diff --git a/crates/cli/tests/fixtures/multi-dep-str/platform/host.zig b/crates/cli/tests/fixtures/multi-dep-str/platform/host.zig
index d1e0e912fa..eaed7abb87 100644
--- a/crates/cli/tests/fixtures/multi-dep-str/platform/host.zig
+++ b/crates/cli/tests/fixtures/multi-dep-str/platform/host.zig
@@ -65,6 +65,34 @@ export fn roc_panic(c_ptr: *anyopaque, tag_id: u32) callconv(.C) void {
     std.process.exit(0);
 }
 
+extern fn kill(pid: c_int, sig: c_int) c_int;
+extern fn shm_open(name: *const i8, oflag: c_int, mode: c_uint) c_int;
+extern fn mmap(addr: ?*anyopaque, length: c_uint, prot: c_int, flags: c_int, fd: c_int, offset: c_uint) *anyopaque;
+extern fn getppid() c_int;
+
+fn roc_getppid() callconv(.C) c_int {
+    return getppid();
+}
+
+fn roc_send_signal(pid: c_int, sig: c_int) callconv(.C) c_int {
+    return kill(pid, sig);
+}
+fn roc_shm_open(name: *const i8, oflag: c_int, mode: c_uint) callconv(.C) c_int {
+    return shm_open(name, oflag, mode);
+}
+fn roc_mmap(addr: ?*anyopaque, length: c_uint, prot: c_int, flags: c_int, fd: c_int, offset: c_uint) callconv(.C) *anyopaque {
+    return mmap(addr, length, prot, flags, fd, offset);
+}
+
+comptime {
+    if (builtin.os.tag == .macos or builtin.os.tag == .linux) {
+        @export(roc_getppid, .{ .name = "roc_getppid", .linkage = .Strong });
+        @export(roc_mmap, .{ .name = "roc_mmap", .linkage = .Strong });
+        @export(roc_send_signal, .{ .name = "roc_send_signal", .linkage = .Strong });
+        @export(roc_shm_open, .{ .name = "roc_shm_open", .linkage = .Strong });
+    }
+}
+
 const Unit = extern struct {};
 
 pub export fn main() i32 {
diff --git a/crates/cli/tests/fixtures/multi-dep-thunk/platform/host.zig b/crates/cli/tests/fixtures/multi-dep-thunk/platform/host.zig
index 1bf51a90e9..935f24ea62 100644
--- a/crates/cli/tests/fixtures/multi-dep-thunk/platform/host.zig
+++ b/crates/cli/tests/fixtures/multi-dep-thunk/platform/host.zig
@@ -64,6 +64,34 @@ export fn roc_panic(c_ptr: *anyopaque, tag_id: u32) callconv(.C) void {
     std.process.exit(0);
 }
 
+extern fn kill(pid: c_int, sig: c_int) c_int;
+extern fn shm_open(name: *const i8, oflag: c_int, mode: c_uint) c_int;
+extern fn mmap(addr: ?*anyopaque, length: c_uint, prot: c_int, flags: c_int, fd: c_int, offset: c_uint) *anyopaque;
+extern fn getppid() c_int;
+
+fn roc_getppid() callconv(.C) c_int {
+    return getppid();
+}
+
+fn roc_send_signal(pid: c_int, sig: c_int) callconv(.C) c_int {
+    return kill(pid, sig);
+}
+fn roc_shm_open(name: *const i8, oflag: c_int, mode: c_uint) callconv(.C) c_int {
+    return shm_open(name, oflag, mode);
+}
+fn roc_mmap(addr: ?*anyopaque, length: c_uint, prot: c_int, flags: c_int, fd: c_int, offset: c_uint) callconv(.C) *anyopaque {
+    return mmap(addr, length, prot, flags, fd, offset);
+}
+
+comptime {
+    if (builtin.os.tag == .macos or builtin.os.tag == .linux) {
+        @export(roc_getppid, .{ .name = "roc_getppid", .linkage = .Strong });
+        @export(roc_mmap, .{ .name = "roc_mmap", .linkage = .Strong });
+        @export(roc_send_signal, .{ .name = "roc_send_signal", .linkage = .Strong });
+        @export(roc_shm_open, .{ .name = "roc_shm_open", .linkage = .Strong });
+    }
+}
+
 const Unit = extern struct {};
 
 pub export fn main() i32 {
diff --git a/crates/cli_testing_examples/algorithms/fibonacci-platform/host.zig b/crates/cli_testing_examples/algorithms/fibonacci-platform/host.zig
index 55f55e2658..004663313b 100644
--- a/crates/cli_testing_examples/algorithms/fibonacci-platform/host.zig
+++ b/crates/cli_testing_examples/algorithms/fibonacci-platform/host.zig
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const std = @import("std");
+const builtin = @import("builtin");
 const testing = std.testing;
 const expectEqual = testing.expectEqual;
 const expect = testing.expect;
@@ -13,7 +14,6 @@ comptime {
     // -fcompiler-rt in link.rs instead of doing this. Note that this
     // workaround is present in many host.zig files, so make sure to undo
     // it everywhere!
-    const builtin = @import("builtin");
     if (builtin.os.tag == .macos) {
         _ = @import("compiler_rt");
     }
@@ -81,6 +81,34 @@ export fn roc_memset(dst: [*]u8, value: i32, size: usize) callconv(.C) void {
     return memset(dst, value, size);
 }
 
+extern fn kill(pid: c_int, sig: c_int) c_int;
+extern fn shm_open(name: *const i8, oflag: c_int, mode: c_uint) c_int;
+extern fn mmap(addr: ?*anyopaque, length: c_uint, prot: c_int, flags: c_int, fd: c_int, offset: c_uint) *anyopaque;
+extern fn getppid() c_int;
+
+fn roc_getppid() callconv(.C) c_int {
+    return getppid();
+}
+
+fn roc_send_signal(pid: c_int, sig: c_int) callconv(.C) c_int {
+    return kill(pid, sig);
+}
+fn roc_shm_open(name: *const i8, oflag: c_int, mode: c_uint) callconv(.C) c_int {
+    return shm_open(name, oflag, mode);
+}
+fn roc_mmap(addr: ?*anyopaque, length: c_uint, prot: c_int, flags: c_int, fd: c_int, offset: c_uint) callconv(.C) *anyopaque {
+    return mmap(addr, length, prot, flags, fd, offset);
+}
+
+comptime {
+    if (builtin.os.tag == .macos or builtin.os.tag == .linux) {
+        @export(roc_getppid, .{ .name = "roc_getppid", .linkage = .Strong });
+        @export(roc_mmap, .{ .name = "roc_mmap", .linkage = .Strong });
+        @export(roc_send_signal, .{ .name = "roc_send_signal", .linkage = .Strong });
+        @export(roc_shm_open, .{ .name = "roc_shm_open", .linkage = .Strong });
+    }
+}
+
 pub export fn main() u8 {
     const stdout = std.io.getStdOut().writer();
     const stderr = std.io.getStdErr().writer();
diff --git a/crates/cli_testing_examples/algorithms/quicksort-platform/host.zig b/crates/cli_testing_examples/algorithms/quicksort-platform/host.zig
index c2e70f3d31..3047ed327e 100644
--- a/crates/cli_testing_examples/algorithms/quicksort-platform/host.zig
+++ b/crates/cli_testing_examples/algorithms/quicksort-platform/host.zig
@@ -80,6 +80,34 @@ export fn roc_memset(dst: [*]u8, value: i32, size: usize) callconv(.C) void {
     return memset(dst, value, size);
 }
 
+extern fn kill(pid: c_int, sig: c_int) c_int;
+extern fn shm_open(name: *const i8, oflag: c_int, mode: c_uint) c_int;
+extern fn mmap(addr: ?*anyopaque, length: c_uint, prot: c_int, flags: c_int, fd: c_int, offset: c_uint) *anyopaque;
+extern fn getppid() c_int;
+
+fn roc_getppid() callconv(.C) c_int {
+    return getppid();
+}
+
+fn roc_send_signal(pid: c_int, sig: c_int) callconv(.C) c_int {
+    return kill(pid, sig);
+}
+fn roc_shm_open(name: *const i8, oflag: c_int, mode: c_uint) callconv(.C) c_int {
+    return shm_open(name, oflag, mode);
+}
+fn roc_mmap(addr: ?*anyopaque, length: c_uint, prot: c_int, flags: c_int, fd: c_int, offset: c_uint) callconv(.C) *anyopaque {
+    return mmap(addr, length, prot, flags, fd, offset);
+}
+
+comptime {
+    if (builtin.os.tag == .macos or builtin.os.tag == .linux) {
+        @export(roc_getppid, .{ .name = "roc_getppid", .linkage = .Strong });
+        @export(roc_mmap, .{ .name = "roc_mmap", .linkage = .Strong });
+        @export(roc_send_signal, .{ .name = "roc_send_signal", .linkage = .Strong });
+        @export(roc_shm_open, .{ .name = "roc_shm_open", .linkage = .Strong });
+    }
+}
+
 // warning! the array is currently stack-allocated so don't make this too big
 const NUM_NUMS = 100;
 
diff --git a/crates/cli_testing_examples/benchmarks/platform/host.zig b/crates/cli_testing_examples/benchmarks/platform/host.zig
index 209ea9e06b..d8010a3de1 100644
--- a/crates/cli_testing_examples/benchmarks/platform/host.zig
+++ b/crates/cli_testing_examples/benchmarks/platform/host.zig
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const std = @import("std");
+const builtin = @import("builtin");
 const str = @import("str");
 const RocStr = str.RocStr;
 const testing = std.testing;
@@ -15,7 +16,6 @@ comptime {
     // -fcompiler-rt in link.rs instead of doing this. Note that this
     // workaround is present in many host.zig files, so make sure to undo
     // it everywhere!
-    const builtin = @import("builtin");
     if (builtin.os.tag == .macos) {
         _ = @import("compiler_rt");
     }
@@ -85,6 +85,34 @@ export fn roc_memset(dst: [*]u8, value: i32, size: usize) callconv(.C) void {
     return memset(dst, value, size);
 }
 
+extern fn kill(pid: c_int, sig: c_int) c_int;
+extern fn shm_open(name: *const i8, oflag: c_int, mode: c_uint) c_int;
+extern fn mmap(addr: ?*anyopaque, length: c_uint, prot: c_int, flags: c_int, fd: c_int, offset: c_uint) *anyopaque;
+extern fn getppid() c_int;
+
+fn roc_getppid() callconv(.C) c_int {
+    return getppid();
+}
+
+fn roc_send_signal(pid: c_int, sig: c_int) callconv(.C) c_int {
+    return kill(pid, sig);
+}
+fn roc_shm_open(name: *const i8, oflag: c_int, mode: c_uint) callconv(.C) c_int {
+    return shm_open(name, oflag, mode);
+}
+fn roc_mmap(addr: ?*anyopaque, length: c_uint, prot: c_int, flags: c_int, fd: c_int, offset: c_uint) callconv(.C) *anyopaque {
+    return mmap(addr, length, prot, flags, fd, offset);
+}
+
+comptime {
+    if (builtin.os.tag == .macos or builtin.os.tag == .linux) {
+        @export(roc_getppid, .{ .name = "roc_getppid", .linkage = .Strong });
+        @export(roc_mmap, .{ .name = "roc_mmap", .linkage = .Strong });
+        @export(roc_send_signal, .{ .name = "roc_send_signal", .linkage = .Strong });
+        @export(roc_shm_open, .{ .name = "roc_shm_open", .linkage = .Strong });
+    }
+}
+
 const Unit = extern struct {};
 
 pub fn main() !u8 {
diff --git a/crates/cli_testing_examples/platform-switching/c-platform/host.c b/crates/cli_testing_examples/platform-switching/c-platform/host.c
index 3f9a63c2a2..553af25c4c 100644
--- a/crates/cli_testing_examples/platform-switching/c-platform/host.c
+++ b/crates/cli_testing_examples/platform-switching/c-platform/host.c
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ void* roc_memcpy(void* dest, const void* src, size_t n) {
 
 void* roc_memset(void* str, int c, size_t n) { return memset(str, c, n); }
 
+
+int roc_send_signal(int pid, int sig) { return kill(pid, sig); }
+int roc_shm_open(char* name, int oflag, int mode) { return shm_open(name, oflag, mode); }
+void* roc_mmap(void* addr, int length, int prot, int flags, int fd, int offset) { return mmap(addr, length, prot, flags, fd, offset); }
+int roc_getppid() { return getppid(); }
+
 struct RocStr {
   char* bytes;
   size_t len;
diff --git a/crates/cli_testing_examples/platform-switching/rust-platform/src/lib.rs b/crates/cli_testing_examples/platform-switching/rust-platform/src/lib.rs
index 303f5fb6f1..ce2bf4fc0a 100644
--- a/crates/cli_testing_examples/platform-switching/rust-platform/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/cli_testing_examples/platform-switching/rust-platform/src/lib.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,41 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn roc_memset(dst: *mut c_void, c: i32, n: usize) -> *mut
     libc::memset(dst, c, n)
 }
 
+#[cfg(unix)]
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn roc_getppid() -> libc::pid_t {
+    libc::getppid()
+}
+
+#[cfg(unix)]
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn roc_mmap(
+    addr: *mut libc::c_void,
+    len: libc::size_t,
+    prot: libc::c_int,
+    flags: libc::c_int,
+    fd: libc::c_int,
+    offset: libc::off_t,
+) -> *mut libc::c_void {
+    libc::mmap(addr, len, prot, flags, fd, offset)
+}
+
+#[cfg(unix)]
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn roc_shm_open(
+    name: *const libc::c_char,
+    oflag: libc::c_int,
+    mode: libc::mode_t,
+) -> libc::c_int {
+    libc::shm_open(name, oflag, mode)
+}
+
+#[cfg(unix)]
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn roc_send_signal(pid: libc::pid_t, sig: libc::c_int) -> libc::c_int {
+    libc::kill(pid, sig)
+}
+
 #[no_mangle]
 pub extern "C" fn rust_main() -> i32 {
     unsafe {
diff --git a/crates/cli_testing_examples/platform-switching/zig-platform/host.zig b/crates/cli_testing_examples/platform-switching/zig-platform/host.zig
index d03e803047..e9f6cc83e4 100644
--- a/crates/cli_testing_examples/platform-switching/zig-platform/host.zig
+++ b/crates/cli_testing_examples/platform-switching/zig-platform/host.zig
@@ -75,6 +75,34 @@ export fn roc_memset(dst: [*]u8, value: i32, size: usize) callconv(.C) void {
     return memset(dst, value, size);
 }
 
+extern fn kill(pid: c_int, sig: c_int) c_int;
+extern fn shm_open(name: *const i8, oflag: c_int, mode: c_uint) c_int;
+extern fn mmap(addr: ?*anyopaque, length: c_uint, prot: c_int, flags: c_int, fd: c_int, offset: c_uint) *anyopaque;
+extern fn getppid() c_int;
+
+fn roc_getppid() callconv(.C) c_int {
+    return getppid();
+}
+
+fn roc_send_signal(pid: c_int, sig: c_int) callconv(.C) c_int {
+    return kill(pid, sig);
+}
+fn roc_shm_open(name: *const i8, oflag: c_int, mode: c_uint) callconv(.C) c_int {
+    return shm_open(name, oflag, mode);
+}
+fn roc_mmap(addr: ?*anyopaque, length: c_uint, prot: c_int, flags: c_int, fd: c_int, offset: c_uint) callconv(.C) *anyopaque {
+    return mmap(addr, length, prot, flags, fd, offset);
+}
+
+comptime {
+    if (builtin.os.tag == .macos or builtin.os.tag == .linux) {
+        @export(roc_getppid, .{ .name = "roc_getppid", .linkage = .Strong });
+        @export(roc_mmap, .{ .name = "roc_mmap", .linkage = .Strong });
+        @export(roc_send_signal, .{ .name = "roc_send_signal", .linkage = .Strong });
+        @export(roc_shm_open, .{ .name = "roc_shm_open", .linkage = .Strong });
+    }
+}
+
 const mem = std.mem;
 const Allocator = mem.Allocator;
 
@@ -103,4 +131,4 @@ pub fn main() u8 {
     stderr.print("runtime: {d:.3}ms\n", .{seconds * 1000}) catch unreachable;
 
     return 0;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/crates/compiler/builtins/bitcode/src/expect.zig b/crates/compiler/builtins/bitcode/src/expect.zig
index 9aab2081a2..f6a7e19c73 100644
--- a/crates/compiler/builtins/bitcode/src/expect.zig
+++ b/crates/compiler/builtins/bitcode/src/expect.zig
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const std = @import("std");
+const builtin = @import("builtin");
 
 const SIGUSR1: c_int = 10;
 
@@ -22,32 +23,36 @@ pub fn expectFailedStart() callconv(.C) [*]u8 {
     return SHARED_BUFFER.ptr;
 }
 
-extern fn shm_open(name: *const i8, oflag: c_int, mode: c_uint) c_int;
-extern fn mmap(addr: ?*anyopaque, length: c_uint, prot: c_int, flags: c_int, fd: c_int, offset: c_uint) *anyopaque;
-extern fn kill(pid: c_int, sig: c_int) c_int;
-extern fn getppid() c_int;
+extern fn roc_send_signal(pid: c_int, sig: c_int) c_int;
+extern fn roc_shm_open(name: *const i8, oflag: c_int, mode: c_uint) c_int;
+extern fn roc_mmap(addr: ?*anyopaque, length: c_uint, prot: c_int, flags: c_int, fd: c_int, offset: c_uint) *anyopaque;
+extern fn roc_getppid() c_int;
 
 pub fn readSharedBufferEnv() callconv(.C) void {
-    const name = "/roc_expect_buffer"; // IMPORTANT: shared memory object names must begin with / and contain no other slashes!
-    const shared_fd = shm_open(@ptrCast(*const i8, name), O_RDWR | O_CREAT, 0o666);
-    const length = 4096;
+    if (builtin.os.tag == .macos or builtin.os.tag == .linux) {
+        const name = "/roc_expect_buffer"; // IMPORTANT: shared memory object names must begin with / and contain no other slashes!
+        const shared_fd = roc_shm_open(@ptrCast(*const i8, name), O_RDWR | O_CREAT, 0o666);
+        const length = 4096;
 
-    const shared_ptr = mmap(
-        null,
-        length,
-        PROT_WRITE,
-        MAP_SHARED,
-        shared_fd,
-        0,
-    );
+        const shared_ptr = roc_mmap(
+            null,
+            length,
+            PROT_WRITE,
+            MAP_SHARED,
+            shared_fd,
+            0,
+        );
 
-    const ptr = @ptrCast([*]u8, shared_ptr);
+        const ptr = @ptrCast([*]u8, shared_ptr);
 
-    SHARED_BUFFER = ptr[0..length];
+        SHARED_BUFFER = ptr[0..length];
+    }
 }
 
 pub fn expectFailedFinalize() callconv(.C) void {
-    const parent_pid = getppid();
+    if (builtin.os.tag == .macos or builtin.os.tag == .linux) {
+        const parent_pid = roc_getppid();
 
-    _ = kill(parent_pid, SIGUSR1);
+        _ = roc_send_signal(parent_pid, SIGUSR1);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/linker/src/elf.rs b/crates/linker/src/elf.rs
index 11db80e4da..637054a173 100644
--- a/crates/linker/src/elf.rs
+++ b/crates/linker/src/elf.rs
@@ -77,13 +77,23 @@ fn collect_roc_definitions<'a>(object: &object::File<'a, &'a [u8]>) -> MutMap<St
 
         let address = sym.address() as u64;
 
-        // special exceptions for memcpy and memset.
-        if name == "roc_memcpy" {
-            vaddresses.insert("memcpy".to_string(), address);
-        } else if name == "roc_memset" {
-            vaddresses.insert("memset".to_string(), address);
-        } else if name == "roc_memmove" {
-            vaddresses.insert("memmove".to_string(), address);
+        // special exceptions for roc_ functions that map to libc symbols
+        let direct_mapping = match name {
+            "roc_memcpy" => Some("memcpy"),
+            "roc_memset" => Some("memset"),
+            "roc_memmove" => Some("memmove"),
+
+            // for expects
+            "roc_mmap" => Some("mmap"),
+            "roc_getppid" => Some("getppid"),
+            "roc_send_signal" => Some("kill"),
+            "roc_shm_open" => Some("shm_open"),
+
+            _ => None,
+        };
+
+        if let Some(libc_symbol) = direct_mapping {
+            vaddresses.insert(libc_symbol.to_string(), address);
         }
 
         vaddresses.insert(name.to_string(), address);
diff --git a/examples/cli/cli-platform/src/lib.rs b/examples/cli/cli-platform/src/lib.rs
index 51abf949eb..d8b8787d2f 100644
--- a/examples/cli/cli-platform/src/lib.rs
+++ b/examples/cli/cli-platform/src/lib.rs
@@ -73,6 +73,41 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn roc_panic(c_ptr: *mut c_void, tag_id: u32) {
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(unix)]
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn roc_getppid() -> libc::pid_t {
+    libc::getppid()
+}
+
+#[cfg(unix)]
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn roc_mmap(
+    addr: *mut libc::c_void,
+    len: libc::size_t,
+    prot: libc::c_int,
+    flags: libc::c_int,
+    fd: libc::c_int,
+    offset: libc::off_t,
+) -> *mut libc::c_void {
+    libc::mmap(addr, len, prot, flags, fd, offset)
+}
+
+#[cfg(unix)]
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn roc_shm_open(
+    name: *const libc::c_char,
+    oflag: libc::c_int,
+    mode: libc::mode_t,
+) -> libc::c_int {
+    libc::shm_open(name, oflag, mode)
+}
+
+#[cfg(unix)]
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn roc_send_signal(pid: libc::pid_t, sig: libc::c_int) -> libc::c_int {
+    libc::kill(pid, sig)
+}
+
 fn print_backtrace() {
     eprintln!("Here is the call stack that led to the crash:\n");
 
diff --git a/examples/cli/effects-platform/host.zig b/examples/cli/effects-platform/host.zig
index 8489b36425..afb4604076 100644
--- a/examples/cli/effects-platform/host.zig
+++ b/examples/cli/effects-platform/host.zig
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const std = @import("std");
+const builtin = @import("builtin");
 const str = @import("str");
 const RocStr = str.RocStr;
 const testing = std.testing;
@@ -15,7 +16,6 @@ comptime {
     // -fcompiler-rt in link.rs instead of doing this. Note that this
     // workaround is present in many host.zig files, so make sure to undo
     // it everywhere!
-    const builtin = @import("builtin");
     if (builtin.os.tag == .macos) {
         _ = @import("compiler_rt");
     }
@@ -85,6 +85,34 @@ export fn roc_memset(dst: [*]u8, value: i32, size: usize) callconv(.C) void {
     return memset(dst, value, size);
 }
 
+extern fn kill(pid: c_int, sig: c_int) c_int;
+extern fn shm_open(name: *const i8, oflag: c_int, mode: c_uint) c_int;
+extern fn mmap(addr: ?*anyopaque, length: c_uint, prot: c_int, flags: c_int, fd: c_int, offset: c_uint) *anyopaque;
+extern fn getppid() c_int;
+
+fn roc_getppid() callconv(.C) c_int {
+    return getppid();
+}
+
+fn roc_send_signal(pid: c_int, sig: c_int) callconv(.C) c_int {
+    return kill(pid, sig);
+}
+fn roc_shm_open(name: *const i8, oflag: c_int, mode: c_uint) callconv(.C) c_int {
+    return shm_open(name, oflag, mode);
+}
+fn roc_mmap(addr: ?*anyopaque, length: c_uint, prot: c_int, flags: c_int, fd: c_int, offset: c_uint) callconv(.C) *anyopaque {
+    return mmap(addr, length, prot, flags, fd, offset);
+}
+
+comptime {
+    if (builtin.os.tag == .macos or builtin.os.tag == .linux) {
+        @export(roc_getppid, .{ .name = "roc_getppid", .linkage = .Strong });
+        @export(roc_mmap, .{ .name = "roc_mmap", .linkage = .Strong });
+        @export(roc_send_signal, .{ .name = "roc_send_signal", .linkage = .Strong });
+        @export(roc_shm_open, .{ .name = "roc_shm_open", .linkage = .Strong });
+    }
+}
+
 const Unit = extern struct {};
 
 pub export fn main() u8 {
diff --git a/examples/cli/false-interpreter/platform/src/lib.rs b/examples/cli/false-interpreter/platform/src/lib.rs
index 64e1a92c1a..1d0dfcf63a 100644
--- a/examples/cli/false-interpreter/platform/src/lib.rs
+++ b/examples/cli/false-interpreter/platform/src/lib.rs
@@ -72,6 +72,41 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn roc_memset(dst: *mut c_void, c: i32, n: usize) -> *mut
     libc::memset(dst, c, n)
 }
 
+#[cfg(unix)]
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn roc_getppid() -> libc::pid_t {
+    libc::getppid()
+}
+
+#[cfg(unix)]
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn roc_mmap(
+    addr: *mut libc::c_void,
+    len: libc::size_t,
+    prot: libc::c_int,
+    flags: libc::c_int,
+    fd: libc::c_int,
+    offset: libc::off_t,
+) -> *mut libc::c_void {
+    libc::mmap(addr, len, prot, flags, fd, offset)
+}
+
+#[cfg(unix)]
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn roc_shm_open(
+    name: *const libc::c_char,
+    oflag: libc::c_int,
+    mode: libc::mode_t,
+) -> libc::c_int {
+    libc::shm_open(name, oflag, mode)
+}
+
+#[cfg(unix)]
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn roc_send_signal(pid: libc::pid_t, sig: libc::c_int) -> libc::c_int {
+    libc::kill(pid, sig)
+}
+
 #[no_mangle]
 pub extern "C" fn rust_main() -> i32 {
     let arg = env::args()
diff --git a/examples/cli/tui-platform/host.zig b/examples/cli/tui-platform/host.zig
index fea7652bc7..5120c4aaf7 100644
--- a/examples/cli/tui-platform/host.zig
+++ b/examples/cli/tui-platform/host.zig
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const std = @import("std");
+const builtin = @import("builtin");
 const str = @import("str");
 const RocStr = str.RocStr;
 const testing = std.testing;
@@ -15,7 +16,6 @@ comptime {
     // -fcompiler-rt in link.rs instead of doing this. Note that this
     // workaround is present in many host.zig files, so make sure to undo
     // it everywhere!
-    const builtin = @import("builtin");
     if (builtin.os.tag == .macos) {
         _ = @import("compiler_rt");
     }
@@ -134,6 +134,34 @@ export fn roc_memset(dst: [*]u8, value: i32, size: usize) callconv(.C) void {
     return memset(dst, value, size);
 }
 
+extern fn kill(pid: c_int, sig: c_int) c_int;
+extern fn shm_open(name: *const i8, oflag: c_int, mode: c_uint) c_int;
+extern fn mmap(addr: ?*anyopaque, length: c_uint, prot: c_int, flags: c_int, fd: c_int, offset: c_uint) *anyopaque;
+extern fn getppid() c_int;
+
+fn roc_getppid() callconv(.C) c_int {
+    return getppid();
+}
+
+fn roc_send_signal(pid: c_int, sig: c_int) callconv(.C) c_int {
+    return kill(pid, sig);
+}
+fn roc_shm_open(name: *const i8, oflag: c_int, mode: c_uint) callconv(.C) c_int {
+    return shm_open(name, oflag, mode);
+}
+fn roc_mmap(addr: ?*anyopaque, length: c_uint, prot: c_int, flags: c_int, fd: c_int, offset: c_uint) callconv(.C) *anyopaque {
+    return mmap(addr, length, prot, flags, fd, offset);
+}
+
+comptime {
+    if (builtin.os.tag == .macos or builtin.os.tag == .linux) {
+        @export(roc_getppid, .{ .name = "roc_getppid", .linkage = .Strong });
+        @export(roc_mmap, .{ .name = "roc_mmap", .linkage = .Strong });
+        @export(roc_send_signal, .{ .name = "roc_send_signal", .linkage = .Strong });
+        @export(roc_shm_open, .{ .name = "roc_shm_open", .linkage = .Strong });
+    }
+}
+
 const Unit = extern struct {};
 
 pub export fn main() callconv(.C) u8 {
diff --git a/examples/parser/platform/host.c b/examples/parser/platform/host.c
index 56465121be..6bbd8c76c0 100644
--- a/examples/parser/platform/host.c
+++ b/examples/parser/platform/host.c
@@ -95,6 +95,11 @@ void *roc_memset(void *str, int c, size_t n) {
   return memset(str, c, n);
 }
 
+int roc_send_signal(int pid, int sig) { return kill(pid, sig); }
+int roc_shm_open(char* name, int oflag, int mode) { return shm_open(name, oflag, mode); }
+void* roc_mmap(void* addr, int length, int prot, int flags, int fd, int offset) { return mmap(addr, length, prot, flags, fd, offset); }
+int roc_getppid() { return getppid(); }
+
 struct RocStr {
   char *bytes;
   size_t len;
diff --git a/examples/ruby-interop/platform/host.c b/examples/ruby-interop/platform/host.c
index 3f9a63c2a2..3141892345 100644
--- a/examples/ruby-interop/platform/host.c
+++ b/examples/ruby-interop/platform/host.c
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ void* roc_memcpy(void* dest, const void* src, size_t n) {
 
 void* roc_memset(void* str, int c, size_t n) { return memset(str, c, n); }
 
+int roc_send_signal(int pid, int sig) { return kill(pid, sig); }
+int roc_shm_open(char* name, int oflag, int mode) { return shm_open(name, oflag, mode); }
+void* roc_mmap(void* addr, int length, int prot, int flags, int fd, int offset) { return mmap(addr, length, prot, flags, fd, offset); }
+int roc_getppid() { return getppid(); }
+
 struct RocStr {
   char* bytes;
   size_t len;
diff --git a/examples/static-site-gen/platform/src/lib.rs b/examples/static-site-gen/platform/src/lib.rs
index 40349b3a17..f3a36167c2 100644
--- a/examples/static-site-gen/platform/src/lib.rs
+++ b/examples/static-site-gen/platform/src/lib.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,41 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn roc_dealloc(c_ptr: *mut c_void, _alignment: u32) {
     libc::free(c_ptr)
 }
 
+#[cfg(unix)]
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn roc_getppid() -> libc::pid_t {
+    libc::getppid()
+}
+
+#[cfg(unix)]
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn roc_mmap(
+    addr: *mut libc::c_void,
+    len: libc::size_t,
+    prot: libc::c_int,
+    flags: libc::c_int,
+    fd: libc::c_int,
+    offset: libc::off_t,
+) -> *mut libc::c_void {
+    libc::mmap(addr, len, prot, flags, fd, offset)
+}
+
+#[cfg(unix)]
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn roc_shm_open(
+    name: *const libc::c_char,
+    oflag: libc::c_int,
+    mode: libc::mode_t,
+) -> libc::c_int {
+    libc::shm_open(name, oflag, mode)
+}
+
+#[cfg(unix)]
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn roc_send_signal(pid: libc::pid_t, sig: libc::c_int) -> libc::c_int {
+    libc::kill(pid, sig)
+}
+
 #[no_mangle]
 pub extern "C" fn rust_main() -> i32 {
     let args: Vec<String> = env::args().collect();