Learn Zig

Learning resources

• Zig Language Reference
• zig.guide
• Zig Quirks

Build system

• Tutorials
  • Zig build system
  • Zig build system basics
  • The build cache of Zig
  • Build System Tricks
• Package management
  • zig fetch --save https://ziggit.dev/t/feature-or-bug-w-zig-fetch-save/2565/4
• Linking with pre-built dll.

  const exe = b.addExecutable(.{...});
  exe.addIncludePath(b.path("vendor/SDL3-3.1.6/include"));
  exe.addLibraryPath(b.path("vendor/SDL3-3.1.6_build"));
  exe.linkSystemLibrary("SDL3");
  exe.linkLibC();
  
  b.installArtifact(exe);
  
  // Copy the dll to the exe path.
  b.installBinFile("vendor/SDL3-3.1.6_build/SDL3.dll", "SDL3.dll");

Cross-compile

• <arch>-<os>-<abi>
• zig build -Dtarget=x86_64-linux-gnu
• zig build -Dtarget=x86_64-windows-gnu
• zig build -Dtarget=x86_64-windows-msvc

Testing

• Include tests from imported files.

  test {
      std.testing.refAllDecls(@This());
      _ = @import("a.zig");
      _ = @import("b.zig");
  }

Zig as a C compiler

• zig cc without generating the pdb file.

  zig cc -s main.c