Build and compilation system

CMake-based C++ build with cross-platform packaging (DEB/RPM/AppImage/tarball), GCC JIT runtime compilation bindings, C intermediate representation for code generation, and native build integration.

Key files

• cmake/ — CMake build system with platform dispatchers
• src/lua_gccjit.h — libgccjit bindings for runtime C compilation
• assets/lua/c-builder.fnl, assets/lua/c-ir.fnl — Fennel C compilation layer
• assets/lua/native-build.fnl — native build integration

Dependencies

• Depends on: Core Platform
• Optional native dependency: libssh via pkg-config enables the SSH backend when SPACE_ENABLE_SSH=ON (the default). There is no project-enforced minimum version floor; if CMake cannot find libssh, Space still builds and SSH operations report structured unavailable-backend errors.

Dev notes

• C Builder — C compilation via GCC JIT
• C Ir — C intermediate representation
• Gccjit — libgccjit binding details
• Native Build — native C build integration

See also

• Core Platform
• Development Tooling
• Subsystems