zig/lib/std / Build/Module.zig

The one responsible for creating this module.

/// The one responsible for creating this module.

create()

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.

owner: *std.Build,
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

Symbols to be exported when compiling to WebAssembly.


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

SystemLib

Caches the result of getGraph when called multiple times. Use getGraph instead of accessing this field directly.


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

UsePkgConfig

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


strip: ?bool,
unwind_tables: ?std.builtin.UnwindTables,
single_threaded: ?bool,
stack_protector: ?bool,
stack_check: ?bool,
sanitize_c: ?std.zig.SanitizeC,
sanitize_thread: ?bool,
fuzz: ?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,
no_builtin: ?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 = &.{},

CSourceLanguage

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


/// Caches the result of `getGraph` when called multiple times.
/// Use `getGraph` instead of accessing this field directly.
cached_graph: Graph = .{ .modules = &.{}, .names = &.{} },

internalIdentifier()

Standard assembly


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

CSourceFiles

Assembly with the C preprocessor


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,
};

CSourceFile

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


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,

dupe()

By default, determines language of each file individually based on its file extension


    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,
    };

RcSourceFile

By default, determines language of each file individually based on its file extension


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

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 CSourceLanguage = enum {
    c,
    cpp,

IncludeDir

Include paths that may or may not exist yet and therefore need to be specified as a LazyPath. Each path will be appended to the flags as /I .


    objective_c,
    objective_cpp,

appendZigProcessFlags()

Causes dynamic libraries to be linked regardless of whether they are actually depended on. When false, dynamic libraries with no referenced symbols will be omitted by the linker.


    /// Standard assembly
    assembly,
    /// Assembly with the C preprocessor
    assembly_with_preprocessor,

LinkFrameworkOptions

Marks all referenced symbols from this library as weak, meaning that if a same-named symbol is provided by another compilation unit, instead of emitting a "duplicate symbol" error, the linker will resolve all references to the symbol with the strong version. When the linker encounters two weak symbols, the chosen one is determined by the order compilation units are provided to the linker, priority given to later ones.


    pub fn internalIdentifier(self: CSourceLanguage) []const u8 {
        return switch (self) {
            .c => "c",
            .cpp => "c++",
            .objective_c => "objective-c",
            .objective_cpp => "objective-c++",
            .assembly => "assembler",
            .assembly_with_preprocessor => "assembler-with-cpp",
        };
    }
};

CreateOptions

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


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,
    /// By default, determines language of each file individually based on its file extension
    language: ?CSourceLanguage,
};

Import

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 CSourceFile = struct {
    file: LazyPath,
    flags: []const []const u8 = &.{},
    /// By default, determines language of each file individually based on its file extension
    language: ?CSourceLanguage = null,

init()

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

create()

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 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 = &.{},
    /// Include paths that may or may not exist yet and therefore need to be
    /// specified as a LazyPath. Each path will be appended to the flags
    /// as `/I <resolved path>`.
    include_paths: []const LazyPath = &.{},

addImport()

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(file: RcSourceFile, b: *std.Build) RcSourceFile {
        const include_paths = b.allocator.alloc(LazyPath, file.include_paths.len) catch @panic("OOM");
        for (include_paths, file.include_paths) |*dest, lazy_path| dest.* = lazy_path.dupe(b);
        return .{
            .file = file.file.dupe(b),
            .flags = b.dupeStrings(file.flags),
            .include_paths = include_paths,
        };
    }
};

addAnonymousImport()

Whether to emit machine code that integrates with Valgrind.


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,
    embed_path: LazyPath,

addOptions()

Position Independent Code


    pub fn appendZigProcessFlags(
        include_dir: IncludeDir,
        b: *std.Build,
        zig_args: *std.array_list.Managed([]const u8),
        asking_step: ?*Step,
    ) !void {
        const flag: []const u8, const lazy_path: LazyPath = switch (include_dir) {
            // zig fmt: off
            .path                  => |lp|   .{ "-I",          lp },
            .path_system           => |lp|   .{ "-isystem",    lp },
            .path_after            => |lp|   .{ "-idirafter",  lp },
            .framework_path        => |lp|   .{ "-F",          lp },
            .framework_path_system => |lp|   .{ "-iframework", lp },
            .config_header_step    => |ch|   .{ "-I",          ch.getOutputDir() },
            .other_step            => |comp| .{ "-I",          comp.installed_headers_include_tree.?.getDirectory() },
            // zig fmt: on
            .embed_path => |lazy_path| {
                // Special case: this is a single arg.
                const resolved = lazy_path.getPath3(b, asking_step);
                const arg = b.fmt("--embed-dir={f}", .{resolved});
                return zig_args.append(arg);
            },
        };
        const resolved_str = try lazy_path.getPath3(b, asking_step).toString(b.graph.arena);
        return zig_args.appendSlice(&.{ flag, resolved_str });
    }
};

LinkSystemLibraryOptions

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 LinkFrameworkOptions = struct {
    /// Causes dynamic libraries to be linked regardless of whether they are
    /// actually depended on. When false, dynamic libraries with no referenced
    /// symbols will be omitted by the linker.
    needed: bool = false,
    /// Marks all referenced symbols from this library as weak, meaning that if
    /// a same-named symbol is provided by another compilation unit, instead of
    /// emitting a "duplicate symbol" error, the linker will resolve all
    /// references to the symbol with the strong version.
    ///
    /// When the linker encounters two weak symbols, the chosen one is
    /// determined by the order compilation units are provided to the linker,
    /// priority given to later ones.
    weak: bool = false,
};

linkSystemLibrary()

Adds an existing module to be used with @import.


/// 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,

linkFramework()

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 = &.{},

AddCSourceFilesOptions

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,

addCSourceFiles()

Causes dynamic libraries to be linked regardless of whether they are actually depended on. When false, dynamic libraries with no referenced symbols will be omitted by the linker.


    /// `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: ?std.builtin.UnwindTables = null,
    dwarf_format: ?std.dwarf.Format = null,
    code_model: std.builtin.CodeModel = .default,
    stack_protector: ?bool = null,
    stack_check: ?bool = null,
    sanitize_c: ?std.zig.SanitizeC = null,
    sanitize_thread: ?bool = null,
    fuzz: ?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,
    no_builtin: ?bool = null,
};

addCSourceFile()

Marks all referenced symbols from this library as weak, meaning that if a same-named symbol is provided by another compilation unit, instead of emitting a "duplicate symbol" error, the linker will resolve all references to the symbol with the strong version. When the linker encounters two weak symbols, the chosen one is determined by the order compilation units are provided to the linker, priority given to later ones.


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

addWin32ResourceFile()

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


pub fn init(
    m: *Module,
    owner: *std.Build,
    value: union(enum) { options: CreateOptions, existing: *const Module },

addAssemblyFile()

By default, determines language of each file individually based on its file extension

) void {
    const allocator = owner.allocator;

addObjectFile()

Handy when you have many non-Zig source files and want them all to have the same flags.


    switch (value) {
        .options => |options| {
            m.* = .{
                .owner = owner,
                .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,
                .fuzz = options.fuzz,
                .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 = &.{},
                .no_builtin = options.no_builtin,
            };

addObject()

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);
            }
        },
        .existing => |existing| {
            m.* = existing.*;
        },
    }
}

linkLibrary()

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

addAfterIncludePath()

Elements of modules and names are matched one-to-one.


/// 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");
}

addSystemIncludePath()

Intended to be used during the make phase only. Given that root is the root Module of a compilation, return all Modules in the module graph, including root itself. root is guaranteed to be the first module in the returned slice.


/// 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);
}

addIncludePath()


/// 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());
}

addConfigHeader()


pub const LinkSystemLibraryOptions = struct {
    /// Causes dynamic libraries to be linked regardless of whether they are
    /// actually depended on. When false, dynamic libraries with no referenced
    /// symbols will be omitted by the linker.
    needed: bool = false,
    /// Marks all referenced symbols from this library as weak, meaning that if
    /// a same-named symbol is provided by another compilation unit, instead of
    /// emitting a "duplicate symbol" error, the linker will resolve all
    /// references to the symbol with the strong version.
    ///
    /// When the linker encounters two weak symbols, the chosen one is
    /// determined by the order compilation units are provided to the linker,
    /// priority given to later ones.
    weak: bool = false,
    use_pkg_config: SystemLib.UsePkgConfig = .yes,
    preferred_link_mode: std.builtin.LinkMode = .dynamic,
    search_strategy: SystemLib.SearchStrategy = .paths_first,
};

addSystemFrameworkPath()


pub fn linkSystemLibrary(
    m: *Module,
    name: []const u8,
    options: LinkSystemLibraryOptions,

addFrameworkPath()

) void {
    const b = m.owner;

addEmbedPath()


    const target = m.requireKnownTarget();
    if (std.zig.target.isLibCLibName(target, name)) {
        m.link_libc = true;
        return;
    }
    if (std.zig.target.isLibCxxLibName(target, name)) {
        m.link_libcpp = true;
        return;
    }

addLibraryPath()


    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");
}

addRPath()


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");
}

addRPathSpecial()


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 = &.{},
    /// By default, determines language of each file individually based on its file extension
    language: ?CSourceLanguage = null,
};

addCMacro()


/// Handy when you have many non-Zig 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;

appendZigProcessFlags()


    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},
            );
        }
    }

Graph


    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),
        .language = options.language,
    };
    m.link_objects.append(allocator, .{ .c_source_files = c_source_files }) catch @panic("OOM");
}

getGraph()


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");
}

/// 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");
}

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");
}

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");
}

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

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");
}

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");
}

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");
}

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");
}

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");
}

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

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");
}

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");
}

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.array_list.Managed([]const u8),
    asking_step: ?*Step,
) !void {
    const b = m.owner;

    try addFlag(zig_args, m.strip, "-fstrip", "-fno-strip");
    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_thread, "-fsanitize-thread", "-fno-sanitize-thread");
    try addFlag(zig_args, m.fuzz, "-ffuzz", "-fno-fuzz");
    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");
    try addFlag(zig_args, m.no_builtin, "-fno-builtin", "-fbuiltin");

    if (m.sanitize_c) |sc| switch (sc) {
        .off => try zig_args.append("-fno-sanitize-c"),
        .trap => try zig_args.append("-fsanitize-c=trap"),
        .full => try zig_args.append("-fsanitize-c=full"),
    };

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

    if (m.unwind_tables) |unwind_tables| {
        try zig_args.append(switch (unwind_tables) {
            .none => "-fno-unwind-tables",
            .sync => "-funwind-tables",
            .async => "-fasync-unwind-tables",
        });
    }

    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| {
        try include_dir.appendZigProcessFlags(b, zig_args, asking_step);
    }

    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.array_list.Managed([]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.

    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");
}

fn requireKnownTarget(m: *Module) *const 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;
}

/// Elements of `modules` and `names` are matched one-to-one.
pub const Graph = struct {
    modules: []const *Module,
    names: []const []const u8,
};

/// Intended to be used during the make phase only.
///
/// Given that `root` is the root `Module` of a compilation, return all `Module`s
/// in the module graph, including `root` itself. `root` is guaranteed to be the
/// first module in the returned slice.
pub fn getGraph(root: *Module) Graph {
    if (root.cached_graph.modules.len != 0) {
        return root.cached_graph;
    }

    const arena = root.owner.graph.arena;

    var modules: std.AutoArrayHashMapUnmanaged(*std.Build.Module, []const u8) = .empty;
    var next_idx: usize = 0;

    modules.putNoClobber(arena, root, "root") catch @panic("OOM");

    while (next_idx < modules.count()) {
        const mod = modules.keys()[next_idx];
        next_idx += 1;
        modules.ensureUnusedCapacity(arena, mod.import_table.count()) catch @panic("OOM");
        for (mod.import_table.keys(), mod.import_table.values()) |import_name, other_mod| {
            modules.putAssumeCapacity(other_mod, import_name);
        }
    }

    const result: Graph = .{
        .modules = modules.keys(),
        .names = modules.values(),
    };
    root.cached_graph = result;
    return result;
}

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