Post 1 - Freestanding Rust Binary

blog_os/Cargo.toml

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+[package]
+name = "blog_os"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2018"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
+
+[profile.dev]
+panic = "abort"
+
+[profile.release]
+panic = "abort"

blog_os/src/main.rs

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+#![no_std] // don't link the Rust standard library
+#![no_main] // disable all Rust-level entry points
+
+use core::panic::PanicInfo;
+
+#[no_mangle] // don't mangle the name of this function
+pub extern "C" fn _start() -> ! {
+    // this function is the entry point, since the linker looks for a function
+    // named `_start` by default
+    loop {}
+}
+
+/// This function is called on panic.
+#[panic_handler]
+fn panic(_info: &PanicInfo) -> ! {
+    loop {}
+}