Zig Reworks Build System with Separate Maker and Configurer
Original: Zig: Build System Reworked
Why This Matters
Major build system overhaul improves Zig's development workflow and compilation speed.
Zig programming language has reworked its build system by separating the maker process from the configurer process. The changes landed in a major branch merge, serving as preview for upcoming Zig 0.17.0 release.
The Zig programming language team has completed a major rework of its build system, implementing separation between the maker process and configurer process. This represents a significant architectural change that was merged in a large branch update. The modifications serve as a preview of the upcoming Zig 0.17.0 release notes, with the development team seeking feedback from users testing the new features. Additionally, recent improvements to Zig's new ELF linker show substantial progress, now capable of building the self-hosted Zig compiler with LLVM and LLD libraries enabled. The linker supports fast incremental compilation, achieving rebuild times around 30ms for projects and 200-300ms for the Zig compiler itself on x86_64 Linux systems.