Tracking issue: Building linux kernel

[vesim987]

This is a list of missing features required to build linux kernel:

zig cc:

• https://github.com/ziglang/zig/blob/master/src/Package/Module.zig#L269-L281
• -nostdinc with --target=x86_64-linux-gnu is trying to link glibc(this can be workaround by adding -nostdlib)
• cc: Add support for -Wp, #21442

zig objcopy:

• independence of the host endianness
• --remove-section/-R, and also multiple instances of it

There is most likely more hiding behind issues mentioned above.

In the meantime zig clang can be used as CC and zig cc can be used as HOSTCC, the biggest issue right now is it the requirement of llvm-objcopy/objcopy:

make CC="zig clang" HOSTCC="zig cc -lc" AR="zig ar" OBJCOPY="llvm-objcopy"

[nektro]

Related: https://github.com/orgs/ziglang/projects/5