#Can zig build work like a Makefile and install the compiled binaries system-wide?

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topaz birch
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Is it ok to run sudo zig build?

muted burrow
topaz birch
# muted burrow Don't see why not And I'd imagine doing --prefix /usr would work too

What is a prefix?
https://ziggit.dev/t/error-when-compiling-zig-from-source/8650/5

Ziggit
Error when compiling Zig from source

sudo I recommend to never use sudo to install any software, ever, including Zig. Leave your package manage to manage your root-owned directories. When building from source, a good prefix is ~/.local. With zig build, that would be -p ~/.local. To build from source, please follow the instructions. If you only want to use Zig and not contribut...

muted burrow
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--prefix tells the build system where Install steps should install files to
By default it goes into zig-out

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Which isn't system wide obviously