Compiling C with Zig 0.15.2 build system - with support to compile_commands.json for ClangD LSP

build.zig

// A simple zig module to generate compile_commands.json, used by clangd LSP server
// https://github.com/the-argus/zig-compile-commands
const zcc = @import("compile_commands");
const std = @import("std");

pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
    const optimize = b.standardOptimizeOption(.{});
    const target = b.standardTargetOptions(.{});

    var clangd = try std.ArrayList(*std.Build.Step.Compile).initCapacity(b.allocator, 5);
    defer clangd.deinit(b.allocator);

    const root_module = b.createModule(.{ .target = target, .optimize = optimize, .link_libc = true });
    root_module.addCSourceFile(.{ .file = b.path("src/main.c"), .flags = &.{
        "-Wall",
        "-Wextra",
        "-Werror",
    } });

    const exe = b.addExecutable(.{ .name = "c-project", .root_module = root_module });
    b.installArtifact(exe);

    const run_exe = b.addRunArtifact(exe);
    const step_run = b.step("run", "Run the C project");
    step_run.dependOn(&run_exe.step);
    run_exe.step.dependOn(b.getInstallStep());

    clangd.append(b.allocator, exe) catch @panic("Out of memory");
    _ = zcc.createStep(b, "compile_commands_json", clangd.toOwnedSlice(b.allocator) catch @panic("Out of memory"));

    // Add tests using https://github.com/dokwork/zrunner?tab=readme-ov-file
}