The status quo for the `build.zig` build system is preserved in
the sense that, if the user does not explicitly override
`dylib.setInstallName(...);` in their build script, the default
of `@rpath/libname.dylib` applies. However, should they want to
override the default behaviour, they can either:
1) unset it with
```dylib.setIntallName(null);```
2) set it to an explicit string with
```dylib.setInstallName("somename.dylib");```
When it comes to the command line however, the default is not to
use `@rpath` for the install name when creating a dylib. The user
will now be required to explicitly specify the `@rpath` as part
of the desired install name should they choose so like so:
1) with `build-lib`
```
zig build-lib -dynamic foo.zig -install_name @rpath/libfoo.dylib
```
2) with `cc`
```
zig cc -shared foo.c -o libfoo.dylib -Wl,"-install_name=@rpath/libfoo.dylib"
```
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.