Use _Exit instead of std::quick_exit to work around macOS bug #8232
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Older versions of MacOS are missing the libc symbol quick_exit, despite the fact that libc++ implements std::quick_exit on top of it. The result is that Binaryen will link but fail to load. Switch to _Exit instead.
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Older versions of macOS are missing the libc symbol quick_exit, despite
the fact that libc++ implements std::quick_exit on top of it. The
result is that Binaryen will link but fail to load.
Switch to _Exit instead.