[FYI]Regarding zig-network installation

[g41797]

Add zig-network to build.zig.zon:

zig fetch --save=network git+https://github.com/ikskuh/zig-network

Import zig-network:

    const zig_network = b.dependency("network", .{
        .target = target,
        .optimize = optimize,
    });

    const lib = b.addStaticLibrary(..);
    lib.root_module.addImport("network", zig_network.module("network"));

    const lib_unit_tests = b.addTest(...);
    lib_unit_tests.root_module.addImport("network", zig_network.module("network"));

[payolin]

Can you expand the arguments for b.addStaticLibrary ?
On zig version 0.13.0, trying @import("network") and building throws an error about the module not being found with this build.zig:

    const network_dep = b.dependency("network", .{
        .target = target,
        .optimize = optimize,
    });
    const network_lib = b.addStaticLibrary(.{ 
        .name = "network",
        .target = target,
        .optimize = optimize
    });
    network_lib.root_module.addImport("network", network_dep.module("network"));

I am unable to find up-to-date information on the package manager, so maybe I'm not filling the arguments correctly, or perhaps this is not up to date.

[g41797]

May be build.zig will help

[illegitimate-egg]

@payolin Were you able to get this to work? Just going through this myself right now and whatever you ended up with could be useful

[payolin]

@payolin Were you able to get this to work? Just going through this myself right now and whatever you ended up with could be useful

I have not. Running the build.zig g41797 provided (minus the mailbox and datetime libs) does not work, complaining that there is no module network available within module root.

I am looking into it further.

[illegitimate-egg]

Good news! I asked the guys on the zig discord server nicely and they outlined it better than I ever could.

polylokh (@polylokh_39446) @ 22:32 UTC 2024-12-01:
yeah there's a strong tendency to abbreviate examples, often dropping very brief imports.
here's a minimal build.zig:

const std = @import("std");

pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
    const optimize = b.standardOptimizeOption(.{});
    const target = b.standardTargetOptions(.{});
    const exe = b.addExecutable(.{
        .name = "hw11",
        .root_source_file = b.path("src/main.zig"),
        .target = target,
        .optimize = optimize,
    });
    const zig_network = b.dependency("network", .{
        .target = target,
        .optimize = optimize,
    });
    exe.root_module.addImport("network", zig_network.module("network"));
    b.installArtifact(exe);
}

all that's added there is the zig_network from that issue, which is added here to the single exe that's built
that build.zig, in a brand new zig init, just needs the same fetch from that example
and then if your main.zig is https://github.com/ikskuh/zig-network/blob/master/examples/echo.zig, it'll build.

$ zig build
$ ./zig-out/bin/hw11 1234
Client connected from 127.0.0.1:1234.
Client disconnected.

use nc localhost 1234 in another shell, type something, hit enter
for a server to report its own port instead of the peer port is a strange thing to do, but unrelated to your question

[g41797]

@payolin Were you able to get this to work? Just going through this myself right now and whatever you ended up with could be useful

I have not. Running the build.zig g41797 provided (minus the mailbox and datetime libs) does not work, complaining that there is no module network available within module root.

I am looking into it further.

did you add dependencies to build.zig.zon via zig fetch?

[payolin]

Alright, got it working, thanks @illegitimate-egg