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Burst does not support cross-compilation between Windows, Mac, or Linux

Discussion in 'Data Oriented Technology Stack' started by Little_Gorilla, May 28, 2019.

  1. Little_Gorilla

    Little_Gorilla

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    Just found out that Burst requires you to be running the same OS that you are building for, which is a nightmare for shipping an indie game!

    I had no idea about this and am trying to ship my game for all platforms this year.

    Are there any other solutions than buying an iMac and dual-booting to Linux?
     
    Little_Gorilla, May 28, 2019
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  2. Joachim_Ante

    Joachim_Ante

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    Have you looked at using Cloud Build to build for the different platform targets?
     
    Joachim_Ante, May 28, 2019
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  3. tertle

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    You can just build for Mac OS in a virtual machine. I've been doing it for years for iOS builds (as the project requires CocoaPods making it so windows builds for iOS don't work.)
     
    tertle, May 29, 2019
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  4. Little_Gorilla

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    That's a good idea, I will try it out!

    I didn't realize you could VM OSX. But I'm also targeting Linux, so the pipeline for making a build would be way too time-consuming. Especially compared to just building all of them from my Windows machine in one shot.

    Will try Cloud Build, or I'll have to remove the plugins that use ECS.
     
    Little_Gorilla, May 29, 2019
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  5. superpig

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    Be aware that running Mac OS in a VM on non-Apple hardware was a breach of the Mac OS EULA, last time I checked.
     
    superpig, May 29, 2019
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  6. Little_Gorilla

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    Little_Gorilla, Jun 18, 2019
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  7. phobos2077

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    Is Linux build still not supported from Windows version of Unity?
     
    phobos2077, Sep 27, 2019
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  8. GilCat

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    I've recently seen several new packages in the package manager designed to help building DOTS for each platform.
    upload_2019-9-27_13-12-23.png

    I haven't tried and don't know if it helps in this situation but worth a try.
     
    GilCat, Sep 27, 2019
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  9. phobos2077

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    Not really sure what it does from the (very) limited documentation but installing it doesn't change anything for me. Cross-compiling from Windows to Linux still doesn't work with Burst.
     
    phobos2077, Sep 27, 2019
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  10. Little_Gorilla

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    We can only hope!
     
    Little_Gorilla, Sep 28, 2019
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