[OpenIndiana-discuss] Fil-C

[Till Wegmüller]

Hi

The Rust tools that are now available are ones that have distinct 
differnt features sets than existing userland utilities. Specific 
examples include but are not limited to, ripgrep lds helix editor and my 
personal favourite mergiraf. All of them are really nice to use fancy 
tools that enhance workflows and not just replace tools with more 
"secure" versions.


-Till

On 11/21/25 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/
> 
> Regards.
> 
> Maurilio
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