Ah, I was wrong. It is the iOS, watchOS, tvOS stuff that does that. The name is "Bitcode".
On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 12:52 PM Robert Engels <reng...@ix.netcom.com> wrote: > 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 >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/f8bd2b7a-99e1-47f1-8cc5-3d37a1aeade5o%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > > -- > 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 > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/CAGrdgiUbDPbMz_io9DMTmcxD04axZ6Ap8ff2OANfZPED8YQ3VA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- 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/CAGrdgiU9xD7QrOvTbrtAU_42zXPZoCTyvbMJDntN4ObEekCZSg%40mail.gmail.com.
