kassane/cppfront-zigbuild

cppfront-zigbuild is a small demonstration project that shows how to use Zig's build system to compile and run code written with cppfront, an experimental C++ tool created by Herb Sutter. In plain terms, it lets you take code written in cppfront's syntax, translate it into standard C++, and then build and run it, all using Zig as the behind-the-scenes build tool. The workflow is straightforward: you clone the repository, then use Zig commands to process and run an example program. The project includes a sample "hello" program. When you run the appropriate build command, it feeds that sample through cppfront, which generates a standard C++ file. A second command then compiles and runs that generated C++ code. Zig is acting here purely as the build orchestrator, not as the language the application is written in. This project is aimed at developers who are curious about cppfront and want a working, minimal example without wrestling with traditional C++ build setups like CMake or Makefiles. For instance, if you're a C++ developer interested in Herb Sutter's experimental "cpp2" syntax and already have Zig installed, this gives you a ready-made sandbox to see the translation and compilation pipeline in action. The notable choice here is using Zig's build system for a C++-adjacent project. Zig's build tooling can compile C and C++ code, so it can serve as a unified, cross-platform build system that avoids some of the complexity people associate with conventional C++ tooling. This repository serves as a simple proof of concept for that approach, tying together cppfront's code generation with Zig's ability to compile and run C++ output in a few short commands.