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Version: 0.16.0darwinlinuxwindows

A Simple Language

Focus on debugging your application rather than debugging your programming language knowledge.

No hidden control flow.
No hidden memory allocations.
No preprocessor, no macros.

Comptime

A fresh approach to metaprogramming based on compile-time code execution and lazy evaluation.

Call any function at compile-time.
Manipulate types as values without runtime overhead.
Comptime emulates the target architecture.

Maintain it with Zig

Incrementally improve your C/C++/Zig codebase.

Use Zig as a zero-dependency, drop-in C/C++ compiler that supports cross-compilation out-of-the-box.
Leverage zig build to create a consistent development environment across all platforms.
Add a Zig compilation unit to C/C++ projects, exposing the rich standard library to your C/C++ code.

Installation Instructions

Linux

Download Zig

{
  "url": "{{ .SVar `.tool.zig.download.url` }}",
  "destination_folder": "{{ .PDownloads }}",
  "output_filename": "{{ .SVar `.tool.zig.download.filename` }}",
  "overwrite": false
}

Extract Zig Release

{
  "destination": "{{ .PTools }}/zig/{{ .SVar `.tool.zig.download.version` }}",
  "max_file_size": 0,
  "skip_symlinks": false,
  "preserve_permissions": true,
  "remove_existing": true,
  "source": "{{ .PDownloads }}/{{ .SVar `.tool.zig.download.filename` }}"
}

Move files up one level to simplify directory structure

{
  "source": "{{ .PTools }}/zig/{{ .SVar `.tool.zig.download.version` }}/*/*",
  "destination": "{{ .PTools }}/zig/{{ .SVar `.tool.zig.download.version` }}",
  "overwrite_duplicates": false
}

MacOS

Download Zig

{
  "url": "{{ .SVar `.tool.zig.download.url` }}",
  "destination_folder": "{{ .PDownloads }}",
  "output_filename": "{{ .SVar `.tool.zig.download.filename` }}",
  "overwrite": false
}

Extract Zig Release

{
  "destination": "{{ .PTools }}/zig/{{ .SVar `.tool.zig.download.version` }}",
  "max_file_size": 0,
  "skip_symlinks": false,
  "preserve_permissions": true,
  "remove_existing": true,
  "source": "{{ .PDownloads }}/{{ .SVar `.tool.zig.download.filename` }}"
}

Move files up one level to simplify directory structure

{
  "source": "{{ .PTools }}/zig/{{ .SVar `.tool.zig.download.version` }}/*/*",
  "destination": "{{ .PTools }}/zig/{{ .SVar `.tool.zig.download.version` }}",
  "overwrite_duplicates": false
}

Binaries

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