Rust-Based Wild Linker 0.9 Brings New Platform Coverage, Linker Plugin API
Wild Linker 0.9 has been released, introducing new platform support and a Linker Plugin API. The update includes code refactoring for better compatibility with various platforms, including Mac-O and WebAssembly. While there are no major performance changes, the new version offers several refinements and capabilities.
- ▪Wild Linker 0.9 is a fast linker for Linux systems written in Rust.
- ▪The update includes support for the Linker Plug-in API from GNU LD and Mold.
- ▪Code is being drafted for future support of Mac-O and WebAssembly targets.
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Rust-Based Wild Linker 0.9 Brings New Platform Coverage, Linker Plugin API Written by Michael Larabel in Programming on 23 May 2026 at 08:33 PM EDT. Add A Comment Wild Linker 0.9 was released today as the latest version of this very fast linker for Linux systems that is written in the Rust programming language. With Wild Linker 0.9 they have worked on porting to other platforms and as a result have done code refactoring around their ELF-specific behavior and other platform-specific bits. Among the porting work for Wild is code currently being drafted -- but not yet ready for use use -- for supporting Mac-O and WebAssembly targets. Wild Linker 0.9 also now supports the Linker Plug-in API supported by GNU LD and Mold.
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