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Install wild with Homebrew, apk, Nix, pacman, zypper

Very fast linker for Linux. Version 0.9.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-22. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#wild.

Install commandSecurity notes

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install wild

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add wild

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · wild · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#wild

nixpkgs package indexes · wild · source: raw.githubusercontent.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S wild

Arch Linux sync databases · wild · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install wild

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · wild · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Very fast linker for Linux

Commands and aliases

  • ld.wild
  • wild

history

Project history and usage

Wild is a Rust linker for Linux focused on fast iterative development. It aims ultimately at incremental linking, while its current non-incremental implementation already serves as a drop-in linker for supported ELF architectures.

Project history

The official GitHub repository was created in February 2024. GitHub releases begin with 0.3.0 in December 2024 and reach 0.9.0 in May 2026, documenting a young project with a regular release cadence.

Adoption history

The official README documents binaries from GitHub releases, cargo-binstall, a project Homebrew tap, crates.io, source builds, and Nix. The supplied package metadata additionally records Alpine, Homebrew, Nix, Arch, and openSUSE packaging.

How it is used

Wild can be selected from Clang with --ld-path=wild or -fuse-ld=wild, from newer GCC with -fuse-ld=wild, or through a directory containing an ld symlink. Rust projects commonly put the compiler and link arguments in .cargo/config.toml; C and C++ builds can use LDFLAGS or compiler -B paths.

Why package nerds care

Linker performance directly affects edit-build-test cycles, and Wild joins a small set of modern alternatives to GNU ld, gold, lld, and mold. Its Rust implementation, eventual incremental-linking goal, ELF architecture coverage, crates.io distribution, and explicit downstream packaging guide make it especially relevant to compiler-toolchain and distribution maintainers.

Timeline

  • 2024-02: Official GitHub repository created.
  • 2024-12: 0.3.0, the earliest GitHub release record, published.
  • 2025-05: 0.5.0 published.
  • 2026-05: 0.9.0 published.

Related projects

  • The official README compares Wild with mold and places its name in the lineage of GNU ld, gold, lld, and mold. The wild-action repository provides CI integration.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for wild. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
ld.wildexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
wildexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-03
manager version0.9.0
manager updated2026-07-22
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:wild
Version0.9.0
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://github.com/wild-linker/wild
Repositoryhttps://github.com/wild-linker/wild
Last updated2026-07-22T05:32:52Z
Pulseupdated
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

wild

nix profile install nixpkgs#wild
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Wild
nixpkgs package indexes · raw.githubusercontent.com · nixpkgs package indexes: wild from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
apk95%

wild 0.8.0-r0

Very fast linker for Linux

https://github.com/davidlattimore/wild

sudo apk add wild
  • License: MIT OR Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: wild
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Wild
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: wild from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

wild-doc 0.8.0-r0

Very fast linker for Linux (documentation)

https://github.com/davidlattimore/wild

sudo apk add wild-doc
  • License: MIT OR Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: wild
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Wild
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: wild-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
pacman95%

wild 0.9.0-1

A very fast linker for Linux written in Rust

https://github.com/wild-linker/wild

sudo pacman -S wild
  • License: Apache-2.0 AND MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 4 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Wild
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: wild from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

wild 0.8.0-1.3

A very fast linker for Linux

https://github.com/wild-linker/wild

sudo zypper install wild
  • License: Apache-2.0 OR MIT
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: wild
  • 4 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Wild
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: wild from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst

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