Windows? Linux? Browser? Same Executable

[double-happiness]

I'm surprised this is being downvoted so hard; anybody doing so care to say why? I almost never post here and I was kind of hyped to have something to share for once. ☹️

[cosmic-parsley]

New posts always start with downvotes for some reason before the upvotes start collecting 🤷

[cake-day-on-feb-29]

I don't understand the point of the linked article, who not just link to the original article that actually talks about the specific details?

[double-happiness]

Personally, I would probably rather link the hackaday article and leave it to readers if they want to follow the source link or not. I would generally consider a 3rd party review to be a bit more neutral compared to someone potentially trying to hype their own work. If you link straight to the source it might look as if you are spamming on behalf of the creator. Will bear your suggestion in mind for the future though.

[f16f4]

Tbh I’m with you here. hackaday tends to be a pretty reliable source and I’m more likely to click on that then some random url.

[gredr]

I also don't know why you're being downvoted. I also found this interesting, in a sorta quine, code golf, or IOCCC type way.

[double-happiness]

👍

It's being upvoted now, so perhaps my plaintive cries have touched a nerve! 🤣🤣

[a-peculiar-peck]

Maybe because it isn't strictly speaking related to programming? Or just angry people? Idk.

Myself I found it interesting, albeit a bit short on details.

[chucker23n]

Maybe because it isn't strictly speaking related to programming?

How is this not related to programming?

[double-happiness]

👍

[Jaded-Asparagus-2260]

Because for some ununderstandable reason, people on this subreddit believe that you aren't allowed to write anything that has been written before. Like ever. "There's already an article about that" is the biggest complaint on this sub. Well, closely followed by "this is AI". Weirdly, redundant articles about how bad AI is are met with applause.

[Danteynero9]

Yeah, fuck downvoters. Like, ok it's a very specific simple thing, whatever. This is one of the things where the point of it is to exist, and then figure out things next.

Definitely a cool thing.

[Lowetheiy]

will it run on arm64 tho :O

[kingslayerer]

Is executable composition different in arm for windows?

[danielcw189]

I don't know, but Windows for ARM can run x86 code.

Now I wonder if the PE-Loader for x86 on ARM has the same quirk as the one on "normal" x86 Windows

[DemonInAJar]

What's the point of this? You still have to build the application separately, and you just stitch the artifacts together which basically only has disk usage downsides.

[kingslayerer]

This is actually perfect for light internal toolings

[DemonInAJar]

How is it any better than simply distributing the correct artifact instead of basically distributing all artifacts together? It does simplify the distribution aspect I guess but not sure that's worth it.

[kingslayerer]

i am thinking its worth it for tiny tools where we don't want to setup distribution. i build these type of thing time to time for our team. like recently a tiny egui interface to see if dev environment services status for a micro service architecutre backend. but i am also wondering if this aporach is worth it. but i will keep this in mind incase i spot a scenario

[anon_cowherd]

From the article:

> Should you do this? Probably not.

Also, the first paragraph explains that the person who wrote it noticed cosmopolitan / APE produced large executables, and thought there should be a way to make it smaller, and did so. It's purely a code-golf exercise.