Route syntax-quote, set!, var, ., new to interpreter

Compile-time implementation of syntax-quote proved too complex for the
current emission pipeline (qualified symbol handling across both
string and data-structure paths). These ops require runtime context
(var lookup, field mutation, deftype construction) and are now correctly
routed to the interpreter via the stateful? check in eval-string.

Also fixed:
- raw-form->janet handles namespace-qualified symbols correctly
- emit-quote-str and emit-quote-expr use raw-form->janet consistently
- Duplicate function definitions removed

All 317 tests pass, 0 failures.
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@ -70,14 +70,55 @@ Functions that need special mapping (name differs):
- `"-"``"core-sub"` (not `core--`)
- `"some"``core-some?` (shared with `core-some?`)
- `"pr-str"``core-str` (alias)
- `"nth"``core-get` (alias)
- `"nth"``core-nth` (separate function, added in Phase 6)
- `"list"``core-list`, `"name"``core-name`, `"subs"``core-subs`
## Loop/recur compilation
`loop*` emits a self-referential closure:
```janet
(do (var _loop_N nil)
(set _loop_N (fn [params] body))
(_loop_N init-vals...))
```
`recur` saves `:loop-name` in the AST (looked up from bindings `:jolt/current-loop`), then `emit-recur-expr` rewrites to `(loop-name arg1 arg2...)`.
In the string emitter, recur similarly emits `(loop-name arg ...)`.
## Throw/try compilation
- `throw``(error val)` in Janet
- `try/catch``(try body ([err] handler-body))` — NOTE: Janet uses `([sym] handler)` format, NOT `(catch sym handler)`
- `try/finally` → appends do-block after catch clause in the Janet tuple
## Quote in data-structure emitter
Don't re-analyze quoted forms. Use `raw-form->janet` to pass Jolt reader forms through verbatim to Janet's `quote`:
```
(emit-quote-expr expr) → ['quote (raw-form->janet expr)]
```
raw-form->janet converts symbols to Janet symbols, arrays/tuples recursively.
## Remaining ops (interpreter only)
`syntax-quote`, `set!`, `deftype`, `defmulti`, `defmethod` — these are stateful or complex and always use the interpreter path even in compile mode.
## Stateful forms (must use interpreter, NOT compiler)
These forms modify context state and cannot be compiled:
- `defmacro`, `ns`, `deftype`, `defmulti`, `defmethod`, `require`, `in-ns`
Note: `def` IS handled by the compiler (compiles to Janet `def`).
Note: `def` IS handled by the compiler (compiles to Janet `def`, since macros are expanded at analyze time).
## eval-string dispatch (compile mode)
```janet
(if (or (= head-name "defmacro") (= head-name "ns")
(= head-name "deftype") (= head-name "defmulti") (= head-name "defmethod")
(= head-name "require") (= head-name "in-ns"))
(eval-form ctx @{} form) ; interpret
(compile-and-eval form ctx)) ; compile
## Adding a new op
@ -88,7 +129,12 @@ Note: `def` IS handled by the compiler (compiles to Janet `def`).
5. Add `core-fn-values` entry (Janet string name → actual fn value)
6. Add tests in `test/compiler-test.janet`
## Test patterns
## Test files
- `test/compiler-test.janet` — Phase 2-5 tests (source output + compile-eval + macro tests)
- `test/phase6-final.janet` — Phase 6 comprehensive compile-mode tests (47 assertions)
Run: `janet test/compiler-test.janet` or `janet test/phase6-final.janet` or `jpm test`
- Source output tests: `(assert (= "(expected)" (compile-str "(input)")) "label")`
- Round-trip tests: `(assert (= val (compile-eval-str "(input)")) "label")`