README.md
A general-purpose programming language and toolchain for maintaining robust, optimal, and reusable software.
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- Introduction
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- Frequently Asked Questions
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Building from Source
Note that you can download a binary of master branch.
Stage 1: Build Zig from C++ Source Code
Dependencies
POSIX
- cmake >= 2.8.5
- gcc >= 5.0.0 or clang >= 3.6.0
- LLVM, Clang, LLD development libraries == 10.x, compiled with the same gcc or clang version above
- Use the system package manager, or build from source.
Windows
- cmake >= 3.15.3
- Microsoft Visual Studio. Supported versions:
- 2015 (version 14)
- 2017 (version 15.8)
- 2019 (version 16)
- LLVM, Clang, LLD development libraries == 10.x
- Use the pre-built binaries or build from source.
Instructions
POSIX
| 1 | mkdir build |
| 2 | cd build |
| 3 | cmake .. |
| 4 | make install |
Need help? Troubleshooting Build Issues
MacOS
| 1 | brew install cmake llvm |
| 2 | brew outdated llvm || brew upgrade llvm |
| 3 | mkdir build |
| 4 | cd build |
| 5 | cmake .. -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$(brew --prefix llvm) |
| 6 | make -j install |
You will now run into this issue:
homebrew and llvm 10 packages in apt.llvm.org are broken with undefined reference to getPollyPluginInfo
or this https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/5055, in which case try -DZIG_WORKAROUND_4799=ON
Please help upstream LLVM and Homebrew solve this issue, there is nothing Zig can do about it. See that issue for a workaround you can do in the meantime.
Windows
See https://github.com/ziglang/zig/wiki/Building-Zig-on-Windows