AstGen

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The compiler pass that converts Zig ASTs into ZIR.

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Evidence (1)

6Hacker News·7/28/2026open_source
Zig Incremental Compilation Details
A Zig core team member explains how incremental compilation works in the Zig compiler and how it speeds rebuilds by recompiling only changed functions and declarations. The post describes the file-processing pipeline, caching approach, and recent linker improvements that make the feature practical for real projects, with rebuilds shown completing in tens of milliseconds.