Zig as a Multi-OS Build System (with Loris Cro)

Loris Cro explains how the Zig toolchain functions as an effective, cross-platform build system for compiling C code.

The ZigLang team have put an astonishing amount of effort into making Zig work an effective tool for compiling C across different architectures. Work that benefits the Zig language, but also has a chance to benefit languages like Python and Rust. Or indeed, any language that uses native C libraries somewhere in its stack. So this week we’re joined by Loris Cro of the Zig team to dive into how you make a reliable, cross-platform toolchain that can compile C anywhere it finds it. And in doing so,  – Zig Homepage: ziglang.org/ Zig on Github: github.com/ziglang/zig MingW for Windows: mingw-w64.org/ All Your Codebase: allyourcodebase.com/ Ziglang on PyPi: pypi.org/project/ziglang/ Shout out to Whitequark: pypi.org/user/whitequark/ Darling: darlinghq.org/ WineHQ: winehq.org/ PyPi Stats: pypistats.org/packages/__all__ The Zine static site generator: zine-ssg.io/ The Zine source code: github.com/kristoff-it/zine Loris’ website: kristoff.it/ Kris on Mastodon: mastodon.social/@krisajenkins Kris on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/krisjenkins/ Kris on Twitter: twitter.com/krisajenkins – 0:00 Intro 3:17 How Zig's Solving A Python Problem 15:53 Bundling the Whole C Toolchain 25:20 Making Linking Portable 36:23 Cross Platform Compilation & CI 48:08 The Language is the Build Tool 1:09:20 Would You Use Zig Just As A Build Language? 1:13:16 A Static Site Generator in Zig 1:17:38 Outro