Implement -Zlink-directives=yes/no

compiler/rustc_interface/src/tests.rs

@@ -756,6 +756,7 @@ fn test_unstable_options_tracking_hash() {
     tracked!(instrument_coverage, Some(InstrumentCoverage::All));
     tracked!(instrument_mcount, true);
     tracked!(instrument_xray, Some(InstrumentXRay::default()));
+    tracked!(link_directives, false);
     tracked!(link_only, true);
     tracked!(llvm_plugins, vec![String::from("plugin_name")]);
     tracked!(location_detail, LocationDetail { file: true, line: false, column: false });

compiler/rustc_metadata/src/native_libs.rs

@@ -103,8 +103,13 @@ impl<'tcx> Collector<'tcx> {
         }
 
         // Process all of the #[link(..)]-style arguments
-        let sess = &self.tcx.sess;
+        let sess = self.tcx.sess;
         let features = self.tcx.features();
+
+        if !sess.opts.unstable_opts.link_directives {
+            return;
+        }
+
         for m in self.tcx.hir().attrs(it.hir_id()).iter().filter(|a| a.has_name(sym::link)) {
             let Some(items) = m.meta_item_list() else {
                 continue;

compiler/rustc_session/src/options.rs

@@ -1489,6 +1489,8 @@ options! {
         "keep hygiene data after analysis (default: no)"),
     layout_seed: Option<u64> = (None, parse_opt_number, [TRACKED],
         "seed layout randomization"),
+    link_directives: bool = (true, parse_bool, [TRACKED],
+        "honor #[link] directives in the compiled crate (default: yes)"),
     link_native_libraries: bool = (true, parse_bool, [UNTRACKED],
         "link native libraries in the linker invocation (default: yes)"),
     link_only: bool = (false, parse_bool, [TRACKED],

tests/rustdoc-ui/z-help.stdout

@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
          Multiple options can be combined with commas.
     -Z                     keep-hygiene-data=val -- keep hygiene data after analysis (default: no)
     -Z                           layout-seed=val -- seed layout randomization
+    -Z                       link-directives=val -- honor #[link] directives in the compiled crate (default: yes)
     -Z                 link-native-libraries=val -- link native libraries in the linker invocation (default: yes)
     -Z                             link-only=val -- link the `.rlink` file generated by `-Z no-link` (default: no)
     -Z                          llvm-plugins=val -- a list LLVM plugins to enable (space separated)

tests/ui/issues/issue-70093/issue-70093-link-directives.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// run-pass
+// compile-flags: -Zlink-directives=no
+// ignore-windows - this will probably only work on unixish systems
+// ignore-fuchsia - missing __libc_start_main for some reason (#84733)
+// ignore-cross-compile - default-linker-libraries=yes doesn't play well with cross compiling
+
+#[link(name = "some-random-non-existent-library", kind = "static")]
+extern "C" {}
+
+fn main() {}