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3 ################## 3 ##################
4 Technical Overview 4 Technical Overview
5 ################## 5 ##################
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7 .. contents:: 7 .. contents::
8 :local: 8 :local:
9 :backlinks: none 9 :backlinks: none
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78 application---you don't need to spend time reinventing and debugging code 78 application---you don't need to spend time reinventing and debugging code
79 that's already proven to work well. 79 that's already proven to work well.
80 * **Legacy desktop applications:** Native Client provides a smooth migration 80 * **Legacy desktop applications:** Native Client provides a smooth migration
81 path from desktop applications to the web. You can port and recompile existing 81 path from desktop applications to the web. You can port and recompile existing
82 code for the computation engine of your application directly to Native Client, 82 code for the computation engine of your application directly to Native Client,
83 and need repurpose only the user interface and event handling portions to the 83 and need repurpose only the user interface and event handling portions to the
84 new browser platform. Native Client allows you to embed existing functionality 84 new browser platform. Native Client allows you to embed existing functionality
85 directly into the browser. At the same time, your application takes advantage 85 directly into the browser. At the same time, your application takes advantage
86 of things the browser does well: handling user interaction and processing 86 of things the browser does well: handling user interaction and processing
87 events, based on the latest developments in HTML5. 87 events, based on the latest developments in HTML5.
88 * **Enterprise applications that require heavy computation:** Native Client 88 * **Heavy computation in enterprise applications:** Native Client handles the
89 handles the number crunching required by large-scale enterprise applications. 89 number crunching required by large-scale enterprise applications. To ensure
90 To ensure protection of user data, Native Client enables you to build complex 90 protection of user data, Native Client enables you to build complex
91 cryptographic algorithms directly into the browser so that unencrypted data 91 cryptographic algorithms directly into the browser so that unencrypted data
92 never goes out over the network. 92 never goes out over the network.
93 * **Multimedia applications:** Codecs for processing sounds, images, and movies 93 * **Multimedia applications:** Codecs for processing sounds, images, and movies
94 can be added to the browser in a Native Client module. 94 can be added to the browser in a Native Client module.
95 * **Games:** Native Client enables a web application to run close to native 95 * **Games:** Native Client enables a web application to run close to native
96 speed, reusing existing multithreaded/multicore C/C++ code bases, combined 96 speed, reusing existing multithreaded/multicore C/C++ code bases, combined
97 with low-level access to low-latency audio, networking APIs and OpenGL ES with 97 with low-level access to low-latency audio, networking APIs and OpenGL ES with
98 programmable shaders. Programming to Native Client also enables your binary to 98 programmable shaders. Programming to Native Client also enables your binary to
99 run unchanged across many platforms. Native Client is a natural fit for 99 run unchanged across many platforms. Native Client is a natural fit for
100 running a physics engine or artificial intelligence module that powers a 100 running a physics engine or artificial intelligence module that powers a
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157 within the Native Client sandbox as described above. It also uses intelligent 157 within the Native Client sandbox as described above. It also uses intelligent
158 caching to avoid re-compiling the **pexe** if it was already compiled on the 158 caching to avoid re-compiling the **pexe** if it was already compiled on the
159 client's browser. 159 client's browser.
160 160
161 Native Client also supports running a **nexe** directly in the browser. However, 161 Native Client also supports running a **nexe** directly in the browser. However,
162 since a **nexe** contains architecture-specific machine code, distributing 162 since a **nexe** contains architecture-specific machine code, distributing
163 **nexe** modules on the open web is not allowed. **nexe** modules can only be 163 **nexe** modules on the open web is not allowed. **nexe** modules can only be
164 used as part of applications that are installed from the Chrome Web Store and in 164 used as part of applications that are installed from the Chrome Web Store and in
165 browser extensions. 165 browser extensions.
166 166
167 For more details, see :doc:`NaCl and PNaCl <nacl-and-pnacl>`.
168
167 Toolchains 169 Toolchains
168 ---------- 170 ----------
169 171
170 A *toolchain* is a set of tools used to create an application from a set of 172 A *toolchain* is a set of tools used to create an application from a set of
171 source files. In the case of Native Client, a toolchain consists of a compiler, 173 source files. In the case of Native Client, a toolchain consists of a compiler,
172 linker, assembler and other tools that are used by the developer to convert an 174 linker, assembler and other tools that are used by the developer to convert an
173 application written in C/C++ into a module loadable by the browser. 175 application written in C/C++ into a module loadable by the browser.
174 176
175 The Native Client SDK provides two toolchains: 177 The Native Client SDK provides two toolchains:
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245 help developers make adjustments to API changes and take advantage of new 247 help developers make adjustments to API changes and take advantage of new
246 features. 248 features.
247 249
248 Where to go next 250 Where to go next
249 ================ 251 ================
250 252
251 The :doc:`quick start <quick-start>` document provides links to downloads and 253 The :doc:`quick start <quick-start>` document provides links to downloads and
252 documentation that should help you get started with developing and distributing 254 documentation that should help you get started with developing and distributing
253 NaCl applications. 255 NaCl applications.
254 256
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