if i update ziglang to v0.12 manually by copying it to usr/bin, what will happen when the package manager updates zig ?

  • It will replace the file you put there and not even tell you. It can't tell the difference between a file put there by the package manager, or a file with the same name that you replaced it with.

It will replace the file you put there and not even tell you. It can't tell the difference between a file put there by the package manager, or a file with the same name that you replaced it with.

I'm currently in the process of updating LLVM to v18.1. As part of that we'll be updating ziglang to v0.12. Not sure when it will land for stable, might be next sync but if it misses that it'll probably be several more weeks since we need to freeze to start prepping updated ISOs.

    ReillyBrogan we need to freeze to start prepping updated ISOs.

    That sounds pretty exciting! The current crop are requiring a lot of updating after an installation by now. Will those new .ISOs be labeled 4.6?

      by the way, just as a tip for developers, i downloaded the linux version of the zed editor, its still in alpha but it is really amazing, looks so clean and works really well, i hope it gets added to solus repo's some day

      MMUTFX2053 it would need someone to step forward to maintain it. Language runtimes and dev tools tend to take a decent amount of work to keep them updated on an ongoing basis. We'd need someone who uses swift frequently and is familiar with the idiosyncracies of it to maintain it so using it is a good experience on Solus.

      WetGeek

      Yes, this will be 4.6

      However, for a large enough OpenCollective donation, we would consider releasing the ISOs simply as "Darryl"