How does cross compilation work?

A cross-compiler is one that compiles binaries for architectures other than its own, such as compiling ARM binaries on a Intel’s x86 processor. A “cross compiler” executes in one environment and generates code for another . A “native compiler” generates code for its own execution environment.

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Why is cross compilation hard?

“building a cross-compiler is significantly harder than building a compiler that targets the platform it runs on.” The problem exists due to the way libraries are built and accessed . In the normal situation all the libraries are located in a specific spot, and are used by all apps on that system.

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What is AOT and JIT?

JIT downloads the compiler and compiles code exactly before Displaying in the browser . AOT has already complied with the code while building your application, so it doesn’t have to compile at runtime. Loading in JIT is slower than the AOT because it needs to compile your application at runtime.

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Is flutter a JIT?

Dart runtimes and compilers support the combination of two critical features for Flutter: a JIT-based fast development cycle that allows for shape changing and stateful hot reloads in a language with types, plus an Ahead-of-Time compiler that emits efficient ARM code for fast startup and predictable performance of …

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