# Zig build required option for a particular step

**URL:** <https://ziggit.dev/t/zig-build-required-option-for-a-particular-step/6472>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** build-system\
**Created:** [October 22, 2024, 5:22am UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/zig-build-required-option-for-a-particular-step/6472 "2024-10-22T05:22:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 23, 2024, 12:55pm UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/zig-build-required-option-for-a-particular-step/6472/6 "2024-10-23T12:55:20Z")

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There’s actually an example of exactly what you’re looking for in Zig’s `build.zig`:

> <https://github.com/ziglang/zig/blob/2d888a8e639856e8cb6e4c6f9e6a27647b464952/build.zig#L561-L576>

(and another [here](https://github.com/ziglang/zig/blob/2d888a8e639856e8cb6e4c6f9e6a27647b464952/test/tests.zig#L1509-L1513))

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