How do I make a library for the zig build system?

[ivory depot]

I would like to write a library for the build system that pulls in typst's compiler and has functionality to compile typst code, how do I expose this library to the client programmer?

(I should clarify that this code will be called in a build.zig)

I guess putting a public function in the build.zig is enough for the user to do something like @import("typst").do_something()?

[trim forum]

Yep! This will work.

Here's a tiny library I have that works in a similar vein if you want a basic example: gram

[ivory depot]

okay another question, how will dependencies work? my module pulls tarballs from typst's github

[trim forum]

That's a good question. I think you'd have to find a way to import them.

[ivory depot]

yeah okay the build.zig.zon is not recognized

that is the difficult part of this

yeah i need to forward this module's build.zig.zon's dependencies to the consumer

[ivory depot]

i kinda see why, it's using a completely different build graph, arghhh

[ivory depot]

yeah im stumped, the only other solution is just instruct the user to use extra zig fetch commands