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Hello guys,
Any plans to Embarcadero's Apple-related compilers starting generating LLVM bitcode instead of ARM code? I know some of the problems it could bring such as suboptimal code generation and changes in the RTTI as stated by Allen Bauer some months ago. It seems Apple is going to move all platforms to use LLVM bitcode, even macOS has given signals of adoption of this strategy after adding ARM kernel support. As the current Embarcadero's macOS compiler is tied to Intel, if the first ARM-based macOS device get released in 2017 (only rumor), according to the Roadmap for 10.3 release - the addition of macOS 64-bit support would have to come in two flavours: the Intel one and the ARM one.
http://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/09/30/macos-sierra-code-suggests-apple-could-replace-intel-in-macs-with-custom-arm-chips/.
http://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/09/30/macos-sierra-code-suggests-apple-could-replace-intel-in-macs-with-custom-arm-chips/
Any plans to Embarcadero's Apple-related compilers starting generating LLVM bitcode instead of ARM code? I know some of the problems it could bring such as suboptimal code generation and changes in the RTTI as stated by Allen Bauer some months ago. It seems Apple is going to move all platforms to use LLVM bitcode, even macOS has given signals of adoption of this strategy after adding ARM kernel support. As the current Embarcadero's macOS compiler is tied to Intel, if the first ARM-based macOS device get released in 2017 (only rumor), according to the Roadmap for 10.3 release - the addition of macOS 64-bit support would have to come in two flavours: the Intel one and the ARM one.
http://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/09/30/macos-sierra-code-suggests-apple-could-replace-intel-in-macs-with-custom-arm-chips/.
http://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/09/30/macos-sierra-code-suggests-apple-could-replace-intel-in-macs-with-custom-arm-chips/
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ReplyDeleteThis is an old article (or at least its source is, September) and is most likely referring to the ARM chip used for the touch bar.
ReplyDeleteDavid Millington Sorry for the mistake :D Rumors are problematic :(
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