Zig: All Package Management Functionality Moved from Compiler to Build System

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June 30, 2026 All Package Management Functionality Moved from Compiler to Build System Author: Andrew Kelley Now that there is a separate process for users’ build.zig scripts and the build system itself, it makes sense for that to be the place that package management logic lives. I moved these subcommands to the maker process: zig build

zig fetch

zig init

zig libc This means that large parts of what used to be included in the compiler executable are now shipped in source form instead, including: package fetching logic

HTTP client and networking

TLS (Transport Layer Security) and associated crypto

Git protocol

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