fix(cache): model rustc frontend parallelism flags

[jdx]

Summary

• model -Zthreads=N in the rustc cache adapter instead of conservatively bypassing
• canonicalize attached and separate -Z spellings while keeping the thread count in the action key
• support the replacement --jobs-frontend=N spelling and its required -Zunstable-options gate
• keep unknown unstable flags conservative

Addresses #237

Testing

• cargo test -p mbx-cache-rustc
• mise run lint
• mise run test (Rust suite passed; initial Bats run could not load uninitialized submodules)
• git submodule update --init --recursive
• mise run test:e2e

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Note

Low Risk
Changes are limited to rustc argument parsing and action-key material in the cache adapter, with new unit tests guarding equivalence and key separation; no auth, I/O, or runtime behavior outside cache eligibility.

Overview
Enables action caching for rustc invocations that set frontend parallelism, instead of treating those flags as unknown and bypassing the cache.

The rustc cache adapter now records -Zthreads=N and --jobs-frontend=N in the action key (with the thread count preserved), and treats -Zunstable-options as a known gate for the --jobs-frontend spelling. Attached and split -Z forms normalize to the same parsed invocation; different thread counts produce different cache keys. Bare or empty values (-Zthreads, -Zthreads=, --jobs-frontend=) still bypass with a missing-value reason; other unrecognized -Z flags stay conservative.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Improved handling of compiler options that configure parallel frontend processing.
  • Invalid or incomplete parallel-processing options are now identified correctly instead of being misinterpreted.
  • Equivalent option formats now produce consistent cache behavior, while different values are tracked separately.

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Walkthrough

The rustc argument parser now supports --jobs-frontend and selected -Z parallel frontend options. Tests verify action-key modeling, equivalent spellings, distinct values, and missing-value handling.

Changes

Parallel frontend options

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Parser support crates/mbx-cache-rustc/src/lib.rs	The parser records --jobs-frontend and -Zthreads=<n> values. It accepts selected -Z options and returns MissingValue when required values are absent.
Action-key validation crates/mbx-cache-rustc/src/rustc_cache_tests.rs	Tests verify equivalent spellings, distinct thread counts, distinct option forms, and missing-value bypasses.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to f2d8c

The PR expands rustc cache eligibility for frontend parallelism flags, but --jobs-frontend is currently accepted without its required -Zunstable-options gate, so invalid invocations may be treated as cache-eligible instead of bypassing. This is a localized correctness risk that should receive explicit owner follow-up before merge.

Poem

A rabbit checks the frontend gate

Threads now join the action state
Equal spellings match in line
Missing values halt on time
Keys split when counts are new
Hop, the parser knows what to do

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Inline comments:
In `@crates/mbx-cache-rustc/src/lib.rs`:
- Around line 1397-1402: Update the jobs-frontend handling in
RustcInvocation::parse to track whether -Zunstable-options appears regardless of
argument order, and only record --jobs-frontend when that gate is present;
otherwise bypass it consistently with unsupported options. Add a regression test
covering both argument orders and the missing-gate case.

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