# Macos system call validation failure

**URL:** <https://ziggit.dev/t/macos-system-call-validation-failure/16409>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** standard-library\
**Created:** [June 29, 2026, 2:12pm UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/macos-system-call-validation-failure/16409 "2026-06-29T14:12:50Z")\
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The code under `std.os` isn’t portable, so obviously `std.os.linux` code won’t work on macOS.  
edit: This might be what you want

> [@Get CWD path without \`realPath\`](https://ziggit.dev/t/get-cwd-path-without-realpath/16293/2):
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> Hi, and welcome to Ziggit slight_smile I know of [std.process.currentPath()](https://ziglang.org/documentation/master/std/#std.process.currentPath). It returns current working directory of the executed program.

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