Arm64 Native Builds For Windows

[intzaaa]

I have a lot of issues to go through, so in order to make it easier for me to help you, I ask that you please try these things first

• Check out all the menus and keyboard shortcuts. Maybe the feature already exists?
• Try with the newest version from GitHub
• Read the documentation and FAQ, Known issues, Troubleshooting to see if the feature already exists
• See if someone already suggested this under Issues or Discussions

Description

I am currently using a Windows PC with a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor.
I would like to be able to get a native build for arm64 in the release.
Thanks!

[mifi]

maybe it would just work if enabling arm64 for windows in electron-builder under package.json:

lossless-cut/package.json

Lines 277 to 280 in dd1b44f

	"target": [
	"7z",
	"appx"
	],

similar to linux:

lossless-cut/package.json

Lines 409 to 429 in dd1b44f

	"target": [
	{
	"arch": "x64",
	"target": "tar.bz2"
	},
	{
	"arch": "x64",
	"target": "AppImage"
	},
	{
	"arch": "x64",
	"target": "snap"
	},
	{
	"arch": "arm64",
	"target": "tar.bz2"
	},
	{
	"arch": "armv7l",
	"target": "tar.bz2"
	}

but i'm not sure how to get ffmpeg arm64 windows builds. maybe it would have to be a bring-your-own-ffmpeg, like we already do for linux arm.

https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/tutorial/windows-arm

[yutouyes]

maybe it would just work if enabling arm64 for windows in electron-builder under package.json:

lossless-cut/package.json

Lines 277 to 280 in dd1b44f

	"target": [
	"7z",
	"appx"
	],

similar to linux:

lossless-cut/package.json

Lines 409 to 429 in dd1b44f

	"target": [
	{
	"arch": "x64",
	"target": "tar.bz2"
	},
	{
	"arch": "x64",
	"target": "AppImage"
	},
	{
	"arch": "x64",
	"target": "snap"
	},
	{
	"arch": "arm64",
	"target": "tar.bz2"
	},
	{
	"arch": "armv7l",
	"target": "tar.bz2"
	}

but i'm not sure how to get ffmpeg arm64 windows builds. maybe it would have to be a bring-your-own-ffmpeg, like we already do for linux arm.

https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/tutorial/windows-arm

Hello is there any update? I found some arm64 ffmpeg libs. Hope they can help.
https://github.com/System233/ffmpeg-msvc-prebuilt/releases
https://github.com/tordona/ffmpeg-win-arm64/releases

[mifi]

this hasn't been a very frequently requested feature (and there are no thumbs up on this issue), so I'm not sure of the value. If only a few people want it, it should still be possible to build it yourself by changing the code like i described here and then build it locally:

cd lossless-cut
yarn install
yarn build && npx electron-builder --win zip

[jullimullins]

Windows arm versions are getting more popular, so I think that the need is increasing all the time. It also sound like there is a working solution available (This is just a hupotesis made by newbie).

[mifi]

still only 2 👍 on the op though

[jullimullins]

That's true. Question is that how many just use some other option instead of puting a request in and it's also possible to run losslesscut xin64 version on arm computer (win11) through emulation. Emulation is actually working quite well.