macOS Version needs compiled in Universal for  M1

[tehfalcon-vw]

Current x86-64 Build very buggy in rosetta, needs a native compile for ARM64

[tehfalcon-vw]

But other reports say it runs just fine.. Either way the idea to make a desktop ARM build has been thrown around a long time (check closed issues) but its in none's plans as far as I know and doesnt really depend on Popcorn Time, more on nwjs on which Popcorn Time runs on, so.. closing this too for now.

(also imho better ask apple to fix rosetta than asking all the x86 apps to become native)

x86 apps need to become native. It is a future requirement. There is nothing wrong with Rosetta, it’s common sense there will be hiccups translating x86 to ARM. Apple isn’t going to continue making a translation platform work better for every single app they get a bug report about, it’s the developers responsibility to update their apps not apples.

I suggest the developers research into Apple’s easy universal compiling program to make the App Universal (native binaries for both architectures).

[tehfalcon-vw]

NW.js is absolutely working on M1 already. There are already OSX ARM64 builds.

nwjs/nw.js#7620

[Persei08]

@tehfalcon-vw you are a bit too fast.
First we will need a stable silicon build of nwjs and then we will need to make a custom build of nwjs to include the extra codecs and test things. Not sure how much time it will take for all that, but not all contributors have a macbook M1. Else we aren't against, but contributions from M1 owners will be more than welcome.

[ghost]

looks like it should soon be possible? 🤞 nwjs/nw.js#7620 (comment)

[ghost]

FYI this is now working here: https://github.com/berard/popcorn-desktop

[arvinio]

FYI this is now working here: https://github.com/berard/popcorn-desktop

@Berard tried it out but it crashes after a few minutes of running