In June 2025, Brian Saiki enhanced the herbie-fp/herbie repository by developing a reproducible installation workflow for Egglog. He introduced a dedicated --locked option within the Makefile-driven installation process, leveraging Makefile and Rust’s Cargo tooling to enforce the use of Cargo.lock and ensure exact dependency versions. This approach addressed the challenge of dependency drift, making installations more stable and deterministic across various environments and CI pipelines. Brian’s work focused on build system management, integrating Makefile automation with Rust’s package management to support reliable deployments. The feature improved traceability and maintainability, contributing depth to the project’s build infrastructure.