Conditionally build wasm-component-ld

config.example.toml

@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@
 #    "rust-analyzer-proc-macro-srv",
 #    "analysis",
 #    "src",
+#    "wasm-component-ld",
 #]
 
 # Verbosity level: 0 == not verbose, 1 == verbose, 2 == very verbose, 3 == print environment variables on each rustc invocation

src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/compile.rs

@@ -1820,12 +1820,14 @@ impl Step for Assemble {
                     &self_contained_lld_dir.join(exe(name, target_compiler.host)),
                 );
             }
+        }
 
-            // In addition to `rust-lld` also install `wasm-component-ld` when
-            // LLD is enabled. This is a relatively small binary that primarily
-            // delegates to the `rust-lld` binary for linking and then runs
-            // logic to create the final binary. This is used by the
-            // `wasm32-wasip2` target of Rust.
+        // In addition to `rust-lld` also install `wasm-component-ld` when
+        // LLD is enabled. This is a relatively small binary that primarily
+        // delegates to the `rust-lld` binary for linking and then runs
+        // logic to create the final binary. This is used by the
+        // `wasm32-wasip2` target of Rust.
+        if builder.build_wasm_component_ld() {
             let wasm_component_ld_exe =
                 builder.ensure(crate::core::build_steps::tool::WasmComponentLd {
                     compiler: build_compiler,

src/bootstrap/src/lib.rs

@@ -1414,6 +1414,19 @@ Executed at: {executed_at}"#,
         None
     }
 
+    /// Returns whether it's requested that `wasm-component-ld` is built as part
+    /// of the sysroot. This is done either with the `extended` key in
+    /// `config.toml` or with the `tools` set.
+    fn build_wasm_component_ld(&self) -> bool {
+        if self.config.extended {
+            return true;
+        }
+        match &self.config.tools {
+            Some(set) => set.contains("wasm-component-ld"),
+            None => false,
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Returns the root of the "rootfs" image that this target will be using,
     /// if one was configured.
     ///

src/bootstrap/src/utils/change_tracker.rs

@@ -205,4 +205,9 @@ pub const CONFIG_CHANGE_HISTORY: &[ChangeInfo] = &[
         severity: ChangeSeverity::Warning,
         summary: "`debug-logging` option has been removed from the default `tools` profile.",
     },
+    ChangeInfo {
+        change_id: 127866,
+        severity: ChangeSeverity::Info,
+        summary: "the `wasm-component-ld` tool is now built as part of `build.extended` and can be a member of `build.tools`",
+    },
 ];