Re: Bootstrapped Zig now available in Guix master.

[Ekaitz Zarraga <ekaitz@elenq.tech>]

On 2024-12-31 4:39 PM, Hilton Chain wrote:
> Hi Guix,
> 
> Zig 0.13.0 is now available in master!
> 
> It's worth mentioning that some build steps can be used in shell as well:
> 
> Reusing packaged dependencies with `unpack-dependencies' from
> `(guix build zig-build-system)':
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> # Example: river
> git clone https://codeberg.org/river/river && cd river && git checkout v0.3.6
> guix shell --development river
> echo "((assoc-ref (@ (guix build zig-build-system) %standard-phases) 'unpack-dependencies))" | guix repl -t machine
> zig build
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
> 
> Additionally with `rename-zig-dependencies' from `(gnu packages zig)':
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> # Example: zig-zls@0.13
> git clone https://github.com/zigtools/zls && cd zls && git checkout 0.13.0
> echo "(eval ((@ (gnu packages zig) rename-zig-dependencies) \
>          '((\"diffz\" . \"zig-diffz\") \
>            (\"known_folders\" . \"zig-known-folders\"))) \
>          (interaction-environment))" | guix repl -t machine
> guix shell --development zig-zls@0.13
> echo "((assoc-ref (@ (guix build zig-build-system) %standard-phases) 'unpack-dependencies))" | guix repl -t machine
> zig build
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
> 
> 
> Happy New Year :)

Oh!

Great achievement!

As told in IRC, I think we should write something about this, in the 
line of the Mono bootstrap post. Zig people would enjoy it, and also 
Guix people.

It's a great opportunity to let people know how hard is to bootstrap 
Zig, Rust and some other languages, and make them focus a little bit 
more on the language bootstrappability.

I offer myself as a reviewer for the blogpost, if you decide to go that 
route and write one.

Thanks for making this. I followed this effort closely, even if I didn't 
have the chance to take part.

Today Guix is a little bit more comfortable for me thanks to this.

Happy New Year.

Ekaitz