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> Are there finally fat binaries? No, it's more than that. It's a mix-and-match of x86, and arm binary code, so you don't have to keep a two separate copies of
by baybal2 5y ago
> Are there finally fat binaries?
No, it's more than that. It's a mix-and-match of x86, and arm binary code, so you don't have to keep a two separate copies of every binary.
- andix 5y agoIs it though? It is a binary format for Windows ARM, so you can mix x64 and ARM code there. x64 or x86 Windows will still require the old binary format. So you once again have to build and deploy two versions.
- 1propionyl 5y ago> It's a mix-and-match of x86, and arm binary code, so you don't have to keep a two separate copies of every binary. That's what a fat binary is. Multiple architectures supported by a single binary. In the simplest case, simply by including both, though some de duplication of data segments can be managed.
- baybal2 5y ago> though some de duplication of data segments can be managed. Not just duplication, but they want to make the gigatons of binary only software, and libraries available for WinARM without their authors doing a thing. Most commercial companies would simply not care enough about WinARM to move a finger.