init project

.gitignore

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+zig-cache/*
+zig-out/*

build.zig

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+const std = @import("std");
+
+pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
+    const target = b.standardTargetOptions(.{});
+    const optimize = b.standardOptimizeOption(.{});
+
+    const exe = b.addExecutable(.{
+        .name = "nation",
+        .root_source_file = b.path("src/main.zig"),
+        .target = target,
+        .optimize = optimize,
+    });
+
+    b.installArtifact(exe);
+    const run_cmd = b.addRunArtifact(exe);
+
+    run_cmd.step.dependOn(b.getInstallStep());
+
+    // command itself, like this: `zig build run -- arg1 arg2 etc`
+    if (b.args) |args| {
+        run_cmd.addArgs(args);
+    }
+
+    // This creates a build step. It will be visible in the `zig build --help` menu,
+    // and can be selected like this: `zig build run`
+    // This will evaluate the `run` step rather than the default, which is "install".
+    const run_step = b.step("run", "Run the app");
+    run_step.dependOn(&run_cmd.step);
+}

build.zig.zon

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+.{
+    .name = "nation",
+    .version = "0.0.0",
+
+    .dependencies = .{},
+
+    .paths = .{
+        "",
+    },
+}

src/main.zig

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+const std = @import("std");
+const log = std.log;
+
+pub fn main() !void {
+    log.info("Hello, {s}\n", .{"World!"});
+}