zig/lib/std / Build/Module.zig

The one responsible for creating this module.

/// The one responsible for creating this module.

init()

Tracks the set of steps that depend on this Module. This ensures that when making this Module depend on other Module objects and Step objects, respective Step dependencies can be added.

owner: *std.Build,
/// Tracks the set of steps that depend on this `Module`. This ensures that
/// when making this `Module` depend on other `Module` objects and `Step`
/// objects, respective `Step` dependencies can be added.
depending_steps: std.AutoArrayHashMapUnmanaged(*Step.Compile, void),
root_source_file: ?LazyPath,
/// The modules that are mapped into this module's import table.
/// Use `addImport` rather than modifying this field directly in order to
/// maintain step dependency edges.
import_table: std.StringArrayHashMapUnmanaged(*Module),

LinkObject

The modules that are mapped into this module's import table. Use addImport rather than modifying this field directly in order to maintain step dependency edges.


resolved_target: ?std.Build.ResolvedTarget = null,
optimize: ?std.builtin.OptimizeMode = null,
dwarf_format: ?std.dwarf.Format,

SystemLib

Symbols to be exported when compiling to WebAssembly.


c_macros: std.ArrayListUnmanaged([]const u8),
include_dirs: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(IncludeDir),
lib_paths: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(LazyPath),
rpaths: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(RPath),
frameworks: std.StringArrayHashMapUnmanaged(LinkFrameworkOptions),
link_objects: std.ArrayListUnmanaged(LinkObject),

UsePkgConfig

Don't use pkg-config, just pass -lfoo where foo is name.


strip: ?bool,
unwind_tables: ?bool,
single_threaded: ?bool,
stack_protector: ?bool,
stack_check: ?bool,
sanitize_c: ?bool,
sanitize_thread: ?bool,
code_model: std.builtin.CodeModel,
valgrind: ?bool,
pic: ?bool,
red_zone: ?bool,
omit_frame_pointer: ?bool,
error_tracing: ?bool,
link_libc: ?bool,
link_libcpp: ?bool,

SearchStrategy

Try to get information on how to link the library from pkg-config. If that fails, fall back to passing -lfoo where foo is name.


/// Symbols to be exported when compiling to WebAssembly.
export_symbol_names: []const []const u8 = &.{},

CSourceFiles

Try to get information on how to link the library from pkg-config. If that fails, error out.


pub const RPath = union(enum) {
    lazy_path: LazyPath,
    special: []const u8,
};

CSourceFile

files is relative to root, which is the build root by default


pub const LinkObject = union(enum) {
    static_path: LazyPath,
    other_step: *Step.Compile,
    system_lib: SystemLib,
    assembly_file: LazyPath,
    c_source_file: *CSourceFile,
    c_source_files: *CSourceFiles,
    win32_resource_file: *RcSourceFile,
};

dupe()

Any option that rc.exe accepts will work here, with the exception of: - /fo: The output filename is set by the build system - /p: Only running the preprocessor is not supported in this context - /:no-preprocess (non-standard option): Not supported in this context - Any MUI-related option https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/menurc/using-rc-the-rc-command-line- Implicitly defined options: /x (ignore the INCLUDE environment variable) /D_DEBUG or /DNDEBUG depending on the optimization mode


pub const SystemLib = struct {
    name: []const u8,
    needed: bool,
    weak: bool,
    use_pkg_config: UsePkgConfig,
    preferred_link_mode: std.builtin.LinkMode,
    search_strategy: SystemLib.SearchStrategy,

RcSourceFile

Unspecified options here will be inherited from parent Module when inserted into an import table.


    pub const UsePkgConfig = enum {
        /// Don't use pkg-config, just pass -lfoo where foo is name.
        no,
        /// Try to get information on how to link the library from pkg-config.
        /// If that fails, fall back to passing -lfoo where foo is name.
        yes,
        /// Try to get information on how to link the library from pkg-config.
        /// If that fails, error out.
        force,
    };

dupe()

This could either be a generated file, in which case the module contains exactly one file, or it could be a path to the root source file of directory of files which constitute the module. If null, it means this module is made up of only link_objects.


    pub const SearchStrategy = enum { paths_first, mode_first, no_fallback };
};

IncludeDir

The table of other modules that this module can access via @import. Imports are allowed to be cyclical, so this table can be added to after the Module is created via addImport.


pub const CSourceFiles = struct {
    root: LazyPath,
    /// `files` is relative to `root`, which is
    /// the build root by default
    files: []const []const u8,
    flags: []const []const u8,
};

LinkFrameworkOptions

true requires a compilation that includes this Module to link libc. false causes a build failure if a compilation that includes this Module would link libc. null neither requires nor prevents libc from being linked.


pub const CSourceFile = struct {
    file: LazyPath,
    flags: []const []const u8 = &.{},

CreateOptions

true requires a compilation that includes this Module to link libc++. false causes a build failure if a compilation that includes this Module would link libc++. null neither requires nor prevents libc++ from being linked.


    pub fn dupe(self: CSourceFile, b: *std.Build) CSourceFile {
        return .{
            .file = self.file.dupe(b),
            .flags = b.dupeStrings(self.flags),
        };
    }
};

Import

Whether to emit machine code that integrates with Valgrind.


pub const RcSourceFile = struct {
    file: LazyPath,
    /// Any option that rc.exe accepts will work here, with the exception of:
    /// - `/fo`: The output filename is set by the build system
    /// - `/p`: Only running the preprocessor is not supported in this context
    /// - `/:no-preprocess` (non-standard option): Not supported in this context
    /// - Any MUI-related option
    /// https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/menurc/using-rc-the-rc-command-line-
    ///
    /// Implicitly defined options:
    ///  /x (ignore the INCLUDE environment variable)
    ///  /D_DEBUG or /DNDEBUG depending on the optimization mode
    flags: []const []const u8 = &.{},

init()

Position Independent Code


    pub fn dupe(self: RcSourceFile, b: *std.Build) RcSourceFile {
        return .{
            .file = self.file.dupe(b),
            .flags = b.dupeStrings(self.flags),
        };
    }
};

create()

Whether to omit the stack frame pointer. Frees up a register and makes it more difficult to obtain stack traces. Has target-dependent effects.


pub const IncludeDir = union(enum) {
    path: LazyPath,
    path_system: LazyPath,
    path_after: LazyPath,
    framework_path: LazyPath,
    framework_path_system: LazyPath,
    other_step: *Step.Compile,
    config_header_step: *Step.ConfigHeader,
};

addImport()

Adds an existing module to be used with @import.


pub const LinkFrameworkOptions = struct {
    needed: bool = false,
    weak: bool = false,
};

addAnonymousImport()

Creates step dependencies and updates depending_steps of dependee so that subsequent calls to addImport on dependee will additionally create step dependencies on m's depending_steps.


/// Unspecified options here will be inherited from parent `Module` when
/// inserted into an import table.
pub const CreateOptions = struct {
    /// This could either be a generated file, in which case the module
    /// contains exactly one file, or it could be a path to the root source
    /// file of directory of files which constitute the module.
    /// If `null`, it means this module is made up of only `link_objects`.
    root_source_file: ?LazyPath = null,

addOptions()

Creates a new module and adds it to be used with @import.


    /// The table of other modules that this module can access via `@import`.
    /// Imports are allowed to be cyclical, so this table can be added to after
    /// the `Module` is created via `addImport`.
    imports: []const Import = &.{},

DependencyIterator

Converts a set of key-value pairs into a Zig source file, and then inserts it into the Module's import table with the specified name. This makes the options importable via @import("module_name").


    target: ?std.Build.ResolvedTarget = null,
    optimize: ?std.builtin.OptimizeMode = null,

Key

The compilation that contains the Module. Note that a Module might be used by more than one compilation.


    /// `true` requires a compilation that includes this Module to link libc.
    /// `false` causes a build failure if a compilation that includes this Module would link libc.
    /// `null` neither requires nor prevents libc from being linked.
    link_libc: ?bool = null,
    /// `true` requires a compilation that includes this Module to link libc++.
    /// `false` causes a build failure if a compilation that includes this Module would link libc++.
    /// `null` neither requires nor prevents libc++ from being linked.
    link_libcpp: ?bool = null,
    single_threaded: ?bool = null,
    strip: ?bool = null,
    unwind_tables: ?bool = null,
    dwarf_format: ?std.dwarf.Format = null,
    code_model: std.builtin.CodeModel = .default,
    stack_protector: ?bool = null,
    stack_check: ?bool = null,
    sanitize_c: ?bool = null,
    sanitize_thread: ?bool = null,
    /// Whether to emit machine code that integrates with Valgrind.
    valgrind: ?bool = null,
    /// Position Independent Code
    pic: ?bool = null,
    red_zone: ?bool = null,
    /// Whether to omit the stack frame pointer. Frees up a register and makes it
    /// more difficult to obtain stack traces. Has target-dependent effects.
    omit_frame_pointer: ?bool = null,
    error_tracing: ?bool = null,
};

Item

The compilation that contains the Module. Note that a Module might be used by more than one compilation.


pub const Import = struct {
    name: []const u8,
    module: *Module,
};

deinit()

When provided, files are relative to root rather than the package that owns the Compile step.


pub fn init(m: *Module, owner: *std.Build, options: CreateOptions, compile: ?*Step.Compile) void {
    const allocator = owner.allocator;

next()

Handy when you have many C/C++ source files and want them all to have the same flags.


    m.* = .{
        .owner = owner,
        .depending_steps = .{},
        .root_source_file = if (options.root_source_file) |lp| lp.dupe(owner) else null,
        .import_table = .{},
        .resolved_target = options.target,
        .optimize = options.optimize,
        .link_libc = options.link_libc,
        .link_libcpp = options.link_libcpp,
        .dwarf_format = options.dwarf_format,
        .c_macros = .{},
        .include_dirs = .{},
        .lib_paths = .{},
        .rpaths = .{},
        .frameworks = .{},
        .link_objects = .{},
        .strip = options.strip,
        .unwind_tables = options.unwind_tables,
        .single_threaded = options.single_threaded,
        .stack_protector = options.stack_protector,
        .stack_check = options.stack_check,
        .sanitize_c = options.sanitize_c,
        .sanitize_thread = options.sanitize_thread,
        .code_model = options.code_model,
        .valgrind = options.valgrind,
        .pic = options.pic,
        .red_zone = options.red_zone,
        .omit_frame_pointer = options.omit_frame_pointer,
        .error_tracing = options.error_tracing,
        .export_symbol_names = &.{},
    };

iterateDependencies()

Resource files must have the extension .rc. Can be called regardless of target. The .rc file will be ignored if the target object format does not support embedded resources.


    m.import_table.ensureUnusedCapacity(allocator, options.imports.len) catch @panic("OOM");
    for (options.imports) |dep| {
        m.import_table.putAssumeCapacity(dep.name, dep.module);
    }

LinkSystemLibraryOptions

Equvialent to the following C code, applied to all C source files owned by this Module: c #define name value name and value need not live longer than the function call.


    if (compile) |c| {
        m.depending_steps.put(allocator, c, {}) catch @panic("OOM");
    }

linkSystemLibrary()


    // This logic accesses `depending_steps` which was just modified above.
    var it = m.iterateDependencies(null, false);
    while (it.next()) |item| addShallowDependencies(m, item.module);
}

linkFramework()


pub fn create(owner: *std.Build, options: CreateOptions) *Module {
    const m = owner.allocator.create(Module) catch @panic("OOM");
    m.init(owner, options, null);
    return m;
}

AddCSourceFilesOptions


/// Adds an existing module to be used with `@import`.
pub fn addImport(m: *Module, name: []const u8, module: *Module) void {
    const b = m.owner;
    m.import_table.put(b.allocator, b.dupe(name), module) catch @panic("OOM");

addCSourceFiles()


    var it = module.iterateDependencies(null, false);
    while (it.next()) |item| addShallowDependencies(m, item.module);
}

addCSourceFile()


/// Creates step dependencies and updates `depending_steps` of `dependee` so that
/// subsequent calls to `addImport` on `dependee` will additionally create step
/// dependencies on `m`'s `depending_steps`.
fn addShallowDependencies(m: *Module, dependee: *Module) void {
    if (dependee.root_source_file) |lazy_path| addLazyPathDependencies(m, dependee, lazy_path);
    for (dependee.lib_paths.items) |lib_path| addLazyPathDependencies(m, dependee, lib_path);
    for (dependee.rpaths.items) |rpath| switch (rpath) {
        .lazy_path => |lp| addLazyPathDependencies(m, dependee, lp),
        .special => {},
    };

addWin32ResourceFile()


    for (dependee.link_objects.items) |link_object| switch (link_object) {
        .other_step => |compile| {
            addStepDependencies(m, dependee, &compile.step);
            addLazyPathDependenciesOnly(m, compile.getEmittedIncludeTree());
        },

addAssemblyFile()


        .static_path,
        .assembly_file,
        => |lp| addLazyPathDependencies(m, dependee, lp),

addObjectFile()


        .c_source_file => |x| addLazyPathDependencies(m, dependee, x.file),
        .win32_resource_file => |x| addLazyPathDependencies(m, dependee, x.file),

addObject()


        .c_source_files,
        .system_lib,
        => {},
    };
}

linkLibrary()


fn addLazyPathDependencies(m: *Module, module: *Module, lazy_path: LazyPath) void {
    addLazyPathDependenciesOnly(m, lazy_path);
    if (m != module) {
        for (m.depending_steps.keys()) |compile| {
            module.depending_steps.put(m.owner.allocator, compile, {}) catch @panic("OOM");
        }
    }
}

addAfterIncludePath()


fn addLazyPathDependenciesOnly(m: *Module, lazy_path: LazyPath) void {
    for (m.depending_steps.keys()) |compile| {
        lazy_path.addStepDependencies(&compile.step);
    }
}

addSystemIncludePath()


fn addStepDependencies(m: *Module, module: *Module, dependee: *Step) void {
    addStepDependenciesOnly(m, dependee);
    if (m != module) {
        for (m.depending_steps.keys()) |compile| {
            module.depending_steps.put(m.owner.allocator, compile, {}) catch @panic("OOM");
        }
    }
}

addIncludePath()


fn addStepDependenciesOnly(m: *Module, dependee: *Step) void {
    for (m.depending_steps.keys()) |compile| {
        compile.step.dependOn(dependee);
    }
}

addConfigHeader()


/// Creates a new module and adds it to be used with `@import`.
pub fn addAnonymousImport(m: *Module, name: []const u8, options: CreateOptions) void {
    const module = create(m.owner, options);
    return addImport(m, name, module);
}

addSystemFrameworkPath()


/// Converts a set of key-value pairs into a Zig source file, and then inserts it into
/// the Module's import table with the specified name. This makes the options importable
/// via `@import("module_name")`.
pub fn addOptions(m: *Module, module_name: []const u8, options: *Step.Options) void {
    addImport(m, module_name, options.createModule());
}

addFrameworkPath()


pub const DependencyIterator = struct {
    allocator: std.mem.Allocator,
    index: usize,
    set: std.AutoArrayHashMapUnmanaged(Key, []const u8),
    chase_dyn_libs: bool,

addLibraryPath()


    pub const Key = struct {
        /// The compilation that contains the `Module`. Note that a `Module` might be
        /// used by more than one compilation.
        compile: ?*Step.Compile,
        module: *Module,
    };

addRPath()


    pub const Item = struct {
        /// The compilation that contains the `Module`. Note that a `Module` might be
        /// used by more than one compilation.
        compile: ?*Step.Compile,
        module: *Module,
        name: []const u8,
    };

addRPathSpecial()


    pub fn deinit(it: *DependencyIterator) void {
        it.set.deinit(it.allocator);
        it.* = undefined;
    }

addCMacro()


    pub fn next(it: *DependencyIterator) ?Item {
        if (it.index >= it.set.count()) {
            it.set.clearAndFree(it.allocator);
            return null;
        }
        const key = it.set.keys()[it.index];
        const name = it.set.values()[it.index];
        it.index += 1;
        const module = key.module;
        it.set.ensureUnusedCapacity(it.allocator, module.import_table.count()) catch
            @panic("OOM");
        for (module.import_table.keys(), module.import_table.values()) |dep_name, dep| {
            it.set.putAssumeCapacity(.{
                .module = dep,
                .compile = key.compile,
            }, dep_name);
        }

appendZigProcessFlags()


        if (key.compile != null) {
            for (module.link_objects.items) |link_object| switch (link_object) {
                .other_step => |compile| {
                    if (!it.chase_dyn_libs and compile.isDynamicLibrary()) continue;

                    it.set.put(it.allocator, .{
                        .module = &compile.root_module,
                        .compile = compile,
                    }, "root") catch @panic("OOM");
                },
                else => {},
            };
        }

        return .{
            .compile = key.compile,
            .module = key.module,
            .name = name,
        };
    }
};

pub fn iterateDependencies(
    m: *Module,
    chase_steps: ?*Step.Compile,
    chase_dyn_libs: bool,
) DependencyIterator {
    var it: DependencyIterator = .{
        .allocator = m.owner.allocator,
        .index = 0,
        .set = .{},
        .chase_dyn_libs = chase_dyn_libs,
    };
    it.set.ensureUnusedCapacity(m.owner.allocator, m.import_table.count() + 1) catch @panic("OOM");
    it.set.putAssumeCapacity(.{
        .module = m,
        .compile = chase_steps,
    }, "root");
    return it;
}

pub const LinkSystemLibraryOptions = struct {
    needed: bool = false,
    weak: bool = false,
    use_pkg_config: SystemLib.UsePkgConfig = .yes,
    preferred_link_mode: std.builtin.LinkMode = .dynamic,
    search_strategy: SystemLib.SearchStrategy = .paths_first,
};

pub fn linkSystemLibrary(
    m: *Module,
    name: []const u8,
    options: LinkSystemLibraryOptions,
) void {
    const b = m.owner;

    const target = m.requireKnownTarget();
    if (target.is_libc_lib_name(name)) {
        m.link_libc = true;
        return;
    }
    if (target.is_libcpp_lib_name(name)) {
        m.link_libcpp = true;
        return;
    }

    m.link_objects.append(b.allocator, .{
        .system_lib = .{
            .name = b.dupe(name),
            .needed = options.needed,
            .weak = options.weak,
            .use_pkg_config = options.use_pkg_config,
            .preferred_link_mode = options.preferred_link_mode,
            .search_strategy = options.search_strategy,
        },
    }) catch @panic("OOM");
}

pub fn linkFramework(m: *Module, name: []const u8, options: LinkFrameworkOptions) void {
    const b = m.owner;
    m.frameworks.put(b.allocator, b.dupe(name), options) catch @panic("OOM");
}

pub const AddCSourceFilesOptions = struct {
    /// When provided, `files` are relative to `root` rather than the
    /// package that owns the `Compile` step.
    root: ?LazyPath = null,
    files: []const []const u8,
    flags: []const []const u8 = &.{},
};

/// Handy when you have many C/C++ source files and want them all to have the same flags.
pub fn addCSourceFiles(m: *Module, options: AddCSourceFilesOptions) void {
    const b = m.owner;
    const allocator = b.allocator;

    for (options.files) |path| {
        if (std.fs.path.isAbsolute(path)) {
            std.debug.panic(
                "file paths added with 'addCSourceFiles' must be relative, found absolute path '{s}'",
                .{path},
            );
        }
    }

    const c_source_files = allocator.create(CSourceFiles) catch @panic("OOM");
    c_source_files.* = .{
        .root = options.root orelse b.path(""),
        .files = b.dupeStrings(options.files),
        .flags = b.dupeStrings(options.flags),
    };
    m.link_objects.append(allocator, .{ .c_source_files = c_source_files }) catch @panic("OOM");
}

pub fn addCSourceFile(m: *Module, source: CSourceFile) void {
    const b = m.owner;
    const allocator = b.allocator;
    const c_source_file = allocator.create(CSourceFile) catch @panic("OOM");
    c_source_file.* = source.dupe(b);
    m.link_objects.append(allocator, .{ .c_source_file = c_source_file }) catch @panic("OOM");
    addLazyPathDependenciesOnly(m, source.file);
}

/// Resource files must have the extension `.rc`.
/// Can be called regardless of target. The .rc file will be ignored
/// if the target object format does not support embedded resources.
pub fn addWin32ResourceFile(m: *Module, source: RcSourceFile) void {
    const b = m.owner;
    const allocator = b.allocator;
    const target = m.requireKnownTarget();
    // Only the PE/COFF format has a Resource Table, so for any other target
    // the resource file is ignored.
    if (target.ofmt != .coff) return;

    const rc_source_file = allocator.create(RcSourceFile) catch @panic("OOM");
    rc_source_file.* = source.dupe(b);
    m.link_objects.append(allocator, .{ .win32_resource_file = rc_source_file }) catch @panic("OOM");
    addLazyPathDependenciesOnly(m, source.file);
}

pub fn addAssemblyFile(m: *Module, source: LazyPath) void {
    const b = m.owner;
    m.link_objects.append(b.allocator, .{ .assembly_file = source.dupe(b) }) catch @panic("OOM");
    addLazyPathDependenciesOnly(m, source);
}

pub fn addObjectFile(m: *Module, object: LazyPath) void {
    const b = m.owner;
    m.link_objects.append(b.allocator, .{ .static_path = object.dupe(b) }) catch @panic("OOM");
    addLazyPathDependenciesOnly(m, object);
}

pub fn addObject(m: *Module, object: *Step.Compile) void {
    assert(object.kind == .obj);
    m.linkLibraryOrObject(object);
}

pub fn linkLibrary(m: *Module, library: *Step.Compile) void {
    assert(library.kind == .lib);
    m.linkLibraryOrObject(library);
}

pub fn addAfterIncludePath(m: *Module, lazy_path: LazyPath) void {
    const b = m.owner;
    m.include_dirs.append(b.allocator, .{ .path_after = lazy_path.dupe(b) }) catch @panic("OOM");
    addLazyPathDependenciesOnly(m, lazy_path);
}

pub fn addSystemIncludePath(m: *Module, lazy_path: LazyPath) void {
    const b = m.owner;
    m.include_dirs.append(b.allocator, .{ .path_system = lazy_path.dupe(b) }) catch @panic("OOM");
    addLazyPathDependenciesOnly(m, lazy_path);
}

pub fn addIncludePath(m: *Module, lazy_path: LazyPath) void {
    const b = m.owner;
    m.include_dirs.append(b.allocator, .{ .path = lazy_path.dupe(b) }) catch @panic("OOM");
    addLazyPathDependenciesOnly(m, lazy_path);
}

pub fn addConfigHeader(m: *Module, config_header: *Step.ConfigHeader) void {
    const allocator = m.owner.allocator;
    m.include_dirs.append(allocator, .{ .config_header_step = config_header }) catch @panic("OOM");
    addStepDependenciesOnly(m, &config_header.step);
}

pub fn addSystemFrameworkPath(m: *Module, directory_path: LazyPath) void {
    const b = m.owner;
    m.include_dirs.append(b.allocator, .{ .framework_path_system = directory_path.dupe(b) }) catch
        @panic("OOM");
    addLazyPathDependenciesOnly(m, directory_path);
}

pub fn addFrameworkPath(m: *Module, directory_path: LazyPath) void {
    const b = m.owner;
    m.include_dirs.append(b.allocator, .{ .framework_path = directory_path.dupe(b) }) catch
        @panic("OOM");
    addLazyPathDependenciesOnly(m, directory_path);
}

pub fn addLibraryPath(m: *Module, directory_path: LazyPath) void {
    const b = m.owner;
    m.lib_paths.append(b.allocator, directory_path.dupe(b)) catch @panic("OOM");
    addLazyPathDependenciesOnly(m, directory_path);
}

pub fn addRPath(m: *Module, directory_path: LazyPath) void {
    const b = m.owner;
    m.rpaths.append(b.allocator, .{ .lazy_path = directory_path.dupe(b) }) catch @panic("OOM");
    addLazyPathDependenciesOnly(m, directory_path);
}

pub fn addRPathSpecial(m: *Module, bytes: []const u8) void {
    const b = m.owner;
    m.rpaths.append(b.allocator, .{ .special = b.dupe(bytes) }) catch @panic("OOM");
}

/// Equvialent to the following C code, applied to all C source files owned by
/// this `Module`:
/// ```c
/// #define name value
/// ```
/// `name` and `value` need not live longer than the function call.
pub fn addCMacro(m: *Module, name: []const u8, value: []const u8) void {
    const b = m.owner;
    m.c_macros.append(b.allocator, b.fmt("-D{s}={s}", .{ name, value })) catch @panic("OOM");
}

pub fn appendZigProcessFlags(
    m: *Module,
    zig_args: *std.ArrayList([]const u8),
    asking_step: ?*Step,
) !void {
    const b = m.owner;

    try addFlag(zig_args, m.strip, "-fstrip", "-fno-strip");
    try addFlag(zig_args, m.unwind_tables, "-funwind-tables", "-fno-unwind-tables");
    try addFlag(zig_args, m.single_threaded, "-fsingle-threaded", "-fno-single-threaded");
    try addFlag(zig_args, m.stack_check, "-fstack-check", "-fno-stack-check");
    try addFlag(zig_args, m.stack_protector, "-fstack-protector", "-fno-stack-protector");
    try addFlag(zig_args, m.omit_frame_pointer, "-fomit-frame-pointer", "-fno-omit-frame-pointer");
    try addFlag(zig_args, m.error_tracing, "-ferror-tracing", "-fno-error-tracing");
    try addFlag(zig_args, m.sanitize_c, "-fsanitize-c", "-fno-sanitize-c");
    try addFlag(zig_args, m.sanitize_thread, "-fsanitize-thread", "-fno-sanitize-thread");
    try addFlag(zig_args, m.valgrind, "-fvalgrind", "-fno-valgrind");
    try addFlag(zig_args, m.pic, "-fPIC", "-fno-PIC");
    try addFlag(zig_args, m.red_zone, "-mred-zone", "-mno-red-zone");

    if (m.dwarf_format) |dwarf_format| {
        try zig_args.append(switch (dwarf_format) {
            .@"32" => "-gdwarf32",
            .@"64" => "-gdwarf64",
        });
    }

    try zig_args.ensureUnusedCapacity(1);
    if (m.optimize) |optimize| switch (optimize) {
        .Debug => zig_args.appendAssumeCapacity("-ODebug"),
        .ReleaseSmall => zig_args.appendAssumeCapacity("-OReleaseSmall"),
        .ReleaseFast => zig_args.appendAssumeCapacity("-OReleaseFast"),
        .ReleaseSafe => zig_args.appendAssumeCapacity("-OReleaseSafe"),
    };

    if (m.code_model != .default) {
        try zig_args.append("-mcmodel");
        try zig_args.append(@tagName(m.code_model));
    }

    if (m.resolved_target) |*target| {
        // Communicate the query via CLI since it's more compact.
        if (!target.query.isNative()) {
            try zig_args.appendSlice(&.{
                "-target", try target.query.zigTriple(b.allocator),
                "-mcpu",   try target.query.serializeCpuAlloc(b.allocator),
            });

            if (target.query.dynamic_linker.get()) |dynamic_linker| {
                try zig_args.append("--dynamic-linker");
                try zig_args.append(dynamic_linker);
            }
        }
    }

    for (m.export_symbol_names) |symbol_name| {
        try zig_args.append(b.fmt("--export={s}", .{symbol_name}));
    }

    for (m.include_dirs.items) |include_dir| {
        switch (include_dir) {
            .path => |include_path| {
                try zig_args.append("-I");
                try zig_args.append(include_path.getPath(b));
            },
            .path_system => |include_path| {
                try zig_args.append("-isystem");
                try zig_args.append(include_path.getPath(b));
            },
            .path_after => |include_path| {
                try zig_args.append("-idirafter");
                try zig_args.append(include_path.getPath(b));
            },
            .framework_path => |include_path| {
                try zig_args.append("-F");
                try zig_args.append(include_path.getPath2(b, asking_step));
            },
            .framework_path_system => |include_path| {
                try zig_args.append("-iframework");
                try zig_args.append(include_path.getPath2(b, asking_step));
            },
            .other_step => |other| {
                if (other.generated_h) |header| {
                    try zig_args.appendSlice(&.{ "-isystem", std.fs.path.dirname(header.getPath()).? });
                }
                if (other.installed_headers_include_tree) |include_tree| {
                    try zig_args.appendSlice(&.{ "-I", include_tree.generated_directory.getPath() });
                }
            },
            .config_header_step => |config_header| {
                const full_file_path = config_header.output_file.getPath();
                const header_dir_path = full_file_path[0 .. full_file_path.len - config_header.include_path.len];
                try zig_args.appendSlice(&.{ "-I", header_dir_path });
            },
        }
    }

    try zig_args.appendSlice(m.c_macros.items);

    try zig_args.ensureUnusedCapacity(2 * m.lib_paths.items.len);
    for (m.lib_paths.items) |lib_path| {
        zig_args.appendAssumeCapacity("-L");
        zig_args.appendAssumeCapacity(lib_path.getPath2(b, asking_step));
    }

    try zig_args.ensureUnusedCapacity(2 * m.rpaths.items.len);
    for (m.rpaths.items) |rpath| switch (rpath) {
        .lazy_path => |lp| {
            zig_args.appendAssumeCapacity("-rpath");
            zig_args.appendAssumeCapacity(lp.getPath2(b, asking_step));
        },
        .special => |bytes| {
            zig_args.appendAssumeCapacity("-rpath");
            zig_args.appendAssumeCapacity(bytes);
        },
    };
}

fn addFlag(
    args: *std.ArrayList([]const u8),
    opt: ?bool,
    then_name: []const u8,
    else_name: []const u8,
) !void {
    const cond = opt orelse return;
    return args.append(if (cond) then_name else else_name);
}

fn linkLibraryOrObject(m: *Module, other: *Step.Compile) void {
    const allocator = m.owner.allocator;
    _ = other.getEmittedBin(); // Indicate there is a dependency on the outputted binary.
    addStepDependenciesOnly(m, &other.step);

    if (other.rootModuleTarget().os.tag == .windows and other.isDynamicLibrary()) {
        _ = other.getEmittedImplib(); // Indicate dependency on the outputted implib.
    }

    m.link_objects.append(allocator, .{ .other_step = other }) catch @panic("OOM");
    m.include_dirs.append(allocator, .{ .other_step = other }) catch @panic("OOM");

    addLazyPathDependenciesOnly(m, other.getEmittedIncludeTree());
}

fn requireKnownTarget(m: *Module) std.Target {
    const resolved_target = m.resolved_target orelse
        @panic("this API requires the Module to be created with a known 'target' field");
    return resolved_target.result;
}

const Module = @This();
const std = @import("std");
const assert = std.debug.assert;
const LazyPath = std.Build.LazyPath;
const Step = std.Build.Step;