perf(runner): fold clock perl probe into the first read#802
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Selecting the perl clock impl forked perl twice at cold start: an empty `perl -MTime::HiRes -e ''` verification probe, then a separate first read. Read the actual time during selection instead and seed the return slot, so now_to_slot reuses it. A non-digit/empty result still falls through to the next impl, preserving the fallback chain. 2 -> 1 perl fork per cold start on bash 3.2 / macOS (Linux/BSD use date, unaffected). No behaviour change.
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🤔 Background
Follow-up to the cold-start profiling in #798. Selecting the
perlclock impl forkedperltwice at cold start: an emptyTime::HiResverification probe, then a separate first time read.💡 Changes
now_to_slotreuses it instead of forking a second interpreter.perlfork per cold start on bash 3.2 / macOS (Linux/BSD usedate, unaffected); regression test extended.