macho: implement -search_dylibs_first linker option

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lib/std/build.zig b/lib/std/build.zig
index 57304242cd..0b49087747 100644
--- a/lib/std/build.zig
+++ b/lib/std/build.zig
@@ -1586,6 +1586,13 @@ pub const LibExeObjStep = struct {
     /// (Darwin) Size of the pagezero segment.
     pagezero_size: ?u64 = null,
 
+    /// (Darwin) Search strategy for searching system libraries. Either `paths_first` or `dylibs_first`.
+    /// The former lowers to `-search_paths_first` linker option, while the latter to `-search_dylibs_first`
+    /// option.
+    /// By default, if no option is specified, the linker assumes `paths_first` as the default
+    /// search strategy.
+    search_strategy: ?enum { paths_first, dylibs_first } = null,
+
     /// Position Independent Code
     force_pic: ?bool = null,
 
@@ -2650,6 +2657,10 @@ pub const LibExeObjStep = struct {
             const size = try std.fmt.allocPrint(builder.allocator, "{x}", .{pagezero_size});
             try zig_args.appendSlice(&[_][]const u8{ "-pagezero_size", size });
         }
+        if (self.search_strategy) |strat| switch (strat) {
+            .paths_first => try zig_args.append("-search_paths_first"),
+            .dylibs_first => try zig_args.append("-search_dylibs_first"),
+        };
 
         if (self.bundle_compiler_rt) |x| {
             if (x) {