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ARM (aarch64) Windows Builds #941

Closed DennisTHCR closed 2 weeks ago

DennisTHCR commented 3 months ago

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. Whilst x86-64 emulation works on Windows on ARM devices, the performance just isn't great.

Describe the solution you'd like Either native ARM builds, or compilation instructions would solve the problem, I believe.

Describe alternatives you've considered I've tried compiling the project myself, however I just couldn't get it to work, as I am not very familiar with C# / Visual Studio

Additional context Especially with the new Qualcomm Snapdragon X Laptop processors releasing, more people (especially students) will probably use ARM based systems (me included, hence the issue), due to their better efficiency, and therefore extended battery life. The performance is bearable, however I believe compiling to another architecture shouldn't be an issue, considering cross compilation is pretty widely supported nowadays, and it would be appreciated :)

strau0106 commented 3 months ago

Maybe it would work with Snapdragons Rosetta like translation-layer, although I can imagine that would interfere heavily with session integrity.

Self building is possible only for debug builds without modification to the code as it checks its own signatures... And debug builds shouldn't be used for exams... (and if bek/ask is used cannot be used)

dbuechel commented 3 months ago

We're currently looking into the topic and according to our current state of knowledge, SEB appears to work just fine on the Prism emulation layer.

We are considering developing a native ARM build for SEB in the future, depending on various issues and dependencies. Currently, we do not have an estimated time of arrival for its release. This initiative will require thorough research, including an examination of runtime dependencies, native code components, and other relevant factors.

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