Zig 0.17 released: reworked build system and incremental compilation
Translated by a model; the original is in Russian.
The new version of the Zig programming language gathers five months of work: a reworked build system and an improved ELF linker that should finally make incremental compilation work for everyone on x86_64-linux.
The developers have released version 0.17 of the Zig programming language. The update incorporates five months of work: changes from 206 contributors spread across 925 commits.
The release cycle had originally been predicted to be a short one, yet it turned out to be substantial. The biggest changes concern the build system, which was reworked and extended with support for the new Build Server Protocol.
The ELF linker deserves a special mention: it has been enhanced to the point where the authors now expect incremental compilation to work for everyone on the x86_64-linux platform.
LWN last covered Zig in December 2025.
Source: LWN.net
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