build.zig

const std = @import("std");

pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
    const target = b.standardTargetOptions(.{});
    const optimize = b.standardOptimizeOption(.{});

    const platform = b.option([]const u8, "platform", "Display platform target (default: tty)") orelse "tty";

    const clap = b.dependency("clap", .{
        .target = target,
        .optimize = optimize,
    });

    // Ment to enable display platforms such as opengl etc.
    const build_options = b.addOptions();
    build_options.addOption([]const u8, "platform", platform);

    const exe = b.addExecutable(.{
        .name = "zhip8",
        .root_source_file = b.path("src/main.zig"),
        .target = target,
        .optimize = optimize,
    });

    if (std.mem.eql(u8, platform, "tty")) {
        exe.linkLibC();
    }

    exe.root_module.addImport("clap", clap.module("clap"));
    exe.root_module.addOptions("config", build_options);

    b.installArtifact(exe);

    const run_exe = b.addRunArtifact(exe);
    if (b.args) |args| {
        run_exe.addArgs(args);
    }

    const run_step = b.step("run", "Run the application");
    run_step.dependOn(&run_exe.step);

    const unit_tests = b.addTest(.{
        .root_source_file = b.path("src/main.zig"),
        .target = target,
    });

    if (std.mem.eql(u8, platform, "tty")) {
        unit_tests.linkLibC();
    }

    unit_tests.root_module.addImport("clap", clap.module("clap"));
    unit_tests.root_module.addOptions("config", build_options);

    const test_exe = b.addRunArtifact(unit_tests);

    const test_step = b.step("test", "Run unit tests tests");
    test_step.dependOn(&test_exe.step);
}