[fpc-devel] Free Pascal for Windows aarch64 Bug Bounties

[J. Gareth Moreton]

I figured that would be the case with the PE format.  Fun times ahead!

Kit

On 27/04/2024 13:06, Sven Barth via fpc-devel wrote:
> J. Gareth Moreton via fpc-devel <fpc-devel at lists.freepascal.org> 
> schrieb am Sa., 27. Apr. 2024, 10:00:
>
>     You've piqued my interest.  I currently only have the ability to
>     develop on aarch64-linux (Raspberry Pi 400), but I'm curious to
>     know if I can get a version of Windows to run on it, even if the
>     performance will be very bad.
>
>
> In a Pi 4 it runs relatively well. I've done it both natively and as a 
> KVM. Check the WoRProject ( https://worproject.com/ ).
> A Pi 5 would be even better though there you currently might need to 
> use KVM as the native drivers are still a work in progress.
>
>     So far I've tried to reproduce the issues on aarch64-linux without
>     any success.  40203 makes sense because it may be a specific issue
>     with Windows exception handling, but 40198 is a mystery because
>     it's more closely tied with code generation.  Can you verify that
>     the problem illustrated on 40198 still occurs on the trunk? (I've
>     confirmed that if there are more than 10 case statements, the code
>     generator attempts to use a jump table unless optimisations are
>     turned off)
>
> It's a Windows specific issue, cause the PE format has slightly 
> different relocation requirements than the ELF format.
>
> Regards,
> Sven
>
>
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