indygreg / indygreg/PyOxidizer

Support universal/fat x86_64 + aarch binaries for Apple macOS

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Rust
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Description

With Apple introducing a new machine architecture for macOS, universal binaries on macOS became relevant again.

This issue tracks supporting emitting universal binaries directly from PyOxidizer.

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are identified in the issue. Start by locating PyOxidizer's existing macOS binary emission path and determine how x86_64 and aarch builds are currently produced; done means emitting a universal macOS binary containing both architectures.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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