Touring the Zig•EM code-scape
The next few blog posts will explore the Zig•EM programming framework in ever-greater detail – starting with instructions for installing the latest software version, and then moving on to a 10,000' overview that touches upon some core concepts and constructs of Zig•EM.
Updating your installation
The process for (initially) installing and (subsequently) updating your local version of Zig•EM boils down to three basic steps:
install Zig
clone zigem-dev
execute zig build
As part of step , you should have added the zig executable to your path. Invoke the zig version command for confirmation.(1)
Zig•EM currently requires version 0.13.0 of Zig
As for step , an initial git clone and subsequent git pull of the zigem-dev repository will take you to the latest release of Zig•EM. Tags on the main branch ( v25.0.1 , v25.0.2 , ...) enable you to easily move to earlier releases.(1)
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