PACKAGING: recommend -Dtarget

2024-10-30 11:12:00 -04:00 · 2024-10-30 11:12:00 -04:00 · 04f752e5b8
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@ -91,3 +91,8 @@ relevant to package maintainers:
 - `-Dcpu=baseline`: Build for the "baseline" CPU of the target architecture.
  This avoids building for newer CPU features that may not be available on
  all target machines.
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+- `-Dtarget=$arch-$os-$abi`: Build for a specific target triple. This is
+  often necessary for system packages to specify a specific minimum Linux
+  version, glibc, etc. Run `zig targets` to a get a full list of available
+  targets.