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authoraethrvmn <me@aethrvmn.gr>2025-10-05 22:19:43 +0000
committeraethrvmn <me@aethrvmn.gr>2025-10-05 22:19:43 +0000
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+# begin Nimble config (version 2)
+--noNimblePath
+when withDir(thisDir(), system.fileExists("nimble.paths")):
+ include "nimble.paths"
+
+# The following sets up musl as an option for fully static binaries.
+# It was found here
+# https://scripter.co/nim-deploying-static-binaries/
+from macros import error
+from ospaths import splitFile, `/`
+
+# -d:musl
+when defined(musl):
+ var muslGccPath: string
+ echo " [-d:musl] Building a static binary using musl .."
+ muslGccPath = findExe("musl-gcc")
+ # echo "debug: " & muslGccPath
+ if muslGccPath == "":
+ error("'musl-gcc' binary was not found in PATH.")
+ switch("gcc.exe", muslGccPath)
+ switch("gcc.linkerexe", muslGccPath)
+ switch("passL", "-static")
+
+proc binOptimize(binFile: string) =
+ ## Optimize size of the ``binFile`` binary.
+ echo ""
+ if findExe("strip") != "":
+ echo "Running 'strip -s' .."
+ exec "strip -s " & binFile
+ if findExe("upx") != "":
+ # https://github.com/upx/upx/releases/
+ echo "Running 'upx --best' .."
+ exec "upx --best " & binFile
+
+# nim musl foo.nim
+task musl, "Builds an optimized static binary using musl":
+ ## Usage: nim musl <.nim file path>
+ let
+ numParams = paramCount()
+ if numParams != 2:
+ error("The 'musl' sub-command needs exactly 1 argument, the Nim file (but " &
+ $(numParams-1) & " were detected)." &
+ "\n Usage Example: nim musl FILE.nim.")
+
+ let
+ nimFile = paramStr(numParams) ## The nim file name *must* be the last.
+ (dirName, baseName, _) = splitFile(nimFile)
+ binFile = dirName / baseName # Save the binary in the same dir as the nim file
+ nimArgs = "c -d:musl -d:release --opt:size " & nimFile
+ # echo "[debug] nimFile = " & nimFile & ", binFile = " & binFile
+
+ # Build binary
+ echo "\nRunning 'nim " & nimArgs & "' .."
+ selfExec nimArgs
+
+ # Optimize binary
+ binOptimize(binFile)
+
+ echo "\nCreated binary: " & binFile
+# end Nimble config
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