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No news just-yet on a proper Apple-ARM release. I have yet to have access to Apple's proprietary compilation toolchain to assemble together a proper release though I might be able to set up an updated x64-based virtual machine or utilize a remote build server like GitHub actions and cross-compile an Apple-ARM build from it but won't be able to test and verify the ARM build on actual hardware.

Once I can secure a proper development pipeline though, I'll be updating all of my Pix-series plugins over to support Apple-ARM.

orangewedge1 year ago

Thank you so much for the answer.

Do you have an extremely rough timeline for the process?Not rushing you, for example I'd like to know if you think this can be accomplished before the middle of the year.
Thanks again for everything :)

Wunkolo1 year ago

I'll try for this half of the year for sure. I can guarantee at the very least I want to try and get an OSX Virtual Machine setup and try to cross-compile some kind of ARM version for people to at least try and test, even if I don't have the hardware myself.

dwarfsquatch1 year ago

This is great news! Thanks for the update.
Are you in need of Apple Silicon hardware? Maybe someone has an extra machine they can donate to the cause.

Wunkolo1 year ago

Haha really I tried my best to ask around for a machine to remote into and even tried to setup a Virtual Machine of some kind using VirtualBox and Docker and such but it turned out to be too much of a headache that just refused to provide a stable workspace since Apple really only wants OSX software to be compiled on OSX hardware! So I just bit the bullet and bought a minimum-viable 8GB M2 Mac Mini and it should be coming today! Before, I used a Virtual Machine on my Intel workstation but with the latest Apple-Silicon stuff...that is no longer feasible so it's about time I just give in and get some Mac hardware around as a build and test server. Expect an Apple-Silicon port either the end of this month or the first half of march. I'll be sure to be loud about it once it's done!

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