test zig build

Author: CppCXY

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -38,7 +38,14 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actboy168/setup-luamake@master
 
+      - name: Install zig
+        if: matrix.target == 'linux'
+        run:
+          sudo snap install zig --classic --beta
+
       - name: Build
+        env:
+          USE_ZIG: ${{ matrix.target == 'linux' && '1' || '0' }}
         run: luamake -platform ${{ matrix.platform }}
 
       - name: Setting up workflow variables

make/detect_platform.lua

@@ -21,12 +21,34 @@ elseif platform.os == 'windows' then
         error "unknown platform"
     end
 elseif platform.os == 'linux' then
-    if     lm.platform == nil then
-    elseif lm.platform == "linux-x64" then
-    elseif lm.platform == "linux-arm64" then
-        lm.cc = 'aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc'
+    -- Use Zig for Linux builds to ensure glibc 2.17 compatibility
+    local use_zig = os.getenv("USE_ZIG")
+    if use_zig and use_zig ~= "0" and use_zig ~= "false" then
+        lm.cc = 'zig cc'
+        lm.ar = 'zig ar'
+        
+        if     lm.platform == nil then
+            -- Auto-detect and set target
+        elseif lm.platform == "linux-x64" then
+            -- Target glibc 2.17 for x86_64
+            lm.flags = { '-target', 'x86_64-linux-gnu.2.17' }
+            lm.ldflags = { '-target', 'x86_64-linux-gnu.2.17' }
+        elseif lm.platform == "linux-arm64" then
+            -- Target glibc 2.17 for aarch64
+            lm.flags = { '-target', 'aarch64-linux-gnu.2.17' }
+            lm.ldflags = { '-target', 'aarch64-linux-gnu.2.17' }
+        else
+            error "unknown platform"
+        end
     else
-        error "unknown platform"
+        -- Use default GCC
+        if     lm.platform == nil then
+        elseif lm.platform == "linux-x64" then
+        elseif lm.platform == "linux-arm64" then
+            lm.cc = 'aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc'
+        else
+            error "unknown platform"
+        end
     end
 end