)
 		    goto close_and_exit;
 
-fill_loop:
+    fill_loop:
 	    e = readdir(d);
 	    if (!e || i >= count)
 		    goto close_and_exit;
@@ -397,17 +394,17 @@ fill_loop:
 	    list[i - 1][name_len] = '\0';
 	    goto fill_loop;
 
-create_and_exit:
+    create_and_exit:
 	    platform_mkdir(dir_path);
 	    *out_count = 0;
 	    return NULL;
 
-close_and_exit:
+    close_and_exit:
 	    closedir(d);
 	    *out_count = i;
 	    return list;
 #endif
-}
+    }
 
 #if !defined(__linux__) && !defined(_WIN32)
 static void update_watches(platform_watch_context_t *ctx)
@@ -665,7 +662,7 @@ stk_module_event_t *platform_directory_watch_check(
 	int fd = (int)(long)handle;
 	char buf[STK_EVENT_BUFFER];
 	ssize_t len;
-	size_t index = 0, count = 0, i;
+	size_t index = 0, count = 0, i, write_index;
 	stk_module_event_t *evs;
 	char *ptr, *end;
 	struct inotify_event *e;
@@ -763,6 +760,19 @@ stk_module_event_t *platform_directory_watch_check(
 		}
 	}
 
+	write_index = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < index; ++i) {
+		if (evs[i] != -1) {
+			if (write_index != i) {
+				evs[write_index] = evs[i];
+				memmove((*file_list)[write_index],
+					(*file_list)[i], STK_PATH_MAX);
+			}
+			write_index++;
+		}
+	}
+	index = write_index;
+
 	*out_count = index;
 	return evs;
 

src/stk.c

@@ -172,8 +172,7 @@ size_t stk_poll(void)
 	char (*file_list)[STK_PATH_MAX] = NULL;
 	stk_module_event_t *events = NULL;
 	size_t i, file_count = 0, reload_count = 0, load_count = 0,
-		  unload_count = 0, reload_index = 0, load_index = 0,
+		  unload_count = 0;
-		  unload_index = 0;
 	int *reloaded_mod_indices = NULL, *reloaded_mod_file_indices = NULL,
 	    *unloaded_mod_indices = NULL, *loaded_mod_indices = NULL;
 	size_t remaining_loads, new_capacity, holes_to_fill;
@@ -208,20 +207,31 @@ size_t stk_poll(void)
 	unloaded_mod_indices = malloc(unload_count * sizeof(int));
 	loaded_mod_indices = malloc(load_count * sizeof(int));
 
+	reload_count = 0;
+	unload_count = 0;
+	load_count = 0;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < file_count; ++i) {
+		int mod_index;
 		extract_module_id(file_list[i], mod_id);
 		switch (events[i]) {
 		case STK_MOD_LOAD:
-			loaded_mod_indices[load_index++] = i;
+			loaded_mod_indices[load_count++] = i;
 			break;
 		case STK_MOD_RELOAD:
-			reloaded_mod_file_indices[reload_index] = i;
+			mod_index = is_mod_loaded(mod_id);
-			reloaded_mod_indices[reload_index++] =
+			if (mod_index >= 0) {
-			    is_mod_loaded(mod_id);
+				reloaded_mod_file_indices[reload_count] = i;
+				reloaded_mod_indices[reload_count] = mod_index;
+				reload_count++;
+			}
 			break;
 		case STK_MOD_UNLOAD:
-			unloaded_mod_indices[unload_index++] =
+			mod_index = is_mod_loaded(mod_id);
-			    is_mod_loaded(mod_id);
+			if (mod_index >= 0) {
+				unloaded_mod_indices[unload_count] = mod_index;
+				unload_count++;
+			}
 			break;
 		}
 	}
@@ -242,9 +252,6 @@ begin_operations:
 	for (i = 0; i < unload_count; ++i)
 		stk_module_unload(unloaded_mod_indices[i]);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < reload_count; ++i)
-		stk_module_unload(reloaded_mod_indices[i]);
-
 	for (i = 0; i < reload_count; ++i) {
 		int file_index = reloaded_mod_file_indices[i];
 		int mod_index = reloaded_mod_indices[i];
@@ -261,6 +268,8 @@ begin_operations:
 			continue;
 		}
 
+		stk_module_unload(mod_index);
+
 		load_result = stk_module_load(tmp_path, mod_index);
 		if (load_result != STK_MOD_INIT_SUCCESS) {
 			stk_log(stderr, "Failed to reload module %s: %s",