diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+.zig-cache/
+zig-out/
diff --git a/.mise.toml b/.mise.toml
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+++ b/.mise.toml
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+[tools]
+zig = "0.15.1"
+zls = "0.15.0"
+pre-commit = "latest"
+"ubi:DonIsaac/zlint" = "latest"
+
+[hooks]
+enter = 'echo use "nix develop" if you want to build'
+
+[settings]
+experimental = true
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+++ b/LICENSE
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+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2025 Emil Lerch
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
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+++ b/build.zig
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+const std = @import("std");
+
+pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
+    const target = b.standardTargetOptions(.{});
+    const optimize = b.standardOptimizeOption(.{});
+
+    const upstream = b.dependency("alsa-lib", .{});
+
+    // Create config header matching autotools output
+    const config = b.addConfigHeader(.{
+        .style = .blank,
+        .include_path = "config.h",
+    }, .{
+        .PACKAGE_NAME = "alsa-lib",
+        .VERSION = "1.2.14",
+        .HAVE_USELOCALE = 1,
+        .HAVE_EACCESS = 1,
+        .HAVE_ENDIAN_H = 1,
+        .HAVE_SYS_SHM_H = 1,
+        .HAVE_MALLOC_H = 1,
+        .HAVE_LFS = 1,
+        .HAVE_LIBDL = 1,
+        .PIC = 1,
+        .BUILD_PCM = "1",
+        .BUILD_MIXER = "1",
+        .BUILD_HWDEP = "1",
+        .ALSA_DEVICE_DIRECTORY = "/dev/snd/",
+        .ALSA_CONFIG_DIR = "/usr/share/alsa",
+        .ALSA_PLUGIN_DIR = "/usr/lib/alsa-lib",
+        .SND_MAX_CARDS = 32,
+        .__SYMBOL_PREFIX = "",
+        ._GNU_SOURCE = 1,
+        .HAVE_GNU_LD = 1,
+        .HAVE_ELF = 1,
+        .HAVE_ASM_PREVIOUS_DIRECTIVE = 1,
+    });
+
+    // Create version.h
+    const version_h = b.addWriteFiles();
+    _ = version_h.add("version.h",
+        \\/*
+        \\ *  version.h
+        \\ */
+        \\
+        \\#define SND_LIB_MAJOR 1 /**< major number of library version */
+        \\#define SND_LIB_MINOR 2 /**< minor number of library version */
+        \\#define SND_LIB_SUBMINOR 14 /**< subminor number of library version */
+        \\#define SND_LIB_EXTRAVER 1000000 /**< extra version number, used mainly for betas */
+        \\/** library version */
+        \\#define SND_LIB_VER(maj, min, sub) (((maj)<<16)|((min)<<8)|(sub))
+        \\#define SND_LIB_VERSION SND_LIB_VER(SND_LIB_MAJOR, SND_LIB_MINOR, SND_LIB_SUBMINOR)
+        \\/** library version (string) */
+        \\#define SND_LIB_VERSION_STR "1.2.14"
+        \\
+    );
+
+    // Generate asoundlib.h
+    const asoundlib_h = b.addWriteFiles();
+    _ = asoundlib_h.add("asoundlib.h",
+        \\/*
+        \\ *  ALSA library - main header file
+        \\ */
+        \\
+        \\#ifndef __ALSA_ASOUNDLIB_H
+        \\#define __ALSA_ASOUNDLIB_H
+        \\
+        \\#include <stdio.h>
+        \\#include <stdlib.h>
+        \\#include <string.h>
+        \\#include <fcntl.h>
+        \\#include <assert.h>
+        \\#include <endian.h>
+        \\#include <sys/poll.h>
+        \\#include <errno.h>
+        \\#include <stdint.h>
+        \\#include <sys/types.h>
+        \\#include <unistd.h>
+        \\
+        \\#include <alsa/asoundef.h>
+        \\#include <alsa/version.h>
+        \\#include <alsa/global.h>
+        \\#include <alsa/input.h>
+        \\#include <alsa/output.h>
+        \\#include <alsa/error.h>
+        \\#include <alsa/conf.h>
+        \\#include <alsa/control.h>
+        \\#include <alsa/pcm.h>
+        \\
+        \\#endif /* __ALSA_ASOUNDLIB_H */
+        \\
+    );
+
+    const lib = b.addLibrary(.{
+        .name = "asound",
+        .linkage = .static,
+        .root_module = b.createModule(.{
+            .target = target,
+            .optimize = optimize,
+            .link_libc = true,
+        }),
+    });
+
+    lib.addConfigHeader(config);
+    lib.addIncludePath(upstream.path("include"));
+    lib.addIncludePath(version_h.getDirectory());
+    lib.addIncludePath(asoundlib_h.getDirectory());
+
+    // Create alsa as symlink for the include directory. Not sure why upstream
+    // does this, but since we're not using their scripts, we need to do that
+    // as well
+    const create_symlink = b.addSystemCommand(&.{ "sh", "-c", "rm -f alsa; ln -sf . alsa" });
+    create_symlink.setCwd(upstream.path("include"));
+    lib.step.dependOn(&create_symlink.step);
+
+    lib.addCSourceFiles(.{
+        .root = upstream.path(""),
+        .files = &.{
+            "src/conf.c",
+            "src/confeval.c",
+            "src/confmisc.c",
+            "src/input.c",
+            "src/output.c",
+            "src/async.c",
+            "src/error.c",
+            "src/dlmisc.c",
+            "src/socket.c",
+            "src/shmarea.c",
+            "src/userfile.c",
+            "src/names.c",
+            "src/control/control.c",
+            "src/control/control_hw.c",
+            "src/control/cards.c",
+            "src/control/namehint.c",
+            "src/control/hcontrol.c",
+            "src/control/tlv.c",
+            "src/control/setup.c",
+            "src/control/ctlparse.c",
+            "src/control/eld.c",
+            "src/pcm/pcm.c",
+            "src/pcm/pcm_hw.c",
+            "src/pcm/pcm_params.c",
+            "src/pcm/pcm_misc.c",
+            "src/pcm/pcm_mmap.c",
+            "src/pcm/mask.c",
+            "src/pcm/interval.c",
+        },
+        .flags = &.{
+            "-D_GNU_SOURCE",
+            "-DALSA_LIBRARY_BUILD",
+        },
+    });
+
+    lib.installHeadersDirectory(upstream.path("include"), "alsa", .{
+        .include_extensions = &.{
+            "asoundef.h",
+            "version.h",
+            "global.h",
+            "input.h",
+            "output.h",
+            "error.h",
+            "conf.h",
+            "control.h",
+            "pcm.h",
+        },
+    });
+
+    // Install generated asoundlib.h and version.h
+    lib.installHeader(asoundlib_h.getDirectory().path(b, "asoundlib.h"), "alsa/asoundlib.h");
+    lib.installHeader(version_h.getDirectory().path(b, "version.h"), "alsa/version.h");
+
+    b.installArtifact(lib);
+}
diff --git a/build.zig.zon b/build.zig.zon
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+++ b/build.zig.zon
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+.{
+    .name = .alsa,
+    .version = "1.2.14",
+    .minimum_zig_version = "0.15.1",
+    .fingerprint = 0xddb406c516c1eb8d,
+    .dependencies = .{
+        .@"alsa-lib" = .{
+            .url = "git+https://github.com/alsa-project/alsa-lib?ref=v1.2.14#81d70a27136840fa8fb1bec6eb8e04fc1475a380",
+            .hash = "N-V-__8AACPMQgBfqlZq9Kx2qUwCMrZVkl-5dDd5bVDiF06E",
+        },
+    },
+    .paths = .{
+        "LICENSE",
+        "README.md",
+        "build.zig",
+        "build.zig.zon",
+    },
+}