Commit a3ee5215bb

@@ -1259,40 +1259,44 @@ fn getZigArgs(compile: *Compile, fuzz: bool) ![][]const u8 {
                         .c_source_file => |c_source_file| l: {
                             if (!my_responsibility) break :l;
 
-                            if (c_source_file.flags.len == 0) {
-                                if (prev_has_cflags) {
-                                    try zig_args.append("-cflags");
-                                    try zig_args.append("--");
-                                    prev_has_cflags = false;
-                                }
-                            } else {
+                            if (prev_has_cflags or c_source_file.flags.len != 0) {
                                 try zig_args.append("-cflags");
                                 for (c_source_file.flags) |arg| {
                                     try zig_args.append(arg);
                                 }
                                 try zig_args.append("--");
-                                prev_has_cflags = true;
                             }
+                            prev_has_cflags = (c_source_file.flags.len != 0);
+
+                            if (c_source_file.language) |lang| {
+                                try zig_args.append("-x");
+                                try zig_args.append(lang.internalIdentifier());
+                            }
+
                             try zig_args.append(c_source_file.file.getPath2(mod.owner, step));
+
+                            if (c_source_file.language != null) {
+                                try zig_args.append("-x");
+                                try zig_args.append("none");
+                            }
                             total_linker_objects += 1;
                         },
 
                         .c_source_files => |c_source_files| l: {
                             if (!my_responsibility) break :l;
 
-                            if (c_source_files.flags.len == 0) {
-                                if (prev_has_cflags) {
-                                    try zig_args.append("-cflags");
-                                    try zig_args.append("--");
-                                    prev_has_cflags = false;
-                                }
-                            } else {
+                            if (prev_has_cflags or c_source_files.flags.len != 0) {
                                 try zig_args.append("-cflags");
-                                for (c_source_files.flags) |flag| {
-                                    try zig_args.append(flag);
+                                for (c_source_files.flags) |arg| {
+                                    try zig_args.append(arg);
                                 }
                                 try zig_args.append("--");
-                                prev_has_cflags = true;
+                            }
+                            prev_has_cflags = (c_source_files.flags.len != 0);
+
+                            if (c_source_files.language) |lang| {
+                                try zig_args.append("-x");
+                                try zig_args.append(lang.internalIdentifier());
                             }
 
                             const root_path = c_source_files.root.getPath2(mod.owner, step);
@@ -1300,6 +1304,11 @@ fn getZigArgs(compile: *Compile, fuzz: bool) ![][]const u8 {
                                 try zig_args.append(b.pathJoin(&.{ root_path, file }));
                             }
 
+                            if (c_source_files.language != null) {
+                                try zig_args.append("-x");
+                                try zig_args.append("none");
+                            }
+
                             total_linker_objects += c_source_files.files.len;
                         },
 

@@ -78,22 +78,51 @@ pub const SystemLib = struct {
     pub const SearchStrategy = enum { paths_first, mode_first, no_fallback };
 };
 
+pub const CSourceLanguage = enum {
+    c,
+    cpp,
+
+    objective_c,
+    objective_cpp,
+
+    /// Standard assembly
+    assembly,
+    /// Assembly with the C preprocessor
+    assembly_with_preprocessor,
+
+    pub fn internalIdentifier(self: CSourceLanguage) []const u8 {
+        return switch (self) {
+            .c => "c",
+            .cpp => "c++",
+            .objective_c => "objective-c",
+            .objective_cpp => "objective-c++",
+            .assembly => "assembler",
+            .assembly_with_preprocessor => "assembler-with-cpp",
+        };
+    }
+};
+
 pub const CSourceFiles = struct {
     root: LazyPath,
     /// `files` is relative to `root`, which is
     /// the build root by default
     files: []const []const u8,
     flags: []const []const u8,
+    /// By default, determines language of each file individually based on its file extension
+    language: ?CSourceLanguage,
 };
 
 pub const CSourceFile = struct {
     file: LazyPath,
     flags: []const []const u8 = &.{},
+    /// By default, determines language of each file individually based on its file extension
+    language: ?CSourceLanguage = null,
 
     pub fn dupe(file: CSourceFile, b: *std.Build) CSourceFile {
         return .{
             .file = file.file.dupe(b),
             .flags = b.dupeStrings(file.flags),
+            .language = file.language,
         };
     }
 };
@@ -378,9 +407,11 @@ pub const AddCSourceFilesOptions = struct {
     root: ?LazyPath = null,
     files: []const []const u8,
     flags: []const []const u8 = &.{},
+    /// By default, determines language of each file individually based on its file extension
+    language: ?CSourceLanguage = null,
 };
 
-/// Handy when you have many C/C++ source files and want them all to have the same flags.
+/// Handy when you have many non-Zig source files and want them all to have the same flags.
 pub fn addCSourceFiles(m: *Module, options: AddCSourceFilesOptions) void {
     const b = m.owner;
     const allocator = b.allocator;
@@ -399,6 +430,7 @@ pub fn addCSourceFiles(m: *Module, options: AddCSourceFilesOptions) void {
         .root = options.root orelse b.path(""),
         .files = b.dupeStrings(options.files),
         .flags = b.dupeStrings(options.flags),
+        .language = options.language,
     };
     m.link_objects.append(allocator, .{ .c_source_files = c_source_files }) catch @panic("OOM");
 }