{
  "waivers": [
    {
      "id": "bug-acceptance-bootpack-pointer-false-negative-20251101",
      "applies_to": [
        "kb_bootpack_acceptance_v1.0.ps1"
      ],
      "title": "Acceptance falsely reports KB pointer missing (ptr_exists=False) while Path resolves (probe evidence).",
      "blocking": false,
      "tags": [
        "acceptance",
        "bootpack",
        "pointer",
        "UNC",
        "ps51",
        "regex",
        "false-negative"
      ],
      "note": "Probe 2025-11-01: Path resolves (Test-Path raw/trim/long=True) and open-read OK; First3=5B 42 55; LastCharCode=116 ('.txt'). Pointer in bootpack.txt and bootpack_paste.txt matches KB SHA 9166FA59\u20269992; Entries=47.",
      "workaround": "Treat 'ptr_exists=False' from kb_bootpack_acceptance_v1.0.ps1 as non-blocking. Use acceptance_pointer_probe_v1.0.ps1 to validate until acceptance parser is fixed."
    }
  ]
}