nix-zig-stdenv vs zvm

nix-zig-stdenv

cross-compile nixpkgs with zig (by Cloudef)

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zvm

zvm (Zig Version Manager) lets you easily install/upgrade between different versions of Zig. (by tristanisham)

Version control Version Manager Versioning Zig Ziglang

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nix-zig-stdenv		zvm
	Project
1	Mentions	3
43	Stars	299
-	Growth	-
10.0	Activity	9.4
4 months ago	Latest Commit	24 days ago
Nix	Language	Go
-	License	MIT License

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nix-zig-stdenv

Posts with mentions or reviews of nix-zig-stdenv. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-12-08.

Goodbye to the C++ Implementation of Zig
12 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 8 Dec 2022

zvm

Posts with mentions or reviews of zvm. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-26.

Buzz: A lightweight statically typed scripting language
6 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 26 Dec 2023

ZVM (https://github.com/tristanisham/zvm) is a good alternative to keep uptodate with Zig nightly versions and also quickly switch to a stable version when needed.
Learning Zig
6 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 9 Sep 2023

I tried out zvm (Zig Version Manger) on my Mac laptop earlier today, seems to work even if it’s not super polished:
https://github.com/tristanisham/zvm
Goodbye to the C++ Implementation of Zig
12 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 8 Dec 2022

If you’re interested in trying Zig out and want an easy way to update/use multiple versions I’ve been working on a Zig Version Manager for the past few weeks.
It works on Windows, Mac, Linux, a smattering of BSD’s and Plan 9. Arm and x86.
https://github.com/tristanisham/zvm

What are some alternatives?

When comparing nix-zig-stdenv and zvm you can also consider the following projects:

cargo-bisect-rustc - Bisects rustc, either nightlies or CI artifacts

alg - Algebra for Zig

zig - General-purpose programming language and toolchain for maintaining robust, optimal, and reusable software.

live-bootstrap - Use of a Linux initramfs to fully automate the bootstrapping process

camlboot - Experiment on how to bootstrap the OCaml compiler

Git - Git Source Code Mirror - This is a publish-only repository but pull requests can be turned into patches to the mailing list via GitGitGadget (https://gitgitgadget.github.io/). Please follow Documentation/SubmittingPatches procedure for any of your improvements.

Scoop - A command-line installer for Windows.

Rustlings - :crab: Small exercises to get you used to reading and writing Rust code!

zig-gamedev - Main monorepo for @zig-gamedev libs and example applications