zig-bare-bones/build.zig

const std = @import("std");

pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
    var disabled_features = std.Target.Cpu.Feature.Set.empty;
    var enabled_features = std.Target.Cpu.Feature.Set.empty;

    disabled_features.addFeature(@intFromEnum(std.Target.x86.Feature.mmx));
    disabled_features.addFeature(@intFromEnum(std.Target.x86.Feature.sse));
    disabled_features.addFeature(@intFromEnum(std.Target.x86.Feature.sse2));
    disabled_features.addFeature(@intFromEnum(std.Target.x86.Feature.avx));
    disabled_features.addFeature(@intFromEnum(std.Target.x86.Feature.avx2));
    enabled_features.addFeature(@intFromEnum(std.Target.x86.Feature.soft_float));

    const target_query = std.Target.Query{
        .cpu_arch = std.Target.Cpu.Arch.x86,
        .os_tag = std.Target.Os.Tag.freestanding,
        .abi = std.Target.Abi.none,
        .cpu_features_sub = disabled_features,
        .cpu_features_add = enabled_features,
    };
    const optimize = b.standardOptimizeOption(.{});

    const kernel_elf = b.addExecutable(.{
        .name = "kernel.elf",
        .root_source_file = b.path("src/main.zig"),
        .target = b.resolveTargetQuery(target_query),
        .optimize = optimize,
        .code_model = .kernel,
    });
    kernel_elf.setLinkerScript(b.path("src/linker.ld"));

    const kernel_elf_artifact = b.addInstallArtifact(kernel_elf, .{});

    const kernel_bin = b.addObjCopy(kernel_elf.getEmittedBin(), .{
        .format = .bin,
        .only_section = ".blob",
    });
    kernel_bin.step.dependOn(&kernel_elf_artifact.step);

    const kernel_bin_copy = b.addInstallBinFile(
        kernel_bin.getOutput(),
        "kernel.bin",
    );
    kernel_bin_copy.step.dependOn(&kernel_bin.step);

    const kernel_step_elf = b.step("elf", "Build the kernel ELF");
    kernel_step_elf.dependOn(&kernel_elf.step);

    const kernel_step_bin = b.step("bin", "Build the kernel BIN (with objcopy)");
    kernel_step_bin.dependOn(&kernel_bin_copy.step);

    const iso_dir_path = b.fmt("{s}/iso_dir", .{b.cache_root.path.?});
    const iso_dir_boot_path = b.fmt("{s}/boot", .{iso_dir_path});
    const grub_dir_path = b.fmt("{s}/{s}", .{ iso_dir_boot_path, "grub" });

    const iso_make_dir = b.addSystemCommand(&[_][]const u8{
        "mkdir",
        "-p",
        grub_dir_path,
    });

    const iso_copy_kernel = b.addSystemCommand(&[_][]const u8{
        "cp",
        b.fmt("{s}/bin/{s}", .{ b.install_path, "kernel.bin" }),
        iso_dir_boot_path,
    });
    iso_copy_kernel.step.dependOn(&iso_make_dir.step);
    iso_copy_kernel.step.dependOn(kernel_step_bin);

    const iso_copy_grubcfg = b.addSystemCommand(&[_][]const u8{
        "cp",
        "src/grub.cfg",
        grub_dir_path,
    });
    iso_copy_grubcfg.step.dependOn(&iso_make_dir.step);

    const iso_make_iso = b.addSystemCommand(&[_][]const u8{
        "grub2-mkrescue",
        "-o",
        b.fmt("{s}/{s}", .{ b.install_path, "kernel.iso" }),
        iso_dir_path,
    });
    iso_make_iso.step.dependOn(&iso_copy_grubcfg.step);
    iso_make_iso.step.dependOn(&iso_copy_kernel.step);

    const iso_step = b.step("iso", "Create bootable iso using GRUB2");
    iso_step.dependOn(&iso_make_iso.step);

    const run_qemu = b.addSystemCommand(&[_][]const u8{
        "qemu-system-i386",
        "-cdrom",
        b.fmt("{s}/{s}", .{ b.install_path, "kernel.iso" }),
    });
    run_qemu.step.dependOn(&iso_make_iso.step);

    const run_qemu_step = b.step("run", "Run in qemu");
    run_qemu_step.dependOn(&run_qemu.step);
}