MacDownApp / MacDownApp/macdown

bad CPU type in executable: macdown

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Description

```
$ brew install macdown
$ macdown
zsh: bad CPU type in executable: macdown
```
I don't want to install rosetta2. Any chance for native arm64 builds?

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Research direction

Start by inspecting the MacDown Xcode project and its current build and release configuration for architecture settings. Build the application for Apple silicon and verify that the resulting macdown executable launches natively without Rosetta 2.

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Assessment

Tech stack
macos, objective-c
Domain
build-system, desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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