add unsafe examples + update README

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@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ use `rustc` or equivalent compiler to generate `.o` files, and then write a
shell script that does the linking with the expected flags. I have not tried shell script that does the linking with the expected flags. I have not tried
this method. this method.
> a previous attempt at a Rust APE was done without using the `std` crate. You
can view that in the [`without-std` branch of this repo][without-std-branch].
## Building a Rust APE with the `std` crate ## Building a Rust APE with the `std` crate
1. Download the Cosmopolitan Libc [amalgamation][amalg-download] into the `libcosmo` folder: 1. Download the Cosmopolitan Libc [amalgamation][amalg-download] into the `libcosmo` folder:
@ -52,7 +49,7 @@ For reference, this worked when I tried it for `nightly-x86_64-linux-gnu` and:
is required. is required.
```bash ```bash
cargo +nightly build -Zbuild-std=panic_abort,std -Zbuild-std-features="" --target=./x86_64-unknown-linux-cosmo.json cargo +nightly build -Zbuild-std=libc,panic_abort,std -Zbuild-std-features="" --target=./x86_64-unknown-linux-cosmo.json
``` ```
For reference, I used the below versions of `gcc` and `ld.bfd` For reference, I used the below versions of `gcc` and `ld.bfd`
@ -81,11 +78,13 @@ objcopy -SO binary ./target/x86_64-unknown-linux-cosmo/debug/hello_world.com.dbg
./hello_world.com ./hello_world.com
# see syscalls made by the APE # see syscalls made by the APE
./hello_world.com --strace ./hello_world.com --strace
# ls ./target/x86_64-unknown-linux-cosmo/debug/*.com.dbg
``` ```
Now we have an Actually Portable Executable built with Rust! There might some Now we have Actually Portable Executables built with Rust! I also built a few
edge cases that I haven't noticed, so clone/fork the repo and try it out! The more executables using the code from [Rust By Example][rbe], and an APE that
[`without-std` branch][without-std-branch] of this repo might be useful. doesn't use the `std` crate. There might some edge cases that I haven't noticed,
so clone/fork the repo and try it out!
## TODOs ## TODOs
@ -108,6 +107,7 @@ build command.
[without-std-branch]: https://github.com/ahgamut/rust-ape-example/tree/without-std [without-std-branch]: https://github.com/ahgamut/rust-ape-example/tree/without-std
[rust]: https://rust-lang.org [rust]: https://rust-lang.org
[rbe]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/rust-by-example/
[cosmo]: https://github.com/jart/cosmopolitan [cosmo]: https://github.com/jart/cosmopolitan
[cosmo-nightly]: https://github.com/jart/cosmopolitan/commit/893cc06fc2ca7f84bc2238566f29d10d32999725 [cosmo-nightly]: https://github.com/jart/cosmopolitan/commit/893cc06fc2ca7f84bc2238566f29d10d32999725
[amalg-download]: https://justine.lol/cosmopolitan/download.html [amalg-download]: https://justine.lol/cosmopolitan/download.html

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#![no_main]
#![no_std]
#![feature(rustc_private)]
extern crate libc;
#[no_mangle]
pub extern "C" fn main(_argc: isize, _argv: *const *const u8) -> isize {
// Since we are passing a C string the final null character is mandatory
const HELLO: &'static str = "Hello, world! %d + %d = %d\n\0";
let x: i32 = 1;
let y: i32 = 2;
unsafe {
libc::printf(HELLO.as_ptr() as *const _, x, y, x+y);
}
0
}
#[panic_handler]
fn my_panic(_info: &core::panic::PanicInfo) -> ! {
loop {}
}