From e6adb593a05e8b660905dfcfaf9e62114aaed5b0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tristan Ross <tristan.ross@midstall.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:41:15 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] lib/std/Build.zig: add standard linkage option

---
 lib/std/Build.zig | 15 +++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lib/std/Build.zig b/lib/std/Build.zig
index 4afdcd2bff8c..aa26a613dcc5 100644
--- a/lib/std/Build.zig
+++ b/lib/std/Build.zig
@@ -1525,6 +1525,21 @@ pub fn step(b: *Build, name: []const u8, description: []const u8) *Step {
     return &step_info.step;
 }
 
+pub fn standardLinkageOption(b: *Build, target: Target) std.builtin.LinkMode {
+    if (b.option(
+        std.builtin.LinkMode,
+        "linkage",
+        "Method of linking binaries"
+    )) |linkage| {
+        return linkage;
+    }
+
+    return switch (target.os.tag) {
+        .linux, .macos, .ios, .windows => .dynamic,
+        else => .static,
+    };
+}
+
 pub const StandardOptimizeOptionOptions = struct {
     preferred_optimize_mode: ?std.builtin.OptimizeMode = null,
 };

From 30b0cba3ce6ee3d5896ce52d6894ba94d23ab90e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tristan Ross <tristan.ross@midstall.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:42:25 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] lib/init/build.zig: use standard linkage option

---
 lib/init/build.zig | 11 ++++++++++-
 lib/std/Build.zig  |  6 +-----
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/init/build.zig b/lib/init/build.zig
index 4db31713e436..454c6d220756 100644
--- a/lib/init/build.zig
+++ b/lib/init/build.zig
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
     // set a preferred release mode, allowing the user to decide how to optimize.
     const optimize = b.standardOptimizeOption(.{});
 
+    // Standard linkage option allows the person running `zig build` to select
+    // between static or dynamic.
+    const linkage = b.standardLinkageOption(target.result);
+
     // This creates a "module", which represents a collection of source files alongside
     // some compilation options, such as optimization mode and linked system libraries.
     // Every executable or library we compile will be based on one or more modules.
@@ -48,7 +52,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
     // This creates a `std.Build.Step.Compile`, which is the build step responsible
     // for actually invoking the compiler.
     const lib = b.addLibrary(.{
-        .linkage = .static,
+        .linkage = linkage,
         .name = ".NAME",
         .root_module = lib_mod,
     });
@@ -63,6 +67,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
     const exe = b.addExecutable(.{
         .name = ".NAME",
         .root_module = exe_mod,
+        .linkage = linkage,
     });
 
     // This declares intent for the executable to be installed into the
@@ -99,12 +104,16 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
         .root_module = lib_mod,
     });
 
+    lib_unit_tests.linkage = linkage;
+
     const run_lib_unit_tests = b.addRunArtifact(lib_unit_tests);
 
     const exe_unit_tests = b.addTest(.{
         .root_module = exe_mod,
     });
 
+    exe_unit_tests.linkage = linkage;
+
     const run_exe_unit_tests = b.addRunArtifact(exe_unit_tests);
 
     // Similar to creating the run step earlier, this exposes a `test` step to
diff --git a/lib/std/Build.zig b/lib/std/Build.zig
index aa26a613dcc5..cf86ba4d5ff9 100644
--- a/lib/std/Build.zig
+++ b/lib/std/Build.zig
@@ -1526,11 +1526,7 @@ pub fn step(b: *Build, name: []const u8, description: []const u8) *Step {
 }
 
 pub fn standardLinkageOption(b: *Build, target: Target) std.builtin.LinkMode {
-    if (b.option(
-        std.builtin.LinkMode,
-        "linkage",
-        "Method of linking binaries"
-    )) |linkage| {
+    if (b.option(std.builtin.LinkMode, "linkage", "Method of linking binaries")) |linkage| {
         return linkage;
     }