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Re:HelloSilicon – An introduction to assembly on Apple Silic... by pjmlp on Sunday December 25, 2022 @02:51PM (#34130570)
Not all ARM chips are made alike, Apple Silicon is yet another variation.
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Re:HelloSilicon – An introduction to assembly on Apple Silic... by moffkalast on Sunday December 25, 2022 @06:54PM (#34132890)
Sure, but the bottom line is can you compile something for ARM64 and have it work on it or not? Since people keep bringing it up I assume the answer is no.

And I suppose that's entirely typical, nothing says Apple as much as as making something as custom and incompatible as possible for literally no reason except ecosystem locking.

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Re:HelloSilicon – An introduction to assembly on Apple Silic... by saagarjha on Sunday December 25, 2022 @09:37PM (#34133935)
The answer is yes.
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Re:HelloSilicon – An introduction to assembly on Apple Silic... by moffkalast on Monday December 26, 2022 @06:38AM (#34136837)
Then why the ruckus?
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Re:HelloSilicon – An introduction to assembly on Apple Silic... by dagmx on Monday December 26, 2022 @10:58AM (#34138694)
Because it’s a superset, and there’s specific characteristics to keep in mind that people have linked multiple times above
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