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		pizlonator 66 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Fil-C: A memory-safe C implementation Just using const in C isn’t enough, since C’a const is unsound, so I ignore it. But if you try to write to a readonly global constant then you’ll panic. And there are a handful of ways to allocate readonly data via Fil-C’s APIs.

jacquesm 62 days ago [–]

> Just using const in C isn’t enough, since C’a const is unsound, so I ignore it.

And now I have confused faces looking at me why I just laughed out loud.

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