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diff --git a/docs/markdown/Reference-tables.md b/docs/markdown/Reference-tables.md index 7e0d6cffc..e4e964c2d 100644 --- a/docs/markdown/Reference-tables.md +++ b/docs/markdown/Reference-tables.md @@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ These are return values of the `get_linker_id` method in a compiler object. | ld.mold | The fast MOLD linker | | ld.solaris | Solaris and illumos | | ld.wasm | emscripten's wasm-ld linker | +| ld.zigcc | The Zig linker (C/C++ frontend; GNU-like) | | ld64 | Apple ld64 | | ld64.lld | The LLVM linker, with the ld64 interface | | link | MSVC linker | diff --git a/docs/markdown/snippets/zig_ld.md b/docs/markdown/snippets/zig_ld.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..8835c38ca --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/markdown/snippets/zig_ld.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +## Zig 0.11 can be used as a C/C++ compiler frontend + +Zig offers +[a C/C++ frontend](https://andrewkelley.me/post/zig-cc-powerful-drop-in-replacement-gcc-clang.html) as a drop-in replacement for Clang. It worked fine with Meson up to Zig 0.10. Since 0.11, Zig's +dynamic linker reports itself as `zig ld`, which wasn't known to Meson. Meson now correctly handles +Zig's linker. + +You can use Zig's frontend via a [machine file](Machine-files.md): + +```ini +[binaries] +c = ['zig', 'cc'] +cpp = ['zig', 'c++'] +ar = ['zig', 'ar'] +ranlib = ['zig', 'ranlib'] +lib = ['zig', 'lib'] +dlltool = ['zig', 'dlltool'] +``` |