--extern Options

• Tracking issue for --extern crate modifiers: #98405
• Tracking issue for noprelude: #98398
• Tracking issue for priv: #98399
• Tracking issue for nounused: #98400
• Tracking issue for force: #111302

The behavior of the --extern flag can be modified with noprelude, priv or nounused options.

This is unstable feature, so you have to provide -Zunstable-options to enable it.

Examples

Use your own build of the core crate.

rustc main.rs -Z unstable-options --extern noprelude:core=libcore.rlib

To use multiple options, separate them with a comma:

rustc main.rs -Z unstable-options --extern noprelude,priv,nounused:mydep=mydep.rlib

Options

• noprelude: Do not add the crate to the external prelude. If used, it will need to be imported using extern crate. This is used by the build-std project to simulate compatibility with sysroot-only crates.
• priv: Mark the crate as a private dependency for the exported_private_dependencies lint.
• nounused: Suppress unused-crate-dependencies warnings for the crate.
• force: Resolve the crate as if it is used, even if it is not used. This can be used to satisfy compilation session requirements like the presence of an allocator or panic handler.