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Issue 637873003: [DOCS] Edit references to Chrome 31 and earlier. (Closed) Base URL: https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src.git@master
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3 ############## 3 ##############
4 NaCl and PNaCl 4 NaCl and PNaCl
5 ############## 5 ##############
6 6
7 This document describes the differences between **Native Client** and 7 This document describes the differences between **Native Client** and
8 **Portable Native Client**, and provides recommendations for when to use each. 8 **Portable Native Client**, and provides recommendations for when to use each.
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76 When to use PNaCl 76 When to use PNaCl
77 ================= 77 =================
78 78
79 PNaCl is the preferred toolchain for Native Client, and the only way to deploy 79 PNaCl is the preferred toolchain for Native Client, and the only way to deploy
80 Native Client modules without the Google Web Store. Unless your project is 80 Native Client modules without the Google Web Store. Unless your project is
81 subject to one of the narrow limitations described under ":ref:`When to use 81 subject to one of the narrow limitations described under ":ref:`When to use
82 NaCl<when-to-use-nacl>`", you should use PNaCl. 82 NaCl<when-to-use-nacl>`", you should use PNaCl.
83 83
84 Since version 31, Chrome supports translation of pexe 84 Chrome supports translation of pexe modules and their use in web applications
85 modules and their use in web applications without requiring installation either 85 without requiring installation either of a browser plug-in or of the
86 of a browser plug-in or of the applications themselves. Native Client and PNaCl 86 applications themselves. Native Client and PNaCl are open-source technologies,
87 are open-source technologies, and our hope is that they will be added to other 87 and our hope is that they will be added to other hosting platforms in the
88 hosting platforms in the future. 88 future.
89 89
90 If controlled distribution through the Chrome Web Store is an important part of 90 If controlled distribution through the Chrome Web Store is an important part of
91 your product plan, the benefits of PNaCl are less critical for you. But you can 91 your product plan, the benefits of PNaCl are less critical for you. But you can
92 still use the PNaCl toolchain and distribute your application through the Chrome 92 still use the PNaCl toolchain and distribute your application through the Chrome
93 Web Store, and thereby take advantage of the conveniences of PNaCl, such as not 93 Web Store, and thereby take advantage of the conveniences of PNaCl, such as not
94 having to explicitly compile your application for all supported architectures. 94 having to explicitly compile your application for all supported architectures.
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96 .. _when-to-use-nacl: 96 .. _when-to-use-nacl:
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98 When to use NaCl 98 When to use NaCl
99 ================ 99 ================
100 100
101 Use NaCl if any of the following apply to your application: 101 Use NaCl if any of the following apply to your application:
102 102
103 * Your application requires architecture-specific instructions such as, for 103 * Your application requires architecture-specific instructions such as, for
104 example, inline assembly. PNaCl tries to offer high-performance portable 104 example, inline assembly. PNaCl tries to offer high-performance portable
105 equivalents. One such example is PNaCl's :ref:`Portable SIMD Vectors 105 equivalents. One such example is PNaCl's :ref:`Portable SIMD Vectors
106 <portable_simd_vectors>`. 106 <portable_simd_vectors>`.
107 * Your application uses dynamic linking. PNaCl only supports static linking 107 * Your application uses dynamic linking. PNaCl only supports static linking
108 with a PNaCl port of the ``newlib`` C standard library. Dynamic linking and 108 with a PNaCl port of the ``newlib`` C standard library. Dynamic linking and
109 ``glibc`` are not yet supported in PNaCl. Work is under way to enable dynamic 109 ``glibc`` are not yet supported in PNaCl. Work is under way to enable dynamic
110 linking in future versions of PNaCl. 110 linking in future versions of PNaCl.
111 * Your application uses certain GNU extensions not supported by PNaCl's LLVM 111 * Your application uses certain GNU extensions not supported by PNaCl's LLVM
112 toolchain, like taking the address of a label for computed ``goto``, or nested 112 toolchain, like taking the address of a label for computed ``goto``, or nested
113 functions. 113 functions.
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