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feat(linking): control link mode of dependencies #9

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5 changes: 1 addition & 4 deletions README.md
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Expand Up @@ -36,9 +36,6 @@ const libssh2_dependency = b.dependency("libssh2", .{
.strip = true, // Strip debug information (default=false)
.linkage = .static, // Whether to link statically or dynamically (default=static)
.@"crypto-backend" = .auto, // auto will to default to wincng on windows, openssl everywhere else. (default=auto)
.@"openssl-linkage" = .static, // each dependency's linkage can be configured to static/dynamic linking
});
```

```

```
21 changes: 12 additions & 9 deletions build.zig
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Expand Up @@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {

const crypto_choice = b.option(CryptoBackend, "crypto-backend", "Crypto backend: auto|openssl|mbedtls|libgcrypt|wincng") orelse .auto;
const zlib = b.option(bool, "zlib", "Enable SSH payload compression (links zlib)") orelse false;
const mbedtls_linkage = b.option(std.builtin.LinkMode, "mbedtls-linkage", "static|dynamic") orelse .static;
const openssl_linkage = b.option(std.builtin.LinkMode, "openssl-linkage", "static|dynamic") orelse .static;
const wincng_linkage = b.option(std.builtin.LinkMode, "wincng-linkage", "static|dynamic") orelse .static;
const gcrypt_linkage = b.option(std.builtin.LinkMode, "gcrypt-linkage", "static|dynamic") orelse .static;

const is_windows = target.result.os.tag == .windows;
const mbedtls = crypto_choice == .mbedtls;
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if (mbedtls) {
ssh2_lib.root_module.addCMacro("LIBSSH2_MBEDTLS", "1");
ssh2_lib.linkSystemLibrary("mbedtls");
ssh2_lib.linkSystemLibrary("mbedcrypto");
ssh2_lib.linkSystemLibrary("mbedx509");
ssh2_lib.linkSystemLibrary2("mbedtls", .{ .preferred_link_mode = mbedtls_linkage });
ssh2_lib.linkSystemLibrary2("mbedcrypto", .{ .preferred_link_mode = mbedtls_linkage });
ssh2_lib.linkSystemLibrary2("mbedx509", .{ .preferred_link_mode = mbedtls_linkage });
}

if (openssl) {
ssh2_lib.root_module.addCMacro("LIBSSH2_OPENSSL", "1");
ssh2_lib.linkSystemLibrary("ssl");
ssh2_lib.linkSystemLibrary("crypto");
ssh2_lib.linkSystemLibrary2("ssl", .{ .preferred_link_mode = openssl_linkage });
ssh2_lib.linkSystemLibrary2("crypto", .{ .preferred_link_mode = openssl_linkage });
}

if (wincng) {
ssh2_lib.root_module.addCMacro("LIBSSH2_WINCNG", "1");
// Windows system libs (zig handles names)
ssh2_lib.linkSystemLibrary("bcrypt");
ssh2_lib.linkSystemLibrary("ncrypt");
ssh2_lib.linkSystemLibrary2("bcrypt", .{ .preferred_link_mode = wincng_linkage });
ssh2_lib.linkSystemLibrary2("ncrypt", .{ .preferred_link_mode = wincng_linkage });
}

if (libgcrypt) {
ssh2_lib.root_module.addCMacro("LIBSSH2_LIBGCRYPT", "1");
ssh2_lib.linkSystemLibrary("gcrypt");
ssh2_lib.linkSystemLibrary2("gcrypt", .{ .preferred_link_mode = gcrypt_linkage });
}

if (zlib) {
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