# 0162 — `#run` returning an optional aggregate fails the comptime VM reg→value bridge ## Symptom A `#run` (or comptime const init) whose function returns an OPTIONAL value (`?T`, `?i64`, any optional) fails comptime evaluation with: `error: comptime init of 'X' failed: reg→value: aggregate shape not bridged yet` A non-optional return of the same type works. This is a pre-existing limitation in the comptime VM's register→value bridge for optional-typed results; it is orthogonal to issue 0160 (it reproduces for a value-init optional with no struct literal anywhere, and for a scalar optional `?i64`). ## Reproduction ```sx #import "modules/std.sx"; T :: struct { a: i64 = 0; } mk :: () -> ?T { t : T = .{ a = 7 }; return t; } mk2 :: () -> ?i64 { return 5; } X :: #run mk(); // error: reg→value: aggregate shape not bridged yet Y :: #run mk2(); // same class of failure main :: () { print("ok\n"); } ``` Baseline that WORKS: `Z :: #run (() -> T { return .{ a = 7 }; })();` (non-optional). ## Investigation prompt `src/ir/comptime_vm.zig` — the reg→value bridge (search "aggregate shape not bridged" / `regToValue`) handles scalars/structs/slices but bails on an OPTIONAL-typed result. An optional is `{payload, has_value}` (or a pointer for `?*T` / a sentinel for `?Closure`); the bridge needs to read the has_value flag and, when set, bridge the payload as its child type (recursively), producing a `Value` optional — and a null optional when clear. Add the `.optional` arm to the reg→value bridge (mirror the value→reg direction, which already builds optionals — see `makeStringList`/`writeField` optional handling). Verify with the repro (expect `X`/`Y` to evaluate, `main` prints ok). Add a `examples/comptime/06xx-...` regression.