broken.

scripts/passes/components.lua

@@ -459,9 +459,7 @@ local function compute_component_word_count(c, components, wc)
 					-- It's a `mac_X(...)` call. Recurse.
 					n = n + rec(comp_name)
 				elseif comp_name and wc and wc[comp_name] then
-					-- Encoding macro or pseudo-instruction (e.g. mask_upper = 2,
-					-- nop2 = 2). Trust the metadata — tape_atom.metadata.h is the
-					-- single source of truth for word counts.
+					-- Encoding macro or pseudo-instruction (e.g. mask_upper = 2, nop2 = 2).
 					n = n + wc[comp_name]
 				else
 					-- Unrecognized token. Fall back to 1 word.
@@ -628,12 +626,8 @@ local function emit_component_macros_h(ctx, src, components)
 		"// Auto-generated by tape_atom_annotation_pass.lua — DO NOT EDIT",
 		"// Source: " .. to_absolute_path(src.path),
 		"// Component atoms (MipsAtomComp_(ac_*)) -> macro variants (mac_*)",
-		"// + auto word-counts (so tape_atom.metadata.h stays manual-only",
-		"//   for encoding macros).",
 		"",
 		-- Self-contained: define WORD_COUNT if not already defined.
-		-- The metadata file (tape_atom.metadata.h) defines it as
-		--     enum { words_##name = (count) };
 		-- We use the same definition here so the auto-generated
 		-- entries below expand to compile-time constants whether
 		-- the metadata file is included first or not.