updating-lief

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name: updating-lief description: Updates LIEF submodule to match Node.js deps version, performs API compatibility audit across 20+ source files. Use after Node.js updates or when LIEF version drifts from Node.js deps. user-invocable: true allowed-tools: Task, Bash(pnpm:), Bash(npm:), Bash(git:), Bash(node:), Bash(rg:), Bash(grep:), Bash(find:), Bash(ls:), Bash(cat:), Bash(head:), Bash(tail:), Bash(wc:), Bash(diff:*), Read, Edit, Grep, Glob---

updating-lief

Update the LIEF library submodule to match the version in Node.js deps, then audit all LIEF API usage for compatibility.

• Submodule: packages/lief-builder/upstream/lief (lief-project/LIEF)
• Version source of truth: packages/node-smol-builder/upstream/node/deps/LIEF/include/LIEF/version.h
• Cache bumps: lief, binject, binpress, node-smol (binflate does NOT link LIEF; matches CASCADE_RULES)

LIEF version is driven by Node.js deps. Update Node.js first (updating-node), then run this skill. Do not update LIEF independently.

Process

Phase 1: Validate

Clean working directory, verify LIEF submodule exists.

Phase 2: Determine Version

Extract target from Node.js deps:

grep '#define LIEF_VERSION "' packages/node-smol-builder/upstream/node/deps/LIEF/include/LIEF/version.h

Parse base version (strip trailing -). Compare with current submodule tag. Exit if already matching.

If user specifies a version override, warn that it may mismatch Node.js deps.

Phase 3: Spawn Agent

Spawn a Task agent with the full workflow from reference.md. The agent:

1. Updates submodule to target version
2. Updates .gitmodules version comment
3. Audits all C++ files using LIEF API for compatibility with new version
4. Fixes any API incompatibilities found
5. Bumps cache versions: lief, binject, binpress, node-smol
6. Validates build and tests (skip in CI)
7. Creates commits (version update + API fixes if needed)

See reference.md for the complete agent prompt template.

Phase 4: Verify

Check agent output for completion, verify commits created, report results.