The App Store does not store LLVM IR code for Mac software - at least not by default. It stores compiled binaries and optional debug symbols.
> On Jun 10, 2020, at 4:51 AM, Jesper Louis Andersen > <jesper.louis.ander...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I'd say Go is as ready as you can be for that move. darwin/arm64 is currently > a fully supported architecture, and I doubt you need lots of work in order to > make the port to an eventual new Mac generation. By far the most complex part > of that port is support of arm64, but that work has already been done. > > However, it might still require some extra bits of work here and there if I > should hazard a guess. So immediate support might not be present. Then again, > Apple would need to have some kind of plan in place for the move in general. > I can see two paths they can take: > > 1. Most of the Apple Store, at least to my knowledge, stores LLVM IR rather > than the final machine code product. This allows Apple to recompile programs > in the store for a new architecture. While this won't support certain > programs with Intel assembly, the vast majority of programs would be > supported almost from the first day. > > 2. Dynamic binary translation from machine-code to machine-code has been used > in the past for these architectural changes. While this carries a penalty, it > also provides a short-term solution. The added efficiency of recompiles for > the new machine code target encourages people to install newer versions in > the case. The history is old and long here. M68K to PowerPC, PowerPC to x86, > x86 to DEC Alpha, VAX to Alpha RISC, and even more. Apple have been involved > in at least two such models in the past, so I wouldn't count this out as a > strategy. > >> On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 11:32 AM Christophe Meessen >> <christophe.mees...@gmail.com> wrote: >> There is a rumor that Apple will announce at the WWDC2020, the 22 june, that >> the Macs of generation 2021 and beyond will use ARM processors in place of >> the Intel processors. >> >> Is Golang ready to follow this move ? Will I be able to compile and run my >> go programs on ARM Macs ? >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "golang-nuts" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/f8bd2b7a-99e1-47f1-8cc5-3d37a1aeade5o%40googlegroups.com. > > > -- > J. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "golang-nuts" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/CAGrdgiUbDPbMz_io9DMTmcxD04axZ6Ap8ff2OANfZPED8YQ3VA%40mail.gmail.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "golang-nuts" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/21E7231A-F136-4860-8D39-9E18A341BCD1%40ix.netcom.com.
