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3 <section id="nacl-and-pnacl"> 3 <section id="nacl-and-pnacl">
4 <span id="id1"></span><h1 id="nacl-and-pnacl"><span id="id1"></span>NaCl and PNa Cl</h1> 4 <span id="id1"></span><h1 id="nacl-and-pnacl"><span id="id1"></span>NaCl and PNa Cl</h1>
5 <p>This document describes the differences between <strong>Native Client</strong > and 5 <p>This document describes the differences between <strong>Native Client</strong > and
6 <strong>Portable Native Client</strong>, and provides recommendations for when t o use each.</p> 6 <strong>Portable Native Client</strong>, and provides recommendations for when t o use each.</p>
7 <div class="contents local" id="contents" style="display: none"> 7 <div class="contents local" id="contents" style="display: none">
8 <ul class="small-gap"> 8 <ul class="small-gap">
9 <li><a class="reference internal" href="#native-client-nacl" id="id3">Native Cli ent (NaCl)</a></li> 9 <li><a class="reference internal" href="#native-client-nacl" id="id3">Native Cli ent (NaCl)</a></li>
10 <li><a class="reference internal" href="#portable-native-client-pnacl" id="id4"> Portable Native Client (PNaCl)</a></li> 10 <li><a class="reference internal" href="#portable-native-client-pnacl" id="id4"> Portable Native Client (PNaCl)</a></li>
11 <li><a class="reference internal" href="#when-to-use-pnacl" id="id5">When to use PNaCl</a></li> 11 <li><a class="reference internal" href="#when-to-use-pnacl" id="id5">When to use PNaCl</a></li>
12 <li><a class="reference internal" href="#when-to-use-nacl" id="id6">When to use NaCl</a></li> 12 <li><a class="reference internal" href="#when-to-use-nacl" id="id6">When to use NaCl</a></li>
13 </ul> 13 </ul>
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15 </div><section id="native-client-nacl"> 15 </div><section id="native-client-nacl">
16 <h2 id="native-client-nacl">Native Client (NaCl)</h2> 16 <h2 id="native-client-nacl">Native Client (NaCl)</h2>
17 <p>Native Client enables the execution of native code 17 <p>Native Client enables the execution of native code securely inside web
18 securely inside web applications through the use of advanced 18 applications through the use of advanced <a class="reference external" href="/na tive-client/community/talks#research">Software Fault Isolation (SFI)
19 <a class="reference external" href="https://developers.google.com/native-client/ community/talks#research">Software Fault Isolation (SFI) techniques</a>. 19 techniques</a>. Since its launch in
20 Since its launch in 2011, Native Client has provided 20 2011, Native Client has provided developers with the ability to harness a
21 developers with the ability to harness a client machine&#8217;s computational po wer 21 client machine&#8217;s computational power to a much fuller extent than traditio nal
22 to a much fuller extent than traditional web technologies, by running compiled C 22 web technologies, by running compiled C and C++ code at near-native speeds and
23 and C++ code at near-native speeds and taking advantage of multiple cores with 23 taking advantage of multiple cores with shared memory.</p>
24 shared memory.</p>
25 <p>While Native Client provides operating system independence, it requires 24 <p>While Native Client provides operating system independence, it requires
26 developers to generate architecture-specific executable modules 25 developers to generate architecture-specific executable modules
27 (<strong>nexe</strong> modules) for each hardware platform. This is not only inc onvenient 26 (<strong>nexe</strong> modules) for each hardware platform. This is not only inc onvenient
28 for developers, but architecture-specific machine code is not portable and thus 27 for developers, but architecture-specific machine code is not portable and thus
29 not well-suited for the open web. The traditional method of application 28 not well-suited for the open web. The traditional method of application
30 distribution on the web is through a self-contained bundle of HTML, CSS, 29 distribution on the web is through a self-contained bundle of HTML, CSS,
31 JavaScript, and other resources (images, etc.) that can be hosted on a server 30 JavaScript, and other resources (images, etc.) that can be hosted on a server
32 and run inside a web browser. With this type of distribution, a website 31 and run inside a web browser. With this type of distribution, a website
33 created today should still work years later, on all platforms. 32 created today should still work years later, on all platforms.
34 Architecture-specific executables are clearly not a good fit for distribution 33 Architecture-specific executables are clearly not a good fit for distribution
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101 <code>newlib</code>). Dynamic linking and <code>glibc</code> are not yet support ed. 100 <code>newlib</code>). Dynamic linking and <code>glibc</code> are not yet support ed.
102 Work is under way to enable dynamic linking in future versions of PNaCl.</li> 101 Work is under way to enable dynamic linking in future versions of PNaCl.</li>
103 <li>In the initial release, PNaCl does not support vector types and SIMD.</li> 102 <li>In the initial release, PNaCl does not support vector types and SIMD.</li>
104 <li>In the initial release, PNaCl does not support some GNU extensions 103 <li>In the initial release, PNaCl does not support some GNU extensions
105 like taking the address of a label for computed <code>goto</code>, or nested 104 like taking the address of a label for computed <code>goto</code>, or nested
106 functions.</li> 105 functions.</li>
107 </ul> 106 </ul>
108 </section></section> 107 </section></section>
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