[Bug] not building with zig 0.14.0-dev

[JonasFocke01]

Pre-requisites

• I have looked for any other duplicate issues

Ly version

current main branch

Observed behavior

I have never worked with zig before, so this might be just me being dumb. So any help is appreciated!

I cloned the repo, downloaded zig***.tar.gz (version 0.14.0), added zig to my path and ran $ zig build in the ly repo root directory. This build error came up after a few seconds:

~/Downloads/ly » zig build
/home/jonas/Downloads/ly/build.zig:93:48: error: expected type '*const fn (*Build.Step, Build.Step.MakeOptions) anyerror!void', found '*const fn (*Build.Step, Progress.Node) @typeInfo(@typeInfo(@TypeOf(build.ExeInstaller(true).make)).@"fn".return_type.?).error_union.error_set!void'
    installexe_step.makeFn = ExeInstaller(true).make;
                             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^~~~~
/home/jonas/Downloads/ly/build.zig:93:48: note: pointer type child 'fn (*Build.Step, Progress.Node) @typeInfo(@typeInfo(@TypeOf(build.ExeInstaller(true).make)).@"fn".return_type.?).error_union.error_set!void' cannot cast into pointer type child 'fn (*Build.Step, Build.Step.MakeOptions) anyerror!void'
/home/jonas/Downloads/ly/build.zig:93:48: note: parameter 1 'Progress.Node' cannot cast into 'Build.Step.MakeOptions'
/home/jonas/Downloads/zig-linux-x86_64-0.14.0-dev.2384+cbc05e0b1/lib/std/Build/Step.zig:71:25: note: struct declared here
pub const MakeOptions = struct {
                        ^~~~~~
/home/jonas/Downloads/zig-linux-x86_64-0.14.0-dev.2384+cbc05e0b1/lib/std/Progress.zig:80:18: note: struct declared here
pub const Node = struct {
                 ^~~~~~
referenced by:
    runBuild__anon_4410: /home/jonas/Downloads/zig-linux-x86_64-0.14.0-dev.2384+cbc05e0b1/lib/std/Build.zig:2296:44
    main: /home/jonas/Downloads/zig-linux-x86_64-0.14.0-dev.2384+cbc05e0b1/lib/compiler/build_runner.zig:339:29
    5 reference(s) hidden; use '-freference-trace=7' to see all references
/home/jonas/.cache/zig/p/122062d301a203d003547b414237229b09a7980095061697349f8bef41be9c30266b/build.zig:83:13: error: expected type '*const fn (*Build.Step, Build.Step.MakeOptions) anyerror!void', found '*const fn (*Build.Step, Progress.Node) anyerror!void'
            }
            ^
/home/jonas/.cache/zig/p/122062d301a203d003547b414237229b09a7980095061697349f8bef41be9c30266b/build.zig:83:13: note: pointer type child 'fn (*Build.Step, Progress.Node) anyerror!void' cannot cast into pointer type child 'fn (*Build.Step, Build.Step.MakeOptions) anyerror!void'
/home/jonas/.cache/zig/p/122062d301a203d003547b414237229b09a7980095061697349f8bef41be9c30266b/build.zig:83:13: note: parameter 1 'Progress.Node' cannot cast into 'Build.Step.MakeOptions'
/home/jonas/Downloads/zig-linux-x86_64-0.14.0-dev.2384+cbc05e0b1/lib/std/Build/Step.zig:71:25: note: struct declared here
pub const MakeOptions = struct {
                        ^~~~~~
/home/jonas/Downloads/zig-linux-x86_64-0.14.0-dev.2384+cbc05e0b1/lib/std/Progress.zig:80:18: note: struct declared here
pub const Node = struct {

Expected behavior

The build works as instructed from the readme

Steps to reproduce

Basically compile with zig 0.14.0

[eirenicon]

Another zig 'novice' says the zig build instructions don't do as they ought...
Here's my error on Debian Sid:

mark@debian:~/ly$ zig build
./build.zig:27:21: error: container 'std' has no member called 'Build'
pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
                    ^
/usr/lib/zig/0.6.0/lib/zig/std/special/build_runner.zig:131:35: note: referenced here
    switch (@typeInfo(@TypeOf(root.build).ReturnType)) {
                                  ^
./build.zig:11:24: error: container 'std' has no member called 'SemanticVersion'
    const min_zig = std.SemanticVersion.parse(min_zig_string) catch unreachable;

[wi2david]

Same problem here:

/home/wi2david/temp/ly/build.zig:93:48: error: expected type '*const fn (*Build.Step, Build.Step.MakeOptions) anyerror!void', found '*const fn (*Build.Step, Progress.Node) @typeInfo(@typeInfo(@TypeOf(build.ExeInstaller(true).make)).@"fn".return_type.?).error_union.error_set!void'
    installexe_step.makeFn = ExeInstaller(true).make;
                             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^~~~~
/home/wi2david/temp/ly/build.zig:93:48: note: pointer type child 'fn (*Build.Step, Progress.Node) @typeInfo(@typeInfo(@TypeOf(build.ExeInstaller(true).make)).@"fn".return_type.?).error_union.error_set!void' cannot cast into pointer type child 'fn (*Build.Step, Build.Step.MakeOptions) anyerror!void'
/home/wi2david/temp/ly/build.zig:93:48: note: parameter 1 'Progress.Node' cannot cast into 'Build.Step.MakeOptions'
/usr/local/src/zig-linux-x86_64-0.14.0-dev.2435+7575f2121/lib/std/Build/Step.zig:71:25: note: struct declared here
pub const MakeOptions = struct {
                        ^~~~~~
/usr/local/src/zig-linux-x86_64-0.14.0-dev.2435+7575f2121/lib/std/Progress.zig:80:18: note: struct declared here
pub const Node = struct {
                 ^~~~~~
referenced by:
    runBuild__anon_4253: /usr/local/src/zig-linux-x86_64-0.14.0-dev.2435+7575f2121/lib/std/Build.zig:2296:44
    main: /usr/local/src/zig-linux-x86_64-0.14.0-dev.2435+7575f2121/lib/compiler/build_runner.zig:339:29
    5 reference(s) hidden; use '-freference-trace=7' to see all references
/root/.cache/zig/p/122062d301a203d003547b414237229b09a7980095061697349f8bef41be9c30266b/build.zig:83:13: error: expected type '*const fn (*Build.Step, Build.Step.MakeOptions) anyerror!void', found '*const fn (*Build.Step, Progress.Node) anyerror!void'
            }
            ^
/root/.cache/zig/p/122062d301a203d003547b414237229b09a7980095061697349f8bef41be9c30266b/build.zig:83:13: note: pointer type child 'fn (*Build.Step, Progress.Node) anyerror!void' cannot cast into pointer type child 'fn (*Build.Step, Build.Step.MakeOptions) anyerror!void'
/root/.cache/zig/p/122062d301a203d003547b414237229b09a7980095061697349f8bef41be9c30266b/build.zig:83:13: note: parameter 1 'Progress.Node' cannot cast into 'Build.Step.MakeOptions'
/usr/local/src/zig-linux-x86_64-0.14.0-dev.2435+7575f2121/lib/std/Build/Step.zig:71:25: note: struct declared here
pub const MakeOptions = struct {
                        ^~~~~~
/usr/local/src/zig-linux-x86_64-0.14.0-dev.2435+7575f2121/lib/std/Progress.zig:80:18: note: struct declared here
pub const Node = struct {
                 ^~~~~~

[Drillionaire]

and here as well. compiled zig from source just before attempting to compile ly (on debian trixie/sid x86_64, kernel 6.12.13_amd64, zig version 0.14.0-dev.3267+59dc15fa0)

/home/farrier/builds/ly/build.zig:93:48:` error: expected type '*const fn (*Build.Step, Build.Step.MakeOptions) anyerror!void', found '*const fn (*Build.Step, Progress.Node) @typeInfo(@typeInfo(@TypeOf(build.ExeInstaller(true).make)).@"fn".return_type.?).error_union.error_set!void'
    installexe_step.makeFn = ExeInstaller(true).make;
                             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^~~~~
/home/farrier/builds/ly/build.zig:93:48: note: pointer type child 'fn (*Build.Step, Progress.Node) @typeInfo(@typeInfo(@TypeOf(build.ExeInstaller(true).make)).@"fn".return_type.?).error_union.error_set!void' cannot cast into pointer type child 'fn (*Build.Step, Build.Step.MakeOptions) anyerror!void'
/home/farrier/builds/ly/build.zig:93:48: note: parameter 1 'Progress.Node' cannot cast into 'Build.Step.MakeOptions'
/home/farrier/builds/zig/build/stage3/lib/zig/std/Build/Step.zig:71:25: note: struct declared here
pub const MakeOptions = struct {
                        ^~~~~~
/home/farrier/builds/zig/build/stage3/lib/zig/std/Progress.zig:80:18: note: struct declared here
pub const Node = struct {
                 ^~~~~~
referenced by:
    runBuild__anon_4096: /home/farrier/builds/zig/build/stage3/lib/zig/std/Build.zig:2428:44
    main: /home/farrier/builds/zig/build/stage3/lib/zig/compiler/build_runner.zig:339:29
    5 reference(s) hidden; use '-freference-trace=7' to see all references
/home/farrier/.cache/zig/p/122062d301a203d003547b414237229b09a7980095061697349f8bef41be9c30266b/build.zig:83:13: error: expected type '*const fn (*Build.Step, Build.Step.MakeOptions) anyerror!void', found '*const fn (*Build.Step, Progress.Node) anyerror!void'
            }
            ^
/home/farrier/.cache/zig/p/122062d301a203d003547b414237229b09a7980095061697349f8bef41be9c30266b/build.zig:83:13: note: pointer type child 'fn (*Build.Step, Progress.Node) anyerror!void' cannot cast into pointer type child 'fn (*Build.Step, Build.Step.MakeOptions) anyerror!void'
/home/farrier/.cache/zig/p/122062d301a203d003547b414237229b09a7980095061697349f8bef41be9c30266b/build.zig:83:13: note: parameter 1 'Progress.Node' cannot cast into 'Build.Step.MakeOptions'
/home/farrier/builds/zig/build/stage3/lib/zig/std/Build/Step.zig:71:25: note: struct declared here
pub const MakeOptions = struct {
                        ^~~~~~
/home/farrier/builds/zig/build/stage3/lib/zig/std/Progress.zig:80:18: note: struct declared here
pub const Node = struct {
                 ^~~~~~

[mss0406]

Similar Problem here altho it doesnt even seem to get that far:

msspwn@mssLaptop ~/ly (master) [1]> neofetch
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 $$:      $$.   -    ,d$$'    Shell: fish 3.6.0 
 $$;      Y$b._   _,d$P'      Resolution: 1920x1080 
 Y$$.    `.`"Y$$$$P"'         DE: Plasma 5.27.5 
 `$$b      "-.__              WM: kwin 
  `Y$$                        Theme: [Plasma], MyBreeze-Dark-GTK [GTK2/3] 
   `Y$$.                      Icons: breeze-dark [Plasma], breeze-dark [GTK2/3] 
     `$$b.                    Terminal: konsole 
       `Y$$b.                 Terminal Font: Terminess Nerd Font 14 
          `"Y$b._             CPU: 11th Gen Intel i7-1165G7 (8) @ 4.700GHz 
              `"""            GPU: Intel TigerLake-LP GT2 [Iris Xe Graphics] 
                              Memory: 9515MiB / 31874MiB 

                                                      
                                                      


msspwn@mssLaptop ~/ly (master)> zig build
/home/msspwn/ly/build.zig.zon:2:13: error: expected enum literal
    .name = "ly",

See Codeblock for neofetch and zig build output, also happens with bash and sh

Edit: changing to ZIG V0.12.1 works