Installation

From Source (Recommended)

Requires Zig 0.14 or later:

git clone https://github.com/HelgeSverre/jake.git
cd jake
zig build -Doptimize=ReleaseFast

The binary is at zig-out/bin/jake. Copy it to your PATH:

cp zig-out/bin/jake ~/.local/bin/
# or
sudo cp zig-out/bin/jake /usr/local/bin/

Pre-built Binaries

Download from GitHub Releases for:

• Linux (x86_64, aarch64)
• macOS (x86_64, aarch64/Apple Silicon)
• Windows (x86_64)

Verify Installation

jake --version

Shell Completion

Jake doesn’t currently provide shell completions, but recipe names work well with basic tab completion in most shells.

Next Steps

• Quick Start Guide