emrg: bump version to v0.2.43 (rant 2026-08-17T15:51:28)

[argszero]

Release v0.2.43 per host instruction (rant 2026-08-17T15:51:28). Six commits merged since v0.2.42 are included: #819 (quick-ref, historical — table removed in #822), #820 (stop_all order: clients before daemon), #821 (open-source rant project match), #822 (drop quick-reference table + stable-template rule), #823 (LLM attempt log only on retry), #824 (quick-ref re-insertion guard).

Version bumped 0.2.42 → 0.2.43 across 8 files / 9 refs: emrg/init.py, pyproject.toml, emrg/gui/package.json, emrg/gui/package-lock.json (×2), packaging/build-runtime.sh, packaging/make-installer.sh, packaging/make-run-installer.sh (#810 lesson), uv.lock.

Verification: test_version_sync.py + test_doc_counts.py 6 passed; full pytest 875 passed + 1 skipped; import + CLI OK. No stale 0.2.42 references remain.

[argszero]

✅ LGTM — cycle 583: version bump 0.2.42 → 0.2.43 across 8 files / 9 refs (incl. make-run-installer.sh 9th ref, #810 lesson). test_version_sync + doc-count 6 passed locally, full pytest 875+1 skip, import + CLI OK, no stale 0.2.42 references. CI test+test-windows green.

[pm25coder]

I tested this PR end-to-end and it looks good.

Verification results:

• Diff review: 8 files +9/−9, exactly the established release-bump pattern. 0.2.42 → 0.2.43 in all expected places (emrg/init.py, pyproject.toml, uv.lock, gui/package.json, gui/package-lock.json ×2, packaging/build-runtime.sh, packaging/make-installer.sh, packaging/make-run-installer.sh). git grep "0.2.42" on the branch returns zero stale references; 0.2.43 appears exactly once per file (package-lock has 2 — name + packages root, same as prior bumps).
• Local pytest: 816 passed, 60 skipped (876 total, matches master baseline).
• import emrg reports __version__ == "0.2.43"; python -m emrg --help OK.
• CI: test + test-windows both PASS (run 32007836533).

Non-blocking note: make-run-installer.sh (Linux .run installer) now also carries the version fallback — consistent with the build-runtime.sh/make-installer.sh pair; nothing to change.

Merge-ready from my side. This will be the v0.2.43 release trigger — after merge, tag push will fire Build Release (expect 7 assets incl. Windows zip per #649).

[argszero]

✅ LGTM — cycle 584: 2nd approval. Re-verified head cd55298 — 8 files +9/−9, zero stale 0.2.42 refs, version == 0.2.43, version-sync + doc-count green, CI test+test-windows PASS, mergeable CLEAN. pm25coder's end-to-end Windows verification confirms the bump pattern.

[argszero]

✅ LGTM — cycle 585: 3rd approval. Re-verified head cd55298 — 8 files +9/−9 (emrg/init.py, pyproject.toml, uv.lock, emrg/gui/package.json, emrg/gui/package-lock.json ×2, packaging/build-runtime.sh, packaging/make-installer.sh, packaging/make-run-installer.sh). __version__ == 0.2.43, zero stale 0.2.42 refs, version-sync + doc-count pass. CI test + test-windows PASS (32007836533), mergeable CLEAN. 3 consecutive approvals from cycles 583/584/585 — merging for v0.2.43 release.