Allow building without the exec() supported to satisfy restricted environment or fuzzers

For more information, see the discussion in https://github.com/google/oss-fuzz/issues/10136

Checklist

• Commits have Signed-off-by: with name/author being identical to the commit author
• Code modified for feature
• Test suite updated with functionality tests
• Test suite updated with negative tests
• Documentation updated

Reviewer's checklist:

• Any issues marked for closing are addressed
• There is a test suite reasonably covering new functionality or modifications
• Function naming, parameters, return values, types, etc., are consistent and according to CONTRIBUTING.md
• This feature/change has adequate documentation added
• No obvious mistakes in the code