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brew install lld v22.1.7 Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception

LLVM Project's high-performance linker supporting ELF, Mach-O, COFF, and WebAssembly formats.

Why you might care

Drop-in replacement for GNU ld or Apple's ld, often faster and more modular. Used by Clang/LLVM toolchains and projects targeting non-standard architectures or needing precise link-time control. Runtime dependency for LLVM-based builds.

Categories

compiler linker

Alternatives

GNU ld GNU gold Mold
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365-day · #559

Runtime dependencies

llvm zstd

Build dependencies

cmake

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