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Build Steps and zig build run

Wire up named steps to invoke.

Steps Are Named Tasks

A build can do more than compile. A step is a named task you trigger, like running the app or executing tests. 🪜

The Default Step

Running plain zig build executes the default install step, which compiles and copies your installed artifacts into zig-out.

zig build

All lessons in this course

  1. Anatomy of a build.zig File
  2. Declaring Executables and Libraries
  3. Build Steps and zig build run
  4. Build Options and Flags
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