On Mon, 16 Jun 2025 17:29:04 GMT, Luigi Montoya <d...@openjdk.org> wrote:
>> I find this confusing, but that's probably since I don't understand what >> Microsoft is shipping and where. >> >> There are 4 relevant compilers: >> 1) A compiler that runs on x64 and generates x64 code (x64 native >> compilation) >> 2) A compiler that runs on x64 and generates aarch64 code (aarch64 >> cross-compilation on x64) >> 3) A compiler that runs on aarch64 and generates aarch64 code (aarch64 >> native compilation) >> 4) A compiler that runs on aarch64 and generates x64 code (x64 >> cross-compilation on aarch64) >> >> For a devkit targeting x64, 1) and 2) should be included. For a devkit >> targeting aarch64, 3) (and ideally 4) as well) should be included. >> >> Are you saying that if you download VS on aarch64, you will get all four >> compilers installed? > > Yes, if I download VS on aarch64 I get the four compilers installed. Is this the case when downloading VS on x64 as well, that you get a binary that can only be run on aarch64 bundled too? Or is the x64 installation just a subset of the aarch64 installation? ------------- PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/25259#discussion_r2152384048
