Zig

Zig is a general-purpose programming language and toolchain for maintaining robust, optimal and reusable software.

In Nixpkgs, zig overrides the default build, check and install phases.

Example code snippet

{
  lib,
  stdenv,
  zig,
}:

stdenv.mkDerivation {
  # . . .

  nativeBuildInputs = [ zig ];

  zigBuildFlags = [ "-Dman-pages=true" ];

  dontUseZigCheck = true;

  # . . .
}

Variables controlling zig

zig Exclusive Variables

The variables below are exclusive to zig.

dontUseZigConfigure

Disables using zigConfigurePhase.

dontUseZigBuild

Disables using zigBuildPhase.

dontUseZigCheck

Disables using zigCheckPhase.

dontUseZigInstall

Disables using zigInstallPhase.

dontSetZigDefaultFlags

Disables using a set of default flags when performing zig builds.

Similar variables

The following variables are similar to their stdenv.mkDerivation counterparts.

Variables honored by zig

The following variables commonly used by stdenv.mkDerivation are honored by zig.

• prefixKey
• dontAddPrefix

nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/stable/hooks/zig.html