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Previously, if a source file was referenced from multiple packages, it just became owned by the first one AstGen happened to reach; this was a problem, because it could lead to inconsistent behaviour in the compiler based on a race condition. This could be fixed by just analyzing such files multiple times - however, it was pointed out by Andrew that it might make more sense to enforce files being part of at most a single package. Having a file in multiple packages would not only impact compile times (due to Sema having to run multiple times on potentially a lot of code) but is also a confusing anti-pattern which more often than not is a mistake on the part of the user. Resolves: #13662
A general-purpose programming language and toolchain for maintaining robust, optimal, and reusable software.
Resources
- Introduction
- Download & Documentation
- Chapter 0 - Getting Started | ZigLearn.org
- Community
- Contributing
- Code of Conduct
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Community Projects
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.