musl-gcc

GCC wrapper that compiles programs against musl libc instead of glibc

TLDR

Compile program with musl libc

$ musl-gcc -o [program] [source.c]

Compile static binary

$ musl-gcc -static -o [program] [source.c]

Compile with optimization

$ musl-gcc -O2 -o [program] [source.c]

SYNOPSIS

musl-gcc [options] sourcefiles_...

musl-gcc is a GCC wrapper that compiles programs against musl libc instead of glibc. Musl is a lightweight C standard library designed for static linking and embedded systems. Creates smaller, portable binaries suitable for containers and minimal environments.

PARAMETERS

-o file

Output file name.

-static

Create statically linked binary.

-O level

Optimization level.

-specs file

Use custom specs file.

INSTALL

sudo apt install musl-tools

sudo dnf install musl-gcc