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Support MacOS aarch64 / M series chips #105

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Add macOS aarch64 (Apple Silicon) build support
jackharrhy Apr 5, 2026
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Skip stale PID dialog on macOS
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14 changes: 13 additions & 1 deletion Makefile
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Expand Up @@ -80,6 +80,13 @@ ifeq ($(COMPILE_ARCH),axp)
COMPILE_ARCH=alpha
endif

ifeq ($(COMPILE_ARCH),arm)
COMPILE_ARCH=aarch64
endif
ifeq ($(COMPILE_ARCH),arm64)
COMPILE_ARCH=aarch64
endif

ifndef ARCH
ARCH=$(COMPILE_ARCH)
endif
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#############################################################################

ifeq ($(PLATFORM),darwin)
HAVE_VM_COMPILED=true
ifneq ($(findstring $(ARCH),x86 x86_64 ppc ppc64),)
HAVE_VM_COMPILED=true
endif
LIBS = -framework Cocoa
CLIENT_LIBS=
RENDERER_LIBS=
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ifeq ($(ARCH),x86_64)
OPTIMIZEVM += -arch x86_64 -mfpmath=sse
endif
ifeq ($(ARCH),aarch64)
OPTIMIZEVM += -arch arm64
endif

# When compiling on OSX for OSX, we're not cross compiling as far as the
# Makefile is concerned, as target architecture is specified as a compiler
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion code/qcommon/common.c
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Expand Up @@ -2773,7 +2773,7 @@ void Com_Init( char *commandLine ) {
Sys_Init();

if( Sys_WritePIDFile( ) ) {
#ifndef DEDICATED
#if !defined(DEDICATED) && !defined(MACOS_X)
const char *message = "The last time " CLIENT_WINDOW_TITLE " ran, "
"it didn't exit properly. This may be due to inappropriate video "
"settings. Would you like to start with \"safe\" video settings?";
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6 changes: 6 additions & 0 deletions code/qcommon/q_platform.h
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Expand Up @@ -161,6 +161,12 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
#define idx64 1
#define ARCH_STRING "x86_64"
#define Q3_LITTLE_ENDIAN
#elif defined __aarch64__
#define ARCH_STRING "aarch64"
#define Q3_LITTLE_ENDIAN
#elif defined __arm__
#define ARCH_STRING "arm"
#define Q3_LITTLE_ENDIAN
#endif

#define DLL_EXT ".dylib"
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