# All Package Management Functionality Moved from Compiler to Build System

**URL:** <https://ziggit.dev/t/all-package-management-functionality-moved-from-compiler-to-build-system/16435>\
**Category:** Media\
**Tags:** devlog\
**Created:** [July 1, 2026, 3:46am UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/all-package-management-functionality-moved-from-compiler-to-build-system/16435 "2026-07-01T03:46:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![truly-not-taken](https://ziggit.dev/user_avatar/ziggit.dev/truly-not-taken/32/6205_2.png) [@truly-not-taken](https://ziggit.dev/u/truly-not-taken)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 3:46am UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/all-package-management-functionality-moved-from-compiler-to-build-system/16435/1 "2026-07-01T03:46:00Z")

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> **[zig build - Devlog
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      Zig Programming Language](https://ziglang.org/devlog/2026/#2026-06-30)**
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> Author: Andrew Kelley

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**Author:** ![Quin](https://ziggit.dev/user_avatar/ziggit.dev/quin/32/7147_2.png) [@Quin](https://ziggit.dev/u/Quin)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 4:05am UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/all-package-management-functionality-moved-from-compiler-to-build-system/16435/2 "2026-07-01T04:05:22Z")

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Beat me to it, haha! Great stuff as always with these devlog entries. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Southporter](https://ziggit.dev/user_avatar/ziggit.dev/southporter/32/2500_2.png) [@Southporter](https://ziggit.dev/u/Southporter)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 1:50pm UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/all-package-management-functionality-moved-from-compiler-to-build-system/16435/3 "2026-07-01T13:50:54Z")

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> We can have AOT cake and eat JIT, too!

The pun is strong in this one.

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**Author:** ![Southporter](https://ziggit.dev/user_avatar/ziggit.dev/southporter/32/2500_2.png) [@Southporter](https://ziggit.dev/u/Southporter)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/all-package-management-functionality-moved-from-compiler-to-build-system/16435/4 "2026-07-01T13:52:56Z")

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> Big thanks to Techatrix from the ZLS team for reaching out and working with me on the build server protocol!

Really cool to see the collaboration between the compiler team and ZLS.

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**Author:** ![Jan200101](https://ziggit.dev/user_avatar/ziggit.dev/jan200101/32/8236_2.png) [@Jan200101](https://ziggit.dev/u/Jan200101)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2026, 2:32pm UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/all-package-management-functionality-moved-from-compiler-to-build-system/16435/5 "2026-07-01T14:32:19Z")

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would be cool if they shipped the Maker code as part of the stdlib so one could re-use bits without needing to copy.