Deep Dive Make Capstone Map

Guide Fit

flowchart TD
  family["Reproducible Research"] --> program["Deep Dive Make"]
  program --> pressure["A concrete learner or reviewer question"]
  pressure --> guide["Deep Dive Make Capstone Map"]
  guide --> next["Modules, capstone, and reference surfaces"]

flowchart TD
  question["Name the current module or question"] --> choose["Choose one capstone route"]
  choose --> inspect["Inspect the matching guide, file, or command"]
  inspect --> next_move["Stop when the claim has one honest proof surface"]

Read the first diagram as a timing map: the capstone is a corroboration surface, not the first lesson. Read the second diagram as the route rule: choose one capstone route by module or question, inspect the matching surface, then stop when one honest proof route is visible.

Enter the capstone at the right time

Enter only when the module idea is already legible in the local exercise.

Return to the module first if:

• you cannot yet explain the concept on a smaller graph
• you do not know which command should prove the behavior
• the repository feels larger than the concept you are studying

Choose the route by question

If the question is...	Start here	Escalate only if needed
what this repository promises	Capstone Guide	Capstone Walkthrough
which repository surface matches the current module	the table below	Command Guide
which command should prove the current claim	Command Guide	Capstone Proof Checklist
which files own the behavior	Capstone File Guide	Capstone Review Worksheet
whether the whole repository holds together as a specimen	Capstone Review Worksheet	Capstone Extension Guide

Choose the route by module arc

Module arc	What should already be clear locally	First capstone route
Modules 01-02	truthful edges, atomic publication, and one parallel race you can explain	Capstone Walkthrough
Modules 03-05	selftests, public targets, portability boundaries, and one negative proof	Command Guide then Capstone Proof Checklist
Modules 06-08	generator boundaries, layered mk/ design, and release surfaces	Capstone File Guide
Modules 09-10	incident judgment, stewardship review, and migration boundaries	Capstone Review Worksheet

Module-to-capstone map

Module	Main learner question	Capstone surface	First command
01 Foundations	what makes a graph truthful instead of lucky	Makefile, src/, include/	make walkthrough
02 Scaling	what breaks under -j when the graph lies	repro/, mk/objects.mk, tests/run.sh	make selftest
03 Production Practice	how a build proves convergence and equivalence	tests/run.sh, Capstone Proof Checklist	make verify-report
04 Semantics Under Pressure	how precedence and rule choice stay legible	Makefile, mk/rules_eval.mk	make inspect
05 Hardening	where portability and hidden-input boundaries live	mk/contract.mk, mk/stamps.mk	make contract-audit
06 Generated Files	how generation enters the graph honestly	scripts/, mk/stamps.mk	make proof
07 Build Architecture	how layered includes become a public build surface	mk/*.mk, Capstone File Guide	make inspect
08 Release Engineering	how release artifacts stay reviewable	scripts/mkdist.py, build/attest.txt	make proof
09 Incident Response	how failures become inspectable instead of superstitious	repro/, Repro Catalog	make incident-audit
10 Governance	whether another maintainer could extend or migrate the build safely	mk/, tests/, repro/	make confirm

Good stopping point

Stop when you can name one capstone surface, one command, and one reason they are enough for the current module or question. If you still feel pulled toward the whole repository, step back to the smaller route.