premake / premake/premake-core

arm64 support on Windows

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Description

It looks like currently only x64 and x86 architectures are supported on Windows.

With ARM Windows gaining more widespread adoption (I am actually running Windows 11 ARM in a VM on a MacBook Pro), support for arm64 architecture would be great.

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

Start by locating the Windows architecture handling and the existing x64 and x86 support paths, then trace how architecture selection is represented and tested. Define the required arm64 behavior with the maintainers and verify it on Windows ARM before considering the issue done.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
build-system, operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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