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[$] Fil-C: A memory-safe C implementation
Tuesday October 28, 2025. 05:49 PM , from LWN.net
Fil-C is a memory-safe implementation of C and C++ that aims to let C code —
complete with pointer arithmetic, unions, and other features that are often cited as a problem for memory-safe languages — run safely, unmodified. Its dedication to being 'fanatically compatible' makes it an attractive choice for retrofitting memory-safety into existing applications. Despite the project's relative youth and single active contributor, Fil-C is capable of compiling an entire memory-safe Linux user space (based on Linux From Scratch), albeit with some modifications to the more complex programs. It also features memory-safe signal handling and a concurrent garbage collector.
https://lwn.net/Articles/1042938/
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