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+const std = @import("std");
+
+// Although this function looks imperative, note that its job is to
+// declaratively construct a build graph that will be executed by an external
+// runner.
+pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
+    // Standard target options allows the person running `zig build` to choose
+    // what target to build for. Here we do not override the defaults, which
+    // means any target is allowed, and the default is native. Other options
+    // for restricting supported target set are available.
+    const target = b.standardTargetOptions(.{});
+
+    // Standard optimization options allow the person running `zig build` to select
+    // between Debug, ReleaseSafe, ReleaseFast, and ReleaseSmall. Here we do not
+    // set a preferred release mode, allowing the user to decide how to optimize.
+    const optimize = b.standardOptimizeOption(.{});
+
+    // This creates a "module", which represents a collection of source files alongside
+    // some compilation options, such as optimization mode and linked system libraries.
+    // Every executable or library we compile will be based on one or more modules.
+    const lib_mod = b.createModule(.{
+        // `root_source_file` is the Zig "entry point" of the module. If a module
+        // only contains e.g. external object files, you can make this `null`.
+        // In this case the main source file is merely a path, however, in more
+        // complicated build scripts, this could be a generated file.
+        .root_source_file = b.path("src/root.zig"),
+        .target = target,
+        .optimize = optimize,
+    });
+
+    // Now, we will create a static library based on the module we created above.
+    // This creates a `std.Build.Step.Compile`, which is the build step responsible
+    // for actually invoking the compiler.
+    const lib = b.addLibrary(.{
+        .linkage = .static,
+        .name = "msgpack_zig",
+        .root_module = lib_mod,
+    });
+
+    // This declares intent for the library to be installed into the standard
+    // location when the user invokes the "install" step (the default step when
+    // running `zig build`).
+    b.installArtifact(lib);
+
+    // Creates a step for unit testing. This only builds the test executable
+    // but does not run it.
+    const lib_unit_tests = b.addTest(.{
+        .root_module = lib_mod,
+    });
+
+    const run_lib_unit_tests = b.addRunArtifact(lib_unit_tests);
+
+    // Similar to creating the run step earlier, this exposes a `test` step to
+    // the `zig build --help` menu, providing a way for the user to request
+    // running the unit tests.
+    const test_step = b.step("test", "Run unit tests");
+    test_step.dependOn(&run_lib_unit_tests.step);
+}