**Status**: Core carrier PHI issue partially resolved, debugging loop body
**Progress**:
✅ Task 1: split_scan_minimal.rs Carriers-First ordering (6 locations)
✅ Task 2: pattern7_split_scan.rs boundary configuration (host/join inputs, exit_bindings, expr_result)
✅ Result now flows from k_exit to post-loop code (RC issue resolved)
⚠️ Loop body instruction execution needs review
**Key Fixes**:
1. Fixed host_inputs/join_inputs to match main() params Carriers-First order
2. Added result to exit_bindings (CarrierRole::LoopState)
3. Added result back to loop_invariants for variable initialization
4. Added expr_result=join_exit_value_result for loop expression return
5. Fixed jump args to k_exit to include all 4 params [i, start, result, s]
**Current Issue**:
- Loop body type errors resolved (String vs Integer fixed)
- New issue: Loop body computations (sep_len) undefined in certain blocks
- Likely cause: JoinIR→MIR conversion of local variables needs review
**Next Steps**:
- Review JoinValueSpace allocation and ValueId mapping in conversion
- Verify loop_step instruction ordering and block structure
- May need to refactor bound computation or revisit split algorithm
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Co-Authored-By: Claude Haiku 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>