fz 2.0.0 NEXUS — package manager, BLAKE3 cache, and cross-compilation for C/ASM
Yesterday I shipped 1.9.0. Got a solid mix of hate and genuinely useful feedback. Didn't sleep. Took all of it personally. Built 2.0.0 instead.
No point dragging it out — here's everything I promised, shipped right now.
What's new
⚡ BLAKE3 file hashing — 7x faster cache
Dropped SHA256. Switched to BLAKE3 across the board.
Package verification from the catalog uses BLAKE3 too.
📦 Package manager — fz pm
The big one. Dependency management for C/ASM projects that doesn't make you want to quit programming.
Dependencies live in
🔌 Shared library support
New flags:
🎯 Cross-compilation
ARM, RISC-V, x86_64, i386. Compiler, assembler, and linker are selected automatically for the target triple.
🗂 Static libraries
Builds
🧠 LSP support
Generates
Improvements & fixes
● Parallel builds with
● Linker scripts and text section address:
● Fixed object file name collisions (
● All
● Context and timeouts for all network and git operations
● Test coverage: utils 84%, linker 60%, assembler 60%, builder 56%
Install
Links
● Repository: https://github.com/forgezero-cli/ForgeZero
● Package catalog: https://github.com/forgezero-cli/catalog
● Docs: https://github.com/forgezero-cli/ForgeZero#readme
Solo project. All issues and PRs read personally. If something's broken or missing — tell me, I'll probably fix it overnight.
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Yesterday I shipped 1.9.0. Got a solid mix of hate and genuinely useful feedback. Didn't sleep. Took all of it personally. Built 2.0.0 instead.
No point dragging it out — here's everything I promised, shipped right now.
What's new
⚡ BLAKE3 file hashing — 7x faster cache
Dropped SHA256. Switched to BLAKE3 across the board.
Package verification from the catalog uses BLAKE3 too.
📦 Package manager — fz pm
The big one. Dependency management for C/ASM projects that doesn't make you want to quit programming.
fz pm add <repository>
fz pm remove <package>
fz pm update
fz pm list
fz pm search <query>
fz pm install
fz pm catalog
Dependencies live in
.fz.yaml. Removal cleans up empty parent directories automatically. Backed by a community-driven JSON package catalog.🔌 Shared library support
New flags:
-shared, -cc-flag, -ld-flag. Build .so and .dylib targets without wiring things up by hand.🎯 Cross-compilation
fz -target arm-linux-gnueabihf
fz -target riscv64-linux-gnu
fz -target x86_64-w64-mingw32
ARM, RISC-V, x86_64, i386. Compiler, assembler, and linker are selected automatically for the target triple.
🗂 Static libraries
fz -type static -lib mylib
Builds
.a archives from object files via ar.🧠 LSP support
fz -compile-commands
Generates
compile_commands.json for clangd and any compatible LSP client. Autocomplete and go-to-definition, no manual config.Improvements & fixes
● Parallel builds with
-j N● Linker scripts and text section address:
-T, -Ttext● Fixed object file name collisions (
hello.asm vs hello.s)● All
golangci-lint warnings resolved: errcheck, govet, ineffassign● Context and timeouts for all network and git operations
● Test coverage: utils 84%, linker 60%, assembler 60%, builder 56%
Install
go install github.com/forgezero-cli/ForgeZero/cmd/fz@latest
Links
● Repository: https://github.com/forgezero-cli/ForgeZero
● Package catalog: https://github.com/forgezero-cli/catalog
● Docs: https://github.com/forgezero-cli/ForgeZero#readme
Solo project. All issues and PRs read personally. If something's broken or missing — tell me, I'll probably fix it overnight.
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