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Zig build system skill for multi-file Zig projects. Use when writing or debugging build.zig files, adding executables or libraries, integrating C source files, configuring build-time options, running tests with zig build test, or managing build.zig.zon package manifests. Activates on queries about build.zig, b.addExecutable, addCSourceFiles, b.option, zig build, build.zig.zon, or Zig package management.
npx skill4agent add mohitmishra786/low-level-dev-skills zig-build-systembuild.zigbuild.zig.zon# Initialize a new project
mkdir myproject && cd myproject
zig init # creates src/main.zig and build.zig
# Build
zig build
# Run
zig build run
# Test
zig build testconst std = @import("std");
pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
// Standard options (--optimize, --target)
const optimize = b.standardOptimizeOption(.{});
const target = b.standardTargetOptions(.{});
// Executable
const exe = b.addExecutable(.{
.name = "myapp",
.root_source_file = b.path("src/main.zig"),
.target = target,
.optimize = optimize,
});
// Install step (zig build → copies to zig-out/bin/)
b.installArtifact(exe);
// Run step (zig build run)
const run_cmd = b.addRunArtifact(exe);
run_cmd.step.dependOn(b.getInstallStep());
if (b.args) |args| {
run_cmd.addArgs(args);
}
const run_step = b.step("run", "Run the app");
run_step.dependOn(&run_cmd.step);
// Test step (zig build test)
const unit_tests = b.addTest(.{
.root_source_file = b.path("src/main.zig"),
.target = target,
.optimize = optimize,
});
const run_unit_tests = b.addRunArtifact(unit_tests);
const test_step = b.step("test", "Run unit tests");
test_step.dependOn(&run_unit_tests.step);
}// Static library
const lib = b.addStaticLibrary(.{
.name = "mylib",
.root_source_file = b.path("src/mylib.zig"),
.target = target,
.optimize = optimize,
});
b.installArtifact(lib);
// Shared library
const shared_lib = b.addSharedLibrary(.{
.name = "mylib",
.root_source_file = b.path("src/mylib.zig"),
.target = target,
.optimize = optimize,
.version = .{ .major = 1, .minor = 0, .patch = 0 },
});
b.installArtifact(shared_lib);
// Link library into executable
exe.linkLibrary(lib);// Single C file
exe.addCSourceFile(.{
.file = b.path("src/legacy.c"),
.flags = &.{ "-std=c11", "-Wall", "-Wextra" },
});
// Multiple C files
exe.addCSourceFiles(.{
.files = &.{
"src/a.c",
"src/b.c",
"src/c.c",
},
.flags = &.{ "-std=c11", "-O2" },
});
// Include directories
exe.addIncludePath(b.path("include/"));
exe.addIncludePath(.{ .cwd_relative = "/usr/local/include" });
// System libraries
exe.linkSystemLibrary("curl");
exe.linkSystemLibrary("ssl");
exe.linkLibC(); // link libc (required if calling C stdlib)pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
// Boolean option
const enable_logging = b.option(
bool,
"logging",
"Enable debug logging",
) orelse false;
// Enum option
const Backend = enum { opengl, vulkan, software };
const backend = b.option(
Backend,
"backend",
"Rendering backend",
) orelse .opengl;
// Integer option
const max_connections = b.option(
u32,
"max-connections",
"Maximum concurrent connections",
) orelse 64;
// Pass to Zig code as compile-time constant
const options = b.addOptions();
options.addOption(bool, "enable_logging", enable_logging);
options.addOption(Backend, "backend", backend);
options.addOption(u32, "max_connections", max_connections);
exe.root_module.addOptions("build_options", options);
}const build_options = @import("build_options");
pub fn main() void {
if (build_options.enable_logging) {
std.debug.print("Logging enabled\n", .{});
}
}# Pass options on command line
zig build -Dlogging=true -Dbackend=vulkan -Dmax-connections=256// Create a module (reusable across targets)
const mymodule = b.addModule("mymodule", .{
.root_source_file = b.path("src/mymodule.zig"),
});
// Use module in executable
exe.root_module.addImport("mymodule", mymodule);
// Share module between exe and tests
const utils = b.addModule("utils", .{
.root_source_file = b.path("src/utils.zig"),
});
exe.root_module.addImport("utils", utils);
unit_tests.root_module.addImport("utils", utils);const utils = @import("utils");
const mymodule = @import("mymodule");// build.zig.zon
.{
.name = "myapp",
.version = "0.1.0",
.minimum_zig_version = "0.13.0",
.dependencies = .{
.zig_clap = .{
.url = "https://github.com/Hejsil/zig-clap/archive/refs/tags/0.9.1.tar.gz",
.hash = "1220...", // Run zig build to get the hash
},
.known_folders = .{
.url = "https://github.com/ziglibs/known-folders/archive/refs/heads/master.tar.gz",
.hash = "1220...",
},
},
.paths = .{
"build.zig",
"build.zig.zon",
"src",
"LICENSE",
"README.md",
},
}// build.zig — use the dependency
const clap_dep = b.dependency("zig_clap", .{
.target = target,
.optimize = optimize,
});
exe.root_module.addImport("clap", clap_dep.module("clap"));# Fetch dependencies (creates zig-cache/packages/)
zig build # auto-fetches on first run
# Zig will print the hash if missing — copy it into build.zig.zon// Code generation step
const gen_step = b.addSystemCommand(&.{
"python3", "scripts/gen.py", "--output", "src/generated.zig",
});
exe.step.dependOn(&gen_step.step);
// Custom install step
const install_config = b.addInstallFile(
b.path("config/default.toml"),
"share/myapp/config.toml",
);
b.getInstallStep().dependOn(&install_config.step);skills/zig/zig-compilerskills/zig/zig-cinteropskills/zig/zig-crossskills/build-systems/cmake