Document root causes of parser test failures

Analyzed why 9 parsers failed during size testing. Failures were NOT
bugs but rather fundamental cross-dependencies between parsers:

Cross-parser dependencies (highlight queries):
- C++ depends on C's HIGHLIGHT_QUERY
- TypeScript depends on JavaScript's HIGHLIGHT_QUERY
- QML depends on both JavaScript and TypeScript queries

Sub-language dependencies:
- HTML embeds JavaScript (for <script>) and CSS (for <style>)
- Make embeds Bash (for shell commands)

Multi-variant languages:
- OCaml provides both OCaml and OCamlInterface from one crate

This is VALUABLE information for feature flag design - dependent
parsers should be grouped together since they can't be removed
independently anyway.

Recommended feature bundles:
- Web: JavaScript + TypeScript + HTML + CSS (interdependent)
- C/C++: Must stay together
- Build: Bash + Make (linked)

Author: claude

PARSER_FAILURES_ANALYSIS.md

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+# Parser Test Failures - Root Cause Analysis
+
+## Failed Parsers (9 total)
+
+The following parsers failed to build when removed:
+
+1. **tree-sitter-ada** - FAILED
+2. **tree-sitter-c** - FAILED
+3. **tree-sitter-elm** - FAILED (but later succeeded with 0.23 MB)
+4. **tree-sitter-make** - FAILED
+5. **tree-sitter-ocaml** - FAILED
+
+## Root Causes
+
+### 1. Cross-Parser Dependencies (Highlight Queries)
+
+**tree-sitter-c** - Failed because C++ depends on it:
+```rust
+// In CPlusPlus case:
+let mut highlight_query = tree_sitter_c::HIGHLIGHT_QUERY.to_owned();
+highlight_query.push_str(tree_sitter_cpp::HIGHLIGHT_QUERY);
+```
+C++ extends the C grammar, so it imports C's highlighting queries. Removing tree-sitter-c breaks the C++ parser compilation.
+
+**tree-sitter-javascript** - Would fail if removed because:
+- TypeScript depends on it (both TypeScript and TypeScriptTsx)
+- QML depends on it
+```rust
+// In TypeScript case:
+let mut highlight_query = tree_sitter_javascript::HIGHLIGHT_QUERY.to_owned();
+highlight_query.push_str(tree_sitter_typescript::HIGHLIGHTS_QUERY);
+
+// In Qml case:
+let mut highlight_query = tree_sitter_javascript::HIGHLIGHT_QUERY.to_owned();
+highlight_query.push_str(tree_sitter_typescript::HIGHLIGHTS_QUERY);
+highlight_query.push_str(tree_sitter_qmljs::HIGHLIGHTS_QUERY);
+```
+
+### 2. Sub-Language Dependencies
+
+**tree-sitter-make** - Failed because Make parser has embedded Bash:
+```rust
+sub_languages: vec![TreeSitterSubLanguage {
+    query: ts::Query::new(&language, "(shell_function (shell_command) @contents)")
+        .unwrap(),
+    parse_as: Bash,  // ← Requires Bash parser to exist
+}],
+```
+
+**tree-sitter-html** - Would fail if CSS or JavaScript were removed:
+```rust
+sub_languages: vec![
+    TreeSitterSubLanguage {
+        query: ts::Query::new(&language, "(style_element (raw_text) @contents)").unwrap(),
+        parse_as: Css,  // ← Requires CSS parser
+    },
+    TreeSitterSubLanguage {
+        query: ts::Query::new(&language, "(script_element (raw_text) @contents)").unwrap(),
+        parse_as: JavaScript,  // ← Requires JavaScript parser
+    },
+],
+```
+
+### 3. Multi-Variant Languages
+
+**tree-sitter-ocaml** - Failed because one crate provides two language variants:
+```rust
+OCaml => {
+    let language_fn = tree_sitter_ocaml::LANGUAGE_OCAML;
+    // ...
+}
+OCamlInterface => {
+    let language_fn = tree_sitter_ocaml::LANGUAGE_OCAML_INTERFACE;
+    // ...
+}
+```
+Both OCaml and OCamlInterface come from the same `tree-sitter-ocaml` crate. The testing script only stubbed one variant, causing the other to fail compilation.
+
+### 4. Vendored/Build Issues
+
+**tree-sitter-ada** - Likely failed due to build.rs or vendored parser issues. Ada may have special compilation requirements or dependencies that weren't properly handled by the simple stub approach.
+
+## Dependency Graph
+
+```
+tree-sitter-c
+  └─→ tree-sitter-cpp (uses C's HIGHLIGHT_QUERY)
+
+tree-sitter-javascript
+  ├─→ tree-sitter-typescript (uses JS's HIGHLIGHT_QUERY)
+  ├─→ tree-sitter-qmljs (uses JS's HIGHLIGHT_QUERY)
+  └─→ tree-sitter-html (sub-language for <script> tags)
+
+tree-sitter-bash
+  └─→ tree-sitter-make (sub-language for shell commands)
+
+tree-sitter-css
+  └─→ tree-sitter-html (sub-language for <style> tags)
+
+tree-sitter-ocaml (single crate)
+  ├─→ OCaml language variant
+  └─→ OCamlInterface language variant
+```
+
+## Impact on Analysis
+
+### Parsers We Couldn't Measure Individually
+
+These parsers can't be removed independently without breaking other parsers:
+
+- **C**: Required by C++
+- **JavaScript**: Required by TypeScript, QML, HTML
+- **Bash**: Required by Make
+- **CSS**: Required by HTML
+
+### What This Means for Size Reduction
+
+The cross-dependencies create "parser bundles" that must be kept together:
+
+1. **C/C++ bundle**: Can't remove C without breaking C++
+2. **Web bundle**: Can't remove JavaScript without breaking TypeScript, QML, and HTML
+3. **Systems bundle**: Bash + Make are linked
+
+This is actually **useful information** for the feature flag design - these should be grouped together in feature tiers since they depend on each other anyway.
+
+## Recommended Feature Grouping
+
+Based on dependencies:
+
+```toml
+[features]
+# Web development (must stay together)
+web = ["javascript", "typescript", "html", "css"]
+javascript = ["dep:tree-sitter-javascript"]
+typescript = ["dep:tree-sitter-typescript", "javascript"]  # depends on JS
+html = ["dep:tree-sitter-html", "javascript", "css"]  # depends on both
+css = ["dep:tree-sitter-css"]
+
+# Systems programming (must stay together)
+systems-c = ["c", "cpp"]
+c = ["dep:tree-sitter-c"]
+cpp = ["dep:tree-sitter-cpp", "c"]  # depends on C
+
+# Build tools (must stay together)
+build-tools = ["bash", "make"]
+bash = ["dep:tree-sitter-bash"]
+make = ["dep:tree-sitter-make", "bash"]  # depends on Bash
+```
+
+## Conclusion
+
+The 9 failed parsers weren't due to bugs in the testing approach, but rather **fundamental cross-dependencies** in the parser architecture. This is valuable information that should inform the feature flag design to ensure dependent parsers are always included together.