build: replace @cImport with addTranslateC modules - #401
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Issue
@cImportis deprecated in Zig 0.16.0 in favor of build-system translation withb.addTranslateC(...)and named module imports. See the Zig 0.16.0 release notes: @cImport Moving to Build System. No issue number exists for this maintenance change.Solution
std.Build.addTranslateCmodule per existing C import site, backed by focused shims undersrc/c/.SDL3_INCLUDE_PATHandSDL3_TTF_INCLUDE_PATH, and share the macOS SDK framework path with the SDL translation step.src/c.zigand update the Zig 0.16 and architecture documentation.Context
The migration uses only Zig 0.16.0 standard build APIs and introduces no dependencies. The executable remains the only module receiving the C translation imports; the MCP and shared utility modules are unchanged. Linux and macOS builds continue to use their existing SDL, system-library, framework, Nix, and Homebrew path configuration.
Test plan
nix developand verifyzig buildsucceeds.