native runtime support for compilation

[terrablue]

A meta-issue to track runtime support for compiling Primate projects to native applications, also see https://primatejs.com/modules/runtime-support.

Target	Node	Deno	Bun
Desktop (linux-x64)	✗	✗	✓
Desktop (linux-arm64) (rcompat/rcompat#37)	✗	✗	✗
Desktop (darwin-x64)	✗	✗	✗ (oven-sh/bun#11959)
Desktop (darwin-arm64)	✗	✗	✗ (oven-sh/bun#11959)
Desktop (windows-x64)	✗	✗	✓
Mobile (android)	✗	✗	✗
Mobile (ios)	✗	✗	✗

[terrablue]

@gedw99 fyi

[terrablue]

Upstream Deno blockers

• Including assets (Feature request: Add --asset flag to compile denoland/deno#17994)
• Custom conditions exports (Support for custom conditional exports in npm specifier denoland/deno#23757)

We need both to reach feature-parity with Bun, and make compilation of Primate apps on Deno possible

[gedw99]

@gedw99 fyi

Hey @terrablue

thanks fro saying hi.

Sorry that I did not have time to work on the golang Webview integration. Got pulled into other areas.

[terrablue]

@gedw99 No pressure. I myself am evaluating other webview solutions to see how we can get mobile support in. Just look at it when you have time, leisure and inspiration.

[gedw99]

Oh bummer :)

I have been using the golang one on 10 different projects for mobile and it’s been a god send

[terrablue]

Oh don't get me wrong. I'd love to use the golang one if it's better than what we have, I just haven't had the time to look at it myself.

I've also considered writing my own wrapper library in Zig, but I also haven't had the time to do that, either. :)

[gedw99]

What do you use now ? So I can compare.

[terrablue]

https://github.com/rcompat/rcompat/tree/master/packages/webview wraps around the webview C library (at https://github.com/webview/webview), which has no mobile support.

I wrote up (partially) about it in this deep dive over here, if you're interested (and have some time -- it's long), https://superarch.org/theanswerisc/primate-native-conditional-exports-debarrelling.html

[gedw99]

Yeah I used to use that and yes it has no mobile support .

Also it does not have the other really important stuff like deep links . You will want that as soon as yo get to first base on mobile.

I will try to find time and get it working .. i