Build: cleanup

* `doc/langref` formatting
 * upgrade `.{ .path = "..." }` to `b.path("...")`
 * avoid using arguments named `self`
 * make `Build.Step.Id` usage more consistent
 * add `Build.pathResolve`
 * use `pathJoin` and `pathResolve` everywhere
 * make sure `Build.LazyPath.getPath2` returns an absolute path

doc/langref/Assembly Syntax Explained.zig

@@ -15,44 +15,44 @@ pub fn syscall1(number: usize, arg1: usize) usize {
     // the below code, this is not used. A literal `%` can be
     // obtained by escaping it with a double percent: `%%`.
     // Often multiline string syntax comes in handy here.
-    \\syscall
-    // Next is the output. It is possible in the future Zig will
-    // support multiple outputs, depending on how
-    // https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/215 is resolved.
-    // It is allowed for there to be no outputs, in which case
-    // this colon would be directly followed by the colon for the inputs.
+        \\syscall
+        // Next is the output. It is possible in the future Zig will
+        // support multiple outputs, depending on how
+        // https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/215 is resolved.
+        // It is allowed for there to be no outputs, in which case
+        // this colon would be directly followed by the colon for the inputs.
         :
-    // This specifies the name to be used in `%[ret]` syntax in
-    // the above assembly string. This example does not use it,
-    // but the syntax is mandatory.
-        [ret]
-    // Next is the output constraint string. This feature is still
-    // considered unstable in Zig, and so LLVM/GCC documentation
-    // must be used to understand the semantics.
-    // http://releases.llvm.org/10.0.0/docs/LangRef.html#inline-asm-constraint-string
-    // https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Extended-Asm.html
-    // In this example, the constraint string means "the result value of
-    // this inline assembly instruction is whatever is in $rax".
-        "={rax}"
-    // Next is either a value binding, or `->` and then a type. The
-    // type is the result type of the inline assembly expression.
-    // If it is a value binding, then `%[ret]` syntax would be used
-    // to refer to the register bound to the value.
-        (-> usize),
-    // Next is the list of inputs.
-    // The constraint for these inputs means, "when the assembly code is
-    // executed, $rax shall have the value of `number` and $rdi shall have
-    // the value of `arg1`". Any number of input parameters is allowed,
-    // including none.
+        // This specifies the name to be used in `%[ret]` syntax in
+        // the above assembly string. This example does not use it,
+        // but the syntax is mandatory.
+          [ret]
+          // Next is the output constraint string. This feature is still
+          // considered unstable in Zig, and so LLVM/GCC documentation
+          // must be used to understand the semantics.
+          // http://releases.llvm.org/10.0.0/docs/LangRef.html#inline-asm-constraint-string
+          // https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Extended-Asm.html
+          // In this example, the constraint string means "the result value of
+          // this inline assembly instruction is whatever is in $rax".
+          "={rax}"
+          // Next is either a value binding, or `->` and then a type. The
+          // type is the result type of the inline assembly expression.
+          // If it is a value binding, then `%[ret]` syntax would be used
+          // to refer to the register bound to the value.
+          (-> usize),
+          // Next is the list of inputs.
+          // The constraint for these inputs means, "when the assembly code is
+          // executed, $rax shall have the value of `number` and $rdi shall have
+          // the value of `arg1`". Any number of input parameters is allowed,
+          // including none.
         : [number] "{rax}" (number),
-            [arg1] "{rdi}" (arg1),
-    // Next is the list of clobbers. These declare a set of registers whose
-    // values will not be preserved by the execution of this assembly code.
-    // These do not include output or input registers. The special clobber
-    // value of "memory" means that the assembly writes to arbitrary undeclared
-    // memory locations - not only the memory pointed to by a declared indirect
-    // output. In this example we list $rcx and $r11 because it is known the
-    // kernel syscall does not preserve these registers.
+          [arg1] "{rdi}" (arg1),
+          // Next is the list of clobbers. These declare a set of registers whose
+          // values will not be preserved by the execution of this assembly code.
+          // These do not include output or input registers. The special clobber
+          // value of "memory" means that the assembly writes to arbitrary undeclared
+          // memory locations - not only the memory pointed to by a declared indirect
+          // output. In this example we list $rcx and $r11 because it is known the
+          // kernel syscall does not preserve these registers.
         : "rcx", "r11"
     );
 }

doc/langref/build.zig

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
     const optimize = b.standardOptimizeOption(.{});
     const exe = b.addExecutable(.{
         .name = "example",
-        .root_source_file = .{ .path = "example.zig" },
+        .root_source_file = b.path("example.zig"),
         .optimize = optimize,
     });
     b.default_step.dependOn(&exe.step);

doc/langref/build_c.zig

@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ const std = @import("std");
 pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
     const lib = b.addSharedLibrary(.{
         .name = "mathtest",
-        .root_source_file = .{ .path = "mathtest.zig" },
+        .root_source_file = b.path("mathtest.zig"),
         .version = .{ .major = 1, .minor = 0, .patch = 0 },
     });
     const exe = b.addExecutable(.{
         .name = "test",
     });
-    exe.addCSourceFile(.{ .file = .{ .path = "test.c" }, .flags = &.{"-std=c99"} });
+    exe.addCSourceFile(.{ .file = b.path("test.c"), .flags = &.{"-std=c99"} });
     exe.linkLibrary(lib);
     exe.linkSystemLibrary("c");
 

doc/langref/build_object.zig

@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ const std = @import("std");
 pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
     const obj = b.addObject(.{
         .name = "base64",
-        .root_source_file = .{ .path = "base64.zig" },
+        .root_source_file = b.path("base64.zig"),
     });
 
     const exe = b.addExecutable(.{
         .name = "test",
     });
-    exe.addCSourceFile(.{ .file = .{ .path = "test.c" }, .flags = &.{"-std=c99",} });
+    exe.addCSourceFile(.{ .file = b.path("test.c"), .flags = &.{"-std=c99"} });
     exe.addObject(obj);
     exe.linkSystemLibrary("c");
     b.installArtifact(exe);

doc/langref/checking_null_in_zig.zig

@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
-const Foo = struct{};
-fn doSomethingWithFoo(foo: *Foo) void { _ = foo; }
+const Foo = struct {};
+fn doSomethingWithFoo(foo: *Foo) void {
+    _ = foo;
+}
 
 fn doAThing(optional_foo: ?*Foo) void {
     // do some stuff
 
     if (optional_foo) |foo| {
-      doSomethingWithFoo(foo);
+        doSomethingWithFoo(foo);
     }
 
     // do some stuff

doc/langref/doc_comments.zig

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /// multiline doc comment).
 const Timestamp = struct {
     /// The number of seconds since the epoch (this is also a doc comment).
-    seconds: i64,  // signed so we can represent pre-1970 (not a doc comment)
+    seconds: i64, // signed so we can represent pre-1970 (not a doc comment)
     /// The number of nanoseconds past the second (doc comment again).
     nanos: u32,
 

doc/langref/enum_export.zig

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 const Foo = enum(c_int) { a, b, c };
-export fn entry(foo: Foo) void { _ = foo; }
+export fn entry(foo: Foo) void {
+    _ = foo;
+}
 
 // obj

doc/langref/enum_export_error.zig

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 const Foo = enum { a, b, c };
-export fn entry(foo: Foo) void { _ = foo; }
+export fn entry(foo: Foo) void {
+    _ = foo;
+}
 
 // obj=parameter of type 'enum_export_error.Foo' not allowed in function with calling convention 'C'

doc/langref/error_union_parsing_u64.zig

@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ pub fn parseU64(buf: []const u8, radix: u8) !u64 {
 
 fn charToDigit(c: u8) u8 {
     return switch (c) {
-        '0' ... '9' => c - '0',
-        'A' ... 'Z' => c - 'A' + 10,
-        'a' ... 'z' => c - 'a' + 10,
+        '0'...'9' => c - '0',
+        'A'...'Z' => c - 'A' + 10,
+        'a'...'z' => c - 'a' + 10,
         else => maxInt(u8),
     };
 }

doc/langref/identifiers.zig

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ pub extern "c" fn @"error"() void;
 pub extern "c" fn @"fstat$INODE64"(fd: c.fd_t, buf: *c.Stat) c_int;
 
 const Color = enum {
-  red,
-  @"really red",
+    red,
+    @"really red",
 };
 const color: Color = .@"really red";
 

doc/langref/print.zig

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const a_number: i32 = 1234;
 const a_string = "foobar";
 
 pub fn main() void {
-    print("here is a string: '{s}' here is a number: {}\n", .{a_string, a_number});
+    print("here is a string: '{s}' here is a number: {}\n", .{ a_string, a_number });
 }
 
 // exe=succeed

doc/langref/print_comptime-known_format.zig

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const a_string = "foobar";
 const fmt = "here is a string: '{s}' here is a number: {}\n";
 
 pub fn main() void {
-    print(fmt, .{a_string, a_number});
+    print(fmt, .{ a_string, a_number });
 }
 
 // exe=succeed

doc/langref/single_value_error_set.zig

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-const err = (error {FileNotFound}).FileNotFound;
+const err = (error{FileNotFound}).FileNotFound;
 
 // syntax

doc/langref/string_literals.zig

@@ -3,19 +3,19 @@ const mem = @import("std").mem; // will be used to compare bytes
 
 pub fn main() void {
     const bytes = "hello";
-    print("{}\n", .{@TypeOf(bytes)});                   // *const [5:0]u8
-    print("{d}\n", .{bytes.len});                       // 5
-    print("{c}\n", .{bytes[1]});                        // 'e'
-    print("{d}\n", .{bytes[5]});                        // 0
-    print("{}\n", .{'e' == '\x65'});                    // true
-    print("{d}\n", .{'\u{1f4a9}'});                     // 128169
-    print("{d}\n", .{'💯'});                            // 128175
+    print("{}\n", .{@TypeOf(bytes)}); // *const [5:0]u8
+    print("{d}\n", .{bytes.len}); // 5
+    print("{c}\n", .{bytes[1]}); // 'e'
+    print("{d}\n", .{bytes[5]}); // 0
+    print("{}\n", .{'e' == '\x65'}); // true
+    print("{d}\n", .{'\u{1f4a9}'}); // 128169
+    print("{d}\n", .{'💯'}); // 128175
     print("{u}\n", .{'⚡'});
-    print("{}\n", .{mem.eql(u8, "hello", "h\x65llo")});      // true
+    print("{}\n", .{mem.eql(u8, "hello", "h\x65llo")}); // true
     print("{}\n", .{mem.eql(u8, "💯", "\xf0\x9f\x92\xaf")}); // also true
-    const invalid_utf8 = "\xff\xfe";      // non-UTF-8 strings are possible with \xNN notation.
+    const invalid_utf8 = "\xff\xfe"; // non-UTF-8 strings are possible with \xNN notation.
     print("0x{x}\n", .{invalid_utf8[1]}); // indexing them returns individual bytes...
-    print("0x{x}\n", .{"💯"[1]});    // ...as does indexing part-way through non-ASCII characters
+    print("0x{x}\n", .{"💯"[1]}); // ...as does indexing part-way through non-ASCII characters
 }
 
 // exe=succeed

doc/langref/test_call_builtin.zig

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const expect = @import("std").testing.expect;
 
 test "noinline function call" {
-    try expect(@call(.auto, add, .{3, 9}) == 12);
+    try expect(@call(.auto, add, .{ 3, 9 }) == 12);
 }
 
 fn add(a: i32, b: i32) i32 {

doc/langref/test_coerce_error_subset_to_superset.zig

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 
-const FileOpenError = error {
+const FileOpenError = error{
     AccessDenied,
     OutOfMemory,
     FileNotFound,
 };
 
-const AllocationError = error {
+const AllocationError = error{
     OutOfMemory,
 };
 

doc/langref/test_coerce_error_superset_to_subset.zig

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-const FileOpenError = error {
+const FileOpenError = error{
     AccessDenied,
     OutOfMemory,
     FileNotFound,
 };
 
-const AllocationError = error {
+const AllocationError = error{
     OutOfMemory,
 };
 

doc/langref/test_coerce_tuples_arrays.zig

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 const expect = std.testing.expect;
 
-const Tuple = struct{ u8, u8 };
+const Tuple = struct { u8, u8 };
 test "coercion from homogenous tuple to array" {
-	const tuple: Tuple = .{5, 6};
-	const array: [2]u8 = tuple;
-	_ = array;
+    const tuple: Tuple = .{ 5, 6 };
+    const array: [2]u8 = tuple;
+    _ = array;
 }
 
 // test

doc/langref/test_comptime_evaluation.zig

@@ -2,17 +2,23 @@ const expect = @import("std").testing.expect;
 
 const CmdFn = struct {
     name: []const u8,
-    func: fn(i32) i32,
+    func: fn (i32) i32,
 };
 
 const cmd_fns = [_]CmdFn{
-    CmdFn {.name = "one", .func = one},
-    CmdFn {.name = "two", .func = two},
-    CmdFn {.name = "three", .func = three},
+    CmdFn{ .name = "one", .func = one },
+    CmdFn{ .name = "two", .func = two },
+    CmdFn{ .name = "three", .func = three },
 };
-fn one(value: i32) i32 { return value + 1; }
-fn two(value: i32) i32 { return value + 2; }
-fn three(value: i32) i32 { return value + 3; }
+fn one(value: i32) i32 {
+    return value + 1;
+}
+fn two(value: i32) i32 {
+    return value + 2;
+}
+fn three(value: i32) i32 {
+    return value + 3;
+}
 
 fn performFn(comptime prefix_char: u8, start_value: i32) i32 {
     var result: i32 = start_value;

doc/langref/test_errdefer_loop.zig

@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
 
-const Foo = struct {
-    data: *u32
-};
+const Foo = struct { data: *u32 };
 
 fn getData() !u32 {
     return 666;

doc/langref/test_errdefer_loop_leak.zig

@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 const Allocator = std.mem.Allocator;
 
-const Foo = struct {
-    data: *u32
-};
+const Foo = struct { data: *u32 };
 
 fn getData() !u32 {
     return 666;
@@ -19,7 +17,7 @@ fn genFoos(allocator: Allocator, num: usize) ![]Foo {
         errdefer allocator.destroy(foo.data);
 
         // The data for the first 3 foos will be leaked
-        if(i >= 3) return error.TooManyFoos;
+        if (i >= 3) return error.TooManyFoos;
 
         foo.data.* = try getData();
     }

doc/langref/test_for.zig

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const expect = @import("std").testing.expect;
 
 test "for basics" {
-    const items = [_]i32 { 4, 5, 3, 4, 0 };
+    const items = [_]i32{ 4, 5, 3, 4, 0 };
     var sum: i32 = 0;
 
     // For loops iterate over slices and arrays.
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ test "for basics" {
 
     // To iterate over consecutive integers, use the range syntax.
     // Unbounded range is always a compile error.
-    var sum3 : usize = 0;
+    var sum3: usize = 0;
     for (0..5) |i| {
         sum3 += i;
     }

doc/langref/test_functions.zig

@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ fn add(a: i8, b: i8) i8 {
 
 // The export specifier makes a function externally visible in the generated
 // object file, and makes it use the C ABI.
-export fn sub(a: i8, b: i8) i8 { return a - b; }
+export fn sub(a: i8, b: i8) i8 {
+    return a - b;
+}
 
 // The extern specifier is used to declare a function that will be resolved
 // at link time, when linking statically, or at runtime, when linking
@@ -39,13 +41,15 @@ fn _start() callconv(.Naked) noreturn {
 
 // The inline calling convention forces a function to be inlined at all call sites.
 // If the function cannot be inlined, it is a compile-time error.
-fn shiftLeftOne(a: u32) callconv(.Inline) u32 {
+inline fn shiftLeftOne(a: u32) u32 {
     return a << 1;
 }
 
 // The pub specifier allows the function to be visible when importing.
 // Another file can use @import and call sub2
-pub fn sub2(a: i8, b: i8) i8 { return a - b; }
+pub fn sub2(a: i8, b: i8) i8 {
+    return a - b;
+}
 
 // Function pointers are prefixed with `*const `.
 const Call2Op = *const fn (a: i8, b: i8) i8;

doc/langref/test_inferred_error_sets.zig

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ pub fn add_explicit(comptime T: type, a: T, b: T) Error!T {
     return ov[0];
 }
 
-const Error = error {
+const Error = error{
     Overflow,
 };
 

doc/langref/test_inline_for.zig

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const expect = @import("std").testing.expect;
 
 test "inline for loop" {
-    const nums = [_]i32{2, 4, 6};
+    const nums = [_]i32{ 2, 4, 6 };
     var sum: usize = 0;
     inline for (nums) |i| {
         const T = switch (i) {

doc/langref/test_inline_switch_union_tag.zig

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ fn getNum(u: U) u32 {
                 return @intFromFloat(num);
             }
             return num;
-        }
+        },
     }
 }
 

doc/langref/test_null_terminated_array.zig

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ const std = @import("std");
 const expect = std.testing.expect;
 
 test "0-terminated sentinel array" {
-    const array = [_:0]u8 {1, 2, 3, 4};
+    const array = [_:0]u8{ 1, 2, 3, 4 };
 
     try expect(@TypeOf(array) == [4:0]u8);
     try expect(array.len == 4);
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ test "0-terminated sentinel array" {
 
 test "extra 0s in 0-terminated sentinel array" {
     // The sentinel value may appear earlier, but does not influence the compile-time 'len'.
-    const array = [_:0]u8 {1, 0, 0, 4};
+    const array = [_:0]u8{ 1, 0, 0, 4 };
 
     try expect(@TypeOf(array) == [4:0]u8);
     try expect(array.len == 4);

doc/langref/test_struct_result.zig

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 const expect = std.testing.expect;
 
-const Point = struct {x: i32, y: i32};
+const Point = struct { x: i32, y: i32 };
 
 test "anonymous struct literal" {
     const pt: Point = .{

doc/langref/test_structs.zig

@@ -13,15 +13,14 @@ const Point2 = packed struct {
     y: f32,
 };
 
-
 // Declare an instance of a struct.
-const p = Point {
+const p = Point{
     .x = 0.12,
     .y = 0.34,
 };
 
 // Maybe we're not ready to fill out some of the fields.
-var p2 = Point {
+var p2 = Point{
     .x = 0.12,
     .y = undefined,
 };
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ const Vec3 = struct {
     z: f32,
 
     pub fn init(x: f32, y: f32, z: f32) Vec3 {
-        return Vec3 {
+        return Vec3{
             .x = x,
             .y = y,
             .z = z,
@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@ test "struct namespaced variable" {
     try expect(@sizeOf(Empty) == 0);
 
     // you can still instantiate an empty struct
-    const does_nothing = Empty {};
+    const does_nothing = Empty{};
 
     _ = does_nothing;
 }
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ fn setYBasedOnX(x: *f32, y: f32) void {
     point.y = y;
 }
 test "field parent pointer" {
-    var point = Point {
+    var point = Point{
         .x = 0.1234,
         .y = 0.5678,
     };
@@ -100,8 +99,8 @@ fn LinkedList(comptime T: type) type {
         };
 
         first: ?*Node,
-        last:  ?*Node,
-        len:   usize,
+        last: ?*Node,
+        len: usize,
     };
 }
 

doc/langref/test_switch_non-exhaustive.zig

@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ test "switch on non-exhaustive enum" {
     const number = Number.one;
     const result = switch (number) {
         .one => true,
-        .two,
-        .three => false,
+        .two, .three => false,
         _ => false,
     };
     try expect(result);

doc/langref/test_unresolved_comptime_value.zig

@@ -5,10 +5,7 @@ test "try to pass a runtime type" {
     foo(false);
 }
 fn foo(condition: bool) void {
-    const result = max(
-        if (condition) f32 else u64,
-        1234,
-        5678);
+    const result = max(if (condition) f32 else u64, 1234, 5678);
     _ = result;
 }
 

doc/langref/test_while_continue_expression.zig

@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ test "while loop continue expression" {
 test "while loop continue expression, more complicated" {
     var i: usize = 1;
     var j: usize = 1;
-    while (i * j < 2000) : ({ i *= 2; j *= 3; }) {
+    while (i * j < 2000) : ({
+        i *= 2;
+        j *= 3;
+    }) {
         const my_ij = i * j;
         try expect(my_ij < 2000);
     }

doc/langref/values.zig

@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ pub fn main() void {
     var number_or_error: anyerror!i32 = error.ArgNotFound;
 
     print("\nerror union 1\ntype: {}\nvalue: {!}\n", .{
-        @TypeOf(number_or_error), number_or_error, });
+        @TypeOf(number_or_error),
+        number_or_error,
+    });
 
     number_or_error = 1234;
 

lib/std/Build.zig

@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ const Allocator = mem.Allocator;
 const Target = std.Target;
 const process = std.process;
 const EnvMap = std.process.EnvMap;
-const fmt_lib = std.fmt;
-const File = std.fs.File;
+const File = fs.File;
 const Sha256 = std.crypto.hash.sha2.Sha256;
 const Build = @This();
 
@@ -149,15 +148,14 @@ const InitializedDepKey = struct {
 const InitializedDepContext = struct {
     allocator: Allocator,
 
-    pub fn hash(self: @This(), k: InitializedDepKey) u64 {
+    pub fn hash(ctx: @This(), k: InitializedDepKey) u64 {
         var hasher = std.hash.Wyhash.init(0);
         hasher.update(k.build_root_string);
-        hashUserInputOptionsMap(self.allocator, k.user_input_options, &hasher);
+        hashUserInputOptionsMap(ctx.allocator, k.user_input_options, &hasher);
         return hasher.final();
     }
 
-    pub fn eql(self: @This(), lhs: InitializedDepKey, rhs: InitializedDepKey) bool {
-        _ = self;
+    pub fn eql(_: @This(), lhs: InitializedDepKey, rhs: InitializedDepKey) bool {
         if (!std.mem.eql(u8, lhs.build_root_string, rhs.build_root_string))
             return false;
 
@@ -229,7 +227,7 @@ const TypeId = enum {
 };
 
 const TopLevelStep = struct {
-    pub const base_id = .top_level;
+    pub const base_id: Step.Id = .top_level;
 
     step: Step,
     description: []const u8,
@@ -251,8 +249,8 @@ pub fn create(
     const initialized_deps = try arena.create(InitializedDepMap);
     initialized_deps.* = InitializedDepMap.initContext(arena, .{ .allocator = arena });
 
-    const self = try arena.create(Build);
-    self.* = .{
+    const b = try arena.create(Build);
+    b.* = .{
         .graph = graph,
         .build_root = build_root,
         .cache_root = cache_root,
@@ -280,17 +278,17 @@ pub fn create(
         .installed_files = ArrayList(InstalledFile).init(arena),
         .install_tls = .{
             .step = Step.init(.{
-                .id = .top_level,
+                .id = TopLevelStep.base_id,
                 .name = "install",
-                .owner = self,
+                .owner = b,
             }),
             .description = "Copy build artifacts to prefix path",
         },
         .uninstall_tls = .{
             .step = Step.init(.{
-                .id = .top_level,
+                .id = TopLevelStep.base_id,
                 .name = "uninstall",
-                .owner = self,
+                .owner = b,
                 .makeFn = makeUninstall,
             }),
             .description = "Remove build artifacts from prefix path",
@@ -306,10 +304,10 @@ pub fn create(
         .available_deps = available_deps,
         .release_mode = .off,
     };
-    try self.top_level_steps.put(arena, self.install_tls.step.name, &self.install_tls);
-    try self.top_level_steps.put(arena, self.uninstall_tls.step.name, &self.uninstall_tls);
-    self.default_step = &self.install_tls.step;
-    return self;
+    try b.top_level_steps.put(arena, b.install_tls.step.name, &b.install_tls);
+    try b.top_level_steps.put(arena, b.uninstall_tls.step.name, &b.uninstall_tls);
+    b.default_step = &b.install_tls.step;
+    return b;
 }
 
 fn createChild(
@@ -340,7 +338,7 @@ fn createChildOnly(
         .allocator = allocator,
         .install_tls = .{
             .step = Step.init(.{
-                .id = .top_level,
+                .id = TopLevelStep.base_id,
                 .name = "install",
                 .owner = child,
             }),
@@ -348,7 +346,7 @@ fn createChildOnly(
         },
         .uninstall_tls = .{
             .step = Step.init(.{
-                .id = .top_level,
+                .id = TopLevelStep.base_id,
                 .name = "uninstall",
                 .owner = child,
                 .makeFn = makeUninstall,
@@ -498,8 +496,8 @@ const OrderedUserValue = union(enum) {
         }
     };
 
-    fn hash(self: OrderedUserValue, hasher: *std.hash.Wyhash) void {
-        switch (self) {
+    fn hash(val: OrderedUserValue, hasher: *std.hash.Wyhash) void {
+        switch (val) {
             .flag => {},
             .scalar => |scalar| hasher.update(scalar),
             // lists are already ordered
@@ -541,9 +539,9 @@ const OrderedUserInputOption = struct {
     value: OrderedUserValue,
     used: bool,
 
-    fn hash(self: OrderedUserInputOption, hasher: *std.hash.Wyhash) void {
-        hasher.update(self.name);
-        self.value.hash(hasher);
+    fn hash(opt: OrderedUserInputOption, hasher: *std.hash.Wyhash) void {
+        hasher.update(opt.name);
+        opt.value.hash(hasher);
     }
 
     fn fromUnordered(allocator: Allocator, user_input_option: UserInputOption) OrderedUserInputOption {
@@ -593,38 +591,38 @@ fn determineAndApplyInstallPrefix(b: *Build) !void {
 }
 
 /// This function is intended to be called by lib/build_runner.zig, not a build.zig file.
-pub fn resolveInstallPrefix(self: *Build, install_prefix: ?[]const u8, dir_list: DirList) void {
-    if (self.dest_dir) |dest_dir| {
-        self.install_prefix = install_prefix orelse "/usr";
-        self.install_path = self.pathJoin(&.{ dest_dir, self.install_prefix });
+pub fn resolveInstallPrefix(b: *Build, install_prefix: ?[]const u8, dir_list: DirList) void {
+    if (b.dest_dir) |dest_dir| {
+        b.install_prefix = install_prefix orelse "/usr";
+        b.install_path = b.pathJoin(&.{ dest_dir, b.install_prefix });
     } else {
-        self.install_prefix = install_prefix orelse
-            (self.build_root.join(self.allocator, &.{"zig-out"}) catch @panic("unhandled error"));
-        self.install_path = self.install_prefix;
+        b.install_prefix = install_prefix orelse
+            (b.build_root.join(b.allocator, &.{"zig-out"}) catch @panic("unhandled error"));
+        b.install_path = b.install_prefix;
     }
 
-    var lib_list = [_][]const u8{ self.install_path, "lib" };
-    var exe_list = [_][]const u8{ self.install_path, "bin" };
-    var h_list = [_][]const u8{ self.install_path, "include" };
+    var lib_list = [_][]const u8{ b.install_path, "lib" };
+    var exe_list = [_][]const u8{ b.install_path, "bin" };
+    var h_list = [_][]const u8{ b.install_path, "include" };
 
     if (dir_list.lib_dir) |dir| {
-        if (fs.path.isAbsolute(dir)) lib_list[0] = self.dest_dir orelse "";
+        if (fs.path.isAbsolute(dir)) lib_list[0] = b.dest_dir orelse "";
         lib_list[1] = dir;
     }
 
     if (dir_list.exe_dir) |dir| {
-        if (fs.path.isAbsolute(dir)) exe_list[0] = self.dest_dir orelse "";
+        if (fs.path.isAbsolute(dir)) exe_list[0] = b.dest_dir orelse "";
         exe_list[1] = dir;
     }
 
     if (dir_list.include_dir) |dir| {
-        if (fs.path.isAbsolute(dir)) h_list[0] = self.dest_dir orelse "";
+        if (fs.path.isAbsolute(dir)) h_list[0] = b.dest_dir orelse "";
         h_list[1] = dir;
     }
 
-    self.lib_dir = self.pathJoin(&lib_list);
-    self.exe_dir = self.pathJoin(&exe_list);
-    self.h_dir = self.pathJoin(&h_list);
+    b.lib_dir = b.pathJoin(&lib_list);
+    b.exe_dir = b.pathJoin(&exe_list);
+    b.h_dir = b.pathJoin(&h_list);
 }
 
 /// Create a set of key-value pairs that can be converted into a Zig source
@@ -632,8 +630,8 @@ pub fn resolveInstallPrefix(self: *Build, install_prefix: ?[]const u8, dir_list:
 /// In other words, this provides a way to expose build.zig values to Zig
 /// source code with `@import`.
 /// Related: `Module.addOptions`.
-pub fn addOptions(self: *Build) *Step.Options {
-    return Step.Options.create(self);
+pub fn addOptions(b: *Build) *Step.Options {
+    return Step.Options.create(b);
 }
 
 pub const ExecutableOptions = struct {
@@ -959,9 +957,9 @@ pub fn createModule(b: *Build, options: Module.CreateOptions) *Module {
 /// `addArgs`, and `addArtifactArg`.
 /// Be careful using this function, as it introduces a system dependency.
 /// To run an executable built with zig build, see `Step.Compile.run`.
-pub fn addSystemCommand(self: *Build, argv: []const []const u8) *Step.Run {
+pub fn addSystemCommand(b: *Build, argv: []const []const u8) *Step.Run {
     assert(argv.len >= 1);
-    const run_step = Step.Run.create(self, self.fmt("run {s}", .{argv[0]}));
+    const run_step = Step.Run.create(b, b.fmt("run {s}", .{argv[0]}));
     run_step.addArgs(argv);
     return run_step;
 }
@@ -1002,20 +1000,20 @@ pub fn addConfigHeader(
 }
 
 /// Allocator.dupe without the need to handle out of memory.
-pub fn dupe(self: *Build, bytes: []const u8) []u8 {
-    return self.allocator.dupe(u8, bytes) catch @panic("OOM");
+pub fn dupe(b: *Build, bytes: []const u8) []u8 {
+    return b.allocator.dupe(u8, bytes) catch @panic("OOM");
 }
 
 /// Duplicates an array of strings without the need to handle out of memory.
-pub fn dupeStrings(self: *Build, strings: []const []const u8) [][]u8 {
-    const array = self.allocator.alloc([]u8, strings.len) catch @panic("OOM");
-    for (array, strings) |*dest, source| dest.* = self.dupe(source);
+pub fn dupeStrings(b: *Build, strings: []const []const u8) [][]u8 {
+    const array = b.allocator.alloc([]u8, strings.len) catch @panic("OOM");
+    for (array, strings) |*dest, source| dest.* = b.dupe(source);
     return array;
 }
 
 /// Duplicates a path and converts all slashes to the OS's canonical path separator.
-pub fn dupePath(self: *Build, bytes: []const u8) []u8 {
-    const the_copy = self.dupe(bytes);
+pub fn dupePath(b: *Build, bytes: []const u8) []u8 {
+    const the_copy = b.dupe(bytes);
     for (the_copy) |*byte| {
         switch (byte.*) {
             '/', '\\' => byte.* = fs.path.sep,
@@ -1025,8 +1023,8 @@ pub fn dupePath(self: *Build, bytes: []const u8) []u8 {
     return the_copy;
 }
 
-pub fn addWriteFile(self: *Build, file_path: []const u8, data: []const u8) *Step.WriteFile {
-    const write_file_step = self.addWriteFiles();
+pub fn addWriteFile(b: *Build, file_path: []const u8, data: []const u8) *Step.WriteFile {
+    const write_file_step = b.addWriteFiles();
     _ = write_file_step.add(file_path, data);
     return write_file_step;
 }
@@ -1041,34 +1039,34 @@ pub fn addWriteFiles(b: *Build) *Step.WriteFile {
     return Step.WriteFile.create(b);
 }
 
-pub fn addRemoveDirTree(self: *Build, dir_path: []const u8) *Step.RemoveDir {
-    return Step.RemoveDir.create(self, dir_path);
+pub fn addRemoveDirTree(b: *Build, dir_path: []const u8) *Step.RemoveDir {
+    return Step.RemoveDir.create(b, dir_path);
 }
 
 pub fn addFmt(b: *Build, options: Step.Fmt.Options) *Step.Fmt {
     return Step.Fmt.create(b, options);
 }
 
-pub fn addTranslateC(self: *Build, options: Step.TranslateC.Options) *Step.TranslateC {
-    return Step.TranslateC.create(self, options);
+pub fn addTranslateC(b: *Build, options: Step.TranslateC.Options) *Step.TranslateC {
+    return Step.TranslateC.create(b, options);
 }
 
-pub fn getInstallStep(self: *Build) *Step {
-    return &self.install_tls.step;
+pub fn getInstallStep(b: *Build) *Step {
+    return &b.install_tls.step;
 }
 
-pub fn getUninstallStep(self: *Build) *Step {
-    return &self.uninstall_tls.step;
+pub fn getUninstallStep(b: *Build) *Step {
+    return &b.uninstall_tls.step;
 }
 
 fn makeUninstall(uninstall_step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) anyerror!void {
     _ = prog_node;
     const uninstall_tls: *TopLevelStep = @fieldParentPtr("step", uninstall_step);
-    const self: *Build = @fieldParentPtr("uninstall_tls", uninstall_tls);
+    const b: *Build = @fieldParentPtr("uninstall_tls", uninstall_tls);
 
-    for (self.installed_files.items) |installed_file| {
-        const full_path = self.getInstallPath(installed_file.dir, installed_file.path);
-        if (self.verbose) {
+    for (b.installed_files.items) |installed_file| {
+        const full_path = b.getInstallPath(installed_file.dir, installed_file.path);
+        if (b.verbose) {
             log.info("rm {s}", .{full_path});
         }
         fs.cwd().deleteTree(full_path) catch {};
@@ -1082,13 +1080,13 @@ fn makeUninstall(uninstall_step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) anyerror!
 /// When a project depends on a Zig package as a dependency, it programmatically sets
 /// these options when calling the dependency's build.zig script as a function.
 /// `null` is returned when an option is left to default.
-pub fn option(self: *Build, comptime T: type, name_raw: []const u8, description_raw: []const u8) ?T {
-    const name = self.dupe(name_raw);
-    const description = self.dupe(description_raw);
+pub fn option(b: *Build, comptime T: type, name_raw: []const u8, description_raw: []const u8) ?T {
+    const name = b.dupe(name_raw);
+    const description = b.dupe(description_raw);
     const type_id = comptime typeToEnum(T);
     const enum_options = if (type_id == .@"enum") blk: {
         const fields = comptime std.meta.fields(T);
-        var options = ArrayList([]const u8).initCapacity(self.allocator, fields.len) catch @panic("OOM");
+        var options = ArrayList([]const u8).initCapacity(b.allocator, fields.len) catch @panic("OOM");
 
         inline for (fields) |field| {
             options.appendAssumeCapacity(field.name);
@@ -1102,12 +1100,12 @@ pub fn option(self: *Build, comptime T: type, name_raw: []const u8, description_
         .description = description,
         .enum_options = enum_options,
     };
-    if ((self.available_options_map.fetchPut(name, available_option) catch @panic("OOM")) != null) {
+    if ((b.available_options_map.fetchPut(name, available_option) catch @panic("OOM")) != null) {
         panic("Option '{s}' declared twice", .{name});
     }
-    self.available_options_list.append(available_option) catch @panic("OOM");
+    b.available_options_list.append(available_option) catch @panic("OOM");
 
-    const option_ptr = self.user_input_options.getPtr(name) orelse return null;
+    const option_ptr = b.user_input_options.getPtr(name) orelse return null;
     option_ptr.used = true;
     switch (type_id) {
         .bool => switch (option_ptr.value) {
@@ -1119,7 +1117,7 @@ pub fn option(self: *Build, comptime T: type, name_raw: []const u8, description_
                     return false;
                 } else {
                     log.err("Expected -D{s} to be a boolean, but received '{s}'", .{ name, s });
-                    self.markInvalidUserInput();
+                    b.markInvalidUserInput();
                     return null;
                 }
             },
@@ -1127,7 +1125,7 @@ pub fn option(self: *Build, comptime T: type, name_raw: []const u8, description_
                 log.err("Expected -D{s} to be a boolean, but received a {s}.", .{
                     name, @tagName(option_ptr.value),
                 });
-                self.markInvalidUserInput();
+                b.markInvalidUserInput();
                 return null;
             },
         },
@@ -1136,19 +1134,19 @@ pub fn option(self: *Build, comptime T: type, name_raw: []const u8, description_
                 log.err("Expected -D{s} to be an integer, but received a {s}.", .{
                     name, @tagName(option_ptr.value),
                 });
-                self.markInvalidUserInput();
+                b.markInvalidUserInput();
                 return null;
             },
             .scalar => |s| {
                 const n = std.fmt.parseInt(T, s, 10) catch |err| switch (err) {
                     error.Overflow => {
                         log.err("-D{s} value {s} cannot fit into type {s}.", .{ name, s, @typeName(T) });
-                        self.markInvalidUserInput();
+                        b.markInvalidUserInput();
                         return null;
                     },
                     else => {
                         log.err("Expected -D{s} to be an integer of type {s}.", .{ name, @typeName(T) });
-                        self.markInvalidUserInput();
+                        b.markInvalidUserInput();
                         return null;
                     },
                 };
@@ -1160,13 +1158,13 @@ pub fn option(self: *Build, comptime T: type, name_raw: []const u8, description_
                 log.err("Expected -D{s} to be a float, but received a {s}.", .{
                     name, @tagName(option_ptr.value),
                 });
-                self.markInvalidUserInput();
+                b.markInvalidUserInput();
                 return null;
             },
             .scalar => |s| {
                 const n = std.fmt.parseFloat(T, s) catch {
                     log.err("Expected -D{s} to be a float of type {s}.", .{ name, @typeName(T) });
-                    self.markInvalidUserInput();
+                    b.markInvalidUserInput();
                     return null;
                 };
                 return n;
@@ -1177,7 +1175,7 @@ pub fn option(self: *Build, comptime T: type, name_raw: []const u8, description_
                 log.err("Expected -D{s} to be an enum, but received a {s}.", .{
                     name, @tagName(option_ptr.value),
                 });
-                self.markInvalidUserInput();
+                b.markInvalidUserInput();
                 return null;
             },
             .scalar => |s| {
@@ -1185,7 +1183,7 @@ pub fn option(self: *Build, comptime T: type, name_raw: []const u8, description_
                     return enum_lit;
                 } else {
                     log.err("Expected -D{s} to be of type {s}.", .{ name, @typeName(T) });
-                    self.markInvalidUserInput();
+                    b.markInvalidUserInput();
                     return null;
                 }
             },
@@ -1195,7 +1193,7 @@ pub fn option(self: *Build, comptime T: type, name_raw: []const u8, description_
                 log.err("Expected -D{s} to be a string, but received a {s}.", .{
                     name, @tagName(option_ptr.value),
                 });
-                self.markInvalidUserInput();
+                b.markInvalidUserInput();
                 return null;
             },
             .scalar => |s| return s,
@@ -1205,7 +1203,7 @@ pub fn option(self: *Build, comptime T: type, name_raw: []const u8, description_
                 log.err("Expected -D{s} to be an enum, but received a {s}.", .{
                     name, @tagName(option_ptr.value),
                 });
-                self.markInvalidUserInput();
+                b.markInvalidUserInput();
                 return null;
             },
             .scalar => |s| {
@@ -1213,7 +1211,7 @@ pub fn option(self: *Build, comptime T: type, name_raw: []const u8, description_
                     return build_id;
                 } else |err| {
                     log.err("unable to parse option '-D{s}': {s}", .{ name, @errorName(err) });
-                    self.markInvalidUserInput();
+                    b.markInvalidUserInput();
                     return null;
                 }
             },
@@ -1223,28 +1221,28 @@ pub fn option(self: *Build, comptime T: type, name_raw: []const u8, description_
                 log.err("Expected -D{s} to be a list, but received a {s}.", .{
                     name, @tagName(option_ptr.value),
                 });
-                self.markInvalidUserInput();
+                b.markInvalidUserInput();
                 return null;
             },
             .scalar => |s| {
-                return self.allocator.dupe([]const u8, &[_][]const u8{s}) catch @panic("OOM");
+                return b.allocator.dupe([]const u8, &[_][]const u8{s}) catch @panic("OOM");
             },
             .list => |lst| return lst.items,
         },
     }
 }
 
-pub fn step(self: *Build, name: []const u8, description: []const u8) *Step {
-    const step_info = self.allocator.create(TopLevelStep) catch @panic("OOM");
+pub fn step(b: *Build, name: []const u8, description: []const u8) *Step {
+    const step_info = b.allocator.create(TopLevelStep) catch @panic("OOM");
     step_info.* = .{
         .step = Step.init(.{
-            .id = .top_level,
+            .id = TopLevelStep.base_id,
             .name = name,
-            .owner = self,
+            .owner = b,
         }),
-        .description = self.dupe(description),
+        .description = b.dupe(description),
     };
-    const gop = self.top_level_steps.getOrPut(self.allocator, name) catch @panic("OOM");
+    const gop = b.top_level_steps.getOrPut(b.allocator, name) catch @panic("OOM");
     if (gop.found_existing) std.debug.panic("A top-level step with name \"{s}\" already exists", .{name});
 
     gop.key_ptr.* = step_info.step.name;
@@ -1406,10 +1404,10 @@ pub fn standardTargetOptionsQueryOnly(b: *Build, args: StandardTargetOptionsArgs
     return args.default_target;
 }
 
-pub fn addUserInputOption(self: *Build, name_raw: []const u8, value_raw: []const u8) !bool {
-    const name = self.dupe(name_raw);
-    const value = self.dupe(value_raw);
-    const gop = try self.user_input_options.getOrPut(name);
+pub fn addUserInputOption(b: *Build, name_raw: []const u8, value_raw: []const u8) !bool {
+    const name = b.dupe(name_raw);
+    const value = b.dupe(value_raw);
+    const gop = try b.user_input_options.getOrPut(name);
     if (!gop.found_existing) {
         gop.value_ptr.* = UserInputOption{
             .name = name,
@@ -1423,10 +1421,10 @@ pub fn addUserInputOption(self: *Build, name_raw: []const u8, value_raw: []const
     switch (gop.value_ptr.value) {
         .scalar => |s| {
             // turn it into a list
-            var list = ArrayList([]const u8).init(self.allocator);
+            var list = ArrayList([]const u8).init(b.allocator);
             try list.append(s);
             try list.append(value);
-            try self.user_input_options.put(name, .{
+            try b.user_input_options.put(name, .{
                 .name = name,
                 .value = .{ .list = list },
                 .used = false,
@@ -1435,7 +1433,7 @@ pub fn addUserInputOption(self: *Build, name_raw: []const u8, value_raw: []const
         .list => |*list| {
             // append to the list
             try list.append(value);
-            try self.user_input_options.put(name, .{
+            try b.user_input_options.put(name, .{
                 .name = name,
                 .value = .{ .list = list.* },
                 .used = false,
@@ -1454,9 +1452,9 @@ pub fn addUserInputOption(self: *Build, name_raw: []const u8, value_raw: []const
     return false;
 }
 
-pub fn addUserInputFlag(self: *Build, name_raw: []const u8) !bool {
-    const name = self.dupe(name_raw);
-    const gop = try self.user_input_options.getOrPut(name);
+pub fn addUserInputFlag(b: *Build, name_raw: []const u8) !bool {
+    const name = b.dupe(name_raw);
+    const gop = try b.user_input_options.getOrPut(name);
     if (!gop.found_existing) {
         gop.value_ptr.* = .{
             .name = name,
@@ -1498,8 +1496,8 @@ fn typeToEnum(comptime T: type) TypeId {
     };
 }
 
-fn markInvalidUserInput(self: *Build) void {
-    self.invalid_user_input = true;
+fn markInvalidUserInput(b: *Build) void {
+    b.invalid_user_input = true;
 }
 
 pub fn validateUserInputDidItFail(b: *Build) bool {
@@ -1532,18 +1530,18 @@ fn printCmd(ally: Allocator, cwd: ?[]const u8, argv: []const []const u8) void {
 /// This creates the install step and adds it to the dependencies of the
 /// top-level install step, using all the default options.
 /// See `addInstallArtifact` for a more flexible function.
-pub fn installArtifact(self: *Build, artifact: *Step.Compile) void {
-    self.getInstallStep().dependOn(&self.addInstallArtifact(artifact, .{}).step);
+pub fn installArtifact(b: *Build, artifact: *Step.Compile) void {
+    b.getInstallStep().dependOn(&b.addInstallArtifact(artifact, .{}).step);
 }
 
 /// This merely creates the step; it does not add it to the dependencies of the
 /// top-level install step.
 pub fn addInstallArtifact(
-    self: *Build,
+    b: *Build,
     artifact: *Step.Compile,
     options: Step.InstallArtifact.Options,
 ) *Step.InstallArtifact {
-    return Step.InstallArtifact.create(self, artifact, options);
+    return Step.InstallArtifact.create(b, artifact, options);
 }
 
 ///`dest_rel_path` is relative to prefix path
@@ -1590,16 +1588,16 @@ pub fn addInstallHeaderFile(b: *Build, source: LazyPath, dest_rel_path: []const
 }
 
 pub fn addInstallFileWithDir(
-    self: *Build,
+    b: *Build,
     source: LazyPath,
     install_dir: InstallDir,
     dest_rel_path: []const u8,
 ) *Step.InstallFile {
-    return Step.InstallFile.create(self, source, install_dir, dest_rel_path);
+    return Step.InstallFile.create(b, source, install_dir, dest_rel_path);
 }
 
-pub fn addInstallDirectory(self: *Build, options: Step.InstallDir.Options) *Step.InstallDir {
-    return Step.InstallDir.create(self, options);
+pub fn addInstallDirectory(b: *Build, options: Step.InstallDir.Options) *Step.InstallDir {
+    return Step.InstallDir.create(b, options);
 }
 
 pub fn addCheckFile(
@@ -1611,16 +1609,16 @@ pub fn addCheckFile(
 }
 
 /// deprecated: https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/14943
-pub fn pushInstalledFile(self: *Build, dir: InstallDir, dest_rel_path: []const u8) void {
+pub fn pushInstalledFile(b: *Build, dir: InstallDir, dest_rel_path: []const u8) void {
     const file = InstalledFile{
         .dir = dir,
         .path = dest_rel_path,
     };
-    self.installed_files.append(file.dupe(self)) catch @panic("OOM");
+    b.installed_files.append(file.dupe(b)) catch @panic("OOM");
 }
 
-pub fn truncateFile(self: *Build, dest_path: []const u8) !void {
-    if (self.verbose) {
+pub fn truncateFile(b: *Build, dest_path: []const u8) !void {
+    if (b.verbose) {
         log.info("truncate {s}", .{dest_path});
     }
     const cwd = fs.cwd();
@@ -1652,50 +1650,54 @@ pub fn path(b: *Build, sub_path: []const u8) LazyPath {
 /// This is low-level implementation details of the build system, not meant to
 /// be called by users' build scripts. Even in the build system itself it is a
 /// code smell to call this function.
-pub fn pathFromRoot(b: *Build, p: []const u8) []u8 {
-    return fs.path.resolve(b.allocator, &.{ b.build_root.path orelse ".", p }) catch @panic("OOM");
+pub fn pathFromRoot(b: *Build, sub_path: []const u8) []u8 {
+    return b.pathResolve(&.{ b.build_root.path orelse ".", sub_path });
 }
 
-fn pathFromCwd(b: *Build, p: []const u8) []u8 {
+fn pathFromCwd(b: *Build, sub_path: []const u8) []u8 {
     const cwd = process.getCwdAlloc(b.allocator) catch @panic("OOM");
-    return fs.path.resolve(b.allocator, &.{ cwd, p }) catch @panic("OOM");
+    return b.pathResolve(&.{ cwd, sub_path });
 }
 
-pub fn pathJoin(self: *Build, paths: []const []const u8) []u8 {
-    return fs.path.join(self.allocator, paths) catch @panic("OOM");
+pub fn pathJoin(b: *Build, paths: []const []const u8) []u8 {
+    return fs.path.join(b.allocator, paths) catch @panic("OOM");
 }
 
-pub fn fmt(self: *Build, comptime format: []const u8, args: anytype) []u8 {
-    return fmt_lib.allocPrint(self.allocator, format, args) catch @panic("OOM");
+pub fn pathResolve(b: *Build, paths: []const []const u8) []u8 {
+    return fs.path.resolve(b.allocator, paths) catch @panic("OOM");
 }
 
-pub fn findProgram(self: *Build, names: []const []const u8, paths: []const []const u8) ![]const u8 {
+pub fn fmt(b: *Build, comptime format: []const u8, args: anytype) []u8 {
+    return std.fmt.allocPrint(b.allocator, format, args) catch @panic("OOM");
+}
+
+pub fn findProgram(b: *Build, names: []const []const u8, paths: []const []const u8) ![]const u8 {
     // TODO report error for ambiguous situations
-    const exe_extension = self.host.result.exeFileExt();
-    for (self.search_prefixes.items) |search_prefix| {
+    const exe_extension = b.host.result.exeFileExt();
+    for (b.search_prefixes.items) |search_prefix| {
         for (names) |name| {
             if (fs.path.isAbsolute(name)) {
                 return name;
             }
-            const full_path = self.pathJoin(&.{
+            const full_path = b.pathJoin(&.{
                 search_prefix,
                 "bin",
-                self.fmt("{s}{s}", .{ name, exe_extension }),
+                b.fmt("{s}{s}", .{ name, exe_extension }),
             });
-            return fs.realpathAlloc(self.allocator, full_path) catch continue;
+            return fs.realpathAlloc(b.allocator, full_path) catch continue;
         }
     }
-    if (self.graph.env_map.get("PATH")) |PATH| {
+    if (b.graph.env_map.get("PATH")) |PATH| {
         for (names) |name| {
             if (fs.path.isAbsolute(name)) {
                 return name;
             }
             var it = mem.tokenizeScalar(u8, PATH, fs.path.delimiter);
             while (it.next()) |p| {
-                const full_path = self.pathJoin(&.{
-                    p, self.fmt("{s}{s}", .{ name, exe_extension }),
+                const full_path = b.pathJoin(&.{
+                    p, b.fmt("{s}{s}", .{ name, exe_extension }),
                 });
-                return fs.realpathAlloc(self.allocator, full_path) catch continue;
+                return fs.realpathAlloc(b.allocator, full_path) catch continue;
             }
         }
     }
@@ -1704,17 +1706,17 @@ pub fn findProgram(self: *Build, names: []const []const u8, paths: []const []con
             return name;
         }
         for (paths) |p| {
-            const full_path = self.pathJoin(&.{
-                p, self.fmt("{s}{s}", .{ name, exe_extension }),
+            const full_path = b.pathJoin(&.{
+                p, b.fmt("{s}{s}", .{ name, exe_extension }),
             });
-            return fs.realpathAlloc(self.allocator, full_path) catch continue;
+            return fs.realpathAlloc(b.allocator, full_path) catch continue;
         }
     }
     return error.FileNotFound;
 }
 
 pub fn runAllowFail(
-    self: *Build,
+    b: *Build,
     argv: []const []const u8,
     out_code: *u8,
     stderr_behavior: std.ChildProcess.StdIo,
@@ -1725,18 +1727,18 @@ pub fn runAllowFail(
         return error.ExecNotSupported;
 
     const max_output_size = 400 * 1024;
-    var child = std.ChildProcess.init(argv, self.allocator);
+    var child = std.ChildProcess.init(argv, b.allocator);
     child.stdin_behavior = .Ignore;
     child.stdout_behavior = .Pipe;
     child.stderr_behavior = stderr_behavior;
-    child.env_map = &self.graph.env_map;
+    child.env_map = &b.graph.env_map;
 
     try child.spawn();
 
-    const stdout = child.stdout.?.reader().readAllAlloc(self.allocator, max_output_size) catch {
+    const stdout = child.stdout.?.reader().readAllAlloc(b.allocator, max_output_size) catch {
         return error.ReadFailure;
     };
-    errdefer self.allocator.free(stdout);
+    errdefer b.allocator.free(stdout);
 
     const term = try child.wait();
     switch (term) {
@@ -1779,19 +1781,16 @@ pub fn addSearchPrefix(b: *Build, search_prefix: []const u8) void {
     b.search_prefixes.append(b.allocator, b.dupePath(search_prefix)) catch @panic("OOM");
 }
 
-pub fn getInstallPath(self: *Build, dir: InstallDir, dest_rel_path: []const u8) []const u8 {
+pub fn getInstallPath(b: *Build, dir: InstallDir, dest_rel_path: []const u8) []const u8 {
     assert(!fs.path.isAbsolute(dest_rel_path)); // Install paths must be relative to the prefix
     const base_dir = switch (dir) {
-        .prefix => self.install_path,
-        .bin => self.exe_dir,
-        .lib => self.lib_dir,
-        .header => self.h_dir,
-        .custom => |p| self.pathJoin(&.{ self.install_path, p }),
+        .prefix => b.install_path,
+        .bin => b.exe_dir,
+        .lib => b.lib_dir,
+        .header => b.h_dir,
+        .custom => |p| b.pathJoin(&.{ b.install_path, p }),
     };
-    return fs.path.resolve(
-        self.allocator,
-        &[_][]const u8{ base_dir, dest_rel_path },
-    ) catch @panic("OOM");
+    return b.pathResolve(&.{ base_dir, dest_rel_path });
 }
 
 pub const Dependency = struct {
@@ -2092,11 +2091,11 @@ pub const GeneratedFile = struct {
     /// This value must be set in the `fn make()` of the `step` and must not be `null` afterwards.
     path: ?[]const u8 = null,
 
-    pub fn getPath(self: GeneratedFile) []const u8 {
-        return self.path orelse std.debug.panic(
+    pub fn getPath(gen: GeneratedFile) []const u8 {
+        return gen.step.owner.pathFromRoot(gen.path orelse std.debug.panic(
             "getPath() was called on a GeneratedFile that wasn't built yet. Is there a missing Step dependency on step '{s}'?",
-            .{self.step.name},
-        );
+            .{gen.step.name},
+        ));
     }
 };
 
@@ -2170,9 +2169,9 @@ pub const LazyPath = union(enum) {
     },
 
     /// Deprecated. Call `path` instead.
-    pub fn relative(p: []const u8) LazyPath {
+    pub fn relative(sub_path: []const u8) LazyPath {
         std.log.warn("deprecated. call std.Build.path instead", .{});
-        return .{ .path = p };
+        return .{ .path = sub_path };
     }
 
     /// Returns a lazy path referring to the directory containing this path.
@@ -2182,8 +2181,8 @@ pub const LazyPath = union(enum) {
     /// the dirname is not allowed to traverse outside of the build root.
     /// Similarly, if the path is a generated file inside zig-cache,
     /// the dirname is not allowed to traverse outside of zig-cache.
-    pub fn dirname(self: LazyPath) LazyPath {
-        return switch (self) {
+    pub fn dirname(lazy_path: LazyPath) LazyPath {
+        return switch (lazy_path) {
             .generated => |gen| .{ .generated_dirname = .{ .generated = gen, .up = 0 } },
             .generated_dirname => |gen| .{ .generated_dirname = .{ .generated = gen.generated, .up = gen.up + 1 } },
             .src_path => |sp| .{ .src_path = .{
@@ -2193,20 +2192,20 @@ pub const LazyPath = union(enum) {
                     @panic("misconfigured build script");
                 },
             } },
-            .path => |p| .{
-                .path = dirnameAllowEmpty(p) orelse {
+            .path => |sub_path| .{
+                .path = dirnameAllowEmpty(sub_path) orelse {
                     dumpBadDirnameHelp(null, null, "dirname() attempted to traverse outside the build root\n", .{}) catch {};
                     @panic("misconfigured build script");
                 },
             },
-            .cwd_relative => |p| .{
-                .cwd_relative = dirnameAllowEmpty(p) orelse {
+            .cwd_relative => |rel_path| .{
+                .cwd_relative = dirnameAllowEmpty(rel_path) orelse {
                     // If we get null, it means one of two things:
-                    // - p was absolute, and is now root
-                    // - p was relative, and is now ""
+                    // - rel_path was absolute, and is now root
+                    // - rel_path was relative, and is now ""
                     // In either case, the build script tried to go too far
                     // and we should panic.
-                    if (fs.path.isAbsolute(p)) {
+                    if (fs.path.isAbsolute(rel_path)) {
                         dumpBadDirnameHelp(null, null,
                             \\dirname() attempted to traverse outside the root.
                             \\No more directories left to go up.
@@ -2237,10 +2236,10 @@ pub const LazyPath = union(enum) {
 
     /// Returns a string that can be shown to represent the file source.
     /// Either returns the path or `"generated"`.
-    pub fn getDisplayName(self: LazyPath) []const u8 {
-        return switch (self) {
-            .src_path => |sp| sp.sub_path,
-            .path, .cwd_relative => |p| p,
+    pub fn getDisplayName(lazy_path: LazyPath) []const u8 {
+        return switch (lazy_path) {
+            .src_path => |src_path| src_path.sub_path,
+            .path, .cwd_relative => |sub_path| sub_path,
             .generated => "generated",
             .generated_dirname => "generated",
             .dependency => "dependency",
@@ -2248,8 +2247,8 @@ pub const LazyPath = union(enum) {
     }
 
     /// Adds dependencies this file source implies to the given step.
-    pub fn addStepDependencies(self: LazyPath, other_step: *Step) void {
-        switch (self) {
+    pub fn addStepDependencies(lazy_path: LazyPath, other_step: *Step) void {
+        switch (lazy_path) {
             .src_path, .path, .cwd_relative, .dependency => {},
             .generated => |gen| other_step.dependOn(gen.step),
             .generated_dirname => |gen| other_step.dependOn(gen.generated.step),
@@ -2258,8 +2257,8 @@ pub const LazyPath = union(enum) {
 
     /// Returns an absolute path.
     /// Intended to be used during the make phase only.
-    pub fn getPath(self: LazyPath, src_builder: *Build) []const u8 {
-        return getPath2(self, src_builder, null);
+    pub fn getPath(lazy_path: LazyPath, src_builder: *Build) []const u8 {
+        return getPath2(lazy_path, src_builder, null);
     }
 
     /// Returns an absolute path.
@@ -2267,17 +2266,17 @@ pub const LazyPath = union(enum) {
     ///
     /// `asking_step` is only used for debugging purposes; it's the step being
     /// run that is asking for the path.
-    pub fn getPath2(self: LazyPath, src_builder: *Build, asking_step: ?*Step) []const u8 {
-        switch (self) {
+    pub fn getPath2(lazy_path: LazyPath, src_builder: *Build, asking_step: ?*Step) []const u8 {
+        switch (lazy_path) {
             .path => |p| return src_builder.pathFromRoot(p),
             .src_path => |sp| return sp.owner.pathFromRoot(sp.sub_path),
             .cwd_relative => |p| return src_builder.pathFromCwd(p),
-            .generated => |gen| return gen.path orelse {
+            .generated => |gen| return gen.step.owner.pathFromRoot(gen.path orelse {
                 std.debug.getStderrMutex().lock();
                 const stderr = std.io.getStdErr();
                 dumpBadGetPathHelp(gen.step, stderr, src_builder, asking_step) catch {};
                 @panic("misconfigured build script");
-            },
+            }),
             .generated_dirname => |gen| {
                 const cache_root_path = src_builder.cache_root.path orelse
                     (src_builder.cache_root.join(src_builder.allocator, &.{"."}) catch @panic("OOM"));
@@ -2311,12 +2310,7 @@ pub const LazyPath = union(enum) {
                 }
                 return p;
             },
-            .dependency => |dep| {
-                return dep.dependency.builder.pathJoin(&[_][]const u8{
-                    dep.dependency.builder.build_root.path.?,
-                    dep.sub_path,
-                });
-            },
+            .dependency => |dep| return dep.dependency.builder.pathFromRoot(dep.sub_path),
         }
     }
 
@@ -2324,8 +2318,8 @@ pub const LazyPath = union(enum) {
     ///
     /// The `b` parameter is only used for its allocator. All *Build instances
     /// share the same allocator.
-    pub fn dupe(self: LazyPath, b: *Build) LazyPath {
-        return switch (self) {
+    pub fn dupe(lazy_path: LazyPath, b: *Build) LazyPath {
+        return switch (lazy_path) {
             .src_path => |sp| .{ .src_path = .{
                 .owner = sp.owner,
                 .sub_path = sp.owner.dupePath(sp.sub_path),
@@ -2425,11 +2419,11 @@ pub const InstallDir = union(enum) {
     custom: []const u8,
 
     /// Duplicates the install directory including the path if set to custom.
-    pub fn dupe(self: InstallDir, builder: *Build) InstallDir {
-        if (self == .custom) {
-            return .{ .custom = builder.dupe(self.custom) };
+    pub fn dupe(dir: InstallDir, builder: *Build) InstallDir {
+        if (dir == .custom) {
+            return .{ .custom = builder.dupe(dir.custom) };
         } else {
-            return self;
+            return dir;
         }
     }
 };
@@ -2439,10 +2433,10 @@ pub const InstalledFile = struct {
     path: []const u8,
 
     /// Duplicates the installed file path and directory.
-    pub fn dupe(self: InstalledFile, builder: *Build) InstalledFile {
+    pub fn dupe(file: InstalledFile, builder: *Build) InstalledFile {
         return .{
-            .dir = self.dir.dupe(builder),
-            .path = builder.dupe(self.path),
+            .dir = file.dir.dupe(builder),
+            .path = builder.dupe(file.path),
         };
     }
 };

lib/std/Build/Module.zig

@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ pub const CSourceFile = struct {
     file: LazyPath,
     flags: []const []const u8 = &.{},
 
-    pub fn dupe(self: CSourceFile, b: *std.Build) CSourceFile {
+    pub fn dupe(file: CSourceFile, b: *std.Build) CSourceFile {
         return .{
-            .file = self.file.dupe(b),
-            .flags = b.dupeStrings(self.flags),
+            .file = file.file.dupe(b),
+            .flags = b.dupeStrings(file.flags),
         };
     }
 };
@@ -115,12 +115,12 @@ pub const RcSourceFile = struct {
     /// as `/I <resolved path>`.
     include_paths: []const LazyPath = &.{},
 
-    pub fn dupe(self: RcSourceFile, b: *std.Build) RcSourceFile {
-        const include_paths = b.allocator.alloc(LazyPath, self.include_paths.len) catch @panic("OOM");
-        for (include_paths, self.include_paths) |*dest, lazy_path| dest.* = lazy_path.dupe(b);
+    pub fn dupe(file: RcSourceFile, b: *std.Build) RcSourceFile {
+        const include_paths = b.allocator.alloc(LazyPath, file.include_paths.len) catch @panic("OOM");
+        for (include_paths, file.include_paths) |*dest, lazy_path| dest.* = lazy_path.dupe(b);
         return .{
-            .file = self.file.dupe(b),
-            .flags = b.dupeStrings(self.flags),
+            .file = file.file.dupe(b),
+            .flags = b.dupeStrings(file.flags),
             .include_paths = include_paths,
         };
     }
@@ -665,24 +665,19 @@ pub fn appendZigProcessFlags(
     for (m.include_dirs.items) |include_dir| {
         switch (include_dir) {
             .path => |include_path| {
-                try zig_args.append("-I");
-                try zig_args.append(include_path.getPath(b));
+                try zig_args.appendSlice(&.{ "-I", include_path.getPath2(b, asking_step) });
             },
             .path_system => |include_path| {
-                try zig_args.append("-isystem");
-                try zig_args.append(include_path.getPath(b));
+                try zig_args.appendSlice(&.{ "-isystem", include_path.getPath2(b, asking_step) });
             },
             .path_after => |include_path| {
-                try zig_args.append("-idirafter");
-                try zig_args.append(include_path.getPath(b));
+                try zig_args.appendSlice(&.{ "-idirafter", include_path.getPath2(b, asking_step) });
             },
             .framework_path => |include_path| {
-                try zig_args.append("-F");
-                try zig_args.append(include_path.getPath2(b, asking_step));
+                try zig_args.appendSlice(&.{ "-F", include_path.getPath2(b, asking_step) });
             },
             .framework_path_system => |include_path| {
-                try zig_args.append("-iframework");
-                try zig_args.append(include_path.getPath2(b, asking_step));
+                try zig_args.appendSlice(&.{ "-iframework", include_path.getPath2(b, asking_step) });
             },
             .other_step => |other| {
                 if (other.generated_h) |header| {

lib/std/Build/Step.zig

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ pub const TestResults = struct {
     }
 };
 
-pub const MakeFn = *const fn (self: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) anyerror!void;
+pub const MakeFn = *const fn (step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) anyerror!void;
 
 pub const State = enum {
     precheck_unstarted,
@@ -201,8 +201,8 @@ pub fn make(s: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) error{ MakeFailed, MakeSkip
     }
 }
 
-pub fn dependOn(self: *Step, other: *Step) void {
-    self.dependencies.append(other) catch @panic("OOM");
+pub fn dependOn(step: *Step, other: *Step) void {
+    step.dependencies.append(other) catch @panic("OOM");
 }
 
 pub fn getStackTrace(s: *Step) ?std.builtin.StackTrace {

lib/std/Build/Step/CheckFile.zig

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ expected_exact: ?[]const u8,
 source: std.Build.LazyPath,
 max_bytes: usize = 20 * 1024 * 1024,
 
-pub const base_id = .check_file;
+pub const base_id: Step.Id = .check_file;
 
 pub const Options = struct {
     expected_matches: []const []const u8 = &.{},
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ pub fn create(
     source: std.Build.LazyPath,
     options: Options,
 ) *CheckFile {
-    const self = owner.allocator.create(CheckFile) catch @panic("OOM");
-    self.* = .{
+    const check_file = owner.allocator.create(CheckFile) catch @panic("OOM");
+    check_file.* = .{
         .step = Step.init(.{
-            .id = .check_file,
+            .id = base_id,
             .name = "CheckFile",
             .owner = owner,
             .makeFn = make,
@@ -38,27 +38,27 @@ pub fn create(
         .expected_matches = owner.dupeStrings(options.expected_matches),
         .expected_exact = options.expected_exact,
     };
-    self.source.addStepDependencies(&self.step);
-    return self;
+    check_file.source.addStepDependencies(&check_file.step);
+    return check_file;
 }
 
-pub fn setName(self: *CheckFile, name: []const u8) void {
-    self.step.name = name;
+pub fn setName(check_file: *CheckFile, name: []const u8) void {
+    check_file.step.name = name;
 }
 
 fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
     _ = prog_node;
     const b = step.owner;
-    const self: *CheckFile = @fieldParentPtr("step", step);
+    const check_file: *CheckFile = @fieldParentPtr("step", step);
 
-    const src_path = self.source.getPath(b);
-    const contents = fs.cwd().readFileAlloc(b.allocator, src_path, self.max_bytes) catch |err| {
+    const src_path = check_file.source.getPath2(b, step);
+    const contents = fs.cwd().readFileAlloc(b.allocator, src_path, check_file.max_bytes) catch |err| {
         return step.fail("unable to read '{s}': {s}", .{
             src_path, @errorName(err),
         });
     };
 
-    for (self.expected_matches) |expected_match| {
+    for (check_file.expected_matches) |expected_match| {
         if (mem.indexOf(u8, contents, expected_match) == null) {
             return step.fail(
                 \\
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
         }
     }
 
-    if (self.expected_exact) |expected_exact| {
+    if (check_file.expected_exact) |expected_exact| {
         if (!mem.eql(u8, expected_exact, contents)) {
             return step.fail(
                 \\

lib/std/Build/Step/CheckObject.zig

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const CheckObject = @This();
 const Allocator = mem.Allocator;
 const Step = std.Build.Step;
 
-pub const base_id = .check_object;
+pub const base_id: Step.Id = .check_object;
 
 step: Step,
 source: std.Build.LazyPath,
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ pub fn create(
     obj_format: std.Target.ObjectFormat,
 ) *CheckObject {
     const gpa = owner.allocator;
-    const self = gpa.create(CheckObject) catch @panic("OOM");
-    self.* = .{
+    const check_object = gpa.create(CheckObject) catch @panic("OOM");
+    check_object.* = .{
         .step = Step.init(.{
-            .id = .check_file,
+            .id = base_id,
             .name = "CheckObject",
             .owner = owner,
             .makeFn = make,
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ pub fn create(
         .checks = std.ArrayList(Check).init(gpa),
         .obj_format = obj_format,
     };
-    self.source.addStepDependencies(&self.step);
-    return self;
+    check_object.source.addStepDependencies(&check_object.step);
+    return check_object;
 }
 
 const SearchPhrase = struct {
@@ -268,36 +268,36 @@ const Check = struct {
         return check;
     }
 
-    fn extract(self: *Check, phrase: SearchPhrase) void {
-        self.actions.append(.{
+    fn extract(check: *Check, phrase: SearchPhrase) void {
+        check.actions.append(.{
             .tag = .extract,
             .phrase = phrase,
         }) catch @panic("OOM");
     }
 
-    fn exact(self: *Check, phrase: SearchPhrase) void {
-        self.actions.append(.{
+    fn exact(check: *Check, phrase: SearchPhrase) void {
+        check.actions.append(.{
             .tag = .exact,
             .phrase = phrase,
         }) catch @panic("OOM");
     }
 
-    fn contains(self: *Check, phrase: SearchPhrase) void {
-        self.actions.append(.{
+    fn contains(check: *Check, phrase: SearchPhrase) void {
+        check.actions.append(.{
             .tag = .contains,
             .phrase = phrase,
         }) catch @panic("OOM");
     }
 
-    fn notPresent(self: *Check, phrase: SearchPhrase) void {
-        self.actions.append(.{
+    fn notPresent(check: *Check, phrase: SearchPhrase) void {
+        check.actions.append(.{
             .tag = .not_present,
             .phrase = phrase,
         }) catch @panic("OOM");
     }
 
-    fn computeCmp(self: *Check, phrase: SearchPhrase, expected: ComputeCompareExpected) void {
-        self.actions.append(.{
+    fn computeCmp(check: *Check, phrase: SearchPhrase, expected: ComputeCompareExpected) void {
+        check.actions.append(.{
             .tag = .compute_cmp,
             .phrase = phrase,
             .expected = expected,
@@ -328,246 +328,246 @@ const Check = struct {
 };
 
 /// Creates a new empty sequence of actions.
-fn checkStart(self: *CheckObject, kind: Check.Kind) void {
-    const new_check = Check.create(self.step.owner.allocator, kind);
-    self.checks.append(new_check) catch @panic("OOM");
+fn checkStart(check_object: *CheckObject, kind: Check.Kind) void {
+    const check = Check.create(check_object.step.owner.allocator, kind);
+    check_object.checks.append(check) catch @panic("OOM");
 }
 
 /// Adds an exact match phrase to the latest created Check.
-pub fn checkExact(self: *CheckObject, phrase: []const u8) void {
-    self.checkExactInner(phrase, null);
+pub fn checkExact(check_object: *CheckObject, phrase: []const u8) void {
+    check_object.checkExactInner(phrase, null);
 }
 
 /// Like `checkExact()` but takes an additional argument `LazyPath` which will be
 /// resolved to a full search query in `make()`.
-pub fn checkExactPath(self: *CheckObject, phrase: []const u8, lazy_path: std.Build.LazyPath) void {
-    self.checkExactInner(phrase, lazy_path);
+pub fn checkExactPath(check_object: *CheckObject, phrase: []const u8, lazy_path: std.Build.LazyPath) void {
+    check_object.checkExactInner(phrase, lazy_path);
 }
 
-fn checkExactInner(self: *CheckObject, phrase: []const u8, lazy_path: ?std.Build.LazyPath) void {
-    assert(self.checks.items.len > 0);
-    const last = &self.checks.items[self.checks.items.len - 1];
-    last.exact(.{ .string = self.step.owner.dupe(phrase), .lazy_path = lazy_path });
+fn checkExactInner(check_object: *CheckObject, phrase: []const u8, lazy_path: ?std.Build.LazyPath) void {
+    assert(check_object.checks.items.len > 0);
+    const last = &check_object.checks.items[check_object.checks.items.len - 1];
+    last.exact(.{ .string = check_object.step.owner.dupe(phrase), .lazy_path = lazy_path });
 }
 
 /// Adds a fuzzy match phrase to the latest created Check.
-pub fn checkContains(self: *CheckObject, phrase: []const u8) void {
-    self.checkContainsInner(phrase, null);
+pub fn checkContains(check_object: *CheckObject, phrase: []const u8) void {
+    check_object.checkContainsInner(phrase, null);
 }
 
 /// Like `checkContains()` but takes an additional argument `lazy_path` which will be
 /// resolved to a full search query in `make()`.
 pub fn checkContainsPath(
-    self: *CheckObject,
+    check_object: *CheckObject,
     phrase: []const u8,
     lazy_path: std.Build.LazyPath,
 ) void {
-    self.checkContainsInner(phrase, lazy_path);
+    check_object.checkContainsInner(phrase, lazy_path);
 }
 
-fn checkContainsInner(self: *CheckObject, phrase: []const u8, lazy_path: ?std.Build.LazyPath) void {
-    assert(self.checks.items.len > 0);
-    const last = &self.checks.items[self.checks.items.len - 1];
-    last.contains(.{ .string = self.step.owner.dupe(phrase), .lazy_path = lazy_path });
+fn checkContainsInner(check_object: *CheckObject, phrase: []const u8, lazy_path: ?std.Build.LazyPath) void {
+    assert(check_object.checks.items.len > 0);
+    const last = &check_object.checks.items[check_object.checks.items.len - 1];
+    last.contains(.{ .string = check_object.step.owner.dupe(phrase), .lazy_path = lazy_path });
 }
 
 /// Adds an exact match phrase with variable extractor to the latest created Check.
-pub fn checkExtract(self: *CheckObject, phrase: []const u8) void {
-    self.checkExtractInner(phrase, null);
+pub fn checkExtract(check_object: *CheckObject, phrase: []const u8) void {
+    check_object.checkExtractInner(phrase, null);
 }
 
 /// Like `checkExtract()` but takes an additional argument `LazyPath` which will be
 /// resolved to a full search query in `make()`.
-pub fn checkExtractLazyPath(self: *CheckObject, phrase: []const u8, lazy_path: std.Build.LazyPath) void {
-    self.checkExtractInner(phrase, lazy_path);
+pub fn checkExtractLazyPath(check_object: *CheckObject, phrase: []const u8, lazy_path: std.Build.LazyPath) void {
+    check_object.checkExtractInner(phrase, lazy_path);
 }
 
-fn checkExtractInner(self: *CheckObject, phrase: []const u8, lazy_path: ?std.Build.LazyPath) void {
-    assert(self.checks.items.len > 0);
-    const last = &self.checks.items[self.checks.items.len - 1];
-    last.extract(.{ .string = self.step.owner.dupe(phrase), .lazy_path = lazy_path });
+fn checkExtractInner(check_object: *CheckObject, phrase: []const u8, lazy_path: ?std.Build.LazyPath) void {
+    assert(check_object.checks.items.len > 0);
+    const last = &check_object.checks.items[check_object.checks.items.len - 1];
+    last.extract(.{ .string = check_object.step.owner.dupe(phrase), .lazy_path = lazy_path });
 }
 
 /// Adds another searched phrase to the latest created Check
 /// however ensures there is no matching phrase in the output.
-pub fn checkNotPresent(self: *CheckObject, phrase: []const u8) void {
-    self.checkNotPresentInner(phrase, null);
+pub fn checkNotPresent(check_object: *CheckObject, phrase: []const u8) void {
+    check_object.checkNotPresentInner(phrase, null);
 }
 
 /// Like `checkExtract()` but takes an additional argument `LazyPath` which will be
 /// resolved to a full search query in `make()`.
-pub fn checkNotPresentLazyPath(self: *CheckObject, phrase: []const u8, lazy_path: std.Build.LazyPath) void {
-    self.checkNotPresentInner(phrase, lazy_path);
+pub fn checkNotPresentLazyPath(check_object: *CheckObject, phrase: []const u8, lazy_path: std.Build.LazyPath) void {
+    check_object.checkNotPresentInner(phrase, lazy_path);
 }
 
-fn checkNotPresentInner(self: *CheckObject, phrase: []const u8, lazy_path: ?std.Build.LazyPath) void {
-    assert(self.checks.items.len > 0);
-    const last = &self.checks.items[self.checks.items.len - 1];
-    last.notPresent(.{ .string = self.step.owner.dupe(phrase), .lazy_path = lazy_path });
+fn checkNotPresentInner(check_object: *CheckObject, phrase: []const u8, lazy_path: ?std.Build.LazyPath) void {
+    assert(check_object.checks.items.len > 0);
+    const last = &check_object.checks.items[check_object.checks.items.len - 1];
+    last.notPresent(.{ .string = check_object.step.owner.dupe(phrase), .lazy_path = lazy_path });
 }
 
 /// Creates a new check checking in the file headers (section, program headers, etc.).
-pub fn checkInHeaders(self: *CheckObject) void {
-    self.checkStart(.headers);
+pub fn checkInHeaders(check_object: *CheckObject) void {
+    check_object.checkStart(.headers);
 }
 
 /// Creates a new check checking specifically symbol table parsed and dumped from the object
 /// file.
-pub fn checkInSymtab(self: *CheckObject) void {
-    const label = switch (self.obj_format) {
+pub fn checkInSymtab(check_object: *CheckObject) void {
+    const label = switch (check_object.obj_format) {
         .macho => MachODumper.symtab_label,
         .elf => ElfDumper.symtab_label,
         .wasm => WasmDumper.symtab_label,
         .coff => @panic("TODO symtab for coff"),
         else => @panic("TODO other file formats"),
     };
-    self.checkStart(.symtab);
-    self.checkExact(label);
+    check_object.checkStart(.symtab);
+    check_object.checkExact(label);
 }
 
 /// Creates a new check checking specifically dyld rebase opcodes contents parsed and dumped
 /// from the object file.
 /// This check is target-dependent and applicable to MachO only.
-pub fn checkInDyldRebase(self: *CheckObject) void {
-    const label = switch (self.obj_format) {
+pub fn checkInDyldRebase(check_object: *CheckObject) void {
+    const label = switch (check_object.obj_format) {
         .macho => MachODumper.dyld_rebase_label,
         else => @panic("Unsupported target platform"),
     };
-    self.checkStart(.dyld_rebase);
-    self.checkExact(label);
+    check_object.checkStart(.dyld_rebase);
+    check_object.checkExact(label);
 }
 
 /// Creates a new check checking specifically dyld bind opcodes contents parsed and dumped
 /// from the object file.
 /// This check is target-dependent and applicable to MachO only.
-pub fn checkInDyldBind(self: *CheckObject) void {
-    const label = switch (self.obj_format) {
+pub fn checkInDyldBind(check_object: *CheckObject) void {
+    const label = switch (check_object.obj_format) {
         .macho => MachODumper.dyld_bind_label,
         else => @panic("Unsupported target platform"),
     };
-    self.checkStart(.dyld_bind);
-    self.checkExact(label);
+    check_object.checkStart(.dyld_bind);
+    check_object.checkExact(label);
 }
 
 /// Creates a new check checking specifically dyld weak bind opcodes contents parsed and dumped
 /// from the object file.
 /// This check is target-dependent and applicable to MachO only.
-pub fn checkInDyldWeakBind(self: *CheckObject) void {
-    const label = switch (self.obj_format) {
+pub fn checkInDyldWeakBind(check_object: *CheckObject) void {
+    const label = switch (check_object.obj_format) {
         .macho => MachODumper.dyld_weak_bind_label,
         else => @panic("Unsupported target platform"),
     };
-    self.checkStart(.dyld_weak_bind);
-    self.checkExact(label);
+    check_object.checkStart(.dyld_weak_bind);
+    check_object.checkExact(label);
 }
 
 /// Creates a new check checking specifically dyld lazy bind opcodes contents parsed and dumped
 /// from the object file.
 /// This check is target-dependent and applicable to MachO only.
-pub fn checkInDyldLazyBind(self: *CheckObject) void {
-    const label = switch (self.obj_format) {
+pub fn checkInDyldLazyBind(check_object: *CheckObject) void {
+    const label = switch (check_object.obj_format) {
         .macho => MachODumper.dyld_lazy_bind_label,
         else => @panic("Unsupported target platform"),
     };
-    self.checkStart(.dyld_lazy_bind);
-    self.checkExact(label);
+    check_object.checkStart(.dyld_lazy_bind);
+    check_object.checkExact(label);
 }
 
 /// Creates a new check checking specifically exports info contents parsed and dumped
 /// from the object file.
 /// This check is target-dependent and applicable to MachO only.
-pub fn checkInExports(self: *CheckObject) void {
-    const label = switch (self.obj_format) {
+pub fn checkInExports(check_object: *CheckObject) void {
+    const label = switch (check_object.obj_format) {
         .macho => MachODumper.exports_label,
         else => @panic("Unsupported target platform"),
     };
-    self.checkStart(.exports);
-    self.checkExact(label);
+    check_object.checkStart(.exports);
+    check_object.checkExact(label);
 }
 
 /// Creates a new check checking specifically indirect symbol table parsed and dumped
 /// from the object file.
 /// This check is target-dependent and applicable to MachO only.
-pub fn checkInIndirectSymtab(self: *CheckObject) void {
-    const label = switch (self.obj_format) {
+pub fn checkInIndirectSymtab(check_object: *CheckObject) void {
+    const label = switch (check_object.obj_format) {
         .macho => MachODumper.indirect_symtab_label,
         else => @panic("Unsupported target platform"),
     };
-    self.checkStart(.indirect_symtab);
-    self.checkExact(label);
+    check_object.checkStart(.indirect_symtab);
+    check_object.checkExact(label);
 }
 
 /// Creates a new check checking specifically dynamic symbol table parsed and dumped from the object
 /// file.
 /// This check is target-dependent and applicable to ELF only.
-pub fn checkInDynamicSymtab(self: *CheckObject) void {
-    const label = switch (self.obj_format) {
+pub fn checkInDynamicSymtab(check_object: *CheckObject) void {
+    const label = switch (check_object.obj_format) {
         .elf => ElfDumper.dynamic_symtab_label,
         else => @panic("Unsupported target platform"),
     };
-    self.checkStart(.dynamic_symtab);
-    self.checkExact(label);
+    check_object.checkStart(.dynamic_symtab);
+    check_object.checkExact(label);
 }
 
 /// Creates a new check checking specifically dynamic section parsed and dumped from the object
 /// file.
 /// This check is target-dependent and applicable to ELF only.
-pub fn checkInDynamicSection(self: *CheckObject) void {
-    const label = switch (self.obj_format) {
+pub fn checkInDynamicSection(check_object: *CheckObject) void {
+    const label = switch (check_object.obj_format) {
         .elf => ElfDumper.dynamic_section_label,
         else => @panic("Unsupported target platform"),
     };
-    self.checkStart(.dynamic_section);
-    self.checkExact(label);
+    check_object.checkStart(.dynamic_section);
+    check_object.checkExact(label);
 }
 
 /// Creates a new check checking specifically symbol table parsed and dumped from the archive
 /// file.
-pub fn checkInArchiveSymtab(self: *CheckObject) void {
-    const label = switch (self.obj_format) {
+pub fn checkInArchiveSymtab(check_object: *CheckObject) void {
+    const label = switch (check_object.obj_format) {
         .elf => ElfDumper.archive_symtab_label,
         else => @panic("TODO other file formats"),
     };
-    self.checkStart(.archive_symtab);
-    self.checkExact(label);
+    check_object.checkStart(.archive_symtab);
+    check_object.checkExact(label);
 }
 
-pub fn dumpSection(self: *CheckObject, name: [:0]const u8) void {
-    const new_check = Check.dumpSection(self.step.owner.allocator, name);
-    self.checks.append(new_check) catch @panic("OOM");
+pub fn dumpSection(check_object: *CheckObject, name: [:0]const u8) void {
+    const check = Check.dumpSection(check_object.step.owner.allocator, name);
+    check_object.checks.append(check) catch @panic("OOM");
 }
 
 /// Creates a new standalone, singular check which allows running simple binary operations
 /// on the extracted variables. It will then compare the reduced program with the value of
 /// the expected variable.
 pub fn checkComputeCompare(
-    self: *CheckObject,
+    check_object: *CheckObject,
     program: []const u8,
     expected: ComputeCompareExpected,
 ) void {
-    var new_check = Check.create(self.step.owner.allocator, .compute_compare);
-    new_check.computeCmp(.{ .string = self.step.owner.dupe(program) }, expected);
-    self.checks.append(new_check) catch @panic("OOM");
+    var check = Check.create(check_object.step.owner.allocator, .compute_compare);
+    check.computeCmp(.{ .string = check_object.step.owner.dupe(program) }, expected);
+    check_object.checks.append(check) catch @panic("OOM");
 }
 
 fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
     _ = prog_node;
     const b = step.owner;
     const gpa = b.allocator;
-    const self: *CheckObject = @fieldParentPtr("step", step);
+    const check_object: *CheckObject = @fieldParentPtr("step", step);
 
-    const src_path = self.source.getPath(b);
+    const src_path = check_object.source.getPath2(b, step);
     const contents = fs.cwd().readFileAllocOptions(
         gpa,
         src_path,
-        self.max_bytes,
+        check_object.max_bytes,
         null,
         @alignOf(u64),
         null,
     ) catch |err| return step.fail("unable to read '{s}': {s}", .{ src_path, @errorName(err) });
 
     var vars = std.StringHashMap(u64).init(gpa);
-    for (self.checks.items) |chk| {
+    for (check_object.checks.items) |chk| {
         if (chk.kind == .compute_compare) {
             assert(chk.actions.items.len == 1);
             const act = chk.actions.items[0];
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
             continue;
         }
 
-        const output = switch (self.obj_format) {
+        const output = switch (check_object.obj_format) {
             .macho => try MachODumper.parseAndDump(step, chk, contents),
             .elf => try ElfDumper.parseAndDump(step, chk, contents),
             .coff => return step.fail("TODO coff parser", .{}),
@@ -1597,8 +1597,8 @@ const MachODumper = struct {
             },
         },
 
-        inline fn rankByTag(self: Export) u3 {
-            return switch (self.tag) {
+        inline fn rankByTag(@"export": Export) u3 {
+            return switch (@"export".tag) {
                 .@"export" => 1,
                 .reexport => 2,
                 .stub_resolver => 3,

lib/std/Build/Step/ConfigHeader.zig

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ pub const Options = struct {
 };
 
 pub fn create(owner: *std.Build, options: Options) *ConfigHeader {
-    const self = owner.allocator.create(ConfigHeader) catch @panic("OOM");
+    const config_header = owner.allocator.create(ConfigHeader) catch @panic("OOM");
 
     var include_path: []const u8 = "config.h";
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ pub fn create(owner: *std.Build, options: Options) *ConfigHeader {
     else
         owner.fmt("configure {s} header to {s}", .{ @tagName(options.style), include_path });
 
-    self.* = .{
+    config_header.* = .{
         .step = Step.init(.{
             .id = base_id,
             .name = name,
@@ -95,64 +95,64 @@ pub fn create(owner: *std.Build, options: Options) *ConfigHeader {
         .max_bytes = options.max_bytes,
         .include_path = include_path,
         .include_guard_override = options.include_guard_override,
-        .output_file = .{ .step = &self.step },
+        .output_file = .{ .step = &config_header.step },
     };
 
-    return self;
+    return config_header;
 }
 
-pub fn addValues(self: *ConfigHeader, values: anytype) void {
-    return addValuesInner(self, values) catch @panic("OOM");
+pub fn addValues(config_header: *ConfigHeader, values: anytype) void {
+    return addValuesInner(config_header, values) catch @panic("OOM");
 }
 
-pub fn getOutput(self: *ConfigHeader) std.Build.LazyPath {
-    return .{ .generated = &self.output_file };
+pub fn getOutput(config_header: *ConfigHeader) std.Build.LazyPath {
+    return .{ .generated = &config_header.output_file };
 }
 
-fn addValuesInner(self: *ConfigHeader, values: anytype) !void {
+fn addValuesInner(config_header: *ConfigHeader, values: anytype) !void {
     inline for (@typeInfo(@TypeOf(values)).Struct.fields) |field| {
-        try putValue(self, field.name, field.type, @field(values, field.name));
+        try putValue(config_header, field.name, field.type, @field(values, field.name));
     }
 }
 
-fn putValue(self: *ConfigHeader, field_name: []const u8, comptime T: type, v: T) !void {
+fn putValue(config_header: *ConfigHeader, field_name: []const u8, comptime T: type, v: T) !void {
     switch (@typeInfo(T)) {
         .Null => {
-            try self.values.put(field_name, .undef);
+            try config_header.values.put(field_name, .undef);
         },
         .Void => {
-            try self.values.put(field_name, .defined);
+            try config_header.values.put(field_name, .defined);
         },
         .Bool => {
-            try self.values.put(field_name, .{ .boolean = v });
+            try config_header.values.put(field_name, .{ .boolean = v });
         },
         .Int => {
-            try self.values.put(field_name, .{ .int = v });
+            try config_header.values.put(field_name, .{ .int = v });
         },
         .ComptimeInt => {
-            try self.values.put(field_name, .{ .int = v });
+            try config_header.values.put(field_name, .{ .int = v });
         },
         .EnumLiteral => {
-            try self.values.put(field_name, .{ .ident = @tagName(v) });
+            try config_header.values.put(field_name, .{ .ident = @tagName(v) });
         },
         .Optional => {
             if (v) |x| {
-                return putValue(self, field_name, @TypeOf(x), x);
+                return putValue(config_header, field_name, @TypeOf(x), x);
             } else {
-                try self.values.put(field_name, .undef);
+                try config_header.values.put(field_name, .undef);
             }
         },
         .Pointer => |ptr| {
             switch (@typeInfo(ptr.child)) {
                 .Array => |array| {
                     if (ptr.size == .One and array.child == u8) {
-                        try self.values.put(field_name, .{ .string = v });
+                        try config_header.values.put(field_name, .{ .string = v });
                         return;
                     }
                 },
                 .Int => {
                     if (ptr.size == .Slice and ptr.child == u8) {
-                        try self.values.put(field_name, .{ .string = v });
+                        try config_header.values.put(field_name, .{ .string = v });
                         return;
                     }
                 },
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ fn putValue(self: *ConfigHeader, field_name: []const u8, comptime T: type, v: T)
 fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
     _ = prog_node;
     const b = step.owner;
-    const self: *ConfigHeader = @fieldParentPtr("step", step);
+    const config_header: *ConfigHeader = @fieldParentPtr("step", step);
     const gpa = b.allocator;
     const arena = b.allocator;
 
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@ fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
     // random bytes when ConfigHeader implementation is modified in a
     // non-backwards-compatible way.
     man.hash.add(@as(u32, 0xdef08d23));
-    man.hash.addBytes(self.include_path);
-    man.hash.addOptionalBytes(self.include_guard_override);
+    man.hash.addBytes(config_header.include_path);
+    man.hash.addOptionalBytes(config_header.include_guard_override);
 
     var output = std.ArrayList(u8).init(gpa);
     defer output.deinit();
@@ -189,34 +189,34 @@ fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
     const c_generated_line = "/* " ++ header_text ++ " */\n";
     const asm_generated_line = "; " ++ header_text ++ "\n";
 
-    switch (self.style) {
+    switch (config_header.style) {
         .autoconf => |file_source| {
             try output.appendSlice(c_generated_line);
-            const src_path = file_source.getPath(b);
-            const contents = std.fs.cwd().readFileAlloc(arena, src_path, self.max_bytes) catch |err| {
+            const src_path = file_source.getPath2(b, step);
+            const contents = std.fs.cwd().readFileAlloc(arena, src_path, config_header.max_bytes) catch |err| {
                 return step.fail("unable to read autoconf input file '{s}': {s}", .{
                     src_path, @errorName(err),
                 });
             };
-            try render_autoconf(step, contents, &output, self.values, src_path);
+            try render_autoconf(step, contents, &output, config_header.values, src_path);
         },
         .cmake => |file_source| {
             try output.appendSlice(c_generated_line);
-            const src_path = file_source.getPath(b);
-            const contents = std.fs.cwd().readFileAlloc(arena, src_path, self.max_bytes) catch |err| {
+            const src_path = file_source.getPath2(b, step);
+            const contents = std.fs.cwd().readFileAlloc(arena, src_path, config_header.max_bytes) catch |err| {
                 return step.fail("unable to read cmake input file '{s}': {s}", .{
                     src_path, @errorName(err),
                 });
             };
-            try render_cmake(step, contents, &output, self.values, src_path);
+            try render_cmake(step, contents, &output, config_header.values, src_path);
         },
         .blank => {
             try output.appendSlice(c_generated_line);
-            try render_blank(&output, self.values, self.include_path, self.include_guard_override);
+            try render_blank(&output, config_header.values, config_header.include_path, config_header.include_guard_override);
         },
         .nasm => {
             try output.appendSlice(asm_generated_line);
-            try render_nasm(&output, self.values);
+            try render_nasm(&output, config_header.values);
         },
     }
 
@@ -224,8 +224,8 @@ fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
 
     if (try step.cacheHit(&man)) {
         const digest = man.final();
-        self.output_file.path = try b.cache_root.join(arena, &.{
-            "o", &digest, self.include_path,
+        config_header.output_file.path = try b.cache_root.join(arena, &.{
+            "o", &digest, config_header.include_path,
         });
         return;
     }
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
     // output_path is libavutil/avconfig.h
     // We want to open directory zig-cache/o/HASH/libavutil/
     // but keep output_dir as zig-cache/o/HASH for -I include
-    const sub_path = try std.fs.path.join(arena, &.{ "o", &digest, self.include_path });
+    const sub_path = b.pathJoin(&.{ "o", &digest, config_header.include_path });
     const sub_path_dirname = std.fs.path.dirname(sub_path).?;
 
     b.cache_root.handle.makePath(sub_path_dirname) catch |err| {
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
         });
     };
 
-    self.output_file.path = try b.cache_root.join(arena, &.{sub_path});
+    config_header.output_file.path = try b.cache_root.join(arena, &.{sub_path});
     try man.writeManifest();
 }
 

lib/std/Build/Step/Fmt.zig

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ paths: []const []const u8,
 exclude_paths: []const []const u8,
 check: bool,
 
-pub const base_id = .fmt;
+pub const base_id: Step.Id = .fmt;
 
 pub const Options = struct {
     paths: []const []const u8 = &.{},
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ pub const Options = struct {
 };
 
 pub fn create(owner: *std.Build, options: Options) *Fmt {
-    const self = owner.allocator.create(Fmt) catch @panic("OOM");
+    const fmt = owner.allocator.create(Fmt) catch @panic("OOM");
     const name = if (options.check) "zig fmt --check" else "zig fmt";
-    self.* = .{
+    fmt.* = .{
         .step = Step.init(.{
             .id = base_id,
             .name = name,
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ pub fn create(owner: *std.Build, options: Options) *Fmt {
         .exclude_paths = owner.dupeStrings(options.exclude_paths),
         .check = options.check,
     };
-    return self;
+    return fmt;
 }
 
 fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
@@ -47,23 +47,23 @@ fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
 
     const b = step.owner;
     const arena = b.allocator;
-    const self: *Fmt = @fieldParentPtr("step", step);
+    const fmt: *Fmt = @fieldParentPtr("step", step);
 
     var argv: std.ArrayListUnmanaged([]const u8) = .{};
-    try argv.ensureUnusedCapacity(arena, 2 + 1 + self.paths.len + 2 * self.exclude_paths.len);
+    try argv.ensureUnusedCapacity(arena, 2 + 1 + fmt.paths.len + 2 * fmt.exclude_paths.len);
 
     argv.appendAssumeCapacity(b.graph.zig_exe);
     argv.appendAssumeCapacity("fmt");
 
-    if (self.check) {
+    if (fmt.check) {
         argv.appendAssumeCapacity("--check");
     }
 
-    for (self.paths) |p| {
+    for (fmt.paths) |p| {
         argv.appendAssumeCapacity(b.pathFromRoot(p));
     }
 
-    for (self.exclude_paths) |p| {
+    for (fmt.exclude_paths) |p| {
         argv.appendAssumeCapacity("--exclude");
         argv.appendAssumeCapacity(b.pathFromRoot(p));
     }

lib/std/Build/Step/InstallArtifact.zig

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const DylibSymlinkInfo = struct {
     name_only_filename: []const u8,
 };
 
-pub const base_id = .install_artifact;
+pub const base_id: Step.Id = .install_artifact;
 
 pub const Options = struct {
     /// Which installation directory to put the main output file into.
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ pub const Options = struct {
 };
 
 pub fn create(owner: *std.Build, artifact: *Step.Compile, options: Options) *InstallArtifact {
-    const self = owner.allocator.create(InstallArtifact) catch @panic("OOM");
+    const install_artifact = owner.allocator.create(InstallArtifact) catch @panic("OOM");
     const dest_dir: ?InstallDir = switch (options.dest_dir) {
         .disabled => null,
         .default => switch (artifact.kind) {
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ pub fn create(owner: *std.Build, artifact: *Step.Compile, options: Options) *Ins
         },
         .override => |o| o,
     };
-    self.* = .{
+    install_artifact.* = .{
         .step = Step.init(.{
             .id = base_id,
             .name = owner.fmt("install {s}", .{artifact.name}),
@@ -104,28 +104,28 @@ pub fn create(owner: *std.Build, artifact: *Step.Compile, options: Options) *Ins
         .artifact = artifact,
     };
 
-    self.step.dependOn(&artifact.step);
+    install_artifact.step.dependOn(&artifact.step);
 
-    if (self.dest_dir != null) self.emitted_bin = artifact.getEmittedBin();
-    if (self.pdb_dir != null) self.emitted_pdb = artifact.getEmittedPdb();
+    if (install_artifact.dest_dir != null) install_artifact.emitted_bin = artifact.getEmittedBin();
+    if (install_artifact.pdb_dir != null) install_artifact.emitted_pdb = artifact.getEmittedPdb();
     // https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/9698
-    //if (self.h_dir != null) self.emitted_h = artifact.getEmittedH();
-    if (self.implib_dir != null) self.emitted_implib = artifact.getEmittedImplib();
+    //if (install_artifact.h_dir != null) install_artifact.emitted_h = artifact.getEmittedH();
+    if (install_artifact.implib_dir != null) install_artifact.emitted_implib = artifact.getEmittedImplib();
 
-    return self;
+    return install_artifact;
 }
 
 fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
     _ = prog_node;
-    const self: *InstallArtifact = @fieldParentPtr("step", step);
+    const install_artifact: *InstallArtifact = @fieldParentPtr("step", step);
     const b = step.owner;
     const cwd = fs.cwd();
 
     var all_cached = true;
 
-    if (self.dest_dir) |dest_dir| {
-        const full_dest_path = b.getInstallPath(dest_dir, self.dest_sub_path);
-        const full_src_path = self.emitted_bin.?.getPath2(b, step);
+    if (install_artifact.dest_dir) |dest_dir| {
+        const full_dest_path = b.getInstallPath(dest_dir, install_artifact.dest_sub_path);
+        const full_src_path = install_artifact.emitted_bin.?.getPath2(b, step);
         const p = fs.Dir.updateFile(cwd, full_src_path, cwd, full_dest_path, .{}) catch |err| {
             return step.fail("unable to update file from '{s}' to '{s}': {s}", .{
                 full_src_path, full_dest_path, @errorName(err),
@@ -133,15 +133,15 @@ fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
         };
         all_cached = all_cached and p == .fresh;
 
-        if (self.dylib_symlinks) |dls| {
+        if (install_artifact.dylib_symlinks) |dls| {
             try Step.Compile.doAtomicSymLinks(step, full_dest_path, dls.major_only_filename, dls.name_only_filename);
         }
 
-        self.artifact.installed_path = full_dest_path;
+        install_artifact.artifact.installed_path = full_dest_path;
     }
 
-    if (self.implib_dir) |implib_dir| {
-        const full_src_path = self.emitted_implib.?.getPath2(b, step);
+    if (install_artifact.implib_dir) |implib_dir| {
+        const full_src_path = install_artifact.emitted_implib.?.getPath2(b, step);
         const full_implib_path = b.getInstallPath(implib_dir, fs.path.basename(full_src_path));
         const p = fs.Dir.updateFile(cwd, full_src_path, cwd, full_implib_path, .{}) catch |err| {
             return step.fail("unable to update file from '{s}' to '{s}': {s}", .{
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
         all_cached = all_cached and p == .fresh;
     }
 
-    if (self.pdb_dir) |pdb_dir| {
-        const full_src_path = self.emitted_pdb.?.getPath2(b, step);
+    if (install_artifact.pdb_dir) |pdb_dir| {
+        const full_src_path = install_artifact.emitted_pdb.?.getPath2(b, step);
         const full_pdb_path = b.getInstallPath(pdb_dir, fs.path.basename(full_src_path));
         const p = fs.Dir.updateFile(cwd, full_src_path, cwd, full_pdb_path, .{}) catch |err| {
             return step.fail("unable to update file from '{s}' to '{s}': {s}", .{
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
         all_cached = all_cached and p == .fresh;
     }
 
-    if (self.h_dir) |h_dir| {
-        if (self.emitted_h) |emitted_h| {
+    if (install_artifact.h_dir) |h_dir| {
+        if (install_artifact.emitted_h) |emitted_h| {
             const full_src_path = emitted_h.getPath2(b, step);
             const full_h_path = b.getInstallPath(h_dir, fs.path.basename(full_src_path));
             const p = fs.Dir.updateFile(cwd, full_src_path, cwd, full_h_path, .{}) catch |err| {
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
             all_cached = all_cached and p == .fresh;
         }
 
-        for (self.artifact.installed_headers.items) |installation| switch (installation) {
+        for (install_artifact.artifact.installed_headers.items) |installation| switch (installation) {
             .file => |file| {
                 const full_src_path = file.source.getPath2(b, step);
                 const full_h_path = b.getInstallPath(h_dir, file.dest_rel_path);

lib/std/Build/Step/InstallDir.zig

@@ -3,17 +3,16 @@ const mem = std.mem;
 const fs = std.fs;
 const Step = std.Build.Step;
 const LazyPath = std.Build.LazyPath;
-const InstallDir = std.Build.InstallDir;
-const InstallDirStep = @This();
+const InstallDir = @This();
 
 step: Step,
 options: Options,
 
-pub const base_id = .install_dir;
+pub const base_id: Step.Id = .install_dir;
 
 pub const Options = struct {
     source_dir: LazyPath,
-    install_dir: InstallDir,
+    install_dir: std.Build.InstallDir,
     install_subdir: []const u8,
     /// File paths which end in any of these suffixes will be excluded
     /// from being installed.
@@ -29,41 +28,41 @@ pub const Options = struct {
     /// `@import("test.zig")` would be a compile error.
     blank_extensions: []const []const u8 = &.{},
 
-    fn dupe(self: Options, b: *std.Build) Options {
+    fn dupe(opts: Options, b: *std.Build) Options {
         return .{
-            .source_dir = self.source_dir.dupe(b),
-            .install_dir = self.install_dir.dupe(b),
-            .install_subdir = b.dupe(self.install_subdir),
-            .exclude_extensions = b.dupeStrings(self.exclude_extensions),
-            .include_extensions = if (self.include_extensions) |incs| b.dupeStrings(incs) else null,
-            .blank_extensions = b.dupeStrings(self.blank_extensions),
+            .source_dir = opts.source_dir.dupe(b),
+            .install_dir = opts.install_dir.dupe(b),
+            .install_subdir = b.dupe(opts.install_subdir),
+            .exclude_extensions = b.dupeStrings(opts.exclude_extensions),
+            .include_extensions = if (opts.include_extensions) |incs| b.dupeStrings(incs) else null,
+            .blank_extensions = b.dupeStrings(opts.blank_extensions),
         };
     }
 };
 
-pub fn create(owner: *std.Build, options: Options) *InstallDirStep {
+pub fn create(owner: *std.Build, options: Options) *InstallDir {
     owner.pushInstalledFile(options.install_dir, options.install_subdir);
-    const self = owner.allocator.create(InstallDirStep) catch @panic("OOM");
-    self.* = .{
+    const install_dir = owner.allocator.create(InstallDir) catch @panic("OOM");
+    install_dir.* = .{
         .step = Step.init(.{
-            .id = .install_dir,
+            .id = base_id,
             .name = owner.fmt("install {s}/", .{options.source_dir.getDisplayName()}),
             .owner = owner,
             .makeFn = make,
         }),
         .options = options.dupe(owner),
     };
-    options.source_dir.addStepDependencies(&self.step);
-    return self;
+    options.source_dir.addStepDependencies(&install_dir.step);
+    return install_dir;
 }
 
 fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
     _ = prog_node;
     const b = step.owner;
-    const self: *InstallDirStep = @fieldParentPtr("step", step);
+    const install_dir: *InstallDir = @fieldParentPtr("step", step);
     const arena = b.allocator;
-    const dest_prefix = b.getInstallPath(self.options.install_dir, self.options.install_subdir);
-    const src_dir_path = self.options.source_dir.getPath2(b, step);
+    const dest_prefix = b.getInstallPath(install_dir.options.install_dir, install_dir.options.install_subdir);
+    const src_dir_path = install_dir.options.source_dir.getPath2(b, step);
     var src_dir = b.build_root.handle.openDir(src_dir_path, .{ .iterate = true }) catch |err| {
         return step.fail("unable to open source directory '{}{s}': {s}", .{
             b.build_root, src_dir_path, @errorName(err),
@@ -73,12 +72,12 @@ fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
     var it = try src_dir.walk(arena);
     var all_cached = true;
     next_entry: while (try it.next()) |entry| {
-        for (self.options.exclude_extensions) |ext| {
+        for (install_dir.options.exclude_extensions) |ext| {
             if (mem.endsWith(u8, entry.path, ext)) {
                 continue :next_entry;
             }
         }
-        if (self.options.include_extensions) |incs| {
+        if (install_dir.options.include_extensions) |incs| {
             var found = false;
             for (incs) |inc| {
                 if (mem.endsWith(u8, entry.path, inc)) {
@@ -90,14 +89,14 @@ fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
         }
 
         // relative to src build root
-        const src_sub_path = try fs.path.join(arena, &.{ src_dir_path, entry.path });
-        const dest_path = try fs.path.join(arena, &.{ dest_prefix, entry.path });
+        const src_sub_path = b.pathJoin(&.{ src_dir_path, entry.path });
+        const dest_path = b.pathJoin(&.{ dest_prefix, entry.path });
         const cwd = fs.cwd();
 
         switch (entry.kind) {
             .directory => try cwd.makePath(dest_path),
             .file => {
-                for (self.options.blank_extensions) |ext| {
+                for (install_dir.options.blank_extensions) |ext| {
                     if (mem.endsWith(u8, entry.path, ext)) {
                         try b.truncateFile(dest_path);
                         continue :next_entry;

lib/std/Build/Step/InstallFile.zig

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const InstallDir = std.Build.InstallDir;
 const InstallFile = @This();
 const assert = std.debug.assert;
 
-pub const base_id = .install_file;
+pub const base_id: Step.Id = .install_file;
 
 step: Step,
 source: LazyPath,
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ pub fn create(
 ) *InstallFile {
     assert(dest_rel_path.len != 0);
     owner.pushInstalledFile(dir, dest_rel_path);
-    const self = owner.allocator.create(InstallFile) catch @panic("OOM");
-    self.* = .{
+    const install_file = owner.allocator.create(InstallFile) catch @panic("OOM");
+    install_file.* = .{
         .step = Step.init(.{
             .id = base_id,
             .name = owner.fmt("install {s} to {s}", .{ source.getDisplayName(), dest_rel_path }),
@@ -32,16 +32,16 @@ pub fn create(
         .dir = dir.dupe(owner),
         .dest_rel_path = owner.dupePath(dest_rel_path),
     };
-    source.addStepDependencies(&self.step);
-    return self;
+    source.addStepDependencies(&install_file.step);
+    return install_file;
 }
 
 fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
     _ = prog_node;
     const b = step.owner;
-    const self: *InstallFile = @fieldParentPtr("step", step);
-    const full_src_path = self.source.getPath2(b, step);
-    const full_dest_path = b.getInstallPath(self.dir, self.dest_rel_path);
+    const install_file: *InstallFile = @fieldParentPtr("step", step);
+    const full_src_path = install_file.source.getPath2(b, step);
+    const full_dest_path = b.getInstallPath(install_file.dir, install_file.dest_rel_path);
     const cwd = std.fs.cwd();
     const prev = std.fs.Dir.updateFile(cwd, full_src_path, cwd, full_dest_path, .{}) catch |err| {
         return step.fail("unable to update file from '{s}' to '{s}': {s}", .{

lib/std/Build/Step/ObjCopy.zig

@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ pub fn create(
     input_file: std.Build.LazyPath,
     options: Options,
 ) *ObjCopy {
-    const self = owner.allocator.create(ObjCopy) catch @panic("OOM");
-    self.* = ObjCopy{
+    const objcopy = owner.allocator.create(ObjCopy) catch @panic("OOM");
+    objcopy.* = ObjCopy{
         .step = Step.init(.{
             .id = base_id,
             .name = owner.fmt("objcopy {s}", .{input_file.getDisplayName()}),
@@ -68,31 +68,31 @@ pub fn create(
         }),
         .input_file = input_file,
         .basename = options.basename orelse input_file.getDisplayName(),
-        .output_file = std.Build.GeneratedFile{ .step = &self.step },
-        .output_file_debug = if (options.strip != .none and options.extract_to_separate_file) std.Build.GeneratedFile{ .step = &self.step } else null,
+        .output_file = std.Build.GeneratedFile{ .step = &objcopy.step },
+        .output_file_debug = if (options.strip != .none and options.extract_to_separate_file) std.Build.GeneratedFile{ .step = &objcopy.step } else null,
         .format = options.format,
         .only_sections = options.only_sections,
         .pad_to = options.pad_to,
         .strip = options.strip,
         .compress_debug = options.compress_debug,
     };
-    input_file.addStepDependencies(&self.step);
-    return self;
+    input_file.addStepDependencies(&objcopy.step);
+    return objcopy;
 }
 
 /// deprecated: use getOutput
 pub const getOutputSource = getOutput;
 
-pub fn getOutput(self: *const ObjCopy) std.Build.LazyPath {
-    return .{ .generated = &self.output_file };
+pub fn getOutput(objcopy: *const ObjCopy) std.Build.LazyPath {
+    return .{ .generated = &objcopy.output_file };
 }
-pub fn getOutputSeparatedDebug(self: *const ObjCopy) ?std.Build.LazyPath {
-    return if (self.output_file_debug) |*file| .{ .generated = file } else null;
+pub fn getOutputSeparatedDebug(objcopy: *const ObjCopy) ?std.Build.LazyPath {
+    return if (objcopy.output_file_debug) |*file| .{ .generated = file } else null;
 }
 
 fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
     const b = step.owner;
-    const self: *ObjCopy = @fieldParentPtr("step", step);
+    const objcopy: *ObjCopy = @fieldParentPtr("step", step);
 
     var man = b.graph.cache.obtain();
     defer man.deinit();
@@ -101,24 +101,24 @@ fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
     // bytes when ObjCopy implementation is modified incompatibly.
     man.hash.add(@as(u32, 0xe18b7baf));
 
-    const full_src_path = self.input_file.getPath(b);
+    const full_src_path = objcopy.input_file.getPath2(b, step);
     _ = try man.addFile(full_src_path, null);
-    man.hash.addOptionalListOfBytes(self.only_sections);
-    man.hash.addOptional(self.pad_to);
-    man.hash.addOptional(self.format);
-    man.hash.add(self.compress_debug);
-    man.hash.add(self.strip);
-    man.hash.add(self.output_file_debug != null);
+    man.hash.addOptionalListOfBytes(objcopy.only_sections);
+    man.hash.addOptional(objcopy.pad_to);
+    man.hash.addOptional(objcopy.format);
+    man.hash.add(objcopy.compress_debug);
+    man.hash.add(objcopy.strip);
+    man.hash.add(objcopy.output_file_debug != null);
 
     if (try step.cacheHit(&man)) {
         // Cache hit, skip subprocess execution.
         const digest = man.final();
-        self.output_file.path = try b.cache_root.join(b.allocator, &.{
-            "o", &digest, self.basename,
+        objcopy.output_file.path = try b.cache_root.join(b.allocator, &.{
+            "o", &digest, objcopy.basename,
         });
-        if (self.output_file_debug) |*file| {
+        if (objcopy.output_file_debug) |*file| {
             file.path = try b.cache_root.join(b.allocator, &.{
-                "o", &digest, b.fmt("{s}.debug", .{self.basename}),
+                "o", &digest, b.fmt("{s}.debug", .{objcopy.basename}),
             });
         }
         return;
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
 
     const digest = man.final();
     const cache_path = "o" ++ fs.path.sep_str ++ digest;
-    const full_dest_path = try b.cache_root.join(b.allocator, &.{ cache_path, self.basename });
-    const full_dest_path_debug = try b.cache_root.join(b.allocator, &.{ cache_path, b.fmt("{s}.debug", .{self.basename}) });
+    const full_dest_path = try b.cache_root.join(b.allocator, &.{ cache_path, objcopy.basename });
+    const full_dest_path_debug = try b.cache_root.join(b.allocator, &.{ cache_path, b.fmt("{s}.debug", .{objcopy.basename}) });
     b.cache_root.handle.makePath(cache_path) catch |err| {
         return step.fail("unable to make path {s}: {s}", .{ cache_path, @errorName(err) });
     };
@@ -135,28 +135,28 @@ fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
     var argv = std.ArrayList([]const u8).init(b.allocator);
     try argv.appendSlice(&.{ b.graph.zig_exe, "objcopy" });
 
-    if (self.only_sections) |only_sections| {
+    if (objcopy.only_sections) |only_sections| {
         for (only_sections) |only_section| {
             try argv.appendSlice(&.{ "-j", only_section });
         }
     }
-    switch (self.strip) {
+    switch (objcopy.strip) {
         .none => {},
         .debug => try argv.appendSlice(&.{"--strip-debug"}),
         .debug_and_symbols => try argv.appendSlice(&.{"--strip-all"}),
     }
-    if (self.pad_to) |pad_to| {
+    if (objcopy.pad_to) |pad_to| {
         try argv.appendSlice(&.{ "--pad-to", b.fmt("{d}", .{pad_to}) });
     }
-    if (self.format) |format| switch (format) {
+    if (objcopy.format) |format| switch (format) {
         .bin => try argv.appendSlice(&.{ "-O", "binary" }),
         .hex => try argv.appendSlice(&.{ "-O", "hex" }),
         .elf => try argv.appendSlice(&.{ "-O", "elf" }),
     };
-    if (self.compress_debug) {
+    if (objcopy.compress_debug) {
         try argv.appendSlice(&.{"--compress-debug-sections"});
     }
-    if (self.output_file_debug != null) {
+    if (objcopy.output_file_debug != null) {
         try argv.appendSlice(&.{b.fmt("--extract-to={s}", .{full_dest_path_debug})});
     }
 
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
     try argv.append("--listen=-");
     _ = try step.evalZigProcess(argv.items, prog_node);
 
-    self.output_file.path = full_dest_path;
-    if (self.output_file_debug) |*file| file.path = full_dest_path_debug;
+    objcopy.output_file.path = full_dest_path;
+    if (objcopy.output_file_debug) |*file| file.path = full_dest_path_debug;
     try man.writeManifest();
 }

lib/std/Build/Step/Options.zig

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const LazyPath = std.Build.LazyPath;
 
 const Options = @This();
 
-pub const base_id = .options;
+pub const base_id: Step.Id = .options;
 
 step: Step,
 generated_file: GeneratedFile,
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ args: std.ArrayList(Arg),
 encountered_types: std.StringHashMap(void),
 
 pub fn create(owner: *std.Build) *Options {
-    const self = owner.allocator.create(Options) catch @panic("OOM");
-    self.* = .{
+    const options = owner.allocator.create(Options) catch @panic("OOM");
+    options.* = .{
         .step = Step.init(.{
             .id = base_id,
             .name = "options",
@@ -30,21 +30,21 @@ pub fn create(owner: *std.Build) *Options {
         .args = std.ArrayList(Arg).init(owner.allocator),
         .encountered_types = std.StringHashMap(void).init(owner.allocator),
     };
-    self.generated_file = .{ .step = &self.step };
+    options.generated_file = .{ .step = &options.step };
 
-    return self;
+    return options;
 }
 
-pub fn addOption(self: *Options, comptime T: type, name: []const u8, value: T) void {
-    return addOptionFallible(self, T, name, value) catch @panic("unhandled error");
+pub fn addOption(options: *Options, comptime T: type, name: []const u8, value: T) void {
+    return addOptionFallible(options, T, name, value) catch @panic("unhandled error");
 }
 
-fn addOptionFallible(self: *Options, comptime T: type, name: []const u8, value: T) !void {
-    const out = self.contents.writer();
-    try printType(self, out, T, value, 0, name);
+fn addOptionFallible(options: *Options, comptime T: type, name: []const u8, value: T) !void {
+    const out = options.contents.writer();
+    try printType(options, out, T, value, 0, name);
 }
 
-fn printType(self: *Options, out: anytype, comptime T: type, value: T, indent: u8, name: ?[]const u8) !void {
+fn printType(options: *Options, out: anytype, comptime T: type, value: T, indent: u8, name: ?[]const u8) !void {
     switch (T) {
         []const []const u8 => {
             if (name) |payload| {
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ fn printType(self: *Options, out: anytype, comptime T: type, value: T, indent: u
             try out.print("{s} {{\n", .{@typeName(T)});
             for (value) |item| {
                 try out.writeByteNTimes(' ', indent + 4);
-                try printType(self, out, @TypeOf(item), item, indent + 4, null);
+                try printType(options, out, @TypeOf(item), item, indent + 4, null);
             }
             try out.writeByteNTimes(' ', indent);
             try out.writeAll("}");
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ fn printType(self: *Options, out: anytype, comptime T: type, value: T, indent: u
             try out.print("&[_]{s} {{\n", .{@typeName(p.child)});
             for (value) |item| {
                 try out.writeByteNTimes(' ', indent + 4);
-                try printType(self, out, @TypeOf(item), item, indent + 4, null);
+                try printType(options, out, @TypeOf(item), item, indent + 4, null);
             }
             try out.writeByteNTimes(' ', indent);
             try out.writeAll("}");
@@ -201,10 +201,10 @@ fn printType(self: *Options, out: anytype, comptime T: type, value: T, indent: u
             }
 
             if (value) |inner| {
-                try printType(self, out, @TypeOf(inner), inner, indent + 4, null);
+                try printType(options, out, @TypeOf(inner), inner, indent + 4, null);
                 // Pop the '\n' and ',' chars
-                _ = self.contents.pop();
-                _ = self.contents.pop();
+                _ = options.contents.pop();
+                _ = options.contents.pop();
             } else {
                 try out.writeAll("null");
             }
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ fn printType(self: *Options, out: anytype, comptime T: type, value: T, indent: u
             return;
         },
         .Enum => |info| {
-            try printEnum(self, out, T, info, indent);
+            try printEnum(options, out, T, info, indent);
 
             if (name) |some| {
                 try out.print("pub const {}: {} = .{p_};\n", .{
@@ -243,14 +243,14 @@ fn printType(self: *Options, out: anytype, comptime T: type, value: T, indent: u
             return;
         },
         .Struct => |info| {
-            try printStruct(self, out, T, info, indent);
+            try printStruct(options, out, T, info, indent);
 
             if (name) |some| {
                 try out.print("pub const {}: {} = ", .{
                     std.zig.fmtId(some),
                     std.zig.fmtId(@typeName(T)),
                 });
-                try printStructValue(self, out, info, value, indent);
+                try printStructValue(options, out, info, value, indent);
             }
             return;
         },
@@ -258,20 +258,20 @@ fn printType(self: *Options, out: anytype, comptime T: type, value: T, indent: u
     }
 }
 
-fn printUserDefinedType(self: *Options, out: anytype, comptime T: type, indent: u8) !void {
+fn printUserDefinedType(options: *Options, out: anytype, comptime T: type, indent: u8) !void {
     switch (@typeInfo(T)) {
         .Enum => |info| {
-            return try printEnum(self, out, T, info, indent);
+            return try printEnum(options, out, T, info, indent);
         },
         .Struct => |info| {
-            return try printStruct(self, out, T, info, indent);
+            return try printStruct(options, out, T, info, indent);
         },
         else => {},
     }
 }
 
-fn printEnum(self: *Options, out: anytype, comptime T: type, comptime val: std.builtin.Type.Enum, indent: u8) !void {
-    const gop = try self.encountered_types.getOrPut(@typeName(T));
+fn printEnum(options: *Options, out: anytype, comptime T: type, comptime val: std.builtin.Type.Enum, indent: u8) !void {
+    const gop = try options.encountered_types.getOrPut(@typeName(T));
     if (gop.found_existing) return;
 
     try out.writeByteNTimes(' ', indent);
@@ -291,8 +291,8 @@ fn printEnum(self: *Options, out: anytype, comptime T: type, comptime val: std.b
     try out.writeAll("};\n");
 }
 
-fn printStruct(self: *Options, out: anytype, comptime T: type, comptime val: std.builtin.Type.Struct, indent: u8) !void {
-    const gop = try self.encountered_types.getOrPut(@typeName(T));
+fn printStruct(options: *Options, out: anytype, comptime T: type, comptime val: std.builtin.Type.Struct, indent: u8) !void {
+    const gop = try options.encountered_types.getOrPut(@typeName(T));
     if (gop.found_existing) return;
 
     try out.writeByteNTimes(' ', indent);
@@ -325,9 +325,9 @@ fn printStruct(self: *Options, out: anytype, comptime T: type, comptime val: std
             switch (@typeInfo(@TypeOf(default_value))) {
                 .Enum => try out.print(".{s},\n", .{@tagName(default_value)}),
                 .Struct => |info| {
-                    try printStructValue(self, out, info, default_value, indent + 4);
+                    try printStructValue(options, out, info, default_value, indent + 4);
                 },
-                else => try printType(self, out, @TypeOf(default_value), default_value, indent, null),
+                else => try printType(options, out, @TypeOf(default_value), default_value, indent, null),
             }
         } else {
             try out.writeAll(",\n");
@@ -340,17 +340,17 @@ fn printStruct(self: *Options, out: anytype, comptime T: type, comptime val: std
     try out.writeAll("};\n");
 
     inline for (val.fields) |field| {
-        try printUserDefinedType(self, out, field.type, 0);
+        try printUserDefinedType(options, out, field.type, 0);
     }
 }
 
-fn printStructValue(self: *Options, out: anytype, comptime struct_val: std.builtin.Type.Struct, val: anytype, indent: u8) !void {
+fn printStructValue(options: *Options, out: anytype, comptime struct_val: std.builtin.Type.Struct, val: anytype, indent: u8) !void {
     try out.writeAll(".{\n");
 
     if (struct_val.is_tuple) {
         inline for (struct_val.fields) |field| {
             try out.writeByteNTimes(' ', indent);
-            try printType(self, out, @TypeOf(@field(val, field.name)), @field(val, field.name), indent, null);
+            try printType(options, out, @TypeOf(@field(val, field.name)), @field(val, field.name), indent, null);
         }
     } else {
         inline for (struct_val.fields) |field| {
@@ -361,9 +361,9 @@ fn printStructValue(self: *Options, out: anytype, comptime struct_val: std.built
             switch (@typeInfo(@TypeOf(field_name))) {
                 .Enum => try out.print(".{s},\n", .{@tagName(field_name)}),
                 .Struct => |struct_info| {
-                    try printStructValue(self, out, struct_info, field_name, indent + 4);
+                    try printStructValue(options, out, struct_info, field_name, indent + 4);
                 },
-                else => try printType(self, out, @TypeOf(field_name), field_name, indent, null),
+                else => try printType(options, out, @TypeOf(field_name), field_name, indent, null),
             }
         }
     }
@@ -379,25 +379,25 @@ fn printStructValue(self: *Options, out: anytype, comptime struct_val: std.built
 /// The value is the path in the cache dir.
 /// Adds a dependency automatically.
 pub fn addOptionPath(
-    self: *Options,
+    options: *Options,
     name: []const u8,
     path: LazyPath,
 ) void {
-    self.args.append(.{
-        .name = self.step.owner.dupe(name),
-        .path = path.dupe(self.step.owner),
+    options.args.append(.{
+        .name = options.step.owner.dupe(name),
+        .path = path.dupe(options.step.owner),
     }) catch @panic("OOM");
-    path.addStepDependencies(&self.step);
+    path.addStepDependencies(&options.step);
 }
 
 /// Deprecated: use `addOptionPath(options, name, artifact.getEmittedBin())` instead.
-pub fn addOptionArtifact(self: *Options, name: []const u8, artifact: *Step.Compile) void {
-    return addOptionPath(self, name, artifact.getEmittedBin());
+pub fn addOptionArtifact(options: *Options, name: []const u8, artifact: *Step.Compile) void {
+    return addOptionPath(options, name, artifact.getEmittedBin());
 }
 
-pub fn createModule(self: *Options) *std.Build.Module {
-    return self.step.owner.createModule(.{
-        .root_source_file = self.getOutput(),
+pub fn createModule(options: *Options) *std.Build.Module {
+    return options.step.owner.createModule(.{
+        .root_source_file = options.getOutput(),
     });
 }
 
@@ -406,8 +406,8 @@ pub const getSource = getOutput;
 
 /// Returns the main artifact of this Build Step which is a Zig source file
 /// generated from the key-value pairs of the Options.
-pub fn getOutput(self: *Options) LazyPath {
-    return .{ .generated = &self.generated_file };
+pub fn getOutput(options: *Options) LazyPath {
+    return .{ .generated = &options.generated_file };
 }
 
 fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
@@ -415,13 +415,13 @@ fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
     _ = prog_node;
 
     const b = step.owner;
-    const self: *Options = @fieldParentPtr("step", step);
+    const options: *Options = @fieldParentPtr("step", step);
 
-    for (self.args.items) |item| {
-        self.addOption(
+    for (options.args.items) |item| {
+        options.addOption(
             []const u8,
             item.name,
-            item.path.getPath(b),
+            item.path.getPath2(b, step),
         );
     }
 
@@ -432,10 +432,10 @@ fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
     // Random bytes to make unique. Refresh this with new random bytes when
     // implementation is modified in a non-backwards-compatible way.
     hash.add(@as(u32, 0xad95e922));
-    hash.addBytes(self.contents.items);
+    hash.addBytes(options.contents.items);
     const sub_path = "c" ++ fs.path.sep_str ++ hash.final() ++ fs.path.sep_str ++ basename;
 
-    self.generated_file.path = try b.cache_root.join(b.allocator, &.{sub_path});
+    options.generated_file.path = try b.cache_root.join(b.allocator, &.{sub_path});
 
     // Optimize for the hot path. Stat the file, and if it already exists,
     // cache hit.
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
                 });
             };
 
-            b.cache_root.handle.writeFile(.{ .sub_path = tmp_sub_path, .data = self.contents.items }) catch |err| {
+            b.cache_root.handle.writeFile(.{ .sub_path = tmp_sub_path, .data = options.contents.items }) catch |err| {
                 return step.fail("unable to write options to '{}{s}': {s}", .{
                     b.cache_root, tmp_sub_path, @errorName(err),
                 });

lib/std/Build/Step/RemoveDir.zig

@@ -3,23 +3,23 @@ const fs = std.fs;
 const Step = std.Build.Step;
 const RemoveDir = @This();
 
-pub const base_id = .remove_dir;
+pub const base_id: Step.Id = .remove_dir;
 
 step: Step,
 dir_path: []const u8,
 
 pub fn create(owner: *std.Build, dir_path: []const u8) *RemoveDir {
-    const self = owner.allocator.create(RemoveDir) catch @panic("OOM");
-    self.* = .{
+    const remove_dir = owner.allocator.create(RemoveDir) catch @panic("OOM");
+    remove_dir.* = .{
         .step = Step.init(.{
-            .id = .remove_dir,
+            .id = base_id,
             .name = owner.fmt("RemoveDir {s}", .{dir_path}),
             .owner = owner,
             .makeFn = make,
         }),
         .dir_path = owner.dupePath(dir_path),
     };
-    return self;
+    return remove_dir;
 }
 
 fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
@@ -28,16 +28,16 @@ fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
     _ = prog_node;
 
     const b = step.owner;
-    const self: *RemoveDir = @fieldParentPtr("step", step);
+    const remove_dir: *RemoveDir = @fieldParentPtr("step", step);
 
-    b.build_root.handle.deleteTree(self.dir_path) catch |err| {
+    b.build_root.handle.deleteTree(remove_dir.dir_path) catch |err| {
         if (b.build_root.path) |base| {
             return step.fail("unable to recursively delete path '{s}/{s}': {s}", .{
-                base, self.dir_path, @errorName(err),
+                base, remove_dir.dir_path, @errorName(err),
             });
         } else {
             return step.fail("unable to recursively delete path '{s}': {s}", .{
-                self.dir_path, @errorName(err),
+                remove_dir.dir_path, @errorName(err),
             });
         }
     };

lib/std/Build/Step/Run.zig

@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ pub const Output = struct {
 };
 
 pub fn create(owner: *std.Build, name: []const u8) *Run {
-    const self = owner.allocator.create(Run) catch @panic("OOM");
-    self.* = .{
+    const run = owner.allocator.create(Run) catch @panic("OOM");
+    run.* = .{
         .step = Step.init(.{
             .id = base_id,
             .name = name,
@@ -164,24 +164,24 @@ pub fn create(owner: *std.Build, name: []const u8) *Run {
         .dep_output_file = null,
         .has_side_effects = false,
     };
-    return self;
+    return run;
 }
 
-pub fn setName(self: *Run, name: []const u8) void {
-    self.step.name = name;
-    self.rename_step_with_output_arg = false;
+pub fn setName(run: *Run, name: []const u8) void {
+    run.step.name = name;
+    run.rename_step_with_output_arg = false;
 }
 
-pub fn enableTestRunnerMode(self: *Run) void {
-    self.stdio = .zig_test;
-    self.addArgs(&.{"--listen=-"});
+pub fn enableTestRunnerMode(run: *Run) void {
+    run.stdio = .zig_test;
+    run.addArgs(&.{"--listen=-"});
 }
 
-pub fn addArtifactArg(self: *Run, artifact: *Step.Compile) void {
-    const b = self.step.owner;
+pub fn addArtifactArg(run: *Run, artifact: *Step.Compile) void {
+    const b = run.step.owner;
     const bin_file = artifact.getEmittedBin();
-    bin_file.addStepDependencies(&self.step);
-    self.argv.append(b.allocator, Arg{ .artifact = artifact }) catch @panic("OOM");
+    bin_file.addStepDependencies(&run.step);
+    run.argv.append(b.allocator, Arg{ .artifact = artifact }) catch @panic("OOM");
 }
 
 /// Provides a file path as a command line argument to the command being run.
@@ -192,8 +192,8 @@ pub fn addArtifactArg(self: *Run, artifact: *Step.Compile) void {
 /// Related:
 /// * `addPrefixedOutputFileArg` - same thing but prepends a string to the argument
 /// * `addFileArg` - for input files given to the child process
-pub fn addOutputFileArg(self: *Run, basename: []const u8) std.Build.LazyPath {
-    return self.addPrefixedOutputFileArg("", basename);
+pub fn addOutputFileArg(run: *Run, basename: []const u8) std.Build.LazyPath {
+    return run.addPrefixedOutputFileArg("", basename);
 }
 
 /// Provides a file path as a command line argument to the command being run.
@@ -212,23 +212,23 @@ pub fn addOutputFileArg(self: *Run, basename: []const u8) std.Build.LazyPath {
 /// * `addOutputFileArg` - same thing but without the prefix
 /// * `addFileArg` - for input files given to the child process
 pub fn addPrefixedOutputFileArg(
-    self: *Run,
+    run: *Run,
     prefix: []const u8,
     basename: []const u8,
 ) std.Build.LazyPath {
-    const b = self.step.owner;
+    const b = run.step.owner;
     if (basename.len == 0) @panic("basename must not be empty");
 
     const output = b.allocator.create(Output) catch @panic("OOM");
     output.* = .{
         .prefix = b.dupe(prefix),
         .basename = b.dupe(basename),
-        .generated_file = .{ .step = &self.step },
+        .generated_file = .{ .step = &run.step },
     };
-    self.argv.append(b.allocator, .{ .output = output }) catch @panic("OOM");
+    run.argv.append(b.allocator, .{ .output = output }) catch @panic("OOM");
 
-    if (self.rename_step_with_output_arg) {
-        self.setName(b.fmt("{s} ({s})", .{ self.step.name, basename }));
+    if (run.rename_step_with_output_arg) {
+        run.setName(b.fmt("{s} ({s})", .{ run.step.name, basename }));
     }
 
     return .{ .generated = &output.generated_file };
@@ -243,8 +243,8 @@ pub fn addPrefixedOutputFileArg(
 /// Related:
 /// * `addPrefixedFileArg` - same thing but prepends a string to the argument
 /// * `addOutputFileArg` - for files generated by the child process
-pub fn addFileArg(self: *Run, lp: std.Build.LazyPath) void {
-    self.addPrefixedFileArg("", lp);
+pub fn addFileArg(run: *Run, lp: std.Build.LazyPath) void {
+    run.addPrefixedFileArg("", lp);
 }
 
 /// Appends an input file to the command line arguments prepended with a string.
@@ -259,100 +259,98 @@ pub fn addFileArg(self: *Run, lp: std.Build.LazyPath) void {
 /// Related:
 /// * `addFileArg` - same thing but without the prefix
 /// * `addOutputFileArg` - for files generated by the child process
-pub fn addPrefixedFileArg(self: *Run, prefix: []const u8, lp: std.Build.LazyPath) void {
-    const b = self.step.owner;
+pub fn addPrefixedFileArg(run: *Run, prefix: []const u8, lp: std.Build.LazyPath) void {
+    const b = run.step.owner;
 
     const prefixed_file_source: PrefixedLazyPath = .{
         .prefix = b.dupe(prefix),
         .lazy_path = lp.dupe(b),
     };
-    self.argv.append(b.allocator, .{ .lazy_path = prefixed_file_source }) catch @panic("OOM");
-    lp.addStepDependencies(&self.step);
+    run.argv.append(b.allocator, .{ .lazy_path = prefixed_file_source }) catch @panic("OOM");
+    lp.addStepDependencies(&run.step);
 }
 
 /// deprecated: use `addDirectoryArg`
 pub const addDirectorySourceArg = addDirectoryArg;
 
-pub fn addDirectoryArg(self: *Run, directory_source: std.Build.LazyPath) void {
-    self.addPrefixedDirectoryArg("", directory_source);
+pub fn addDirectoryArg(run: *Run, directory_source: std.Build.LazyPath) void {
+    run.addPrefixedDirectoryArg("", directory_source);
 }
 
 // deprecated: use `addPrefixedDirectoryArg`
 pub const addPrefixedDirectorySourceArg = addPrefixedDirectoryArg;
 
-pub fn addPrefixedDirectoryArg(self: *Run, prefix: []const u8, directory_source: std.Build.LazyPath) void {
-    const b = self.step.owner;
+pub fn addPrefixedDirectoryArg(run: *Run, prefix: []const u8, directory_source: std.Build.LazyPath) void {
+    const b = run.step.owner;
 
     const prefixed_directory_source: PrefixedLazyPath = .{
         .prefix = b.dupe(prefix),
         .lazy_path = directory_source.dupe(b),
     };
-    self.argv.append(b.allocator, .{ .directory_source = prefixed_directory_source }) catch @panic("OOM");
-    directory_source.addStepDependencies(&self.step);
+    run.argv.append(b.allocator, .{ .directory_source = prefixed_directory_source }) catch @panic("OOM");
+    directory_source.addStepDependencies(&run.step);
 }
 
 /// Add a path argument to a dep file (.d) for the child process to write its
 /// discovered additional dependencies.
 /// Only one dep file argument is allowed by instance.
-pub fn addDepFileOutputArg(self: *Run, basename: []const u8) std.Build.LazyPath {
-    return self.addPrefixedDepFileOutputArg("", basename);
+pub fn addDepFileOutputArg(run: *Run, basename: []const u8) std.Build.LazyPath {
+    return run.addPrefixedDepFileOutputArg("", basename);
 }
 
 /// Add a prefixed path argument to a dep file (.d) for the child process to
 /// write its discovered additional dependencies.
 /// Only one dep file argument is allowed by instance.
-pub fn addPrefixedDepFileOutputArg(self: *Run, prefix: []const u8, basename: []const u8) std.Build.LazyPath {
-    const b = self.step.owner;
-    assert(self.dep_output_file == null);
+pub fn addPrefixedDepFileOutputArg(run: *Run, prefix: []const u8, basename: []const u8) std.Build.LazyPath {
+    const b = run.step.owner;
+    assert(run.dep_output_file == null);
 
     const dep_file = b.allocator.create(Output) catch @panic("OOM");
     dep_file.* = .{
         .prefix = b.dupe(prefix),
         .basename = b.dupe(basename),
-        .generated_file = .{ .step = &self.step },
+        .generated_file = .{ .step = &run.step },
     };
 
-    self.dep_output_file = dep_file;
+    run.dep_output_file = dep_file;
 
-    self.argv.append(b.allocator, .{ .output = dep_file }) catch @panic("OOM");
+    run.argv.append(b.allocator, .{ .output = dep_file }) catch @panic("OOM");
 
     return .{ .generated = &dep_file.generated_file };
 }
 
-pub fn addArg(self: *Run, arg: []const u8) void {
-    const b = self.step.owner;
-    self.argv.append(b.allocator, .{ .bytes = self.step.owner.dupe(arg) }) catch @panic("OOM");
+pub fn addArg(run: *Run, arg: []const u8) void {
+    const b = run.step.owner;
+    run.argv.append(b.allocator, .{ .bytes = b.dupe(arg) }) catch @panic("OOM");
 }
 
-pub fn addArgs(self: *Run, args: []const []const u8) void {
-    for (args) |arg| {
-        self.addArg(arg);
-    }
+pub fn addArgs(run: *Run, args: []const []const u8) void {
+    for (args) |arg| run.addArg(arg);
 }
 
-pub fn setStdIn(self: *Run, stdin: StdIn) void {
+pub fn setStdIn(run: *Run, stdin: StdIn) void {
     switch (stdin) {
-        .lazy_path => |lazy_path| lazy_path.addStepDependencies(&self.step),
+        .lazy_path => |lazy_path| lazy_path.addStepDependencies(&run.step),
         .bytes, .none => {},
     }
-    self.stdin = stdin;
+    run.stdin = stdin;
 }
 
-pub fn setCwd(self: *Run, cwd: Build.LazyPath) void {
-    cwd.addStepDependencies(&self.step);
-    self.cwd = cwd;
+pub fn setCwd(run: *Run, cwd: Build.LazyPath) void {
+    cwd.addStepDependencies(&run.step);
+    run.cwd = cwd.dupe(run.step.owner);
 }
 
-pub fn clearEnvironment(self: *Run) void {
-    const b = self.step.owner;
+pub fn clearEnvironment(run: *Run) void {
+    const b = run.step.owner;
     const new_env_map = b.allocator.create(EnvMap) catch @panic("OOM");
     new_env_map.* = EnvMap.init(b.allocator);
-    self.env_map = new_env_map;
+    run.env_map = new_env_map;
 }
 
-pub fn addPathDir(self: *Run, search_path: []const u8) void {
-    const b = self.step.owner;
-    const env_map = getEnvMapInternal(self);
+pub fn addPathDir(run: *Run, search_path: []const u8) void {
+    const b = run.step.owner;
+    const env_map = getEnvMapInternal(run);
 
     const key = "PATH";
     const prev_path = env_map.get(key);
@@ -365,99 +363,99 @@ pub fn addPathDir(self: *Run, search_path: []const u8) void {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn getEnvMap(self: *Run) *EnvMap {
-    return getEnvMapInternal(self);
+pub fn getEnvMap(run: *Run) *EnvMap {
+    return getEnvMapInternal(run);
 }
 
-fn getEnvMapInternal(self: *Run) *EnvMap {
-    const arena = self.step.owner.allocator;
-    return self.env_map orelse {
+fn getEnvMapInternal(run: *Run) *EnvMap {
+    const arena = run.step.owner.allocator;
+    return run.env_map orelse {
         const env_map = arena.create(EnvMap) catch @panic("OOM");
         env_map.* = process.getEnvMap(arena) catch @panic("unhandled error");
-        self.env_map = env_map;
+        run.env_map = env_map;
         return env_map;
     };
 }
 
-pub fn setEnvironmentVariable(self: *Run, key: []const u8, value: []const u8) void {
-    const b = self.step.owner;
-    const env_map = self.getEnvMap();
+pub fn setEnvironmentVariable(run: *Run, key: []const u8, value: []const u8) void {
+    const b = run.step.owner;
+    const env_map = run.getEnvMap();
     env_map.put(b.dupe(key), b.dupe(value)) catch @panic("unhandled error");
 }
 
-pub fn removeEnvironmentVariable(self: *Run, key: []const u8) void {
-    self.getEnvMap().remove(key);
+pub fn removeEnvironmentVariable(run: *Run, key: []const u8) void {
+    run.getEnvMap().remove(key);
 }
 
 /// Adds a check for exact stderr match. Does not add any other checks.
-pub fn expectStdErrEqual(self: *Run, bytes: []const u8) void {
-    const new_check: StdIo.Check = .{ .expect_stderr_exact = self.step.owner.dupe(bytes) };
-    self.addCheck(new_check);
+pub fn expectStdErrEqual(run: *Run, bytes: []const u8) void {
+    const new_check: StdIo.Check = .{ .expect_stderr_exact = run.step.owner.dupe(bytes) };
+    run.addCheck(new_check);
 }
 
 /// Adds a check for exact stdout match as well as a check for exit code 0, if
 /// there is not already an expected termination check.
-pub fn expectStdOutEqual(self: *Run, bytes: []const u8) void {
-    const new_check: StdIo.Check = .{ .expect_stdout_exact = self.step.owner.dupe(bytes) };
-    self.addCheck(new_check);
-    if (!self.hasTermCheck()) {
-        self.expectExitCode(0);
+pub fn expectStdOutEqual(run: *Run, bytes: []const u8) void {
+    const new_check: StdIo.Check = .{ .expect_stdout_exact = run.step.owner.dupe(bytes) };
+    run.addCheck(new_check);
+    if (!run.hasTermCheck()) {
+        run.expectExitCode(0);
     }
 }
 
-pub fn expectExitCode(self: *Run, code: u8) void {
+pub fn expectExitCode(run: *Run, code: u8) void {
     const new_check: StdIo.Check = .{ .expect_term = .{ .Exited = code } };
-    self.addCheck(new_check);
+    run.addCheck(new_check);
 }
 
-pub fn hasTermCheck(self: Run) bool {
-    for (self.stdio.check.items) |check| switch (check) {
+pub fn hasTermCheck(run: Run) bool {
+    for (run.stdio.check.items) |check| switch (check) {
         .expect_term => return true,
         else => continue,
     };
     return false;
 }
 
-pub fn addCheck(self: *Run, new_check: StdIo.Check) void {
-    const b = self.step.owner;
+pub fn addCheck(run: *Run, new_check: StdIo.Check) void {
+    const b = run.step.owner;
 
-    switch (self.stdio) {
+    switch (run.stdio) {
         .infer_from_args => {
-            self.stdio = .{ .check = .{} };
-            self.stdio.check.append(b.allocator, new_check) catch @panic("OOM");
+            run.stdio = .{ .check = .{} };
+            run.stdio.check.append(b.allocator, new_check) catch @panic("OOM");
         },
         .check => |*checks| checks.append(b.allocator, new_check) catch @panic("OOM"),
         else => @panic("illegal call to addCheck: conflicting helper method calls. Suggest to directly set stdio field of Run instead"),
     }
 }
 
-pub fn captureStdErr(self: *Run) std.Build.LazyPath {
-    assert(self.stdio != .inherit);
+pub fn captureStdErr(run: *Run) std.Build.LazyPath {
+    assert(run.stdio != .inherit);
 
-    if (self.captured_stderr) |output| return .{ .generated = &output.generated_file };
+    if (run.captured_stderr) |output| return .{ .generated = &output.generated_file };
 
-    const output = self.step.owner.allocator.create(Output) catch @panic("OOM");
+    const output = run.step.owner.allocator.create(Output) catch @panic("OOM");
     output.* = .{
         .prefix = "",
         .basename = "stderr",
-        .generated_file = .{ .step = &self.step },
+        .generated_file = .{ .step = &run.step },
     };
-    self.captured_stderr = output;
+    run.captured_stderr = output;
     return .{ .generated = &output.generated_file };
 }
 
-pub fn captureStdOut(self: *Run) std.Build.LazyPath {
-    assert(self.stdio != .inherit);
+pub fn captureStdOut(run: *Run) std.Build.LazyPath {
+    assert(run.stdio != .inherit);
 
-    if (self.captured_stdout) |output| return .{ .generated = &output.generated_file };
+    if (run.captured_stdout) |output| return .{ .generated = &output.generated_file };
 
-    const output = self.step.owner.allocator.create(Output) catch @panic("OOM");
+    const output = run.step.owner.allocator.create(Output) catch @panic("OOM");
     output.* = .{
         .prefix = "",
         .basename = "stdout",
-        .generated_file = .{ .step = &self.step },
+        .generated_file = .{ .step = &run.step },
     };
-    self.captured_stdout = output;
+    run.captured_stdout = output;
     return .{ .generated = &output.generated_file };
 }
 
@@ -472,20 +470,20 @@ pub fn addFileInput(self: *Run, file_input: std.Build.LazyPath) void {
 }
 
 /// Returns whether the Run step has side effects *other than* updating the output arguments.
-fn hasSideEffects(self: Run) bool {
-    if (self.has_side_effects) return true;
-    return switch (self.stdio) {
-        .infer_from_args => !self.hasAnyOutputArgs(),
+fn hasSideEffects(run: Run) bool {
+    if (run.has_side_effects) return true;
+    return switch (run.stdio) {
+        .infer_from_args => !run.hasAnyOutputArgs(),
         .inherit => true,
         .check => false,
         .zig_test => false,
     };
 }
 
-fn hasAnyOutputArgs(self: Run) bool {
-    if (self.captured_stdout != null) return true;
-    if (self.captured_stderr != null) return true;
-    for (self.argv.items) |arg| switch (arg) {
+fn hasAnyOutputArgs(run: Run) bool {
+    if (run.captured_stdout != null) return true;
+    if (run.captured_stderr != null) return true;
+    for (run.argv.items) |arg| switch (arg) {
         .output => return true,
         else => continue,
     };
@@ -527,8 +525,8 @@ const IndexedOutput = struct {
 fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
     const b = step.owner;
     const arena = b.allocator;
-    const self: *Run = @fieldParentPtr("step", step);
-    const has_side_effects = self.hasSideEffects();
+    const run: *Run = @fieldParentPtr("step", step);
+    const has_side_effects = run.hasSideEffects();
 
     var argv_list = std.ArrayList([]const u8).init(arena);
     var output_placeholders = std.ArrayList(IndexedOutput).init(arena);
@@ -536,20 +534,20 @@ fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
     var man = b.graph.cache.obtain();
     defer man.deinit();
 
-    for (self.argv.items) |arg| {
+    for (run.argv.items) |arg| {
         switch (arg) {
             .bytes => |bytes| {
                 try argv_list.append(bytes);
                 man.hash.addBytes(bytes);
             },
             .lazy_path => |file| {
-                const file_path = file.lazy_path.getPath(b);
+                const file_path = file.lazy_path.getPath2(b, step);
                 try argv_list.append(b.fmt("{s}{s}", .{ file.prefix, file_path }));
                 man.hash.addBytes(file.prefix);
                 _ = try man.addFile(file_path, null);
             },
             .directory_source => |file| {
-                const file_path = file.lazy_path.getPath(b);
+                const file_path = file.lazy_path.getPath2(b, step);
                 try argv_list.append(b.fmt("{s}{s}", .{ file.prefix, file_path }));
                 man.hash.addBytes(file.prefix);
                 man.hash.addBytes(file_path);
@@ -557,7 +555,7 @@ fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
             .artifact => |artifact| {
                 if (artifact.rootModuleTarget().os.tag == .windows) {
                     // On Windows we don't have rpaths so we have to add .dll search paths to PATH
-                    self.addPathForDynLibs(artifact);
+                    run.addPathForDynLibs(artifact);
                 }
                 const file_path = artifact.installed_path orelse artifact.generated_bin.?.path.?; // the path is guaranteed to be set
 
@@ -580,36 +578,36 @@ fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
         }
     }
 
-    switch (self.stdin) {
+    switch (run.stdin) {
         .bytes => |bytes| {
             man.hash.addBytes(bytes);
         },
         .lazy_path => |lazy_path| {
-            const file_path = lazy_path.getPath(b);
+            const file_path = lazy_path.getPath2(b, step);
             _ = try man.addFile(file_path, null);
         },
         .none => {},
     }
 
-    if (self.captured_stdout) |output| {
+    if (run.captured_stdout) |output| {
         man.hash.addBytes(output.basename);
     }
 
-    if (self.captured_stderr) |output| {
+    if (run.captured_stderr) |output| {
         man.hash.addBytes(output.basename);
     }
 
-    hashStdIo(&man.hash, self.stdio);
+    hashStdIo(&man.hash, run.stdio);
 
     if (has_side_effects) {
-        try runCommand(self, argv_list.items, has_side_effects, null, prog_node);
+        try runCommand(run, argv_list.items, has_side_effects, null, prog_node);
         return;
     }
 
-    for (self.extra_file_dependencies) |file_path| {
+    for (run.extra_file_dependencies) |file_path| {
         _ = try man.addFile(b.pathFromRoot(file_path), null);
     }
-    for (self.file_inputs.items) |lazy_path| {
+    for (run.file_inputs.items) |lazy_path| {
         _ = try man.addFile(lazy_path.getPath2(b, step), null);
     }
 
@@ -620,8 +618,8 @@ fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
         try populateGeneratedPaths(
             arena,
             output_placeholders.items,
-            self.captured_stdout,
-            self.captured_stderr,
+            run.captured_stdout,
+            run.captured_stderr,
             b.cache_root,
             &digest,
         );
@@ -635,7 +633,7 @@ fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
 
     for (output_placeholders.items) |placeholder| {
         const output_components = .{ tmp_dir_path, placeholder.output.basename };
-        const output_sub_path = try fs.path.join(arena, &output_components);
+        const output_sub_path = b.pathJoin(&output_components);
         const output_sub_dir_path = fs.path.dirname(output_sub_path).?;
         b.cache_root.handle.makePath(output_sub_dir_path) catch |err| {
             return step.fail("unable to make path '{}{s}': {s}", .{
@@ -651,15 +649,15 @@ fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
         argv_list.items[placeholder.index] = cli_arg;
     }
 
-    try runCommand(self, argv_list.items, has_side_effects, tmp_dir_path, prog_node);
+    try runCommand(run, argv_list.items, has_side_effects, tmp_dir_path, prog_node);
 
-    if (self.dep_output_file) |dep_output_file|
+    if (run.dep_output_file) |dep_output_file|
         try man.addDepFilePost(std.fs.cwd(), dep_output_file.generated_file.getPath());
 
     const digest = man.final();
 
     const any_output = output_placeholders.items.len > 0 or
-        self.captured_stdout != null or self.captured_stderr != null;
+        run.captured_stdout != null or run.captured_stderr != null;
 
     // Rename into place
     if (any_output) {
@@ -696,8 +694,8 @@ fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
     try populateGeneratedPaths(
         arena,
         output_placeholders.items,
-        self.captured_stdout,
-        self.captured_stderr,
+        run.captured_stdout,
+        run.captured_stderr,
         b.cache_root,
         &digest,
     );
@@ -776,30 +774,30 @@ fn termMatches(expected: ?std.process.Child.Term, actual: std.process.Child.Term
 }
 
 fn runCommand(
-    self: *Run,
+    run: *Run,
     argv: []const []const u8,
     has_side_effects: bool,
     tmp_dir_path: ?[]const u8,
     prog_node: *std.Progress.Node,
 ) !void {
-    const step = &self.step;
+    const step = &run.step;
     const b = step.owner;
     const arena = b.allocator;
 
-    const cwd: ?[]const u8 = if (self.cwd) |lazy_cwd| lazy_cwd.getPath(b) else null;
+    const cwd: ?[]const u8 = if (run.cwd) |lazy_cwd| lazy_cwd.getPath2(b, step) else null;
 
     try step.handleChildProcUnsupported(cwd, argv);
-    try Step.handleVerbose2(step.owner, cwd, self.env_map, argv);
+    try Step.handleVerbose2(step.owner, cwd, run.env_map, argv);
 
-    const allow_skip = switch (self.stdio) {
-        .check, .zig_test => self.skip_foreign_checks,
+    const allow_skip = switch (run.stdio) {
+        .check, .zig_test => run.skip_foreign_checks,
         else => false,
     };
 
     var interp_argv = std.ArrayList([]const u8).init(b.allocator);
     defer interp_argv.deinit();
 
-    const result = spawnChildAndCollect(self, argv, has_side_effects, prog_node) catch |err| term: {
+    const result = spawnChildAndCollect(run, argv, has_side_effects, prog_node) catch |err| term: {
         // InvalidExe: cpu arch mismatch
         // FileNotFound: can happen with a wrong dynamic linker path
         if (err == error.InvalidExe or err == error.FileNotFound) interpret: {
@@ -807,7 +805,7 @@ fn runCommand(
             // relying on it being a Compile step. This will make this logic
             // work even for the edge case that the binary was produced by a
             // third party.
-            const exe = switch (self.argv.items[0]) {
+            const exe = switch (run.argv.items[0]) {
                 .artifact => |exe| exe,
                 else => break :interpret,
             };
@@ -832,14 +830,14 @@ fn runCommand(
                         try interp_argv.append(bin_name);
                         try interp_argv.appendSlice(argv);
                     } else {
-                        return failForeign(self, "-fwine", argv[0], exe);
+                        return failForeign(run, "-fwine", argv[0], exe);
                     }
                 },
                 .qemu => |bin_name| {
                     if (b.enable_qemu) {
                         const glibc_dir_arg = if (need_cross_glibc)
                             b.glibc_runtimes_dir orelse
-                                return failForeign(self, "--glibc-runtimes", argv[0], exe)
+                                return failForeign(run, "--glibc-runtimes", argv[0], exe)
                         else
                             null;
 
@@ -867,7 +865,7 @@ fn runCommand(
 
                         try interp_argv.appendSlice(argv);
                     } else {
-                        return failForeign(self, "-fqemu", argv[0], exe);
+                        return failForeign(run, "-fqemu", argv[0], exe);
                     }
                 },
                 .darling => |bin_name| {
@@ -875,7 +873,7 @@ fn runCommand(
                         try interp_argv.append(bin_name);
                         try interp_argv.appendSlice(argv);
                     } else {
-                        return failForeign(self, "-fdarling", argv[0], exe);
+                        return failForeign(run, "-fdarling", argv[0], exe);
                     }
                 },
                 .wasmtime => |bin_name| {
@@ -886,7 +884,7 @@ fn runCommand(
                         try interp_argv.append("--");
                         try interp_argv.appendSlice(argv[1..]);
                     } else {
-                        return failForeign(self, "-fwasmtime", argv[0], exe);
+                        return failForeign(run, "-fwasmtime", argv[0], exe);
                     }
                 },
                 .bad_dl => |foreign_dl| {
@@ -915,13 +913,13 @@ fn runCommand(
 
             if (exe.rootModuleTarget().os.tag == .windows) {
                 // On Windows we don't have rpaths so we have to add .dll search paths to PATH
-                self.addPathForDynLibs(exe);
+                run.addPathForDynLibs(exe);
             }
 
-            try Step.handleVerbose2(step.owner, cwd, self.env_map, interp_argv.items);
+            try Step.handleVerbose2(step.owner, cwd, run.env_map, interp_argv.items);
 
-            break :term spawnChildAndCollect(self, interp_argv.items, has_side_effects, prog_node) catch |e| {
-                if (!self.failing_to_execute_foreign_is_an_error) return error.MakeSkipped;
+            break :term spawnChildAndCollect(run, interp_argv.items, has_side_effects, prog_node) catch |e| {
+                if (!run.failing_to_execute_foreign_is_an_error) return error.MakeSkipped;
 
                 return step.fail("unable to spawn interpreter {s}: {s}", .{
                     interp_argv.items[0], @errorName(e),
@@ -943,11 +941,11 @@ fn runCommand(
     };
     for ([_]Stream{
         .{
-            .captured = self.captured_stdout,
+            .captured = run.captured_stdout,
             .bytes = result.stdio.stdout,
         },
         .{
-            .captured = self.captured_stderr,
+            .captured = run.captured_stderr,
             .bytes = result.stdio.stderr,
         },
     }) |stream| {
@@ -956,7 +954,7 @@ fn runCommand(
             const output_path = try b.cache_root.join(arena, &output_components);
             output.generated_file.path = output_path;
 
-            const sub_path = try fs.path.join(arena, &output_components);
+            const sub_path = b.pathJoin(&output_components);
             const sub_path_dirname = fs.path.dirname(sub_path).?;
             b.cache_root.handle.makePath(sub_path_dirname) catch |err| {
                 return step.fail("unable to make path '{}{s}': {s}", .{
@@ -973,7 +971,7 @@ fn runCommand(
 
     const final_argv = if (interp_argv.items.len == 0) argv else interp_argv.items;
 
-    switch (self.stdio) {
+    switch (run.stdio) {
         .check => |checks| for (checks.items) |check| switch (check) {
             .expect_stderr_exact => |expected_bytes| {
                 if (!mem.eql(u8, expected_bytes, result.stdio.stderr.?)) {
@@ -1094,56 +1092,56 @@ const ChildProcResult = struct {
 };
 
 fn spawnChildAndCollect(
-    self: *Run,
+    run: *Run,
     argv: []const []const u8,
     has_side_effects: bool,
     prog_node: *std.Progress.Node,
 ) !ChildProcResult {
-    const b = self.step.owner;
+    const b = run.step.owner;
     const arena = b.allocator;
 
     var child = std.process.Child.init(argv, arena);
-    if (self.cwd) |lazy_cwd| {
-        child.cwd = lazy_cwd.getPath(b);
+    if (run.cwd) |lazy_cwd| {
+        child.cwd = lazy_cwd.getPath2(b, &run.step);
     } else {
         child.cwd = b.build_root.path;
         child.cwd_dir = b.build_root.handle;
     }
-    child.env_map = self.env_map orelse &b.graph.env_map;
+    child.env_map = run.env_map orelse &b.graph.env_map;
     child.request_resource_usage_statistics = true;
 
-    child.stdin_behavior = switch (self.stdio) {
+    child.stdin_behavior = switch (run.stdio) {
         .infer_from_args => if (has_side_effects) .Inherit else .Ignore,
         .inherit => .Inherit,
         .check => .Ignore,
         .zig_test => .Pipe,
     };
-    child.stdout_behavior = switch (self.stdio) {
+    child.stdout_behavior = switch (run.stdio) {
         .infer_from_args => if (has_side_effects) .Inherit else .Ignore,
         .inherit => .Inherit,
         .check => |checks| if (checksContainStdout(checks.items)) .Pipe else .Ignore,
         .zig_test => .Pipe,
     };
-    child.stderr_behavior = switch (self.stdio) {
+    child.stderr_behavior = switch (run.stdio) {
         .infer_from_args => if (has_side_effects) .Inherit else .Pipe,
         .inherit => .Inherit,
         .check => .Pipe,
         .zig_test => .Pipe,
     };
-    if (self.captured_stdout != null) child.stdout_behavior = .Pipe;
-    if (self.captured_stderr != null) child.stderr_behavior = .Pipe;
-    if (self.stdin != .none) {
-        assert(self.stdio != .inherit);
+    if (run.captured_stdout != null) child.stdout_behavior = .Pipe;
+    if (run.captured_stderr != null) child.stderr_behavior = .Pipe;
+    if (run.stdin != .none) {
+        assert(run.stdio != .inherit);
         child.stdin_behavior = .Pipe;
     }
 
     try child.spawn();
     var timer = try std.time.Timer.start();
 
-    const result = if (self.stdio == .zig_test)
-        evalZigTest(self, &child, prog_node)
+    const result = if (run.stdio == .zig_test)
+        evalZigTest(run, &child, prog_node)
     else
-        evalGeneric(self, &child);
+        evalGeneric(run, &child);
 
     const term = try child.wait();
     const elapsed_ns = timer.read();
@@ -1164,12 +1162,12 @@ const StdIoResult = struct {
 };
 
 fn evalZigTest(
-    self: *Run,
+    run: *Run,
     child: *std.process.Child,
     prog_node: *std.Progress.Node,
 ) !StdIoResult {
-    const gpa = self.step.owner.allocator;
-    const arena = self.step.owner.allocator;
+    const gpa = run.step.owner.allocator;
+    const arena = run.step.owner.allocator;
 
     var poller = std.io.poll(gpa, enum { stdout, stderr }, .{
         .stdout = child.stdout.?,
@@ -1208,7 +1206,7 @@ fn evalZigTest(
         switch (header.tag) {
             .zig_version => {
                 if (!std.mem.eql(u8, builtin.zig_version_string, body)) {
-                    return self.step.fail(
+                    return run.step.fail(
                         "zig version mismatch build runner vs compiler: '{s}' vs '{s}'",
                         .{ builtin.zig_version_string, body },
                     );
@@ -1266,9 +1264,9 @@ fn evalZigTest(
                     else
                         unreachable;
                     if (msg.len > 0) {
-                        try self.step.addError("'{s}' {s}: {s}", .{ name, label, msg });
+                        try run.step.addError("'{s}' {s}: {s}", .{ name, label, msg });
                     } else {
-                        try self.step.addError("'{s}' {s}", .{ name, label });
+                        try run.step.addError("'{s}' {s}", .{ name, label });
                     }
                 }
 
@@ -1282,7 +1280,7 @@ fn evalZigTest(
 
     if (stderr.readableLength() > 0) {
         const msg = std.mem.trim(u8, try stderr.toOwnedSlice(), "\n");
-        if (msg.len > 0) self.step.result_stderr = msg;
+        if (msg.len > 0) run.step.result_stderr = msg;
     }
 
     // Send EOF to stdin.
@@ -1350,25 +1348,26 @@ fn sendRunTestMessage(file: std.fs.File, index: u32) !void {
     try file.writeAll(full_msg);
 }
 
-fn evalGeneric(self: *Run, child: *std.process.Child) !StdIoResult {
-    const arena = self.step.owner.allocator;
+fn evalGeneric(run: *Run, child: *std.process.Child) !StdIoResult {
+    const b = run.step.owner;
+    const arena = b.allocator;
 
-    switch (self.stdin) {
+    switch (run.stdin) {
         .bytes => |bytes| {
             child.stdin.?.writeAll(bytes) catch |err| {
-                return self.step.fail("unable to write stdin: {s}", .{@errorName(err)});
+                return run.step.fail("unable to write stdin: {s}", .{@errorName(err)});
             };
             child.stdin.?.close();
             child.stdin = null;
         },
         .lazy_path => |lazy_path| {
-            const path = lazy_path.getPath(self.step.owner);
-            const file = self.step.owner.build_root.handle.openFile(path, .{}) catch |err| {
-                return self.step.fail("unable to open stdin file: {s}", .{@errorName(err)});
+            const path = lazy_path.getPath2(b, &run.step);
+            const file = b.build_root.handle.openFile(path, .{}) catch |err| {
+                return run.step.fail("unable to open stdin file: {s}", .{@errorName(err)});
             };
             defer file.close();
             child.stdin.?.writeFileAll(file, .{}) catch |err| {
-                return self.step.fail("unable to write file to stdin: {s}", .{@errorName(err)});
+                return run.step.fail("unable to write file to stdin: {s}", .{@errorName(err)});
             };
             child.stdin.?.close();
             child.stdin = null;
@@ -1388,29 +1387,29 @@ fn evalGeneric(self: *Run, child: *std.process.Child) !StdIoResult {
             defer poller.deinit();
 
             while (try poller.poll()) {
-                if (poller.fifo(.stdout).count > self.max_stdio_size)
+                if (poller.fifo(.stdout).count > run.max_stdio_size)
                     return error.StdoutStreamTooLong;
-                if (poller.fifo(.stderr).count > self.max_stdio_size)
+                if (poller.fifo(.stderr).count > run.max_stdio_size)
                     return error.StderrStreamTooLong;
             }
 
             stdout_bytes = try poller.fifo(.stdout).toOwnedSlice();
             stderr_bytes = try poller.fifo(.stderr).toOwnedSlice();
         } else {
-            stdout_bytes = try stdout.reader().readAllAlloc(arena, self.max_stdio_size);
+            stdout_bytes = try stdout.reader().readAllAlloc(arena, run.max_stdio_size);
         }
     } else if (child.stderr) |stderr| {
-        stderr_bytes = try stderr.reader().readAllAlloc(arena, self.max_stdio_size);
+        stderr_bytes = try stderr.reader().readAllAlloc(arena, run.max_stdio_size);
     }
 
     if (stderr_bytes) |bytes| if (bytes.len > 0) {
         // Treat stderr as an error message.
-        const stderr_is_diagnostic = self.captured_stderr == null and switch (self.stdio) {
+        const stderr_is_diagnostic = run.captured_stderr == null and switch (run.stdio) {
             .check => |checks| !checksContainStderr(checks.items),
             else => true,
         };
         if (stderr_is_diagnostic) {
-            self.step.result_stderr = bytes;
+            run.step.result_stderr = bytes;
         }
     };
 
@@ -1422,8 +1421,8 @@ fn evalGeneric(self: *Run, child: *std.process.Child) !StdIoResult {
     };
 }
 
-fn addPathForDynLibs(self: *Run, artifact: *Step.Compile) void {
-    const b = self.step.owner;
+fn addPathForDynLibs(run: *Run, artifact: *Step.Compile) void {
+    const b = run.step.owner;
     var it = artifact.root_module.iterateDependencies(artifact, true);
     while (it.next()) |item| {
         const other = item.compile.?;
@@ -1431,34 +1430,34 @@ fn addPathForDynLibs(self: *Run, artifact: *Step.Compile) void {
             if (item.module.resolved_target.?.result.os.tag == .windows and
                 other.isDynamicLibrary())
             {
-                addPathDir(self, fs.path.dirname(other.getEmittedBin().getPath(b)).?);
+                addPathDir(run, fs.path.dirname(other.getEmittedBin().getPath2(b, &run.step)).?);
             }
         }
     }
 }
 
 fn failForeign(
-    self: *Run,
+    run: *Run,
     suggested_flag: []const u8,
     argv0: []const u8,
     exe: *Step.Compile,
 ) error{ MakeFailed, MakeSkipped, OutOfMemory } {
-    switch (self.stdio) {
+    switch (run.stdio) {
         .check, .zig_test => {
-            if (self.skip_foreign_checks)
+            if (run.skip_foreign_checks)
                 return error.MakeSkipped;
 
-            const b = self.step.owner;
+            const b = run.step.owner;
             const host_name = try b.host.result.zigTriple(b.allocator);
             const foreign_name = try exe.rootModuleTarget().zigTriple(b.allocator);
 
-            return self.step.fail(
+            return run.step.fail(
                 \\unable to spawn foreign binary '{s}' ({s}) on host system ({s})
                 \\  consider using {s} or enabling skip_foreign_checks in the Run step
             , .{ argv0, foreign_name, host_name, suggested_flag });
         },
         else => {
-            return self.step.fail("unable to spawn foreign binary '{s}'", .{argv0});
+            return run.step.fail("unable to spawn foreign binary '{s}'", .{argv0});
         },
     }
 }

lib/std/Build/Step/TranslateC.zig

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const mem = std.mem;
 
 const TranslateC = @This();
 
-pub const base_id = .translate_c;
+pub const base_id: Step.Id = .translate_c;
 
 step: Step,
 source: std.Build.LazyPath,
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ pub const Options = struct {
 };
 
 pub fn create(owner: *std.Build, options: Options) *TranslateC {
-    const self = owner.allocator.create(TranslateC) catch @panic("OOM");
+    const translate_c = owner.allocator.create(TranslateC) catch @panic("OOM");
     const source = options.root_source_file.dupe(owner);
-    self.* = TranslateC{
+    translate_c.* = TranslateC{
         .step = Step.init(.{
-            .id = .translate_c,
+            .id = base_id,
             .name = "translate-c",
             .owner = owner,
             .makeFn = make,
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ pub fn create(owner: *std.Build, options: Options) *TranslateC {
         .out_basename = undefined,
         .target = options.target,
         .optimize = options.optimize,
-        .output_file = std.Build.GeneratedFile{ .step = &self.step },
+        .output_file = std.Build.GeneratedFile{ .step = &translate_c.step },
         .link_libc = options.link_libc,
         .use_clang = options.use_clang,
     };
-    source.addStepDependencies(&self.step);
-    return self;
+    source.addStepDependencies(&translate_c.step);
+    return translate_c;
 }
 
 pub const AddExecutableOptions = struct {
@@ -58,18 +58,18 @@ pub const AddExecutableOptions = struct {
     linkage: ?std.builtin.LinkMode = null,
 };
 
-pub fn getOutput(self: *TranslateC) std.Build.LazyPath {
-    return .{ .generated = &self.output_file };
+pub fn getOutput(translate_c: *TranslateC) std.Build.LazyPath {
+    return .{ .generated = &translate_c.output_file };
 }
 
 /// Creates a step to build an executable from the translated source.
-pub fn addExecutable(self: *TranslateC, options: AddExecutableOptions) *Step.Compile {
-    return self.step.owner.addExecutable(.{
-        .root_source_file = self.getOutput(),
+pub fn addExecutable(translate_c: *TranslateC, options: AddExecutableOptions) *Step.Compile {
+    return translate_c.step.owner.addExecutable(.{
+        .root_source_file = translate_c.getOutput(),
         .name = options.name orelse "translated_c",
         .version = options.version,
-        .target = options.target orelse self.target,
-        .optimize = options.optimize orelse self.optimize,
+        .target = options.target orelse translate_c.target,
+        .optimize = options.optimize orelse translate_c.optimize,
         .linkage = options.linkage,
     });
 }
@@ -77,90 +77,87 @@ pub fn addExecutable(self: *TranslateC, options: AddExecutableOptions) *Step.Com
 /// Creates a module from the translated source and adds it to the package's
 /// module set making it available to other packages which depend on this one.
 /// `createModule` can be used instead to create a private module.
-pub fn addModule(self: *TranslateC, name: []const u8) *std.Build.Module {
-    return self.step.owner.addModule(name, .{
-        .root_source_file = self.getOutput(),
+pub fn addModule(translate_c: *TranslateC, name: []const u8) *std.Build.Module {
+    return translate_c.step.owner.addModule(name, .{
+        .root_source_file = translate_c.getOutput(),
     });
 }
 
 /// Creates a private module from the translated source to be used by the
 /// current package, but not exposed to other packages depending on this one.
 /// `addModule` can be used instead to create a public module.
-pub fn createModule(self: *TranslateC) *std.Build.Module {
-    return self.step.owner.createModule(.{
-        .root_source_file = self.getOutput(),
+pub fn createModule(translate_c: *TranslateC) *std.Build.Module {
+    return translate_c.step.owner.createModule(.{
+        .root_source_file = translate_c.getOutput(),
     });
 }
 
-pub fn addIncludeDir(self: *TranslateC, include_dir: []const u8) void {
-    self.include_dirs.append(self.step.owner.dupePath(include_dir)) catch @panic("OOM");
+pub fn addIncludeDir(translate_c: *TranslateC, include_dir: []const u8) void {
+    translate_c.include_dirs.append(translate_c.step.owner.dupePath(include_dir)) catch @panic("OOM");
 }
 
-pub fn addCheckFile(self: *TranslateC, expected_matches: []const []const u8) *Step.CheckFile {
+pub fn addCheckFile(translate_c: *TranslateC, expected_matches: []const []const u8) *Step.CheckFile {
     return Step.CheckFile.create(
-        self.step.owner,
-        self.getOutput(),
+        translate_c.step.owner,
+        translate_c.getOutput(),
         .{ .expected_matches = expected_matches },
     );
 }
 
 /// If the value is omitted, it is set to 1.
 /// `name` and `value` need not live longer than the function call.
-pub fn defineCMacro(self: *TranslateC, name: []const u8, value: ?[]const u8) void {
-    const macro = std.Build.constructCMacro(self.step.owner.allocator, name, value);
-    self.c_macros.append(macro) catch @panic("OOM");
+pub fn defineCMacro(translate_c: *TranslateC, name: []const u8, value: ?[]const u8) void {
+    const macro = std.Build.constructranslate_cMacro(translate_c.step.owner.allocator, name, value);
+    translate_c.c_macros.append(macro) catch @panic("OOM");
 }
 
 /// name_and_value looks like [name]=[value]. If the value is omitted, it is set to 1.
-pub fn defineCMacroRaw(self: *TranslateC, name_and_value: []const u8) void {
-    self.c_macros.append(self.step.owner.dupe(name_and_value)) catch @panic("OOM");
+pub fn defineCMacroRaw(translate_c: *TranslateC, name_and_value: []const u8) void {
+    translate_c.c_macros.append(translate_c.step.owner.dupe(name_and_value)) catch @panic("OOM");
 }
 
 fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
     const b = step.owner;
-    const self: *TranslateC = @fieldParentPtr("step", step);
+    const translate_c: *TranslateC = @fieldParentPtr("step", step);
 
     var argv_list = std.ArrayList([]const u8).init(b.allocator);
     try argv_list.append(b.graph.zig_exe);
     try argv_list.append("translate-c");
-    if (self.link_libc) {
+    if (translate_c.link_libc) {
         try argv_list.append("-lc");
     }
-    if (!self.use_clang) {
+    if (!translate_c.use_clang) {
         try argv_list.append("-fno-clang");
     }
 
     try argv_list.append("--listen=-");
 
-    if (!self.target.query.isNative()) {
+    if (!translate_c.target.query.isNative()) {
         try argv_list.append("-target");
-        try argv_list.append(try self.target.query.zigTriple(b.allocator));
+        try argv_list.append(try translate_c.target.query.zigTriple(b.allocator));
     }
 
-    switch (self.optimize) {
+    switch (translate_c.optimize) {
         .Debug => {}, // Skip since it's the default.
-        else => try argv_list.append(b.fmt("-O{s}", .{@tagName(self.optimize)})),
+        else => try argv_list.append(b.fmt("-O{s}", .{@tagName(translate_c.optimize)})),
     }
 
-    for (self.include_dirs.items) |include_dir| {
+    for (translate_c.include_dirs.items) |include_dir| {
         try argv_list.append("-I");
         try argv_list.append(include_dir);
     }
 
-    for (self.c_macros.items) |c_macro| {
+    for (translate_c.c_macros.items) |c_macro| {
         try argv_list.append("-D");
         try argv_list.append(c_macro);
     }
 
-    try argv_list.append(self.source.getPath(b));
+    try argv_list.append(translate_c.source.getPath2(b, step));
 
     const output_path = try step.evalZigProcess(argv_list.items, prog_node);
 
-    self.out_basename = fs.path.basename(output_path.?);
+    translate_c.out_basename = fs.path.basename(output_path.?);
     const output_dir = fs.path.dirname(output_path.?).?;
 
-    self.output_file.path = try fs.path.join(
-        b.allocator,
-        &[_][]const u8{ output_dir, self.out_basename },
-    );
+    translate_c.output_file.path = b.pathJoin(&.{ output_dir, translate_c.out_basename });
 }

lib/std/Build/Step/WriteFile.zig

@@ -23,15 +23,15 @@ directories: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(*Directory),
 output_source_files: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(OutputSourceFile),
 generated_directory: std.Build.GeneratedFile,
 
-pub const base_id = .write_file;
+pub const base_id: Step.Id = .write_file;
 
 pub const File = struct {
     generated_file: std.Build.GeneratedFile,
     sub_path: []const u8,
     contents: Contents,
 
-    pub fn getPath(self: *File) std.Build.LazyPath {
-        return .{ .generated = &self.generated_file };
+    pub fn getPath(file: *File) std.Build.LazyPath {
+        return .{ .generated = &file.generated_file };
     }
 };
 
@@ -49,16 +49,16 @@ pub const Directory = struct {
         /// `exclude_extensions` takes precedence over `include_extensions`.
         include_extensions: ?[]const []const u8 = null,
 
-        pub fn dupe(self: Options, b: *std.Build) Options {
+        pub fn dupe(opts: Options, b: *std.Build) Options {
             return .{
-                .exclude_extensions = b.dupeStrings(self.exclude_extensions),
-                .include_extensions = if (self.include_extensions) |incs| b.dupeStrings(incs) else null,
+                .exclude_extensions = b.dupeStrings(opts.exclude_extensions),
+                .include_extensions = if (opts.include_extensions) |incs| b.dupeStrings(incs) else null,
             };
         }
     };
 
-    pub fn getPath(self: *Directory) std.Build.LazyPath {
-        return .{ .generated = &self.generated_dir };
+    pub fn getPath(dir: *Directory) std.Build.LazyPath {
+        return .{ .generated = &dir.generated_dir };
     }
 };
 
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ pub const Contents = union(enum) {
 };
 
 pub fn create(owner: *std.Build) *WriteFile {
-    const wf = owner.allocator.create(WriteFile) catch @panic("OOM");
-    wf.* = .{
+    const write_file = owner.allocator.create(WriteFile) catch @panic("OOM");
+    write_file.* = .{
         .step = Step.init(.{
-            .id = .write_file,
+            .id = base_id,
             .name = "WriteFile",
             .owner = owner,
             .makeFn = make,
@@ -84,22 +84,22 @@ pub fn create(owner: *std.Build) *WriteFile {
         .files = .{},
         .directories = .{},
         .output_source_files = .{},
-        .generated_directory = .{ .step = &wf.step },
+        .generated_directory = .{ .step = &write_file.step },
     };
-    return wf;
+    return write_file;
 }
 
-pub fn add(wf: *WriteFile, sub_path: []const u8, bytes: []const u8) std.Build.LazyPath {
-    const b = wf.step.owner;
+pub fn add(write_file: *WriteFile, sub_path: []const u8, bytes: []const u8) std.Build.LazyPath {
+    const b = write_file.step.owner;
     const gpa = b.allocator;
     const file = gpa.create(File) catch @panic("OOM");
     file.* = .{
-        .generated_file = .{ .step = &wf.step },
+        .generated_file = .{ .step = &write_file.step },
         .sub_path = b.dupePath(sub_path),
         .contents = .{ .bytes = b.dupe(bytes) },
     };
-    wf.files.append(gpa, file) catch @panic("OOM");
-    wf.maybeUpdateName();
+    write_file.files.append(gpa, file) catch @panic("OOM");
+    write_file.maybeUpdateName();
     return file.getPath();
 }
 
@@ -110,19 +110,19 @@ pub fn add(wf: *WriteFile, sub_path: []const u8, bytes: []const u8) std.Build.La
 /// include sub-directories, in which case this step will ensure the
 /// required sub-path exists.
 /// This is the option expected to be used most commonly with `addCopyFile`.
-pub fn addCopyFile(wf: *WriteFile, source: std.Build.LazyPath, sub_path: []const u8) std.Build.LazyPath {
-    const b = wf.step.owner;
+pub fn addCopyFile(write_file: *WriteFile, source: std.Build.LazyPath, sub_path: []const u8) std.Build.LazyPath {
+    const b = write_file.step.owner;
     const gpa = b.allocator;
     const file = gpa.create(File) catch @panic("OOM");
     file.* = .{
-        .generated_file = .{ .step = &wf.step },
+        .generated_file = .{ .step = &write_file.step },
         .sub_path = b.dupePath(sub_path),
         .contents = .{ .copy = source },
     };
-    wf.files.append(gpa, file) catch @panic("OOM");
+    write_file.files.append(gpa, file) catch @panic("OOM");
 
-    wf.maybeUpdateName();
-    source.addStepDependencies(&wf.step);
+    write_file.maybeUpdateName();
+    source.addStepDependencies(&write_file.step);
     return file.getPath();
 }
 
@@ -130,24 +130,24 @@ pub fn addCopyFile(wf: *WriteFile, source: std.Build.LazyPath, sub_path: []const
 /// relative to this step's generated directory.
 /// The returned value is a lazy path to the generated subdirectory.
 pub fn addCopyDirectory(
-    wf: *WriteFile,
+    write_file: *WriteFile,
     source: std.Build.LazyPath,
     sub_path: []const u8,
     options: Directory.Options,
 ) std.Build.LazyPath {
-    const b = wf.step.owner;
+    const b = write_file.step.owner;
     const gpa = b.allocator;
     const dir = gpa.create(Directory) catch @panic("OOM");
     dir.* = .{
         .source = source.dupe(b),
         .sub_path = b.dupePath(sub_path),
         .options = options.dupe(b),
-        .generated_dir = .{ .step = &wf.step },
+        .generated_dir = .{ .step = &write_file.step },
     };
-    wf.directories.append(gpa, dir) catch @panic("OOM");
+    write_file.directories.append(gpa, dir) catch @panic("OOM");
 
-    wf.maybeUpdateName();
-    source.addStepDependencies(&wf.step);
+    write_file.maybeUpdateName();
+    source.addStepDependencies(&write_file.step);
     return dir.getPath();
 }
 
@@ -156,13 +156,13 @@ pub fn addCopyDirectory(
 /// used as part of the normal build process, but as a utility occasionally
 /// run by a developer with intent to modify source files and then commit
 /// those changes to version control.
-pub fn addCopyFileToSource(wf: *WriteFile, source: std.Build.LazyPath, sub_path: []const u8) void {
-    const b = wf.step.owner;
-    wf.output_source_files.append(b.allocator, .{
+pub fn addCopyFileToSource(write_file: *WriteFile, source: std.Build.LazyPath, sub_path: []const u8) void {
+    const b = write_file.step.owner;
+    write_file.output_source_files.append(b.allocator, .{
         .contents = .{ .copy = source },
         .sub_path = sub_path,
     }) catch @panic("OOM");
-    source.addStepDependencies(&wf.step);
+    source.addStepDependencies(&write_file.step);
 }
 
 /// A path relative to the package root.
@@ -170,9 +170,9 @@ pub fn addCopyFileToSource(wf: *WriteFile, source: std.Build.LazyPath, sub_path:
 /// used as part of the normal build process, but as a utility occasionally
 /// run by a developer with intent to modify source files and then commit
 /// those changes to version control.
-pub fn addBytesToSource(wf: *WriteFile, bytes: []const u8, sub_path: []const u8) void {
-    const b = wf.step.owner;
-    wf.output_source_files.append(b.allocator, .{
+pub fn addBytesToSource(write_file: *WriteFile, bytes: []const u8, sub_path: []const u8) void {
+    const b = write_file.step.owner;
+    write_file.output_source_files.append(b.allocator, .{
         .contents = .{ .bytes = bytes },
         .sub_path = sub_path,
     }) catch @panic("OOM");
@@ -180,20 +180,20 @@ pub fn addBytesToSource(wf: *WriteFile, bytes: []const u8, sub_path: []const u8)
 
 /// Returns a `LazyPath` representing the base directory that contains all the
 /// files from this `WriteFile`.
-pub fn getDirectory(wf: *WriteFile) std.Build.LazyPath {
-    return .{ .generated = &wf.generated_directory };
+pub fn getDirectory(write_file: *WriteFile) std.Build.LazyPath {
+    return .{ .generated = &write_file.generated_directory };
 }
 
-fn maybeUpdateName(wf: *WriteFile) void {
-    if (wf.files.items.len == 1 and wf.directories.items.len == 0) {
+fn maybeUpdateName(write_file: *WriteFile) void {
+    if (write_file.files.items.len == 1 and write_file.directories.items.len == 0) {
         // First time adding a file; update name.
-        if (std.mem.eql(u8, wf.step.name, "WriteFile")) {
-            wf.step.name = wf.step.owner.fmt("WriteFile {s}", .{wf.files.items[0].sub_path});
+        if (std.mem.eql(u8, write_file.step.name, "WriteFile")) {
+            write_file.step.name = write_file.step.owner.fmt("WriteFile {s}", .{write_file.files.items[0].sub_path});
         }
-    } else if (wf.directories.items.len == 1 and wf.files.items.len == 0) {
+    } else if (write_file.directories.items.len == 1 and write_file.files.items.len == 0) {
         // First time adding a directory; update name.
-        if (std.mem.eql(u8, wf.step.name, "WriteFile")) {
-            wf.step.name = wf.step.owner.fmt("WriteFile {s}", .{wf.directories.items[0].sub_path});
+        if (std.mem.eql(u8, write_file.step.name, "WriteFile")) {
+            write_file.step.name = write_file.step.owner.fmt("WriteFile {s}", .{write_file.directories.items[0].sub_path});
         }
     }
 }
@@ -201,14 +201,14 @@ fn maybeUpdateName(wf: *WriteFile) void {
 fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
     _ = prog_node;
     const b = step.owner;
-    const wf: *WriteFile = @fieldParentPtr("step", step);
+    const write_file: *WriteFile = @fieldParentPtr("step", step);
 
     // Writing to source files is kind of an extra capability of this
     // WriteFile - arguably it should be a different step. But anyway here
     // it is, it happens unconditionally and does not interact with the other
     // files here.
     var any_miss = false;
-    for (wf.output_source_files.items) |output_source_file| {
+    for (write_file.output_source_files.items) |output_source_file| {
         if (fs.path.dirname(output_source_file.sub_path)) |dirname| {
             b.build_root.handle.makePath(dirname) catch |err| {
                 return step.fail("unable to make path '{}{s}': {s}", .{
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
                 any_miss = true;
             },
             .copy => |file_source| {
-                const source_path = file_source.getPath(b);
+                const source_path = file_source.getPath2(b, step);
                 const prev_status = fs.Dir.updateFile(
                     fs.cwd(),
                     source_path,
@@ -258,18 +258,18 @@ fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
     // in a non-backwards-compatible way.
     man.hash.add(@as(u32, 0xd767ee59));
 
-    for (wf.files.items) |file| {
+    for (write_file.files.items) |file| {
         man.hash.addBytes(file.sub_path);
         switch (file.contents) {
             .bytes => |bytes| {
                 man.hash.addBytes(bytes);
             },
             .copy => |file_source| {
-                _ = try man.addFile(file_source.getPath(b), null);
+                _ = try man.addFile(file_source.getPath2(b, step), null);
             },
         }
     }
-    for (wf.directories.items) |dir| {
+    for (write_file.directories.items) |dir| {
         man.hash.addBytes(dir.source.getPath2(b, step));
         man.hash.addBytes(dir.sub_path);
         for (dir.options.exclude_extensions) |ext| man.hash.addBytes(ext);
@@ -278,19 +278,19 @@ fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
 
     if (try step.cacheHit(&man)) {
         const digest = man.final();
-        for (wf.files.items) |file| {
+        for (write_file.files.items) |file| {
             file.generated_file.path = try b.cache_root.join(b.allocator, &.{
                 "o", &digest, file.sub_path,
             });
         }
-        wf.generated_directory.path = try b.cache_root.join(b.allocator, &.{ "o", &digest });
+        write_file.generated_directory.path = try b.cache_root.join(b.allocator, &.{ "o", &digest });
         return;
     }
 
     const digest = man.final();
     const cache_path = "o" ++ fs.path.sep_str ++ digest;
 
-    wf.generated_directory.path = try b.cache_root.join(b.allocator, &.{ "o", &digest });
+    write_file.generated_directory.path = try b.cache_root.join(b.allocator, &.{ "o", &digest });
 
     var cache_dir = b.cache_root.handle.makeOpenPath(cache_path, .{}) catch |err| {
         return step.fail("unable to make path '{}{s}': {s}", .{
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
 
     const cwd = fs.cwd();
 
-    for (wf.files.items) |file| {
+    for (write_file.files.items) |file| {
         if (fs.path.dirname(file.sub_path)) |dirname| {
             cache_dir.makePath(dirname) catch |err| {
                 return step.fail("unable to make path '{}{s}{c}{s}': {s}", .{
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
                 };
             },
             .copy => |file_source| {
-                const source_path = file_source.getPath(b);
+                const source_path = file_source.getPath2(b, step);
                 const prev_status = fs.Dir.updateFile(
                     cwd,
                     source_path,
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ fn make(step: *Step, prog_node: *std.Progress.Node) !void {
             cache_path, file.sub_path,
         });
     }
-    for (wf.directories.items) |dir| {
+    for (write_file.directories.items) |dir| {
         const full_src_dir_path = dir.source.getPath2(b, step);
         const dest_dirname = dir.sub_path;
 

test/standalone/coff_dwarf/build.zig

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
 
     const exe = b.addExecutable(.{
         .name = "main",
-        .root_source_file = .{ .path = "main.zig" },
+        .root_source_file = b.path("main.zig"),
         .optimize = optimize,
         .target = target,
     });
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
         .optimize = optimize,
         .target = target,
     });
-    lib.addCSourceFile(.{ .file = .{ .path = "shared_lib.c" }, .flags = &.{"-gdwarf"} });
+    lib.addCSourceFile(.{ .file = b.path("shared_lib.c"), .flags = &.{"-gdwarf"} });
     lib.linkLibC();
     exe.linkLibrary(lib);
 

test/standalone/emit_asm_and_bin/build.zig

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
     b.default_step = test_step;
 
     const main = b.addTest(.{
-        .root_source_file = .{ .path = "main.zig" },
+        .root_source_file = b.path("main.zig"),
         .optimize = b.standardOptimizeOption(.{}),
     });
     // TODO: actually check these two artifacts for correctness

test/standalone/issue_12588/build.zig

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
 
     const obj = b.addObject(.{
         .name = "main",
-        .root_source_file = .{ .path = "main.zig" },
+        .root_source_file = b.path("main.zig"),
         .optimize = optimize,
         .target = b.host,
     });

test/standalone/issue_13970/build.zig

@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
     b.default_step = test_step;
 
     const test1 = b.addTest(.{
-        .root_source_file = .{ .path = "test_root/empty.zig" },
+        .root_source_file = b.path("test_root/empty.zig"),
         .test_runner = "src/main.zig",
     });
     const test2 = b.addTest(.{
-        .root_source_file = .{ .path = "src/empty.zig" },
+        .root_source_file = b.path("src/empty.zig"),
         .test_runner = "src/main.zig",
     });
     const test3 = b.addTest(.{
-        .root_source_file = .{ .path = "empty.zig" },
+        .root_source_file = b.path("empty.zig"),
         .test_runner = "src/main.zig",
     });
 

test/standalone/issue_5825/build.zig

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
     const optimize: std.builtin.OptimizeMode = .Debug;
     const obj = b.addObject(.{
         .name = "issue_5825",
-        .root_source_file = .{ .path = "main.zig" },
+        .root_source_file = b.path("main.zig"),
         .optimize = optimize,
         .target = target,
     });

test/standalone/options/build.zig

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ const std = @import("std");
 
 pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
     const main = b.addTest(.{
-        .root_source_file = .{ .path = "src/main.zig" },
+        .root_source_file = b.path("src/main.zig"),
         .target = b.host,
         .optimize = .Debug,
     });

test/standalone/sigpipe/build.zig

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.build.Builder) !void {
         options.addOption(bool, "keep_sigpipe", keep_sigpipe);
         const exe = b.addExecutable(.{
             .name = "breakpipe",
-            .root_source_file = .{ .path = "breakpipe.zig" },
+            .root_source_file = b.path("breakpipe.zig"),
         });
         exe.addOptions("build_options", options);
         const run = b.addRunArtifact(exe);

test/standalone/windows_argv/build.zig

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
 
     const lib_gnu = b.addStaticLibrary(.{
         .name = "toargv-gnu",
-        .root_source_file = .{ .path = "lib.zig" },
+        .root_source_file = b.path("lib.zig"),
         .target = b.resolveTargetQuery(.{
             .abi = .gnu,
         }),
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
         .optimize = optimize,
     });
     verify_gnu.addCSourceFile(.{
-        .file = .{ .path = "verify.c" },
+        .file = b.path("verify.c"),
         .flags = &.{ "-DUNICODE", "-D_UNICODE" },
     });
     verify_gnu.mingw_unicode_entry_point = true;
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
 
     const fuzz = b.addExecutable(.{
         .name = "fuzz",
-        .root_source_file = .{ .path = "fuzz.zig" },
+        .root_source_file = b.path("fuzz.zig"),
         .target = b.host,
         .optimize = optimize,
     });
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
     if (has_msvc) {
         const lib_msvc = b.addStaticLibrary(.{
             .name = "toargv-msvc",
-            .root_source_file = .{ .path = "lib.zig" },
+            .root_source_file = b.path("lib.zig"),
             .target = b.resolveTargetQuery(.{
                 .abi = .msvc,
             }),
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
             .optimize = optimize,
         });
         verify_msvc.addCSourceFile(.{
-            .file = .{ .path = "verify.c" },
+            .file = b.path("verify.c"),
             .flags = &.{ "-DUNICODE", "-D_UNICODE" },
         });
         verify_msvc.linkLibrary(lib_msvc);

test/standalone/windows_spawn/build.zig

@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
 
     const hello = b.addExecutable(.{
         .name = "hello",
-        .root_source_file = .{ .path = "hello.zig" },
+        .root_source_file = b.path("hello.zig"),
         .optimize = optimize,
         .target = target,
     });
 
     const main = b.addExecutable(.{
         .name = "main",
-        .root_source_file = .{ .path = "main.zig" },
+        .root_source_file = b.path("main.zig"),
         .optimize = optimize,
         .target = target,
     });