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Note that the current documentation for the `-z noexecstack` is incorrect. This indicates that an object *does not* require an executable stack. This is actually the default of LLD, and there has never been a way to override this default by passing `-z execstack` to LLD. This commit removes the redundant `-z noexecstack` option from zig build-exe/build-lib/build-obj and ignores the option if passed to zig cc for compatibility. As far as I can tell, there is no reason for code to require an executable stack. This option only exists because the stack was originally executable by default and some programs came to depend on that behavior. Instead, mprotect(2) may be used to make memory pages executable.
A general-purpose programming language and toolchain for maintaining robust, optimal, and reusable software.
Resources
- Introduction
- Download & Documentation
- Chapter 0 - Getting Started | ZigLearn.org
- Community
- Contributing
- Code of Conduct
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Community Projects
Installation
- download a pre-built binary
- install from a package manager
- build from source
- bootstrap zig for any target
License
The ultimate goal of the Zig project is to serve users. As a first-order effect, this means users of the compiler, helping programmers to write better software. Even more important, however, are the end-users.
Zig is intended to be used to help end-users accomplish their goals. Zig should be used to empower end-users, never to exploit them financially, or to limit their freedom to interact with hardware or software in any way.
However, such problems are best solved with social norms, not with software licenses. Any attempt to complicate the software license of Zig would risk compromising the value Zig provides.
Therefore, Zig is available under the MIT (Expat) License, and comes with a humble request: use it to make software better serve the needs of end-users.
This project redistributes code from other projects, some of which have other licenses besides MIT. Such licenses are generally similar to the MIT license for practical purposes. See the subdirectories and files inside lib/ for more details.