godofecht / godofecht/azazel

Production adoption: make Azazel a centrally versioned dependency

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Description

Problem

The current adoption path still encourages projects to copy Azazel's build.zig, schema, exporter, and generator files into the project. That weakens one of Azazel's strongest reasons to exist: absorbing std.Build API churn once in Azazel instead of redistributing that maintenance burden into every consumer repository.

Goal

Define an installation/bootstrap shape where a consuming project pins one Azazel release/revision and keeps only its project-specific model locally.

A normal upgrade should change the Azazel pin, not require manually copying a new executor/generator bundle into every project.

Acceptance criteria

  • A fresh external Zig project can pin Azazel through a documented versioned mechanism.
  • The consuming repo owns its project.cue and project-specific export/config, but the compatibility engine is sourced from the pinned Azazel version.
  • azazel check, azazel gen, and azazel build use the pinned implementation rather than a copied stale CLI/generator.
  • Upgrading the pin is sufficient to pick up a future std.Build compatibility fix.
  • A minimal external fixture is built in CI from a clean checkout to prove the adoption path.
  • Documentation distinguishes vendoring as an explicit fallback rather than the primary installation model.

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First steps

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  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with the documented adoption path and the azazel check, azazel gen, and azazel build entry points. Design a versioned pin that supplies the compatibility implementation while leaving project.cue and project-specific export/config in the consuming project. Add a minimal external fixture built in CI from a clean checkout, and document vendoring as a fallback.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
python, zig
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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