Can zig-build-system be an alternative to the gnu-build-system?

[jgart]

Can `zig-build-system` be an alternative to the `gnu-build-system`? 

https://ziglang.org/learn/why\_zig\_rust\_d\_cpp/#a-package-manager-and-build-system-for-existing-projects

> Not only can you write Zig code instead of C or C++ code, but you can use Zig 
> as a replacement for autotools, cmake, make, scons, ninja, etc. And on top of 
> this, it (will) provide a package manager for native dependencies. This build 
> system is intended to be appropriate even if the entirety of a project’s 
> codebase is in C or C++.

WDYT