# \#translate-c **URL:** https://ziggit.dev/tag/translate-c/118.md [Latest](https://ziggit.dev/latest.md) · [Categories](https://ziggit.dev/categories.md) · [Tags](https://ziggit.dev/tags.md) --- ## [How to make Zig reflection skip @complieError?](https://ziggit.dev/t/how-to-make-zig-reflection-skip-complieerror/17828)
**Author:** [@Verafahn](https://ziggit.dev/u/Verafahn)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2026, 11:38am UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/how-to-make-zig-reflection-skip-complieerror/17828 "2026-10-06T11:38:54Z")
When I use a module generated by translate-c, I want to use reflection to obtain declarations of specific types in the module for generating Zig code. However, the translation result usually contains some macro definitio… --- ## [Use @"0" instead of unnamed\_0 when translating anonymous unions/structs from C](https://ziggit.dev/t/use-0-instead-of-unnamed-0-when-translating-anonymous-unions-structs-from-c/17636)
**Author:** [@chung-leong](https://ziggit.dev/u/chung-leong)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 2:03am UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/use-0-instead-of-unnamed-0-when-translating-anonymous-unions-structs-from-c/17636 "2026-09-18T02:03:59Z")
Today I found myself not being able to remember the name of an anonymous union/struct after translation. Is it noname or unnamed? Is it prefixed with 1 or 2 underscores? Since such fields have no names, why not just not … --- ## [What is the logic behind translate c function shortcuts? Is it bugged?](https://ziggit.dev/t/what-is-the-logic-behind-translate-c-function-shortcuts-is-it-bugged/17385)
**Author:** [@psznm](https://ziggit.dev/u/psznm)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 9:48am UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/what-is-the-logic-behind-translate-c-function-shortcuts-is-it-bugged/17385 "2026-08-27T09:48:37Z")
So I have recently realized translate-c generates methods on translated opaque structs (realized way too late because ZLS currently does not show them and I rely way too much on LSP). And it is very nice, because it also… --- ## [An up-to-date backport of translate-c for 0.16.0](https://ziggit.dev/t/an-up-to-date-backport-of-translate-c-for-0-16-0/16667)
**Author:** [@vancluever](https://ziggit.dev/u/vancluever)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2026, 3:07pm UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/an-up-to-date-backport-of-translate-c-for-0-16-0/16667 "2026-07-12T15:07:13Z")
Hey folks, I’ve noticed a few people posting here about having issues with translate-c since 0.16.0. I’ve been actively helping out with resolving some of the outstanding issues with Aro and translate-c as we work to u… --- ## [Translate-C error on 0.17.0-dev.607+456b2ec07 when importing GTK4 libraries](https://ziggit.dev/t/translate-c-error-on-0-17-0-dev-607-456b2ec07-when-importing-gtk4-libraries/15811)
**Author:** [@fearedbliss](https://ziggit.dev/u/fearedbliss)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2026, 3:04pm UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/translate-c-error-on-0-17-0-dev-607-456b2ec07-when-importing-gtk4-libraries/15811 "2026-07-12T15:04:03Z")
Hello all, I recently started a new project to rewrite one of my existing C#/.NET/WPF projects into Zig + GTK 4 (project will be 2-BSD licensed so dynamically linking GTK-4 is a requirement since I don’t want it to beco… --- ## [Zig translate-c fails](https://ziggit.dev/t/zig-translate-c-fails/16529)
**Author:** [@mperillo](https://ziggit.dev/u/mperillo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2026, 4:07pm UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/zig-translate-c-fails/16529 "2026-07-05T16:07:48Z")
I tried for the first time to run translate-c but I got some errors. I’m on Linux, with zig 0.17.0-dev.1158+1d1193aa7. The C code is at timerfd\_create(2) - Linux manual page. The first error is: error: translation fa… --- ## [How to use translate-c](https://ziggit.dev/t/how-to-use-translate-c/16465)
**Author:** [@Devsuner](https://ziggit.dev/u/Devsuner)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2026, 5:21am UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/how-to-use-translate-c/16465 "2026-07-02T05:21:34Z")
I want to use capstone with zig. I found a project that can be linked https://github.com/allyourcodebase/capstone. At the same time, I’d like to use zls for code completion. Right now, my approach is to first translate … --- ## [Translate C lib using \](https://ziggit.dev/t/translate-c-lib-using-immintrin-h/15792)
**Author:** [@ODON1](https://ziggit.dev/u/ODON1)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2026, 8:31am UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/translate-c-lib-using-immintrin-h/15792 "2026-06-04T08:31:45Z")
Hi all, Trying to learn zig for a while now, which is mostly a pleasant experience. However the build system is something i find hard to coerce to do what i want. Which is becoming more of an issue with cimport moving… --- ## [Trying to use C-library with Translate-C](https://ziggit.dev/t/trying-to-use-c-library-with-translate-c/15309)
**Author:** [@arisumar25](https://ziggit.dev/u/arisumar25)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 7:53am UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/trying-to-use-c-library-with-translate-c/15309 "2026-05-04T07:53:48Z")
I have been trying to use GitHub - open62541/open62541: Open source implementation of OPC UA (OPC Unified Architecture) aka IEC 62541 licensed under Mozilla Public License v2.0 · GitHub using translate-C. So far, I can b… --- ## [Translate C failure after upgrade to 0.16](https://ziggit.dev/t/translate-c-failure-after-upgrade-to-0-16/15067)
**Author:** [@Southporter](https://ziggit.dev/u/Southporter)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 3:54am UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/translate-c-failure-after-upgrade-to-0-16/15067 "2026-04-21T03:54:41Z")
Code translation was working just fine in 0.15.2 using the b.addTranslateC step. After upgrading to 0.16, I’m now getting wall of issues from glib: error: translation failure /usr/include/glib-2.0//glib/gutils.h:327:1:…