buildx.zigSimplified Zig Build System

A minimal, efficient library that wraps std.Build for Zig

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Minimal API

One function to create a project. No boilerplate, no complexity.

Cross Compilation

Build for all platforms with a single config object.

Workspace Support

Monorepo support with local dependencies between packages.

System Libraries

Link system libraries with automatic libc/libcpp handling.

Custom Options

Define build-time options with type-safe defaults.

Full std.Build Access

Returns *Step.Compile so you can customize further with std.Build.

buildx.zig is a minimal build system library for Zig that wraps std.Build with a single project() function. One call sets up compilation, installation, testing, and running - with full access to the underlying std.Build when you need more.

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NOTE

Project maturity: This project aims to be production-ready and is actively maintained. It is still a new project and not yet widely adopted. Feel free to use it in your projects.

Related Zig projects:

For env.zig (.env parsing), check out env.zig.
For TUI support, check out tui.zig.
For ZON file format support, check out zon.zig.
For spinners/loading/progress bar support, check out loaders.zig.
For MCP support, check out mcp.zig.
For args parsing support, check out args.zig.
For HTTP client/server support, check out httpx.zig.
For API framework support, check out api.zig.
For web framework support, check out zix.
For archive/compression support, check out archive.zig.
For compression file format support, check out zigx.
For file downloading support, check out downloader.zig.
For update checker/auto-updater support, check out updater.zig.
For numerical computing support, check out num.zig.
For logging support, check out logly.zig.
For data validation and serialization support, check out zigantic.
For CUDA support, check out cuda.zig.