[OpenIndiana-discuss] Fil-C

[Udo Grabowski (IMKASF)]

On 21/11/2025 12:12, Maurilio Longo via openindiana-discuss wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I've seen in the changelog for the latest OpenIndiana image that there has been the "introduction of several Rust-based utilities packaged directly from crates.io'.
> 
> I've also read here and there - not specifically in reference to OpenIndiana - that several Linux userland utilities are being rewritten in Rust, which some people see as a security hazard.
> 
> A few weeks ago I stumbled upon a project called Fil-C, which aims to provide a more secure C/C++ compiler/runtime while remaining fully compatible with existing code.
> 
> So, I'd like to know what you think about having Fil-C available on OpenIndiana and/or building userland utilities with it.
> 
> This is the project page: https://fil-c.org/

With that list of issues, and seemingly being a one-person
pet project, I would consider it alpha-stage, at best:
<https://github.com/pizlonator/fil-c/issues>
Maybe interesting to play with, potentially catch software errors,
but not something to use as a base for a distribution.