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LLVM 22 Eliminates The Final Support For Google Native Client "NaCl"


One of the early changes for the LLVM 22 compiler stack now in development is completing the removal of support for Google's Native Client 'NaCl'.

One of the early changes for the LLVM 22 compiler stack now in development is completing the removal of support for Google's Native Client "NaCl". The Google Native Client sandboxing tech was interesting when first conceived, but WebAssembly (WASM) has been superior for years for running native code within web browsers. Flushing out the remaining Native Client bits happened in Chrome/Chromium 139 and opened the door now for the compiler support to be removed in LLVM 22.

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