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ARM64 Release? - tom alphin - 2025-08-05
I have noticed that the 64 bit LDraw installer is especially slow when running on my current-generation ARM-based Windows PC (Surface Laptop, Copilot+ PC, Snapdragon® X Elite / 12 cores). The actual apps x64 run pretty well on the ARM device (via emulation), but I am sure an ARM compiled version of apps like LDview would be even better.
I was wondering if anyone has explored creating a native Windows ARM version of the LDraw suite, or even just the installer?
Sincerely,
---Tom
RE: ARM64 Release? - Willy Tschager - 2025-08-05
If I understand you correctly you are talking about the AIOI? Be asured that it takes also an eternity on a normal Win system, due to the sheer amount of files which have to be copied (as a side note, it takes the same amount of time to compile it).
If you wanna have a look be my guest though. I can send you the project files for Indigo Rose's Setup Factory used to compile the .exe.
w.
RE: ARM64 Release? - tom alphin - 2025-08-07
(2025-08-05, 6:19)Willy Tschager Wrote: If I understand you correctly you are talking about the AIOI? Be assured that it takes also an eternity on a normal Win system, due to the sheer amount of files which have to be copied (as a side note, it takes the same amount of time to compile it).
Yes, I was referring to the AIOI. On further reflection, it probably doesn't make sense to create an ARM installer until at least one of the apps has a native ARM port.
Does the installer send any telemetry data back to ldraw.org website for diagnostic purposes? If so, maybe a better short-term change would be to ensure that the native OS architecture is reported back so that the LDraw team can see how prevalent that architecture has become.
---Tom
RE: ARM64 Release? - Orion Pobursky - 2025-08-07
(11 hours ago)tom alphin Wrote: Does the installer send any telemetry data back to ldraw.org website for diagnostic purposes?
Nope. The only thing we track is clicks on the LDraw.org sites.