How do I install the zig compiler on Linux? | Zig Programming Language | Page 1

jolly hedge Jul 8, 2023, 1:51 PM

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Which theses do I install?

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My OS is PopOS

ocean rain Jul 8, 2023, 2:03 PM

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probably the first one

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zig-linux-x86_64

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uname -a would tell you

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then you can put export PATH=$PATH:~/zig (or wherever you installed zig) in your ~/.profile

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then you could log out and log in (or just to test it, run source ~/.profile and then see if zig works)

jolly hedge Jul 8, 2023, 2:07 PM

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ok

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i'll test

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@ocean rain

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what now?

ocean rain Jul 8, 2023, 2:11 PM

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unzip it

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(or really untar it)

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the file manager should have an option

jolly hedge Jul 8, 2023, 2:11 PM

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Ok

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Yeaaah

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I unzip it now

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What I do?

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ocean rain Jul 8, 2023, 2:12 PM

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good, now move the whole upper directory (not doc or lib, but the one containing them) to a spot you want

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export PATH=$PATH:where you moved it <- run this in the terminal after

jolly hedge Jul 8, 2023, 2:13 PM

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Where could it be placed?

ocean rain Jul 8, 2023, 2:14 PM

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~/.local/zig could work

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really anywhere

shut stag Jul 8, 2023, 2:14 PM

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ocean rain good, now move the whole upper directory (not doc or lib, but the one containing...

and how should he guess - where should he want?

jolly hedge Jul 8, 2023, 2:14 PM

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shut stag and how should he guess - where should he want?

thank you

ocean rain Jul 8, 2023, 2:14 PM

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it depends on personal preference I like ~/.local/zig, but you might just want ~/zig to make it easy

jolly hedge Jul 8, 2023, 2:16 PM

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I don't understand

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Where do I run it?

ocean rain Jul 8, 2023, 2:16 PM

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in the terminal

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export PATH=$PATH:where you moved it

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run that

jolly hedge Jul 8, 2023, 2:17 PM

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I know

ocean rain Jul 8, 2023, 2:17 PM

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then zig should work in the terminal

jolly hedge Jul 8, 2023, 2:17 PM

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ocean rain Jul 8, 2023, 2:17 PM

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can you do echo $PATH?

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and tell me where you moved it to?

jolly hedge Jul 8, 2023, 2:17 PM

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yes

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ocean rain Jul 8, 2023, 2:18 PM

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did you run that yet?

jolly hedge Jul 8, 2023, 2:18 PM

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yes

ocean rain Jul 8, 2023, 2:18 PM

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can you echo $PATH?

jolly hedge Jul 8, 2023, 2:18 PM

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YES, DUDE

shut stag Jul 8, 2023, 2:18 PM

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maybe ```bash
chmod +x ~/.local/zig/zig

(to add executable flag to file (to show the system that the file is ok to run))

jolly hedge Jul 8, 2023, 2:19 PM

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wtf?

ocean rain Jul 8, 2023, 2:20 PM

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are you sure you moved the whole directory to ~/.local/zig?

jolly hedge Jul 8, 2023, 2:20 PM

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ocean rain are you sure you moved the whole directory to ~/.local/zig?

no

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I still run the comand

shut stag Jul 8, 2023, 2:21 PM

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🤣

jolly hedge Jul 8, 2023, 2:22 PM

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ocean rain Jul 8, 2023, 2:23 PM

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ok, so your problem is that you didn't move the zig directory to ~/.local/zig

jolly hedge Jul 8, 2023, 2:23 PM

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Ok, dude

shut stag Jul 8, 2023, 2:23 PM

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jolly hedge

double comma is important

jolly hedge Jul 8, 2023, 2:24 PM

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But how can I do it?

jolly hedge Jul 8, 2023, 2:24 PM

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ocean rain ok, so your problem is that you didn't move the zig directory to ~/.local/zig

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via command

ocean rain Jul 8, 2023, 2:24 PM

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in the terminal, run mv {where it was previously} ~/.local/zig

jolly hedge Jul 8, 2023, 2:25 PM

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???????????//

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WTF MAN

shut stag Jul 8, 2023, 2:26 PM

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ocean rain in the terminal, run `mv {where it was previously} ~/.local/zig`

without curly braces. if there are spaces in the path, then the path is wrapped in double quotes, like this:
"my path with spaces"

jolly hedge Jul 8, 2023, 2:26 PM

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ocean rain Jul 8, 2023, 2:26 PM

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is zig a file or a folder?

jolly hedge Jul 8, 2023, 2:26 PM

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folder

ocean rain Jul 8, 2023, 2:27 PM

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hm, then chmod +x ~/.local/zig/zig should work

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can you do ls -la ~/.local/zig?

jolly hedge Jul 8, 2023, 2:27 PM

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YES

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ocean rain Jul 8, 2023, 2:28 PM

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perfect

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could you run ~/.local/zig/zig in the terminal? it should work now

jolly hedge Jul 8, 2023, 2:28 PM

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YEEEEEEEEEEEAH

ocean rain Jul 8, 2023, 2:28 PM

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great

jolly hedge Jul 8, 2023, 2:28 PM

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ocean rain Jul 8, 2023, 2:28 PM

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the problem may be with the ~ in the PATH

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instead of ~, you can replace it with your home directory. for me it's /home/jacob/.local/zig

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that might fix it

jolly hedge Jul 8, 2023, 2:29 PM

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what's the command?

ocean rain Jul 8, 2023, 2:29 PM

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export PATH=$PATH:/home/YOU/.local/zig

jolly hedge Jul 8, 2023, 2:30 PM

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great

shut stag Jul 8, 2023, 2:30 PM

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ocean rain `export PATH=$PATH:/home/YOU/.local/zig`

maybe export PATH=$PATH:${HOME}/.local/zig

jolly hedge Jul 8, 2023, 2:30 PM

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😦

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I'm sorry

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ocean rain Jul 8, 2023, 2:32 PM

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did you run the path thing in your terminal?

jolly hedge Jul 8, 2023, 2:32 PM

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sim

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Zig is too boring to download :/

ocean rain Jul 8, 2023, 2:32 PM

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:/

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one last thing to try: export PATH="/home/YOU/.local/zig:$PATH"

shut stag Jul 8, 2023, 2:34 PM

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I don't think he moved the folder...

jolly hedge Jul 8, 2023, 2:35 PM

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ocean rain one last thing to try: `export PATH="/home/YOU/.local/zig:$PATH"`

ocean rain Jul 8, 2023, 2:35 PM

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🥲

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desculpame

jolly hedge Jul 8, 2023, 3:05 PM

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...

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zig is very bad, bro

shut stag Jul 8, 2023, 3:24 PM

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show the contents of the folder ~/.local/zig

austere plume Jul 8, 2023, 3:26 PM

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ocean rain one last thing to try: `export PATH="/home/YOU/.local/zig:$PATH"`

he didn't replace

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the YOU

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i'm 100% sure

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@jolly hedge what is your linux user

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ok it's migueloliveira

shut stag Jul 8, 2023, 3:27 PM

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shut stag maybe ```export PATH=$PATH:${HOME}/.local/zig```

i`m writed how to "automate" replace user home folder its ${HOME}

austere plume Jul 8, 2023, 3:28 PM

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maybe he didn't try that

jolly hedge Jul 8, 2023, 3:32 PM

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guys

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i try that

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I achieved

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i put it on usr/bin

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@shut stag

shut stag Jul 8, 2023, 3:35 PM

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jolly hedge guys

why don't you follow the recommendations and place it anywhere?

jolly hedge Jul 8, 2023, 3:36 PM

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shut stag why don't you follow the recommendations and place it anywhere?

because i followed g_w1's instructions

shut stag Jul 8, 2023, 3:37 PM

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did you copy the whole folder there?

jolly hedge Jul 8, 2023, 3:37 PM

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no

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Only the file executable

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zig

shut stag Jul 8, 2023, 3:37 PM

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#1127234696070311966 message

jolly hedge Jul 8, 2023, 3:37 PM

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Does this have a problem?

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shut stag Jul 8, 2023, 3:40 PM

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Of course, I immediately guessed that he was a troll, but still I hoped ...

jolly hedge Jul 8, 2023, 3:41 PM

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@shut stag It's all ok?

shut stag Jul 8, 2023, 3:41 PM

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if you is still not a troll - this is a visual aid not to use PopOS

jolly hedge Jul 8, 2023, 3:42 PM

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ok

#How do I install the zig compiler on Linux?