Building zelph

You do not need to build zelph to use it. The Quick Start Guide includes prebuilt binaries for Linux, macOS and Windows; build from source only when you want to change the engine, and see Contributing for what a change has to bring with it.

You need:

• C++ compiler (supporting at least C++20)
• CMake 3.25.2+
• Git

Build Instructions

1. Clone the repository with all submodules:

   git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/acrion/zelph.git
   

2. Configure the build (Release mode):

   cmake -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -B build .
   

3. Build the project (for MSVC, add --config Release):

   cmake --build build
   

Verifying the Build

Test your installation by running the CLI:

./build/bin/zelph

or

./build/bin/zelph stdlib/examples/english.zph