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@@ -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