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Prior to this change we would assume the ABI for Apple targets to be GNU which could result in subtle errors in LLVM emitting calls to non-existent system libc provided functions such as `_sincosf` which is a GNU extension and as such is not provided by macOS for example. This would result in linker errors where the linker would not be able to find the said symbol in `libSystem.tbd`. With this change, we now correctly identify macOS (and other Apple platforms) as having ABI `unknown` which translates to unspecified in LLVM under-the-hood: ``` // main.ll target triple = "aarch64-unknown-macos-unknown" ``` Note however that we never suffix the target OS with target version such as `macos11` or `macos12` which means we fail to instruct LLVM of potential optimisations provided by the OS such as the availability of function `___sincosf_stret`. I suggest we investigate that in a follow-up commit.
A general-purpose programming language and toolchain for maintaining robust, optimal, and reusable software.
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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.
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