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Fix: Zig version update #158

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fix(zig): update README and JSON options for Zig version selection
octocamocoder47 Nov 4, 2025
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fixed syntax error
octocamocoder47 Nov 4, 2025
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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions src/zig/README.md
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Expand Up @@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ Zig is a general-purpose programming language and toolchain for maintaining robu
| Options Id | Description | Type | Default Value |
|-----|-----|-----|-----|
| version | Select the Zig version you would like to install | string | latest |
| latest | This is latest version of zig which is still not released yet. Under development for developers use. You can use it as Beta release and post any issues on zig github repo.|
| lts | This is the Last released version of zig which is more stable and efficient.|
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We are keeping a single option here, you can reuse its description from src/zig/devcontainer-feature.json. Following example change from this comment:

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| version | Select the Zig version you would like to install | string | latest |
| latest | This is latest version of zig which is still not released yet. Under development for developers use. You can use it as Beta release and post any issues on zig github repo.|
| lts | This is the Last released version of zig which is more stable and efficient.|
| version | Select the Zig version you would like to install. `stable` installs the latest stable release, while `latest` installs the most recent version (which may be a development release | string | stable |




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8 changes: 6 additions & 2 deletions src/zig/devcontainer-feature.json
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"type": "string",
"proposals": [
"latest",
"0.10.0"
"lts",
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"lts",
"latest",
"stable",

"0.15.2",
"0.14.1",
"0.13.0",
"0.12.1"
],
"default": "latest",
"default": "lts",
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"default": "lts",
"default": "stable",

"description": "Select the Zig version you would like to install"
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We provide more context here, for example:

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"description": "Select the Zig version you would like to install"
"description": "Select the Zig version you would like to install. `stable` installs the latest stable release, while `latest` installs the most recent version (which may be a development release)"

}
}
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5 changes: 4 additions & 1 deletion src/zig/install.sh
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Expand Up @@ -36,8 +36,11 @@ mkdir -p /usr/local/lib/zig

INDEX_URL="https://ziglang.org/download/index.json"

if [[ "$ZIG_VERSION" == "latest" || "$ZIG_VERSION" == "current" || "$ZIG_VERSION" == "lts" ]]
if [[ "$ZIG_VERSION" == "latest" || "$ZIG_VERSION" == "current" ]]
then
# for latest we download the latest *release* version
DOWNLOAD_URL=$(curl -sSL $INDEX_URL | jq -r 'to_entries[0].value."'"$ARCH"'-linux".tarball')
elif [[ "$ZIG_VERSION" == "lts" ]]; then
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elif [[ "$ZIG_VERSION" == "lts" ]]; then
elif [[ "$ZIG_VERSION" == "stable" ]]; then

# for latest we download the latest *release* version
DOWNLOAD_URL=$(curl -sSL $INDEX_URL | jq -r 'to_entries[1].value."'"$ARCH"'-linux".tarball')
else
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