authorgravatar for alex@alexrp.comAlex Rønne Petersen <alex@alexrp.com> 2026-03-08 19:22:19+01:00
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README: update section about --libc-runtimes

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616[ziglang/qemu-static](https://codeberg.org/ziglang/qemu-static) offers static616[ziglang/qemu-static](https://codeberg.org/ziglang/qemu-static) offers static
617binaries of the latest QEMU version.617binaries of the latest QEMU version.
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619##### Testing Non-Native glibc Targets619##### Testing Non-Native libc Targets
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621Testing foreign architectures with dynamically linked glibc is one step trickier.621Testing foreign architectures with dynamically linked libc is one step trickier.
622This requires enabling `--glibc-runtimes /path/to/glibc/multi/install/glibcs`.622This requires enabling `--libc-runtimes /path/to/libcs`. This path is obtained
623This path is obtained by building glibc for multiple architectures. This623by building glibc and musl for multiple architectures. This process for me took
624process for me took an entire day to complete and takes up 65 GiB on my hard624an entire day to complete and takes up 65 GiB on my hard drive.
625drive. The CI server does not provide this test coverage.
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627[Instructions for producing this path](https://codeberg.org/ziglang/infra/src/branch/master/building-libcs.md#linux-glibc) (just the part with `build-many-glibcs.py`).626[Instructions for producing this path.](https://codeberg.org/ziglang/infra/src/branch/master/building-libcs.md)
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629It is understood that most contributors will not have these tests enabled.628It is understood that most contributors will not have these tests enabled. The
629CI machines provide coverage for these.
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631#### Testing Windows from a Linux Machine with Wine631#### Testing Windows from a Linux Machine with Wine
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