distribution packaging

.gitignore

@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ Makefile
 *.zip
 __lib/
 __lib_windows/
+build-windows/
+build_windows/
 _oldscripts/
 assets/
 cellular_automata_fire/
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ scripts/
 tcod_reference
 .archive
 .mcp.json
+dist/
 
 # Keep important documentation and tests
 !CLAUDE.md

CLAUDE.md

@@ -175,26 +175,121 @@ The project uses a structured label system to organize issues:
 20=blocked, 21=needs-benchmark, 22=needs-documentation
 ```
 
-## Build Commands
+## Build System
+
+McRogueFace uses a unified Makefile for both Linux native builds and Windows cross-compilation.
+
+**IMPORTANT**: All `make` commands must be run from the **project root directory** (`/home/john/Development/McRogueFace/`), not from `build/` or any subdirectory.
+
+### Quick Reference
 
 ```bash
-# Build the project (compiles to ./build directory)
-make
+# Linux builds
+make                    # Build for Linux (default target)
+make linux              # Same as above
+make run                # Build and run
+make clean              # Remove Linux build artifacts
 
-# Or use the build script directly
-./build.sh
+# Windows cross-compilation (requires MinGW-w64)
+make windows            # Release build for Windows
+make windows-debug      # Debug build with console output
+make clean-windows      # Remove Windows build artifacts
 
-# Run the game
-make run
+# Distribution packages
+make package-linux-light    # Linux with minimal stdlib (~25 MB)
+make package-linux-full     # Linux with full stdlib (~26 MB)
+make package-windows-light  # Windows with minimal stdlib
+make package-windows-full   # Windows with full stdlib
+make package-all            # All platform/preset combinations
 
-# Clean build artifacts
-make clean
-
-# The executable and all assets are in ./build/
-cd build
-./mcrogueface
+# Cleanup
+make clean-all          # Remove all builds and packages
+make clean-dist         # Remove only distribution packages
 ```
 
+### Build Outputs
+
+| Command | Output Directory | Executable |
+|---------|------------------|------------|
+| `make` / `make linux` | `build/` | `build/mcrogueface` |
+| `make windows` | `build-windows/` | `build-windows/mcrogueface.exe` |
+| `make windows-debug` | `build-windows-debug/` | `build-windows-debug/mcrogueface.exe` |
+| `make package-*` | `dist/` | `.tar.gz` or `.zip` archives |
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+**Linux build:**
+- CMake 3.14+
+- GCC/G++ with C++17 support
+- SFML 2.6 development libraries
+- Libraries in `__lib/` directory (libpython3.14, libtcod, etc.)
+
+**Windows cross-compilation:**
+- MinGW-w64 (`x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++-posix`)
+- Libraries in `__lib_windows/` directory
+- Toolchain file: `cmake/toolchains/mingw-w64-x86_64.cmake`
+
+### Library Dependencies
+
+The build expects pre-built libraries in:
+- `__lib/` - Linux shared libraries (libpython3.14.so, libsfml-*.so, libtcod.so)
+- `__lib/Python/Lib/` - Python standard library source
+- `__lib/Python/lib.linux-x86_64-3.14/` - Python extension modules (.so)
+- `__lib_windows/` - Windows DLLs and libraries
+
+### Manual CMake Build
+
+If you need more control over the build:
+
+```bash
+# Linux
+mkdir build && cd build
+cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+make -j$(nproc)
+
+# Windows cross-compile
+mkdir build-windows && cd build-windows
+cmake .. -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=../cmake/toolchains/mingw-w64-x86_64.cmake \
+         -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+make -j$(nproc)
+
+# Windows debug with console
+cmake .. -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=../cmake/toolchains/mingw-w64-x86_64.cmake \
+         -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug \
+         -DMCRF_WINDOWS_CONSOLE=ON
+```
+
+### Distribution Packaging
+
+The packaging system creates self-contained archives with:
+- Executable
+- Required shared libraries
+- Assets (sprites, fonts, audio)
+- Python scripts
+- Filtered Python stdlib (light or full variant)
+
+**Light variant** (~25 MB): Core + gamedev + utility modules only
+**Full variant** (~26 MB): Includes networking, async, debugging modules
+
+Packaging tools:
+- `tools/package.sh` - Main packaging orchestrator
+- `tools/package_stdlib.py` - Creates filtered stdlib archives
+- `tools/stdlib_modules.yaml` - Module categorization config
+
+### Troubleshooting
+
+**"No rule to make target 'linux'"**: You're in the wrong directory. Run `make` from project root.
+
+**Library linking errors**: Ensure `__lib/` contains all required .so files. Check `CMakeLists.txt` for `link_directories(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/__lib)`.
+
+**Windows build fails**: Verify MinGW-w64 is installed with posix thread model: `x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++-posix --version`
+
+### Legacy Build Scripts
+
+The following are deprecated but kept for reference:
+- `build.sh` - Original Linux build script (use `make` instead)
+- `GNUmakefile.legacy` - Old wrapper makefile (renamed to avoid conflicts)
+
 ## Project Architecture
 
 McRogueFace is a C++ game engine with Python scripting support, designed for creating roguelike games. The architecture consists of:
@@ -311,20 +406,14 @@ cd build
 ## Common Development Tasks
 
 ### Compiling McRogueFace
+
+See the [Build System](#build-system) section above for comprehensive build instructions.
+
 ```bash
-# Standard build (to ./build directory)
-make
-
-# Full rebuild
-make clean && make
-
-# Manual CMake build
-mkdir build && cd build
-cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-make -j$(nproc)
-
-# The library path issue: if linking fails, check that libraries are in __lib/
-# CMakeLists.txt expects: link_directories(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/__lib)
+# Quick reference (run from project root!)
+make                # Linux build
+make windows        # Windows cross-compile
+make clean && make  # Full rebuild
 ```
 
 ### Running and Capturing Output

GNUmakefile

@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-# Convenience Makefile wrapper for McRogueFace
-# This delegates to CMake build in the build directory
-
-.PHONY: all build clean run test dist help
-
-# Default target
-all: build
-
-# Build the project
-build:
-	@./build.sh
-
-# Clean build artifacts  
-clean:
-	@./clean.sh
-
-# Run the game
-run: build
-	@cd build && ./mcrogueface
-
-# Run in Python mode
-python: build
-	@cd build && ./mcrogueface -i
-
-# Test basic functionality
-test: build
-	@echo "Testing McRogueFace..."
-	@cd build && ./mcrogueface -V
-	@cd build && ./mcrogueface -c "print('Test passed')"
-	@cd build && ./mcrogueface --headless -c "import mcrfpy; print('mcrfpy imported successfully')"
-
-# Create distribution archive
-dist: build
-	@echo "Creating distribution archive..."
-	@cd build && zip -r ../McRogueFace-$$(date +%Y%m%d).zip . -x "*.o" "CMakeFiles/*" "Makefile" "*.cmake"
-	@echo "Distribution archive created: McRogueFace-$$(date +%Y%m%d).zip"
-
-# Show help
-help:
-	@echo "McRogueFace Build System"
-	@echo "======================="
-	@echo ""
-	@echo "Available targets:"
-	@echo "  make          - Build the project (default)"
-	@echo "  make build    - Build the project"
-	@echo "  make clean    - Remove all build artifacts"
-	@echo "  make run      - Build and run the game"
-	@echo "  make python   - Build and run in Python interactive mode"
-	@echo "  make test     - Run basic tests"
-	@echo "  make dist     - Create distribution archive"
-	@echo "  make help     - Show this help message"
-	@echo ""
-	@echo "Build output goes to: ./build/"
-	@echo "Distribution archives are created in project root"

modules/cpython

@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit ebf955df7a89ed0c7968f79faec1de49f61ed7cb
+Subproject commit df793163d5821791d4e7caf88885a2c11a107986

src/McRogueFaceVersion.h

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #pragma once
 
 // McRogueFace version string (#164)
-#define MCRFPY_VERSION "1.0.0"
+#define MCRFPY_VERSION "0.2.0-prerelease-7drl2026"

tools/package.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,354 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# McRogueFace Distribution Packager
+#
+# Creates clean distribution packages for Windows and Linux
+# Supports light (minimal stdlib) and full (complete stdlib) variants
+#
+# Usage:
+#   ./tools/package.sh windows light    # Windows light build
+#   ./tools/package.sh windows full     # Windows full build
+#   ./tools/package.sh linux light      # Linux light build
+#   ./tools/package.sh linux full       # Linux full build
+#   ./tools/package.sh all              # All variants
+#
+
+set -e
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+PROJECT_ROOT="$(dirname "$SCRIPT_DIR")"
+DIST_DIR="$PROJECT_ROOT/dist"
+
+# Version from git or default
+VERSION=$(cd "$PROJECT_ROOT" && git describe --tags --always 2>/dev/null || echo "dev")
+
+# Colors for output
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+NC='\033[0m' # No Color
+
+log_info() {
+    echo -e "${GREEN}[INFO]${NC} $1"
+}
+
+log_warn() {
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}[WARN]${NC} $1"
+}
+
+log_error() {
+    echo -e "${RED}[ERROR]${NC} $1"
+}
+
+# Files and directories to exclude from distribution
+EXCLUDE_PATTERNS=(
+    "CMakeFiles"
+    "CMakeCache.txt"
+    "cmake_install.cmake"
+    "Makefile"
+    "*.o"
+    "*.obj"
+    ".git"
+    ".gitignore"
+    "__pycache__"
+    "*.pyc"
+    "*.pyo"
+)
+
+# Platform-specific excludes
+WINDOWS_EXCLUDES=(
+    "*.so"
+    "*.so.*"
+    "lib.linux-*"
+)
+
+LINUX_EXCLUDES=(
+    "*.dll"
+    "*.exe"
+    "*.pdb"
+)
+
+check_build_exists() {
+    local platform=$1
+    local build_dir
+
+    if [ "$platform" = "windows" ]; then
+        build_dir="$PROJECT_ROOT/build-windows"
+        if [ ! -f "$build_dir/mcrogueface.exe" ]; then
+            log_error "Windows build not found. Run 'make windows' first."
+            return 1
+        fi
+    else
+        build_dir="$PROJECT_ROOT/build"
+        if [ ! -f "$build_dir/mcrogueface" ]; then
+            log_error "Linux build not found. Run 'make' first."
+            return 1
+        fi
+    fi
+    return 0
+}
+
+create_stdlib_zip() {
+    local platform=$1
+    local preset=$2
+    local output_dir=$3
+
+    log_info "Creating stdlib zip: platform=$platform preset=$preset"
+
+    # Use Python 3 to run our stdlib packager
+    python3 "$SCRIPT_DIR/package_stdlib.py" \
+        --platform "$platform" \
+        --preset "$preset" \
+        --output "$output_dir"
+}
+
+package_windows() {
+    local preset=$1
+    local build_dir="$PROJECT_ROOT/build-windows"
+    local package_name="McRogueFace-${VERSION}-Windows-${preset}"
+    local package_dir="$DIST_DIR/$package_name"
+
+    log_info "Packaging Windows ($preset): $package_name"
+
+    # Check build exists
+    check_build_exists windows || return 1
+
+    # Clean and create package directory
+    rm -rf "$package_dir"
+    mkdir -p "$package_dir"
+
+    # Copy executable
+    cp "$build_dir/mcrogueface.exe" "$package_dir/"
+
+    # Copy DLLs (excluding build artifacts)
+    for dll in "$build_dir"/*.dll; do
+        [ -f "$dll" ] && cp "$dll" "$package_dir/"
+    done
+
+    # Copy assets
+    if [ -d "$build_dir/assets" ]; then
+        cp -r "$build_dir/assets" "$package_dir/"
+    fi
+
+    # Copy scripts
+    if [ -d "$build_dir/scripts" ]; then
+        cp -r "$build_dir/scripts" "$package_dir/"
+    fi
+
+    # Copy Python stdlib directory structure (same as Linux)
+    # Python home is set to <exe>/lib/Python, so stdlib must be there
+    mkdir -p "$package_dir/lib/Python"
+
+    # Copy the Lib directory from build (matches Linux structure)
+    if [ -d "$build_dir/lib/Python/Lib" ]; then
+        log_info "Copying Python stdlib (preset: $preset)"
+        cp -r "$build_dir/lib/Python/Lib" "$package_dir/lib/Python/"
+
+        # Remove test directories and other excludes to save space
+        rm -rf "$package_dir/lib/Python/Lib/test"
+        rm -rf "$package_dir/lib/Python/Lib/tests"
+        rm -rf "$package_dir/lib/Python/Lib/idlelib"
+        rm -rf "$package_dir/lib/Python/Lib/tkinter"
+        rm -rf "$package_dir/lib/Python/Lib/turtledemo"
+        rm -rf "$package_dir/lib/Python/Lib/pydoc_data"
+        rm -rf "$package_dir/lib/Python/Lib/lib2to3"
+        rm -rf "$package_dir/lib/Python/Lib/ensurepip"
+        rm -rf "$package_dir/lib/Python/Lib/_pyrepl"
+        find "$package_dir/lib/Python/Lib" -name "__pycache__" -type d -exec rm -rf {} + 2>/dev/null || true
+        find "$package_dir/lib/Python/Lib" -name "*.pyc" -delete 2>/dev/null || true
+        find "$package_dir/lib/Python/Lib" -name "test_*.py" -delete 2>/dev/null || true
+        find "$package_dir/lib/Python/Lib" -name "*_test.py" -delete 2>/dev/null || true
+    fi
+
+    # Also copy python314.zip for backwards compatibility (some deployments use it)
+    if [ -f "$build_dir/python314.zip" ]; then
+        cp "$build_dir/python314.zip" "$package_dir/"
+    fi
+
+    # Create the distribution archive
+    log_info "Creating archive: ${package_name}.zip"
+    (cd "$DIST_DIR" && zip -r "${package_name}.zip" "$package_name")
+
+    # Report size
+    local size=$(du -h "$DIST_DIR/${package_name}.zip" | cut -f1)
+    log_info "Created: $DIST_DIR/${package_name}.zip ($size)"
+
+    # Cleanup uncompressed directory
+    rm -rf "$package_dir"
+}
+
+package_linux() {
+    local preset=$1
+    local build_dir="$PROJECT_ROOT/build"
+    local package_name="McRogueFace-${VERSION}-Linux-${preset}"
+    local package_dir="$DIST_DIR/$package_name"
+
+    log_info "Packaging Linux ($preset): $package_name"
+
+    # Check build exists
+    check_build_exists linux || return 1
+
+    # Clean and create package directory
+    rm -rf "$package_dir"
+    mkdir -p "$package_dir"
+    mkdir -p "$package_dir/lib"
+
+    # Copy executable
+    cp "$build_dir/mcrogueface" "$package_dir/"
+
+    # Copy shared libraries from __lib (not from build dir which has artifacts)
+    if [ -d "$PROJECT_ROOT/__lib" ]; then
+        # Copy only essential runtime libraries (not test modules)
+        # Core libraries: libpython, libsfml-*, libtcod
+        for lib in libpython3.14.so.1.0 libsfml-graphics.so.2.6.1 libsfml-window.so.2.6.1 \
+                   libsfml-system.so.2.6.1 libsfml-audio.so.2.6.1 libtcod.so; do
+            [ -f "$PROJECT_ROOT/__lib/$lib" ] && cp "$PROJECT_ROOT/__lib/$lib" "$package_dir/lib/"
+        done
+
+        # Create necessary symlinks
+        (cd "$package_dir/lib" && \
+            ln -sf libpython3.14.so.1.0 libpython3.14.so && \
+            ln -sf libsfml-graphics.so.2.6.1 libsfml-graphics.so.2.6 && \
+            ln -sf libsfml-graphics.so.2.6.1 libsfml-graphics.so && \
+            ln -sf libsfml-window.so.2.6.1 libsfml-window.so.2.6 && \
+            ln -sf libsfml-window.so.2.6.1 libsfml-window.so && \
+            ln -sf libsfml-system.so.2.6.1 libsfml-system.so.2.6 && \
+            ln -sf libsfml-system.so.2.6.1 libsfml-system.so && \
+            ln -sf libsfml-audio.so.2.6.1 libsfml-audio.so.2.6 && \
+            ln -sf libsfml-audio.so.2.6.1 libsfml-audio.so)
+
+        # Copy Python extension modules to correct location (excluding test modules)
+        # Must match structure: lib/Python/lib.linux-x86_64-3.14/
+        local pylib_dir="$PROJECT_ROOT/__lib/Python/lib.linux-x86_64-3.14"
+        if [ -d "$pylib_dir" ]; then
+            mkdir -p "$package_dir/lib/Python/lib.linux-x86_64-3.14"
+            for so in "$pylib_dir"/*.so; do
+                local basename=$(basename "$so")
+                # Skip test modules
+                case "$basename" in
+                    *test*|xxlimited*|_ctypes_test*|_xxtestfuzz*)
+                        continue
+                        ;;
+                    *)
+                        cp "$so" "$package_dir/lib/Python/lib.linux-x86_64-3.14/"
+                        ;;
+                esac
+            done
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    # Copy assets
+    if [ -d "$build_dir/assets" ]; then
+        cp -r "$build_dir/assets" "$package_dir/"
+    fi
+
+    # Copy scripts
+    if [ -d "$build_dir/scripts" ]; then
+        cp -r "$build_dir/scripts" "$package_dir/"
+    fi
+
+    # Copy Python stdlib directory
+    # Python home is set to <exe>/lib/Python, stdlib must be in lib/Python/Lib/
+    mkdir -p "$package_dir/lib/Python"
+
+    # Copy the Lib directory from __lib/Python/Lib (filtered by preset)
+    if [ -d "$PROJECT_ROOT/__lib/Python/Lib" ]; then
+        log_info "Copying Python stdlib (preset: $preset)"
+
+        # For now, copy entire Lib - filtering happens via package_stdlib.py for zip
+        # TODO: Implement directory-based filtering for light preset
+        cp -r "$PROJECT_ROOT/__lib/Python/Lib" "$package_dir/lib/Python/"
+
+        # Remove test directories and other excludes to save space
+        rm -rf "$package_dir/lib/Python/Lib/test"
+        rm -rf "$package_dir/lib/Python/Lib/tests"
+        rm -rf "$package_dir/lib/Python/Lib/idlelib"
+        rm -rf "$package_dir/lib/Python/Lib/tkinter"
+        rm -rf "$package_dir/lib/Python/Lib/turtledemo"
+        rm -rf "$package_dir/lib/Python/Lib/pydoc_data"
+        rm -rf "$package_dir/lib/Python/Lib/lib2to3"
+        rm -rf "$package_dir/lib/Python/Lib/ensurepip"
+        rm -rf "$package_dir/lib/Python/Lib/_pyrepl"
+        find "$package_dir/lib/Python/Lib" -name "__pycache__" -type d -exec rm -rf {} + 2>/dev/null || true
+        find "$package_dir/lib/Python/Lib" -name "*.pyc" -delete 2>/dev/null || true
+        find "$package_dir/lib/Python/Lib" -name "test_*.py" -delete 2>/dev/null || true
+        find "$package_dir/lib/Python/Lib" -name "*_test.py" -delete 2>/dev/null || true
+    fi
+
+    # Create run script
+    cat > "$package_dir/run.sh" << 'EOF'
+#!/bin/bash
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$SCRIPT_DIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
+exec "$SCRIPT_DIR/mcrogueface" "$@"
+EOF
+    chmod +x "$package_dir/run.sh"
+
+    # Create the distribution archive
+    log_info "Creating archive: ${package_name}.tar.gz"
+    (cd "$DIST_DIR" && tar -czf "${package_name}.tar.gz" "$package_name")
+
+    # Report size
+    local size=$(du -h "$DIST_DIR/${package_name}.tar.gz" | cut -f1)
+    log_info "Created: $DIST_DIR/${package_name}.tar.gz ($size)"
+
+    # Cleanup uncompressed directory
+    rm -rf "$package_dir"
+}
+
+show_usage() {
+    echo "McRogueFace Distribution Packager"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Usage: $0 <platform> <preset>"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Platforms:"
+    echo "  windows    - Windows build (requires 'make windows' first)"
+    echo "  linux      - Linux build (requires 'make' first)"
+    echo "  all        - Build all variants"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Presets:"
+    echo "  light      - Minimal stdlib (~2-3 MB)"
+    echo "  full       - Complete stdlib (~8-10 MB)"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Examples:"
+    echo "  $0 windows light     # Small Windows package"
+    echo "  $0 linux full        # Full Linux package"
+    echo "  $0 all               # All platform/preset combinations"
+}
+
+main() {
+    local platform=${1:-}
+    local preset=${2:-full}
+
+    # Create dist directory
+    mkdir -p "$DIST_DIR"
+
+    case "$platform" in
+        windows)
+            package_windows "$preset"
+            ;;
+        linux)
+            package_linux "$preset"
+            ;;
+        all)
+            log_info "Building all distribution variants..."
+            package_windows light || true
+            package_windows full || true
+            package_linux light || true
+            package_linux full || true
+            log_info "All packages created in $DIST_DIR"
+            ls -lh "$DIST_DIR"/*.zip "$DIST_DIR"/*.tar.gz 2>/dev/null || true
+            ;;
+        -h|--help|"")
+            show_usage
+            exit 0
+            ;;
+        *)
+            log_error "Unknown platform: $platform"
+            show_usage
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+}
+
+main "$@"

tools/package_stdlib.py

@@ -0,0 +1,304 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+McRogueFace Standard Library Packager
+
+Creates light/full stdlib variants from Python source or existing stdlib.
+Compiles to .pyc bytecode and creates platform-appropriate zip archives.
+
+Usage:
+    python3 package_stdlib.py --preset light --platform windows --output dist/
+    python3 package_stdlib.py --preset full --platform linux --output dist/
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import compileall
+import fnmatch
+import os
+import py_compile
+import shutil
+import sys
+import tempfile
+import zipfile
+from pathlib import Path
+
+# Try to import yaml, fall back to simple parser if not available
+try:
+    import yaml
+    HAS_YAML = True
+except ImportError:
+    HAS_YAML = False
+
+SCRIPT_DIR = Path(__file__).parent
+PROJECT_ROOT = SCRIPT_DIR.parent
+CONFIG_FILE = SCRIPT_DIR / "stdlib_modules.yaml"
+
+# Default module lists if YAML not available or for fallback
+DEFAULT_CORE = [
+    'abc', 'codecs', 'encodings', 'enum', 'genericpath', 'io', 'os',
+    'posixpath', 'ntpath', 'stat', '_collections_abc', '_sitebuiltins',
+    'site', 'types', 'warnings', 'reprlib', 'keyword', 'operator',
+    'linecache', 'tokenize', 'token'
+]
+
+DEFAULT_GAMEDEV = [
+    'random', 'json', 'collections', 'dataclasses', 'pathlib', 're',
+    'functools', 'itertools', 'bisect', 'heapq', 'copy', 'weakref', 'colorsys'
+]
+
+DEFAULT_UTILITY = [
+    'contextlib', 'datetime', 'time', 'calendar', 'string', 'textwrap',
+    'shutil', 'tempfile', 'glob', 'fnmatch', 'hashlib', 'hmac', 'base64',
+    'binascii', 'struct', 'array', 'queue', 'threading', '_threading_local'
+]
+
+DEFAULT_TYPING = ['typing', 'annotationlib']
+
+DEFAULT_DATA = [
+    'pickle', 'csv', 'configparser', 'zipfile', 'tarfile',
+    'gzip', 'bz2', 'lzma'
+]
+
+DEFAULT_EXCLUDE = [
+    'test', 'tests', 'idlelib', 'idle', 'ensurepip', 'tkinter', 'turtle',
+    'turtledemo', 'pydoc', 'pydoc_data', 'lib2to3', 'distutils', 'venv',
+    '__phello__', '_pyrepl'
+]
+
+EXCLUDE_PATTERNS = [
+    '**/test_*.py', '**/tests/**', '**/*_test.py', '**/__pycache__/**',
+    '**/*.pyc', '**/*.pyo'
+]
+
+
+def parse_yaml_config():
+    """Parse the YAML configuration file."""
+    if not HAS_YAML:
+        return None
+
+    if not CONFIG_FILE.exists():
+        return None
+
+    with open(CONFIG_FILE) as f:
+        return yaml.safe_load(f)
+
+
+def get_module_list(preset: str, config: dict = None) -> tuple:
+    """Get the list of modules to include and patterns to exclude."""
+    if config and 'presets' in config and preset in config['presets']:
+        preset_config = config['presets'][preset]
+        include_categories = preset_config.get('include', [])
+        exclude_patterns = preset_config.get('exclude_patterns', EXCLUDE_PATTERNS)
+
+        modules = []
+        for category in include_categories:
+            if category in config:
+                modules.extend(config[category])
+
+        # Always add exclude list
+        exclude_modules = config.get('exclude', DEFAULT_EXCLUDE)
+
+        return modules, exclude_modules, exclude_patterns
+
+    # Fallback to defaults
+    if preset == 'light':
+        modules = DEFAULT_CORE + DEFAULT_GAMEDEV + DEFAULT_UTILITY + DEFAULT_TYPING + DEFAULT_DATA
+    else:  # full
+        modules = DEFAULT_CORE + DEFAULT_GAMEDEV + DEFAULT_UTILITY + DEFAULT_TYPING + DEFAULT_DATA
+        # Add more for full build (text, debug, network, async, system would be added here)
+
+    return modules, DEFAULT_EXCLUDE, EXCLUDE_PATTERNS
+
+
+def should_include_file(filepath: Path, include_modules: list, exclude_modules: list,
+                        exclude_patterns: list) -> bool:
+    """Determine if a file should be included in the stdlib."""
+    rel_path = str(filepath)
+
+    # Check exclude patterns first
+    for pattern in exclude_patterns:
+        if fnmatch.fnmatch(rel_path, pattern):
+            return False
+
+    # Get the top-level module name
+    parts = filepath.parts
+    if not parts:
+        return False
+
+    # Remove file extension properly (handle .pyc before .py to avoid partial match)
+    top_module = parts[0]
+    if top_module.endswith('.pyc'):
+        top_module = top_module[:-4]
+    elif top_module.endswith('.py'):
+        top_module = top_module[:-3]
+
+    # Check if explicitly excluded
+    if top_module in exclude_modules:
+        return False
+
+    # For preset-based filtering, check if module is in include list
+    # But be permissive - include if it's a submodule of an included module
+    # or if it's a standalone .py file that matches
+    for mod in include_modules:
+        if top_module == mod or top_module.startswith(mod + '.'):
+            return True
+        # Check for directory modules
+        if mod in parts:
+            return True
+
+    return False
+
+
+def compile_to_pyc(src_dir: Path, dest_dir: Path, include_modules: list,
+                   exclude_modules: list, exclude_patterns: list) -> int:
+    """Compile Python source files to .pyc bytecode."""
+    count = 0
+
+    for src_file in src_dir.rglob('*.py'):
+        rel_path = src_file.relative_to(src_dir)
+
+        if not should_include_file(rel_path, include_modules, exclude_modules, exclude_patterns):
+            continue
+
+        # Determine destination path (replace .py with .pyc)
+        dest_file = dest_dir / rel_path.with_suffix('.pyc')
+        dest_file.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+        try:
+            # Compile to bytecode
+            py_compile.compile(str(src_file), str(dest_file), doraise=True)
+            count += 1
+        except py_compile.PyCompileError as e:
+            print(f"Warning: Failed to compile {src_file}: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+
+    return count
+
+
+def repackage_existing_zip(src_zip: Path, dest_zip: Path, include_modules: list,
+                           exclude_modules: list, exclude_patterns: list) -> int:
+    """Repackage an existing stdlib zip with filtering."""
+    count = 0
+
+    with zipfile.ZipFile(src_zip, 'r') as src:
+        with zipfile.ZipFile(dest_zip, 'w', zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED) as dest:
+            for info in src.infolist():
+                rel_path = Path(info.filename)
+
+                if not should_include_file(rel_path, include_modules, exclude_modules, exclude_patterns):
+                    continue
+
+                # Copy the file
+                data = src.read(info.filename)
+                dest.writestr(info, data)
+                count += 1
+
+    return count
+
+
+def create_stdlib_zip(source: Path, output: Path, preset: str,
+                      platform: str, config: dict = None) -> Path:
+    """Create a stdlib zip file from source directory or existing zip."""
+    include_modules, exclude_modules, exclude_patterns = get_module_list(preset, config)
+
+    # Determine output filename
+    output_name = f"python314-{preset}.zip"
+    output_path = output / output_name
+    output.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+    if source.suffix == '.zip':
+        # Repackage existing zip
+        print(f"Repackaging {source} -> {output_path}")
+        count = repackage_existing_zip(source, output_path, include_modules,
+                                       exclude_modules, exclude_patterns)
+    else:
+        # Compile from source directory
+        print(f"Compiling {source} -> {output_path}")
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
+            tmp_path = Path(tmpdir)
+            count = compile_to_pyc(source, tmp_path, include_modules,
+                                   exclude_modules, exclude_patterns)
+
+            # Create zip from compiled files
+            with zipfile.ZipFile(output_path, 'w', zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED) as zf:
+                for pyc_file in tmp_path.rglob('*.pyc'):
+                    arc_name = pyc_file.relative_to(tmp_path)
+                    zf.write(pyc_file, arc_name)
+
+    size_mb = output_path.stat().st_size / (1024 * 1024)
+    print(f"Created {output_path} ({count} files, {size_mb:.2f} MB)")
+
+    return output_path
+
+
+def find_stdlib_source(platform: str) -> Path:
+    """Find the stdlib source for the given platform."""
+    if platform == 'windows':
+        # Check for existing Windows stdlib zip
+        win_stdlib = PROJECT_ROOT / '__lib_windows' / 'python314.zip'
+        if win_stdlib.exists():
+            return win_stdlib
+
+        # Fall back to cpython source
+        cpython_lib = PROJECT_ROOT / 'modules' / 'cpython' / 'Lib'
+        if cpython_lib.exists():
+            return cpython_lib
+    else:  # linux
+        # Check for existing Linux stdlib
+        linux_stdlib = PROJECT_ROOT / '__lib' / 'Python' / 'Lib'
+        if linux_stdlib.exists():
+            return linux_stdlib
+
+        # Fall back to cpython source
+        cpython_lib = PROJECT_ROOT / 'modules' / 'cpython' / 'Lib'
+        if cpython_lib.exists():
+            return cpython_lib
+
+    raise FileNotFoundError(f"Could not find stdlib source for {platform}")
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Package McRogueFace Python stdlib')
+    parser.add_argument('--preset', choices=['light', 'full'], default='full',
+                        help='Stdlib preset (default: full)')
+    parser.add_argument('--platform', choices=['windows', 'linux'], required=True,
+                        help='Target platform')
+    parser.add_argument('--output', type=Path, default=Path('dist'),
+                        help='Output directory (default: dist)')
+    parser.add_argument('--source', type=Path, default=None,
+                        help='Override stdlib source (zip or directory)')
+    parser.add_argument('--list-modules', action='store_true',
+                        help='List modules for preset and exit')
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    # Parse config
+    config = parse_yaml_config()
+
+    if args.list_modules:
+        include, exclude, patterns = get_module_list(args.preset, config)
+        print(f"Preset: {args.preset}")
+        print(f"Include modules ({len(include)}):")
+        for mod in sorted(include):
+            print(f"  {mod}")
+        print(f"\nExclude modules ({len(exclude)}):")
+        for mod in sorted(exclude):
+            print(f"  {mod}")
+        return 0
+
+    # Find source
+    if args.source:
+        source = args.source
+    else:
+        source = find_stdlib_source(args.platform)
+
+    print(f"Source: {source}")
+    print(f"Preset: {args.preset}")
+    print(f"Platform: {args.platform}")
+
+    # Create stdlib zip
+    create_stdlib_zip(source, args.output, args.preset, args.platform, config)
+
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    sys.exit(main())

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+# McRogueFace Python Standard Library Module Configuration
+# Used by package_stdlib.py to create light/full distribution variants
+#
+# Categories:
+#   core     - Required for Python interpreter to function
+#   gamedev  - Commonly needed for game development
+#   utility  - Generally useful modules
+#   typing   - Type hints and annotations
+#   data     - Data structures and serialization
+#   text     - Text processing and parsing
+#   debug    - Debugging and development tools
+#   network  - Networking (excluded from light)
+#   async    - Async programming (excluded from light)
+#   system   - System/OS interaction (selective)
+#   exclude  - Always excluded (test suites, IDE, etc.)
+
+# Modules required for Python to start
+core:
+  - abc
+  - codecs
+  - encodings           # Directory - all encodings
+  - enum
+  - genericpath
+  - io
+  - os
+  - posixpath
+  - ntpath
+  - stat
+  - _collections_abc
+  - _sitebuiltins
+  - site
+  - types
+  - warnings
+  - reprlib
+  - keyword
+  - operator
+  - linecache
+  - tokenize
+  - token
+
+# Game development essentials
+gamedev:
+  - random
+  - json
+  - math               # Note: mostly builtin, but module exists
+  - collections
+  - dataclasses
+  - pathlib
+  - re
+  - functools
+  - itertools
+  - bisect
+  - heapq
+  - copy
+  - weakref
+  - colorsys           # Color conversion utilities
+
+# Generally useful utilities
+utility:
+  - contextlib
+  - datetime
+  - time
+  - calendar
+  - string
+  - textwrap
+  - shutil
+  - tempfile
+  - glob
+  - fnmatch
+  - hashlib
+  - hmac
+  - base64
+  - binascii
+  - struct
+  - array
+  - queue
+  - threading
+  - _threading_local
+
+# Type system support
+typing:
+  - typing
+  - typing_extensions  # If present
+  - annotationlib
+
+# Data handling
+data:
+  - pickle
+  - shelve
+  - dbm
+  - csv
+  - configparser
+  - tomllib
+  - zipfile
+  - tarfile
+  - gzip
+  - bz2
+  - lzma
+  - zlib
+
+# Text processing
+text:
+  - html
+  - html.parser
+  - html.entities
+  - xml
+  - xml.etree
+  - xml.etree.ElementTree
+  - xml.dom
+  - xml.sax
+  - difflib
+  - pprint
+  - gettext
+  - locale
+
+# Debugging/development (include in full, optional for light)
+debug:
+  - traceback
+  - logging
+  - pdb
+  - dis
+  - inspect
+  - ast
+  - code
+  - codeop
+  - profile
+  - cProfile
+  - pstats
+  - timeit
+
+# Networking (excluded from light builds)
+network:
+  - socket
+  - ssl
+  - http
+  - http.client
+  - http.server
+  - http.cookies
+  - http.cookiejar
+  - urllib
+  - urllib.request
+  - urllib.parse
+  - urllib.error
+  - ftplib
+  - imaplib
+  - poplib
+  - smtplib
+  - email
+  - mailbox
+  - mimetypes
+  - webbrowser
+
+# Async support (excluded from light builds)
+async:
+  - asyncio
+  - concurrent
+  - concurrent.futures
+  - selectors
+  - select
+
+# System interaction (selective inclusion)
+system:
+  - subprocess
+  - multiprocessing
+  - signal
+  - platform
+  - sysconfig
+  - importlib
+  - pkgutil
+  - runpy
+  - zipimport
+  - ctypes
+  - getopt
+  - argparse
+  - getpass
+  - grp               # Unix only
+  - pwd               # Unix only
+  - pty               # Unix only
+  - tty               # Unix only
+  - termios           # Unix only
+  - fcntl             # Unix only
+  - resource          # Unix only
+  - nis               # Unix only
+  - spwd              # Unix only
+  - crypt             # Unix only
+  - winreg            # Windows only
+  - msvcrt            # Windows only
+  - winsound          # Windows only
+  - _winapi           # Windows only
+  - ensurepip         # pip installer
+  - venv              # Virtual environments
+
+# Always excluded - never include these
+exclude:
+  - test              # Python test suite (34MB!)
+  - tests             # Any tests directories
+  - idlelib           # IDLE editor
+  - idle              # IDLE
+  - tkinter           # No Tcl/Tk runtime
+  - turtle            # Requires tkinter
+  - turtledemo        # Turtle demos
+  - pydoc             # Documentation generator
+  - pydoc_data        # Documentation strings (571KB)
+  - lib2to3           # Python 2 to 3 converter
+  - distutils         # Deprecated
+  - __phello__        # Test package
+  - _pyrepl           # REPL (we have our own)
+
+# Build presets
+presets:
+  light:
+    include:
+      - core
+      - gamedev
+      - utility
+      - typing
+      - data
+      - system
+    exclude_patterns:
+      - "**/test_*.py"
+      - "**/tests/**"
+      - "**/*_test.py"
+
+  full:
+    include:
+      - core
+      - gamedev
+      - utility
+      - typing
+      - data
+      - text
+      - debug
+      - network
+      - async
+      - system
+    exclude_patterns:
+      - "**/test_*.py"
+      - "**/tests/**"
+      - "**/*_test.py"