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🚀 Zyn 1.0.2 Released — Smarter Builds, Powerful Debugging, Cleaner Workflow

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We’re excited to announce Zyn 1.0.2, a major update to our lightweight C/C++ build system tailored for simplicity, speed, and power. This release brings smarter dependency management, enhanced build optimizations, and improved developer tooling.

✨ What’s New in Zyn 1.0.2

  1. 📦 Add Dependencies with zyn add You can now easily add Git-based dependencies to your project using a simple command: zyn add https://github.com/gabime/spdlog

The dependency will be automatically cloned into the dependencies directory and used during the build process.

2. 🏷 Pin Specific Versions via @version
Need a specific version or tag? Just append @<version> to the URL:
zyn add https://github.com/gabime/spdlog@v1.12.0

Zyn will clone the repository and check out the specified version automatically.

3. 🧼 Clean Projects Easily with zyn clean
Clear all build files and dependencies with a single command:
zyn clean

This command resets your project to a clean state, perfect for fresh builds or CI/CD pipelines.

⚡ Release Mode: Maximum Performance
The release build mode now applies aggressive compiler optimizations for performance-critical builds:
-O3 -DNDEBUG -flto -march=native -funroll-loops \
-fomit-frame-pointer -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti \
-finline-functions -fprefetch-loop-arrays \
-Wl,--gc-sections -s -fvisibility=hidden

These flags enable link-time optimization, function inlining, loop unrolling, and remove unused symbols — ideal for production-ready binaries.

🐛 Debug Mode: Maximum Insight
When building in debug mode, Zyn now provides detailed diagnostics to support developers:

  • Debug Symbols: Included via -g -O0

  • Linter Execution: If enabled, Zyn runs your configured linter (e.g., clang-tidy) with full warnings, optionally treated as errors.

  • Static Analysis: Automatically runs cppcheck with --enable=all, --inconclusive, and --force when configured.

  • Verbose Logging: All executed commands are printed to the console for transparency and troubleshooting.

This makes debug mode perfect for catching bugs early and improving code quality.

🔬 Optional Profiling Integration

If you configure a profiling tool (e.g., valgrind), Zyn will automatically run your binary under it — unless in release mode.

🧠 Summary
Zyn 1.0.2 is a focused release that improves developer experience, performance tuning, and project hygiene. Whether you're debugging complex systems or shipping high-performance apps, Zyn now gives you better control and visibility.

🛠️ Zyn — Small binary. Smart builds.

Update to version 1.0.2 today and supercharge your C/C++ projects!

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