From 32fef12ac2cdd15b7db4235763c172f1d09bba70 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ophestra <cat@gensokyo.uk>
Date: Wed, 13 May 2026 16:16:37 +0900
Subject: [PATCH] internal/pkg: populate substitute status

These are not created when taking the fast path, but should be inherited from the alternative.

Signed-off-by: Ophestra <cat@gensokyo.uk>
---
 internal/pkg/pkg.go      | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++++-
 internal/pkg/pkg_test.go |  8 +++++++-
 2 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/internal/pkg/pkg.go b/internal/pkg/pkg.go
index 03528cc0..0a326171 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/pkg.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/pkg.go
@@ -1995,10 +1995,11 @@ func (c *Cache) cure(a Artifact, curesExempt bool) (
 		buf := c.getIdentBuf()
 		sh.Sum(buf[wordSize:wordSize])
 		substitute = unique.Make(ID(buf[wordSize:]))
+		substitutes := Encode(substitute.Value())
 		c.putIdentBuf(buf)
 		alternative = c.base.Append(
 			dirSubstitute,
-			Encode(substitute.Value()),
+			substitutes,
 		)
 
 		if c.flags&CIgnoreSubstitutes == 0 {
@@ -2014,6 +2015,17 @@ func (c *Cache) cure(a Artifact, curesExempt bool) (
 					dirChecksum,
 					checksums,
 				)
+				if _, err = os.Lstat(c.base.Append(
+					dirStatus,
+					substitutes,
+				).String()); err == nil {
+					err = os.Symlink(substitutes, c.base.Append(
+						dirStatus,
+						ids,
+					).String())
+				} else if errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+					err = nil
+				}
 				return
 			}
 		}
@@ -2023,6 +2035,15 @@ func (c *Cache) cure(a Artifact, curesExempt bool) (
 			return
 		}
 		err = ca.Cure(&f)
+		if err == nil && f.status != nil {
+			err = os.Link(c.base.Append(
+				dirStatus,
+				ids,
+			).String(), c.base.Append(
+				dirStatus,
+				substitutes,
+			).String())
+		}
 		c.exitCure(a, curesExempt)
 		if err != nil {
 			return
diff --git a/internal/pkg/pkg_test.go b/internal/pkg/pkg_test.go
index 9d6757c7..96eda8ad 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/pkg_test.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/pkg_test.go
@@ -1059,8 +1059,14 @@ func TestCache(t *testing.T) {
 						"_EmV5nsYZ2UWHgRmLDMU8i-rJWDx-kv5_1pFrzQI7vMMCM5mAXivO8UZtVfOqMR_",
 					), want, nil},
 				})
-
 			}
+
+			if dents, err := os.ReadDir(base.Append("status").String()); err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			} else if len(dents) > 0 {
+				t.Errorf("ReadDir: %v", dents)
+			}
+
 		}, expectsFS{
 			".": {Mode: fs.ModeDir | 0700},