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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 91408b8e62..60d3ab3336 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -10219,6 +10219,27 @@ Python package is used to run the script can be specified with the @code{#:python} parameter. @end defvar +@defvar zig-build-system +This variable is exported by @code{(guix build-system zig)}. It implements +the build procedures for the @uref{https://ziglang.org/, Zig} +build system (@command{zig build} command). + +Selecting this build system adds @code{zig} to the package inputs, in +addition to the packages of @code{gnu-build-system}. + +There is no @code{configure} phase because Zig packages typically do not +need to be configured. The @code{#:zig-build-flags} parameter is a list of +flags that are passed to the @code{zig} command during the build. The +@code{#:zig-test-flags} parameter is a list of flags that are passed to the +@code{zig test} command during the @code{check} phase. The default compiler +package can be overridden with the @code{#:zig} argument. + +The optional @code{zig-release-type} parameter declares the type of release. +Possible values are: @code{safe}, @code{fast}, or @code{small}. The default +value is @code{#f}, which causes the release flag to be omitted from the +@code{zig} command. That results in a @code{debug} build. +@end defvar + @defvar scons-build-system This variable is exported by @code{(guix build-system scons)}. It implements the build procedure used by the SCons software construction |