Chapter 17. Target Triples

One of Zig's main design goals is cross compilation.

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Section	Title
1	Target Triples
2	Operating Systems
3	CPU Architectures
4	libc and Freestanding Builds
5	Static and Dynamic Linking
6	Release Modes
7	Exercises

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Target Triples

One of Zig's main design goals is cross compilation.

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Operating Systems

The operating system part of a target tells Zig what kind of system the program will run on.

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CPU Architectures

The architecture part of a target tells Zig what kind of processor the program will run on.

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libc and Freestanding Builds

A Zig target may use a C library, or it may use none.

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Static and Dynamic Linking

A program is made from object code.

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Release Modes

Zig can build the same source code in different optimization modes.

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Exercises

This section collects the chapter exercises into one working set.