How does Flutter code compile?

How Does Flutter Work? Flutter isn’t compiled directly to iOS or Android apps . Apps are launched based on a combination of rendering engine (built on C++) and Flutter (built on Dart). All files generated this way attach to each app and SDK assemblies software for a specific platform.

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How does Dart compiler work?

Using the Dart language allows Flutter to compile the source code ahead-of-time to native code. The engine’s C/C++code is compiled with Android’s NDK or iOS’ LLVM . Both pieces are wrapped in a “runner” Android and iOS project, resulting in an apk or ipa file respectively.29 Nis 2019

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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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