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> the "C" ABI is just the ABI of whatever platform it's running on But typically the C ABI is the only stable ABI those platforms provide. That's a huge benefi

• brandmeyer 6y ago
  Apple's custom AArch64 ABI has entered the chat... https://developer.r-project.org/Blog/public/2020/11/02/will-r-work-on-apple-silicon/ https://developer.r-project.org/Blog/public/2020/11/02/will-... https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/writing_arm64_code_for_apple_platforms https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/writing_arm6...
  • setpatchaddress 6y ago
    "platform", not "ISA". Windows on Intel doesn't use the same ABI as linux.
    • StillBored 6y ago
      Windows doesn't even have a single calling convention... https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/cpp/argument-passing-and-naming-conventions?view=msvc-160 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/cpp/argument-passing-an...
      • jcelerier 6y ago
        and that is without counting Cygwin which IIRC uses another calling convention
      • will4274 6y ago
        You mean 32 bit Windows. 64 bit Windows only has one calling convention.