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Instead of using `zig test` to build a special version of the compiler that runs all the test-cases, the zig build system is now used as much as possible - all with the basic steps found in the standard library. For incremental compilation tests (the ones that look like foo.0.zig, foo.1.zig, foo.2.zig, etc.), a special version of the compiler is compiled into a utility executable called "check-case" which checks exactly one sequence of incremental updates in an independent subprocess. Previously, all incremental and non-incremental test cases were done in the same test runner process. The compile error checking code is now simpler, but also a bit rudimentary, and so it additionally makes sure that the actual compile errors do not include *extra* messages, and it makes sure that the actual compile errors output in the same order as expected. It is also based on the "ends-with" property of each line rather than the previous logic, which frankly I didn't want to touch with a ten-meter pole. The compile error test cases have been updated to pass in light of these differences. Previously, 'error' mode with 0 compile errors was used to shoehorn in a different kind of test-case - one that only checks if a piece of code compiles without errors. Now there is a 'compile' mode of test-cases, and 'error' must be only used when there are greater than 0 errors. link test cases are updated to omit the target object format argument when calling checkObject since that is no longer needed. The test/stage2 directory is removed; the 2 files within are moved to be directly in the test/ directory.
A general-purpose programming language and toolchain for maintaining robust, optimal, and reusable software.
Resources
- Introduction
- Download & Documentation
- Chapter 0 - Getting Started | ZigLearn.org
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- Contributing
- Code of Conduct
- Frequently Asked Questions
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Installation
- download a pre-built binary
- install from a package manager
- build from source
- bootstrap zig for any target
License
The ultimate goal of the Zig project is to serve users. As a first-order effect, this means users of the compiler, helping programmers to write better software. Even more important, however, are the end-users.
Zig is intended to be used to help end-users accomplish their goals. Zig should be used to empower end-users, never to exploit them financially, or to limit their freedom to interact with hardware or software in any way.
However, such problems are best solved with social norms, not with software licenses. Any attempt to complicate the software license of Zig would risk compromising the value Zig provides.
Therefore, Zig is available under the MIT (Expat) License, and comes with a humble request: use it to make software better serve the needs of end-users.
This project redistributes code from other projects, some of which have other licenses besides MIT. Such licenses are generally similar to the MIT license for practical purposes. See the subdirectories and files inside lib/ for more details.