authorgravatar for andrew@ziglang.orgAndrew Kelley <andrew@ziglang.org> 2024-08-22 14:06:01-07:00
committergravatar for andrew@ziglang.orgAndrew Kelley <andrew@ziglang.org> 2024-08-22 14:06:01-07:00
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...@@ -76,21 +76,25 @@ This produces a `zig2` executable in the current working directory. This is a...@@ -76,21 +76,25 @@ This produces a `zig2` executable in the current working directory. This is a
76[without LLVM extensions](https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/16270), and is76[without LLVM extensions](https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/16270), and is
77therefore lacking these features:77therefore lacking these features:
78- Release mode optimizations78- Release mode optimizations
79- aarch64 machine code backend79- [aarch64 machine code backend](https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/21172)
80- `@cImport` / `zig translate-c`80- [@cImport](https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/20630)
81- Ability to compile C files81- [zig translate-c](https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/20875)
82- Ability to compile assembly files82- [Ability to compile assembly files](https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/21169)
83- [Some ELF linking features](https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/17749)83- [Some ELF linking features](https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/17749)
84- [Most COFF/PE linking features](https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/17751)84- [Most COFF/PE linking features](https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/17751)
85- [Some WebAssembly linking features](https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/17750)85- [Some WebAssembly linking features](https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/17750)
86- [Ability to create import libs from def files](https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/17807)86- [Ability to create import libs from def files](https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/17807)
87- [Automatic importlib file generation for Windows DLLs](https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/17753)
88- [Ability to create static archives from object files](https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/9828)87- [Ability to create static archives from object files](https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/9828)
89- Ability to compile C++, Objective-C, and Objective-C++ files88- Ability to compile C, C++, Objective-C, and Objective-C++ files
9089
91However, a compiler built this way does provide a C backend, which may be90However, a compiler built this way does provide a C backend, which may be
92useful for creating system packages of Zig projects using the system C91useful for creating system packages of Zig projects using the system C
93toolchain. In such case, LLVM is not needed!92toolchain. **In this case, LLVM is not needed!**
93
94Furthermore, a compiler built this way provides an LLVM backend that produces
95bitcode files, which may be compiled into object files via a system Clang
96package. This can be used to produce system packages of Zig applications
97without the Zig package dependency on LLVM.
9498
95## Contributing99## Contributing
96100