## Summary
- Add validation to require `--compile` when using ESM bytecode
- Update documentation to clarify ESM bytecode requirements
## Why
ESM module resolution is two-phase: (1) analyze imports/exports, (2)
evaluate. Without `--compile`, there's no `module_info` embedded, so JSC
must still parse the file for module analysis even with bytecode -
causing a double-parse deopt.
## Changes
- **CLI**: Error when `--bytecode --format=esm` is used without
`--compile`
- **JS API**: Error when `bytecode: true, format: 'esm'` is used without
`compile: true`
- **Docs**: Update bytecode.mdx, executables.mdx, index.mdx to clarify
requirements
- **Types**: Update JSDoc for bytecode option in bun.d.ts
## Test plan
```bash
# Should error
bun build ./test.js --bytecode --format=esm --outdir=./out
# error: ESM bytecode requires --compile. Use --format=cjs for bytecode without --compile.
# Should work
bun build ./test.js --bytecode --format=esm --compile --outfile=./mytest
bun build ./test.js --bytecode --format=cjs --outdir=./out
```
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