Mac M1/M2 build for X-Plane 12

[BhSimon]

ExtPlane is a wonderful thing. X-Plane 12 support would be great.

Since X-Plane 12 runs natively on Apple Silicon, there's a compelling reason, for some users, to use X-Plane 12. But it requires that plug-ins are recompiled otherwise X-Plane has to run in Rosetta.

[vranki]

Agreed. Anyone got a Mac development environment to do a build?

I still haven't upgraded to XP12, but I suppose the plugin should work without changes on win/lin platforms.

[Piki55]

Hello Simon, I can confirm IT IS working in XP12, at least one Windows. All my selfwriten Software, what depends on ExtPlane, are running without any Problems! Regards Piki Ville Ranki ***@***.***> schrieb am So., 2. Juli 2023, 18:16:

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Agreed. Anyone got a Mac development environment to do a build? I still haven't upgraded to XP12, but I suppose the plugin should work without changes on win/lin platforms. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#82 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ARRRWDIVLZ2OR3G3N4ZJENTXOGNFBANCNFSM6AAAAAAZZ6DDSQ> . You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[BhSimon]

Hello, @Piki55

I can confirm IT IS working in XP12, at least one Windows.

Yes, ExtPlane will work fine in X-Plane 12 on Windows. On Apple Silicon M1/M2 Macs, however, X-Plane 12 must be run in an emulation mode that impacts frame rate. To run X-Plane 12 in native M1/M2 mode, ExtPlane needs to be recompiled.

[BhSimon]

@vranki, I am willing to give it a go to compile for Apple Silicon. I have done some initial investigation on installing Qt Framework, found here: https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/macos-building.html.

I have Xcode installed already, which I use only via CLI for signing code so my exposure is limited.

Any and all advice is appreciated.