# wild-linker/wild

A very fast linker for Linux

Repository: https://github.com/wild-linker/wild
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/wild
Language: Rust
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-26T21:52:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 87/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 84, longevity 67
- inputs: {"age_days": 941, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 29, "gap_med": 74, "n_releases_24m": 8}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3884, forks 136 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:27.977121+00:00)

## What it is
Wild is a very fast linker for Linux written in Rust, designed to speed up iterative development builds. It works as a drop-in replacement for GNU ld/gold/lld, invoked via GCC or Clang flags like --ld-path or -fuse-ld.

## Use cases
- speed up linking during iterative development
- replace GNU ld or lld with a faster linker on Linux
- reduce Rust or C++ build times caused by slow linking
- integrate a fast linker into Cargo, CMake, or Meson builds

## When to choose
- you develop on Linux and linking dominates your build times
- you want a drop-in linker replacement for GCC/Clang toolchains
- you build Rust, C, or C++ projects frequently and want faster iteration

## When to avoid
- you need incremental linking, which is not yet implemented
- you target platforms other than Linux
- you require maximum battle-tested stability for production release toolchains

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: build-tool, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, compilers, performance
- platform: rust, cli
- tags: linker, drop-in-replacement, build-performance, incremental-linking, command-line, linux

## Member repositories
- wild-linker/wild (main) score 87

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:27.977121+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:25:41.538231+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/wild-linker/wild (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:27.977121+00:00, sha 9fa1cbdd32d7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.