diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 7c4adbf82a..865bd178b3 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -76,21 +76,25 @@ This produces a `zig2` executable in the current working directory. This is a [without LLVM extensions](https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/16270), and is therefore lacking these features: - Release mode optimizations -- aarch64 machine code backend -- `@cImport` / `zig translate-c` -- Ability to compile C files -- Ability to compile assembly files +- [aarch64 machine code backend](https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/21172) +- [@cImport](https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/20630) +- [zig translate-c](https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/20875) +- [Ability to compile assembly files](https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/21169) - [Some ELF linking features](https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/17749) - [Most COFF/PE linking features](https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/17751) - [Some WebAssembly linking features](https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/17750) - [Ability to create import libs from def files](https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/17807) -- [Automatic importlib file generation for Windows DLLs](https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/17753) - [Ability to create static archives from object files](https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/9828) -- Ability to compile C++, Objective-C, and Objective-C++ files +- Ability to compile C, C++, Objective-C, and Objective-C++ files However, a compiler built this way does provide a C backend, which may be useful for creating system packages of Zig projects using the system C -toolchain. In such case, LLVM is not needed! +toolchain. **In this case, LLVM is not needed!** + +Furthermore, a compiler built this way provides an LLVM backend that produces +bitcode files, which may be compiled into object files via a system Clang +package. This can be used to produce system packages of Zig applications +without the Zig package dependency on LLVM. ## Contributing