zig/lib/std / Build.zig

Shared state among all Build instances.

const std = @import("std.zig");
const builtin = @import("builtin");
const io = std.io;
const fs = std.fs;
const mem = std.mem;
const debug = std.debug;
const panic = std.debug.panic;
const assert = debug.assert;
const log = std.log;
const ArrayList = std.ArrayList;
const StringHashMap = std.StringHashMap;
const Allocator = mem.Allocator;
const Target = std.Target;
const process = std.process;
const EnvMap = std.process.EnvMap;
const File = fs.File;
const Sha256 = std.crypto.hash.sha2.Sha256;
const Build = @This();

Cache

Build/Cache.zig

Path to the directory containing build.zig.


pub const Cache = @import("Build/Cache.zig");

Step

Build/Step.zig

Number of stack frames captured when a StackTrace is recorded for debug purposes, in particular at Step creation. Set to 0 to disable stack collection.

pub const Step = @import("Build/Step.zig");

Module

Build/Module.zig

Experimental. Use system Darling installation to run cross compiled macOS build artifacts.

pub const Module = @import("Build/Module.zig");

Watch

Build/Watch.zig

Use system QEMU installation to run cross compiled foreign architecture build artifacts.

pub const Watch = @import("Build/Watch.zig");

Fuzz

Build/Fuzz.zig

Darwin. Use Rosetta to run x86_64 macOS build artifacts on arm64 macOS.

pub const Fuzz = @import("Build/Fuzz.zig");

ReleaseMode

Use system Wasmtime installation to run cross compiled wasm/wasi build artifacts.


/// Shared state among all Build instances.
graph: *Graph,
install_tls: TopLevelStep,
uninstall_tls: TopLevelStep,
allocator: Allocator,
user_input_options: UserInputOptionsMap,
available_options_map: AvailableOptionsMap,
available_options_list: ArrayList(AvailableOption),
verbose: bool,
verbose_link: bool,
verbose_cc: bool,
verbose_air: bool,
verbose_llvm_ir: ?[]const u8,
verbose_llvm_bc: ?[]const u8,
verbose_cimport: bool,
verbose_llvm_cpu_features: bool,
reference_trace: ?u32 = null,
invalid_user_input: bool,
default_step: *Step,
top_level_steps: std.StringArrayHashMapUnmanaged(*TopLevelStep),
install_prefix: []const u8,
dest_dir: ?[]const u8,
lib_dir: []const u8,
exe_dir: []const u8,
h_dir: []const u8,
install_path: []const u8,
sysroot: ?[]const u8 = null,
search_prefixes: std.ArrayListUnmanaged([]const u8),
libc_file: ?[]const u8 = null,
/// Path to the directory containing build.zig.
build_root: Cache.Directory,
cache_root: Cache.Directory,
pkg_config_pkg_list: ?(PkgConfigError![]const PkgConfigPkg) = null,
args: ?[]const []const u8 = null,
debug_log_scopes: []const []const u8 = &.{},
debug_compile_errors: bool = false,
debug_pkg_config: bool = false,
/// Number of stack frames captured when a `StackTrace` is recorded for debug purposes,
/// in particular at `Step` creation.
/// Set to 0 to disable stack collection.
debug_stack_frames_count: u8 = 8,

Graph

Use system Wine installation to run cross compiled Windows build artifacts.


/// Experimental. Use system Darling installation to run cross compiled macOS build artifacts.
enable_darling: bool = false,
/// Use system QEMU installation to run cross compiled foreign architecture build artifacts.
enable_qemu: bool = false,
/// Darwin. Use Rosetta to run x86_64 macOS build artifacts on arm64 macOS.
enable_rosetta: bool = false,
/// Use system Wasmtime installation to run cross compiled wasm/wasi build artifacts.
enable_wasmtime: bool = false,
/// Use system Wine installation to run cross compiled Windows build artifacts.
enable_wine: bool = false,
/// After following the steps in https://github.com/ziglang/zig/wiki/Updating-libc#glibc,
/// this will be the directory $glibc-build-dir/install/glibcs
/// Given the example of the aarch64 target, this is the directory
/// that contains the path `aarch64-linux-gnu/lib/ld-linux-aarch64.so.1`.
glibc_runtimes_dir: ?[]const u8 = null,

hash()

After following the steps in https://github.com/ziglang/zig/wiki/Updating-libc#glibc, this will be the directory $glibc-build-dir/install/glibcs Given the example of the aarch64 target, this is the directory that contains the path aarch64-linux-gnu/lib/ld-linux-aarch64.so.1.


dep_prefix: []const u8 = "",

eql()

The hash of this instance's package. "" means that this is the root package.


modules: std.StringArrayHashMap(*Module),

RunError

A mapping from dependency names to package hashes.


named_writefiles: std.StringArrayHashMap(*Step.WriteFile),
named_lazy_paths: std.StringArrayHashMap(LazyPath),
/// The hash of this instance's package. `""` means that this is the root package.
pkg_hash: []const u8,
/// A mapping from dependency names to package hashes.
available_deps: AvailableDeps,

PkgConfigError

Shared state among all Build instances. Settings that are here rather than in Build are not configurable per-package.


release_mode: ReleaseMode,

PkgConfigPkg

Information about the native target. Computed before build() is invoked.


pub const ReleaseMode = enum {
    off,
    any,
    fast,
    safe,
    small,
};

base_id:

User asked for the library to be disabled. The build runner has not confirmed whether the setting is recognized yet.


/// Shared state among all Build instances.
/// Settings that are here rather than in Build are not configurable per-package.
pub const Graph = struct {
    arena: Allocator,
    system_library_options: std.StringArrayHashMapUnmanaged(SystemLibraryMode) = .empty,
    system_package_mode: bool = false,
    debug_compiler_runtime_libs: bool = false,
    cache: Cache,
    zig_exe: [:0]const u8,
    env_map: EnvMap,
    global_cache_root: Cache.Directory,
    zig_lib_directory: Cache.Directory,
    needed_lazy_dependencies: std.StringArrayHashMapUnmanaged(void) = .empty,
    /// Information about the native target. Computed before build() is invoked.
    host: ResolvedTarget,
    incremental: ?bool = null,
    random_seed: u32 = 0,
    dependency_cache: InitializedDepMap = .empty,
    allow_so_scripts: ?bool = null,
};

DirList

User asked for the library to be enabled. The build runner has not confirmed whether the setting is recognized yet.


const AvailableDeps = []const struct { []const u8, []const u8 };

create()

The build runner has confirmed that this setting is recognized. System integration with this library has been resolved to off.


const SystemLibraryMode = enum {
    /// User asked for the library to be disabled.
    /// The build runner has not confirmed whether the setting is recognized yet.
    user_disabled,
    /// User asked for the library to be enabled.
    /// The build runner has not confirmed whether the setting is recognized yet.
    user_enabled,
    /// The build runner has confirmed that this setting is recognized.
    /// System integration with this library has been resolved to off.
    declared_disabled,
    /// The build runner has confirmed that this setting is recognized.
    /// System integration with this library has been resolved to on.
    declared_enabled,
};

resolveInstallPrefix()

The build runner has confirmed that this setting is recognized. System integration with this library has been resolved to on.


const InitializedDepMap = std.HashMapUnmanaged(InitializedDepKey, *Dependency, InitializedDepContext, std.hash_map.default_max_load_percentage);
const InitializedDepKey = struct {
    build_root_string: []const u8,
    user_input_options: UserInputOptionsMap,
};

addOptions()

If the type_id is enum or enum_list this provides the list of enum options


const InitializedDepContext = struct {
    allocator: Allocator,

ExecutableOptions

This function is intended to be called by lib/build_runner.zig, not a build.zig file.


    pub fn hash(ctx: @This(), k: InitializedDepKey) u64 {
        var hasher = std.hash.Wyhash.init(0);
        hasher.update(k.build_root_string);
        hashUserInputOptionsMap(ctx.allocator, k.user_input_options, &hasher);
        return hasher.final();
    }

addExecutable()

Create a set of key-value pairs that can be converted into a Zig source file and then inserted into a Zig compilation's module table for importing. In other words, this provides a way to expose build.zig values to Zig source code with @import. Related: Module.addOptions.


    pub fn eql(_: @This(), lhs: InitializedDepKey, rhs: InitializedDepKey) bool {
        if (!std.mem.eql(u8, lhs.build_root_string, rhs.build_root_string))
            return false;

ObjectOptions

Embed a .manifest file in the compilation if the object format supports it. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/sbscs/manifest-files-reference Manifest files must have the extension .manifest. Can be set regardless of target. The .manifest file will be ignored if the target object format does not support embedded manifests.


        if (lhs.user_input_options.count() != rhs.user_input_options.count())
            return false;

addObject()

Prefer populating this field (using e.g. createModule) instead of populating the following fields (root_source_file etc). In a future release, those fields will be removed, and this field will become non-optional.


        var it = lhs.user_input_options.iterator();
        while (it.next()) |lhs_entry| {
            const rhs_value = rhs.user_input_options.get(lhs_entry.key_ptr.*) orelse return false;
            if (!userValuesAreSame(lhs_entry.value_ptr.*.value, rhs_value.value))
                return false;
        }

SharedLibraryOptions

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


        return true;
    }
};

addSharedLibrary()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


pub const RunError = error{
    ReadFailure,
    ExitCodeFailure,
    ProcessTerminated,
    ExecNotSupported,
} || std.process.Child.SpawnError;

StaticLibraryOptions

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


pub const PkgConfigError = error{
    PkgConfigCrashed,
    PkgConfigFailed,
    PkgConfigNotInstalled,
    PkgConfigInvalidOutput,
};

addStaticLibrary()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


pub const PkgConfigPkg = struct {
    name: []const u8,
    desc: []const u8,
};

LibraryOptions

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


const UserInputOptionsMap = StringHashMap(UserInputOption);
const AvailableOptionsMap = StringHashMap(AvailableOption);

addLibrary()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


const AvailableOption = struct {
    name: []const u8,
    type_id: TypeId,
    description: []const u8,
    /// If the `type_id` is `enum` or `enum_list` this provides the list of enum options
    enum_options: ?[]const []const u8,
};

TestOptions

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


const UserInputOption = struct {
    name: []const u8,
    value: UserValue,
    used: bool,
};

addTest()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


const UserValue = union(enum) {
    flag: void,
    scalar: []const u8,
    list: ArrayList([]const u8),
    map: StringHashMap(*const UserValue),
    lazy_path: LazyPath,
    lazy_path_list: ArrayList(LazyPath),
};

AssemblyOptions

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


const TypeId = enum {
    bool,
    int,
    float,
    @"enum",
    enum_list,
    string,
    list,
    build_id,
    lazy_path,
    lazy_path_list,
};

addAssembly()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


const TopLevelStep = struct {
    pub const base_id: Step.Id = .top_level;

addModule()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


    step: Step,
    description: []const u8,
};

createModule()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


pub const DirList = struct {
    lib_dir: ?[]const u8 = null,
    exe_dir: ?[]const u8 = null,
    include_dir: ?[]const u8 = null,
};

addSystemCommand()

Prefer populating this field (using e.g. createModule) instead of populating the following fields (root_source_file etc). In a future release, those fields will be removed, and this field will become non-optional.


pub fn create(
    graph: *Graph,
    build_root: Cache.Directory,
    cache_root: Cache.Directory,
    available_deps: AvailableDeps,
) error{OutOfMemory}!*Build {
    const arena = graph.arena;

addRunArtifact()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


    const b = try arena.create(Build);
    b.* = .{
        .graph = graph,
        .build_root = build_root,
        .cache_root = cache_root,
        .verbose = false,
        .verbose_link = false,
        .verbose_cc = false,
        .verbose_air = false,
        .verbose_llvm_ir = null,
        .verbose_llvm_bc = null,
        .verbose_cimport = false,
        .verbose_llvm_cpu_features = false,
        .invalid_user_input = false,
        .allocator = arena,
        .user_input_options = UserInputOptionsMap.init(arena),
        .available_options_map = AvailableOptionsMap.init(arena),
        .available_options_list = ArrayList(AvailableOption).init(arena),
        .top_level_steps = .{},
        .default_step = undefined,
        .search_prefixes = .{},
        .install_prefix = undefined,
        .lib_dir = undefined,
        .exe_dir = undefined,
        .h_dir = undefined,
        .dest_dir = graph.env_map.get("DESTDIR"),
        .install_tls = .{
            .step = Step.init(.{
                .id = TopLevelStep.base_id,
                .name = "install",
                .owner = b,
            }),
            .description = "Copy build artifacts to prefix path",
        },
        .uninstall_tls = .{
            .step = Step.init(.{
                .id = TopLevelStep.base_id,
                .name = "uninstall",
                .owner = b,
                .makeFn = makeUninstall,
            }),
            .description = "Remove build artifacts from prefix path",
        },
        .install_path = undefined,
        .args = null,
        .modules = .init(arena),
        .named_writefiles = .init(arena),
        .named_lazy_paths = .init(arena),
        .pkg_hash = "",
        .available_deps = available_deps,
        .release_mode = .off,
    };
    try b.top_level_steps.put(arena, b.install_tls.step.name, &b.install_tls);
    try b.top_level_steps.put(arena, b.uninstall_tls.step.name, &b.uninstall_tls);
    b.default_step = &b.install_tls.step;
    return b;

parseTargetQuery()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.

}

dupe()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


fn createChild(
    parent: *Build,
    dep_name: []const u8,
    build_root: Cache.Directory,
    pkg_hash: []const u8,
    pkg_deps: AvailableDeps,
    user_input_options: UserInputOptionsMap,
) error{OutOfMemory}!*Build {
    const child = try createChildOnly(parent, dep_name, build_root, pkg_hash, pkg_deps, user_input_options);
    try determineAndApplyInstallPrefix(child);
    return child;

parseTargetQuery()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.

}

dupeStrings()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


fn createChildOnly(
    parent: *Build,
    dep_name: []const u8,
    build_root: Cache.Directory,
    pkg_hash: []const u8,
    pkg_deps: AvailableDeps,
    user_input_options: UserInputOptionsMap,
) error{OutOfMemory}!*Build {
    const allocator = parent.allocator;
    const child = try allocator.create(Build);
    child.* = .{
        .graph = parent.graph,
        .allocator = allocator,
        .install_tls = .{
            .step = Step.init(.{
                .id = TopLevelStep.base_id,
                .name = "install",
                .owner = child,
            }),
            .description = "Copy build artifacts to prefix path",
        },
        .uninstall_tls = .{
            .step = Step.init(.{
                .id = TopLevelStep.base_id,
                .name = "uninstall",
                .owner = child,
                .makeFn = makeUninstall,
            }),
            .description = "Remove build artifacts from prefix path",
        },
        .user_input_options = user_input_options,
        .available_options_map = AvailableOptionsMap.init(allocator),
        .available_options_list = ArrayList(AvailableOption).init(allocator),
        .verbose = parent.verbose,
        .verbose_link = parent.verbose_link,
        .verbose_cc = parent.verbose_cc,
        .verbose_air = parent.verbose_air,
        .verbose_llvm_ir = parent.verbose_llvm_ir,
        .verbose_llvm_bc = parent.verbose_llvm_bc,
        .verbose_cimport = parent.verbose_cimport,
        .verbose_llvm_cpu_features = parent.verbose_llvm_cpu_features,
        .reference_trace = parent.reference_trace,
        .invalid_user_input = false,
        .default_step = undefined,
        .top_level_steps = .{},
        .install_prefix = undefined,
        .dest_dir = parent.dest_dir,
        .lib_dir = parent.lib_dir,
        .exe_dir = parent.exe_dir,
        .h_dir = parent.h_dir,
        .install_path = parent.install_path,
        .sysroot = parent.sysroot,
        .search_prefixes = parent.search_prefixes,
        .libc_file = parent.libc_file,
        .build_root = build_root,
        .cache_root = parent.cache_root,
        .debug_log_scopes = parent.debug_log_scopes,
        .debug_compile_errors = parent.debug_compile_errors,
        .debug_pkg_config = parent.debug_pkg_config,
        .enable_darling = parent.enable_darling,
        .enable_qemu = parent.enable_qemu,
        .enable_rosetta = parent.enable_rosetta,
        .enable_wasmtime = parent.enable_wasmtime,
        .enable_wine = parent.enable_wine,
        .glibc_runtimes_dir = parent.glibc_runtimes_dir,
        .dep_prefix = parent.fmt("{s}{s}.", .{ parent.dep_prefix, dep_name }),
        .modules = .init(allocator),
        .named_writefiles = .init(allocator),
        .named_lazy_paths = .init(allocator),
        .pkg_hash = pkg_hash,
        .available_deps = pkg_deps,
        .release_mode = parent.release_mode,
    };
    try child.top_level_steps.put(allocator, child.install_tls.step.name, &child.install_tls);
    try child.top_level_steps.put(allocator, child.uninstall_tls.step.name, &child.uninstall_tls);
    child.default_step = &child.install_tls.step;
    return child;

parseTargetQuery()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.

}

addWriteFile()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


fn userInputOptionsFromArgs(allocator: Allocator, args: anytype) UserInputOptionsMap {
    var user_input_options = UserInputOptionsMap.init(allocator);
    inline for (@typeInfo(@TypeOf(args)).@"struct".fields) |field| {
        const v = @field(args, field.name);
        const T = @TypeOf(v);
        switch (T) {
            Target.Query => {
                user_input_options.put(field.name, .{
                    .name = field.name,
                    .value = .{ .scalar = v.zigTriple(allocator) catch @panic("OOM") },
                    .used = false,
                }) catch @panic("OOM");
                user_input_options.put("cpu", .{
                    .name = "cpu",
                    .value = .{ .scalar = v.serializeCpuAlloc(allocator) catch @panic("OOM") },
                    .used = false,
                }) catch @panic("OOM");
            },
            ResolvedTarget => {
                user_input_options.put(field.name, .{
                    .name = field.name,
                    .value = .{ .scalar = v.query.zigTriple(allocator) catch @panic("OOM") },
                    .used = false,
                }) catch @panic("OOM");
                user_input_options.put("cpu", .{
                    .name = "cpu",
                    .value = .{ .scalar = v.query.serializeCpuAlloc(allocator) catch @panic("OOM") },
                    .used = false,
                }) catch @panic("OOM");
            },
            LazyPath => {
                user_input_options.put(field.name, .{
                    .name = field.name,
                    .value = .{ .lazy_path = v.dupeInner(allocator) },
                    .used = false,
                }) catch @panic("OOM");
            },
            []const LazyPath => {
                var list = ArrayList(LazyPath).initCapacity(allocator, v.len) catch @panic("OOM");
                for (v) |lp| list.appendAssumeCapacity(lp.dupeInner(allocator));
                user_input_options.put(field.name, .{
                    .name = field.name,
                    .value = .{ .lazy_path_list = list },
                    .used = false,
                }) catch @panic("OOM");
            },
            []const u8 => {
                user_input_options.put(field.name, .{
                    .name = field.name,
                    .value = .{ .scalar = v },
                    .used = false,
                }) catch @panic("OOM");
            },
            []const []const u8 => {
                var list = ArrayList([]const u8).initCapacity(allocator, v.len) catch @panic("OOM");
                list.appendSliceAssumeCapacity(v);

addNamedWriteFiles()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


                user_input_options.put(field.name, .{
                    .name = field.name,
                    .value = .{ .list = list },
                    .used = false,
                }) catch @panic("OOM");
            },
            else => switch (@typeInfo(T)) {
                .bool => {
                    user_input_options.put(field.name, .{
                        .name = field.name,
                        .value = .{ .scalar = if (v) "true" else "false" },
                        .used = false,
                    }) catch @panic("OOM");
                },
                .@"enum", .enum_literal => {
                    user_input_options.put(field.name, .{
                        .name = field.name,
                        .value = .{ .scalar = @tagName(v) },
                        .used = false,
                    }) catch @panic("OOM");
                },
                .comptime_int, .int => {
                    user_input_options.put(field.name, .{
                        .name = field.name,
                        .value = .{ .scalar = std.fmt.allocPrint(allocator, "{d}", .{v}) catch @panic("OOM") },
                        .used = false,
                    }) catch @panic("OOM");
                },
                .comptime_float, .float => {
                    user_input_options.put(field.name, .{
                        .name = field.name,
                        .value = .{ .scalar = std.fmt.allocPrint(allocator, "{e}", .{v}) catch @panic("OOM") },
                        .used = false,
                    }) catch @panic("OOM");
                },
                else => @compileError("option '" ++ field.name ++ "' has unsupported type: " ++ @typeName(T)),
            },
        }
    }

addNamedLazyPath()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


    return user_input_options;

parseTargetQuery()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.

}

addUpdateSourceFiles()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


const OrderedUserValue = union(enum) {
    flag: void,
    scalar: []const u8,
    list: ArrayList([]const u8),
    map: ArrayList(Pair),
    lazy_path: LazyPath,
    lazy_path_list: ArrayList(LazyPath),

addRemoveDirTree()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


    const Pair = struct {
        name: []const u8,
        value: OrderedUserValue,
        fn lessThan(_: void, lhs: Pair, rhs: Pair) bool {
            return std.ascii.lessThanIgnoreCase(lhs.name, rhs.name);
        }
    };

addFail()

Embed a .manifest file in the compilation if the object format supports it. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/sbscs/manifest-files-reference Manifest files must have the extension .manifest. Can be set regardless of target. The .manifest file will be ignored if the target object format does not support embedded manifests.


    fn hash(val: OrderedUserValue, hasher: *std.hash.Wyhash) void {
        hasher.update(&std.mem.toBytes(std.meta.activeTag(val)));
        switch (val) {
            .flag => {},
            .scalar => |scalar| hasher.update(scalar),
            // lists are already ordered
            .list => |list| for (list.items) |list_entry|
                hasher.update(list_entry),
            .map => |map| for (map.items) |map_entry| {
                hasher.update(map_entry.name);
                map_entry.value.hash(hasher);
            },
            .lazy_path => |lp| hashLazyPath(lp, hasher),
            .lazy_path_list => |lp_list| for (lp_list.items) |lp| {
                hashLazyPath(lp, hasher);
            },
        }
    }

addFmt()

Prefer populating this field (using e.g. createModule) instead of populating the following fields (root_source_file etc). In a future release, those fields will be removed, and this field will become non-optional.


    fn hashLazyPath(lp: LazyPath, hasher: *std.hash.Wyhash) void {
        switch (lp) {
            .src_path => |sp| {
                hasher.update(sp.owner.pkg_hash);
                hasher.update(sp.sub_path);
            },
            .generated => |gen| {
                hasher.update(gen.file.step.owner.pkg_hash);
                hasher.update(std.mem.asBytes(&gen.up));
                hasher.update(gen.sub_path);
            },
            .cwd_relative => |rel_path| {
                hasher.update(rel_path);
            },
            .dependency => |dep| {
                hasher.update(dep.dependency.builder.pkg_hash);
                hasher.update(dep.sub_path);
            },
        }
    }

addTranslateC()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


    fn mapFromUnordered(allocator: Allocator, unordered: std.StringHashMap(*const UserValue)) ArrayList(Pair) {
        var ordered = ArrayList(Pair).init(allocator);
        var it = unordered.iterator();
        while (it.next()) |entry| {
            ordered.append(.{
                .name = entry.key_ptr.*,
                .value = OrderedUserValue.fromUnordered(allocator, entry.value_ptr.*.*),
            }) catch @panic("OOM");
        }

getInstallStep()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


        std.mem.sortUnstable(Pair, ordered.items, {}, Pair.lessThan);
        return ordered;
    }

getUninstallStep()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


    fn fromUnordered(allocator: Allocator, unordered: UserValue) OrderedUserValue {
        return switch (unordered) {
            .flag => .{ .flag = {} },
            .scalar => |scalar| .{ .scalar = scalar },
            .list => |list| .{ .list = list },
            .map => |map| .{ .map = OrderedUserValue.mapFromUnordered(allocator, map) },
            .lazy_path => |lp| .{ .lazy_path = lp },
            .lazy_path_list => |list| .{ .lazy_path_list = list },
        };
    }
};

option()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


const OrderedUserInputOption = struct {
    name: []const u8,
    value: OrderedUserValue,
    used: bool,

step()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


    fn hash(opt: OrderedUserInputOption, hasher: *std.hash.Wyhash) void {
        hasher.update(opt.name);
        opt.value.hash(hasher);
    }

StandardOptimizeOptionOptions

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


    fn fromUnordered(allocator: Allocator, user_input_option: UserInputOption) OrderedUserInputOption {
        return OrderedUserInputOption{
            .name = user_input_option.name,
            .used = user_input_option.used,
            .value = OrderedUserValue.fromUnordered(allocator, user_input_option.value),
        };
    }

standardOptimizeOption()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


    fn lessThan(_: void, lhs: OrderedUserInputOption, rhs: OrderedUserInputOption) bool {
        return std.ascii.lessThanIgnoreCase(lhs.name, rhs.name);
    }
};

StandardTargetOptionsArgs

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


// The hash should be consistent with the same values given a different order.
// This function takes a user input map, orders it, then hashes the contents.
fn hashUserInputOptionsMap(allocator: Allocator, user_input_options: UserInputOptionsMap, hasher: *std.hash.Wyhash) void {
    var ordered = ArrayList(OrderedUserInputOption).init(allocator);
    var it = user_input_options.iterator();
    while (it.next()) |entry|
        ordered.append(OrderedUserInputOption.fromUnordered(allocator, entry.value_ptr.*)) catch @panic("OOM");

standardTargetOptions()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


    std.mem.sortUnstable(OrderedUserInputOption, ordered.items, {}, OrderedUserInputOption.lessThan);

parseTargetQuery()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


    // juice it
    for (ordered.items) |user_option|
        user_option.hash(hasher);

addUserInputOption()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.

}

addUserInputOption()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


fn determineAndApplyInstallPrefix(b: *Build) error{OutOfMemory}!void {
    // Create an installation directory local to this package. This will be used when
    // dependant packages require a standard prefix, such as include directories for C headers.
    var hash = b.graph.cache.hash;
    // Random bytes to make unique. Refresh this with new random bytes when
    // implementation is modified in a non-backwards-compatible way.
    hash.add(@as(u32, 0xd8cb0055));
    hash.addBytes(b.dep_prefix);

addUserInputFlag()

Deprecated: use b.addLibrary(.{ ..., .linkage = .dynamic }) instead.


    var wyhash = std.hash.Wyhash.init(0);
    hashUserInputOptionsMap(b.allocator, b.user_input_options, &wyhash);
    hash.add(wyhash.final());

validateUserInputDidItFail()

Prefer populating this field (using e.g. createModule) instead of populating the following fields (root_source_file etc). In a future release, those fields will be removed, and this field will become non-optional.


    const digest = hash.final();
    const install_prefix = try b.cache_root.join(b.allocator, &.{ "i", &digest });
    b.resolveInstallPrefix(install_prefix, .{});

findProgram()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.

}

addInstallArtifact()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


/// This function is intended to be called by lib/build_runner.zig, not a build.zig file.
pub fn resolveInstallPrefix(b: *Build, install_prefix: ?[]const u8, dir_list: DirList) void {
    if (b.dest_dir) |dest_dir| {
        b.install_prefix = install_prefix orelse "/usr";
        b.install_path = b.pathJoin(&.{ dest_dir, b.install_prefix });
    } else {
        b.install_prefix = install_prefix orelse
            (b.build_root.join(b.allocator, &.{"zig-out"}) catch @panic("unhandled error"));
        b.install_path = b.install_prefix;
    }

installFile()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


    var lib_list = [_][]const u8{ b.install_path, "lib" };
    var exe_list = [_][]const u8{ b.install_path, "bin" };
    var h_list = [_][]const u8{ b.install_path, "include" };

installDirectory()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


    if (dir_list.lib_dir) |dir| {
        if (fs.path.isAbsolute(dir)) lib_list[0] = b.dest_dir orelse "";
        lib_list[1] = dir;
    }

installBinFile()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


    if (dir_list.exe_dir) |dir| {
        if (fs.path.isAbsolute(dir)) exe_list[0] = b.dest_dir orelse "";
        exe_list[1] = dir;
    }

installLibFile()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


    if (dir_list.include_dir) |dir| {
        if (fs.path.isAbsolute(dir)) h_list[0] = b.dest_dir orelse "";
        h_list[1] = dir;
    }

addObjCopy()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


    b.lib_dir = b.pathJoin(&lib_list);
    b.exe_dir = b.pathJoin(&exe_list);
    b.h_dir = b.pathJoin(&h_list);

findProgram()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.

}

addInstallBinFile()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


/// Create a set of key-value pairs that can be converted into a Zig source
/// file and then inserted into a Zig compilation's module table for importing.
/// In other words, this provides a way to expose build.zig values to Zig
/// source code with `@import`.
/// Related: `Module.addOptions`.
pub fn addOptions(b: *Build) *Step.Options {
    return Step.Options.create(b);

findProgram()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.

}

addInstallHeaderFile()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


pub const ExecutableOptions = struct {
    name: []const u8,
    version: ?std.SemanticVersion = null,
    linkage: ?std.builtin.LinkMode = null,
    max_rss: usize = 0,
    use_llvm: ?bool = null,
    use_lld: ?bool = null,
    zig_lib_dir: ?LazyPath = null,
    /// Embed a `.manifest` file in the compilation if the object format supports it.
    /// https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/sbscs/manifest-files-reference
    /// Manifest files must have the extension `.manifest`.
    /// Can be set regardless of target. The `.manifest` file will be ignored
    /// if the target object format does not support embedded manifests.
    win32_manifest: ?LazyPath = null,

addInstallFileWithDir()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


    /// Prefer populating this field (using e.g. `createModule`) instead of populating
    /// the following fields (`root_source_file` etc). In a future release, those fields
    /// will be removed, and this field will become non-optional.
    root_module: ?*Module = null,

addInstallDirectory()

Deprecated: use b.addLibrary(.{ ..., .linkage = .static }) instead.


    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    root_source_file: ?LazyPath = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    target: ?ResolvedTarget = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    optimize: std.builtin.OptimizeMode = .Debug,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    code_model: std.builtin.CodeModel = .default,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    link_libc: ?bool = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    single_threaded: ?bool = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    pic: ?bool = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    strip: ?bool = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    unwind_tables: ?std.builtin.UnwindTables = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    omit_frame_pointer: ?bool = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    sanitize_thread: ?bool = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    error_tracing: ?bool = null,
};

addCheckFile()

Embed a .manifest file in the compilation if the object format supports it. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/sbscs/manifest-files-reference Manifest files must have the extension .manifest. Can be set regardless of target. The .manifest file will be ignored if the target object format does not support embedded manifests.


pub fn addExecutable(b: *Build, options: ExecutableOptions) *Step.Compile {
    if (options.root_module != null and options.target != null) {
        @panic("`root_module` and `target` cannot both be populated");
    }
    return .create(b, .{
        .name = options.name,
        .root_module = options.root_module orelse b.createModule(.{
            .root_source_file = options.root_source_file,
            .target = options.target orelse @panic("`root_module` and `target` cannot both be null"),
            .optimize = options.optimize,
            .link_libc = options.link_libc,
            .single_threaded = options.single_threaded,
            .pic = options.pic,
            .strip = options.strip,
            .unwind_tables = options.unwind_tables,
            .omit_frame_pointer = options.omit_frame_pointer,
            .sanitize_thread = options.sanitize_thread,
            .error_tracing = options.error_tracing,
            .code_model = options.code_model,
        }),
        .version = options.version,
        .kind = .exe,
        .linkage = options.linkage,
        .max_rss = options.max_rss,
        .use_llvm = options.use_llvm,
        .use_lld = options.use_lld,
        .zig_lib_dir = options.zig_lib_dir,
        .win32_manifest = options.win32_manifest,
    });

findProgram()

Deprecated; use .filters = &.{filter} instead of .filter = filter.

}

path()

Prefer populating this field (using e.g. createModule) instead of populating the following fields (root_source_file etc). In a future release, those fields will be removed, and this field will become non-optional.


pub const ObjectOptions = struct {
    name: []const u8,
    max_rss: usize = 0,
    use_llvm: ?bool = null,
    use_lld: ?bool = null,
    zig_lib_dir: ?LazyPath = null,

pathFromRoot()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


    /// Prefer populating this field (using e.g. `createModule`) instead of populating
    /// the following fields (`root_source_file` etc). In a future release, those fields
    /// will be removed, and this field will become non-optional.
    root_module: ?*Module = null,

pathJoin()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    root_source_file: ?LazyPath = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    target: ?ResolvedTarget = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    optimize: std.builtin.OptimizeMode = .Debug,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    code_model: std.builtin.CodeModel = .default,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    link_libc: ?bool = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    single_threaded: ?bool = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    pic: ?bool = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    strip: ?bool = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    unwind_tables: ?std.builtin.UnwindTables = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    omit_frame_pointer: ?bool = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    sanitize_thread: ?bool = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    error_tracing: ?bool = null,
};

pathResolve()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


pub fn addObject(b: *Build, options: ObjectOptions) *Step.Compile {
    if (options.root_module != null and options.target != null) {
        @panic("`root_module` and `target` cannot both be populated");
    }
    return .create(b, .{
        .name = options.name,
        .root_module = options.root_module orelse b.createModule(.{
            .root_source_file = options.root_source_file,
            .target = options.target orelse @panic("`root_module` and `target` cannot both be null"),
            .optimize = options.optimize,
            .link_libc = options.link_libc,
            .single_threaded = options.single_threaded,
            .pic = options.pic,
            .strip = options.strip,
            .unwind_tables = options.unwind_tables,
            .omit_frame_pointer = options.omit_frame_pointer,
            .sanitize_thread = options.sanitize_thread,
            .error_tracing = options.error_tracing,
            .code_model = options.code_model,
        }),
        .kind = .obj,
        .max_rss = options.max_rss,
        .use_llvm = options.use_llvm,
        .use_lld = options.use_lld,
        .zig_lib_dir = options.zig_lib_dir,
    });

findProgram()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.

}

findProgram()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


pub const SharedLibraryOptions = struct {
    name: []const u8,
    version: ?std.SemanticVersion = null,
    max_rss: usize = 0,
    use_llvm: ?bool = null,
    use_lld: ?bool = null,
    zig_lib_dir: ?LazyPath = null,
    /// Embed a `.manifest` file in the compilation if the object format supports it.
    /// https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/sbscs/manifest-files-reference
    /// Manifest files must have the extension `.manifest`.
    /// Can be set regardless of target. The `.manifest` file will be ignored
    /// if the target object format does not support embedded manifests.
    win32_manifest: ?LazyPath = null,

runAllowFail()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


    /// Prefer populating this field (using e.g. `createModule`) instead of populating
    /// the following fields (`root_source_file` etc). In a future release, those fields
    /// will be removed, and this field will become non-optional.
    root_module: ?*Module = null,

run()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    root_source_file: ?LazyPath = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    target: ?ResolvedTarget = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    optimize: std.builtin.OptimizeMode = .Debug,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    code_model: std.builtin.CodeModel = .default,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    link_libc: ?bool = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    single_threaded: ?bool = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    pic: ?bool = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    strip: ?bool = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    unwind_tables: ?std.builtin.UnwindTables = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    omit_frame_pointer: ?bool = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    sanitize_thread: ?bool = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    error_tracing: ?bool = null,
};

addSearchPrefix()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


/// Deprecated: use `b.addLibrary(.{ ..., .linkage = .dynamic })` instead.
pub fn addSharedLibrary(b: *Build, options: SharedLibraryOptions) *Step.Compile {
    if (options.root_module != null and options.target != null) {
        @panic("`root_module` and `target` cannot both be populated");
    }
    return .create(b, .{
        .name = options.name,
        .root_module = options.root_module orelse b.createModule(.{
            .target = options.target orelse @panic("`root_module` and `target` cannot both be null"),
            .optimize = options.optimize,
            .root_source_file = options.root_source_file,
            .link_libc = options.link_libc,
            .single_threaded = options.single_threaded,
            .pic = options.pic,
            .strip = options.strip,
            .unwind_tables = options.unwind_tables,
            .omit_frame_pointer = options.omit_frame_pointer,
            .sanitize_thread = options.sanitize_thread,
            .error_tracing = options.error_tracing,
            .code_model = options.code_model,
        }),
        .kind = .lib,
        .linkage = .dynamic,
        .version = options.version,
        .max_rss = options.max_rss,
        .use_llvm = options.use_llvm,
        .use_lld = options.use_lld,
        .zig_lib_dir = options.zig_lib_dir,
        .win32_manifest = options.win32_manifest,
    });
}

getInstallPath()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


pub const StaticLibraryOptions = struct {
    name: []const u8,
    version: ?std.SemanticVersion = null,
    max_rss: usize = 0,
    use_llvm: ?bool = null,
    use_lld: ?bool = null,
    zig_lib_dir: ?LazyPath = null,

Dependency

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


    /// Prefer populating this field (using e.g. `createModule`) instead of populating
    /// the following fields (`root_source_file` etc). In a future release, those fields
    /// will be removed, and this field will become non-optional.
    root_module: ?*Module = null,

artifact()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    root_source_file: ?LazyPath = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    target: ?ResolvedTarget = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    optimize: std.builtin.OptimizeMode = .Debug,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    code_model: std.builtin.CodeModel = .default,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    link_libc: ?bool = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    single_threaded: ?bool = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    pic: ?bool = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    strip: ?bool = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    unwind_tables: ?std.builtin.UnwindTables = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    omit_frame_pointer: ?bool = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    sanitize_thread: ?bool = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    error_tracing: ?bool = null,
};

module()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


/// Deprecated: use `b.addLibrary(.{ ..., .linkage = .static })` instead.
pub fn addStaticLibrary(b: *Build, options: StaticLibraryOptions) *Step.Compile {
    if (options.root_module != null and options.target != null) {
        @panic("`root_module` and `target` cannot both be populated");
    }
    return .create(b, .{
        .name = options.name,
        .root_module = options.root_module orelse b.createModule(.{
            .target = options.target orelse @panic("`root_module` and `target` cannot both be null"),
            .optimize = options.optimize,
            .root_source_file = options.root_source_file,
            .link_libc = options.link_libc,
            .single_threaded = options.single_threaded,
            .pic = options.pic,
            .strip = options.strip,
            .unwind_tables = options.unwind_tables,
            .omit_frame_pointer = options.omit_frame_pointer,
            .sanitize_thread = options.sanitize_thread,
            .error_tracing = options.error_tracing,
            .code_model = options.code_model,
        }),
        .kind = .lib,
        .linkage = .static,
        .version = options.version,
        .max_rss = options.max_rss,
        .use_llvm = options.use_llvm,
        .use_lld = options.use_lld,
        .zig_lib_dir = options.zig_lib_dir,
    });
}

namedWriteFiles()

Deprecated; prefer populating root_module.


pub const LibraryOptions = struct {
    linkage: std.builtin.LinkMode = .static,
    name: []const u8,
    root_module: *Module,
    version: ?std.SemanticVersion = null,
    max_rss: usize = 0,
    use_llvm: ?bool = null,
    use_lld: ?bool = null,
    zig_lib_dir: ?LazyPath = null,
    /// Embed a `.manifest` file in the compilation if the object format supports it.
    /// https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/sbscs/manifest-files-reference
    /// Manifest files must have the extension `.manifest`.
    /// Can be set regardless of target. The `.manifest` file will be ignored
    /// if the target object format does not support embedded manifests.
    win32_manifest: ?LazyPath = null,
};

namedLazyPath()

Creates an executable containing unit tests. Equivalent to running the command zig test --test-no-exec .... **This step does not run the unit tests**. Typically, the result of this function will be passed to addRunArtifact, creating a Step.Run. These two steps are separated because they are independently configured and cached.


pub fn addLibrary(b: *Build, options: LibraryOptions) *Step.Compile {
    return .create(b, .{
        .name = options.name,
        .root_module = options.root_module,
        .kind = .lib,
        .linkage = options.linkage,
        .version = options.version,
        .max_rss = options.max_rss,
        .use_llvm = options.use_llvm,
        .use_lld = options.use_lld,
        .zig_lib_dir = options.zig_lib_dir,
        .win32_manifest = options.win32_manifest,
    });
}

path()

To choose the same computer as the one building the package, pass the host field of the package's Build instance.


pub const TestOptions = struct {
    name: []const u8 = "test",
    max_rss: usize = 0,
    /// Deprecated; use `.filters = &.{filter}` instead of `.filter = filter`.
    filter: ?[]const u8 = null,
    filters: []const []const u8 = &.{},
    test_runner: ?Step.Compile.TestRunner = null,
    use_llvm: ?bool = null,
    use_lld: ?bool = null,
    zig_lib_dir: ?LazyPath = null,

lazyDependency()

Deprecated; prefer using addObject where the root_module has an empty root_source_file and contains an assembly file via Module.addAssemblyFile.


    /// Prefer populating this field (using e.g. `createModule`) instead of populating
    /// the following fields (`root_source_file` etc). In a future release, those fields
    /// will be removed, and this field will become non-optional.
    root_module: ?*Module = null,

dependency()

This function creates a module and adds it to the package's module set, making it available to other packages which depend on this one. createModule can be used instead to create a private module.


    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    root_source_file: ?LazyPath = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    target: ?ResolvedTarget = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    optimize: std.builtin.OptimizeMode = .Debug,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    version: ?std.SemanticVersion = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    link_libc: ?bool = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    link_libcpp: ?bool = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    single_threaded: ?bool = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    pic: ?bool = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    strip: ?bool = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    unwind_tables: ?std.builtin.UnwindTables = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    omit_frame_pointer: ?bool = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    sanitize_thread: ?bool = null,
    /// Deprecated; prefer populating `root_module`.
    error_tracing: ?bool = null,
};

lazyImport()

This function creates a private module, to be used by the current package, but not exposed to other packages depending on this one. addModule can be used instead to create a public module.


/// Creates an executable containing unit tests.
///
/// Equivalent to running the command `zig test --test-no-exec ...`.
///
/// **This step does not run the unit tests**. Typically, the result of this
/// function will be passed to `addRunArtifact`, creating a `Step.Run`. These
/// two steps are separated because they are independently configured and
/// cached.
pub fn addTest(b: *Build, options: TestOptions) *Step.Compile {
    if (options.root_module != null and options.root_source_file != null) {
        @panic("`root_module` and `root_source_file` cannot both be populated");
    }
    return .create(b, .{
        .name = options.name,
        .kind = .@"test",
        .root_module = options.root_module orelse b.createModule(.{
            .root_source_file = options.root_source_file orelse @panic("`root_module` and `root_source_file` cannot both be null"),
            .target = options.target orelse b.graph.host,
            .optimize = options.optimize,
            .link_libc = options.link_libc,
            .link_libcpp = options.link_libcpp,
            .single_threaded = options.single_threaded,
            .pic = options.pic,
            .strip = options.strip,
            .unwind_tables = options.unwind_tables,
            .omit_frame_pointer = options.omit_frame_pointer,
            .sanitize_thread = options.sanitize_thread,
            .error_tracing = options.error_tracing,
        }),
        .max_rss = options.max_rss,
        .filters = if (options.filter != null and options.filters.len > 0) filters: {
            const filters = b.allocator.alloc([]const u8, 1 + options.filters.len) catch @panic("OOM");
            filters[0] = b.dupe(options.filter.?);
            for (filters[1..], options.filters) |*dest, source| dest.* = b.dupe(source);
            break :filters filters;
        } else b.dupeStrings(if (options.filter) |filter| &.{filter} else options.filters),
        .test_runner = options.test_runner,
        .use_llvm = options.use_llvm,
        .use_lld = options.use_lld,
        .zig_lib_dir = options.zig_lib_dir,
    });
}

dependencyFromBuildZig()

Initializes a Step.Run with argv, which must at least have the path to the executable. More command line arguments can be added with addArg, addArgs, and addArtifactArg. Be careful using this function, as it introduces a system dependency. To run an executable built with zig build, see Step.Compile.run.


pub const AssemblyOptions = struct {
    name: []const u8,
    source_file: LazyPath,
    /// To choose the same computer as the one building the package, pass the
    /// `host` field of the package's `Build` instance.
    target: ResolvedTarget,
    optimize: std.builtin.OptimizeMode,
    max_rss: usize = 0,
    zig_lib_dir: ?LazyPath = null,
};

runBuild()

Creates a Step.Run with an executable built with addExecutable. Add command line arguments with methods of Step.Run.


/// Deprecated; prefer using `addObject` where the `root_module` has an empty
/// `root_source_file` and contains an assembly file via `Module.addAssemblyFile`.
pub fn addAssembly(b: *Build, options: AssemblyOptions) *Step.Compile {
    const root_module = b.createModule(.{
        .target = options.target,
        .optimize = options.optimize,
    });
    root_module.addAssemblyFile(options.source_file);
    return b.addObject(.{
        .name = options.name,
        .max_rss = options.max_rss,
        .zig_lib_dir = options.zig_lib_dir,
        .root_module = root_module,
    });
}

GeneratedFile

Using the values provided, produces a C header file, possibly based on a template input file (e.g. config.h.in). When an input template file is provided, this function will fail the build when an option not found in the input file is provided in values, and when an option found in the input file is missing from values.


/// This function creates a module and adds it to the package's module set, making
/// it available to other packages which depend on this one.
/// `createModule` can be used instead to create a private module.
pub fn addModule(b: *Build, name: []const u8, options: Module.CreateOptions) *Module {
    const module = Module.create(b, options);
    b.modules.put(b.dupe(name), module) catch @panic("OOM");
    return module;
}

getPath()

Allocator.dupe without the need to handle out of memory.


/// This function creates a private module, to be used by the current package,
/// but not exposed to other packages depending on this one.
/// `addModule` can be used instead to create a public module.
pub fn createModule(b: *Build, options: Module.CreateOptions) *Module {
    return Module.create(b, options);
}

Test: dirnameAllowEmpty

Duplicates an array of strings without the need to handle out of memory.


/// Initializes a `Step.Run` with argv, which must at least have the path to the
/// executable. More command line arguments can be added with `addArg`,
/// `addArgs`, and `addArtifactArg`.
/// Be careful using this function, as it introduces a system dependency.
/// To run an executable built with zig build, see `Step.Compile.run`.
pub fn addSystemCommand(b: *Build, argv: []const []const u8) *Step.Run {
    assert(argv.len >= 1);
    const run_step = Step.Run.create(b, b.fmt("run {s}", .{argv[0]}));
    run_step.addArgs(argv);
    return run_step;
}

LazyPath

Duplicates a path and converts all slashes to the OS's canonical path separator.


/// Creates a `Step.Run` with an executable built with `addExecutable`.
/// Add command line arguments with methods of `Step.Run`.
pub fn addRunArtifact(b: *Build, exe: *Step.Compile) *Step.Run {
    // It doesn't have to be native. We catch that if you actually try to run it.
    // Consider that this is declarative; the run step may not be run unless a user
    // option is supplied.
    const run_step = Step.Run.create(b, b.fmt("run {s}", .{exe.name}));
    run_step.producer = exe;
    if (exe.kind == .@"test") {
        if (exe.exec_cmd_args) |exec_cmd_args| {
            for (exec_cmd_args) |cmd_arg| {
                if (cmd_arg) |arg| {
                    run_step.addArg(arg);
                } else {
                    run_step.addArtifactArg(exe);
                }
            }
        } else {
            run_step.addArtifactArg(exe);
        }

dirname()

Creates a configuration option to be passed to the build.zig script. When a user directly runs zig build, they can set these options with -D arguments. When a project depends on a Zig package as a dependency, it programmatically sets these options when calling the dependency's build.zig script as a function. null is returned when an option is left to default.


        const test_server_mode = if (exe.test_runner) |r| r.mode == .server else true;
        if (test_server_mode) run_step.enableTestRunnerMode();
    } else {
        run_step.addArtifactArg(exe);
    }

path()

Exposes standard zig build options for choosing a target and additionally resolves the target query.


    return run_step;
}

join()

Obtain a target query from a string, reporting diagnostics to stderr if the parsing failed. Asserts that the diagnostics field of options is null. This use case is handled instead by calling std.Target.Query.parse directly.


/// Using the `values` provided, produces a C header file, possibly based on a
/// template input file (e.g. config.h.in).
/// When an input template file is provided, this function will fail the build
/// when an option not found in the input file is provided in `values`, and
/// when an option found in the input file is missing from `values`.
pub fn addConfigHeader(
    b: *Build,
    options: Step.ConfigHeader.Options,
    values: anytype,
) *Step.ConfigHeader {
    var options_copy = options;
    if (options_copy.first_ret_addr == null)
        options_copy.first_ret_addr = @returnAddress();

getDisplayName()

Exposes standard zig build options for choosing a target.


    const config_header_step = Step.ConfigHeader.create(b, options_copy);
    config_header_step.addValues(values);
    return config_header_step;
}

addStepDependencies()

This creates the install step and adds it to the dependencies of the top-level install step, using all the default options. See addInstallArtifact for a more flexible function.


/// Allocator.dupe without the need to handle out of memory.
pub fn dupe(b: *Build, bytes: []const u8) []u8 {
    return dupeInner(b.allocator, bytes);
}

getPath()

This merely creates the step; it does not add it to the dependencies of the top-level install step.


pub fn dupeInner(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, bytes: []const u8) []u8 {
    return allocator.dupe(u8, bytes) catch @panic("OOM");
}

getPath2()

dest_rel_path is relative to prefix path


/// Duplicates an array of strings without the need to handle out of memory.
pub fn dupeStrings(b: *Build, strings: []const []const u8) [][]u8 {
    const array = b.allocator.alloc([]u8, strings.len) catch @panic("OOM");
    for (array, strings) |*dest, source| dest.* = b.dupe(source);
    return array;
}

getPath3()

dest_rel_path is relative to bin path


/// Duplicates a path and converts all slashes to the OS's canonical path separator.
pub fn dupePath(b: *Build, bytes: []const u8) []u8 {
    return dupePathInner(b.allocator, bytes);
}

dupe()

dest_rel_path is relative to lib path


fn dupePathInner(allocator: std.mem.Allocator, bytes: []const u8) []u8 {
    const the_copy = dupeInner(allocator, bytes);
    for (the_copy) |*byte| {
        switch (byte.*) {
            '/', '\\' => byte.* = fs.path.sep,
            else => {},
        }
    }
    return the_copy;
}

dumpBadGetPathHelp()

dest_rel_path is relative to install prefix path


pub fn addWriteFile(b: *Build, file_path: []const u8, data: []const u8) *Step.WriteFile {
    const write_file_step = b.addWriteFiles();
    _ = write_file_step.add(file_path, data);
    return write_file_step;
}

InstallDir

dest_rel_path is relative to bin path


pub fn addNamedWriteFiles(b: *Build, name: []const u8) *Step.WriteFile {
    const wf = Step.WriteFile.create(b);
    b.named_writefiles.put(b.dupe(name), wf) catch @panic("OOM");
    return wf;
}

dupe()

dest_rel_path is relative to lib path


pub fn addNamedLazyPath(b: *Build, name: []const u8, lp: LazyPath) void {
    b.named_lazy_paths.put(b.dupe(name), lp.dupe(b)) catch @panic("OOM");
}

makeTempPath()

dest_rel_path is relative to header path


pub fn addWriteFiles(b: *Build) *Step.WriteFile {
    return Step.WriteFile.create(b);
}

hex64()

References a file or directory relative to the source root.


pub fn addUpdateSourceFiles(b: *Build) *Step.UpdateSourceFiles {
    return Step.UpdateSourceFiles.create(b);
}

ResolvedTarget

This is low-level implementation details of the build system, not meant to be called by users' build scripts. Even in the build system itself it is a code smell to call this function.


pub fn addRemoveDirTree(b: *Build, dir_path: LazyPath) *Step.RemoveDir {
    return Step.RemoveDir.create(b, dir_path);
}

resolveTargetQuery()

This is a helper function to be called from build.zig scripts, *not* from inside step make() functions. If any errors occur, it fails the build with a helpful message.


pub fn addFail(b: *Build, error_msg: []const u8) *Step.Fail {
    return Step.Fail.create(b, error_msg);
}

wantSharedLibSymLinks()

When this function is called, it means that the current build does, in fact, require this dependency. If the dependency is already fetched, it proceeds in the same manner as dependency. However if the dependency was not fetched, then when the build script is finished running, the build will not proceed to the make phase. Instead, the parent process will additionally fetch all the lazy dependencies that were actually required by running the build script, rebuild the build script, and then run it again. In other words, if this function returns null it means that the only purpose of completing the configure phase is to find out all the other lazy dependencies that are also required. It is allowed to use this function for non-lazy dependencies, in which case it will never return null. This allows toggling laziness via build.zig.zon without changing build.zig logic.


pub fn addFmt(b: *Build, options: Step.Fmt.Options) *Step.Fmt {
    return Step.Fmt.create(b, options);
}

SystemIntegrationOptionConfig

In a build.zig file, this function is to @import what lazyDependency is to dependency. If the dependency is lazy and has not yet been fetched, it instructs the parent process to fetch that dependency after the build script has finished running, then returns null. If the dependency is lazy but has already been fetched, or if it is eager, it returns the build.zig struct of that dependency, just like a regular @import.


pub fn addTranslateC(b: *Build, options: Step.TranslateC.Options) *Step.TranslateC {
    return Step.TranslateC.create(b, options);
}

systemIntegrationOption()

The build.zig struct of the package importing the dependency. When calling this function from the build function of a build.zig file's, you normally pass @This().


pub fn getInstallStep(b: *Build) *Step {
    return &b.install_tls.step;
}

pub fn getUninstallStep(b: *Build) *Step {
    return &b.uninstall_tls.step;
}

fn makeUninstall(uninstall_step: *Step, options: Step.MakeOptions) anyerror!void {
    _ = options;
    const uninstall_tls: *TopLevelStep = @fieldParentPtr("step", uninstall_step);
    const b: *Build = @fieldParentPtr("uninstall_tls", uninstall_tls);

    _ = b;
    @panic("TODO implement https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/14943");
}

/// Creates a configuration option to be passed to the build.zig script.
/// When a user directly runs `zig build`, they can set these options with `-D` arguments.
/// When a project depends on a Zig package as a dependency, it programmatically sets
/// these options when calling the dependency's build.zig script as a function.
/// `null` is returned when an option is left to default.
pub fn option(b: *Build, comptime T: type, name_raw: []const u8, description_raw: []const u8) ?T {
    const name = b.dupe(name_raw);
    const description = b.dupe(description_raw);
    const type_id = comptime typeToEnum(T);
    const enum_options = if (type_id == .@"enum" or type_id == .enum_list) blk: {
        const EnumType = if (type_id == .enum_list) @typeInfo(T).pointer.child else T;
        const fields = comptime std.meta.fields(EnumType);
        var options = ArrayList([]const u8).initCapacity(b.allocator, fields.len) catch @panic("OOM");

        inline for (fields) |field| {
            options.appendAssumeCapacity(field.name);
        }

        break :blk options.toOwnedSlice() catch @panic("OOM");
    } else null;
    const available_option = AvailableOption{
        .name = name,
        .type_id = type_id,
        .description = description,
        .enum_options = enum_options,
    };
    if ((b.available_options_map.fetchPut(name, available_option) catch @panic("OOM")) != null) {
        panic("Option '{s}' declared twice", .{name});
    }
    b.available_options_list.append(available_option) catch @panic("OOM");

    const option_ptr = b.user_input_options.getPtr(name) orelse return null;
    option_ptr.used = true;
    switch (type_id) {
        .bool => switch (option_ptr.value) {
            .flag => return true,
            .scalar => |s| {
                if (mem.eql(u8, s, "true")) {
                    return true;
                } else if (mem.eql(u8, s, "false")) {
                    return false;
                } else {
                    log.err("Expected -D{s} to be a boolean, but received '{s}'", .{ name, s });
                    b.markInvalidUserInput();
                    return null;
                }
            },
            .list, .map, .lazy_path, .lazy_path_list => {
                log.err("Expected -D{s} to be a boolean, but received a {s}.", .{
                    name, @tagName(option_ptr.value),
                });
                b.markInvalidUserInput();
                return null;
            },
        },
        .int => switch (option_ptr.value) {
            .flag, .list, .map, .lazy_path, .lazy_path_list => {
                log.err("Expected -D{s} to be an integer, but received a {s}.", .{
                    name, @tagName(option_ptr.value),
                });
                b.markInvalidUserInput();
                return null;
            },
            .scalar => |s| {
                const n = std.fmt.parseInt(T, s, 10) catch |err| switch (err) {
                    error.Overflow => {
                        log.err("-D{s} value {s} cannot fit into type {s}.", .{ name, s, @typeName(T) });
                        b.markInvalidUserInput();
                        return null;
                    },
                    else => {
                        log.err("Expected -D{s} to be an integer of type {s}.", .{ name, @typeName(T) });
                        b.markInvalidUserInput();
                        return null;
                    },
                };
                return n;
            },
        },
        .float => switch (option_ptr.value) {
            .flag, .map, .list, .lazy_path, .lazy_path_list => {
                log.err("Expected -D{s} to be a float, but received a {s}.", .{
                    name, @tagName(option_ptr.value),
                });
                b.markInvalidUserInput();
                return null;
            },
            .scalar => |s| {
                const n = std.fmt.parseFloat(T, s) catch {
                    log.err("Expected -D{s} to be a float of type {s}.", .{ name, @typeName(T) });
                    b.markInvalidUserInput();
                    return null;
                };
                return n;
            },
        },
        .@"enum" => switch (option_ptr.value) {
            .flag, .map, .list, .lazy_path, .lazy_path_list => {
                log.err("Expected -D{s} to be an enum, but received a {s}.", .{
                    name, @tagName(option_ptr.value),
                });
                b.markInvalidUserInput();
                return null;
            },
            .scalar => |s| {
                if (std.meta.stringToEnum(T, s)) |enum_lit| {
                    return enum_lit;
                } else {
                    log.err("Expected -D{s} to be of type {s}.", .{ name, @typeName(T) });
                    b.markInvalidUserInput();
                    return null;
                }
            },
        },
        .string => switch (option_ptr.value) {
            .flag, .list, .map, .lazy_path, .lazy_path_list => {
                log.err("Expected -D{s} to be a string, but received a {s}.", .{
                    name, @tagName(option_ptr.value),
                });
                b.markInvalidUserInput();
                return null;
            },
            .scalar => |s| return s,
        },
        .build_id => switch (option_ptr.value) {
            .flag, .map, .list, .lazy_path, .lazy_path_list => {
                log.err("Expected -D{s} to be an enum, but received a {s}.", .{
                    name, @tagName(option_ptr.value),
                });
                b.markInvalidUserInput();
                return null;
            },
            .scalar => |s| {
                if (std.zig.BuildId.parse(s)) |build_id| {
                    return build_id;
                } else |err| {
                    log.err("unable to parse option '-D{s}': {s}", .{ name, @errorName(err) });
                    b.markInvalidUserInput();
                    return null;
                }
            },
        },
        .list => switch (option_ptr.value) {
            .flag, .map, .lazy_path, .lazy_path_list => {
                log.err("Expected -D{s} to be a list, but received a {s}.", .{
                    name, @tagName(option_ptr.value),
                });
                b.markInvalidUserInput();
                return null;
            },
            .scalar => |s| {
                return b.allocator.dupe([]const u8, &[_][]const u8{s}) catch @panic("OOM");
            },
            .list => |lst| return lst.items,
        },
        .enum_list => switch (option_ptr.value) {
            .flag, .map, .lazy_path, .lazy_path_list => {
                log.err("Expected -D{s} to be a list, but received a {s}.", .{
                    name, @tagName(option_ptr.value),
                });
                b.markInvalidUserInput();
                return null;
            },
            .scalar => |s| {
                const Child = @typeInfo(T).pointer.child;
                const value = std.meta.stringToEnum(Child, s) orelse {
                    log.err("Expected -D{s} to be of type {s}.", .{ name, @typeName(Child) });
                    b.markInvalidUserInput();
                    return null;
                };
                return b.allocator.dupe(Child, &[_]Child{value}) catch @panic("OOM");
            },
            .list => |lst| {
                const Child = @typeInfo(T).pointer.child;
                const new_list = b.allocator.alloc(Child, lst.items.len) catch @panic("OOM");
                for (new_list, lst.items) |*new_item, str| {
                    new_item.* = std.meta.stringToEnum(Child, str) orelse {
                        log.err("Expected -D{s} to be of type {s}.", .{ name, @typeName(Child) });
                        b.markInvalidUserInput();
                        b.allocator.free(new_list);
                        return null;
                    };
                }
                return new_list;
            },
        },
        .lazy_path => switch (option_ptr.value) {
            .scalar => |s| return .{ .cwd_relative = s },
            .lazy_path => |lp| return lp,
            .flag, .map, .list, .lazy_path_list => {
                log.err("Expected -D{s} to be a path, but received a {s}.", .{
                    name, @tagName(option_ptr.value),
                });
                b.markInvalidUserInput();
                return null;
            },
        },
        .lazy_path_list => switch (option_ptr.value) {
            .scalar => |s| return b.allocator.dupe(LazyPath, &[_]LazyPath{.{ .cwd_relative = s }}) catch @panic("OOM"),
            .lazy_path => |lp| return b.allocator.dupe(LazyPath, &[_]LazyPath{lp}) catch @panic("OOM"),
            .list => |lst| {
                const new_list = b.allocator.alloc(LazyPath, lst.items.len) catch @panic("OOM");
                for (new_list, lst.items) |*new_item, str| {
                    new_item.* = .{ .cwd_relative = str };
                }
                return new_list;
            },
            .lazy_path_list => |lp_list| return lp_list.items,
            .flag, .map => {
                log.err("Expected -D{s} to be a path, but received a {s}.", .{
                    name, @tagName(option_ptr.value),
                });
                b.markInvalidUserInput();
                return null;
            },
        },
    }
}

pub fn step(b: *Build, name: []const u8, description: []const u8) *Step {
    const step_info = b.allocator.create(TopLevelStep) catch @panic("OOM");
    step_info.* = .{
        .step = Step.init(.{
            .id = TopLevelStep.base_id,
            .name = name,
            .owner = b,
        }),
        .description = b.dupe(description),
    };
    const gop = b.top_level_steps.getOrPut(b.allocator, name) catch @panic("OOM");
    if (gop.found_existing) std.debug.panic("A top-level step with name \"{s}\" already exists", .{name});

    gop.key_ptr.* = step_info.step.name;
    gop.value_ptr.* = step_info;

    return &step_info.step;
}

pub const StandardOptimizeOptionOptions = struct {
    preferred_optimize_mode: ?std.builtin.OptimizeMode = null,
};

pub fn standardOptimizeOption(b: *Build, options: StandardOptimizeOptionOptions) std.builtin.OptimizeMode {
    if (options.preferred_optimize_mode) |mode| {
        if (b.option(bool, "release", "optimize for end users") orelse (b.release_mode != .off)) {
            return mode;
        } else {
            return .Debug;
        }
    }

    if (b.option(
        std.builtin.OptimizeMode,
        "optimize",
        "Prioritize performance, safety, or binary size",
    )) |mode| {
        return mode;
    }

    return switch (b.release_mode) {
        .off => .Debug,
        .any => {
            std.debug.print("the project does not declare a preferred optimization mode. choose: --release=fast, --release=safe, or --release=small\n", .{});
            process.exit(1);
        },
        .fast => .ReleaseFast,
        .safe => .ReleaseSafe,
        .small => .ReleaseSmall,
    };
}

pub const StandardTargetOptionsArgs = struct {
    whitelist: ?[]const Target.Query = null,
    default_target: Target.Query = .{},
};

/// Exposes standard `zig build` options for choosing a target and additionally
/// resolves the target query.
pub fn standardTargetOptions(b: *Build, args: StandardTargetOptionsArgs) ResolvedTarget {
    const query = b.standardTargetOptionsQueryOnly(args);
    return b.resolveTargetQuery(query);
}

/// Obtain a target query from a string, reporting diagnostics to stderr if the
/// parsing failed.
/// Asserts that the `diagnostics` field of `options` is `null`. This use case
/// is handled instead by calling `std.Target.Query.parse` directly.
pub fn parseTargetQuery(options: std.Target.Query.ParseOptions) error{ParseFailed}!std.Target.Query {
    assert(options.diagnostics == null);
    var diags: Target.Query.ParseOptions.Diagnostics = .{};
    var opts_copy = options;
    opts_copy.diagnostics = &diags;
    return std.Target.Query.parse(opts_copy) catch |err| switch (err) {
        error.UnknownCpuModel => {
            std.debug.print("unknown CPU: '{s}'\navailable CPUs for architecture '{s}':\n", .{
                diags.cpu_name.?, @tagName(diags.arch.?),
            });
            for (diags.arch.?.allCpuModels()) |cpu| {
                std.debug.print(" {s}\n", .{cpu.name});
            }
            return error.ParseFailed;
        },
        error.UnknownCpuFeature => {
            std.debug.print(
                \\unknown CPU feature: '{s}'
                \\available CPU features for architecture '{s}':
                \\
            , .{
                diags.unknown_feature_name.?,
                @tagName(diags.arch.?),
            });
            for (diags.arch.?.allFeaturesList()) |feature| {
                std.debug.print(" {s}: {s}\n", .{ feature.name, feature.description });
            }
            return error.ParseFailed;
        },
        error.UnknownOperatingSystem => {
            std.debug.print(
                \\unknown OS: '{s}'
                \\available operating systems:
                \\
            , .{diags.os_name.?});
            inline for (std.meta.fields(Target.Os.Tag)) |field| {
                std.debug.print(" {s}\n", .{field.name});
            }
            return error.ParseFailed;
        },
        else => |e| {
            std.debug.print("unable to parse target '{s}': {s}\n", .{
                options.arch_os_abi, @errorName(e),
            });
            return error.ParseFailed;
        },
    };
}

/// Exposes standard `zig build` options for choosing a target.
pub fn standardTargetOptionsQueryOnly(b: *Build, args: StandardTargetOptionsArgs) Target.Query {
    const maybe_triple = b.option(
        []const u8,
        "target",
        "The CPU architecture, OS, and ABI to build for",
    );
    const mcpu = b.option(
        []const u8,
        "cpu",
        "Target CPU features to add or subtract",
    );
    const ofmt = b.option(
        []const u8,
        "ofmt",
        "Target object format",
    );
    const dynamic_linker = b.option(
        []const u8,
        "dynamic-linker",
        "Path to interpreter on the target system",
    );

    if (maybe_triple == null and mcpu == null and ofmt == null and dynamic_linker == null)
        return args.default_target;

    const triple = maybe_triple orelse "native";

    const selected_target = parseTargetQuery(.{
        .arch_os_abi = triple,
        .cpu_features = mcpu,
        .object_format = ofmt,
        .dynamic_linker = dynamic_linker,
    }) catch |err| switch (err) {
        error.ParseFailed => {
            b.markInvalidUserInput();
            return args.default_target;
        },
    };

    const whitelist = args.whitelist orelse return selected_target;

    // Make sure it's a match of one of the list.
    for (whitelist) |q| {
        if (q.eql(selected_target))
            return selected_target;
    }

    for (whitelist) |q| {
        log.info("allowed target: -Dtarget={s} -Dcpu={s}", .{
            q.zigTriple(b.allocator) catch @panic("OOM"),
            q.serializeCpuAlloc(b.allocator) catch @panic("OOM"),
        });
    }
    log.err("chosen target '{s}' does not match one of the allowed targets", .{
        selected_target.zigTriple(b.allocator) catch @panic("OOM"),
    });
    b.markInvalidUserInput();
    return args.default_target;
}

pub fn addUserInputOption(b: *Build, name_raw: []const u8, value_raw: []const u8) error{OutOfMemory}!bool {
    const name = b.dupe(name_raw);
    const value = b.dupe(value_raw);
    const gop = try b.user_input_options.getOrPut(name);
    if (!gop.found_existing) {
        gop.value_ptr.* = UserInputOption{
            .name = name,
            .value = .{ .scalar = value },
            .used = false,
        };
        return false;
    }

    // option already exists
    switch (gop.value_ptr.value) {
        .scalar => |s| {
            // turn it into a list
            var list = ArrayList([]const u8).init(b.allocator);
            try list.append(s);
            try list.append(value);
            try b.user_input_options.put(name, .{
                .name = name,
                .value = .{ .list = list },
                .used = false,
            });
        },
        .list => |*list| {
            // append to the list
            try list.append(value);
            try b.user_input_options.put(name, .{
                .name = name,
                .value = .{ .list = list.* },
                .used = false,
            });
        },
        .flag => {
            log.warn("option '-D{s}={s}' conflicts with flag '-D{s}'.", .{ name, value, name });
            return true;
        },
        .map => |*map| {
            _ = map;
            log.warn("TODO maps as command line arguments is not implemented yet.", .{});
            return true;
        },
        .lazy_path, .lazy_path_list => {
            log.warn("the lazy path value type isn't added from the CLI, but somehow '{s}' is a .{}", .{ name, std.zig.fmtId(@tagName(gop.value_ptr.value)) });
            return true;
        },
    }
    return false;
}

pub fn addUserInputFlag(b: *Build, name_raw: []const u8) error{OutOfMemory}!bool {
    const name = b.dupe(name_raw);
    const gop = try b.user_input_options.getOrPut(name);
    if (!gop.found_existing) {
        gop.value_ptr.* = .{
            .name = name,
            .value = .{ .flag = {} },
            .used = false,
        };
        return false;
    }

    // option already exists
    switch (gop.value_ptr.value) {
        .scalar => |s| {
            log.err("Flag '-D{s}' conflicts with option '-D{s}={s}'.", .{ name, name, s });
            return true;
        },
        .list, .map, .lazy_path_list => {
            log.err("Flag '-D{s}' conflicts with multiple options of the same name.", .{name});
            return true;
        },
        .lazy_path => |lp| {
            log.err("Flag '-D{s}' conflicts with option '-D{s}={s}'.", .{ name, name, lp.getDisplayName() });
            return true;
        },

        .flag => {},
    }
    return false;
}

fn typeToEnum(comptime T: type) TypeId {
    return switch (T) {
        std.zig.BuildId => .build_id,
        LazyPath => .lazy_path,
        else => return switch (@typeInfo(T)) {
            .int => .int,
            .float => .float,
            .bool => .bool,
            .@"enum" => .@"enum",
            .pointer => |pointer| switch (pointer.child) {
                u8 => .string,
                []const u8 => .list,
                LazyPath => .lazy_path_list,
                else => switch (@typeInfo(pointer.child)) {
                    .@"enum" => .enum_list,
                    else => @compileError("Unsupported type: " ++ @typeName(T)),
                },
            },
            else => @compileError("Unsupported type: " ++ @typeName(T)),
        },
    };
}

fn markInvalidUserInput(b: *Build) void {
    b.invalid_user_input = true;
}

pub fn validateUserInputDidItFail(b: *Build) bool {
    // Make sure all args are used.
    var it = b.user_input_options.iterator();
    while (it.next()) |entry| {
        if (!entry.value_ptr.used) {
            log.err("invalid option: -D{s}", .{entry.key_ptr.*});
            b.markInvalidUserInput();
        }
    }

    return b.invalid_user_input;
}

fn allocPrintCmd(ally: Allocator, opt_cwd: ?[]const u8, argv: []const []const u8) error{OutOfMemory}![]u8 {
    var buf = ArrayList(u8).init(ally);
    if (opt_cwd) |cwd| try buf.writer().print("cd {s} && ", .{cwd});
    for (argv) |arg| {
        try buf.writer().print("{s} ", .{arg});
    }
    return buf.toOwnedSlice();
}

fn printCmd(ally: Allocator, cwd: ?[]const u8, argv: []const []const u8) void {
    const text = allocPrintCmd(ally, cwd, argv) catch @panic("OOM");
    std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{text});
}

/// This creates the install step and adds it to the dependencies of the
/// top-level install step, using all the default options.
/// See `addInstallArtifact` for a more flexible function.
pub fn installArtifact(b: *Build, artifact: *Step.Compile) void {
    b.getInstallStep().dependOn(&b.addInstallArtifact(artifact, .{}).step);
}

/// This merely creates the step; it does not add it to the dependencies of the
/// top-level install step.
pub fn addInstallArtifact(
    b: *Build,
    artifact: *Step.Compile,
    options: Step.InstallArtifact.Options,
) *Step.InstallArtifact {
    return Step.InstallArtifact.create(b, artifact, options);
}

///`dest_rel_path` is relative to prefix path
pub fn installFile(b: *Build, src_path: []const u8, dest_rel_path: []const u8) void {
    b.getInstallStep().dependOn(&b.addInstallFileWithDir(b.path(src_path), .prefix, dest_rel_path).step);
}

pub fn installDirectory(b: *Build, options: Step.InstallDir.Options) void {
    b.getInstallStep().dependOn(&b.addInstallDirectory(options).step);
}

///`dest_rel_path` is relative to bin path
pub fn installBinFile(b: *Build, src_path: []const u8, dest_rel_path: []const u8) void {
    b.getInstallStep().dependOn(&b.addInstallFileWithDir(b.path(src_path), .bin, dest_rel_path).step);
}

///`dest_rel_path` is relative to lib path
pub fn installLibFile(b: *Build, src_path: []const u8, dest_rel_path: []const u8) void {
    b.getInstallStep().dependOn(&b.addInstallFileWithDir(b.path(src_path), .lib, dest_rel_path).step);
}

pub fn addObjCopy(b: *Build, source: LazyPath, options: Step.ObjCopy.Options) *Step.ObjCopy {
    return Step.ObjCopy.create(b, source, options);
}

/// `dest_rel_path` is relative to install prefix path
pub fn addInstallFile(b: *Build, source: LazyPath, dest_rel_path: []const u8) *Step.InstallFile {
    return b.addInstallFileWithDir(source, .prefix, dest_rel_path);
}

/// `dest_rel_path` is relative to bin path
pub fn addInstallBinFile(b: *Build, source: LazyPath, dest_rel_path: []const u8) *Step.InstallFile {
    return b.addInstallFileWithDir(source, .bin, dest_rel_path);
}

/// `dest_rel_path` is relative to lib path
pub fn addInstallLibFile(b: *Build, source: LazyPath, dest_rel_path: []const u8) *Step.InstallFile {
    return b.addInstallFileWithDir(source, .lib, dest_rel_path);
}

/// `dest_rel_path` is relative to header path
pub fn addInstallHeaderFile(b: *Build, source: LazyPath, dest_rel_path: []const u8) *Step.InstallFile {
    return b.addInstallFileWithDir(source, .header, dest_rel_path);
}

pub fn addInstallFileWithDir(
    b: *Build,
    source: LazyPath,
    install_dir: InstallDir,
    dest_rel_path: []const u8,
) *Step.InstallFile {
    return Step.InstallFile.create(b, source, install_dir, dest_rel_path);
}

pub fn addInstallDirectory(b: *Build, options: Step.InstallDir.Options) *Step.InstallDir {
    return Step.InstallDir.create(b, options);
}

pub fn addCheckFile(
    b: *Build,
    file_source: LazyPath,
    options: Step.CheckFile.Options,
) *Step.CheckFile {
    return Step.CheckFile.create(b, file_source, options);
}

pub fn truncateFile(b: *Build, dest_path: []const u8) (fs.Dir.MakeError || fs.Dir.StatFileError)!void {
    if (b.verbose) {
        log.info("truncate {s}", .{dest_path});
    }
    const cwd = fs.cwd();
    var src_file = cwd.createFile(dest_path, .{}) catch |err| switch (err) {
        error.FileNotFound => blk: {
            if (fs.path.dirname(dest_path)) |dirname| {
                try cwd.makePath(dirname);
            }
            break :blk try cwd.createFile(dest_path, .{});
        },
        else => |e| return e,
    };
    src_file.close();
}

/// References a file or directory relative to the source root.
pub fn path(b: *Build, sub_path: []const u8) LazyPath {
    if (fs.path.isAbsolute(sub_path)) {
        std.debug.panic("sub_path is expected to be relative to the build root, but was this absolute path: '{s}'. It is best avoid absolute paths, but if you must, it is supported by LazyPath.cwd_relative", .{
            sub_path,
        });
    }
    return .{ .src_path = .{
        .owner = b,
        .sub_path = sub_path,
    } };
}

/// This is low-level implementation details of the build system, not meant to
/// be called by users' build scripts. Even in the build system itself it is a
/// code smell to call this function.
pub fn pathFromRoot(b: *Build, sub_path: []const u8) []u8 {
    return b.pathResolve(&.{ b.build_root.path orelse ".", sub_path });
}

fn pathFromCwd(b: *Build, sub_path: []const u8) []u8 {
    const cwd = process.getCwdAlloc(b.allocator) catch @panic("OOM");
    return b.pathResolve(&.{ cwd, sub_path });
}

pub fn pathJoin(b: *Build, paths: []const []const u8) []u8 {
    return fs.path.join(b.allocator, paths) catch @panic("OOM");
}

pub fn pathResolve(b: *Build, paths: []const []const u8) []u8 {
    return fs.path.resolve(b.allocator, paths) catch @panic("OOM");
}

pub fn fmt(b: *Build, comptime format: []const u8, args: anytype) []u8 {
    return std.fmt.allocPrint(b.allocator, format, args) catch @panic("OOM");
}

fn supportedWindowsProgramExtension(ext: []const u8) bool {
    inline for (@typeInfo(std.process.Child.WindowsExtension).@"enum".fields) |field| {
        if (std.ascii.eqlIgnoreCase(ext, "." ++ field.name)) return true;
    }
    return false;
}

fn tryFindProgram(b: *Build, full_path: []const u8) ?[]const u8 {
    if (fs.realpathAlloc(b.allocator, full_path)) |p| {
        return p;
    } else |err| switch (err) {
        error.OutOfMemory => @panic("OOM"),
        else => {},
    }

    if (builtin.os.tag == .windows) {
        if (b.graph.env_map.get("PATHEXT")) |PATHEXT| {
            var it = mem.tokenizeScalar(u8, PATHEXT, fs.path.delimiter);

            while (it.next()) |ext| {
                if (!supportedWindowsProgramExtension(ext)) continue;

                return fs.realpathAlloc(b.allocator, b.fmt("{s}{s}", .{ full_path, ext })) catch |err| switch (err) {
                    error.OutOfMemory => @panic("OOM"),
                    else => continue,
                };
            }
        }
    }

    return null;
}

pub fn findProgram(b: *Build, names: []const []const u8, paths: []const []const u8) error{FileNotFound}![]const u8 {
    // TODO report error for ambiguous situations
    for (b.search_prefixes.items) |search_prefix| {
        for (names) |name| {
            if (fs.path.isAbsolute(name)) {
                return name;
            }
            return tryFindProgram(b, b.pathJoin(&.{ search_prefix, "bin", name })) orelse continue;
        }
    }
    if (b.graph.env_map.get("PATH")) |PATH| {
        for (names) |name| {
            if (fs.path.isAbsolute(name)) {
                return name;
            }
            var it = mem.tokenizeScalar(u8, PATH, fs.path.delimiter);
            while (it.next()) |p| {
                return tryFindProgram(b, b.pathJoin(&.{ p, name })) orelse continue;
            }
        }
    }
    for (names) |name| {
        if (fs.path.isAbsolute(name)) {
            return name;
        }
        for (paths) |p| {
            return tryFindProgram(b, b.pathJoin(&.{ p, name })) orelse continue;
        }
    }
    return error.FileNotFound;
}

pub fn runAllowFail(
    b: *Build,
    argv: []const []const u8,
    out_code: *u8,
    stderr_behavior: std.process.Child.StdIo,
) RunError![]u8 {
    assert(argv.len != 0);

    if (!process.can_spawn)
        return error.ExecNotSupported;

    const max_output_size = 400 * 1024;
    var child = std.process.Child.init(argv, b.allocator);
    child.stdin_behavior = .Ignore;
    child.stdout_behavior = .Pipe;
    child.stderr_behavior = stderr_behavior;
    child.env_map = &b.graph.env_map;

    try Step.handleVerbose2(b, null, child.env_map, argv);
    try child.spawn();

    const stdout = child.stdout.?.reader().readAllAlloc(b.allocator, max_output_size) catch {
        return error.ReadFailure;
    };
    errdefer b.allocator.free(stdout);

    const term = try child.wait();
    switch (term) {
        .Exited => |code| {
            if (code != 0) {
                out_code.* = @as(u8, @truncate(code));
                return error.ExitCodeFailure;
            }
            return stdout;
        },
        .Signal, .Stopped, .Unknown => |code| {
            out_code.* = @as(u8, @truncate(code));
            return error.ProcessTerminated;
        },
    }
}

/// This is a helper function to be called from build.zig scripts, *not* from
/// inside step make() functions. If any errors occur, it fails the build with
/// a helpful message.
pub fn run(b: *Build, argv: []const []const u8) []u8 {
    if (!process.can_spawn) {
        std.debug.print("unable to spawn the following command: cannot spawn child process\n{s}\n", .{
            try allocPrintCmd(b.allocator, null, argv),
        });
        process.exit(1);
    }

    var code: u8 = undefined;
    return b.runAllowFail(argv, &code, .Inherit) catch |err| {
        const printed_cmd = allocPrintCmd(b.allocator, null, argv) catch @panic("OOM");
        std.debug.print("unable to spawn the following command: {s}\n{s}\n", .{
            @errorName(err), printed_cmd,
        });
        process.exit(1);
    };
}

pub fn addSearchPrefix(b: *Build, search_prefix: []const u8) void {
    b.search_prefixes.append(b.allocator, b.dupePath(search_prefix)) catch @panic("OOM");
}

pub fn getInstallPath(b: *Build, dir: InstallDir, dest_rel_path: []const u8) []const u8 {
    assert(!fs.path.isAbsolute(dest_rel_path)); // Install paths must be relative to the prefix
    const base_dir = switch (dir) {
        .prefix => b.install_path,
        .bin => b.exe_dir,
        .lib => b.lib_dir,
        .header => b.h_dir,
        .custom => |p| b.pathJoin(&.{ b.install_path, p }),
    };
    return b.pathResolve(&.{ base_dir, dest_rel_path });
}

pub const Dependency = struct {
    builder: *Build,

    pub fn artifact(d: *Dependency, name: []const u8) *Step.Compile {
        var found: ?*Step.Compile = null;
        for (d.builder.install_tls.step.dependencies.items) |dep_step| {
            const inst = dep_step.cast(Step.InstallArtifact) orelse continue;
            if (mem.eql(u8, inst.artifact.name, name)) {
                if (found != null) panic("artifact name '{s}' is ambiguous", .{name});
                found = inst.artifact;
            }
        }
        return found orelse {
            for (d.builder.install_tls.step.dependencies.items) |dep_step| {
                const inst = dep_step.cast(Step.InstallArtifact) orelse continue;
                log.info("available artifact: '{s}'", .{inst.artifact.name});
            }
            panic("unable to find artifact '{s}'", .{name});
        };
    }

    pub fn module(d: *Dependency, name: []const u8) *Module {
        return d.builder.modules.get(name) orelse {
            panic("unable to find module '{s}'", .{name});
        };
    }

    pub fn namedWriteFiles(d: *Dependency, name: []const u8) *Step.WriteFile {
        return d.builder.named_writefiles.get(name) orelse {
            panic("unable to find named writefiles '{s}'", .{name});
        };
    }

    pub fn namedLazyPath(d: *Dependency, name: []const u8) LazyPath {
        return d.builder.named_lazy_paths.get(name) orelse {
            panic("unable to find named lazypath '{s}'", .{name});
        };
    }

    pub fn path(d: *Dependency, sub_path: []const u8) LazyPath {
        return .{
            .dependency = .{
                .dependency = d,
                .sub_path = sub_path,
            },
        };
    }
};

fn findPkgHashOrFatal(b: *Build, name: []const u8) []const u8 {
    for (b.available_deps) |dep| {
        if (mem.eql(u8, dep[0], name)) return dep[1];
    }

    const full_path = b.pathFromRoot("build.zig.zon");
    std.debug.panic("no dependency named '{s}' in '{s}'. All packages used in build.zig must be declared in this file", .{ name, full_path });
}

inline fn findImportPkgHashOrFatal(b: *Build, comptime asking_build_zig: type, comptime dep_name: []const u8) []const u8 {
    const build_runner = @import("root");
    const deps = build_runner.dependencies;

    const b_pkg_hash, const b_pkg_deps = comptime for (@typeInfo(deps.packages).@"struct".decls) |decl| {
        const pkg_hash = decl.name;
        const pkg = @field(deps.packages, pkg_hash);
        if (@hasDecl(pkg, "build_zig") and pkg.build_zig == asking_build_zig) break .{ pkg_hash, pkg.deps };
    } else .{ "", deps.root_deps };
    if (!std.mem.eql(u8, b_pkg_hash, b.pkg_hash)) {
        std.debug.panic("'{}' is not the struct that corresponds to '{s}'", .{ asking_build_zig, b.pathFromRoot("build.zig") });
    }
    comptime for (b_pkg_deps) |dep| {
        if (std.mem.eql(u8, dep[0], dep_name)) return dep[1];
    };

    const full_path = b.pathFromRoot("build.zig.zon");
    std.debug.panic("no dependency named '{s}' in '{s}'. All packages used in build.zig must be declared in this file", .{ dep_name, full_path });
}

fn markNeededLazyDep(b: *Build, pkg_hash: []const u8) void {
    b.graph.needed_lazy_dependencies.put(b.graph.arena, pkg_hash, {}) catch @panic("OOM");
}

/// When this function is called, it means that the current build does, in
/// fact, require this dependency. If the dependency is already fetched, it
/// proceeds in the same manner as `dependency`. However if the dependency was
/// not fetched, then when the build script is finished running, the build will
/// not proceed to the make phase. Instead, the parent process will
/// additionally fetch all the lazy dependencies that were actually required by
/// running the build script, rebuild the build script, and then run it again.
/// In other words, if this function returns `null` it means that the only
/// purpose of completing the configure phase is to find out all the other lazy
/// dependencies that are also required.
/// It is allowed to use this function for non-lazy dependencies, in which case
/// it will never return `null`. This allows toggling laziness via
/// build.zig.zon without changing build.zig logic.
pub fn lazyDependency(b: *Build, name: []const u8, args: anytype) ?*Dependency {
    const build_runner = @import("root");
    const deps = build_runner.dependencies;
    const pkg_hash = findPkgHashOrFatal(b, name);

    inline for (@typeInfo(deps.packages).@"struct".decls) |decl| {
        if (mem.eql(u8, decl.name, pkg_hash)) {
            const pkg = @field(deps.packages, decl.name);
            const available = !@hasDecl(pkg, "available") or pkg.available;
            if (!available) {
                markNeededLazyDep(b, pkg_hash);
                return null;
            }
            return dependencyInner(b, name, pkg.build_root, if (@hasDecl(pkg, "build_zig")) pkg.build_zig else null, pkg_hash, pkg.deps, args);
        }
    }

    unreachable; // Bad @dependencies source
}

pub fn dependency(b: *Build, name: []const u8, args: anytype) *Dependency {
    const build_runner = @import("root");
    const deps = build_runner.dependencies;
    const pkg_hash = findPkgHashOrFatal(b, name);

    inline for (@typeInfo(deps.packages).@"struct".decls) |decl| {
        if (mem.eql(u8, decl.name, pkg_hash)) {
            const pkg = @field(deps.packages, decl.name);
            if (@hasDecl(pkg, "available")) {
                std.debug.panic("dependency '{s}{s}' is marked as lazy in build.zig.zon which means it must use the lazyDependency function instead", .{ b.dep_prefix, name });
            }
            return dependencyInner(b, name, pkg.build_root, if (@hasDecl(pkg, "build_zig")) pkg.build_zig else null, pkg_hash, pkg.deps, args);
        }
    }

    unreachable; // Bad @dependencies source
}

/// In a build.zig file, this function is to `@import` what `lazyDependency` is to `dependency`.
/// If the dependency is lazy and has not yet been fetched, it instructs the parent process to fetch
/// that dependency after the build script has finished running, then returns `null`.
/// If the dependency is lazy but has already been fetched, or if it is eager, it returns
/// the build.zig struct of that dependency, just like a regular `@import`.
pub inline fn lazyImport(
    b: *Build,
    /// The build.zig struct of the package importing the dependency.
    /// When calling this function from the `build` function of a build.zig file's, you normally
    /// pass `@This()`.
    comptime asking_build_zig: type,
    comptime dep_name: []const u8,
) ?type {
    const build_runner = @import("root");
    const deps = build_runner.dependencies;
    const pkg_hash = findImportPkgHashOrFatal(b, asking_build_zig, dep_name);

    inline for (@typeInfo(deps.packages).@"struct".decls) |decl| {
        if (comptime mem.eql(u8, decl.name, pkg_hash)) {
            const pkg = @field(deps.packages, decl.name);
            const available = !@hasDecl(pkg, "available") or pkg.available;
            if (!available) {
                markNeededLazyDep(b, pkg_hash);
                return null;
            }
            return if (@hasDecl(pkg, "build_zig"))
                pkg.build_zig
            else
                @compileError("dependency '" ++ dep_name ++ "' does not have a build.zig");
        }
    }

    comptime unreachable; // Bad @dependencies source
}

pub fn dependencyFromBuildZig(
    b: *Build,
    /// The build.zig struct of the dependency, normally obtained by `@import` of the dependency.
    /// If called from the build.zig file itself, use `@This` to obtain a reference to the struct.
    comptime build_zig: type,
    args: anytype,
) *Dependency {
    const build_runner = @import("root");
    const deps = build_runner.dependencies;

    find_dep: {
        const pkg, const pkg_hash = inline for (@typeInfo(deps.packages).@"struct".decls) |decl| {
            const pkg_hash = decl.name;
            const pkg = @field(deps.packages, pkg_hash);
            if (@hasDecl(pkg, "build_zig") and pkg.build_zig == build_zig) break .{ pkg, pkg_hash };
        } else break :find_dep;
        const dep_name = for (b.available_deps) |dep| {
            if (mem.eql(u8, dep[1], pkg_hash)) break dep[1];
        } else break :find_dep;
        return dependencyInner(b, dep_name, pkg.build_root, pkg.build_zig, pkg_hash, pkg.deps, args);
    }

    const full_path = b.pathFromRoot("build.zig.zon");
    debug.panic("'{}' is not a build.zig struct of a dependency in '{s}'", .{ build_zig, full_path });
}

fn userValuesAreSame(lhs: UserValue, rhs: UserValue) bool {
    if (std.meta.activeTag(lhs) != rhs) return false;
    switch (lhs) {
        .flag => {},
        .scalar => |lhs_scalar| {
            const rhs_scalar = rhs.scalar;

            if (!std.mem.eql(u8, lhs_scalar, rhs_scalar))
                return false;
        },
        .list => |lhs_list| {
            const rhs_list = rhs.list;

            if (lhs_list.items.len != rhs_list.items.len)
                return false;

            for (lhs_list.items, rhs_list.items) |lhs_list_entry, rhs_list_entry| {
                if (!std.mem.eql(u8, lhs_list_entry, rhs_list_entry))
                    return false;
            }
        },
        .map => |lhs_map| {
            const rhs_map = rhs.map;

            if (lhs_map.count() != rhs_map.count())
                return false;

            var lhs_it = lhs_map.iterator();
            while (lhs_it.next()) |lhs_entry| {
                const rhs_value = rhs_map.get(lhs_entry.key_ptr.*) orelse return false;
                if (!userValuesAreSame(lhs_entry.value_ptr.*.*, rhs_value.*))
                    return false;
            }
        },
        .lazy_path => |lhs_lp| {
            const rhs_lp = rhs.lazy_path;
            return userLazyPathsAreTheSame(lhs_lp, rhs_lp);
        },
        .lazy_path_list => |lhs_lp_list| {
            const rhs_lp_list = rhs.lazy_path_list;
            if (lhs_lp_list.items.len != rhs_lp_list.items.len) return false;
            for (lhs_lp_list.items, rhs_lp_list.items) |lhs_lp, rhs_lp| {
                if (!userLazyPathsAreTheSame(lhs_lp, rhs_lp)) return false;
            }
            return true;
        },
    }

    return true;
}

fn userLazyPathsAreTheSame(lhs_lp: LazyPath, rhs_lp: LazyPath) bool {
    if (std.meta.activeTag(lhs_lp) != rhs_lp) return false;
    switch (lhs_lp) {
        .src_path => |lhs_sp| {
            const rhs_sp = rhs_lp.src_path;

            if (lhs_sp.owner != rhs_sp.owner) return false;
            if (std.mem.eql(u8, lhs_sp.sub_path, rhs_sp.sub_path)) return false;
        },
        .generated => |lhs_gen| {
            const rhs_gen = rhs_lp.generated;

            if (lhs_gen.file != rhs_gen.file) return false;
            if (lhs_gen.up != rhs_gen.up) return false;
            if (std.mem.eql(u8, lhs_gen.sub_path, rhs_gen.sub_path)) return false;
        },
        .cwd_relative => |lhs_rel_path| {
            const rhs_rel_path = rhs_lp.cwd_relative;

            if (!std.mem.eql(u8, lhs_rel_path, rhs_rel_path)) return false;
        },
        .dependency => |lhs_dep| {
            const rhs_dep = rhs_lp.dependency;

            if (lhs_dep.dependency != rhs_dep.dependency) return false;
            if (!std.mem.eql(u8, lhs_dep.sub_path, rhs_dep.sub_path)) return false;
        },
    }
    return true;
}

fn dependencyInner(
    b: *Build,
    name: []const u8,
    build_root_string: []const u8,
    comptime build_zig: ?type,
    pkg_hash: []const u8,
    pkg_deps: AvailableDeps,
    args: anytype,
) *Dependency {
    const user_input_options = userInputOptionsFromArgs(b.allocator, args);
    if (b.graph.dependency_cache.getContext(.{
        .build_root_string = build_root_string,
        .user_input_options = user_input_options,
    }, .{ .allocator = b.graph.arena })) |dep|
        return dep;

    const build_root: std.Build.Cache.Directory = .{
        .path = build_root_string,
        .handle = fs.cwd().openDir(build_root_string, .{}) catch |err| {
            std.debug.print("unable to open '{s}': {s}\n", .{
                build_root_string, @errorName(err),
            });
            process.exit(1);
        },
    };

    const sub_builder = b.createChild(name, build_root, pkg_hash, pkg_deps, user_input_options) catch @panic("unhandled error");
    if (build_zig) |bz| {
        sub_builder.runBuild(bz) catch @panic("unhandled error");

        if (sub_builder.validateUserInputDidItFail()) {
            std.debug.dumpCurrentStackTrace(@returnAddress());
        }
    }

    const dep = b.allocator.create(Dependency) catch @panic("OOM");
    dep.* = .{ .builder = sub_builder };

    b.graph.dependency_cache.putContext(b.graph.arena, .{
        .build_root_string = build_root_string,
        .user_input_options = user_input_options,
    }, dep, .{ .allocator = b.graph.arena }) catch @panic("OOM");
    return dep;
}

pub fn runBuild(b: *Build, build_zig: anytype) anyerror!void {
    switch (@typeInfo(@typeInfo(@TypeOf(build_zig.build)).@"fn".return_type.?)) {
        .void => build_zig.build(b),
        .error_union => try build_zig.build(b),
        else => @compileError("expected return type of build to be 'void' or '!void'"),
    }
}

/// A file that is generated by a build step.
/// This struct is an interface that is meant to be used with `@fieldParentPtr` to implement the actual path logic.
pub const GeneratedFile = struct {
    /// The step that generates the file
    step: *Step,

    /// The path to the generated file. Must be either absolute or relative to the build root.
    /// This value must be set in the `fn make()` of the `step` and must not be `null` afterwards.
    path: ?[]const u8 = null,

    pub fn getPath(gen: GeneratedFile) []const u8 {
        return gen.step.owner.pathFromRoot(gen.path orelse std.debug.panic(
            "getPath() was called on a GeneratedFile that wasn't built yet. Is there a missing Step dependency on step '{s}'?",
            .{gen.step.name},
        ));
    }
};

// dirnameAllowEmpty is a variant of fs.path.dirname
// that allows "" to refer to the root for relative paths.
//
// For context, dirname("foo") and dirname("") are both null.
// However, for relative paths, we want dirname("foo") to be ""
// so that we can join it with another path (e.g. build root, cache root, etc.)
//
// dirname("") should still be null, because we can't go up any further.
fn dirnameAllowEmpty(full_path: []const u8) ?[]const u8 {
    return fs.path.dirname(full_path) orelse {
        if (fs.path.isAbsolute(full_path) or full_path.len == 0) return null;

        return "";
    };
}

test dirnameAllowEmpty {
    try std.testing.expectEqualStrings(
        "foo",
        dirnameAllowEmpty("foo" ++ fs.path.sep_str ++ "bar") orelse @panic("unexpected null"),
    );

    try std.testing.expectEqualStrings(
        "",
        dirnameAllowEmpty("foo") orelse @panic("unexpected null"),
    );

    try std.testing.expect(dirnameAllowEmpty("") == null);
}

/// A reference to an existing or future path.
pub const LazyPath = union(enum) {
    /// A source file path relative to build root.
    src_path: struct {
        owner: *std.Build,
        sub_path: []const u8,
    },

    generated: struct {
        file: *const GeneratedFile,

        /// The number of parent directories to go up.
        /// 0 means the generated file itself.
        /// 1 means the directory of the generated file.
        /// 2 means the parent of that directory, and so on.
        up: usize = 0,

        /// Applied after `up`.
        sub_path: []const u8 = "",
    },

    /// An absolute path or a path relative to the current working directory of
    /// the build runner process.
    /// This is uncommon but used for system environment paths such as `--zig-lib-dir` which
    /// ignore the file system path of build.zig and instead are relative to the directory from
    /// which `zig build` was invoked.
    /// Use of this tag indicates a dependency on the host system.
    cwd_relative: []const u8,

    dependency: struct {
        dependency: *Dependency,
        sub_path: []const u8,
    },

    /// Returns a lazy path referring to the directory containing this path.
    ///
    /// The dirname is not allowed to escape the logical root for underlying path.
    /// For example, if the path is relative to the build root,
    /// the dirname is not allowed to traverse outside of the build root.
    /// Similarly, if the path is a generated file inside zig-cache,
    /// the dirname is not allowed to traverse outside of zig-cache.
    pub fn dirname(lazy_path: LazyPath) LazyPath {
        return switch (lazy_path) {
            .src_path => |sp| .{ .src_path = .{
                .owner = sp.owner,
                .sub_path = dirnameAllowEmpty(sp.sub_path) orelse {
                    dumpBadDirnameHelp(null, null, "dirname() attempted to traverse outside the build root\n", .{}) catch {};
                    @panic("misconfigured build script");
                },
            } },
            .generated => |generated| .{ .generated = if (dirnameAllowEmpty(generated.sub_path)) |sub_dirname| .{
                .file = generated.file,
                .up = generated.up,
                .sub_path = sub_dirname,
            } else .{
                .file = generated.file,
                .up = generated.up + 1,
                .sub_path = "",
            } },
            .cwd_relative => |rel_path| .{
                .cwd_relative = dirnameAllowEmpty(rel_path) orelse {
                    // If we get null, it means one of two things:
                    // - rel_path was absolute, and is now root
                    // - rel_path was relative, and is now ""
                    // In either case, the build script tried to go too far
                    // and we should panic.
                    if (fs.path.isAbsolute(rel_path)) {
                        dumpBadDirnameHelp(null, null,
                            \\dirname() attempted to traverse outside the root.
                            \\No more directories left to go up.
                            \\
                        , .{}) catch {};
                        @panic("misconfigured build script");
                    } else {
                        dumpBadDirnameHelp(null, null,
                            \\dirname() attempted to traverse outside the current working directory.
                            \\
                        , .{}) catch {};
                        @panic("misconfigured build script");
                    }
                },
            },
            .dependency => |dep| .{ .dependency = .{
                .dependency = dep.dependency,
                .sub_path = dirnameAllowEmpty(dep.sub_path) orelse {
                    dumpBadDirnameHelp(null, null,
                        \\dirname() attempted to traverse outside the dependency root.
                        \\
                    , .{}) catch {};
                    @panic("misconfigured build script");
                },
            } },
        };
    }

    pub fn path(lazy_path: LazyPath, b: *Build, sub_path: []const u8) LazyPath {
        return lazy_path.join(b.allocator, sub_path) catch @panic("OOM");
    }

    pub fn join(lazy_path: LazyPath, arena: Allocator, sub_path: []const u8) Allocator.Error!LazyPath {
        return switch (lazy_path) {
            .src_path => |src| .{ .src_path = .{
                .owner = src.owner,
                .sub_path = try fs.path.resolve(arena, &.{ src.sub_path, sub_path }),
            } },
            .generated => |gen| .{ .generated = .{
                .file = gen.file,
                .up = gen.up,
                .sub_path = try fs.path.resolve(arena, &.{ gen.sub_path, sub_path }),
            } },
            .cwd_relative => |cwd_relative| .{
                .cwd_relative = try fs.path.resolve(arena, &.{ cwd_relative, sub_path }),
            },
            .dependency => |dep| .{ .dependency = .{
                .dependency = dep.dependency,
                .sub_path = try fs.path.resolve(arena, &.{ dep.sub_path, sub_path }),
            } },
        };
    }

    /// Returns a string that can be shown to represent the file source.
    /// Either returns the path, `"generated"`, or `"dependency"`.
    pub fn getDisplayName(lazy_path: LazyPath) []const u8 {
        return switch (lazy_path) {
            .src_path => |sp| sp.sub_path,
            .cwd_relative => |p| p,
            .generated => "generated",
            .dependency => "dependency",
        };
    }

    /// Adds dependencies this file source implies to the given step.
    pub fn addStepDependencies(lazy_path: LazyPath, other_step: *Step) void {
        switch (lazy_path) {
            .src_path, .cwd_relative, .dependency => {},
            .generated => |gen| other_step.dependOn(gen.file.step),
        }
    }

    /// Deprecated, see `getPath3`.
    pub fn getPath(lazy_path: LazyPath, src_builder: *Build) []const u8 {
        return getPath2(lazy_path, src_builder, null);
    }

    /// Deprecated, see `getPath3`.
    pub fn getPath2(lazy_path: LazyPath, src_builder: *Build, asking_step: ?*Step) []const u8 {
        const p = getPath3(lazy_path, src_builder, asking_step);
        return src_builder.pathResolve(&.{ p.root_dir.path orelse ".", p.sub_path });
    }

    /// Intended to be used during the make phase only.
    ///
    /// `asking_step` is only used for debugging purposes; it's the step being
    /// run that is asking for the path.
    pub fn getPath3(lazy_path: LazyPath, src_builder: *Build, asking_step: ?*Step) Cache.Path {
        switch (lazy_path) {
            .src_path => |sp| return .{
                .root_dir = sp.owner.build_root,
                .sub_path = sp.sub_path,
            },
            .cwd_relative => |sub_path| return .{
                .root_dir = Cache.Directory.cwd(),
                .sub_path = sub_path,
            },
            .generated => |gen| {
                // TODO make gen.file.path not be absolute and use that as the
                // basis for not traversing up too many directories.

                var file_path: Cache.Path = .{
                    .root_dir = Cache.Directory.cwd(),
                    .sub_path = gen.file.path orelse {
                        std.debug.lockStdErr();
                        const stderr = std.io.getStdErr();
                        dumpBadGetPathHelp(gen.file.step, stderr, src_builder, asking_step) catch {};
                        std.debug.unlockStdErr();
                        @panic("misconfigured build script");
                    },
                };

                if (gen.up > 0) {
                    const cache_root_path = src_builder.cache_root.path orelse
                        (src_builder.cache_root.join(src_builder.allocator, &.{"."}) catch @panic("OOM"));

                    for (0..gen.up) |_| {
                        if (mem.eql(u8, file_path.sub_path, cache_root_path)) {
                            // If we hit the cache root and there's still more to go,
                            // the script attempted to go too far.
                            dumpBadDirnameHelp(gen.file.step, asking_step,
                                \\dirname() attempted to traverse outside the cache root.
                                \\This is not allowed.
                                \\
                            , .{}) catch {};
                            @panic("misconfigured build script");
                        }

                        // path is absolute.
                        // dirname will return null only if we're at root.
                        // Typically, we'll stop well before that at the cache root.
                        file_path.sub_path = fs.path.dirname(file_path.sub_path) orelse {
                            dumpBadDirnameHelp(gen.file.step, asking_step,
                                \\dirname() reached root.
                                \\No more directories left to go up.
                                \\
                            , .{}) catch {};
                            @panic("misconfigured build script");
                        };
                    }
                }

                return file_path.join(src_builder.allocator, gen.sub_path) catch @panic("OOM");
            },
            .dependency => |dep| return .{
                .root_dir = dep.dependency.builder.build_root,
                .sub_path = dep.sub_path,
            },
        }
    }

    /// Copies the internal strings.
    ///
    /// The `b` parameter is only used for its allocator. All *Build instances
    /// share the same allocator.
    pub fn dupe(lazy_path: LazyPath, b: *Build) LazyPath {
        return lazy_path.dupeInner(b.allocator);
    }

    fn dupeInner(lazy_path: LazyPath, allocator: std.mem.Allocator) LazyPath {
        return switch (lazy_path) {
            .src_path => |sp| .{ .src_path = .{
                .owner = sp.owner,
                .sub_path = sp.owner.dupePath(sp.sub_path),
            } },
            .cwd_relative => |p| .{ .cwd_relative = dupePathInner(allocator, p) },
            .generated => |gen| .{ .generated = .{
                .file = gen.file,
                .up = gen.up,
                .sub_path = dupePathInner(allocator, gen.sub_path),
            } },
            .dependency => |dep| .{ .dependency = dep },
        };
    }
};

fn dumpBadDirnameHelp(
    fail_step: ?*Step,
    asking_step: ?*Step,
    comptime msg: []const u8,
    args: anytype,
) anyerror!void {
    debug.lockStdErr();
    defer debug.unlockStdErr();

    const stderr = io.getStdErr();
    const w = stderr.writer();
    try w.print(msg, args);

    const tty_config = std.io.tty.detectConfig(stderr);

    if (fail_step) |s| {
        tty_config.setColor(w, .red) catch {};
        try stderr.writeAll("    The step was created by this stack trace:\n");
        tty_config.setColor(w, .reset) catch {};

        s.dump(stderr);
    }

    if (asking_step) |as| {
        tty_config.setColor(w, .red) catch {};
        try stderr.writer().print("    The step '{s}' that is missing a dependency on the above step was created by this stack trace:\n", .{as.name});
        tty_config.setColor(w, .reset) catch {};

        as.dump(stderr);
    }

    tty_config.setColor(w, .red) catch {};
    try stderr.writeAll("    Hope that helps. Proceeding to panic.\n");
    tty_config.setColor(w, .reset) catch {};
}

/// In this function the stderr mutex has already been locked.
pub fn dumpBadGetPathHelp(
    s: *Step,
    stderr: fs.File,
    src_builder: *Build,
    asking_step: ?*Step,
) anyerror!void {
    const w = stderr.writer();
    try w.print(
        \\getPath() was called on a GeneratedFile that wasn't built yet.
        \\  source package path: {s}
        \\  Is there a missing Step dependency on step '{s}'?
        \\
    , .{
        src_builder.build_root.path orelse ".",
        s.name,
    });

    const tty_config = std.io.tty.detectConfig(stderr);
    tty_config.setColor(w, .red) catch {};
    try stderr.writeAll("    The step was created by this stack trace:\n");
    tty_config.setColor(w, .reset) catch {};

    s.dump(stderr);
    if (asking_step) |as| {
        tty_config.setColor(w, .red) catch {};
        try stderr.writer().print("    The step '{s}' that is missing a dependency on the above step was created by this stack trace:\n", .{as.name});
        tty_config.setColor(w, .reset) catch {};

        as.dump(stderr);
    }
    tty_config.setColor(w, .red) catch {};
    try stderr.writeAll("    Hope that helps. Proceeding to panic.\n");
    tty_config.setColor(w, .reset) catch {};
}

pub const InstallDir = union(enum) {
    prefix: void,
    lib: void,
    bin: void,
    header: void,
    /// A path relative to the prefix
    custom: []const u8,

    /// Duplicates the install directory including the path if set to custom.
    pub fn dupe(dir: InstallDir, builder: *Build) InstallDir {
        if (dir == .custom) {
            return .{ .custom = builder.dupe(dir.custom) };
        } else {
            return dir;
        }
    }
};

/// This function is intended to be called in the `configure` phase only.
/// It returns an absolute directory path, which is potentially going to be a
/// source of API breakage in the future, so keep that in mind when using this
/// function.
pub fn makeTempPath(b: *Build) []const u8 {
    const rand_int = std.crypto.random.int(u64);
    const tmp_dir_sub_path = "tmp" ++ fs.path.sep_str ++ std.fmt.hex(rand_int);
    const result_path = b.cache_root.join(b.allocator, &.{tmp_dir_sub_path}) catch @panic("OOM");
    b.cache_root.handle.makePath(tmp_dir_sub_path) catch |err| {
        std.debug.print("unable to make tmp path '{s}': {s}\n", .{
            result_path, @errorName(err),
        });
    };
    return result_path;
}

/// Deprecated; use `std.fmt.hex` instead.
pub fn hex64(x: u64) [16]u8 {
    return std.fmt.hex(x);
}

/// A pair of target query and fully resolved target.
/// This type is generally required by build system API that need to be given a
/// target. The query is kept because the Zig toolchain needs to know which parts
/// of the target are "native". This can apply to the CPU, the OS, or even the ABI.
pub const ResolvedTarget = struct {
    query: Target.Query,
    result: Target,
};

/// Converts a target query into a fully resolved target that can be passed to
/// various parts of the API.
pub fn resolveTargetQuery(b: *Build, query: Target.Query) ResolvedTarget {
    if (query.isNative()) {
        // Hot path. This is faster than querying the native CPU and OS again.
        return b.graph.host;
    }
    return .{
        .query = query,
        .result = std.zig.system.resolveTargetQuery(query) catch
            @panic("unable to resolve target query"),
    };
}

pub fn wantSharedLibSymLinks(target: Target) bool {
    return target.os.tag != .windows;
}

pub const SystemIntegrationOptionConfig = struct {
    /// If left as null, then the default will depend on system_package_mode.
    default: ?bool = null,
};

pub fn systemIntegrationOption(
    b: *Build,
    name: []const u8,
    config: SystemIntegrationOptionConfig,
) bool {
    const gop = b.graph.system_library_options.getOrPut(b.allocator, name) catch @panic("OOM");
    if (gop.found_existing) switch (gop.value_ptr.*) {
        .user_disabled => {
            gop.value_ptr.* = .declared_disabled;
            return false;
        },
        .user_enabled => {
            gop.value_ptr.* = .declared_enabled;
            return true;
        },
        .declared_disabled => return false,
        .declared_enabled => return true,
    } else {
        gop.key_ptr.* = b.dupe(name);
        if (config.default orelse b.graph.system_package_mode) {
            gop.value_ptr.* = .declared_enabled;
            return true;
        } else {
            gop.value_ptr.* = .declared_disabled;
            return false;
        }
    }
}

test {
    _ = Cache;
    _ = Step;
}