FourthWorld wrote: ↑Sat Jan 21, 2023 8:46 pm
Apple has switched architectures many times: 68k to PPC, Classic to Cocoa, PPC to Intel, and most recently Intel to M*.
Each time they've provided a compatibility layer to help devs make the transition.
And each time, the LiveCode engine first uses the compatibility layer, and then a native version is released for the new architecture.
I see no reason we won't see the same now as we've seen before.
I use LC 9.6.8 on my M1 Mac, and it runs very nicely.
Um, thanks? But, I already know all this. Maybe you didn't see my first post from today but, I wasn't questioning the ability of Rosetta 2 to run LC for Intel Macs or LC for Intel Mac built apps.
I was just speculating about how long it's taking for support to come for Apple Silicon (because we've had AS Macs for over 2 years now) and I was also wondering if we'll have to wait for LC 10 to get it. Just seems like it's now getting the point where it might be taking too long.
On some level, sure, as long as Apple leaves Rosetta 2 in macOS and LC for Intel Macs still runs without problems, it's basically irrelevant. However, it would be nice to see native support for Apple Silicon come out soon. Feels like it's about time. And, do we know yet, if Apple will pull Rosetta 2 from macOS? They have a track record of killing off the old for the state of the art and not maintaining backward compatibility for very long.