[Rosetta-4] Version and platform data update

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Since Sep 6, 2026.

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Description

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Goal

Fix stale pins and platform claims.

Known drift
  • Docs say Python >=3.2 <=3.9, Node >=10.22 <=17.x, TS 4.2.3, C# <=7.0.4, Cobol >=1.1.0.
  • CMake pins show Python 3.9, Node 12.21.0, TS 3.9.7, Ruby 2.7, Rust 1.55.0, Julia 1.6, Dart 2.8.4, Crystal 0.33.0, LLVM 11, CoreCLR 5.0.17, Cobol 2.2.
  • Docs 7.1 lists 9 loaders and 13 ports vs actual 21 loader options and 15 wired ports. Misses TS, EXT, CR, DART, JL, JSM, LLVM, LUA. Note: ZIG exists only as port, not loader. PHP, PL, R exist only as ports.
  • README.md:44 markets Go, C++, D as supported. No go_loader exists. No dedicated cpp_loader exists. C++ works only as partial via c_loader (extern "C" free functions, .hpp headers via load_from_package). D exists only as port.
  • Images mix master and develop branches.
  • c_loader discovery handles only CXCursor_FunctionDecl in source/loaders/c_loader/source/c_loader_impl.cpp, compiles C only via TCC, calls via libffi C ABI. No classes, methods, overloads, templates, exceptions.
  • Port anomaly: OPTION_BUILD_PORTS_TS exists but source/ports/ts_port/ dir is absent. nim_port/ and scala_port/ exist unwired.
Tasks
  • Verify each loader runtime version from its CMakeLists.txt, Find*.cmake, and test setup. Update table.
  • Verify each port version and host toolchain. Update table.
  • Fix 7.1 build options: list all OPTION_BUILD_LOADERS_*, OPTION_BUILD_PORTS_*, plus OPTION_BUILD_CLI, OPTION_FORK_SAFE, OPTION_BUILD_DOCS, sanitizers, Guix hooks.
  • Fix env var table: LOADER_LIBRARY_PATH, LOADER_SCRIPT_PATH, SERIAL_LIBRARY_PATH, DETOUR_LIBRARY_PATH, CONFIGURATION_PATH.
  • Fix install section: shell script, DockerHub, Guix, AUR, Homebrew, release assets. Mark untested paths.
  • Normalize image and link branches to develop or versioned tag.
  • Add EOL banner for old runtimes. Link upgrade issues.
  • Mark C++ as partial via c_loader only. Document limits: no classes, methods, overloads, templates, exceptions. Point full cpp_loader to Rosetta-3 Tier 3 future work, not Tier 1 or 2.
Acceptance
  • Tables match CMake and CI.
  • Zero claims for unwired deno, kind, scala, nim as supported.
  • Link check passes.
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