[Qgis-user] New Apple Macintosh ARM Chipsets

[Andreas Neumann]

That is a wise decision. 

Similar to the switch between PowerPC and Intel one can expect that old
software will "just run", but will have "inferior" performance until all
the upstream libraries introduce more processor specific optimizations. 

Even Rouault from GDAL/OGR - an important library for QGIS - already
mentioned that there are optimizations existing specifically for the
Intel processors, but no or few for the arm processor platform. 

It is probably wise if you keep the older Intel based Macs for the next
2-3 years and let other people experience the initial problems of a new
platform. 

Andreas 

On 2020-07-10 01:34, Priv.-Doz. Dr. Maria Shinoto wrote:

> Hi, 
> 
> earlier posts said that a port to ARM architecture should not be too big of a problem. 
> 
> I do not remember the details, but my conclusion was: Just wait, no problems to expect. 
> 
> But I have to admit that I own a MacBook Pro from 2019 and do not plan to change in the next five or more years. I would hesitate to buy ARM architecture in the next 12 months anyway. 
> 
> Best, 
> Maria
> 
>> Am 09.07.2020 um 22:57 schrieb Michael Goldstein <michael.goldstein7 at gmail.com>:
>> 
>> I've just joined this email list, so if this has been covered earlier, I apologize.  Also, let me know if I should be directing this question to a different mailing list (Developer list?).
>> 
>> Do plans exist to port QGIS to the new Apple Mac ARM architecture?
>> 
>> While I am not technical enough to help with the coding/re-compiling, I am a good documentation writer and would be happy to help document a new Mac release.  How should I volunteer?
>> 
>> Michael
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